The MUG Event Calendar for October 8: Andy Ihnatko, Scott Kelby, Prosoft Engineering Times 3, Jean MacDonald from SmileOnMyMac, Kelly Guimont, of Extensis, Canon and Much More
October’s second week is filled to the brim with great guests and informative meeting topics at Mac user Groups everywhere.
Prosoft Engineering leads the pack with three different user group presentations in New Hampshire, Massacheutes and Rhode Island, while Andy Ihnatko will be entertaining the troops at a MUG in New York. Jean MacDonald of SmileOnMyMac will make another MUG appearance, also in New York, Kelly Guimont, of Extensis will present in Oregon, Bob Malish and Jerry Ward of Canon will be the featured presenters at a group in Texas and author Scott Kelby will be the special guest at a Michigan group’s October meeting.
iLife ’08 gets the feature treatment at MUG meetings at groups in California and Illinois, “Feeding Your iPhone and iPod” will be served up in Pennsylvania, “Hardware, Hardware, Hardware” will be discussed by a video group in Tennessee and watching and recording video is on the agenda in Canada.
Want to get your group’s meeting included in our listings? Follow the example set by the Diablo Valley Mac Users Group: email us with your group’s upcoming meeting information at least ten days in advance and we’ll make sure the world knows.
The week’s complete listing of Mac User Group meetings include:
| Monday | 8-Oct | Portland Macintosh Users Group – Kelly Guimont, of Extensis, Inc., will speak about managing your creative assets (photos, images, etc.) with Portfolio, and managing fonts with Suitcase Fusion |
| London Macintosh Users Group (United Kingdom) – Home Media – Entertainment from the computer on your TV | ||
| Serious Macintosh Users Group – New Apple Products | ||
| Southern Maryland Mac User Group – TBA | ||
| Sydney Macintosh Users Group (Australia) – TBA | ||
| Triangle Macintosh Users Group – iWork’s Numbers | ||
| Tuesday | 9-Oct | Seacoast Macintosh Users Group – Prosoft Engineering |
| Midlands Macintosh Users Group (United Kingdom) – Remote Access & iPhone | ||
| North Queensland Macintosh Users Group (Australia) -Alternatives to Microsoft Office, especially Office 2008 for Mac | ||
| Princeton Macintosh Users’ Group – New Features of iPhoto ’08 | ||
| Gateway Area Macintosh Users Group – AppleTV | ||
| South Suburban Macintosh Users Group – 4th Annual Show and Tell | ||
| Oxford Macintosh Users Group (United Kingdom) – Leopard | ||
| Nashville Apple Pro Video Group – Hardware, Hardware, Hardware | ||
| AppleRock – Tips on using Excel | ||
| Glasgow Macintosh Users Group – Four mini-workshop sessions: iLife, iWorks, iPhone, and Web Development | ||
| Maryland Apple Corps – eBay Buying and Selling | ||
| Sierra Macintosh Users Group – Using Your iPod | ||
| Davis Macintosh Users Group – TBA | ||
| Wednesday | 10-Oct | Boston Macintosh – Prosoft Engineering |
| Apple CIDER – Andy Ihnatko of the Chicago Sun-Times and MacNotables | ||
| Victoria Macintosh Users Group (Canada) – EyeTV | ||
| Palm Beach Macintosh Users Group – iChatAV: Videoconferencing For The Rest of Us | ||
| Bay Area Macintosh Users Group – iLife ’08 | ||
| Hershey Apple Core – “ipod touch vs. iPhone Shootoutâ€, “What to Watch: Feeding your iPod and iPhone†and “What to Listen To: Favorite Podcasts†| ||
| North Florida Macintosh Users Group – Pages ’08 | ||
| Whatcom Macintosh Users Group – Mac Maintenance | ||
| Eugene Macintosh Users Group – Leopard | ||
| Thursday | 11-Oct | Rhode Island Macintosh Users Group – Prosoft Engineering |
| Bellarine Mac User Group (Australia) – A Great Mac Double-header: Part 1 – Get the most out of eNewsletters, eBooks, Web Pages etc. and Part 2 – Your internet connection – all you need to know about choosing a good ISP and selecting a Broadband plan best tailored to your needs. | ||
| Club Mac (Australia) – Special Interest Groups and Annual General Meeting | ||
| East Bay Macintosh Users Group – iLife ’08 | ||
| New York FileMaker Developer’s Group – Q&A, demo on conditional formatting, auto-resize; a real life example and using transparencies to control user interface and SuperContainer demo | ||
| Macintosh Asheville Computer Society – RapidWeaver | ||
| Friday | 12-Oct | Long Island Macintosh Users Group – Jean MacDonald from SmileOnMyMac |
| Atlantic City Macintosh Users Group – Tricks and Treats | ||
| Club Mac of Monterey – iPhoto ’08 | ||
| Saturday | 13-Oct | Apple Corp Dallas – Bob Malish and Jerry Ward of Canon on digital photogaphy |
| Northwest of Us – Apple presents iLife ’08 and iWork ’08 | ||
| Main Line Macintosh Users Group – "Gizmos & Gadgets" AKA Holiday Gift Ideas for Mac Users | ||
| Macintosh Association of Central New Jersey – Photoshop World Review – Tips & Tricks | ||
| Mountain View Computer Users Group – Getting the Most Out of The Internet | ||
| MacNorth – TBA | ||
| Redding Macintosh Users Group – TBA | ||
| Sunday | 14-Oct | MacGroup Detroit – Photoshop Killer Tips with very special guest Scott Kelby |
| NorthWest Apple Pickers – iPod, iDVD, & Camcorder Magic |