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GAMUG Support Pros http://supportpros.org Most recent posts at GAMUG Support Pros posterous.com Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:40:00 -0800 February Meeting - Ferguson Brewing Company http://supportpros.org/february-meeting-ferguson-brewing-company http://supportpros.org/february-meeting-ferguson-brewing-company

This month, we are going to head out to the Ferguson Brewing Company in Ferguson, MO! We can discuss everything that's happening right now in the Apple world to include Mountain Lion and the upcoming iPad 3 rumors. The meeting will take place on 2/28 at 7pm!

You can find the directions to the location here:
Ferguson Brewing Company in Ferguson, MO.

]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/415138/Photo_on_2010-02-10_at_16.43__3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36oVJ17QKwsF Mark Howell bizmark Mark Howell Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:38:00 -0800 OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion hands-on preview - YouTube http://supportpros.org/os-x-108-mountain-lion-hands-on-preview-youtu http://supportpros.org/os-x-108-mountain-lion-hands-on-preview-youtu

via youtube.com

]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/415138/Photo_on_2010-02-10_at_16.43__3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36oVJ17QKwsF Mark Howell bizmark Mark Howell Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:35:00 -0800 MacBreak Weekly w/ Textbook Discussion http://supportpros.org/macbreak-weekly-w-textbook-discussion http://supportpros.org/macbreak-weekly-w-textbook-discussion

Jay suggested watching this episode of MacBreak Weekly, so I thought I'd go ahead and embed the episode here on the site.

]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/415138/Photo_on_2010-02-10_at_16.43__3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36oVJ17QKwsF Mark Howell bizmark Mark Howell Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:53:20 -0800 January Meeting - eTextbooks and the iPad in Education http://supportpros.org/january-meeting-etextbooks-and-the-ipad-in-ed http://supportpros.org/january-meeting-etextbooks-and-the-ipad-in-ed

This month, we will be covering the use and support of eTextbooks and the iPad in educational environments. The timing for this topic is good considering Apple's recent announcement of iBooks 2 and their new eTextbook initiative.

We'll be meeting at the Bread Company in Webster Groves, 7pm, Tuesday January 24.

You can find the directions to the location here:
Bread Company in Webster Groves.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/415138/Photo_on_2010-02-10_at_16.43__3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36oVJ17QKwsF Mark Howell bizmark Mark Howell Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:56:00 -0800 December Holiday Party! http://supportpros.org/december-holiday-party http://supportpros.org/december-holiday-party

We’ll be having our annual holiday party at 6pm on Thursday, December 29th! We’re going to meet again this year out at the Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood!

If you're able to attend, let us know. It is helpful to give them an idea of how many people we will have. RSVP through the message sent to our Yahoo Group, send us an e-mail at gamug.supportpros@gmail.com, or send us a message on Twitter @supportpros_sig.

More information about the Bottleworks can be found on their web site.

Address and map:
Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Avenue, St. Louis, MO

]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/415138/Photo_on_2010-02-10_at_16.43__3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36oVJ17QKwsF Mark Howell bizmark Mark Howell Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:07:00 -0700 October Meeting - iOS5 and iCloud http://supportpros.org/october-meeting http://supportpros.org/october-meeting

This month we will be covering the recent major release of iOS5, and the rollout of MobileMe’s replacement, iCloud. Both should have widespread effects on how iOS devices are deployed, managed, used, and updated due to the new PC-free design and relocation of some user data into the iCloud service.

We'll be meeting at SLUH, 7 p.m., Tuesday October 25.

You can find the directions and room location here:
http://support.sluh.org/gamug_support_pros_directions

]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/hckd3n4EbGsUG textrix textrix textrix Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:18:00 -0700 September Event http://supportpros.org/september-events http://supportpros.org/september-events

This month we'll be at the Pattonville Learning Center on September 27th at 7pm. Since iOS 5 has not yet been released, we are discussing Google Apps in the classroom. Come out and join us!

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via youtube.com

]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/415138/Photo_on_2010-02-10_at_16.43__3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36oVJ17QKwsF Mark Howell bizmark Mark Howell Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:36:09 -0700 June Meeting addition - Vico http://supportpros.org/june-meeting-addition-vico http://supportpros.org/june-meeting-addition-vico

During the June discussion of web editing tools, we talked a bit about the basic divide between text editors and template designers. For those with a preference for the former, a new option might be Vico, a programming text editor that features vi key bindings. It includes syntax-hilighting for several web-related languages, with options to expand via bundles, and like BBEdit, has a SFTP client built-in for working with remotely-hosted files.

