Back To It!

Our summer hiatus comes to an end. We have seen the Facebook and Twitter pix of various AUG member vacations and now it seems we are all eager to get back to work - and, back to meetings of the Acadiana Adobe User Group!

And, speaking of getting back to it, our upcoming meeting is...

August 16, 2011: Rip Van Mudge

Long-time Acadiana AUG member Noah Mudge was out of the tech world for a few years making beautiful furniture, but has recently brought his wide array of skills to a marketing position with a tech-driven firm. This return to the fold after being "out" for a while gives him a valuable and fresh perspective on where things are going. Hint that you didn't really need: Social marketing is key. This meeting will be held Tuesday, August 16, 2011, 6-8 pm at Graham Group Interactive, 2014 West Pinhook Road, Suite 210, Lafayette, LA.

Also, we will take a quick look at Forms Central, a formidable new product from Adobe that may save immense amounts of time in what is for many web developers the absolutely most time-consuming aspect of your art: creating forms.

Sept. 20, 2011: Using Google Apps

Craig Inman has recently shepherded a company's adoption of Google Apps for its mail and other application needs, and he has great practical information, tips and techniques hard won in the trenches of battle, to share with us. This meeting will be held Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, 6-8 pm at Graham Group Interactive, 2014 West Pinhook Road, Suite 210, Lafayette, LA.

Oct. 18, 2011: CFWheels AND After Effects Warp Stabilizer

New Acadiana AUG co-manager Ryan LeTulle has been beating the bushes trying out frameworks and systems of all kinds, and will give us a look at CFWheels, a framework that lends the power and ease of Ruby on Rails to the CF environment. And, we will also take a look at the new Warp Stabilizer in After Effects for straightening out those jiggling hand-held camera shots, as well as a few other items for video editing. This meeting will be held Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, 6-8 pm at Graham Group Interactive, 2014 West Pinhook Road, Suite 210, Lafayette, LA.

Call for meeting topics

We are always on the lookout for suggestions for good meeting topics, and any presentations that might come from our members. We all learn so much from each other!

In the works for possible future meetings: a power guide to using PDF forms; two different Photoshop presentations, a presentation by a power Illustrator user on what's in that Illustrator file you just got sent (lots more useful stuff than you might ever believe!), a close-up look at Adobe Browser Lab, and more. Plus, whatever YOU suggest!