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

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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.

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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.

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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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October 29, 2011

Wednesday, November 2, 10:00 PM, Broadcast channel 21, Cable 11 in Rochester, NY.

http://www.pbs.org/programs/steve-jobs-one-last-thing/

 

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October 24, 2011

Want to hear what NY Times Technolgy columnist David Pogue thinks of Apple’s latest Mac OS release, 10.7 “Lion”?  Use the link below to sign up to listen live to this FREE webcast. Event starts at 1pm EST on Wednesday, November 2nd.

Mac OS X Lion: Pogue’s Take – O’Reilly Media, Inc. Webcast.

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October 22, 2011

In depth interview with Walter Issacson about Steve Jobs on 60 Minutes, this Sunday 10/23/2011 @ 7 PM ET

Biographer: Jobs refused early and potentially life-saving surgery – CBS News.

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October 20, 2011

Learn all about Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple and personal computer industry pioneer by reading this 656 page book. Available October 24th, but available for pre-order at Amazon.com. Available as Hardcover, Kindle Edition, and both abridged and unabridged Audiobook formats. Click the button below to place your order.

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October 15, 2011

Thanks to the USTREAM video service, we were able to live stream and record the October meeting. In addition to the MP3 files in the forum’s meeting archives, you can now watch the meeting video on our USTREAM channel at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/apple-cider1. We are planning on live streaming and recording future meeting for you to be able to attend even if you can’t be there in person.

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October 8, 2011

Adam Engst

Keynote: Adam Engst publisher of Take Control eBooks

An in-depth look at OS X Lion. This will be the up close and real experience of Adam using it. His likes, dislikes, how to fix the things you don’t like; how to enjoy the great ones.

 

 

IOS Applications: Zwirlz is a game app for girls on the iPhone, iPod touchand iPad by CEO Jen Shanley. Includes product overview, development and marketing.

 

 

Know Your Software: Dave Boyer (a professional caricaturist since 1989) uses iPad2 with App ArtStudio and an iFaraday stylus for his work at major events & conferences.

 

 

 

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