Buckle Up and get ready for Road to Macstock 2016 with Chuck Joiner on this new episode of MacVoices!
We start a new series to celebrate and support Macstock Conference & Expo and The Midwest Mac BBQ with a visit by Mike Potter and Barry Fulk, the organizers of the two events. This year, they have combined to create a great weekend of tech education and socialization in the Chicago suburbs. Mike and Barry discuss why this year attending both events will be even easier, why it is now a two-day conference, and the roster of speakers. Everything attendees loved about last year’s event is back, and more. Find out why you need to be making your plans to attend now.
Huge thanks to Guy & Gaz for letting me join in on the fun and talk Macstock 2016 this week! Next time I’ll come better prepared with a Pick!
Soooo, yeah more Skype issues with Gaz (does his voice sound naturally deep to you too?) but the GMen don’t let it get in the way (much) with their interview with Mike Potter! Mike is not only the host of the For Mac Eyes Only podcast, but he’s also the creator of the Macstock Conference and Expo which will be taking place for round 2 on July 16th and 17th this year in Woodstock, Illinois. Guy WILL be there, Gaz MAY be there, will you?
Oh sure, we thought the speaker lineup was complete, but Macstock 2016’s speaker lineup has been officially upped by 1!
And that “1” is Mr. Tom Piper, vendor liaison for the Apple User Group Advisory Board. Tom had originally been scheduled to give a “brief” on Apple User Groups as he did at Macstock 2015, but as Macstock is very much a community-driven event, it’s only appropriate to give Tom a full speaking slot at this year’s conference, so I’ve made a couple small schedule changes to help make that happen!
Tom will be joining all the other awesome speakers headed your way at Macstock this year including returning speakers from Macstock 2015, Allison Sheridan, Chuck Joiner, Guy Serle, Julie Kuehl, Dave Ginsburg and Tim Robertson as well as many names new to Macstock’s stage, but almost certainly not new to you including Victor Cajiao, Dr. Robert Carter, Wally Cherwinski, Adam Christianson, Melissa Davis, Allison Hartley, Matt Hillyer, Don McAllister, Mike Schmitz, Kirschen Seah, and Jodi Spangler!
So that means we’re up to 18 speakers — and Macstock 2016 is the only place to hear them all!
Thanks to the suggestion of one of Macstock 2016’s attendees, Jeff W., we’ve created a couple retina wallpapers for your Mac!
Presented in glorious 2880 x 1800 Retina MacBook Pro resolution, you can choose from one of two designs to help keep up the excitement for this year’s conference as we all wait for July to get here!
Design One features a subtle photo collage from Macstock 2015* in the background, while Design Two features only the tie-dye background.
If you like them let me know!
Click to download the full sized wallpaper:
Design One
Design Two
* Select images within the photo collage are courtesy of Macstock 2015 & 2016 speaker, Allison Sheridan.
Macstock 2016 is coming fast and I’m so incredibly excited by the response to this year’s conference!
Since tickets sales opened for Macstock on January 1st, we’ve grown our lineup to a whopping 17 Speakers who will be giving some amazing talks this year covering all bases from STEM (Science and Technology in Education), to getting the most from apps like OmniFocus and Preview, to more advanced topics like Macs in the Enterprise!
But that’s only a sample of what you should expect to hear at Macstock 2016 because we’re featuring many of your favorite names from the Apple Community including returning speakers from Macstock 2015 like Allison Sheridan, Chuck Joiner, Guy Serle, Julie Kuehl, Dave Ginsburg and Tim Robertson!
We’ve also got many names new to Macstock, but almost certainly not new to you including Victor Cajiao, Dr. Robert Carter, Wally Cherwinski, Adam Christianson, Melissa Davis, Allison Hartley, Matt Hillyer, Don McAllister, Mike Schmitz, Kirschen Seah, and Jodi Spangler!
And the only place you’ll find all those great names together at one time this year is at Macstock! Be sure to check out the talks we have scheduled so far to see what we have planned for you at Macstock 2016. I’m sure you won’t be disappointed!
Thank you all for your support of Macstock 2016 and Barry’s Midwest Mac BBQ!
And that “1” is Mr. Tom Piper, vendor liaison for the Apple User Group Advisory Board. Tom had originally been scheduled to give a “brief” on Apple User Groups 
But that’s only a sample of what you should expect to hear at Macstock 2016 because we’re featuring many of your favorite names from the Apple Community including returning speakers from Macstock 2015 like Allison Sheridan, Chuck Joiner, Guy Serle, Julie Kuehl, Dave Ginsburg and Tim Robertson!