by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | May 14, 2013 | News & Events
User group members know that Ben Waldie wears many hats: president of Automated Workflows, LLC, a company offering AppleScript and workflow automation consulting services to Mac-based businesses, founder of the Philadelphia Area AppleScript User’s Group, Macworld and UGU presenter, host of the Mac Automation Made Simple video training series and author of many popular books.
Did you know that he also provides a wonderful service to Mac users worldwide: a scripting column for Macworld. Ben reminds users not to be intimidated by Automator: scripts are wonderful for completing repetitive tasks and many are easy to assemble.
Check out Ben’s May 10 column titled 5 Automator Workflows Everyone Should Have.
Visit Automated WorkFlows LLC
http://www.automatedworkflows.com/
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Apr 14, 2013 | News & Events
On Friday, April 12, the officers and members of the South Essex Apple Link (SEAL) met to learn about Audio Recording from a Mac with a second session on Apple 2-Factor Authentication. The group is run by Apple enthusiasts with a collective deep understanding of the Apple user community and Apple technologies, so their meetings are always lively and informative. Live in South Essex or the surrounding area? Join and learn.
http://www.seal-apple.co.uk/
(Thanks much to Denesh Bhabuta for this great tip!)
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Apr 14, 2013 | News & Events
The May 14th topics of the Exeter Area Mac User Group’s (EXAMUG) monthly meeting will be going paperless and getting the most out of email, from beginner to expert. Interestingly, the group meets at two regular venues, with one for the even numbered months, White Hart Hotel, Exeter, where members can meet for a drink and a chat, and one for the odd numbered months, ISCA College, Exeter, which has a nice range of computers and devices for group use. What a great way to provide both tech savy and community.
Learn more.
http://www.examug.org.uk/Welcome.html
(Thanks much to Graham Bone for this tip!)
http://www.examug.org.uk/Welcome.html
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Apr 14, 2013 | News & Events
On May 14, Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus, Houston Chronicle Technology Columnist, Mac Observer Reviews Editor, Author of Mac OS X Snow Leopard For Dummies & iPhone For Dummies, and Mac troubleshooting, training, and support specialist, will return to the Princeton Macintosh User’s Group with a presentation titled “Some Cool Stuff I Like (and a few things I hate).”
Better yet, the group is once again organizing a pre-meeting welcome dinner for Bob a few days earlier, held this year at the Bahama Breeze Gazebo in King of Prussia, PA
A preso by Bob is always a treat. Add in a dinner with him and it just doesn’t get better.
http://www.pmug-nj.org/
Contact Apple User Group Regional Liaison Maria Arguello for more information.
http://www.whoscoming.com/mlmug/Levitus2013.html
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Apr 14, 2013 | News & Events
On Wednesday, May 1, the officers and members of the Chicago Apple User Group will host a speaker from internet security firm Intego via live video. Curious about malware? Want to know how to protect your digital devices from data loss? Interested in ways to protect, hide or destroy your personal information on demand? If you are near Chicago, this meeting will answer your questions and help you protect the information you hold dear.
Be there.
http://www.chicagoapple.org/
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Apr 14, 2013 | News & Events
The San Francisco Cutters (SF Cutters) User Group offers a number of wonderful community services. Making a living in the creative arts can be rewarding but difficult. SF Cutters often seeks out and posts job opportunities in the industry, each opportunity making it just a bit easier to make a living. Creatives should check out the SF Cutters’ Facebook page regularly to learn about industry news, network with peers and find out about job opportunities when they come up. Thanks to Claudia Crask and the officers and members of SF Cutters for their contributions to the community.
Visit today.
https://www.facebook.com/sf.cutters1?fref=ts
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Apr 14, 2013 | News & Events
The Apple Pop-Up Museum will be part of the Vintage Computer Festival Southeast 1.0 when it opens in Atlanta on April 20 and 21, 2013. Amusingly, the planners will be using approximately 6,000 square feet of what was previously the CompUSA regional corporate offices. Vintage Computer Festival Southeast 1.0, which bills itself as a public celebration of computer history and nostalgia, is one in a series of Vintage Computer Festivals dating back to 1997, although this is the first one in Atlanta.
Check it out.
http://www.vintage.org/events.php
The photos on the Pop-Up Museum’s page are fun to watch.
http://applepopupmuseum.com/
The Shrine of Apple is participating as well.
http://shrineofapple.com/
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Mar 13, 2013 | News & Events
The officers and members of the Philadelphia PowerBook Users Group (PPUG) will hold their annual Welcome to Springtime festival meeting from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at the Manayunk Brewing Company. Have a great lunch (and a brew) while talking mobile computing. Word has it that Jason O”Grady from O’Grady’s Power Page will be there with some interesting things to discuss as well.
Check it out.
http://www.ppug.net/2013/03/
(Thanks to Dr. David Berg, long-time Macworld volunteer staff member and PPUG Ambassador, for this tip.)
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Mar 13, 2013 | News & Events
Macat TW, Taiwan’s Mac User Group in Kaohsiung, will be holding a special meeting event on April 13 titled “2013 Apple User Group Meeting Apple Life Day.” During the event, the group will offer courses about iOS Devices, iWork, Apps development, iCloud and hardware refit. The raffle will be impressive as well. Visit the events page to see a list of participating groups and the speaker schedule.
Register soon (Registration ends April 9 and space is limited).
http://event-2013-0413.augm.tw/
Learn about Macat TW (The site provides some great pictures of the group as well).
http://www.macat.tw/
Visit Macat TW on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/Macattw
See video from their 2013 Special Meeting.
http://www.macat.tw/AUGM2012/index.html
(Special thanks to P.R. Ambassador HeChien Hsu and Ben Chien, public relations, for this great tip!)
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Mar 13, 2013 | News & Events
Wessex Apple Mac User Groups (WAMUG) is a collection of United Kingdom groups based in Fareham, Dorchester, Salisbury and Bournemouth who collaborate on meetings and events, providing mutual support for groups in the Wessex area. Groups meet at various venues and the WAMUG calendar keeps track of who is meeting when, so that Mac users in the area are supported through friendly and informative meetings. The cost is low; the returns are high. Novice or pro – beginner or long-time Mac user – all are welcome.
Join today.
http://www.wamug.org.uk/
Learn about the areas they serve.
http://www.wamug.org.uk/venues
