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The Central Florida Computer Society and The Florida Mac User Group Present iSig
Groups often thrive when they collaborate. For example, iSig, a special interest group covering the devices and software that run on the iPhone OS, is a combined efforts of the Central Florida Computer Society and the Florida Macintosh Users Group. Other groups are invited to participate, and consumers, developers, consultants, and publishers are welcome to attend. With SIG leader Sean Kane, Certified Apple Technical Coordinator, long-time Mac and iPhone user, and a technologist and consultant to Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida, this collaboration is a winner. Join the members of iSig on the third Monday of each month for tips, networking and information on the system, hardware and software that powers your iPod, iPad and iPhone.
Learn more.
(Thanks to Central Florida Computer Society President Arvin Meyer for this tip.)
Third Annual Amsterdam SuperMeet – September 12
Did you miss the last SuperMeet? Don’t despair. Join Final Cut Pro and digital video user groups from Europe, the United States and around the world, as they gather for the third annual Amsterdam SuperMeet. September 12 will see an amazing gathering of FCP users and experts, Avid and Adobe editors, HDSLR filmmakers and digital content creators and Gurus, all at the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky. Network and party with industry peers while learning latest trends in collaborative editing workflows. Of course, the SuperMeet raffles are the stuff of dreams.
Want to see what you missed last year? The Final Cut Pro User Group Network has posted many of last year’s sessions.
http://supermeet.com/am09.html
Want to attend in 2010? Learn more or sign up here:
Join a Final Cut Pro User Group.
http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/resources/communities.html
Macintosh Computer Expo Returns
If you have been to one of the North Coast Mac Users Group’s (NCMUG) Mac Computer Expos you already know how wonderful this event can be. If you haven’t been to one, don’t worry because your next opportunity will be on October 2 in Petaluma, California. With well-known sponsors such as O’Reilly, Micromat, Intuit, and Macworld Expo., a raffle for an iPad, informational sessions, time for networking and approximately 30 vendors, there will be plenty to do and see. Get tips from Derrick Story, Bert Monroy and other experts. This year (their 17th) looks to be their best.
Don’t let this one pass you by!
(Congrats to Ambassador Lorene Romero and the members of NCMUG for providing another great Expo.)
MacMAD Shows How to Speed Up, Clean Up and Tune Up
On Tuesday, July 25, the Macintosh Meeting and Drinking Society (MacMAD) in Melbourne, Florida, will present a special meeting titled Speed Up, Clean Up and Tune up. If you are in the neighborhood, why not attend this is fun group and great presentation?
Be there.
(Thanks to MacMAD President and Ambassador J.R. Staal for this tip.)
Join Klokhuis for Apple Dag in 2010
The Dutch word for core is klokhuis and the AUG Klokhuis user group is the core of all things Apple in the Netherlands. On September 18 they will celebrate with an “AppleDay,” a popular event regularly sponsored by Klokhuis.
Along with the normal program – meeting point, lectures, wirelessnetwork, workshops etc. – Apple Dag offers a tombola with fantastic prizes.
See why this is a can’t miss event.
http://www.klokhuis.nl
Hollywood comes to the DC Metro Area FCP User Group
The DC Metro Final Cut Pro User Group (DCFCPUG) is in the midst of hard work and excitement these days with three DCFCPUG members on the crew of a feature film being shot in Northern Virginia through July of 2010. Leader Rodney Mitchell posts this commentary on the group’s web site:
“What an exhausting first week on the set of the feature film: “At the Top of the Pyramid”. Learning a lot about the business of making a feature film. So many departments, each with a specific function. The Video Village function is truly the nerve center for critical viewing of each composition, framing and lighting of what is going on the set. Where scene to scene decisions are made. Makes for interesting quality time with the executive staff…”
Congrats to the members of DCFCPUG and warm wishes for many films to come.
