I was not able to burn a DVD or create a disk image with iDVD.

What fixed the problem was my switching from Best Quality to Best
Performance in my iDVD project. Right after I tried this, I was able
to make a disk image, and burn DVDs from that using Disk Utility. (I
wish I was sure of the error number I got before; I think it was
34506. I searched the Apple iDVD forums and found this advice.)

Another thing I did that likely helped was to make more free hard
drive space on my iBook. (That was advice I got at the Sept meeting.)
I had less than 4.7 Gig free, and when I tried to burn a DVD-R disk
from the Finder, my iBook told me I needed at least the size of the
DVD I was burning free on my system hard drive. (I was able to burn
the same information from iPhoto onto a DVD-R. Go figure.) I suspect
that iDVD wants at least 4.5 Gig free hard drive space before it tries
to burn a DVD or a disk image.

--- In svmug@yahoogroups.com, "dticzon" <dave@l...> wrote:
> Macworld Conference and Expo registration is now open
> IDG World Expo today announced that attendee registration is now open
> for Macworld Conference and Expo, taking place January 9-13, 2006 at
> San Francisco's Moscone Center. Early bird pricing is $25 for exhibit
> access. Keynote access starts at $300, as a part of the "Market
> Symposium" package. A keynote is scheduled for January 10th, but Apple
> CEO Steve Jobs has not yet been confirmed as the speaker. The event
> features several conferences, hands-on MacLabs computer training for
> key applications and tools, and new day-long Market Symposiums
> designed to help people in specific markets get the most out of the
> Mac computing experience. Feature presentations include "Macworld
> Live!" with New York Times columnist David Pogue, "DROIDMAKER" with
> author Michael Rubin, "MacBrainiac Challenge - The Rematch!" with
> Chris Breen, "The Russel Brown Power Hour," and "The Podcast Economy"
> presented by Chris Pirillo.



Hey Dave,

Anything about a MUG discount, at least for the exhibit halls (that's all I
really go for)?

Wil

FREE PASSES and DISCOUNTS

Until November 4, IDG is once again offering their free user group show floor
passes. Until December 9 they are also offering 15% off their Combination
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found on the
UGAB web site.

priority code H0101 <-- those are zeros
http://www.macworldexpo.com/live/20/register

Quoting "W. Mandac" <Wsman2@...>:

> --- In svmug@yahoogroups.com, "dticzon" <dave@l...> wrote:
>> Macworld Conference and Expo registration is now open
>> IDG World Expo today announced that attendee registration is now open
>> for Macworld Conference and Expo, taking place January 9-13, 2006 at
>> San Francisco's Moscone Center. Early bird pricing is $25 for exhibit
>> access. Keynote access starts at $300, as a part of the "Market
>> Symposium" package. A keynote is scheduled for January 10th, but Apple
>> CEO Steve Jobs has not yet been confirmed as the speaker. The event
>> features several conferences, hands-on MacLabs computer training for
>> key applications and tools, and new day-long Market Symposiums
>> designed to help people in specific markets get the most out of the
>> Mac computing experience. Feature presentations include "Macworld
>> Live!" with New York Times columnist David Pogue, "DROIDMAKER" with
>> author Michael Rubin, "MacBrainiac Challenge - The Rematch!" with
>> Chris Breen, "The Russel Brown Power Hour," and "The Podcast Economy"
>> presented by Chris Pirillo.
>
>
>
> Hey Dave,
>
> Anything about a MUG discount, at least for the exhibit halls (that's
> all I really go for)?
>
> Wil
>
>
>
>
>
> This has been a mailing from the SVMUG discussion group.
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

I have a disk problem that is major.  The software tells me to run
DiskDoctor from the CD.  When I have the CD loaded, naturally, I cannot
find DiskDoctor.  Can somebody help me with this please.

Corwin

Corwin,

What OS are you running?  Norton System Works has received poor
reviews for OS X, though it used to be a preferred product for OS 9
and earlier.  Other than what Norton is telling you, how do you know
there is a problem?  In other words, what is the Mac actually doing?

And, what Mac is it?  We'd need to know which Mac &definitely which
version of the OS you are running to be able to help you.

