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Adam and Tonya Engst, Take Control: “Take Control of MobileMe, Second Edition” demystifies Apple’s online service.
We’re pleased to bring you Joe Kissell’s new “Take Control of MobileMe, Second Edition.” Whether you already use Apple’s MobileMe service or are considering adding it to your online toolkit, this e-book will ensure that you get the most out of your subscription.
MobileMe’s e-mail, calendaring, and online storage features help extend your Mac and iOS devices to the cloud, and to view, share, access, download, mix, and mingle your data in many ways once it’s there. All these options give you a lot of power, but figuring out how everything interacts is non-trivial! Joe spent many hours carefully researching all the details, and the e-book was edited by the ever-knowledgeable Dan Frakes.
You can buy Take Control of MobileMe, Second Edition” for $10 at:
Questions answered in the book include:
* What are MobileMe’s primary features?
* How do I set up MobileMe syncing on my iPhone, iPad or iPod touch?
* How quickly should I expect MobileMe to sync my data?
* Which types of data sync only between Macs and which can sync across platforms?
* How do I configure my e-mail software to use MobileMe?
* How do I access my iDisk from Windows?
* How do I add movies and photos to my Web Gallery?
* Where in my MobileMe account does my iWeb-created site go?
* What should I do to host a non-iWeb site in my MobileMe account?
* How can I configure my AirPort Extreme to work with Back to My Mac?
Joe has been running the Red Queen’s race in his attempt to finish the book. Each time he thought the book was ready for release, Apple moved the finish line by announcing a new feature or a major service change. Just a week ago, for example, Apple totally changed the way MobileMe calendars worked and released the MobileMe-savvy iLife ’11 application suite. By burning gallons of midnight oil, Joe succeeded in rolling information about these and all other changes into this new edition.
Thanks for your support of the Take Control series. We couldn’t do it without you!
cheers…
-Adam and Tonya Engst, Take Control publishers
This event is Sunday, October 17th, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Max/MSP/Jitter is an extraordinary tool to help you speak in the language of your audio and visual signals, and let them speak to each other. It’s used in the creation of concerts, video art installations, and other media applications.

In this free workshop presented by our guests, Adam Rokhsar and Hans Tammen from the NYC media center Harvestworks, you’ll be introduced to some of the possibilities.

Want to manipulate the speed of a video clip with a midi signal? Or build beats in a song by analyzing the motion in a live video feed? Visual programming languages, which also include Pure Data, Processing, and VVVV, make such projects accessible.

This workshop will provide a foundation for any of these software options, which are often used in conjunction with Arduino or Ableton Live.

If this workshop sounds totally exotic to you, then you’d dig it the most. Bring a laptop with the Max demo on it, or just come to listen.

If you’re already into projects of this nature, Adam and Hans will take your questions and consult on your projects. The experience will be rewarding for artists, programmers, and everyone in between. We’re proud to be presenting this in association with the Myers School of Art’s Collider Exhibit Series, which has hosted some extraordinary lectures of this nature, and has Collider3: Transform,  scheduled for March.

Learn more about Harvestworks at www.harvestworks.org, or Max/MSP/Jitter at www.cycling74.com. Get a sense of the world we’re entering at www.createdigitalmotion.com.