Reminder: PPUG meets tomorrow in Philly
31 October 2008 08:04 EST
Jason D. O'Grady
The Philadelphia PowerBook Users Group (PPUG) will hold its Autumn 2008 meeting on Saturday, 1 November 2008 (tomorrow!). The meeting will take place from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at the Manayunk Brewing Company. We usually have lunch (and a brew) while we talk mobile computing.
PPUGers Jason O’Grady (PowerPage.org) and Bob Snow will be on hand to discuss latest announcements from Apple new iPods and iPhone firmware and Apple's new MacBooks and MacBook Pros. Additionally, Jason will show you how the new iTunes became a Genius overnight and the joys of (re)discovering your musicall over again.
* THE ROAD WARRIOR EDITION:
* BACK TO WORK & OFF TO SCHOOL
For all you of you road warriors, we will focus on "what's in your bag" when you go short (work, school, and presentations) and long -- traveling on the road with your notebook for an extended period. We will discuss bags, batteries, getting on networks, what to do in emergencies (flash drives, cables, software), the audiophile and photographic traveler, and essentials for the road. Share with us "what's in your bag" as well as your experiences as a road warrior.
Join us for a great meeting, it’s free and open to you and your guests.
Feel free to bring items to sell or swap as well.
Manayunk Brewing Company
4120 Main Street
Philadelphia, PA 19127
215.482.8220
More information is at PPUG.net.
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Reminder: PPUG Meets tomorrow 26 July in Philly
25 July 2008 05:29 EST
Jason D. O'Grady
PPUG (Philadelphia PowerBook Users Group) will hold our next meeting on Saturday, 26 July 2008 (tomorrow!). The meeting will take place from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at the Manayunk Brewing Company in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia.
Manayunk Brewing Company
4120 Main Street
Philadelphia, PA 19127
215.482.8220
PPUG founders Jason O’Grady, Rob Parker, Bob Snow, as well as Youngmoo Kim will be on hand to talk about latest developments from Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC): iPhone 3G, iPhone 2.0 firmware, the App Store, MobileMe, (Bob) Snow Leopard and and the latest in mobile computing. We will have a live demo of the new iPhone 3G and will discuss all the news and announcements from June's WWDC. Additionally we will have a Q&A session.
Join us for a great meeting, it's free and open to all and your guests. Feel free to bring items to sell or swap as well.
More information is on the PPUG Web Site.
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PPUG Fall 2007 Meeting – TODAY
02 November 2007 12:00 EST
Jason D. O'Grady
PPUG (Philadelphia PowerBook Users Group) will hold our annual fall meeting TODAY, Saturday, 03 November 2007. The meeting will take place from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at the Manayunk Brewing Company in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia.
Manayunk Brewing Company
4120 Main Street
Philadelphia, PA 19127
215.482.8220
We usually have lunch and a brew while we talk mobile computing. Jason O'Grady (founder of PPUG and PowerPage.org) will give a presentation. Joining him will be PPUG co-founder Rob Parker, PowerPage podcast regular Youngmoo Kim, Bob Snow and David Berg who will give us their take on the latest happenings in the world of Macintosh and Apple.
Today's meeting will be all about Mac OS 10.5 Leopard. Join us while we dig into Apple's sixth major revision to OS X and we discuss Back to my Mac, Time Machine, Spaces and more. We'll also talk about the new MacBook and MacBook Pro speed bumps and we'll do gadget show and tell and wrap up with a Q&A session.
Join us for a great meeting, it's free and open to all and your guests. Feel free to bring items to sell or swap as well.
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PPUG Summer 2007 Meeting
16 June 2007 10:20 EST
Jason D. O'Grady
PPUG (Philadelphia PowerBook Users Group) will hold our annual summer meeting TODAY, Saturday, 16 June 2007. The meeting will take place from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at the Manayunk Brewing Company in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia.
Manayunk Brewing Company
4120 Main Street
Philadelphia, PA 19127
215.482.8220
We usually have lunch (and/or a brew) while we talk mobile computing. Jason O'Grady (founder of PPUG and PowerPage.org) will be on hand to talk about latest developments in the Macospere including new MacBooks and MacBook Pros, WWDC, Leopard, the impending iPhone and the latest mobile computing news.
