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2010 General Monthly Meetings
August 10, 2010: "Cool Stuff Found for the Mac and iPhone You Can't Live Without", with Dave Hamilton of the Mac Geek Gab Podcast
 (click for larger version) As part of his Podcast, Dave and co-host John F. Braun continually find (or are introduced to) hardware and software that can really make a difference in Mac and iPhone users' lives. He will share — and even demo — some of his favorites for you!
Dave was our guest exactly one year ago and gave an exceptional presentation on keeping your Mac running "lean, clean, and mean." PMUG welcomes him back for what promises to be another informative evening, so don't miss it!
About the presenter...
Dave Hamilton is CEO of BackBeat Media. He has worked in the computer industry for 15 years, as a consultant, trainer, network engineer, web master, and programmer. In his earlier consulting days, Dave worked on the Mac, all the various Windows flavors, BeOS, a few brands of Unix, and it is rumored he once saw an OS/2 machine in action. Dave maintains his blog at DaveTheNerd.com and is on Twitter at DaveHamilton.
August 7, 2010 (a Saturday): PMUG Picnic and Pool Party
Our annual picnic will be hosted by an executive committee member at his home this year. The rain date will be the next day, Sunday, August 8.
Only PMUG members and their families are invited—sorry, no pets.
See the members area for more information.
June 8, 2010: "Facebook Security: We Know What You Did Last Summer"
 (click for larger version) PMUG's Khürt Williams, a senior information security analyst for a bio-pharma company, will talk about security on Facebook. Learn how we can protect ourselves, and at the same time, get the most out of their service.
Khürt runs PMUG's blog, and last spoke at the July 2009 meeting on how to use a Mac to display video content with Hulu on your television.
May 11, 2010: "The best things in Mac/iPhone/iPod touch/iPad are free"
with Bob Levitus
 (click for larger version) Join us at our new meeting location, Stuart Hall at Princeton Theological Seminary (the West end of the Princeton University campus.)
LeVitus, often referred to as "Dr. Mac," has been considered one of the world's leading authorities on the Macintosh and Mac OS for nearly twenty years.
He has sold millions of books worldwide, and most recently published has been "iPhone for Dummies" and "Mac OSX Leopard for Dummies. He also writes columns for the Houston Chronicle newspaper, MacDesign magazine, and Mac Observer Website.
April 13, 2010: "Digital Photography: From Pixels to Print"
with Michael Rubin of Nikon, Inc.
 (click for larger version) Michael last joined us for the October 2008 meeting and demonstrated the Nikon Capture NX2 photo editing program.
About the presenter...
Michael Rubin of Plainview, N.Y. is the Senior Product Lifecycle Manager - DSLR & Software Products at Nikon Inc. He joined Nikon in 1997 to help launch the Coolpix and Digital SLR product lines. Now in his 14th year in the industry, Michael finds the pace of changing technology just to his liking.
March 9, 2010: "Cool Gadgets for 2010 – From 3D TV to Smartphone Apps"
with Doug Dixon
 (click for larger version) Doug Dixon is back at PMUG with a heads-up on the latest trends in electronic devices, from set-top to desktop to handheld — and to demo some fun and interesting products and apps.
About the presenter...
Douglas Dixon is an independent technology consultant, author, and speaker specializing in digital media. Previously a product manager and software developer at Intel and Sarnoff, he is the author of four books and has published hundreds of feature articles over the past decade, has presented over a hundred seminars and talks, and provides expert witness services — at his Manifest Technology Website.
February 9, 2010: Social Media and Technology's Influence on the Media
with Natali Del Conte, technology news journalist for CBS and CNET
 (click for larger version) She will also discuss how journalists and reporters can and should use the "wisdom of the crowds" using the technological tools at their disposal.
Natali's career has spanned from old media as a newspaper reporter to new media as an online reporter for CNET. She has witnessed how the digital age and social media have transformed the media and will talk about just why it will never be the same.
About the presenter...
Visit Natali's Blog, Website, and Wikipedia page to learn more about her.
Watch and listen to Natali Del Conte on the 'net
Feed links are provided as a courtesy, and its content belongs to and is the responsibility of CBS and CNET.
January 12, 2010: Google's "Cloud Computing" Applications
with Romina Gutierrez of the Princeton Public Library
 (click for larger version) Romina Gutierrez of the Princeton Public Library will cover Google's Document Platform and how multiple authors can collaborate on the same document in this way. She'll also demonstrate Picasa, Google's photo editor and organizer that permits free photo posting through the Cloud. Lastly, Romina will take a closer look at traditional programs (ie. Word) and see how the Mac & PC versions stack-up against Google.
About the presenter...
Romina Gutierrez is the Technology Initiatives Librarian at the Princeton Public Library. She received an MA in Art History and MLIS from Rutgers University.
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