Lynda

Lynda L. Fudold
Apple Authorized Business Agent
#AA070063
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On Oct 3, 2005, at 7:28 AM, Corwin Pon wrote:

> I have a disk problem that is major.  The software tells me to run
> DiskDoctor from the CD.  When I have the CD loaded, naturally, I
> cannot
> find DiskDoctor.  Can somebody help me with this please.
>
> Corwin
>
>
>
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Could RAM memory from a PM 6500/275 be used in a PM 7600?? thanks

gabriel

>Could RAM memory from a PM 6500/275 be used in a PM 7600?? thanks
>
>gabriel

The easiest way to check on memory requirements is to use the MemoryX Web site,
and compare the two models.  They carry memory for nearly everything,
Apple, PC, Sun, Cisco, etc.  Good prices and good service.  Most
carry a lifetime warranty and few hassles about replacements.

The answer is:  If it is main memory, yes.  Check the specs, usually
on a paper tag on the memory module to be sure, but the EDO DIMMs
from the 6500 will work in the 7500.  Note that the reverse is not
always true.  The 7500 is not very discriminating in its memory
requirements and can use DIMMS that the 6500 can't.

Also note the prices.  VERY cheap.  I wasn't even aware there were
$4.98 DIMMs, other than at the flea market.
--
Roger Smith
Complete System & Network Administration
Windows, Mac, Sun, Cisco
Apple Authorized Business Agent
Microsoft Registered Partner
408-736-7200

The Santa Rosa, CA MUG (aka NCMUG standing for "North Coast ..")
appears to be a large, active, well-run group - operating about 85
miles to the North of us (Menlo Park).  In the fall each year, they
sponsor a free one day event called XXX which features vendor booths,
technical talks, and a lunchtime panel discussion.  Spouse Gayle & I
have attended for the last three years, largely to attend the
"break-outs" (talks).  This year there were 9 of these - done in sets
of 3 parallel sessions at 10, 11, and 2pm.  Speakers are primarily
book authors - most of whom live in the Bay Area or up in the "North
Coast" and generally both good speakers and well informed about their
topics.  Some of the talks are also given by regional computer
specialists (think Balin, Brown, Geller, Gousha, ...).

This years lunch time panel discussion featured Rik Myslewski,
MacAddict Editor in Chief plus two authors - Tom Negrino and Dori
Smith.  The authors are a married couple with a number of Mac and/or
PC books to their credit (check Amazon).  An NCMUG coordinator
presented a set of prepared questions to the trio - which they
addressed for about 1h 15m -- followed by 15 minutes of general Q&A.
The general title for this talk was "Future of Mac, a Discussion".
Since the panelists had been given the prepared questions in advance,
responses were direct, detailed, and opinionated.

I thought at the time (as I'm a pathetic note-taker) how nice it
would be to have somebody prepare notes for this session that could
be passed on to the world at large.  Back home that night, I was very
pleased to find that somebody had done exactly that and posted them
in a blog at MacDevCtr (MDC).  If you don't know about MDC, I commend
it to you highly.  It's the extensive Mac-oriented "forum" that
publisher O'Reilly supports -- starting from their basic web address
of
    http://www.oreillynet.com
In addition to MDC, O'Reilly supports a variety of other forums for
various programming systems, applications, etc.  If you recall that
many early O'Reilly books featured cover art depicting some of the
world's lesser known animals -- it seems as if many of those animals
now have their own "forums".

Between us, Gayle & I sampled aprx 7 of the 9 break-out sessions -
covering topics such as PhotoShop, Tiger, Automator, .Mac features,
podcasting, iLife 05 (parts of), etc.  I could only wish that the guy
who documented the lunchtime panel's talk -- could have done the same
for all of the breakouts -- in that the ones I sampled were every bit
as good as the better programs we're able to have at our local MUGs
and far less commercial than most.

If you'd like an idea of who spoke about what, NCMUG appears to still
have their explanatory material up on their website, which is at
    http://www.ncmug.org
Note that this event was publicized on both the SMUG & SVPAL mail
lists recently via the monthly User Group Bulletin.

Below I include the URL to the blog at O'Reilly's MacDevCtr site that
summarizes the lunchtime panel AND I'm including the main questions
that were asked of that panel.

Cheers, Scott


http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/7957

Question 1:  Why did apple really switch to Intel, and should I hold
off on purchasing?

Question 2: If you could have two new features in the next OS, what
would they be and why?

Question 3: Apple has two iPods that are USB only.  What does this
mean for Apple Hardware?  Is Firewire dead?

Question 4: Do you see any significant changes in software
development for the Mac as opposed to the PC?

