AUGD: The MUG Center Briefing - 12/26/05
AUGD: The MUG Center Briefing - 12/26/05
- Subject: AUGD: The MUG Center Briefing - 12/26/05
- From: "Chuck Joiner" <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 15:53:30 -0500
The MUG Center Briefing
December 26, 2005
The MUG Center
The Mac User Group Resource Site
http://www.mugcenter.com
1 - LOCATION OF ADOBE BREAKFAST AT MACWORLD ANNOUNCED
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/112005/1223adobe.html>
The Adobe User Group Program has asked us to help get the word out that
the location for January's Adobe Professional Association and User Group
Breakfast has been finalized. (more)
2 - THE CARE AND FEEDING OF YOUR HARD DRIVE WITH TED LANDAU ON MACNOTABLES
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/112005/1222macnotables.html>
<description>Mac troubleshooting guru Ted Landau talks about how to
keep from having hard drive problems. Backup strategies, an in-depth
look at Disk Utility, caches, permissions repair and more will help you
prevent difficulities that can cost you time, money or both. (more)
3 - INTERNATIONAL MAC USER GROUPS WILL HAVE A PLACE IN THE USER GROUP
BOOTH AT MACWORLD EXPO
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/122005/1222booth.html>
A Macintosh User Group presence on the show floor has been something of
a given at almost Macworld Conference and Expo in the last few years.
This year, Booth #2545 will play host to several California MUGs. Even
more important than the presence of local groups, however, is the chance
for international groups to represent themselves... (more)
4 - MACWORLD EXPO NEWS: CREATIVE CORNER, DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND PAUL
KENT TAKES THE HELM
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/122005/1221mwupdate.html>
Our Macworld Expo Notes coverage of Macworld Conference and Expo in San
Francisco has been updated with the latest news on the conference.
First, Paul Kent, who has served as the Conference Chair for Macworld
Exp for eight years, has been appointed as the new Vice President of IDG
World Expo for Macworld Conference and Expo. (more)
5 - MACNOTABLES: GAMING AND THE MAC, VIDEO AND THE MAC AND HOLIDAY GIFT PICKS
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/112005/1219macnotables.html>
With all the buzz about the new game machines, how does the Mac stack up
and where will it be in the future? How will the Mac fit in to the home
entertainment systems of the future, and how quickly will the future
arrive? What's Andy coveting this holiday season? All these questions
and more are covered in this edition. (more)
6 - MACVOICES: ADOBE USER GROUP PROGRAM OVERVIEW WITH JANE McGOVERN
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/122005/1220macvoices.html>
One of the oldest and most staunch supporters of Mac user groups is
Adobe. With a dedicated and multi-tier program that supports enthusiast
groups, Adobe gets more than their share of front-line market attention,
as well as supports those organizations and what they deliver to the Mac
community. Jane McGovern is the Adobe User Group Consultant, and she
joins us to profile the program and Adobe's user group focus, and talk
about how user group leaders can connect with Adobe at Macworld Expo in
San Francisco. (more)
7 - FLURRY OF NEW TAKE CONTROL BOOKS AND HOLIDAY HARDWARE SALE ARE YOUR
SOLUTIONS TO LAST MINUTE SHOPPING
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/122005/1223takecontrol.html>
The recent flurry of Take Control eBook releases and updates are not
only available to your Mac user group as part of the TidBITS User Group
Program, but they are also the perfect solution for the last minute
shopper. Take Control eBooks thoroughly cover their specific topics, are
frequently updated by their authors (and future updates are available to
you free for every book you purchase), are affordable (prices range from
$5 to $10 per title, with specially priced bundles available), and best
of all, can be downloaded immediately. That means no fighting the crowds
at the mall. You can even get 50% off several of the Take Control
hardware titles during the Take Control Holiday Sale. (more)
8 - GRAEME MOFFATT DELIVERS THE LAST REGIONAL LIAISON DISPATCH FOR 2005
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/122005/1221dispatch.html>
Apple Regional Liaison Graeme Moffatt wraps us the year with a final RL
Dispatch in which he updates us on things in Australia and New Zealand
from a MUG perspective.
9 - USER GROUP UNIVERSITY SPEAKERS' SESSIONS ANNOUNCED
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/122005/1220ugu.htm>
Recently, the session titles and topics for the seventh User Group
University were announced on the Apple User Group Discussion email list.
Thanks!
---Chuck
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Chuck Joiner
Editor-In-Chief
The MUG Center
http://www.mugcenter.com
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