April 13, 2008
ASUMAC April 2008 general meeting
Dr. Adrian Sannier, University Technology Officer at ASU, will deliver a State-of-the-Mac at ASU address on Tuesday, April 22nd. The ASUMAC general meeting is open to the ASU community and will take place in the Computing Commons Auditorium (CC120) at 9:30 AM. The meeting will also be available online:
https://breezemeeting.asu.edu/asumac/
A PDF meeting flyer is available for download:
http://asumac.asu.edu/Documents/PDF/Apr2008flyer.pdf
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January 23, 2007
ASUMAC Jan. 30th General Meeting: Frank Callaham
You are invited to attend the next ASUMAC general meeting taking place in the Memorial Union Alumni Lounge (MU 202) on Tuesday, January 30th from 11am – 1pm. Our guest speaker will be Frank Callaham from Apple, Inc. The topic of discussion will be:
Enterprise Solutions from Apple Inc.: High Performance Storage Solutions
Demands for storage continue to increase exponentially. Acquiring, managing and backing up large amounts of storage can be challenging. Apple provides solutions ranging from direct attached storage, to SAN and clustered file system solutions (Xsan).
Please join us to discuss:
• Xserve RAID - Fast, inexpensive, platform independent storage
• Disk to disk to tape solutions to reduce backup windows
• Xserve & Mac OS X Server as a NAS solution
• Xserve and Xserve Raid in typical SAN solutions
• Xsan - an OS X clustered file system that also allows integration of: Windows, AIX, Linux (Suse/Red Hat), IRIX, and Solaris
• Preview of Leopard Server features
A light lunch will be served, courtesy of Apple, Inc.
More info can be found by clicking here to download the PDF announcement.
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November 18, 2006
ASUMAC Nov. 21 General Meeting: Andy Beier
The Tuesday, November 21st ASUMAC General Meeting will feature a presentation by Andy Beier. Andy's presentation is titled: Corda Technologies Data Visualization Tools for OS X. Andy will also be previewing the new ASUMAC knowledge base to be available soon on our ASUMAC web site. Please join us on Tuesday, November 21st at 10:30 AM in the Computing Commons Auditorium (CPCOM 120). You may even win an iTunes gift card!
More info can be found by clicking here to download the PDF announcement.
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October 20, 2006
Apple Sponsored IT Seminar - Dec. 5th - Phoenix
Apple has posted a seminar titled:
Data Retention and Recovery: What you need to know
The seminar is traveleing through cities throughout the US and will stop in Phoenix on Tuesday, Dec. 5th at the Phoenix Hilton Suites. The seminar is not a higher ed seminar, but may be of interest for departments looking for further information concerning data storage and retention.
Further info and a link to register for the event can found on Apple's site by clicking here.
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October 13, 2006
ASUMAC October 18th General Meeting, Coor Hall
The October ASUMAC General Meeting has been moved to a new date and place this month. The October general meeting will take place at 10:30 AM, Wed. Oct. 18th in Coor Hall, room L1-84. The meeting will feature the following presentations:
- Apple Education Division Systems Engineer Al Teran will present an overview of running Windows on an Intel Mac using either Boot Camp or Parallels Desktop for Mac.
- Apple Higher Education Account Executive Jeff Wolf will introduce himself and our student Apple campus reps.
- Robin Manke-Cassidy from UTO will stop by to give a brief update on the status of the Checkpoint VPN SecureClient for Mac OS X 10.4.
Please join us on Wednesday, October 18th at 10:30 AM in Coor Hall room L1-84.
More information can found by clicking here to download the ASUMAC October Meeting flyer PDF.
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September 11, 2006
ASUMAC September 19th Meeting: Adobe and Al
The Tuesday, September 19th ASUMAC General Meeting will feature two presentations. Our first presentation will be from Adobe Systems, Inc., followed by a recap of WWDC 2006 by Apple Education Division Systems Engineer Al Teran. Please join us on Tuesday, September 19th at 10:00 AM in the Computing Commons Auditorium (CPCOM 120).
More info can be found by clicking here to download the PDF announcement.
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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.
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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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July 12, 2006
July ASUMAC meeting cancelled
Please note the ASUMAC general meeting scheduled for July 18th has been cancelled.
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ASU Campus AppleTalk shutdown reminder
Just a reminder that AppleTalk routing has been shutdown on the ASU Campus:
From Robin Manke-Cassidy in Central IT:
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Subject: Campus AppleTalk Routing Shutdown 7-12-2006
"This is a reminder that on Wednesday morning 7/12/2006., Data Communications Operations will be permanently shutting down AppleTalk routing on the ASU network. AppleTalk routing will no longer be supported on any ASU campus after that date.