Question 5: If I'm a windows user considering a switch, what are the
pros and cons?

Question 6: We now have Tiger and Intel OS update.  What's the next
paradigm shift for the next cat?

Question 7: Do you see a shift toward more laptops as they're more mobile.


--
Scott T. Spencer   aka smug_info@...
SMUG Membership Assistant
Menlo Park, CA

>Could RAM memory from a PM 6500/275 be used in a PM 7600?? thanks
>
>gabriel

The easiest way to check on memory requirements is to use the MemoryX Web site,
and compare the two models.  They carry memory for nearly everything,
Apple, PC, Sun, Cisco, etc.  Good prices and good service.  Most
carry a lifetime warranty and few hassles about replacements.

The answer is:  If it is main memory, yes.  Check the specs, usually
on a paper tag on the memory module to be sure, but the EDO DIMMs
from the 6500 will work in the 7500.  Note that the reverse is not
always true.  The 7500 is not very discriminating in its memory
requirements and can use DIMMS that the 6500 can't.

Also note the prices.  VERY cheap.  I wasn't even aware there were
$4.98 DIMMs, other than at the flea market.
--
Roger Smith
Complete System & Network Administration
Windows, Mac, Sun, Cisco
Apple Authorized Business Agent
Microsoft Registered Partner
408-736-7200

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http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/22/marking-up-your-designs-
with-htmlstamps/


***Opera goes free without ads
It's finally happened. Opera, the 3rd player in the browser market
(after Microsoft and Mozilla's Firefox), has finally made its popular
browser available for free--without embedded ads. Kevin Yank takes a
closer look at the move and what it means.
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***Perlcast Interviews Jesse Vincent, author of "RT Essentials"
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***What Is Free Software?
Today, free software is a large body of high-quality code on which much
of the internet depends for critical functions. But free software is
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***Backward Compatibility? We've Heard of It
PHP 5's release has sparked a PR disaster for the popular open source
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***Using FreeBSD's ACLs
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files and directories. Dru Lavigne explains how to enable, understand,
and use them appropriately.
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Mac
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***How to Set Up Backup 3 and Save Your Data
Combined with a hefty 1GB of online storage, Backup 3 provides .Mac
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most valuable data. In this tutorial, Derrick Story shows you how to get
the most out of version 3, using both your iDisk and DVDs for preserving
your work.
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***Installing Fink on Mac OS X
The Fink project aims to port Unix software to Mac OS X and make it easy
to install. In this article, Koen Vervloesem shows you the ins and outs
of Fink, with some info about how it compares to DarwinPorts, another
package management system for Mac OS X.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/09/30/fink.html

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Windows/.NET
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***What Is ASP.NET?
Part of the .NET Framework, ASP.NET allows developers to build dynamic
web apps and web services using compiled languages like VB.NET and C#.
Wei-Meng Lee provides a look under the ASP.NET hood, describing how it
works, its improved support in areas like state management and tracing
and debugging, and important new features in version 2.0. Wei-Meng is
the author of "ASP.NET: A Developer's Notebook."
http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2005/09/19/what-is-asp-net.html


***Using Windows Explorer with Alternate Credentials
Running Windows using administrator credentials can be hazardous to the
health of your machine. Mitch Tulloch, author of "Windows Server Hacks,"
shows you how you can help solve the problem by using Windows Explorer
while running alternate credentials.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/09/20/using-
windows-explorer-with-alternate-credentials.html


***What Is C#?
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that runs on the .NET platform. Jesse provides an overview of the C#
language and how it works within the .NET platform, and concludes with
resources for coding in C#. Jesse is the author of "Programming C#, 4th
Edition."
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Java
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***What Is Quartz?
Java programmers: if you've ever needed an application to perform a task
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***What Is Hibernate?
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author of "Hibernate: A Developer's Notebook."
http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/09/21/what-is-hibernate.html

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Digital Media
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***Jack Herrington ("Podcasting Hacks") interviewed on the
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***Nate Howard: Midwestern Photographer in Iraq
A photojournalist from Rochester, Minnesota is assigned to cover a local
transportation unit on duty in Iraq. The images that Nate Howard
returned with document the Iraqi people and American soldiers from a
compassionate point of view.
http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/09/28/featured.html


***Julian Kwasneski: Inside Game Audio
If you've played Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Indiana Jones, James
Bond, or any number of NBA, NFL, PGA, or NCCA console games, you've
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***Make your own "PowerSquid"
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stock and so they made their own--with a total of eight outlets--for
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This part is what is most important:  

“Other than what Norton is telling you, how do you know there is a problem?”

