AUGD: The MUG Center Briefing - 1/8/06
AUGD: The MUG Center Briefing - 1/8/06
- Subject: AUGD: The MUG Center Briefing - 1/8/06
- From: "Chuck Joiner" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 19:41:46 -0500
The MUG Center Briefing
January 8, 2006
The MUG Center
The Mac User Group Resource Site
http://www.mugcenter.com
1 - Get Ready for Macworld Expo The MUG Center Way
2 - MacVoices and Pandora Present "The Music Discovery Meetup" at Macworld
3 - The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of January 9
4 - The MUG Center and MacVoices at Macworld Expo: Come on Down!
5 - Tropical Software Extends User Group Discount
6 - Healthy Hard Drives Part 2, the Biggest Mac Stories of 2005 and What
to Install on a New Mac with The MacNotables
7 - Photo Processing Services, Print Shop 2.0, Generic Ink and Who
Mourns for Internet Explorer on MacNotables
8 - "Outside the Box: User Groups in the 21st Century" Presentation at
Macworld Expo
9 - Jambo Networks Will Connect Mac Users at Expo
10 - Last Minute Hotel Accommodations for Macworld Expo Include A New Option
11 - Winn Schwartau on Why the Sony Rootkit Issue Was a Non-Issue On MacVoices
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1 - GET READY FOR MACWORLD EXPO THE MUG CENTER WAY
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/012006/0108macworld.html>
Macworld Expo week starts tomorrow and The MUG Center wants you to be
ready, so here's a checklist of things to do to get the most out of the
week. (more)
2 - MACVOICES AND PANDORA PRESENT "THE MUSIC DISCOVERY MEETUP" AT MACWORLD
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/012006/0106pandora.html>
MacVoices, "The Talk of the Mac Community" and Pandora, the cool online
music discovery service, are joining forces to bring you "The Music
Discovery Meetup" as part of Macworld Expo week in San Francisco.
Pandora founder Tim Westergren, Pandora Chief Technology Officer Tom
Conrad and MacVoices host Chuck Joiner invite Macworld Expo show-goers
to an informal gathering on Thursday, January 12... (more)
3 - THE MUG EVENT CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 9
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/012006/0108eventcal.html>
This week, the Mac and MUG worlds revolve around, you guess it, Macworld
Conference and Expo in San Francisco. User group members and leaders on-
site will be focused on what's happening while they are there, and
groups who are not actually at the show are incorporating the show into
their meetings. (more)
4 - THE MUG CENTER AND MACVOICES AT MACWORLD EXPO: COME ON DOWN!
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/012006/0105tmcexpo.html>
If you're going to Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco next
week, MUG Center Editor Chuck Joiner invites you to stop by one of his
sessions, say hello and talk Macs, MUGs, podcasting or whatever else is
on your mind. (more)
5 - TROPICAL SOFTWARE EXTENDS USER GROUP DISCOUNT
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/012006/0107tropical.html>
Tropical Software and The MUG Center have partnered to bring you another
discount exclusively for Mac user group members. From now through March
31, MUG members can take 10% off all of Tropical's products including
their flagship note pad application, TopXNotes and their latest release,
TopXNotes iPod. (more)
6 - HEALTHY HARD DRIVES PART 2, THE BIGGEST MAC STORIES OF 2005 AND WHAT
TO INSTALL ON A NEW MAC WITH THE MACNOTABLES
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/012006/0107macnotables.html>
Ted Landau follows up on listener feedback and questions on how to keep
your hard drive healthy, including copying your Tiger DVD, how to
properly repair permissions and more. Then, Ted and Jim Dalrymple
provide their thoughts on the biggest Mac stories of 2005. (more)
7 - PHOTO PROCESSING SERVICES, PRINT SHOP 2.0, GENERIC INK AND WHO
MOURNS FOR INTERNET EXPLORER ON MACNOTABLES
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/0105macnotables.html>
The importance of the recently-released Print Shop 2.0, online photo
processing service picks, whether to choose name-brand inks or generics
for your printer and a discussion of the demise of Internet Explorer are
all included in this edition. (more)
8 - "OUTSIDE THE BOX: USER GROUPS IN THE 21ST CENTURY" PRESENTATION AT
MACWORLD EXPO
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/012006/0103outside.html>
Where are user groups now? Where are they going? Are you going along? Is
your group going along? On Thursday, January 12 at high noon, MUG Center
Editor Chuck Joiner will present, "Outside the Box: User Groups in the
21st Century." at Macworld Conference & Expo. Are user groups really
dying, as some have said? Or is it simply time for a evolutionary
change...a revolutionary change? Are you ready for Mac User Groups 2.0? (more)
9 - JAMBO NETWORKS WILL CONNECT MAC USERS AT EXPO
<http://www.mugcenter.com/macworld/sf2006/macworldnotes/jambo.html>
Macworld Expo and Jambo Networks have partnered to give Expo attendees
a new way to discover and connect people in proximity. Jambo will
facilitate attendee networking before, during, and after the event.
