Category Archives: General

These are exciting times for Macintosh users:  the new iPhone and “Mobile.me” software is about to be released, promising an expanded role of the personal portable “computer” coupled with mobile connectivity to the Internet, to make all of our lives … Continue reading →

BYLAWS of the SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MACINTOSH USERS GROUP ARTICLE I – Name, Status and Place of Business A. Name and Territory — The name of this organization shall be San Gabriel Valley Macintosh Users Group, hereinafter referred to as … Continue reading →

The Mozilla Group, makers of the popular Firefox and Thunderbird software are attempting to set a Guinness World Record for most internet downloads in a single 24 hr period with the release of Firefox 3. Firefox 3 Download day will … Continue reading →

Apple announced at WWDC that the newest major update to Mac OS X will be available in a about a year. The new update called Snow Leopard appears to geared toward performance and will be the first Mac OS since … Continue reading →

Here is an Update on the local Mac Event – MacDayLA… (The piece below is from MacDayLA. Any “we” or “us” refers to them – MacDayLA) The next MacDayLA is just 2 weeks away, on May 31 (which is not … Continue reading →

The premiere of MacDayLA has a lot to offer. Even a couple of things for Windows users. • If you’re into music you’ll enjoy trying the Mandala 2.0 – a drum that attaches to Mac or PC via USB and … Continue reading →

Mac author and journalist Deborah Shadovitz is currently working on a new one-day, all-day Mac event. Dates: 4th Saturday of every odd month starting Sat, March 22, 2008. Location: CBS Studio Center, Studio City, at Laurel Canyon & Ventura Blvd. … Continue reading →

As you may have noticed, James Lee of Tropical Software presented at our Jan. meeting. What you might not know is he gave attending members a chance to buy Top X notes at a discount. He has extended an offer … Continue reading →

For those considering using Apple’s new iTunes rental service you should read Chris Breen’s article “Extending iTunes rental times” http://www.macworld.com/article/131790/2008/01/longerrentals.html When I heard that they were doing only a 24 hr window for the rental, I said it was to … Continue reading →

SGVMUG General Meeting – Monday, Feb. 11th, 2008 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Pasadena Public Library, Main Branch Auditorium Terrence Talbot is co-founder of Karelia Software (www.karelia.com), a team of developers dedicated to handcrafting Macintosh software. Their first product, Watson®, was … Continue reading →