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May 21st Meeting

Frontpage News

Our next meeting is on Monday, May 21, 2012.
The main presentation will be by Bryan Chaffin, of MacObserver.
Cortland will present a demonstration of EtherPad / TitanPad.

We will be meeting in the Bodega Room.

MEETING ROOM LOCATION
We will be meeting at Google, in the Bodega Bay Tech Talk Room. If you have not been here before, please allow for some extra time to find the room and please please please look at the specific map and pictures mentioned below. Often there is a giant white mobile "Hair Cut van" parked in the lot near where the cafeteria for Google employees and the Bodega Bay room are located. If you are lost, please call 408-877-6377 and we will try to get you to the right place.

Bodega Bay Tech Talk Room
Google
1950 Amphitheater Parkway
Mountain View, California 94043

MAP and pictures are on a SVMUG Wiki entry (see link below)
http://www.svmug.org/groups/svmug/wiki/6def0/BODEGA_BAY_ROOM.html

MORE PHOTOS
If you log into the svmug yahoo group, click on the Photos link to see photos of the hair cut van and the side area of the Google building near where the meeting room is located. The room is behind the trees in the photo.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svmug/photos/album/1019640305/pic/list



DIRECTIONS:
-- From Highway 101, take the Amphitheater Parkway exit, which is also Rengstorff Avenue; Head North.
-- Turn right (East) onto Charleston Rd.
-- Turn left (North) onto the Google complex, third driveway entrance.
-- Go to the position A in the map shown.
-- Look for the entrance shown on the map.

NOTE: If you are coming from the other direction on Charleston (coming from the East and driving West), once you cross the creek's bridge, turn RIGHT at the first driveway and go along the right side of the Google building. You'll most likely see the big white hair cut van parked there. You want to park near here. Look at the map to verify the driveway's location since it is hard to see in the dark.


BREAK TIME:
During the Break, we nibble on yummies that attendees bring to the meeting. If you are able to do so, please bring some sort of finger-food. There aren't any beverages available usually so if you would like something to drink, please bring your own in a seal-able container, such as a water bottle.

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April 23, 2012
by Robert Brown

April 16th Meeting

Our next meeting is on Monday, April 16, 2012. Same time and same place as usual (see below for details). You won't want to miss this one! SugarSync will be on hand to answer all of our questions about who they are and what they have to offer.

SPEAKERS & TOPIC:

SugarSync Presenters:
Robb Henshaw (Director of Corporate Communications) &
Samir Mehta (Director of Product Development)

What is SugarSync, and how does it differ from our last presentation, Dropbox? Why has SugarSync consistently won almost every head-to-head review in the tech press (comparing SugarSync, Dropbox, iCloud and others) as the best Cloud sync service? And if they're product is so good, how come more people have heard of Dropbox than SugarSync? The speakers from SugarSync will answer all of these questions and more. They will also provide an overview of their platform and how they are evolving to stay ahead of the competition.

Topics will include:

 • The origin of SugarSync
 • The importance of multi-folder sync and selective sync
 • How SugarSync is different than iCloud, Dropbox and others
• How SugarSync works and how to use it
 • Common use cases, with tips and tricks
• How our increasingly mobile lifestyles – both personal and professional — are making the Cloud essential

For more information on SugarSync, please see:

 • SugarSync's site: http://www.sugarsync.com
• Head-to-head Cloud service review from Gizmodo: http://gizmodo.com/5828035/the-best-way-to-store-stuff-in-the-cloud
• PC Magazine's review of SugarSync, where it was awarded "Editor's Choice": http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2343598,00.asp


• Highlights from other head-to-head reviews of Cloud services: http://www.sugarsync.com/dropbox-vs-sugarsync/

But wait… there's more!
Not only does SugarSync give EVERYONE a free 5GB plan (standard), but it will also be providing five (5) people with free 30GB plans as part of the raffle, as well as one (1) grand prize of a 100GB account!


OPEN SOURCE CORNER - FlashBack virus with Lynda (OSS remedies, Clam, etc)


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April 14, 2012
by Robert Brown

March 19th Meeting

Our next meeting is on Monday, March 19, 2012. Same time and same place as usual (see below for details).

SPEAKER & TOPIC:
Presenters: Ben Coggins & Anna Bofa - Account Executives from Dropbox

What is Dropbox and where did it come from? Why is everyone talking about it? Whether you are new to Dropbox or an expert with it, join us for an informative talk from the experts. The talk will include the birth of Dropbox, the evolution of the product, and how the company has grown to meet the ever-changing needs of the customers.

