24T42 Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 I just had a thought. Lately, I have been getting a lot of emails about the newslwtter exchange program. It seems that quite a few Region/chapters have their newsletters on-line. So why don't we have a central location where you can find out who is on-line? The number of Regions and chapters that are currently on-line is reaching the point where it is quite a task to check all the web sites. So, why don't we have place where you can quickly and easily find out whose newsletters are on-line?For example - AACA On-Line Newsletter I personally would find this helpful. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moepar Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 I think that's a great idea. I think it will be interesting to be able to see what's going on for the clubs close by & farther away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24T42 Posted May 29, 2006 Author Share Posted May 29, 2006 I guess Dawn and I are the only two that think this is a good idea. Oh yea - I did receive 2 private emails in support of it but the silence is deafening. Another good idea dies on the vine (and I was willing to do all the work). Oh well! They say - "Nothing ventured, nothing gained". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 Don't give up yet Judy. I think everyone concerned has been busy lately. Last week, I ventured into the North Carolina Region Web Site.....it was HUGE!!!I don't think we could ever accomplish such a task in our region.I'm not fond of Adobe, but the site was easily toured. We'll keep pushing from my end to help you along in this venture. I think Mike is capable of putting our whole newsletter up on the web site.Keep in touch.Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24T42 Posted May 30, 2006 Author Share Posted May 30, 2006 Wayne,I am right in the middle of publishing the June newsletter so I running on about half a tank (you know how that is). I am not sure that I understand your comment about the NC Region web site. It is a large site but the only items that are in the pdf format is the newsletters. Everything else is in html.Well, I decided to go ahead and update my original sample web page. Since some web pages are set up in frames, I now link to the Region/chapter web page and not to the publications page.If you need help converting your newsletter to pdf format, let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novaman Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Wayne, The NC Region is a little deciving as it is actually done as 18 sub-websites inside one site, for a total of 19 sites. When you go to www.aaca.org/northcarolina, the only thing there is the first page you see with the black background. If you noticed when you were on a chapter's site (other than Catabwa Valley's which is hosted on another server) the url was www.aaca.org/northcarolina/(chapter name here) or in the case of the NC Reigon itself the url is www.aaca.org/northcarolina/region. With it setup this way if the chapter has decided to take control of thier site like Cape Fear, San-Lee, and Southeastern so they aren't overloading me with stuff to post, I can help fix any problem thier webmaster may have.Need to get back to the doing the Coil Wire for the Alamance Region. Needs to be printed and mailed by friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ChefJenk Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 Judy, Queen City's June edition is up. I have been at my "real" job way too much this week to email you. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />Thanks,Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24T42 Posted June 3, 2006 Author Share Posted June 3, 2006 Thanks - Matt. I updated the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcmb67 Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 All Right Now-I have to add my 2 cents to this discussion. Sorry but I have been busy either working (I can't believe my boss expects me to be in the office 5 days a week!) or trying to get another web site updated. I think it would be a GREAT IDEA to have access to the newsletters on the web. I would imageine it could be a big job to convert them all over to PDF files. I think that would be best because most people have the reader already or they can get one. Otherwise you will have a few other programs that people edit their newsletters in. If the editors can get the support of the AACA to have such a place on the web site to access this then you no longer will have to pay to send out extra issues. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moepar Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 Brian-There is a 'el cheapo' PDF creator that one can use to create PDF's if they do not have the Adobe one or can't afford the $199 cost. I think you can get it for free off the internet (simply called 'PDF Creator') or get it for $5 off of ebay (I did that before I found it for free-doesn't matter as it's paid for itself many times over). It wouldn't be all that hard for anyone to use it - especially since I figured it out!! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> the adobe reader opens it just fine, too.I think sending out extra copies should be an optional thing. A few in our club who have dial up would rather get a paper copy as they don't want to tie up their phone for a few hours downloading our newsletter, and that may apply to some editors. I know that high speed had only been in my area for a year now, & not everyone in this county can access it yet. It's not that big of a file-if you have high speed. One other barely computer literate member has never figured out how to get her Mac to open up the newsletter either. I'll need to check that out, but she's an hour & a half drive one way, & need to figure out what else I need to do while 'over there'! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcmb67 Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 I was not trying to get the editors to just post their news letters on their web sites. I do know for example that the Minnesota Region publication, Northern Lights would take all night to download that. What I was trying to offer is, if the AACA could do it was: Have all of the publications in the exchange program available to download for any editor that wanted to do it. I have help in that department in that I have a club member who converts all of our chapter and the Minnesota Region Flyers to pdf for me so I can post them on our web site. The only thing I don't do is publish them on the web before our publications are in the mail. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ChefJenk Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 There is a FREE version on the web call pdf995. The trick is you have to load an ad everytime you use it unless you pay. We used to use it all of the time until I got a copy of Acrobat for work. If anyone needs info on the free product I can dig it up just let me know. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moepar Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 I don't do the posting, as another person does our website. But,I convert it to a pdf then I can send it to him via internet & let him worry about posting. I guess as long as one person in the club has some sort of pdf creator that can help with converting the newsletters as needed, it'll work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Morbius Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 I agree, a great idea - you got my vote!!!! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> .....................Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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