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SGVMUG Meeting for January 11, 20107:00 p.m. in the Pasadena Public Library AuditoriumManufacturer’s Showcase: M-Audio | Presenter: Alex TinsleyTopic: Products for Creating Music on Your MacAlex Tinsley is a member of the technical staff and engineering test services at M-Audio. He manages a group specializing in the testing of audio interface and MIDI keyboard controllers for computers, with a focus on performance and compatibility. He has been with M-Audio since 2001 and has an extensive knowledge of the past and present product lines.In addition to a brief discussion of the pros and cons of OS 10.6,Alex’s presentation will include demonstrations of the following products from the M-Audio line:

• Oxygen 25: This 25-key USB MIDI controller features eight assignable knobs, plus dedicated transport and track Continue reading →

We are now heading full speed into the holiday season, with Thanksgiving just ahead, Chanukkah and Christmas only a few weeks away, and then New Years right around the corner. This has been a busy and productive year for the SGVMUG, with a number of very good presentations to our credit. Thank you all for your continued support of our activities. Continue reading →

As we look forward to the coming holidays, the November 16^th  SGVMUG meeting will focus on ways you can use your computer to help you get through the season and have fun while doing it.To begin the meeting, Billy Chang will begin the meeting with a brief overview of the newest iMac computers released by Apple in mid-October.Next, Ron Streicher will conclude the presentation he began in October by showing how to interface your computer with your home entertainment systems.  The myriad of audio and video connectors and formats will be demystified, as will cures for some of the common “hum and buzz” problems that can occur when you try to hook it all up together. Continue reading →

Apple Releases OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” Early!Apple has announced that the new OS version 10.6, known as “Snow Leopard,” will be released on Friday, August 28th, about a month earlier than previously expected. As a result, the SGVMUG has rescheduled our meeting plans to provide a timely, in-depth review of the new Operating System at our September 21st meeting. Continue reading →

Please join us at 7pm on October 19th, 2009 for our monthly general meeting. Topic: Incorporating Your Computer Into Your Home Entertainment System Presenters: David Whitby and Ron Streicher.Your Macintosh computer is ideally suited to become the center of your home entertainment system. You know that it already can play music from your iTunes library, movies from your iMovie library, commercial and personally produced CDs and DVDs, and a host of other audio and video material downloaded from the Internet. But did you also know that there are several applications specifically created to enable you to access multi-media entertainment programming that heretofore has been available only via Cable, Satellite, or DVD sources? Continue reading →

Please join us at 7pm on September 21st, 2009 for our monthly general meeting.

– Manufacturer’s Showcase: “HeatShift” laptop computer cooling pad

– Presenters: Wayne Wang and Anthony Blair of “ThermaPak” Inc.

“HeatShift” laptop cooling pad:

A device that transfers heat by conduction AND convection provides the maximum amount of heat exchange. Conduction is heat transferred directly from one object to another by physically touching. Convection is heat transferred by the movement of liquid molecules from warmer areas to cooler ones. ThermaPak’s exclusive HeatShift Technologyâ„¢ pads utilize both conduction and convection to cool your laptop – and your lap! For more information about the use and effectiveness of HeatShift Technologyâ„¢, please refer to www.thermapak.com.

ThermaPak has generously offered a special discount to all SGVMUG members and also will be providing one unit for our drawing. Come to the meeting and maybe you’ll be the lucky winner!

– Main Topic: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

– Presenters: Billy Chang, Scott Harrell, Andrew Zima, Gautam Goodse

The meeting will be held at the Pasadena Public Library Main Branch Auditorium at 7:00 p.m.

Don’t forget, members receive one free ticket for our drawing. When you bring guests you get another free ticket for each guest you bring.

Following the general meeting, we have our informal “Meeting after the Meeting” at Coco’s Restaurant, 77 North Lake Avenue (between Colorado Blvd. and Holly Street).