Candidates for Board Members
February 15, 2012
March 14, 2012, General Business Meeting and Club Elections
Candidates for Board Members:
Officers:
- President: George Fekete
- Vice President Publicity: Dave Boyer
- Vice President Programming: Rick Harrison
- Secretary: Open
- Treasurer: Steve Rea
Directors:
- Carol Arieno
- James Bastone
- Carol Gac
- Skip Meetze
- Rufo Sanchez
- Bob Taylor
- Vicky Thayer
- Irwin Wagman
New CIDER bylaws (and a special offer)
February 6, 2012
At the January CIDER general meeting the membership voted to approve adoption of a new set of bylaws for the organization that had been proposed by the CIDER board. The text of the new bylaws can be viewed on the Bylaws page of this site, or a PDF version can be downloaded here:
AppleCIDER – Club Bylaws adopted 1-1-12.
One of the major changes represented by this action is creation of a new membership class, Joint Membership, in addition to the standard Individual Membership option. A joint membership in CIDER is purchasable by any two individuals residing at the same address, and will confer full membership rights in the club to both individuals.
Subsequent to adoption of the new bylaws, the CIDER board voted to establish the following dues schedule, effective immediately:
Individual membership (one voting member) : $30 / yr
Joint membership (two voting members): $40 / yr
In order to resolve the status of currently-held CIDER memberships, the board has decided to identify each current unexpired membership as an Individual membership, applying only to a single person. However, the board also voted to extend a SPECIAL OFFER to the membership, good for a limited time only: Any currently-held individual CIDER membership may be upgraded, at no cost, to a joint membership for the unexpired remainder of the membership term. To apply for this upgrade, simply contact the CIDER secretary (Steve Rea) and specify the qualified second individual that should share this membership.
PLEASE NOTE: This offer will be good until elections are held at our March meeting and new officers and directors are seated. If this offer applies to you, please act fast!
/The CIDER Board
Older Posts »General Meeting – February 8, 2012
February 1, 2012
7:00 pm CIDER Club Introduction - Dennis Wurster (5 min)
7:05 pm Apple News – Steve Rea, Dennis Wurster, Todd Bernhard (10 min)
7:15 pm Know Your Software: CrashPLAN – free computer backup software that backs up personal files. Easily back up your photos, videos, financial records and more with just a few clicks. CrashPlan is free onsite backup, allowing you to back up to other computers and attached external hard drives. presented by Dennis Wurster
7:30 pm Know Your IOS: GoodReader has earned its accolades by the way it handles huge PDF and TXT files, manuals, large books, magazines, and renderings of 100 mb and more with great speed. The ability to mark-up PDFs opens up new doors to GoodReader users who can now use typewriter text boxes, sticky notes, lines, arrows, and freehand drawings on top of a PDF file. presented by Rick Harrison (15 min)
7:45 pm Election Preview: Discussion of the need for officers and board members for the coming election. Volunteers needed by Keith Jackson of the nominating committee (10 min)
8:00 pm BREAK - (20 min)
8:20 pm Dash with CASH! – Five minute auction with cash only - Lyle Tague
8:30 pm Keynote: Reports from CES and MacWorld An in-depth look at all the announcements and new products that showed up at both CES and MacWorld for our Apple expert Todd Berhnard who attended both shows. He will have plenty of visuals & samples. (45 min)
9:15 pm Question & Answer Session - Steve Rea, Dennis Wurster, Todd Berhnard (15 min)
9:30 pm Wrap Up announcement, promote next month – Dennis Wurster
9:35 pm Meeting Ends
NOTE: Please bring small computer items that you are willing to donate to Apple CIDER for the Dash With CASH auction
Apple CIDER officers needed: The new year for officers is coming up. Apple CIDER is looking for board members, a VP of Programming, Secretary, VP of Public Relations and Website coordinator. We need your help in keeping CIDER vital. You do not need to be a computer expert to help the organization function. Please consider volunteering. Contact kjackso1@rochester.rr.com.
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Election Time!
January 21, 2012
The March general meeting of the CIDER membership on March 14 will coincide with CIDER’s Annual Business Meeting. All currently-held positions as CIDER Officer or Director will expire, and new individuals will be elected to these positions at that meeting. The Nominating Committee is currently looking for candidates for these positions, and you can help.
Apple CIDER is looking for individuals to serve on the board and to assist with such important functions as maintaining our program of presentations to members, handling public relations, coordinating our web site, and serving as Secretary. We need your help in keeping CIDER vital. You do not need to be a computer expert to help the organization function. Please consider volunteering. Contact kjackso1@rochester.rr.com.
