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August 14, 2006
August 15th meeting canceled
The scheduled August 15th ASUMAC general meeting in CPCOM 120 has been canceled. The next scheduled ASUMAC meeting is Tuesday, September 19th in CPCOM 120.
Posted by tsokol at 10:59 AM | Comments (0)
WWDC 2006 review
The Worldwide Developer's Conference 2006 (WWDC 2006) is over and the news from the week long conference has been posted on most of our favorite Mac web sites. In order to not repeat most of the same information, and to avoid posting material Apple may not want posted, here are a few of the many links posting great info concerning WWDC 2006:
WWDC 2006 keynote:
http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/aug_2006/event/index.html
Leopard preview:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/
Macworld:
Apple Product Unveilings
WWDC Macworld Live Chat Transcript
Macworld Podcasts:
http://podcasts.macworld.com/2006/08/downloads/mwpodcast48.m4a
http://podcasts.macworld.com/2006/08/downloads/mwpodcast49.m4a
Think Secret:
http://www.thinksecret.com/
Mac Rumors:
http://www.macrumors.com/
MacInTouch:
http://www.macintouch.com/specialreports/wwdc2006/index.html
MacDailyNews:
http://macdailynews.com/index.php
CNET News:
http://search.news.com/search?q=WWDC+2006&tag=srch
There are many other sites posting information about WWDC 2006 that can be reached with a quick Google search.
A few notes of my own:
The keynote seemed to move along without much fanfare and without the famous "Oh, and one more thing..." at the end. I was hoping for a few more announcements, new MacBook Pro enclosure, new iPod video, etc. I was told this is becoming less of a consumer product announcement venue and to look for new product and updates to be announced in the months to follow WWDC. I was hoping to see firm release dates from Microsoft concerning the next release of Office for Mac and Adobe concerning the next Adobe Creative Suite and Macromedia products, but no date, just wait and see.
It was nice to see the unveiling of the Mac Pro and Xserve. The Intel transition was not much of a topic during the conference, which was a good thing. The transition, for most of the attendees, appears to be running along smoothly, with only a few glitches or problem programs along the way.
Leopard's new features, such as Time Machine, which is rumored to change and evolve before the final release, and Spaces are two very welcomed additions. Sessions concerning Time Machine were packed and numerous features were requested for the final release, including secure deletes to ensure items are removed from the system. Other cool updates, such as iChat's ability to show Keynote presentations and Safari's Web Clip feature, were welcomed additions. There were numerous sessions throughout the week so I am still trying to digest all the new information.
A special thank you to Apple Systems Engineers Al Teran and Steve Nelson for making the week informative and fun. They were a great resource to bounce back ideas and to explain the new features. The ASUMAC group will look forward to Al giving a recap of the WWDC 2006 events at a future ASUMAC general meeting (hopefully in September).
TJ Sokol
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