The MUG Center Briefing - 11/13/05
The MUG Center Briefing - 11/13/05
- Subject: The MUG Center Briefing - 11/13/05
- From: "Chuck Joiner" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 20:50:22 -0500
The MUG Center Briefing
November 13, 2005
The MUG Center
The Mac User Group Resource Site
http://www.mugcenter.com
1 - The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of November 14
2 - MacVoices: Leander Kahney on "The Cult of iPod
3 - Red Rock Software Extends User Group Discount
4 - All By Myself and Bias To Appear at Diablo Valley Macintosh Users Group
5 - MacNotables: Software Piracy, Google Adwords, Refurbished Macs and
Managing URLs
6 - One Week Left on Two User Group Offers
7 - MacVoices: Yannis Angelidis of the Hellenic Macintosh Users Group
Discusses Macs in Greece
8 - Power Tools Conferences at Macworld offer Two Days of Intensive
Training on the Hottest Mac Topics
9 - User Group Leader on "Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro" Tour"
10 - Dan Pourhadi Serves Up A Recipe For The "Malnourished MUG"
11 - MacVoices: The Teen View of the iPod, Styles in Pages and The "Not
A Video iPod" Email List
12 - Coming Up this Week On the MUG Event Calendar
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1 - THE MUG EVENT CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 14: APPLE, ALL BY
MYSELF, BIAS, MEDIA LAB, JACK HERRINGTON, MICHAEL RUBIN, JOELLE BACIC
AND MUCH MORE
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/112005/1113eventcal.html>
Another busy week of terrific information and fellowship is on the slate
for MUGs around the world. Dreux Ste. Marie of Apple will present in
Texas as will Stone Design, Media Lab will visit a group in Oregon, CZ
Robertson of All By Myself, Bias and author Jack Herrington will be in
California... (more)
2 - MACVOICES: LEANDER KAHNEY ON "THE CULT OF iPOD"
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/112005/1110macvoices.html>
Leander Kahney, the author of the new "The Cult of iPod" from No Starch
Press, discusses the impact of Apple's portable music player (now video
player) and how it has changed the music industry, the music culture and
how music is consumed. (more)
3 - RED ROCK SOFTWARE EXTENDS USER GROUP DISCOUNT
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/112005/1108redrock.html>
Hot on the heels of last week's announcement of the formation of a user
group program, Red Rock Software has partnered with The MUG Center to
provide a special user group-only discount. (more)
4 - ALL BY MYSELF AND BIAS TO APPEAR AT DIABLO VALLEY MACINTOSH USERS GROUP
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/112005/1110cz.html>
The November meeting of the Diablo Valley Macintosh Users Group features
a terrific double-header presentation, including a long-time user group
advocate and supporter. Carmela "CZ" Robertson of All By Myself will
present information on her company's series of training videos for kids.
(more)
5 - MACNOTABLES: SOFTWARE PIRACY, GOOGLE ADWORDS, REFURBISHED MACS AND
MANAGING URLs
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/112005/1109macnotables.html>
The MacNotables team comment on a web site illegally distributing Apple
software, summarize the Apple Google Adwords controversy, cover
refurbished Macs as a option to upgrade your machine and discuss how
they manage their collections of URLs. The panel for this episode
includes Adam Engst, Bob LeVitus and Chuck Joiner. (more)
6 - ONE WEEK LEFT ON TWO USER GROUP OFFERS
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/112005/1112deadlines.html>
There is only one week left to take advantage of two different user
group offers: Four free issues of X-Ray Magazine and early bird
discounts on User Group University. (more)
7 - MACVOICES: YANNIS ANGELIDIS OF THE HELLENIC MACINTOSH USERS GROUP
DISCUSSES MACS IN GREECE
>http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/112005/1112macvoices.html>
Yannis Angelidis of the Hellenic Macintosh Users Group (HelMUG) talks
about his group, their participation in the upcoming Comdex in Athens,
and what it means to be a Mac user in Greece. We also cover the new Red
Rock User Group offer and a MUG appearance by All By Myself. (more)
8 - POWER TOOLS CONFERENCES AT MACWORLD OFFER TWO DAYS OF INTENSIVE
TRAINING ON THE HOTTEST MAC TOPICS
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/102005/1111powertools.html>