Thank You."
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A workaround procedure from Denise Hutchinson:
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Here is a quick outline on how to access servers without browsing AppleTalk zones:
From a Mac running Mac OS X:
1) Bring the Finder to the front by clicking on your desktop
2) Select the Go menu
3) Select "Connect to Server"
4) In the Server Address field, enter either the dns name or IP number of the needed server.
For easier use in the future, you can add servers to the "Favorite Servers" list by clicking on
the "Plus Sign" button to the right of the Server Address field. Then select servers from your
Favorites list rather than retyping in it's name each time.
5) Log in per usual
From a Mac running Mac OS 8 or 9
1) Go to the Apple menu, select Chooser
2) In the Chooser window, select the AppleShare Icon
3) Click on the "Server IP Address" button in the lower right hand corner
4) In the following window, enter either the dns name or IP number of the needed server
5) Log in per usual
If you have any questions or problems, please let me know.
--Denise
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June 22, 2006
ASU Computer Store Inventory Closure Dates
A note from the ASU Computer Store:
The ASU Computer Store will be closed Friday, June 30th and Monday,
July 3rd for 2006 fiscal year end inventory.
We will resume regular summer hours (8am - 5pm, Monday - Friday) on
Wednesday, July 5th.
We will continue to fill orders for in stock items through the end of
business Thursday, June 29th.
Kevin Snow
ASU Computer Store
Arizona State University
480.965.0234 voice
480.965.1168 fax
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June 19, 2006
ASUMAC June 20th Meeting: Announcing iTunes U at ASU
The June 20th ASUMAC General Meeting will feature Sam DiGangi, Associate Vice Provost of the University Technology Office. Sam will discuss iTunes University. To learn more about this exciting new partnership between ASU and Apple Computer to enhance online teaching and learning, please join us on Tuesday, June 20th at 10:00 AM in the Computing Commons Auditorium (CPCOM 120).
More info can be found by clicking here to download the PDF announcement.
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April 14, 2006
Adrian Sannier to speak at ASUMAC April 18th General Meeting
Adrian Sannier, University Technology Office, is scheduled to speak at the ASUMAC general meeting on Tuesday, April 18th at 10:30 AM. The general meeting will take place in the Computing Commons auditorium (CPCom 120).
This will be an open discussion meeting, with a focus on the role of computing user groups on campus. The general meeting is open to all that would like to attend.
For further information, please click here to download the ASUMAC April general meeting PDF.
See you on Tuesday...
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April 11, 2006
Apple Remote Desktop 3
Apple "quietly" released the latest version of their Apple Remote Desktop software. The latest version is Apple Remote Desktop 3 and claims to be a vast improvement over the previous releases. It is also a Universal package, making it available for both PowerPC and Intel based Macs. More info can be found on Apple's site:
http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/
You can also find pricing info at the ASU Bookstore - Apple Store link:
http://bookstore.asu.edu/computers/apple.php
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April 05, 2006
Boot Windows on a Mac? Yes you can, if...
...you have an Intel based Mac. Apple announced the beta release of Boot Camp. The software allows Windows XP to be installed and run natively on Intel based Mac hardware. More info can be found at:
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/apr/05bootcamp.html
http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/
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March 29, 2006
ASU Computer Store Specials - Spring 2006
The ASU Computer Store, located in the Computing Commons on the main campus of ASU in Tempe, has special pricing on Apple hardware and software during the Spring 2006 semsester available for students, faculty and staff while supplies last. Please click here to view the PDF.
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March 16, 2006
ASUMAC March 21st General Meeting
The next ASUMAC general meeting will take place next Tuesday, March 21st, in the Computing Commons auditorium (CPCOM 120) at 10:30 AM. Al Teran will be our guest speaker and recap major announcements from Apple that occurred during/since MacWorld in January, including the Intel based iMac/MacBook Pro, iLife '06 and iTunes U. Please click here to download the ASUMAC March general meeting PDF.
See you there...
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January 10, 2006
Intel Macs have arrived
Apple announced new Intel based iMac and MacBook Pro computers during Steve Jobs keynote address at Macworld in San Francisco on Tuesday, January 10, 2006. The new Intel based iMacs and MacBook Pro (formerly known as the PowerBook) offer a Intel Core Duo processor.
