DATE of Event:  November 16, 2009 - svmug Monthly Meeting

**PRESENTATION:**  How safe is your data? Sure, you back it up, but what if your
computer burns up - literally. We'll take a look at the ioSafe SOLO - an
external hard drive that can survive not just burning in a house fire, but also
drowning in a flood or from the water of a fireman's hose.

IoSafe designs and manufactures disaster proof hardware to protect digital
assets, photos and video. Like an aircraft black box, ioSafe network storage,
USB devices and internal hard drives provide complete protection for your
personal and business data.  The company offers hard drives at price points that
everyone can afford.

http://www.ioSafe.com

Plus, we'll cover this month's notable Apple-related news. During our Q & A
section, we will try to answer your Mac-related or iPhone-related questions and
problems.


REMINDER: 
Please bring some beverages or finger-food snack items to the meeting, as part
of our new "potluck" plan.  Suggestions include salami, cheese and crackers,
cookies, chips, fruit, waters, soda, vegies, but can be pretty much anything. 
Be creative! We could use some more beverages. Remember to bring cups and ice if
needed. Thank you to all who participated last month.  Everyone who brings a
snack will receive one extra raffle ticket. You can only win once, but this will
improve your odds of winning!


SCHEDULE: (presentation time may not be exact)
6:30 PM - Doors open
7:00 PM - Introduction (and stragglers come in)
7:05 PM - News
7:30 PM - Presentation:  Robb Moore, CEO at ioSafe -- fireproof/waterproof hard
drives
8:15 PM - Break time with member-provided food and drinks
8:30 PM - Group Q & A
9:15 PM - Finish up and Raffle
9:30 PM - Meeting ends; Join us after the meeting over at BJ's brewery &
restaurant.
(Sometimes the meeting ends later, sometimes earlier. You can leave whenever you
need to.)


LOCATION:
Apple, Inc.  
4 Infinite Loop  
Cupertino, CA 95014  

ROOM Name & Location:  Garage conference room on the 2nd floor, Building 4  

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FUTURE MEETINGS:  (subject to change)  

Dec 21 -
Lynda Gousha talks about Mac Security
Holiday Potluck - Bring a dish to share!

**2010**
Jan 18 -  tbd
Feb 15 - Fujitsu -- latest ScanSnap model

Who would YOU like to see as a presenter at our meetings?
What topics interest you?
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COMMENTS/FEEDBACK?
These meetings are for you! Do you know a vendor or guest speaker that
you'd like to see at a future meeting? Let us know! Do you have
feedback and suggestions for improving things? Is there a place we
should be advertising our group meetings? Does anybody read this stuff?
Email gousha@...

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ABOUT SVMUG:
SVMUG meetings occur on the 3rd Monday of each month, in conjunction
with the A32 User Group.
Meetings are free and open to the public.

Audience members may arrive or depart at their convenience, so feel
free to arrive late, or leave early if you wish.

Silicon Valley MUG is an informal gathering of Macintosh users in the
San Jose area. Started as the South Bay branch of the Berkeley Mac
User Group (BMUG), SVMUG lives on after the dissolution of the main
organization. We hold monthly meetings on the Apple campus in
Cupertino, focusing on user support, vendor demonstrations, and
community contacts.

See the web site at http://www.svmug.org and our mail list at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svmug

Or for further information email Charles Gousha at
gousha@... or call 408-974-8246.

Members also participate in PlanetMUG, an Internet accessible
FirstClass bulletin board offering technical support, software
downloads, and a global social community of over 500 Mac users.
Details can be found at http://www.planetmug.org

OTHER MAC GROUPS
Also see our companion groups!
Stanford/Palo Alto MUG, at http://pa-smug.org
BMUG West, at http://www.bmugwest.com
East Bay Mac User Group, at http://www.ebmug.org
San Leandro Mac User Group, at http://www.slmug.org

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