by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Dec 9, 2017 | News & Events
Looking for a full meeting presentation? ASW just released a fact-filled Keynote demo for the iMac Pro, an iMac packed with the most powerful graphics and processors ever in a Mac, along with the most advanced storage, memory, and I/O — all behind a breathtaking Retina 5K display in a sleek, all-in-one design to meet the needs of everyone from photographers to video editors to 3D animators to musicians to software developers to scientists. (L574107A-en_US)
Ambassadors: December is a great month to use Apple resources for your
meetings.
https://asw.apple.com/
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Nov 18, 2017 | News & Events
In 1986 members of Call-A.P.P.L.E from the Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange attended the 1986 Apple World convention. They enjoyed, and member Jack Connick transcribed, Steve Wozniak’s user group presentation. Woz talked about his early interest in electronics and microprocessors, his first user group meeting and more. The transcripts are a fun look.
Check out these great transcripts from Call-A.P.P.L.E: (more…)
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Nov 17, 2017 | News & Events
Three of the best things about Apple User Groups are the community we create, the people we are glad to call friends, and the commitment that members share. Pam Doughty is a wonderful example of all three: she has been the faithful editor of AUSOM News for 25 years. In December 1992 she assisted with publishing the newsletter and in the months that followed became editor. (more…)
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Oct 15, 2017 | Monthly Featured Vendors, News & Events
In early 1990, Adam and Tonya Engst founded TidBITS. A little over 27 years later, they are still providing the insights, news, tips and guidance that their wide-spread readership enjoys. Better yet, they have a new service, the TidBITS Content Network (TCN) content syndication service, that provides content that consultants, resellers, and other businesses can use to stay in touch with their clients. The service also helps home and office users how to make better use of their Macs, iPhones, and iPads. (more…)
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Sep 12, 2017 | News & Events
Macstock 2017: Super User Group Meeting by Tom Piper
Macstock III was an independent 2-day conference for Apple enthusiasts of all experience levels held July 15-16, 2017, at the Luecht Conference Center in Building B of the main McHenry County College campus in Crystal Lake, IL. Its name originally came from nearby Woodstock, all of which is about an hour’s drive northwest of Chicago.
The conference design was to help us hear techniques from community-leading experts for getting the most from our Apple devices and apps, plus provide us a unique opportunity to engage other members of the Apple community from around the globe who also be visited Macstock. My son, Jason, and I met people from Washington, Cupertino, New York, Chicago, Florida, Tucson, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Iowa and many other places. As Jason observed: “Literally everyone is wearing an Apple watch, and we are all comparing the variety of bands being worn.” (more…)
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Aug 13, 2017 | Monthly Featured Vendors, News & Events
This month’s featured vendor is Joe Kissell of alt concepts, co-publisher (with his wife Morgen Jahnke) of Joe on Tech and Take Control Books, a senior contributor to Macworld, prolific author and long time user group supporter. Joe On Tech guides provide friendly, comprehensive and up-to-date advice on important tech topics. Take Control ebooks cover much more detail than a magazine article but are shorter, more focused, and more timely than a typical printed book. Joe is Take Control’s most prolific author and you probably have at least a few of his works already. (more…)
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Aug 12, 2017 | Group Milestones, News & Events
It is always fun to see new groups and new interests in the Apple User Group Locator. The CSUSB Macintosh User Group of Cal State University, Santa Barbara, is comprised of members of their information technology community on campus. Swifters – Greece College Swift Playground Group are from the University of the Aegean, a university with multiple campus sites throughout Greece. Welcome to the community!
https://swifters.icsd.aegean.gr/
https://www.csusb.edu/its/about-its
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Jun 17, 2017 | News & Events, Resources, User Group Meeting Materials
Looking for an interesting meeting presentation?
The 2017 WWDC keynote was fun to watch and could be a great meeting presentation. the Keynote included information about the new iPad Pro, iMac Pro, HomePod, iOS 11, macOS High Sierra, watchOS 4, and so much more. Why not use it for your next meeting?
Check it out online:
2017 WWDC Keynote
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | May 13, 2017 | News & Events
Changes are coming to TidBITS Publishing and Take Control Books. Joe Kissell, who has written more Take Control Books than any other author, has purchased Take Control Books with his wife Morgen Jahnke. Sellers Adam and Tonya Engst will be concentrating on their new TidBITS Content Network service, providing syndicated content to Apple consultants and resellers.
Joe has lots of things he wants to do with Take Control in the future, so you’ll see new books, new authors, and more after he gets past the initial work of the transition. And, he is open to ideas from readers. What won’t change is the guarantee of quality: practical, focused, and timely guidance from trusted and knowledgeable technical writers. (more…)
by Saundra (Sandy) Foderick, Editor | Mar 14, 2017 | News & Events
Are your members interested in how the Touch Bar increases productivity? Whether your members are simply interested in music, produce tracks in a professional studio or are somewhere in between, Logic Pro X on the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar offers all the tools needed to create, edit and deliver the best, right on your Mac. ASW has new demos this month, including the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar Top Features Demo Guide (L548533A-en_US) and Logic Pro X – Product Presentation (L549787A-en_US) that could make for an interesting meeting.
Ambassadors: March is a great month to check out ASW!
