The MUG Center Briefing - 5/29/05
The MUG Center Briefing - 5/29/05
- Subject: The MUG Center Briefing - 5/29/05
- From: "Chuck Joiner" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 20:37:24 -0400
The MUG Center Briefing
May 29, 2005
The MUG Center
The Resource Site for Mac User Groups
http://www.mugcenter.com
1 - The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of May 30
2 - The User Group Report: MacValley MUG at Twenty, Online Data Backup
with BackJack and More Backup Discussions
3 - Six User Group-Only Offers Expire This Week
4 - Adobe Announces User Group Event at Macworld Conference and Expo Boston
5 - "iMovie 3-Minute Movie Film Festival" Coming Up at New Jersey MUG
6 - UG Best Practices: Web Sites - Meeting Information
7 - TMC Blog - How and Why to Back Up Your System The MUG Center Way, Part 3
8 - Garr Reynolds Interviewed About Why "Design Matters"
9 - TMC Survey: Meeting Day Question and Outside Meeting Presenters Answer
10 - Coming Up This Week On The MUG Event Calendar
1 - THE MUG EVENT CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 30: DAVE MARRA OF APPLE,
MIKE RILEY OF ADOBE, APPLE PRODUCT DEMOS, EXPIRING MUG OFFERS AND MORE
Demonstrations of a variety of Apple products dominate the week's
schedule, with Dave Marra of Apple leading a variety of Tiger demos,
followed by presentations on Keynote, iMove, iDVD, AppleScript,
GarageBand and more. (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/052005/0529eventcal.html>
2 - THE USER GROUP REPORT: MACVALLEY MUG AT TWENTY, ONLINE DATA BACKUP
WITH BACKJACK AND MORE BACKUP DISCUSSIONS
A user group celebrates twenty active years, an online backup option for
your critical information, and more backup discussions from the TMC Blog
are included in this edition. Guests include Julie Hetherington of
BackJack and Ken Gruberman of the MacValley Users Group. (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/usergroupreport/2005/517.html>
3 - SIX USER GROUP-ONLY OFFERS EXPIRE THIS WEEK
As each month closes out, so do at least a few user group special
offers. Next week sees the end of six offers, including a MUG Center
exclusive savings of over 55% on Design Tools Monthly, the "executive
summary of graphic design news." (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/052005/0526expiringdeals.html>
4 - ADOBE ANNOUNCES USER GROUP EVENT AT MACWORLD CONFERENCE AND EXPO BOSTON
Adobe has announced a special evening event for user group leaders and
professional association members at Macworld Conference and Expo in
Boston. (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/macworld/boston2005/adobe.html>
5 - "iMOVIE 3-MINUTE MOVIE FILM FESTIVAL" COMING UP AT NEW JERSEY MUG
The Macintosh Association of Central New Jersey (MacNJ) will hold their
third annual "iMove Three Minute Film Festival" at the Voorhees High
School on Saturday, June 11, from 9 AM - 12 PM. (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/052005/0526imoviefestival.html>
6 - UG BEST PRACTICES: WEB SITES - MEETING INFORMATION
The latest entry in our User Group Best Practices series covers how to
effectively communicate information about your group's meetings and
activities on your web site. (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/bestpractices/website/meetinginfo.html>
7 - TMC BLOG - HOW AND WHY TO BACK UP YOUR SYSTEM THE MUG CENTER WAY, PART 3
In the third installment of this series, I want to share my personal
backup strategy, not as the perfect solution, but as the one that works
for me, and hopefully will give you some ideas on developing your own. (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/blog/2005/backup3.html>
8 - GARR REYNOLDS INTERVIEWED ABOUT WHY "DESIGN MATTERS"
A new article over at The Mac Observer talks with former Apple Manager
of Worldwide User Group Relations Garr Reynolds about his thoughts on
the state of design and presentations in Japan, where he now lives,
works and teaches. (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/052005/0521garr.html>
9 - TMC SURVEY: MEETING DAY QUESTION AND OUTSIDE MEETING PRESENTERS ANSWER
Trying to accommodate their member's busy schedules is a challenge for
every user group. Picking a meeting day that isn't in competition with
other activities isn't always possible. We would like to know what works
for you and why. What day of the week does your user group meet? (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/052005/0525surveymeetingday.html>
10 - COMING UP THIS WEEK ON THE MUG EVENT CALENDAR
<http://www.mugcenter.com/mugcalendar/2005/052005.html>
<http://www.mugcenter.com/mugcalendar/2005/062005.html>
Monday 30-May
Deadline: Dynamic Graphics Group User Group Offer
Deadline: Sybex User Group Offer
Deadline: LQ Graphics User Group Offer
Tuesday 31-May
Deadline: iPod911.com User Group Offer
Deadline: Design Tools Monthly User Group Offer
Deadline: USGlobalSat User Group Offer
The Macintosh Business Users Society of Greater Philadelphia - Dave
Marra of Apple
Portland Mac Filmmakers - Flip4Mac
Wednesday 1-Jun
Computer Society of Cape Cod - Let's Make Music - Using GarageBand
San Diego Macintosh User Group - Microsoft Virtual PC 7
Fox Valley Macintosh Users Group - Presentation Software: Keynote &
PowerPoint
MacValley Macintosh Users Group - 20th Anniversary Celebration & Tiger
Presentation
Southern Wisconsin Macintosh Computer Society - Mac OS X Tiger - Top
New Features
Thursday 2-Jun
Josephine County Macintosh Users Group - iMovie & iDVD
Silicon Mountain Macintosh User Group - System Maintenance
MUGPort - Tiger Revealed
Digital Arts Group - Online Auction Tips & Techniques
Santa Fe Macintosh User Group - 2005 Academic Award
Friday 3-Jun
Philadelphia Area AppleScript Users Group - AppleScript Changes in Mac
OS X 10.4 Tiger
Saturday 4-Jun
Orange Apple Computer Club - Mike Riley of Adobe presents Adobe
Creative Suite 2
AUSOM - iPhoto 5 and Digital DaVinci
Sunday 5-Jun Mac2MUG - iMovie
Thanks!
---Chuck
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Chuck Joiner
Editor-In-Chief
The MUG Center
http://www.mugcenter.com
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