ASUMAC

The September 2009 ASUMAC meeting will feature a presentation by Apple Engineer Al Teran. Apple will be on campus to show and discuss the release of Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6). Come see what is new for the latest version of Mac OS X Client and Server. More info about Snow Leopard can be found on Apple’s site:

http://www.apple.com/macosx/

This months meeting will be held on the 15th of September at 10:00 am in Computing Commons 120. The meeting will also be online via the Adobe Connect/Breeze meeting service:

http://breezemeeting.asu.edu/asumac

Hope to see you there.

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Apple has announced Mac OS X 10.6, better known as Snow Leopard, will be available Friday, August 28, 2009. The latest version of the Mac OS X “cat” line is more of an update than a major upgrade, but is expected to help fine tune the existing 10.5 or “Leopard” Mac OS X version running on most of the Macs in production today. Please note Mac OS X 10.6 is intended for Intel based Mac laptops and desktops. If your Mac is PowerPC based (G4 or G5), the Mac OS X 10.6 installation will not work on the PowerPC based laptop or desktop.

More information about Snow Leopard can be found on the Apple, Inc. site:

http://www.apple.com/macosx/

http://www.apple.com/macosx/specs.html

Information concerning the installation of Snow Leopard can be found on the Macworld site:

http://www.macworld.com/article/142454/2009/08/install_snow_leopard.html

The August ASUMAC general meeting scheduled for Tuesday, August 18th in Computing Commons room 120 has been canceled. The next scheduled ASUMAC general meeting will be Tuesday, September 15, 2009.

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:

Apple Developer Connection
Apple,Inc.
Mac Rumors
Apple Insider
MacWorld keynote coverage
Engadget WWDC coverage
Gizmodo WWDC 2009 coverage

Parallels – Desktop to Data Center

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.

Hope to see you there.

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.

Technology Moving at the Speed of News

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. 

Web Link:

http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/spotlights/

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!

http://web.me.com/carrie_vannest/Site

Carrie

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.