WoowooMac: An Exciting New Resource
WoowooMac is an online resource for people who enjoy using Apple products and want to learn something new, useful and fun about their Mac, iPhone, iPad and iPod – every day. Groups can get valuable tips and information and can send news about their interests and activities. Better yet, editors of non-profit user groups can use the articles in their newsletters as long as attribution is given!
Articles on WoowooMac are written for folks who you would commonly see in an Apple Store. They’re not necessarily technologists or tech industry followers. They simply want to learn more about how to use their Apple products better – in the office, at home and at play – in language they can understand.
Visit WoowooMac today!
(Thanks to editor Jackie Macapanpan for this wonderful new resource.)
Milestones for June 2010
This month’s milestones include two groups who first met as early as 1978. Happy anniversary to some of our oldest groups and some newer ones too! Want to see your group listed? Send an email with date and year to ugbeditor@me.com.
1978: Maryland Apple Corps
http://www.mdapple.org
(Warm wishes to the MDAPPLE team.)
1978: The Minnesota Apple Computer User Group
http://www.miniapples.org
(Congratulations to Membership Director Les Anderson, long time Ambassador Bruce Thompson and the members of Minnesota’s Mini’app’les.)
1980: Apple-Dayton
http://www.dma.org/
1980: Rhode Island Apple Group
http://www.riapple.com/home.html
(Hi to Editor John Gentile and members.)
1985: San Gabriel Valley Mac User Group
http://www.sgvmug.org/
(Greetings to members and officers of SGVMUG.)
1991: Maui Apple Users Society
http://www.mauimac.org
(Sending warm wishes to Apple User Group Advisory Board member and MAUIMAC President Rick Ortiz, MAUIMAC Webmaster and Frontierland Pro Chris Saribay and members of MAUIMAC.)
1992: MacNorth Computer Club
http://www.macnorth.org/
(Thanks very much to Ambassador Ray Conroy for this tip.)
1995: InterMactivity
http://www.intermactivity.be/
(Congratulations to Frederik De Pauw, Algemene Coordinatie,
and members of InterMac.)
1997: MacAttorney
http://www.macattorney.com
(Greetings to UGU presenter, MacBible author and MacAttorney founder Randy Singer.)
2001: Indonesia Macintosh Society
http://www.id-mac.org
(Thanks to President Dirgayuza Setiawan – check out the group’s great intro video.)
2002: Logicuser.de, Deutschlands
http://www.logicuser.de
Florida Mac User Group & Central Florida Computer Society Create iSIG
The Central Florida Computer Society, one of Ameica’s oldest computer user groups (established 1976) is joining forces with the Florida Mac User Group (FLMUG) to present an iPhoneOS SIG aptly named the iSIG. The iSIG will hold its first meeting on Monday June 21 and will meet every month on the 3rd Monday.
iSIG meetings will cover the products that use the iPhoneOS, which includes the iPhone, iPad, and iPod. Groups and individuals are invited to participate.
Learn more:
Florida Mac User Group (FLMUG)
The Central Florida Computer Society
Annapolis Apple Slice Hosts Frank Patnaude of Genial Geneaolgists
On June 19, the Annapolis Apple Slice User Group will host Frank Patnaude, who will present his favorite genealogy application. He is president elect of the Guild for Life at Anne Arundel Community College and a member of the Odenton Genial Genealogists. Frank has been working with Family Tree Maker (FTM) for 10 years (FTM has both Mac and PC versions) and with ‘Generations Suite’ prior to that, so his presentation is sure to offer new techniques and insights for the topic of genealogy.
Be there.
http://www.annapolisappleslice.com/
(Thanks to Kay Cave for this great tip!)
Mac2MUG & Tuscawaras Host Dave Marra
On June 19, the members of Mac2MUG and the Tuscawaras Mac User Group will join together to host Apple Senior Systems Engineer Dave Mara, whose presentation will cover OSX Snow Leopard and the iPad. Canton, Ohio will be the place to be during this Saturday afternoon event. As a Senior Systems Engineer for Apple, Dave Marra has conducted thousands of technology presentations, keynote addresses and workshops for schools, Mac and PC user groups, businesses and other professional organizations across the United States and Canada.