Vico sells on the Mac App Store for $39.99.

- gregory
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]]> Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:39:00 -0700 July Event http://supportpros.org/july-event http://supportpros.org/july-event

Bring Your Own App! This is our semi-annual event where we ask visitors to bring out and show off applications that you use on a daily basis. Come out and show off your favorite apps whether they be for OS X or for iOS. We're even interested in seeing your favorite browser plugins and add-ons! We'll be meeting at the Bread Company in Webster Groves at 7pm! Come on out and join us!

]]> http://posterous.com/images/profile/missing-user-75.png http://posterous.com/users/he6bGmxNUCNo6 Support Pros Support Pros Support Pros Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:06:47 -0700 June Meeting - Recap http://supportpros.org/june-meeting-recap http://supportpros.org/june-meeting-recap This month the focus was on web development on the Mac, picking up from the news of the end of MobileMe site hosting and the apparent end of development for iWeb. This led to a discussion on when regular web sites are still needed in the age of Web 2.0, when many get by using a blogger service like Wordpress, Tumblr, Posterous, or even Facebook. We covered some of the promise and pitfalls of HTML5, as well as the recent launch of Google's Flash-to-HTML5 conversion utility, Swiffy.

Moving on to web development tools, we divided the options out into a few general groups - programming text editors, where code is emphasized; template-driven WYSIWYG tools, where the layout is the focus; and full-on development suites, typically only suitable for complex application projects. To varying degrees, we mentioned or demoed:

- code editors

BBEdit (and its free sibling, TextWrangler)

Coda (noted for its suite of editing modes)

Espresso (by the makers of CSSEdit)

- template editors

Freeway (entry-level Express AS currently on sale in the Mac App Store)

- development suites

Dreamweaver (usually bought only as part of Adobe Creative Suite)

Near the end, we reviewed the features of the Develop menu in Safari for performance testing, reverse engineering, browser spoofing, etc. And we covered a few developer-oriented Safari extensions, such as BuiltWith and Coda Notes.

Thanks to all who came out!

- gregory
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]]> Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:11:13 -0700 June Meeting Preview - Web Development & Hosting http://supportpros.org/june-meeting-preview-web-development-hosting http://supportpros.org/june-meeting-preview-web-development-hosting TUAW (The Unofficial Apple Weblog) has recently run a couple of articles that are a good ramp-up to our planned discussion this month on web development options for the Mac.

First, inspired by the pending end of MobileMe's web hosting component (which does not appear to have any replacement in iCloud), they focused on web hosting alternatives (mostly free) from hacking DropBox to blog engines like WordPress/Drupal/Tumblr/Posterous and one paid host, Squarespace. The article wraps up by mentioning the template-based web editors RapidWeaver and Sandvox.

[TUAW: Ten ways to replace iWeb and MobileMe hosting]

Next, they follow up with an expanded list of WYSIWYG web editors, ranging from Panic's Coda and Flux to several new to me that derive from open-source projects (Kompozer, Amaya, Seamonkey, BlueGriffon). A few HTML-oriented tools round out the list, plus the already-featured Hype.

[TUAW: Ten WYSIWYG HTML editors for Mac OS X]

- gregory

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]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:41:00 -0700 June Events http://supportpros.org/june-events http://supportpros.org/june-events

"Drown Your Sorrows" at 6pm on June 9th, 2011. We'll be at the Seamus McDaniels in St. Louis, Missouri. This will be our second "Drown Your Sorrows" event for 2011. Come out, join us and commiserate with other area professionals over good food & drinks.

Support Pros General Meeting at 7pm on June 28th, 2011 at the St. Louis Bread Company in Webster Groves! The topic for the meeting will be web development using web-based tools, and applications Flex, RapidWeaver, BBEdit, TextMate, Coda, etc! As Pat from our group says, prepare to have some fun!

]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/415138/Photo_on_2010-02-10_at_16.43__3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36oVJ17QKwsF Mark Howell bizmark Mark Howell Tue, 24 May 2011 20:13:01 -0700 Hype - HTML5 animation app http://supportpros.org/hype-html5-animation-app http://supportpros.org/hype-html5-animation-app

As a warm-up to our June topic of web design & development tools for Mac OS, we briefly looked at Hype, a new design tool for creating Flash-like sites in HTML5. Hype was written by two recent Apple emigres, and brings timeline-style animation editing (keyframing, etc.) to the web development process - like Macromedia Director did for earlier multimedia. It also creates sites compatible with iOS MobileSafari, unlike those with Flash content.