Apple also announced updated versions of iWork and iLife as well as a few other goodies, like the iPod Radio Remote.
More info can be found on Apple's web site.
Education pricing can be found at the ASU Apple Store site.
Other links to info about Macworld 2006 can be found at:
Apple Hot News
iMac Intel Core Duo Info
Mac Book Pro Intel Core Duo Info
Macworld
Mac Rumors
Think Secret
Yahoo Mac News
Google Sci/Tech News
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December 19, 2005
ASU Computer Store Holiday Promotion
The ASU Computer Store is having a December promotional sale on Apple products. Please click here to download the promotional PDF flyer. You can also visit the ASU Computer site for more information:
http://bookstore.asu.edu/computers/apple.php
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December 06, 2005
MacWorld Conference and Expo Info
Bob Lewis has asked ASUMAC to post the following information regarding the upcoming MacWorld Conference and Expo in San Francisco scheduled for January 9-13, 2006. Please click here to access the PDF flyer. The flyer has links to discounts for educators registering to attend the MacWorld conference and expo.
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November 11, 2005
November ASUMAC Meeting
The November ASUMAC meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 15th at 10 AM.
This months topic is "E-mail options for Mac users at ASU". Jason Pratt from the Web and Messaging Applications team (WMAC) will "...cover the various methods of accessing ASU's e-mail resources that are available to faculty, staff and students."
The November ASUMAC meeting will be held in the Computing Commons Auditorium (CPCOM 120).
Please click here to download the ASUMAC November PDF flyer. Please feel free to download and distribute the ASUMAC November flyer.
Thanks and we look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, Nov. 15th.
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October 14, 2005
ASUMAC October general meeting: Tuesday, Oct. 18
The October ASUMAC meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 18th at 9:30AM.
This months topic is Podcasting. Guy Mullins and Barnaby Wasson from ASU DMIT will "...cover the tools and techniques needed to both consume and to create podcast programming."
The October ASUMAC meeting will be held in the Computing Commons Auditorium (CPCOM 120).
Please click here to download the ASUMAC October PDF flyer. Please feel free to download and distribute the ASUMAC October flyer.
Thanks and we look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, Oct. 18th.
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Apple updates iPod and iMac G5...
Take a look at the updates for the iPod and iMac G5:
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September 26, 2005
Virex 7.7 available to the ASU community
McAfee's Virex 7.7 is now available as a free download to the ASU Community from the ASU IT software download page:
http://www.asu.edu/it/security/software/html/antivirus/
Info from ASU comm-q:
"Virex 7.7 supports OS X (10.2.6, 10.2.8, 10.3.x and 10.4.x). Please read the Virex 7.7 ReadMe:
http://www.asu.edu/it/security/software/docs/antivirus/Virex%207.7%20ReadMe.rtf
or the Virex 7.7 User Guide:
http://www.asu.edu/it/security/software/docs/antivirus/Virex%207.7%20Product%20Guide.pdf
for full information on Virex 7.7."
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September 20, 2005
Office 2004 for Mac SP2
Microsoft has released Service Pack 2 for Office 2004 for Mac OS X. The latest update promises to fix many nagging issues with Office 2004, including major improvements with Entourage 2004 and Exchange. Please be sure to read the info located on the Microsoft web site prior to installation of SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/default.aspx?pid=office2004sp2
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Thanks for attending
The Sep. 20th ASUMAC general meeting went well. A special thanks to Frank Callaham for presenting (and to Bob Lewis for introducing Frank so I didn't have to speak to the audience). Thanks to Bob, Al Teran, Tina Rutledge, Anish Adalja and all ASUMAC Steering Committee members who helped make the meeting a success. I hope those of you that were able to attend received some helpful information concerning Apple's latest offering in enterprise storage solutions.
Congratulations to the door prize winners, especially Lou Guerrero from the Biodesign Institute for winning the 1 GB iPod shuffle. I've been informed there may be another iPod shuffle giveaway at the next ASUMAC general meeting in October, but I'll have to check with Bob Lewis to make sure it's official.
Thanks again and we'll see you at the next general meeting on Tuesday, October 18th.
TJ Sokol
ASUMAC Chairperson
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September 15, 2005
ASUMAC Sep. 20th Meeting Update
You are cordially invited to the ASUMAC General Meeting on Tuesday, September 20th:
Where: Memorial Union Alumni Lounge
When: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
The ASUMAC featured speaker this month is Frank Callaham, Development Executive for Apple Education IT. Frank’s discussion will concentrate on high performance storage solutions in the enterprise.