I don’t know other than what Norton is telling me.

Others can certainly chime in with different (or the same) opinions, but I've not heard anything good about Norton on OSX.  For that reason I wouldn't trust what it tells me, especially if there are no other issues.

Here is what I use for maintenance  on my Mac.  Others will have different ideas, opinions & procedures, though.

Repair permissions:  You can do this using Disk Utility, in the utilities folder (it comes with your Mac, or rather, with the OS).

Disk Warrior - this is a third party product.

Mac Janitor - Freeware, can be found on Version Tracker (the free part) http://www.versiontracker.com/macosx/

and, TechTools Pro, when there's a real problem.  I don't usually use this at all, unless something is glitching and the other apps don't solve it.

Hope that helps.

Lynda

Lynda L. Fudold

Apple Authorized Business Agent

#AA070063

(408) 433-1785

llf4nlp@...

iChat A/V: lyndalfudold@...

On Oct 4, 2005, at 2:03 PM, Corwin Pon wrote:

Lynda,

 

Thank you for the email.

 

“What OS are you running?” OS X 10.2.8

 

“Other than what Norton is telling you, how do you know there is a problem?”

I don’t know other than what Norton is telling me.

 

“In other words, what is the Mac actually doing?”

 

The Mac itself is not doing anything unusual.

 

“And, what Mac is it?”

 

It is a new Mac to me but it is a slightly used one that somebody bought for his wife who did not want to use a Mac and so I got Norton for it.

 

When I run Norton Disk Doctor that is loaded onto my Desktop I get:

Problem:

A major error was found in the Volume Header Block.

The free block count is incorrect.

The Volume Header Block and its Alternate store important information about your HFS Plus disk, such as the number of files and folders on the disk (1,1,9)

 

Recommend: You should fix this problem.  To Fix a major problem on the startup disk, restart your computer from the Norton Utilities CD and run Disk Doctor from the CD.

 

 

But when I put the CD into the tray, up come two icons but I do not find Disk Doctor.

 

 

Personally, I am an old timer from Silicon Valley at age 50 and from that I have seen at least a file header but so far, I have not accessed a file that I cannot read.

 

It has been about 8 years since I have been exposed to IT type information though.

 

It doesn’t seem significant to me that the free block count is incorrect, as I know that currently I have plenty of space.

 

Thank you for any help,

 

Corwin Pon

"Lynda L. Fudold" <llf4nlp@...> wrote:

Corwin,

What OS are you running?  Norton System Works has received poor 
reviews for OS X, though it used to be a preferred product for OS 9 
and earlier.  Other than what Norton is telling you, how do you know 
there is a problem?  In other words, what is the Mac actually doing?

And, what Mac is it?  We'd need to know which Mac &definitely which 
version of the OS you are running to be able to help you.

Lynda

Lynda L. Fudold
Apple Authorized Business Agent
#AA070063
llf4nlp@...
iChat A/V: lyndalfudold@...


On Oct 3, 2005, at 7:28 AM, Corwin Pon wrote:

> I have a disk problem that is major.  The software tells me to run
> DiskDoctor from the CD.  When I have the CD loaded, naturally, I 
> cannot
> find DiskDoctor.  Can somebody help me with this please.
>
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Corwin,

There are actually several ways to find this folder.  To get a larger
perspective about what all is on your Mac, you might want to click on
your desktop, to make sure you are in 'Finder'.  Then use your 'Go'
menu to get to 'Computer'.  This should give you a Finder window with
your computer's name in it.  Mine says 'Lynda's Powerbook'.

Next click on the icon that will get you a column view.  You should
see three columns.  The Utilities folder is in the Applications
Folder, though, if the above info is too confusing.

Here's a couple of alternate suggestions for you.  i) You might want
to check out PlanetMUG, which is a BBS that is a lot more active than
this list. There's quite a few folks asking and answering questions
about many many topics concerning the Mac.  You'd get more people
answering there than there are here.  PlanetMUG.org will get you
there.  There is a cost, but at $25/year it really is very very cheap
tech support, and I've gotten answers to questions within hours of
asking (doesn't always happen that way, but often does).

ii)  Pick up a copy of David Pogue's book, Moc OS X, The Missing
Manual.  Since you are running 10.2, Jaguar, you'll want the Second
edition of that book, unless you decide to upgrade soon, to Panther
(10.4).