Topics will include:
-- Origin of Dropbox;
-- How to use Dropbox (Macs, iPhone, iPad, etc.),
-- Tips and Tricks
-- How to manage Dropbox from your personal life and work life
-- Keeping your information safe
-- "Dropbox for Teams" and how it helps companies do business

For more information on Dropbox:
http://www.dropbox.com

But wait…there's more!
The kind Dropbox folks are contributing something good for our raffle.

OPEN SOURCE CORNER - tbd

MEETING ROOM LOCATION
We will be meeting at Google, in the Bodega Bay Tech Talk Room. If you have not been here before, please allow for some extra time to find the room and please please please look at the specific map and pictures mentioned below. Often there is a giant white mobile "Hair Cut van" parked in the lot near where the cafeteria for Google employees and the Bodega Bay room are located. If you are lost, please call 408-877-6377 and we will try to get you to the right place.

Bodega Bay Tech Talk Room
Google
1950 Amphitheater Parkway
Mountain View, California 94043

MAP and pictures are on a SVMUG Wiki entry (see link below)
http://www.svmug.org/groups/svmug/wiki/6def0/BODEGA_BAY_ROOM.html

MORE PHOTOS
If you log into the svmug yahoo group, click on the Photos link to see photos of the hair cut van and the side area of the Google building near where the meeting room is located. The room is behind the trees in the photo.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svmug/photos/album/1019640305/pic/list


DIRECTIONS:
-- From Highway 101, take the Amphitheater Parkway exit, which is also Rengstorff Avenue; Head North.
-- Turn right (East) onto Charleston Rd.
-- Turn left (North) onto the Google complex, third driveway entrance.
-- Go to the position A in the map shown.
-- Look for the entrance shown on the map.

NOTE: If you are coming from the other direction on Charleston (coming from the East and driving West), once you cross the creek's bridge, turn RIGHT at the first driveway and go along the right side of the Google building. You'll most likely see the big white hair cut van parked there. You want to park near here. Look at the map to verify the driveway's location since it is hard to see in the dark.


BREAK TIME:
During the Break, we nibble on yummies that attendees bring to the meeting. If you are able to do so, please bring some sort of finger-food. There aren't any beverages available usually so if you would like something to drink, please bring your own in a seal-able container, such as a water bottle.


approx TIME SCHEDULE:
6:45 PM - Doors open around this time
7:00 PM - Introduction
7:05 PM - News
7:30 PM - Presentation: Dropbox
8:15 PM - Break time - attendees bring food
8:30 PM - Open Source corner
8:45 PM - Group Q & A
9:15 PM - Finish up and Raffle
9:30 PM - All done! Clean up after ourselves and go.


2012 CALENDAR

Mar 19 - Dropbox
Apr 16 - SugarSync
May 21 - tbd
June

NOTE: We are working on a few new vendors - who would you like us to bring in?


SVMUG (Silicon Valley Macintosh User Group)
http://www.svmug.org

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March 16, 2012
by Robert Brown

February 27th meeting



ATTENTION!
svmug February meeting moved to Feb 27th due to Holiday!

Heads-Up! The Silicon Valley Macintosh User Group (svmug) monthly meeting will be held one week later this month. Please let your friends, who might not check their emails, know about this new date. The next svmug meeting is Feb 27, 2012. Our usual date of Feb 20th is a Holiday so our meeting room was not available then. Join us one week later on Feb 27th in our usual room (Bodega Bay Tech Talk Room) at Google. Please help spread the word!

NOTE: The more detailed monthly mailing about the meeting will go out to the svmug yahoo group members a few days prior to our Feb 27th meeting. In the meantime, please check out svmug.org for info.


Feb 27th SPEAKER & TOPIC:
Have you every heard of or seen a Blue Mango? Did you know there is a Learning System for them and for you? Blue Mango Learning Systems will be our speaker on Feb 27th. They have been around for a long time enabling people to create better emails, documents, and presentations.

Clarify is one of their new tools that improves how you communicate with friends, clients, and co-workers. Clarify recently received a 4 out of 5 mice review from MacWorld, was picked as a Mac Gem, and has been featured as an Apple Staff Pick in the Mac App Store.

Clarify is a simple and fast way to create screen recordings. You can think of Clarify as Skitch combined with Keynote. Clarify lets you capture and sequence multiple images, add annotations and text and then share your document via email, PDF or online using Dropbox or Clarify-it.com. What used to require the use of 3 or more applications and hours of work can all be done in minutes with Clarify!

