Have you ever wondered how a monthly magazine comes into being? Does the
editor just collect all the articles and pictures into a laptop a few days
beforehand, collate it and then just tell the printing staff to run it? The November free Monthly Meeting will be held in Manning Clark Theatre 3, ANU at 7.30pm on Monday 29 November.
Guest speaker David Kidd will relate his experiences as editor of Australian PC Authority.
Members and visitors welcome.
Information pcug.execsec@pcug.org.au,
or
6253 4911.
Have you ever wondered how a monthly magazine comes into being? Does the
editor just collect all the articles and pictures into a laptop a few days
beforehand, collate it and then just tell the printing staff to run it?
And how do we test all those products anyway? Does advertising have an effect on reviews? David welcomes any and all questions you might have about life, the industry, magazines, and everything.
He has been using computers since he could crawl. He has worked on numerous publications, including iTnews and Atomic, and has filled many positions on PC Authority before taking up the big chair. Prior to working in publishing, he graduated with psychology qualifications and worked in the welfare industry for two years.
David will also be making a presentation about Windows
XP Media Centre and media PCs, using the PC Authority Labs winning choice
Pioneer notebook from the December 2004 issue. Windows XP Media Centre is the
OEM software that turns your PC into a home entertainment centre, with
integrated TV tuner,remote control and personal video recorder for TV, capable
of playing DVDs,CDs, MP3s and WMA files. In the same way games machines evolved
from PCs,
the November issue reports on the way the entertainment centre has now evolved
as a separate dedicated piece of equipment.
This is an excellent opportunity to talk to someone who has access to news of the latest IT developments.