AUGD: The MUG Center Briefing - 3/5/06
AUGD: The MUG Center Briefing - 3/5/06
- Subject: AUGD: The MUG Center Briefing - 3/5/06
- From: "Chuck Joiner" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 21:16:15 -0500
The MUG Center Briefing
March 5, 2006
The MUG Center
The Mac User Group Resource Site
http://www.mugcenter.com
1 - The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of March 6: Dave Marra, Bob
LeVitus, Ben Waldie, Apple, Pangea Software, Quark and iLife '06 Takes
Center Stage
2 - Chris Breen and Dan Frakes on the Implications of Sharing Photos and
Music, the 1 GB nano, AutoFill, FLAC and More
3 - Good News from Warren Williams for AppleWorks Users Moving to the Mactels
4 - Terry White Launches New Vodcast and Tech-Blog
5 - Lawsuits Against Apple and the iPod Lineup on MacNotables
6 - Christopher Breen Will Make Mac Chico's March Meeting
7 - The View from A U.S. Military Mac User Group in Germany
8 - Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus Will Deliver "Macworld, MacIntels, and More"
in Albuquerque
9 - Quark Paying More Attention to Mac User Groups
10 - Macsimum News' Dennis Sellers on Podcasts, Vodcasts and More on
MacNotables
11 - Coming Up This Week on The MUG Event Calendar
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1 - The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of March 6: Dave Marra, Bob
LeVitus, Ben Waldie, Apple, Pangea Software, Quark and iLife '06 Takes
Center Stage
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/032006/0305eventcal.html>
A wide variety of speakers and vendors will present to Mac User Groups
around the world this week, but the most popular topic is, by far, iLife
'06. (more)
2 - Chris Breen and Dan Frakes on the Implications of Sharing Photos and
Music, the 1 GB nano, AutoFill, FLAC and More
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/032006/0304macnotables.html>
Starting to gleen the truth about the MacNotables on the Mac Mania
cruise, why you want to be *very* careful if you're going to photocast
using iPhoto 6, excuses to use when sharing your iTunes music library,
black or white leather, 1 gig nano, FLAC, Og Vorbis, AutoFill, and more
are all covered by the panel of Chris Breen, Dan Frakes and Chuck Joiner
in this bonus-length edition. (more)
3 - Good News from Warren Williams for AppleWorks Users Moving to the Mactels
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/032006/0303macvoices.html>
Bought a new Mactel? Thinking of taking the plunge? If you're an
AppleWorks user, Warren Williams of the AppleWorks Users Group and iWork
Users Group has some good news when it comes to the transition. Warren
talks about the extensive testing they did, the benefits of using the
Setup Assistant vs. the Migration Assistant, why having OS 9 migrated to
your new Mactel isn't a bad thing and why you shouldn't delete the iWork
demo from your Intel Mac. (more)
4 - Terry White Launches New Vodcast and Tech-Blog
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/032006/0303white.html>
Looking for tips and tricks on the various components of the Adobe
Creative Suite? Now you have a terrific new option. Terry White,
demonstrator extraordinaire and president of MacGroup-Detroit, has
launched a new vodcast, the Adobe Creative Suite Podcast to help you get
more out of Adobe's flagship products. (more)
5 - Lawsuits Against Apple and the iPod Lineup on MacNotables
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/032006/0302macnotables.html>
Apple is being sued for iPod volume and the design of iTunes. The
MacNotables share their thoughts on why that's just plain wrong, and
discuss the iPod nano 1 GB and iPod shuffle's places in Apple's product
matrix. (more)
6 - Christopher Breen Will Make Mac Chico's March Meeting
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/032006/0302breen.html>
The Mac Chico Macintosh User Group (MacChUG) will hold their monthly
meeting on March 16 with a special guest speaker: Christopher Breen,
Senior Editor for Macworld magazine and Playlistmag.com. (more)
7 - The View from A U.S. Military Mac User Group in Germany
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/022006/0228macvoices.html>
David Stempnakowski of the Kaiserslautern Macintosh and iPod Users Group
discusses how his group offers support for U.S. military personnel
stationed in Germany, the unique challenges of being a Mac user in that
part of the world and why there is a bright spot for Apple in the off-
shore U.S. military market. (more)
8 - Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus Will Deliver "Macworld, MacIntels, and More"
in Albuquerque
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/022006/0228levitus.html>
Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus will deliver another of his trademark
presentations, this time to the Applequerque Macintosh Users Group on
March 7 via iChat. (more)
9 - Quark Paying More Attention to Mac User Groups
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/022006/0227quark.html>
It seems that Quark is starting to pay more attention to Mac user
groups. (more)
10 - Macsimum News' Dennis Sellers on Podcasts, Vodcasts and More on
MacNotables
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/022006/0227macnotables.html>
Dennis Sellers, Chief Macsimizer of Macsimum News is back to discusses
his site's latest expansion into both podcasting and vodcasting,
thoughts on the iPod nano and more. Will Dennis challenge Howard Stern
as the "King of All Media?" Find out in this solo session. (more)
11 - Coming Up This Week on The MUG Event Calendar
<http://www.mugcenter.com/mugcalendar/2006/032006.html>
Tuesday 7-Mar
- Applequerque Macintosh Users Group - Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus
presents "Macworld, MacIntels and More"
- Greater Albany AppleByters - iWeb
- Pennsylvania Macintosh Users' Group - iLife '06
- Palm Beach Macintosh Users Group - iLife '06 and Post
Macworld Expo Report by Daniel East
- Mac2MUG - Election Nite & Review of iLife '06
Wednesday 8-Mar
- Club Mac (Australia) - MYOB Demo
- Whatcom County Mac User Group - iTunes
- Alaskan Apple Users Group - Toast 7 and Fluid Mask
- Boston Macintosh - Backup Primer
- Serious Macintosh Users Group - New Product Review
Thursday 9-Mar
- East Bay Macintosh User's Group - Timbuktu
- Florida Macintosh Users Group - Mac mini, iPod Hi-Fil and Mac
Security Thrreats
- Capitol Macintosh - Brian Greenstone of Pangea Software
- Michigan Apple - Microsoft Office
- Leisure World Macintosh Users Group - Mac and Windows, Side by Side
- Rhode Island Macintosh Users Group - Dreamweaver 8
Friday 10-Mar
- Long Island Macintosh Users Group - Chris Vozzo of QuarkXPress
Saturday 11-Mar
- Macintosh Association of Central New Jersey - Apple Senior Systems
Engineer Dave Marra
- Apple Corps of Dallas - Apple presents Aperture
- Main Line Macintosh Users Group - Ben Waldie presents Automator
- NorthWest of Us - Intermediate Searching Techniques Using Searchlight and
Enhancing Your Mac to a Media Center with HDTTV, Audio and Storage
- Sonoma Valley Computer Group - eBay: Should I or Shouldn't I?
- Las Vegas Macintosh Users Group - iLife
Thanks!
---Chuck
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Chuck Joiner
Editor-In-Chief
The MUG Center
http://www.mugcenter.com
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