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January 11th General Meeting
January 7, 2012
Wednesday, January 11th @ 7:00 pm at East High School
7:00 pm CIDER Club Introduction - Dennis Wurster (5 min)
7:05 pm Apple News - Steve Rea, Dennis Wurster, Kevin Kondo (10 min)
7:15 pm Know Your Software: How to share one Mac with your family & How to manage multiple Macs at home by Steve Rea (15 min)
7:30 pm Know Your Hardware: Three different phone numbers: Frontier land-line, AT&T iPhone and Google Voice. I want to keep my iPhone number. I don’t want to merge the numbers. The process is to port my landline number to my Google Voice account via a cheap mobile phone. George Fekete explains (15 min)
7:45 pm Know Your Internet: Avoid public Wi-Fi pitfalls by Dennis Wurster (15 min)
8:00 pm Brief business meeting — call to order and vote on approval of proposed changes to CIDER bylaws; Bob Taylor presiding (10 min)
8:10 pm BREAK - (15 min)
8:25 pm Dash with CASH! – Five minute auction with cash only
8:30 pm Keynote: Killer news & information iPad apps. This is a demo of what you can do with an iPad including news aggregators like Flip and Pulse; TED (just released); Biblion – chronicling the 1939 World’s Fair; Beatles Yellow Submarine; Popular Science; latest weather apps (Weather Underground) presented by Kevin Kondo (45 min)
9:15 pm Question & Answer Session - Steve Rea, Dennis Wurster, Kevin Kondo (15 min)
9:30 pm Wrap Up announcement, promote next month – Dennis Wurster
9:35 pm Meeting Ends
NOTE: Please bring small computer items that you are willing to donate to Apple CIDER for the Dash With CASH auction
Note: All times are approximate.
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Special CIDER Business Meeting
December 28, 2011
This message serves as official notice to the membership of Rochester Apple CIDER of a special business meeting of the organization. This special meeting will be held in conjunction with the regular January membership meeting of the club at 7:00 PM, January 11, 2012 in the Forum Room at East High School.
The purpose of this special meeting will be to seek approval by the CIDER membership of a revised set of bylaws for the organization. This is the sole item of business on the formal agenda; it is not anticipated that this will be a lengthy process, and the regular program planned for the evening will proceed thereafter.
The current set of CIDER bylaws, as amended April 14, 1999 by vote of the membership, are posted on the Bylaws page. The proposed set of revised bylaws, dated January 1, 2012, have been also posted on this site with all changes and updates to the existing bylaws indicated. Also, for the convenience of those wishing to understand the proposed changes, an Executive Summary has been posted that summarizes the changes and explains the rationale behind the proposal.
This proposal represents the hard work of many individuals over a lengthy peiod of time, and will be an important step in modernizing and simplifying our club operation. Please examine the proposed language prior to the meeting. In case you have any questions regarding the proposal or any clarification is needed, please contact the CIDER Board.
Older Posts »December 14, 2011 General Meeting
November 19, 2011
Know Your Software: iPhone 4S features Siri and AirPlay which lets you play games/movies/music wirelessly. With Real Racing 2 HD your iPhone or iPad is the steering wheel and up to three more iOS devices can join in & the action is wirelessly shown on your TV via AirPlay by Todd Bernhard
Know Your Hardware: What can you do with an Apple TV linked to a home network by Keith Jackson
Know Your Internet: Really useful Websites like Dealmac, Tidbits, Version Tracker by Dennis Wurster
Keynote: Understanding iCloud: what it does and does not do; getting started by Steve Rea
NOTE: Please bring small computer items that you are willing to donate to Apple CIDER for the Dash With CASH auction
Older Posts »All about iCloud: Common signup scenarios | Macworld
November 16, 2011
Thinking about moving to iCloud? Serenity Caldwell over at Macworld.com has outlined everything you need to know before you take the plunge.
All about iCloud: Common signup scenarios | Macworld.
Older Posts »CIDER Member Pens Article for International Audience
November 8, 2011
Long-time member Dennis Wurster put his descriptive skills into use and authored an article for tidbits.com, an Apple-focused website based in Ithaca, NY and run by noted publisher and recent CIDER guest speaker Adam Engst.
The article covers Square, a product that allows nearly anyone to take credit card payments via their mobile phone.
Dennis will also present on Square at CIDER’s next meeting on November 9 2011.
TidBITS: Square Provides Easy Alternative to Cash and Checks.
Older Posts »MagSafe Power Adapter Class Action
November 8, 2011
If you bought a MacBook or MacBook Pro from 2006-2009 and needed to buy a new AC adapter, you may be entitled to a settlement. Visit adaptersettlement.com for details.
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