Bob Snow and Youngmoo Kim will join us to give us their take on the latest happenings in the world of Macintosh and Apple. Additionally we will have time for Q&A.
Join us for a great meeting, it's free and open to all and your guests. Feel free to bring items to sell or swap as well.
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PPUG 2007 Meeting TODAY
17 February 2007 08:30 EST
REMINDER: If you're in the Philadelphia region PPUG meets today at noon. See you there.
PPUG (Philadelphia PowerBook Users Group) will hold our first 2007 meeting on Saturday, 17 February 2007. The meeting will take place from noon to 3pm at the Manayunk Brewing Company.
Manayunk Brewing Company
4120 Main Street
Philadelphia, PA 19127
215.482.8220
We usually have lunch (and/or a brew) while we talk mobile computing. Jason O'Grady (founder of PPUG and PowerPage.org) will be on hand to talk about latest developments from Macworld Expo San Francisco which include the iPhone, Apple TV, Leopard, and the latest mobile computing news.
Sidekicks Bob Snow and Rob Parker will join us to give us their take on the latest happenings in the world of Macintosh and Apple. Additionally we will have time for Q&A. If you were at Macworld Expo, we would love to have you give us your perspective as well.
Join us for a great meeting, it's free and open to all and your guests. Feel free to bring items to sell or swap as well.
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PPUG Meets in Philadelphia Tomorrow
27 October 2006 11:01 EST
Jason D. O'Grady
The nations first PowerBook user group - The Philadelphia PowerBook Users Group (PPUG) - will hold its 2006 Autumn meeting on Saturday 28 October 2006. The meeting takes place from 12 noon to 3pm in the downstairs banquet room of the Manayunk Brewing Company in Philadelphia.
Manyunk Brewing Company
4120 Main Street
Philadelphia, PA 19127
(215) 482-8220
I will be making a feature presentation on the new Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro and (inventory willing) will bring a spankin' new 2.33GHz MBP to show and tell. Also appearing will be PowerPage Podcast regulars (and PPUG fixtures) Rob Parker, Bob Snow and Youngmoo Kim.
Topics will include: the new Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro, Mac OS 10.5 Leopard, new iPods, iTunes 7, as well as a host of other mobile technology topics. We also do a stump the experts session and end with a mini swap meet - so bring some gear to sell or trade.
Join us for a great meeting, and it's free and open to all.
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Summer 2006 PPUG Meeting
24 June 2006 08:00 EST
Jason D. O'Grady
Just a reminder: Today is the Summer 2006 PPUG meeting. If you live in the Philadelphia area you're invited to attend.
The Philadelphia PowerBook Users Group (PPUG) will hold its summer 2006 meeting today (Saturday, 24 June 2006. ) The meeting will take place from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at the Manayunk Brewery and Restaurant. We usually have lunch (or a brew) while we talk mobile computing. I will be on hand to talk about the latest happenings in the MacBook-o-sphere along with Bob Snow and Rob Parker. Feel free to bring items to sell or swap as well.
Join us for a great meeting, it's free and open to you and all your guests.
Be advised that the Manayunk Arts Festival is going on at the same time, so parking and traffic will be tight. Please plan accordingly. The Festival begins at 11 a.m. and runs through the early evening. This would be a great day to bring your family into Manayunk and then meet after the meeting for a fabulous afternoon.
Manayunk Brewery and Restaurant
4120 Main Street
Philadelphia, PA 19127
(215) 482-8220
For information and directions go to PPUG.net.
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PPUG Meets on 24 June
01 June 2006 02:19 EST
Jason D. O'Grady
The Philadelphia PowerBook Users Group (PPUG) will have our summer 2006 meeting on Saturday, 24 June 2006. The meeting will take place from noon to 3pm at the Manayunk Brewing Company. We usually have lunch (or a brew) while we talk mobile computing. I will be giving a presentation along with Bob Snow and Rob Parker. Topics will include the new MacBooks, Apple Stores, as well as all manner of gadgets and a question-and-answer period. Feel free to bring items to sell or swap as well.
Join us for a great meeting, and it's free and open to all and your guests.
Be advised that the Manayunk Arts Festival is going on at the same time, so parking and traffic patterns will be affected. Please plan accordingly. The Festival begins at 11am and runs through the early evening. This would be a great day to bring your family into Manayunk and then meet after the meeting.