This is one you won’t want to miss!
Boston Final Cut Pro Group Presents First Boston SuperMeet
Final Cut Pro folk worldwide are familiar with Final Cut Pro SuperMeets, where the best and the brightest gather for tips, news and networking. Now, the Boston Final Cut Pro User Group (BOSFCPUG) will be presenting the First Annual Boston SuperMeet on Friday, June 25th in John Hancock Hall at the Back Bay Events Center in Boston MA. Word is that this will be the largest gathering of FCP, Avid and Adobe editors, HD-DSLR and digital filmmakers, content creators and Gurus on the East Coast in 2010, so get out of your house or production offices to mingle with Boston’s production and post community, get seen by showing your student work, connect and interact with industry leaders you want to meet, win some cool prizes and have a great, fun time at it!
Be there.
Apple User Group Market Podcast: Episode 39
Welcome to the 39th edition of UGAB’s monthly podcast. This edition features an informative interview with Tom DiClemente, Co-Founder and CEO of hField Technologies, Inc., plus information from UGAB Vendor Liaison Tom Piper.
Edit Fest NY: Final Cut Pro Groups Will Be There
San Francisco, Los Angeles and Boston’s Final Cut Pro User Groups are promoting Edit Fest NY, to be held on June 11 and 12, 2010. Presented by American Cinema Editors (ACE) and the Manhattan Edit Workshop (Mewshop), attendees will have an opportunity to learn from industry insiders over two tightly-programmed days of panels and extensive Q&A sessions. The event starts with a gala opening night reception and wraps up with Certification Sunday. If you or your group are interested in professional video editing, this is one way to learn from the best in the industry.
Check it out.
http://events.creativecow.net/event/695/edit-fest-ny
Visit these Final Cut Pro User Groups.
SF Cutters
http://sfcutters.org/
LA Final Cut Pro User Group
http://www.lafcpug.org/
Boston Final Cut Pro User Group
http://www.bosfcpug.org/
Nicholas Pyers: Apr/May 2010 Spotlight Now Available
Nicholas Pyers of AppleUsers.org recently announced that the newest edition of the Spotlight is available for download. With 60 pages of tips, commentary, reviews and news to use, each Spotlight is a treat. This double issue includes:
* How Apple Changed My Life – One person’s experiences with more than 20 years with Apple devices.
* Creativity @ AUSOM in its 30th Year – Australia’s largest Apple User Group celebrates 30 years
* Bookmarks in Safari (Part 1) – Explains how to use the Bookmarks Bar
* Publishing iCalendars – Explains how to create and publish iCals to the Web
* Keyboard Kool – Helps you finds those special symbols or text characters
* Transferring Vinyl LPs to Digital – One users’ approach to this perennial topic
* Regular columns and features
and so much more.
Download today!
http://spotlight.gmug.org.au/007-spotlight-apr10.pdf
Visit AppleUsers.org
http://www.appleusers.org/
Milestones
This month’s milestones include two groups who first met as early as 1978. Happy anniversary to some of our oldest groups and a few newer ones too! Want to see your group listed? Send an email with date and year to ugbeditor@me.com.
May 1978 – Houston Area Apple Users Group
http://www.haaug.org
(Congrats to Apple User Group Advisory Board member Rex Covington and members of HAAUG.)
May 1978 – Louisville Computer Society
(Formerly Louisville Apple Users Group)
http://www.kymac.org/
May 1984 – New Orleans Macintosh User Group (NOMUG)
http://www.nomug.org/NOMUG/Welcome.html
May 1984 – MacPeople – Gainsville Macintosh Users Group
http://www.macpeoplemug.org
May 1984 – Portland Macintosh Users Group
http://www.pmug.org
(Greetings to Ambassador Charles DeVore and members of PMUG.)
