Newsletter to Members
February 2006
In this issue:
Next Meeting
Monday February 6 at 6:30pm
Room 327 Theatrette, Sir Robert Webster Building, UNSW Kensington.
Welcome back to our first meeting for 2006!
Presentation:
Colin will take us through the highlights from Macworld Expo San Francisco held in January...
Announcements in Steve Jobs' Keynote included:
- Apple introduces Intel Core Duo Processors. More...
- New iMac with Intel Core Duo Processor. More...
- New MacBook Pro with Intel Core Duo Processor. More...
- iLife '06 featuring new iWeb. More...
- iWork '06 with updates to Pages and Keynote. More...
- Enhancements to dotMac. More...
- Apple announces the iPod Radio Remote. More...
Colin's presentation will also cover:
- A look at some software download centres
- TechTool Protége
- Seagate's new 5Gb FlashDrive
- A peek at iWork 06 and iLife06
February Raffle Prize:
A set of brand new stereo Earphones and a NetComm VoIP Desktop telephone (RRP $189)
[Thanks Colin for this very generous prize donation!]
During the Macworld San Francisco 2006 Keynote, Intel CEO Paul Otellini hands Steve Jobs a symbolic platter of Intel microchips for use in a new range of Macs that feature Core Duo Intel processors.
Image from Apple's QuickTime live video stream of the Keynote.
Diary Dates
Meeting dates for 2006
(Dates and venues subject to change)
Monday night meetings
First Monday of each month (except January and public hols).
Room 327 Theatrette, Sir Robert Webster Building, UNSW.
Feb 6, Mar 6, Apr 3, May 1, Jun 5, Jul 3, Aug 7 (AGM), Sep 4,
Oct 9 (deferred because of Labour Day long weekend), Nov 6, Dec 4.
Saturday Beginners SIG (Special Interest Group):
Held the Saturday morning after each monthly meeting.
Room 136C Computer Lab, Sir Robert Webster Building, UNSW.
Feb 11, Mar 11, Apr 8, May 6, June 10, Jul 8, Aug 12, Sep 9, Oct 14, Nov 11, Dec 9.
News from the Net
- Adobe-Macromedia merge completed
- New Adobe Acrobat 3D
- Adobe Software Licensing Compliance
- You can test QuarkXpress 7 Beta
- Intel-based Macs: Application compatibility listings
- Booting an Intel iMac from an External Drive
- Disney to buy Pixar: It's a Small World, After All
- Nicholas Pyers presents
- Photos from BETT 2006
- Call A.P.P.L.E. to post your Blog
Adobe-Macromedia merge completed
Adobe Systems Incorporated has announced the completion of its acquisition of Macromedia, Inc. The transaction was finalized on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005.
New Product Configurations
Three new product bundles have resulted from the acquisition. More...
Two of these (for Mac and Windows) combine the existing Adobe Creative Suite Premium bundle with the latest Macromedia product releases.
1. Adobe Design Bundle with Macromedia Flash combines:
– Macromedia Flash Professional 8
– Adobe Creative Suite Premium
– RRP $2,595 incl GST
2. Adobe Web Bundle with Macromedia Studio 8 combines:
– Dreamweaver® 8
– Flash Professional 8
– Fireworks® 8
– Contribute™ 3
– FlashPaper™ 2
– Adobe Creative Suite Premium
– RRP $2,995 incl GST
3. Adobe Video Bundle combines:
– Adobe Production Studio Premium (Windows only)
– Macromedia Flash Professional 8
– RRP $2,995 incl GST:
New Adobe® Acrobat® 3D
Lets pro users insert and publish 3D designs from major CAD applications into Adobe PDF documents – including PDF documents created from Microsoft Office for Mac applications. The resulting PDF can then be shared using free Adobe Reader® 7 software (requires Reader version 7.07).
A demo PDF (5.4 Mb) on the Adobe site includes a 3D image you can rotate, disassemble, and play with.
Adobe has posted a comparison table of the entire Acrobat product family : More...
Adobe Software Licensing Compliance
On 3 January 2006, Adobe launched an expanded software licensing compliance program for Australia and NZ.
Online Assessment
A new online assessment service allows users to match their own Adobe product license records with Adobe's database of licensing information. The program focuses on awareness, compliance, and education by issuing certificates of software licensing compliance to its volume license customers. More...
You can test QuarkXpress 7 Beta
Following the launch of Apple’s new iMac and MacBook Pro, Quark announced the release of the first QuarkXPress™ version to run on both Intel and Power PC-based Macs.
Free beta versions of QuarkXPress 7 are now available for trail and provide an early look at the upcoming release. Production versions of both are expected to follow later this year. More...
Intel-based Macs: Application compatibility listings
Software that’s not yet compiled for Intel processors, such as Microsoft Office, will have its code translated by Apple’s Rosetta technology.
MacFixit.com has posted a list that tracks compatibility status for PowerPC-coded applications under Rosetta on newly arrived Intel-based Macs. More...
Booting an Intel iMac from an External Drive
Intel-based Macs can't boot from older drives, and PowerPC-based Macs can't boot from newer drives. While the Intel-based Macs are mostly compatible with older Macs, they change the Mac boot process in fundamental (and incompatible) ways.
So writes Jonathan Rentzsch on TidBITS #814. More...
It's a Small World, After All
From a story by Geoff Duncan posted on TidBITS #814:
The Walt Disney Company has announced that it will be acquiring animation house Pixar in a $7.4 billion all-stock transaction (a nice return on Steve Jobs's original $10 million investment when he purchased Pixar from filmmaker George Lucas in 1986). More...
Nicholas Pyers presents
If you happen to be in Melbourne on Tuesday, February 14, you might catch Nicholas Pyers' presentation "iLife '06, iWorks '06 & .Mac" at the Macintosh MultiMedia Group [3MG], a joint venture between AUSOM Incorporated and iMug. More...
Photos from BETT 2006
BETT is the longest running, best attended and most prestigious technology event in the UK’s educational calendar. This year’s show took place at Olympia in London from January 11th to 14th, and Apple had a major presence at the event. See photos from the show floor. [13 Jan 2006] here...
Call A.P.P.L.E. to post your Blog
Apple PugetSound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) is an online Apple user group offering worldwide membership. An all volunteer organization steered by Seattle-based Bill Martens with production facilities in Canada and Japan, the site provides blogging facilities in various categories related to all things Mac, as well as Apple II. It also publishes a monthly magazine in PDF format.
'Meetings' are held online on the first Thursday of each month from 6pm to 8pm PST. More...
Beginners Mac Workshop
Learn Mac OS X basics in a friendly, informative environment. Presented by AMUG Sydney.
Saturday 11th February 10am-2pm.
Room 136C (Computer Lab), Ground Floor, Webster Building, UNSW Kensington.
- One Mac per person
- No questions too silly
- Use one of the Uni's eMacs or bring your own Notebook
- Get Apple's latest Software Updates on CD, without the big downloads
- Free for AMUG members
To book, phone Rob on 9387 2069 or email sydamug@mac.com
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