Manayunk Brewing Company
4120 Main Street
Philadelphia, PA 19127
215.482.8220
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Meet Me at MUD Tonight in Wilmington, DE
25 April 2006 03:40 EST
Jason D. O'Grady
If you live in the state of Delaware you're encouraged to come see my presentation tonight at the Mac Users of Delaware user group, or MUD as they're affectionately known. The meeting is tonight, Tuesday April 25th, 2006 at Skyline Middle School, 2900 Skyline Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808. The program kicks off at 6:30pm and I look forward to seeing you there!
A full agenda and directions are posted on the MUDel.org Web site.
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Philadelphia PowerBook User Group (PPUG) Meets 18 Feb
17 February 2006 10:44 EST
Jason D. O'Grady
Reminder if you live in the Philadelphia area: PPUG meets tomorrow.
Philadelphia PowerBook Users' Group (PPUG) Meets 18 FebThe Philadelphia PowerBook Users Group (PPUG) will have it's first meeting of 2006 on Saturday, February 18, 2006. The meeting will take place from 12 noon to 3pm at the Manayunk Brewing Company, just outside of Philadelphia, PA. We usually have lunch (or a brew) and talk mobile computing. I will be making a presentation on the MacBook Pro and rest of the announcements from Macworld Expo as well as digging into the PowerPage mail bag.
We'll also be covering other aspects of mobile technology including iPods, podcasting, vodcasting, gadgets and we'll wrap-up with a question and answer session. Feel free to bring items to sell or swap as well. Join us for a great meeting, it's free and open to all.
Manyunk Brewing Company
4120 Main Street
Philadelphia, PA 19127
215.482.8220
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REMINDER: PPUG Meets Saturday
04 November 2005 03:19 EST
Bob Snow
PPUG (Philadelphia PowerBook Users Group) will have its last meeting of 2005 on Saturday, November 5, 2005. The meeting will take place from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at the Manayunk Brewery and Restaurant. We usually have lunch (or a brew) while we talk mobile computing. We will have Jason O'Grady, editor of the PowerPage on hand to talk about his latest ventures. Topics will include the upcoming Macworld Expo 2006, new iPods, podcasting, gadgets and a question-and-answer period. Join us for a great meeting, and it's free -- open to all and guests.
You can view PPUG calendar dates or subscribe to the PPUG calendar (via iCal).
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MLMUG Meeting Wrap Up
15 August 2005 04:42 EST
Jason D. O'Grady
I had the opportunity to speak at the Main Line Mac Users Group (MLMUG) this Saturday and had a great time. Some of the topics in my presentation included: iPod Accessories iBoom and iDiddy and a discussion about the possibility of PowerBook speed bumps being announced at Apple Expo in Paris next month. The bulk of my presentation was spent on podcasting, podcasting, podcasting.
I have posted a copy of my slide presentation (1.7MB PDF) if you'd like to download a copy. A big thank you to Walt Vennell and the whole MLMUG crew for the hospitality.
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PPUG Meeting in Manayunk
17 June 2005 07:29 EST
The PPUG meeting, long overdue, is set for Manayunk Brewery at noon on Saturday June 18th. Be there if you can!
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PPUG Meets in June
26 May 2005 09:55 EST
Jason D. O'Grady
For our readers in the greater Philadelphia area: The next Philadelphia PowerBook User Group (PPUG) meeting has been scheduled for the 18th of June at the Manayunk Brewery at 12 noon. Tiger talk will dominate the meeting and Jason will be there to discuss his recent PowerPage world tour. As always we'll also have some cool kit to demo.
For more info consult the PPUG Web site and meetings calendar. If you're using iCal, subscribe to PPUG calendar dates using: webcal://ical.mac.com/rsnow/PPUG32meetings.ics
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PPUG Meeting Postponed
29 April 2005 11:33 EST
The Manayunk Brewery has been the meetingplace for the Philadelphia PowerBook User Group for many years, but this Saturday is their Annual Brew Extravaganza from 12-4pm and this will premempt the scheduled PPUG meeting. If you visit the Brewery on Saturday, you will have a chance to try over 30 different types of microbrews from breweries all over the country. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 at the door - and they will give you a keepsake tasting glass and access to unlimited sampling! We will try to reschedule the PowerBook meeting as soon as we can. Thanks!