If you still can't find the Utilities folder from what I've written
above, email me off line (llf4nlp@...), and, if we can find a
time to talk on the phone, I'll talk you through it.

Good Luck, ;-)

Lynda

On Oct 5, 2005, at 3:31 PM, Corwin Pon wrote:

> Lynda,
>
> "Repair permissions:  You can do this using Disk Utility, in the
> utilities folder (it comes with your Mac, or rather, with the OS)."
>
> I don't even know where to find this folder.  Please tell me where
> it is.
>
> Thank you,
> Corwin
>

Corwin Pon wrote:
> Lynda,
>
> "Repair permissions:  You can do this using Disk Utility, in the
> utilities folder (it comes with your Mac, or rather, with the OS)."
>
> I don't even know where to find this folder.  Please tell me where it is.
>
> Thank you,
> Corwin
>

Open up a Finder window, go to Applications, and under there you will
find a folder called Utilities.  There are a number of neat things in
there...  Grab (for screenshots), Grapher (like a graphing calculator),
NetInfo Manager (be careful in there, can do Bad Things if used
improperly), etc.

--
Tim Chetelat
--
tim@...
http://www.twisted-reality.com
--

>Roger,
>
>I have a non functioning P3 tower but I currently have a P3 laptop.
>Can you tell me know to get to the RAM please?  Also, is that the
>name of the website, <http://www.memoryx.com>www.memoryx.com?
>Interestingly, I go to the local college flea market for some of my
>needs but they are currently not yet up to speed unfortunately but
>rarely do I see any PC type stuff there.
>
>Thank you,
>Corwin
>
>Roger Smith <smith@...> wrote:
>
>  >Could RAM memory from a PM 6500/275 be used in a PM 7600?? thanks
>>
>>gabriel
>
>The easiest way to check on memory requirements is to use the
>MemoryX Web site,
>and compare the two models.  They carry memory for nearly everything,
>Apple, PC, Sun, Cisco, etc.  Good prices and good service.  Most
>carry a lifetime warranty and few hassles about replacements.
>
>The answer is:  If it is main memory, yes.  Check the specs, usually
>on a paper tag on the memory module to be sure, but the EDO DIMMs
>from the 6500 will work in the 7500.  Note that the reverse is not
>always true.  The 7500 is not very discriminating in its memory
>requirements and can use DIMMS that the 6500 can't.
>
>Also note the prices.  VERY cheap.  I wasn't even aware there were
>$4.98 DIMMs, other than at the flea market.
>--
>Roger Smith
>Complete System & Network Administration
>Windows, Mac, Sun, Cisco
>Apple Authorized Business Agent
>Microsoft Registered Partner
>408-736-7200
>
>
>
Laptops are all so proprietary that you need to know not only the
make, but the exact model.  Check the manufacturer's Web site for a
service manual.  The more enlightened PC makers actually make it easy
to get to the RAM and put the instructions in the User's Guide.
Other are so arcane and complex to service that no one bothers.

--
Roger Smith
Complete System & Network Administration
Windows, Mac, Sun, Cisco
Apple Authorized Business Agent
Microsoft Registered Partner
408-736-7200

okay i was bad and went on a font purge... i accidently deleted a few
that pages required for some files.. so i reinstalled pages.. however
i'm still missing gillsans... is that a system font?  i was wondering
if anyone could email it to me so i don't have to reinstall the
system if it is a system font.

i promise to be more careful next time.

speaking of fonts what is the max you can load into tiger these days?
not that i want to overload the sucker but i'm curious is there a
limitation like the old systems?

nancie

If you use MetroFi as your ISP, I'd appreciate your analyses.


-Ravelli

I am looking for a solution to make teleconferencings between 15
users, some with Windows and others with Mac. It is necessary that all
can speak and that the others listen to them. Somebody can help me?

I have seen solutions like hotconference.com, but they are just for
Windows. And others like WebEx are very expensive.

Thanks.