Clarify is ideal for:

 • Creating how-to documents
 • Preparing screenshots for presentations
 • Adding more visuals to the emails you send everyday


For more info about Clarify:
http://www.clarify-it.com/l/clarify-ab

They also make an app called ScreenSteps, and will answer your questions about it too.
http://www.bluemangolearning.com/screenstepslive/index2.html

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February 17, 2012
by Robert Brown

SVMUG Meeting on January 16, 2012

Our next meeting is on Monday, January 16, 2012 & guess what? We are back to our usual Google room over by the hair cut van.

SPEAKER & TOPIC:
Philip Goward, co-founder of the company named Smile, will be offering a sneak preview of PDFpen for iPad prior to the product's Macworld release! This great new product brings powerful PDF editing capabilities to the iPad platform. From their site: The current PDFpen for Mac allows you to edit PDFs easily! Add text, images and signatures. Make corrections. Fill out PDF forms. Merge, delete and reorder pages. Come see what the iPad will be able to do too!

But wait…there's more!
In addition to the PDFpen for iPad, we'll see the latest developments in the PDFpen and TextExpander products for the Mac.

A Bit of History: You may recall that long ago before iPhones and iPads were on the scene, the company was solely focussed on Macs and hence the company name was SmileOnMyMac. Well, they are still smiling and making their customers smile while creating additional software that works on iPhones and iPads. Their product list includes: PDFpen, PDFpenPro, DiscLabel, TextExpander, TextExpander touch.

http://www.smilesoftware.com

And one more thing…
Philip is bringing something for our raffle too!


OPEN SOURCE CORNER - Google App Engine (Cortland will show how he built an open source web app with it)


MEETING ROOM LOCATION (We are back to our usual room!)
We will be meeting at Google, in the Bodega Bay Tech Talk Room. If you have not been here before, please allow for some extra time to find the room and please please please look at the specific map and pictures mentioned below. Often there is a giant white mobile "Hair Cut van" parked in the lot near where the cafeteria for Google employees and the Bodega Bay room are located. If you are lost, please call 408-877-6377 and we will try to get you to the right place.

Bodega Bay Tech Talk Room
Google
1950 Amphitheater Parkway
Mountain View, California 94043

MAP and pictures are on a SVMUG Wiki entry (see link below)
http://www.svmug.org/groups/svmug/wiki/6def0/BODEGA_BAY_ROOM.html

MORE PHOTOS
If you log into the svmug yahoo group, click on the Photos link to see photos of the hair cut van and the side area of the Google building near where the meeting room is located. The room is behind the trees in the photo.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svmug/photos/album/1019640305/pic/list

DIRECTIONS:
-- From Highway 101, take the Amphitheater Parkway exit, which is also Rengstorff Avenue; Head North.
-- Turn right (East) onto Charleston Rd.
-- Turn left (North) onto the Google complex, third driveway entrance.
-- Go to the position A in the map shown.
-- Look for the entrance shown on the map.

NOTE: If you are coming from the other direction on Charleston (coming from the East and driving West), once you cross the creek's bridge, turn RIGHT at the first driveway and go along the right side of the Google building. You'll most likely see the big white hair cut van parked there. You want to park near here. Look at the map to verify the driveway's location since it is hard to see in the dark.


BREAK TIME:
During the Break, we nibble on yummies that attendees bring to the meeting. If you are able to do so, please bring some sort of finger-food. There aren't any beverages available usually so if you would like something to drink, please bring your own in a seal-able container, such as a water bottle.


TIME SCHEDULE:
6:45 PM - Doors open around this time
7:00 PM - Introduction
7:05 PM - News
7:45 PM - Presentation: Smile Software
8:30 PM - Break time - attendees bring food
8:45 PM - Open Source corner - Google App Engine
9:00 PM - Group Q & A
9:15 PM - Finish up and Raffle
9:30 PM - All done! Clean up after ourselves and go.


2012 CALENDAR
Jan 16 - Smile (makers of PDFPen and TextExpander)
Jan 26-28 - Macworld Expo
Feb 27 - Macworld Expo reports -- note the different date!
Mar 19 - open
Apr 16 - open
NOTE: We are working on a few vendors - who would you like us to bring in?

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January 24, 2010
by Robert Brown

Invitation to Contribute

Any member of SVMUG is invited to contribute to the wiki and blog of the organization, by being granted an "author's account" on the hosting server. This privilege is upon approval and at the discretion of the host server management. To request an author's account, you must first be a registered member of SVMUG. At the time of this writing, registration is performed by joining the SVMUG group on Yahoo. See our Wiki for more details. Once you are a member, you may send a request for an author's account to any of the SVMUG planning volunteers.

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