Hype's creators are showing some early examples of user projects in their online gallery.

http://www.tumultco.com/hype/

- gregory
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]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 19:58:00 -0700 May Meeting - iPhone Configuration Utility & MDMs http://supportpros.org/may-meeting-iphone-configuration-utility-mdms http://supportpros.org/may-meeting-iphone-configuration-utility-mdms

At tonight's meeting, we went through why and how to create a profile via iPhone Configuration Utility (v3.3). Specifically, we created a test profile with a Web Clip payload that links to the Supportpros.org site, and loaded it onto a device using MobileSafari (test for yourself using the mobileconfig file we created; don't worry, it's set to be removable).

The main reference we used was Apple's official iOS Developer Library article on the Config Utility.

Also discussed was creating profiles for use with Mobile Device Management (MDM) products. Apple's iPhone in Business - Integration page lists several; we looked briefly at Airwatch (a multi-device vendor who presented at this year's MacWorld Expo) and Equinux's TARMAC (which just launched specifically for managing iOS devices).

- gregory
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]]> Tue, 17 May 2011 18:16:00 -0700 May Meeting - iPad Deployment http://supportpros.org/may-meeting-ipad-deployment http://supportpros.org/may-meeting-ipad-deployment

Support Pros General Meeting at 7pm on May 24th, 2011. We will be visiting Announce Media in St. Louis. The topic for the meeting will be iPad Deployment using the iPhone Configuration Utility and Mac OS X 10.6 Server!

]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/415138/Photo_on_2010-02-10_at_16.43__3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36oVJ17QKwsF Mark Howell bizmark Mark Howell Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:33:00 -0700 Rubbernet - Your Mac's new best friend http://supportpros.org/rubbernet-your-macs-new-best-friend http://supportpros.org/rubbernet-your-macs-new-best-friend

Real-time network dashboard
Rubbernet provides real-time monitoring so you can keep an eye on the exact state of your live network connections. With the Activity sidebar, you'll be able to see which applications are currently communicating over your network. When connections are idle, they will dim to let you know that traffic has stopped.

via rubbernetapp.com

Gregory mentioned this application during April's meeting. It's a slick bandwidth monitoring application for the Mac.

]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/415138/Photo_on_2010-02-10_at_16.43__3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36oVJ17QKwsF Mark Howell bizmark Mark Howell Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:30:00 -0700 April Meeting - Remote Applications http://supportpros.org/may-meeting-remote-applications http://supportpros.org/may-meeting-remote-applications

This month we looked at a number of different remote access and support applications. Here's the quick list. If any applications have been forgotten, please feel free to comment below.

LogMeIn Ignition

LogMeIn Hamachi

Microsoft Remote Desktop

Apple Remote Desktop

]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/415138/Photo_on_2010-02-10_at_16.43__3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36oVJ17QKwsF Mark Howell bizmark Mark Howell Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:56:00 -0700 Support Pros' April Events http://supportpros.org/support-pros-april-events http://supportpros.org/support-pros-april-events

"Drown Your Sorrows" at 6pm on April 14th, 2011. We'll be at the Highlands Brewing Company in Kirkwood, Missouri. This will be our first "Drown Your Sorrows" event for 2011. Come out, join us and commiserate with other area professionals over good food & drinks.

Support Pros General Meeting at 7pm on April 26th, 2011. We'll be in Room 306 at thePattonville Learning Center in St. Ann, Missouri! We're excited and thankful to be visiting the Pattonville School District. We'll be looking at Remote Support Applications such as Apple and Microsoft Remote Desktop, iChat, LogMeIn and other applications.

]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/415138/Photo_on_2010-02-10_at_16.43__3.jpg http://posterous.com/users/36oVJ17QKwsF Mark Howell bizmark Mark Howell Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:29:00 -0700 Circus Ponies NoteBook Video Tour - Introduction to NoteBook http://supportpros.org/circus-ponies-notebook-video-tour-introductio http://supportpros.org/circus-ponies-notebook-video-tour-introductio

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via circusponies.com

http://www.circusponies.com/

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