It’s time for some changes here at ACAMUG.org and I’d like to hear from the members about what you want to see. Ideas that I’ve been tossing around include the return of discussion forums and more member contributed content. I’m talking about beyond just posting news items on the front page. I mean, for example, an area where any member can create a How To on whatever Mac related topic strikes their fancy. Live chats a la the old AOL forums might even be possible.
But I want to make sure that people will actually use the new stuff, so I’m starting the discussion with this post. Add your comments about what you like and don’t like about the current site and what you’d like to be able to see and do through the site that you can’t do now. And I’d really love to see more than just basic suggestions like “add forums”. Think about how you’d like them to work. How they should look. What you could do with them. Describe it in words or make some sketches, however you think you can get the idea across. But start the ball rolling with a short comment about your idea on this post.
I don’t have a definite time frame for this but I’d like to get an idea of the scope of the final result so I can begin marshaling resources.
Let’s start talking folks.
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I love the idea that we can use this as a communication port. I suspect it’s the kind of thing that a few of us can start and maybe it can grow from there.
I’ll start a little bit. Scanning software: Is anyone using VueScan instead of the software that came with your scanner? I have been using it lately and it works very well including the process of scanning muti-page documents and saving them as readable PDF files. I highly recommend it.
Carolyn
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Yes, I too support greater use and exposure of the ACAMUG web site and as I think we came to agree last night at the ACAMUG meeting – we could stimulate visitation and use of the site – including many new “attractions” that we can add to it by posting points of interest, events, favorite products etc., etc. IF we can access EVERY MEMBER and have some sort of PUSH to our emails, so we know when there is something new to notice on the web site. I think of Twitter, as an example – an ongoing, closed circuit, continuous communications back and forth with members. And if we can use our software to do the same thing- I think that would be a great start at stimulating use and visits to the site.
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I love the idea. I enjoy reading things on your site and wish I could participate in the group a lot more. I’m unable to get around very well and no longer drive, but I like to keep up with things in the computer world. For me, this would be great. I’d like to give and receive information locally than from national and international groups.