HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS
How to Develop iPhone Apps
Blanca Polo, Leeward CC ICS Faculty
An introductory presentation about iPhone application programming.
Setting Up Wireless Security for Your Home
Vince Lee, Leeward CC ICS Faculty
Hands-on demo on how to secure your home wireless network. complete with “cheat
sheet”
to take home.
Create a 3D-Virtual World Using Free Software
Mike Bauer, Leeward CC ICS Faculty
Beginning level workshop using the Alice program environment, a free
app developed at Carnegie Mellon. Practice moving objects in a virtual
world and try your hand at a simple game. (PC only)
Are you on Ning?
Greg Walker, Leeward CC Ed Tech Developer
With more than 1.5 million Ning Networks created and 33 million registered
users, millions of people every day are coming together to explore and
express their interests and discover new passions.
Drawing with Adobe Illustrator
Alan Leitner, Leeward CC Art Faculty
Learn to draw a beautiful Hawaiian Landscape in 50 minutes. This is a
hands-on workshop for beginners with little or no experience.
Easy Photo Editing with Picnik
Rachael Inake, Leeward CC Ed Tech Developer
Learn the basics of how to edit, re-touch and enhance your photos using
Picnik, an online and free photo-editing program.
Animate Yourself!
Daniel Boulos, Leeward CC DMED Faculty
Learn the basics of Flash animation while creating your own unique holiday
greeting card. Using Flash software and a digital camera, you’ll
put yourself inside a wintry holiday scene. Your final product,
a Flash Movie file, can be emailed to your family and friends.
HMAUS TRACK
Mac 101 for Switchers and Newbies
Rolf Nordahl, owner, Mac Mouse Club
In this hands-on session you’ll learn to start enjoying the cool
interface of OS X Leopard and your Mac. Fill your Dock with favorite
applications for easy access, view files and folders four different ways,
customize your mouse buttons or laptop trackpad and back up automatically
and silently with Time Machine. Take a look at iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie,
iDVD, iCal, Mail, Addressbook and iWeb that come free with your Mac.
iPhoto 09
Gregg Kamei, Business Support Analyst and HMAUS member
Learn to use iPhoto, a robust iLife app that comes free with a your Mac.
Import and organize photos in Events and albums. Search by keywords,
dates, ratings or even faces and places they were shot. Edit them, then
drag and drop them into cards, slideshows, albums and calendars.
iTunes and iPod
Joe Zaret, Apple Solutions Consultant, Best Buy
Learn the interface and music, podcast, movies, TV show and Radio features
of iTunes, available for free on both Mac and PC. Make regular and Genius
playlists based on your preferences. Buy songs from the iTune Store with
a click. It’s instantly on your computer. Synch iTunes on your
computer to your iPod and away you go.
Working with iMovie
Robert Oshita, Leeward CC Media Center Producer
iMovie is the fastest and easiest way to take your home movies and create
masterpieces to share on DVD or the internet. In this hands-on
demo, you’ll learn more about editing videos, adding titles and
cool effects. (mac only)
Social Media 101
Burt Lum & Ryan Ozawa, Bytemarks Café
Millions of people use social media every day. There must be something interesting, fun and meaningful in it for them. But is it actually useful? Can it be done safely? And with so much out there, how do you get started? Join us for a casual, friendly session on Twitter, Facebook, and other popular social networks. Get your questions answered, no previous experience necessary.
Burt Lum and Ryan Ozawa are co-hosts of "Bytemarks Cafe," a weekly
radio newsmagazine on Hawaii Public Radio. Every Wednesday, they
report on the latest science and technology news in Hawaii and beyond,
and then explore, in-depth, the many innovations and success stories
that can be found in the islands. Both are long-time social media
advocates and educators. Burt's blog can be found at Bytemarks.org.
Ryan's blog can be found at HawaiiWeblog.com.