A light lunch will be served and the first 50 people to attend will each receive a coupon worth one free iTune. All attendees will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a free iPod shuffle and iTune gift cards.
Please click here to access the September PDF flyer for further information about the meeting. We look forward to seeing you at the ASUMAC September meeting and thanks for your continued support of ASUMAC!
Sincerely,
ASUMAC Steering Committee
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September 06, 2005
ASUMAC meeting Tuesday Sep. 20th in MU
The next ASUMAC general meeting will be held in the MU Alumni Lounge on Tuesday, Sept. 20th from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Details of the meeting are still being put together, but the topic will revolve around enterprise computing solutions. There will be a few giveaways and a complimentary lunch will be served.
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July 13, 2005
iCal for Fall 2005 semester
Colin Mattson has kindly updated an iCal calendar for the Fall 2005 semester. Colin's July 5th, 2005 post to the Machelp list:
"The calendar has been updated for Fall 2005, and I'll add on Spring 06 after school starts (last semester several of the dates changed a couple weeks into classes). If you're subscribed to the calendar in iCal, a simple refresh will get you the latest data.
If you're not already subscribed:
* There's a webloc file on ASUMac Warehouse (in the "iCal" folder) pointing to the calendar.
* Or you can click: webcal://www.public.asu.edu/~cmattso/ASU32Academic.ics -- this will automatically launch iCal and open a pre-filled "Subscribe to Calendar" sheet.
To keep up with any changes to the calendar (either the registrar's calendar or my version thereof), you may want to set the calendar to automatically refresh on a weekly basis.
As always, feel free to pass the link around to anyone who may be interested. The fewer the people manually entering semester dates, the better. :)"
--
Colin Mattson
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Tiger 10.4.2 update released
Apple has released the latest update for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and Tiger Server. Further info can be found at:
Tiger 10.4.2 update
Tiger 10.4.2 combo update
Tiger 10.4.2 Server update
Tiger 10.4.2 Server combo update
Posted by tsokol at 08:19 PM | Comments (0)
July 12, 2005
Next User Group Meeting: July 19th
Join the ASUMAC members as we welcome ASU's own Andy Beier in a discussion about Dashboard and widgets. The meeting will be held Tuesday, July 19th at 10 AM in CPCOM 120.
Further information about July's meeting can be found by clicking here to download the pdf flyer (go ahead, it don't cost nothin').
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April 28, 2005
My last entry
Just wanted to let you all know that I have accepted a position with another company, Apple, and will be leaving ASU and my position as ASUMAC chairperson. For the time being, Joseph Williams will be taking over and along with our Steering Committee will continue to provide information and support to the ASU Macintosh community. If you are interested in getting more involved in the group, please contact Joe and let him know.
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April 20, 2005
Upcoming FREE Digital Media Seminar
You are invited to attend the Apple Final Cut Studio seminar. Whether you're a long time Final Cut Pro user or just getting started, this information packed seminar is a must attend event.
Glendale Community College - Mondy, April 25th - 2pm to 5pm
GCC Event Flyer
Arizona State University - Tuesday, April 26th - 2pm to 5pm
ASU Event Flyer
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April 14, 2005
Next User Group Meeting : April 19th
Join other ASUMAC members on Tuesday, April 19th at 10am in CPCOM 120 for a preview of "Tiger".
Door prizes will be awarded!
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February 03, 2005
February 15th ASUMAC Meeting
Our first meeting of 2005 is scheduled for February 15. And yes, we will have some door prizes!!!
Promotional Poster
CPCOM 120
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Topics include:
Macs @ ASU - Working with Exchange using Entourage 2004: What works and what doesn't.
Cool Tools - Spotlight on Carbon Copy Cloner
MacWorld Recap - Al Teran from Apple will provide a recap of the recent Macworld announcements and possibly show off some new "small" Apple products.
Podcasting - Guy Mullins from DMIT will tell us everything we could possibly want to know about Podcasting...including what it is!
Hope to see you all there.
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January 22, 2005
New ASUMAC website is here
Welcome to the new ASUMAC website. We have been working to setup a site that can be quickly updated to make it easier to provide the latest information related to using and supporting Macintosh computers at ASU.
If you would like to contribute content or ideas to this site, please send it to asumacweb@asu.edu.
In the near future, we will be activating comment features on posted articles as well as developing some regular feature articles.
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