sherrymims.com » Macintosh http://sherrymims.com Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:24:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Fun with Keynote et al http://sherrymims.com/2010/06/05/fun-with-keynote/ http://sherrymims.com/2010/06/05/fun-with-keynote/#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 12:53:54 +0000 Sherry http://sherrymims.com/?p=438 I’ve made Amir into an Apple fan. Who knew it would be so easy? I should have known, though, that the software would draw him in.

He’s had success selling his holding pattern tutorial for pilots, but after some time, needed a way to get a fresh audience for PilotsCafe. Maybe something to put on YouTube or Metacafe?

That’s where this promo made in Keynote, a software that makes flowing presentations, iMovie, and Audacity, a free audio editor and recorder, comes in.

Yes, that’s my voice narrating again.

I’m rather proud. Both of us were sick this week, but you’d never know it from “Holding Pattern Entries — Figure it out by drawing.”

I can’t wait to do more of these.

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What Mom-Mom wouldn’t want me to do would be to get depressed and sluggish. She would want me to continue to work hard.

Mom-Mom and I at the rehearsal dinner to my wedding last fall.

Thank you, Mom-Mom.

So, consider me back–and better. For example, I have a brand new Mac to help me in this endeavor! My old one still sort of worked, but it lost power after 15 minutes, refused to charge unless the phone book was placed on top of it and was five or six years old. Spilling the soda on it didn’t help either.

Lastly, Amir and I just came back from the annual Florida Press Club officers’ cruise. We not only went to Cozumel and had a blast, but also Jennifer (our president), Megan (our treasurer) and I had a very productive meeting to discuss the future of our fine organization. More about that later.

Now, onward!

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