We are Mac/Apple advocates, gurus, newbies, and all those in between. We meet for informative presentations, swap stories with fellow Mac/Apple users on campus, and enjoy the company of the community.
Unless you avoided your web browser today and/or TV news shows, you know the World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) opened today in San Francisco. The traditional keynote address, without the traditional Steve Jobs welcome, was covered by numerous news outlets and blogs. For more info concerning the latest and greatest offerings from the folks based in Cupertino, CA, please check out a few of the well-known links covering the event:
This months ASUMAC meeting will feature a presentation by Parallels National Channel Manager Jason Krilich. Jason will be on campus to discuss Parallels virtualization technology solutions for the Mac from the desktop to the data center, and how Parallels can be used to promote sustainability, reduce cost, increase efficiency and provide Windows only solutions to the ASU Mac community. Apple Engineer Al Teran and Higher Ed Account Executive Jeff Wolf will be on hand to help answer questions and provide information.
This months meeting will be held on the 16th of June at 10:00 am in Computing Commons 120. A video of the meeting will be posted on the ASUMAC site after the meeting is complete.
Please note there will be no ASUMAC general meetings scheduled for May and July 2009 in CPCOM 120. The next two scheduled ASUMAC meetings will be held Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 and Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 in CPCOM 120.
Parallels posted a case study highlighting the ASU Cronkite School and how they utilize Parallels virtualization technology in their news production and computing lab environments.
Hey I’m Carrie, the Senior Campus Rep for Arizona State! I am a huge fan of anything Apple and am always on campus spreading the word about the Apple Education Discount. This discount enables students to get great discounts on Apple hardware and software. If you want to learn more about me and the other campus reps, please visit my iWeb link!
The ASUMAC steering committee meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 21 in the Computing Commons auditorium (CPCOM 120) at 10 am. Although this is not a general meeting and no speakers are scheduled, the meeting is open to those interested in discussing future ASUMAC general meeting topics or items pertaining to Apple/Mac issues on the ASU campus.
The Cisco SSLVPN client for Mac OS X, which can be used to connect to resources protected by ASU installed Cisco firewalls, is available online for ASU faculty, staff and students at the following link:
The installation requires a valid ASURITE username and password to download and install the VPN client via your desired web browser. Please note that not all ASU data resources are protected by Cisco firewalls. Contact your local ASU IT staff to determine if the Cisco SSLVPN can be used to access data resources in your area.
More information concerning the Cisco SSL VPN client can be found on the ASU UTO help site:
The Feb. 17th, 2009 ASUMAC general meeting featured Alvin Bridges and Sasan Poureetezadi from the IT staff of ASU’s Cronkite School. Their discussion featured the recent deployment of Mac OS X and Windows images in the Cronkite School classrooms using DeployStudio. Please click on the link below to view the video hosted on Vimeo:
Jeff Wolf, Higher Education Account Exec for Apple Inc. assigned to cover Arizona State University, has asked that we post the names of the Apple campus student reps working at ASU. If you need information concerning Apple and higher education programs or would like assistance with working with Apple on campus, the Apple student campus reps are a good source of assistance:
