Geek Day and Mactoberfest at Leeward

Free computer and tech workshops for the community

Leeward Community College
Contact:
Kathleen R Cabral, (808) 455-0524
Marketing Officer, Chancellor's Office
Posted: Oct 14, 2009

Leeward Community College teams up with the Hawaii Macintosh and Apple Users Society (HMAUS) for GEEK DAY at Leeward and the annual HMAUS Mactoberfest on Saturday, October 24, 2009.

The day offers free hands-on workshops, demonstrations and presentations on a variety of computer and technology topics, from photo editing and animation to home wireless network security. The Professional Photographers of Hawaii camera flea market, door prizes and a special lunchtime presentation by local filmmaker Tom Boyle complete the day.

All activities are free and open to the public. Workshops include both Mac and Windows platforms.
Doors open at 9:30 a.m. for registration, with the first workshops and presentations beginning at 10 am. Lunch can be pre-ordered online at http://hmaus.org/lunchorder or purchased from Hot Dog Hawaii on site.
Details on the daylong event are online www.leeward.hawaii.edu/GeekDay.

Hands-on workshops include:
How to Develop iPhone Apps
Setting Up Wireless Security for your Home
Create a 3D-Virtual World Using Free Software
Working with iMovie
Are you on Ning?
Drawing with Adobe Illustrator
Easy Photo Editing with Picnik
Animate Yourself!
Mac 101 for Switchers and Newbies
iPhoto ‘09
iTunes and iPod
Social Media 101

Presentations and Demonstrations include:
Using VoiceThread
Creating Tattoos with Photoshop & Illustrator
Animé Demonstration
Student Digital Art/Media Showcase
Web Pages for Artist using Dreamweaver

Special Lunchtime Presentation
Artistic Expression and Filmmaking through Digital Technology
Tom Boyle, local filmmaker

GEEK DAY at Leeward and Mactoberfest are part of Hawaii Geek Week, presented by Hawaii Macintosh and Apple Users Society (HMAUS). Additional Geek Week events include: 
-Star Gazing Party on October 17 and October 24
-TechHui Community on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m.–8 p.m.
-Website Your Way on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 6:30 p.m.–8 p.m.
-Mac OS X vis a vis Windows 7 on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 6:30 p.m.–8 p.m.
Contact HMAUS, www.hmaus.org, for details on these events.
 

For more information, visit: http://www.leeward.hawaii.edu/GeekDay