Fwd: AUGD: .Mac vs Google
Fwd: AUGD: .Mac vs Google
- Subject: Fwd: AUGD: .Mac vs Google
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 01:10:14 -0400
I keep forgetting that I can't reply directly as AUGD won't accept my
SBC account.
So I have to go to AOL.com to send.
Here is a message I sent earlier on Sunday.
-----Original Message-----
Well said Paul. And thanks for subscribing to InfoManager.
I am mentioning this thread this week. I did look at Picasa when it
first came out. It looked pretty much as another me too type photo
album and since it was limited to Windows at that time, I don't
remember writing about it. (I may have though)
I still don't see where it is such a great deal, but it may suit some
people.
Thanks to the originator of this comment for bringing it to my
attention. Although for some reason, I didn't get the original message.
Lynn
On Aug 6, 2006, at 6:28 AM, Paul Richards wrote:
On Aug 6, 2006, at 3:10 AM, Dale Gillard wrote:
I don't consider that any of theses sources offer wide coverage of
what's happening in the Mac world.
I didn't say I wanted wide coverage. I said I rely on "digested and
concentrated news."
I've used services like MacSurfer in the past. In order to get anything
really useful out of those headlines I found I would have to trail down
most of the links to dig deeper. Way too much time investment for me
with my very active family life away from the keyboard and video
screen. I've chosen the services I rely on over a dozen years in UG
leadership. I'm happy with them.
Let's get back to what brought up this tangent of the discussion for a
moment. You said, "Picasa Web Albums was fairly widespread news this
week and I'm surprised that a user group leader was not aware of it."
When you were kind enough to bring that news to the AUGD list, I became
aware of it. The services I use work. So what if they may lag a bit?
Now, a key point of my answer that apparently you missed but which was
grasped by others who read here: there is nothing magical about UG
leaders except a willingness to volunteer and help others. I guess my
choice of phrasing was a little too subtle for you. What I actually
wanted to say was that I and others found your remark about UG leaders
rather insulting, implying that somehow I wasn't doing my job. I would
have been surprised it came from a UG leader except that I know there
is nothing magical about UG leaders.
My job as a UG leader is not to predigest everything from the Mac world
and then pass it on to the members of my UG. They can do that for
themselves by subscribing to MacSurfer or whatever other news sources
they may prefer. My job as a UG leader is to help organize my UG so the
members can get together and help each other in a fashion that works
for them. My job as a UG Ambassador is to be a channel of
communications with other UGs.
</flame>
Paul Richards, Ambassador
Syracuse Macintosh Users Group
Syracuse, NY, USA
http://www.iSMUG.com
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