MacVoices #7112 [16:39m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Terry White of Adobe joins us on “The Road to Macworld Conference & Expo” to talk about the Adobe presence at the show.

The Adobe User Group and Professional Association Breakfast is where a select audience gets to see demos of Adobe’s latest releases and even previews of new and sometimes unreleased products. Even though already sold out, you still might be able to get in, and Terry tells you how. Terry also talks about his Hands-on MacLab session, a session by Adobe Representative Adam Pratt and what show-goers can expect to see in the Adobe booth on the show floor…or maybe even at home. We also cover the latest from the Adobe User Group Program, including a new way for Adobe reps to present to your group without ever leaving home.

The Road to Macworld Expo is a special MacVoices series produced in partnership with IDG World Expo to preview some of the exhibitors and presentations at Macworld Conference & Expo 2008 in San Francisco from January 14 - 18 at the Moscone Convention Center.

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MacLevelTen is the new Mac media group on the block, but the member producers include some very familiar faces. In their first public appearance as a group the team introduce themselves and their many and varied productions, talk about why they felt the time was right to form a media group, and cover some of their plans for Macworld Conference & Expo. The MacLevelTen team includes:

Pat Fauquet	Don McAllister	Jay Nelson
Dan Pourhadi	Steve Sande	Chuck Joiner

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 MacVoices #7105 [32:25m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Michael Horton of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro Users Group gives us a preview of the 7th annual Final Cut Pro Users Group SuperMeet at Macworld Conference & Expo 2008. The SuperMeet is billed as, “the largest gathering of FCP gurus on the planet,” and always lives up to the hype. In an early-bird look at the event, Mike talks about why they’ll be able to accommodate even more people this year at the event’s new venue, the fact that the sponsorships are all but sold out already, and how you can attend. Mike also provides some thoughts on the evolution, for better and worse, of big trade shows and why Macworld Expo remains different, some early reactions to the new Final Cut Studio pro apps and how Leopard affects FCP users, why his group’s November meeting is already sold out, and what they’re planning for December.

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 MacVoices #7104 [1:18:15m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The audio of the discussion at the first User Groups 2.0 Virtual Conference is now available for listening and download.

The MUG Center’s first gathering of user group leaders to discuss the state of the MUG community, exchange ideas and look to the future was held on October 29, and keynoted by James Lee of Tropical Software. Jim addressed the group with his top 5 Tips for welcoming a vendor to your user group.

The participants in the conference included:

Allen Emory Triangle Macintosh Users Group	Pat Fauquet (co-host) Washington Apple Pi	Travis Good Washington Apple Pi
Dawn Hurwitz Hawaii Mac Nuts	Jed Mark Diablo Valley Macintosh Users Group	Bill Medlow Long Island Macintosh Users Group
Michael Potter Thumb Macintosh Users Goup	Nicholas Pyers AUSOM	Chuck Joiner (host) Editor The MUG Center

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 MacVoices #7103: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Warren Williams of the AppleWorks Users Group and iWork Users Group has been busy testing Apple’s legacy office suite AppleWorks under the newest version of the Mac OS. Warren talks about the steps necessary to assure functionality and minimize problems with AppleWorks under Leopard and the surprising performance results. For those who are preparing to migrate from AppleWorks, Warren tells you where you can get more information on the 31-step process for moving AppleWorks databases to FileMaker. If you’re not, Warren also shares the secret of how you can still by AppleWorks from Apple, even though it isn’t on the web site.
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 MacVoices #790 [37:09m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Warren Williams of the AppleWorks Users Group and iWork Users Group returns to talk about the impact of the end-of-life of AppleWorks to the dedicated users and the opportunities presented by the latest incarnation of iWork. Warren explains why there’s no need to hurry to convert to iWork, but also no need to hesitate, and discusses the mix of mature application and 1.0 product that make up the iWork suite. The gap in the iWork suite that represents an opportunity for software developers, some of the best ways to learn iWork, the offerings of his two organizations and more are all included in the discussion.

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 MacVoices #769 - Take Control of Troubleshooting Your Mac with Joe Kissell [35:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author Joe Kissell talks about his latest project, Take Control of Troubleshooting Your Mac, from Take Control eBooks. Joe discusses how he has taken the black art of determining what might be ailing your Mac and distilled it down to sets of processes that you can use to help diagnose the problem. He runs through solutions to some of the most common problems, offers some suggestions on how to monitor and avoid them before they start, talks about why you might want to limit your “dohickies,” where to go for help and more. Joe also accepts our congratulations on being named to the MacTech 25, and shares some personal news about his future plans.

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 MacVoices #752 [22:51m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Michael Horton, the president of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (LAFCPUG) and one of the chief organizers of the upcoming Final Cut Pro User Group SuperMeet at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas discusses the next iteration of the, “largest gathering of FCP Gurus and users on the Planet.”

This will be 6th SuperMeet at NAB and Mike talks about what they have learned from doing the first five as well as other highly successful SuperMeets at Macworld Expo. The challenges of a large trade show and the benefits of the SuperMeet are discussed, as well as the features of this year’s event, including special guest speaker Walter Murch, a feedback with the Final Cut Studio development team from Apple, exclusive appearances by many vendors who won’t be anywhere else at NAB and the ever-popular raffle.

Mike also covers the upcoming visit to LAFCUPG by Adobe, the day after the newest edition of the Adobe Creative Suite is unveiled, and why the makers of something other than FCP are always welcome at his group.
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Our fourth and final show from the Adobe User Group & Professional Association Breakfast at Macworld Conference & Expo is the one you’ve been waiting for: Terry White shows off some of the cool new features of the Adobe Photoshop CS3 public beta. New aspects of the interface including the Loop tool, great new selection, stitching and blending features and more are included in Terry’s tour of the latest version of Adobe’s flagship program. The Breakfast wraps up with the premier of the shareware program TicketDrum, the new product that makes raffles more sophisticated and more fun.
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 MacVoices #722 [30:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The third installment in our series from the Adobe User Group & Professional Association Breakfast at Macworld Conference & Expo is focused on the demonstration of Adobe Lightroom by Terry White. The crowd is treated to new features that are not in the currently available public beta, a dazzling example of Google Maps integration that is available in the public beta, and a review of the genesis of the program and why Adobe has adopted the public beta path to make sure that Lightroom was, “built by photographers.”
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