The new update to our Macworld Expo Notes section contains information
on the Power Tools Conferences at January's Macworld Conference and Expo
in San Francisco. (more)
9 - USER GROUP LEADER ON "MOTION GRAPHICS AND EFFECTS IN FINAL CUT PRO TOUR"
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/112005/1111monahan.html>
Kevin Monahan of SFCutters, the San Francisco ProApps User Group, is
currently in the middle of his "Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut
Pro" tour. (more)
10 - DAN POURHADI SERVES UP A RECIPE FOR THE "MALNOURISHED MUG"
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/112005/1108malnourished.html>
Dan Pourhadi, a Mac user group activist, journalist and the new teen
correspondent to MacVoices, offers up a look at the Mac User Group
community from a younger perspective. (more)
11 - MACVOICES: THE TEEN VIEW OF THE iPOD, STYLES IN PAGES AND THE "NOT
A VIDEO iPOD" EMAIL LIST
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/112005/1107macvoices.html>
Warren Willaims of the iWork Users Group is back with another tip on
using the iWork programs to the max, this time giving us an introduction
to Styles in Pages. Dan Pourhadi joins the MacVoices team as a regular
correspondent covering the Apple and Mac industry from the teen
perspective. Dan talks about what that market thinks about the new video
capabilities of the iPod, the "cool factor" of Apple's digital music
player, and more. Phil Shapiro is excited about creating content for the
newest version of the iPod, and tells us why he created the "Not A Video
iPod" email list, why you might want to join, and how authors are
already trading tips and tricks on producing some surprising content for
the *really* small screen.
12 - COMING UP THIS WEEK ON THE MUG EVENT CALENDAR
<http://www.mugcenter.com/mugcalendar/2005/112005.html>
Monday 14-Nov
- Portland Macintosh Users Group - Chris Perkins of MediaLab
- Triangle Macintosh Users Group - Defending Your Domain Name,
Upgrading Your Mac, Shutterbug and a Mighty Mouse Raffle
- London Macintosh Users Group (UK) - Special Interest Groups covering
OS X, iMovie, InDesign & Desktop Publishing, Backups and more
- Apple PIE - Using Styles in Microsoft Word
Tuesday 15-Nov
- dBUG- Apple Demonstrates Logic
- Design Matters (Japan) Song Design Through Storytelling with
GarageBand with Joelle Bacic
- Macintosh Users Group Serving The Inland Empire - eBay
- Diablo Valley Macintosh Users Group - CZ Robertson of All by Myself
and demos of Peak and Soundsoap by Bias
- North Coast Macintosh Users Group - O'Reilly Author Jack Herrington
- Keystone MacCentral - Annual Auction
- Atlanta Macintosh Users Group - Automator and Annual Meeting
- East Tennessee Macintosh Users Group - Hands On With iLife '05
- Quad Cities Macintosh Users Group - Address Book - How to Use It
Like A Pro
Wednesday 16-Nov
- Charlotte Apple Computer Club - iMovie
- Los Angeles Final Cut Pro Users Group - Huge Systems & HVX200
- Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group - droidMaker Michael Rubin, author
and digital filmaker, talks about George Lucas, the birth of Pixar,
filmmaking, technology, etc.
Thursday 17-Nov
- Tex-MUG - Dreux Ste. Marie, Apple Senior System Engineer
- Lansing Area Macintosh and Lisa Users Group - Frank McQuaid,
Certified Consultant for MYOB FirstEdge, and Accountedge
- Dallas Macintosh Users Group - Taming the Tiger, Part 5
- Tucson Macintosh Users Group - What's RSS, TMUG Forums Demo and Apple Apps
- Tidewater Area Macintosh Users Group - Open Forum
- Syracuse Macintosh Users Group - More SIGs
- Arizona Macintosh Users Group - Basic Internet
Friday 18-Nov
- Deadline: X-Ray Magazine MUG Offer
- South Jersey Apple Users Group - Virtual PC Guided Tour
Saturday 19-Nov
- Deadline: User Group University Early Bird Registration Deadline
- Washington Apple Pi - Deliver Family Holiday News with Pizzazz Using
Apple's iLife Software Suite
- AppleMousse - Review of Backup 3 and new hardware from Apple
- Beijing Macintosh Users Group - Mac OS X Tiger, the new iPod, Macs
and graphics, and a bit of Apple culture
- Houston Area Apple User Group - Stone Design
Sunday 20-Nov
- MacGroup-Detroit - Creating Databases with FileMaker Pro 8
- Double Click - Macintosh Gifting Guide
Thanks!
---Chuck
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Chuck Joiner
Editor-In-Chief
The MUG Center
http://www.mugcenter.com
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