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PPUG post-Macworld Meeting is TODAY
10 January 2005 12:38 EST
Bad news - we got bumped from our normal room and will be meeting out in the "Patio" room. This may end up being a big round table discussion instead of a presentation. O'Grady will be there.
The Philadelphia PowerBook User Group will be meeting at the Manayunk Brewery on Saturday 15 January at noon. With Macworld announcements there should be loads to talk about!
For directions visit ppug.net
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45W PowerBook AC Adapters Not Interchangeable
13 October 2003 10:50 EST
The PowerBook 15-inch FW800 ships with a grounded 65W power supply, whereas previous portables shipped with a 45W ungrounded supply. The old power supplies should not be used on new laptops, but the converse is fine.
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45W PowerBook AC Adapters Not Interchangeable
13 October 2003 10:50 EST
The PowerBook 15-inch FW800 ships with a grounded 65W power supply, whereas previous portables shipped with a 45W ungrounded supply. The old power supplies should not be used on new laptops, but the converse is fine.
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RollCall Announced: Printing Software for Address Book
23 September 2003 11:24 EST
Midnight Mage has released Roll Call 1.0 for Mac OS X 10.2, providing printing options for Address Book. The software creates slick pictorial hard copies of portions (or all) of your addresses, plus mailing labels by group or individual. You can control which fields to print, from addresses to birthdays. US$14.99 shareware; the demo is fully functional for evaluation. (Thanks, Steve!)
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RollCall Announced: Printing Software for Address Book
23 September 2003 11:24 EST
Midnight Mage has released Roll Call 1.0 for Mac OS X 10.2, providing printing options for Address Book. The software creates slick pictorial hard copies of portions (or all) of your addresses, plus mailing labels by group or individual. You can control which fields to print, from addresses to birthdays. US$14.99 shareware; the demo is fully functional for evaluation. (Thanks, Steve!)
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PB 15" 1.25GHz Delays
23 September 2003 09:04 EST
PowerBook 15" 1.25 GHz (BTO) shipments due to ship today have been delayed a week.
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PB 15" 1.25GHz Delays
23 September 2003 09:04 EST
PowerBook 15" 1.25 GHz (BTO) shipments due to ship today have been delayed a week.
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iPod AV Imagined
23 September 2003 07:22 EST
The folks at dotmac.info are ooh-ing and ahh-ing over a design experiment by Hans Hagen imagining what a future iPod with video capabilities might look at. Hopefully they're channeling dreams from Mr. Ive. -PK
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iPod AV Imagined
23 September 2003 07:22 EST
The folks at dotmac.info are ooh-ing and ahh-ing over a design experiment by Hans Hagen imagining what a future iPod with video capabilities might look at. Hopefully they're channeling dreams from Mr. Ive. -PK
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Apple Logo and "Think Different" Sighting: Limp Bizkit CD
23 September 2003 07:10 EST
The new Limp Bizkit CD, titled Results May Vary was released today, and has the "To The Crazy Ones" thing and Think Different with an Apple logo on the back page of the CD insert booklet.
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Apple Logo and "Think Different" Sighting: Limp Bizkit CD
23 September 2003 07:10 EST
The new Limp Bizkit CD, titled Results May Vary was released today, and has the "To The Crazy Ones" thing and Think Different with an Apple logo on the back page of the CD insert booklet.
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Rogue Amoeba Software Updates
22 September 2003 12:08 EST
Rogue Amoeba has updated Detour to 1.1, with OS X 10.1 support, and has just unveiled Audio Hijack 2, a huge update to our original audio recording tool.
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Rogue Amoeba Software Updates
22 September 2003 12:08 EST
Rogue Amoeba has updated Detour to 1.1, with OS X 10.1 support, and has just unveiled Audio Hijack 2, a huge update to our original audio recording tool.
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Reader Analysis: Are We Nearing the End of the iBook?
16 September 2003 01:59 EST
As Apple updates its laptop line, is it time for them to consolidate similar iBook and Powerbook offerings?
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Reader Analysis: Are We Nearing the End of the iBook?
16 September 2003 01:59 EST
As Apple updates its laptop line, is it time for them to consolidate similar iBook and Powerbook offerings?
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