I am looking for a used copy of Genuine Fractals-3, preferably for OS 8.6
Dieter Fellenz

Try iVisit. works cross platform. not as nice as iChat though.
http://ivisit.com/


>
>
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>
>Message: 1
>   Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 21:12:40 -0000
>   From: "fcalderon007" <paco.calderon@...>
>Subject: Teleconference
>
>
>I am looking for a solution to make teleconferencings between 15
>users, some with Windows and others with Mac. It is necessary that all
>can speak and that the others listen to them. Somebody can help me?
>
>I have seen solutions like hotconference.com, but they are just for
>Windows. And others like WebEx are very expensive.
>
>Thanks.
>
>
>
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Who: Silicon Valley MUG

What: John Rizzo, longtime Mac magazine writer and author
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       We're also redesigning our web site, and we need your help!
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       Plus our usual check on happenings in the Mac industry,
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When: Monday, Oct 17, 7pm
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Members also participate in PlanetMUG, an Internet accessible
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Also see our companion groups!
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Hello everyone,

A couple of years ago, it was also "no brainer" to predict that
musical artists would leave major labels in favor of being an
independent, marketing their work via iTMS and similar venues. When
the end-user plans to put the music on an MP3 player, why so you need
the intermediate media of CD's? The CD media will not die - but it
will (even now) have a new role: the personally created playlist CD
for use in legacy audio systems, when an MP3 player can not be
properly connected.

If the music can be purchased without needing physical media, you do
not need brick-and-mortar stores. No stores, no purchasing agent. No
purchasing agent, no gala parties and glad handing by the record
label marketeers. The big record label becomes unnecessary.

Touring? Big venue tours were always for marketing, and did not
really do much for the fans or the artists. Except for the Grateful
Dead. Who kind of proved the point about the need for big label
marketing.

New model: practice, practice, practice, write, write, write, record
in an audio engineer's cottage studio, upload to iTMS, get a few
bloggers to mention you, may some internet "radio" streams. What
about over-the-air radio? No longer apropos. MTV? Ahh.. well read on.

Now we have video on iTMS. Choice music videos and a handful of video
dramas, such as "Desperate Housewives" and "Lost". These are heavy
hitters.

Right now, the concept is "if you miss it on broadcast television,
you can catch it the next day on iTMS." But consider the relationship
of a video series production company with broadcast television.

Broadcast TV is based on time slot competition. The choicest slots
have competitive programming of the best programs the networks can
offer (which can be arguably not so good, after all). As a
consequence, many fine productions will be cancelled, because the
show attracted only 20 million viewers instead of 21 million. Each
network (ABC, CBS, NBC, UPN, WB, Fox) will change the offerings,
despite critical opinion, in favor of that show which draws in the
magic "first in time slot." This attracts more advertisers, which in
turn allows the network to charge more for the advertisements shown
during that slot.

So what happens if time slots cease to be important? We have already
seem how TiVo and similar time shifting devices have upset the
commercial networks, to the extent that they have tried to obtain
legislation against time shifting and in particular commercial
skipping. But suppose a video production company has a completely
different venue for their work, one that is not based on
advertisement revenues at all.

Suppose just like musicians, a video production team (writers,
producers, directors, actors, craft staff) could conceive of
projects, e.g. "Firefly", create the episodes, and put it on an
Internet subscription or individual episode sales basis. Let us say
the price per episode is two dollars, and the purchaser gets to
download, keep, and view the episode forever, or until he or she
needs the disk space. (Burn to DVD?) Suppose the production is a nice
one, drawing a loyal viewer base of one million souls, Worldwide. The
gross revenue is $2,000,000 per episode, split between the Internet
retailer (e.g. Apple) and the production company. Suppose they get
$1.5 million per episode - not too shabby. Of course, it may take
awhile to build the loyal fan base, e.g. "Firefly", but a production
company interested as much in their art and craft as well as pure
profit might be willing to ride a production though some lean times
to get to the good.

And suppose two college kids with a Sony FX1 do the same thing,
shooting for a viewer base of 4000 people, with a revenue of $8000
per episode, where they get $6000. Churn out 24 episodes per year, on
shoestring production budgets, and we are talking viable cottage
industry.

-- Robert

from Newsday.com business:

"Will new iPod incite a video revolution?
It's not just for music anymore: Apple's new player
aims to reinvent our life on the go with movies and TV
shows"

http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzipod1014,0,2470577.story?page=1&coll=ny-hom\
epage-mezz

_____________________________________________________________________

Apple User Group Bulletin - Members, September 17, 2005

Community News - Members
....................

