AUGD: The MUG Center Briefing - 3/19/06
AUGD: The MUG Center Briefing - 3/19/06
- Subject: AUGD: The MUG Center Briefing - 3/19/06
- From: "Chuck Joiner" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 20:47:31 -0500
The MUG Center Briefing
March 19, 2006
The MUG Center
The Mac User Group Resource Site
http://www.mugcenter.com
1 - The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of March 20: Dave Marra, Adam
Engst, Dori Smith,Tom Negrino, Chuck Joiner, Microsoft, Redbug
Technology, Synk Audio, Facillis Technology and More
2 - Keeping All Your Applications Open, The Thinking (Or Not) of
Analysts and Misquoting Steve Wozniak
3 - Adam Engst Scheduled for Virtual Visit to Northeast Ohio Apple Corps
4 - Running AppleWorks on the Apple Intel Systems: What You Need to Know
5 - Chuck Joiner Will Present 'Podcasting In Action' in Washington
6 - The Mechanics of Mac Viruses with Ted Landau
7 - Beijing Macintosh Users Group's First Vodcast Goes Live
8 - Other World Computing's Jennifer Soule on High Capacity PowerBook
Batteries, Mac mini Hard Drives and How They Can Help If You Try to
Upgrade Your Mac...and Fail
9 - Two Mac User Groups Reveal Redesigned Web Presences
10 - Final Cut Pro "SuperMeet" Set for the NAB Show in Las Vegas
11- Coming Up This Week on The MUG Event Calendar
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1 - The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of March 20: Dave Marra, Adam
Engst, Dori Smith,Tom Negrino, Chuck Joiner, Microsoft, Redbug
Technology, Synk Audio, Facillis Technology and More
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/032006/0319eventcal.html>
This week's calendar features a wide variety of well-known presenters
and some first-timers to the MUG presentation experience. (more)
2 - Keeping All Your Applications Open, The Thinking (Or Not) of
Analysts and Misquoting Steve Wozniak
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/032006/0317macnotables.html>
The MacNotables take on the Oscars, discuss whether you really should
keep all your applications open all day, reports of a "difficult
transition to Intel," the motives of of analysts who issue proclamations
on Apple, the misquoting of Steve Wozniak and sharing photos and iTunes
on TiVo. (more)
3 - Adam Engst Scheduled for Virtual Visit to Northeast Ohio Apple Corps
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/032006/0317engst.html>
Adam Engst, publisher of both TidBITS and Take Control ebooks, will
visit the Northeast Ohio Apple Corps (NEOAC) by iChat. (more)
4 - Running AppleWorks on the Apple Intel Systems: What You Need to Know
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/032006/0316awug.html>
How well does AppleWorks run on Apple's new Intel systems? The
AppleWorks Users Group (AWUG) recently spent more than 30 hours testing
AppleWorks on an Intel iMac. You can see their findings in the "Hot!
Box" ... (more)
5 - Chuck Joiner Will Present 'Podcasting In Action' in Washington
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/032006/0316joiner.html>
On Saturday, March 25, MUG Center Editor Chuck Joiner will be the
featured presenter at the monthly meeting of Washington Apple PI, and
the topic will be "Podcasting in Action." (more)
6 - The Mechanics of Mac Viruses with Ted Landau
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/032006/0315macnotables.html>
Ted Landau, the MacNotables resident troubleshooting guru, takes us on
an in-depth tour of how some of the new Mac "viruses" actually work -
what they do, what files they access, where they place themselves, how
they propogate and more. No punches are pulled, so be prepared for a
healthy dose of technical information that will help you understand
what's going on with the little programs that have been making big news
on the Mac web and beyond. (more)
7 - Beijing Macintosh Users Group's First Vodcast Goes Live
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/032006/0315beimac.html>
Last week we told you about a number of new initiatives announced by the
Beijing Macintosh User Group (BeiMac). The first of those has now become
reality with the first edition of "BeiMac Live," their new vodcast
produced in Mandarin Chinese. (more)
8 - Other World Computing's Jennifer Soule on High Capacity PowerBook
Batteries, Mac mini Hard Drives and How They Can Help If You Try to
Upgrade Your Mac...and Fail
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/032006/0314macvoices.html>
Jennifer Soule, the Sales Manager for Other World Computing, talks about
the new, highest-capacity PowerBook batteries in the industry, lowered
prices on hard drives, a drive system specifically designed to
compliment the Mac mini and more. Jen tells us all about the products
that you'll use every day and their, "Oh My Gosh, I've Done Something
Horrible To My Machine" Service. (more)
9 - Two Mac User Groups Reveal Redesigned Web Presences
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/032006/0314websites.html>
Each week we surf a whole lot of Mac user group web sites. As a result,
we've come to know many of your web sites very well. Some we love, some
we...don't. Either way, it is always interesting and welcome to see a
MUG redesign their web site for the better. That's why we were pleased
to see two new site revisions appear on our screen recently. (more)
10 - Final Cut Pro "SuperMeet" Set for the NAB Show in Las Vegas
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2006/032006/0313supermeet.html>
Final Cut Pro users and Gurus from around the world will gather in Las
Vegas Wednesday April 26, at the Rio Hotel's Brasilia Ball Room for the
35th Annual FCPUG SuperMeet, as part of NAB2006. "This is the 5th year
we have put on this show," said Michael Horton, head of the Los Angeles
Final Cut Pro User Group... (more)
11- Coming Up This Week on The MUG Event Calendar
<http://www.mugcenter.com/mugcalendar/2006/032006.html>
Monday 20-Mar
- Applepickers - Automator
- Silicon Valley Macintosh Usrs Group - Microsoft presents Virtual PC
Tuesday 21-Mar
- New Jersey Macintosh Users Group - Apple Senior Systems Engineer Dave Marra
- Keystone MacCentral - Andrew Hagenbuch and Nathan Hoover of Redbug
Technology
- North Coast Macintosh Users Group - Dori Smith and Tom Negrino demo
Dreamweaver 8
- Quad Cities Macintosh Users Group - About My Mac: What Do I Have In
My Computer?
- Diablo Valley Macintosh Users Group - Digital Storytelling
Wednesday 22-Mar
- Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group - Synk Audio presents Season One
and Facilis Technology demos Terrablock
- Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group - The Real Deal on the HVX 200
with FCP
Saturday 25-Mar
- Northeast Ohio Apple Corp - Adam Engst of TidBITS
- Washington Apple PI - Chuck Joiner of MacVoices and MacNotables
presents "Podcasting in Action"
- Yorkshire Macintosh Users Group (United Kingdom) - Working with Illustrator
Sunday 26-Mar
-Kinki Macintosh Users Group (Japan) - Shareware Extravaganza
Thanks!
---Chuck
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Chuck Joiner
Editor-In-Chief
The MUG Center
http://www.mugcenter.com
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