May 1984 – Princeton Macintosh Users’ Group
http://www.pmug-nj.org
(Co-founded by Philip Thompson, father of User Group Advisory Board member Elsa Travisano)
May 1985 – MacValley Users Group
http://www.macvalley.org
(Greetings to Ambassador Ray Boston.)
May 1989 – Main Line Macintosh Users Group
http://www.mlmug.org
(Greetings to Ambassador Moe Comeau, Apple User Group Liaison Maria Arguello and members of MLM.)
May 1998 – Caracas Macintosh Users Group
http://www.caracasmug.org
(Sending a warm hello to Apple User Group Regional Liaison Julio Ohep, past President Amaya Gergoff and members of Caracas MUG.)
May 1999 – MacLaw
http://www.maclaw.org
(Congrats to Rob Blau, Ted Burton and members.)
Milestones for May 2010
This month’s milestones include two groups who first met as early as 1978. Happy anniversary to some of our oldest groups and a few newer ones too! Want to see your group listed? Send an email with date and year to ugbeditor@me.com.
May 1978 – Houston Area Apple Users Group
http://www.haaug.org
(Congrats to Apple User Group Advisory Board member Rex Covington and members of HAAUG.)
May 1978 – Louisville Computer Society
(Formerly Louisville Apple Users Group)
http://www.kymac.org/
May 1984 – New Orleans Macintosh User Group (NOMUG)
http://www.nomug.org/NOMUG/Welcome.html
May 1984 – MacPeople – Gainsville Macintosh Users Group
http://www.macpeoplemug.org
May 1984 – Portland Macintosh Users Group
http://www.pmug.org
(Greetings to Ambassador Charles DeVore and members of PMUG.)
May 1984 – Princeton Macintosh Users’ Group
http://www.pmug-nj.org
(Co-founded by Philip Thompson, father of User Group Advisory Board member Elsa Travisano)
May 1985 – MacValley Users Group
http://www.macvalley.org
(Greetings to Ambassador Ray Boston.)
May 1989 – Main Line Macintosh Users Group
http://www.mlmug.org
(Greetings to Ambassador Moe Comeau, Apple User Group Liaison Maria Arguello and members of MLM.)
May 1998 – Caracas Macintosh Users Group
http://www.caracasmug.org
(Sending a warm hello to Apple User Group Regional Liaison Julio Ohep, past President Amaya Gergoff and members of Caracas MUG.)
May 1999 – MacLaw
http://www.maclaw.org
(Congrats to Rob Blau, Ted Burton and members.)
BOSFCPUG Workflow Mixer: Member Appreciation Month
With sponsors such as Autodesk, food and beverages from AJA, featured presentations and give aways such as Adobe Creative Suite 5 Premium, the Boston Final Cut Pro’s May 27 Workflow Mixer will be one to remember. Even better, May is “Member Appreciation Month” and all members will receive free admission.
Be there.
http://www.bosfcpug.org/
Hervey Bay Celebrates 2 Years
The Hervey Bay Macintosh Users Group (HBMUG) celebrates two years of providing support to new and experienced Mac users on May 6, 2010, at the Hervey Bay RSL club in Pilba, Australia. The topic for the meeting is software fixes, repairs and maintenance. They’ll also cover partitioning of hard drives and simple hardware repairs. Congrats to Ken and club.
See what Hervey Bay has on tap.
http://hbmug.com/
Circuit Bending – SoFlaFCPUG Shows the Way
Nicole Martinez, a circuit bender from the South Florida Final Cut Pro Users Group, was featured at Subtropicalia – an experimental music festival sponsored, in part, by the arts councils in Florida. Better yet, a video created by Martinez and ScFlaFCPUG co-leader Marlene Lopez was selected as part of the Ultra Music Festival’s video lounge this past winter. Way to go!
SoFlaFCPUG
http://www.soflafcpug.com/?page_id=20
Subrtopics
http://subtropics.org/
