AUGD: The MUG Center Briefing - 1/22/06
AUGD: The MUG Center Briefing - 1/22/06
- Subject: AUGD: The MUG Center Briefing - 1/22/06
- From: "Chuck Joiner" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 20:48:03 -0500
The MUG Center Briefing
January 22 2006
The MUG Center
The Mac User Group Resource Site
http://www.mugcenter.com
1 - The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of January 23
2 - The Adobe User Group Breakfast Available on MacVoices
3 - Rate the User Group Events at Macworld Conference & Expo
4 - MacVoices at Expo: Realmac Software's Daniel Counsell Discusses
RapidWeaver
5 - New Apple Anniversary Web Site Offers Free T-Shirt to Other Groups
6 - Only A Few Days Left on MUG Discount for O'Reilly ET Conference
7 - Keynote 3 Inside and Out with Brian Peat of KeynoteUser.com on MacVoices
8 - Dimitriy Ivanov of Unicon Systems Explains mBridge on MacVoices at Expo
9 - Startly Technologies Introduces Docktopus on MacVoices at Expo
10 - RadTech Introduces Even More New Products on MacVoices
11 - Coming Up This Week on the MUG Event Calendar
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1 - THE MUG EVENT CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 22: MORE MACWORLD
EXPO, FINAL CUT PRO UGs AND RAPIDWEAVER
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/012006/0122eventcal.html>
Macworld Conference & Expo continues to be a focus for user group
meetings, and Final Cut Pro User Groups are the dominant listing this
week. Macworld wrap-ups and summaries will be held in California,
Michigan, Washington and Ohio, and three heavy-duty meetings for
filmmakers are on the agenda for Los Angeles, Manitoba and Chicago. (more)
2 - THE ADOBE USER GROUP BREAKFAST AVAILABLE ON MACVOICES
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/012006/0122macvoices.html>
Were you at the Adobe Professional Association and User Group Breakfast
at Macworld Expo? Couldn't make it to San Francisco? Couldn't answer the
wake-up alarm? No matter - MacVoices and Adobe bring you the audio
portion of the breakfast in an exclusive series of four editions of
MacVoices. Included are a demonstration of new technology in After
Effects by Dave Helmly, meeting collaboration software Breeze by Curt
Zevas, Terry White demonstrating the new Lightbox software and the full
Question and Answer session fielded by the entire Adobe team. (more)
3 - RATE THE USER GROUP EVENTS AT MACWORLD CONFERENCE & EXPO
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/012006/0117exposurvey.html>
There were a variety of user group events and activities at last week's
Macworld Conference & Expo. If you were there, we want to know what you
thought of them. (more)
4 - MACVOICES AT EXPO: REALMAC SOFTWARE'S DANIEL COUNSELL DISCUSSES
RAPIDWEAVER
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/012006/0121macvoices.html>
Daniel Counsell of Realmac Software talks about the next-generation web
site creation tool, RapidWeaver. Ease of use, comparison to the iLife
apps and a reaction to the introduction of iWeb are all covered in this
interview from the Expo show floor. (more)
5 - NEW APPLE ANNIVERSARY WEB SITE OFFERS FREE T-SHIRT TO OTHER GROUPS
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/012006/0116thankyousteve.html>
A new web site covering the celebration of Apple's upcoming 30th
anniversary has extended a free t-shirt offer to Mac User Groups. (more)
6 - ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT ON MUG DISCOUNT FOR O'REILLY ET CONFERENCE
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/012006/0120etc.html>
January 24 is the last day for user group members to save 20% off the
upcoming O'Reilly Emerging Telephony Conference. (more)
7 - KEYNOTE 3 INSIDE AND OUT WITH BRIAN PEAT OF KEYNOTEUSER.COM ON MACVOICES
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/012006/0117macvoices.html>
Brian Peat of KeynoteUser.com talks about the new features and
capabilities of Keynote 3, the newest edition of Apple's presentation
program and part of iWork '06. There are lots of enhancements that
didn't make it to Steve Jobs' keynote speech; Brian brings us up to
date. (more)
8 - DIMITRIY IVANOV OF UNICON SYSTEMS EXPLAINS mBRIDGE ON MACVOICES AT EXPO
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/012006/0120macvoices.html>
Want to share information from your many digital hub devices without the
hub? Then you need to check out mBridge by Unicon systems. Director of
Product Marketing Dimitriy Ivanov explains how it will work, what
devices are supported and why it will make moving information from
Palms, iPods and more even easier than it is now. (more)
9 - STARTLY TECHNOLOGIES INTRODUCES DOCKTOPUS ON MACVOICES AT EXPO
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/012006/0119macvoices.html>
Startly Technologies, the makers of the venerable Macintosh macro
program QuicKeys, scored a "Macworld Best of Show" award for their new
Dock utility, Docktopus. Eric Roccasecca, the Director of Research and
Development from Startly talks about Docktopus and the latest version of
Trans Lucy, their take on how to watch video on your Mac. (more)
10 - RADTECH INTRODUCES EVEN MORE NEW PRODUCTS ON MACVOICES
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/012006/0118macvoices.html>
Just when you think that RadTech can't possibly introduce any more cool
new products...they do. John Grzeskowiak of RadTech gave us a quick
rundown both on what they brought to market at Macworld Expo, as well as
a peak at a future product that isn't quite ready yet. (more)
11 - COMING UP THIS WEEK ON THE MUG EVENT CALENDAR
<http://www.mugcenter.com/mugcalendar/2006/012006.html>
Monday 23-Jan
- Upper Cumberland Macintosh Users Group - RapidWeaver
Tuesday 24-Jan
- Deadline: Emerging Telephony Conference User Group Discount
- Macintosh Business Users of Greater Philadelphia - Macworld Expo Review
- Manitoba New Media (Canada) - "Scoring for Film with Logic 7"
Wednesday 25-Jan
- Los Angeles Final Cut Pro Users Group - Digital Heaven's Martin Baker
with a world premier, Dan Montgomery from Imagine Products demos
HD Log and Frank Colin shows off the latest version of Final Draft AV
- Oceanside Macintosh Users Group - Macworld
- Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group - Richard Harrington with more tips
and tricks for editors using Photoshop and Gary Adcock presents the
Panasonic HVX-200 camera.
- South Beach Apple Mac Users Group - iDVD
Thursday 26-Jan
- Grand Rapids Area Macintosh Users Group - Macworld News and Web
Workshop
Saturday 28-Jan
- Washington Apple Pi - Post-Macworld Expo Show & Tell
- Yorkshire Macintosh Users Group (United Kingdom) - Problem solving
and individual tuition
- Northeast Ohio Apple Corps - I Want My SteveTV
Thanks!
---Chuck
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Chuck Joiner
Editor-In-Chief
The MUG Center
http://www.mugcenter.com
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