Attendees can download Jambo's application to their WiFi-enabled devices
to discover industry peers, potential customers, old friends... (more)
10 - LAST MINUTE HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MACWORLD EXPO INCLUDE A NEW OPTION
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/012006/0104mwhotel.html>
Decided to go to Macworld Conference & Expo at the last minute but don't
have a place to stay? The Hotel Mark Twain, near Union Square, has
joined the list of hotels extending special pricing for Mac user group
members. (more)
11 - WINN SCHWARTAU ON WHY THE SONY ROOTKIT ISSUE WAS A NON-ISSUE ON MACVOICES
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/012006/0103macvoices.html>
Internet security expert and notable Mac switcher Winn Schwartau
discusses the Sony rootkit issue and why he didn't bother with it. Winn
also covers the challenges of enterprise-level migrations to the Mac and
why it wouldn't be quite as easy as you might imagine. (more)
12 - COMING UP THIS WEEK ON THE MUG EVENT CALENDAR
Monday 9-Jan
- Macworld Conference & Expo - San Francisco
- User Group University
- Triangle Macintosh Users Group - Backup Strategies
Tuesday 10-Jan
- Macworld Conference & Expo - San Francisco
- User Group Lounge
- User Group Booth
- Oxford Macintosh Users Group (UK) - AGM followed by Security
- Mac2MUG - Macworld Keynote Address
- Princeton Macintosh Users' Group - Video editing with Daniel Flax
- Palm Beach Macintosh User Group - Macworld Conference & Expo:
The Keynote Speech Is Just The Beginning
Wednesday 11-Jan
- Macworld Conference & Expo - San Francisco
- Adobe Professional Association & User Group Breakfast
- User Group Lounge
- User Group Booth
- Final Cut Pro User Group Event
Thursday 12-Jan
- Macworld Conference & Expo - San Francisco
- User Group Lounge
- User Group Booth
- Music Discover Meetup with MacVoices and Pandora
- Colorado Macintosh Users Group - Video surprises, Tiddlywiki,
Pimp My Safari, Saling Clicker and more
- East Bay Macintosh Users Group - Macworld Expo Discussion and
David Feng of the Beijing Macintosh Users Group
- Tidewater Area Macintosh Users Group - Mini-presentation
- Rhode Island Macintosh Users Group - Adobe Photoshop Basics
- Leisure World Macintosh Users Group - Customizing Your Mac
Friday 13-Jan
- Macworld Conference & Expo - San Francisco
- User Group Lounge
- User Group Booth
- Long Island Macintosh Users Group - Macworld Wrap-Up with live iChat
Saturday 14-Jan
- Las Vegas Macintosh Users Group - Acquiring Software for Your
Mac Over the Internet, Macworld Coverage, Comic Life
- Main Line Macintosh Users Group - Dale Fletcher on QuickTime Pro 7
- Sonoma Macintosh Users Group - Windows and Mac Report from Macworld Expo
Thanks!
---Chuck
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Chuck Joiner
Editor-In-Chief
The MUG Center
http://www.mugcenter.com
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