1] - Expo News: User Group University Returns to San Francisco
2] - Expo News: Free Passes and More
3] - Expo News: Show Floor Volunteers
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5] - HelMUG at Comdex
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For a limited time, user group members can register for a free
exhibits-only pass (deadline Nov. 4) or a 15 percent discount on all
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3] - Expo News: Show Floor Volunteers
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If you are headed for San Francisco in January and want to spend a few
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4] - Expo News: Party for the People
......................

Hosted by Deb Shadovitz of the San Gabriel Valley Mac Users Group, the
third annual Party For The People is scheduled for the evening of Jan.
10 - during Macworld Expo - at the Renaissance Parc 55, a popular
hotel for Macworld attendees, just .6 miles from Moscone Center.

Find out more.
http://www.shadovitz.com/partyforthepeople/
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5] - HelMUG at Comdex
......................

  From November 18 to 20, the Hellenic Macintosh User Group (HelMUG)
will have a booth at one of the biggest annual digital technology
expos - Comdex, Athens. During the week, HelMUG will offer multiple
events, including a remote presentation from Germany and a
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Join them at booth H18, level 1.
http://www.helmug.gr/

(Thanks to Ambassador Yannis Angelidis for this tip.)
_____________________________________________________________________

6] - User Group Officer Presents at MacFair
......................

Claire Lemire, Apple SIG Ambassador for the North Orange County Computer
Club, will be one of the presenters at MacFair 2005 on November 4 - 5
in Norwalk, California. With workshops, presentations and door prizes,
the event bills itself as Southern California's MacXtravaganza.

http://noccc.org/
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7] - MacCore Offers a Schmoozefest
......................

MacCore will be hosting their annual Schmoozefest and auction on
October 19 in Kansas City. Bid on bargains while you schmooze.

http://www.maccore.org/
_____________________________________________________________________

8] - Connecticut Final Cut Pro Group at Gems
......................

The Connecticut Final Cut Pro User Group (CTFCPUG) participated in a
panel discussion at the 2005 Global Entertainment and Media Summit
(GEMS) in Connecticut. The event included over 500 professionals from
the entertainment, music, video, new media, film and related
industries.

http://www.ctfcpug.org
_____________________________________________________________________

9] - BeiMac Forms China's First iPod Group
......................

Beijing Macintosh User Group held their October meeting at Apple's
Beijing office to announce the formation of China's first iPod User
Group. David Feng, founder and president of the Beijing Macintosh User
Group, said that as more people become aware of the iPod the time was
right for a group focused on all things iPod.

http://www.beimac.com/modules/news/
(Congratulations to Apple Regional Liaison David Feng.)
_____________________________________________________________________

10] - Milestones
.....................

This month's column includes a group who first met in 1977. Happy
anniversary to a worldwide list of some of our oldest groups.
Want to see your group listed? Send an email with date and year
to ugbeditor@....

1977
AppleRock
http://www.applerock.org/
(Greetings to Ambassador Joan Paletti.)

1979
Apple-Q inc
http://www.apple-q.org.au
(Congratulations to Ambassador Stan Miller.)

1981
Apple Blossom Computer Club
http://abccmug.org/

1984
dBug - Macintosh downtown Business Users Group
http://www.dbug.org

1984
North Coast Mac Users Group (CA)
http://www.ncmug.org
(Greetings to President Lorene Romero, Bernie Powell,
Joan O'Brien and NCMUG members.)

1984
Tulsa Users of Macintosh Society
http://www.tums.org
(Congrats to long-time Ambassador Arthur Barber.)

1984
Victoria Macintosh Users Group
http://www.vmug.bc.ca

1984
Yakima Area Macintosh Users
http://www.macyak.org

1985
Silicon Mountain Macintosh User Group
http://www.smmug.org
(Thanks to UGAB member Lynn Poos for this tip.)

1986
CHampions Of the Mac Proletariat
http://www.chompmug.org

1986
Waterloo Region Macintosh Users Group
http://homepage.mac.com/WatRMUG/
(Congrats to long-time Ambassador Richard Crispin.)

1992
Macintosh Business Users Society of Greater Philadelphia
http://www.macbus.org
(Congrats to long-time Ambassador Todd Salkovitz.)

1998
MacRIT
http://macrit.rit.edu
(Congrats to Ambassador Jacob Cebula and members.)

2000
AMUG Sicilia
http://www.amugsicilia.it

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Hello everyone,

Just in case you missed it, this announcement appeared on MacCentral
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-- Robert Brown

http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2005/10/noevent/index.php