by Mike | Feb 15, 2016 | Macstock News
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!
Be sure to check out the talks scheduled so far to see what we have planned for you at Macstock 2016.
Hope everyone can make it!
Mike
by Mike | Jan 30, 2016 | Macstock News
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!
Mike
by Mike | Jul 5, 2015 | Macstock TV
Buying a Mac is a deeply personal experience, but at Macstock Conference & Expo 2015, Guy Serle and Gary “Gazmaz” Malpas break the process of buying a Mac down with three examples and then give a surprise twist at the end.
by Mike | Jun 27, 2015 | Macstock News, Speaker Notes
Below are the terminal commands covered in Mike’s 10 Terminal Tips for Mac Users talk at Macstock 2015!
Reveal Hidden files in the Finder:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE; killall Finder
Select Text in Quick Look:
defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool TRUE; killall Finder
Enable Key Repeat (Allison’s Twitter Question):
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
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by Mike | Jun 16, 2015 | Meet the Speaker
In the weeks leading up to Macstock 2015, we’ll be running a series of quick interviews with each of the presenters of this year’s Macstock Conference & Expo called Meet the Speaker.
Today we’re meeting Dave Ginsburg, the President of The Northwest of Us a leading Apple User Group within the Chicagoland area.
NWOU Website: http://www.nwou.org/
Why do you use a Mac?
I enjoy the interface and ease of use. Plus it has a lot fewer issues compared to a Windows machine.
What would you say to someone to convince them to come to Macstock?
Come out to learn and enjoy meeting people who are passionate about Macs. Meet Mac podcasters and others in the Mac community.
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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!
Today we’re meeting Dave Ginsburg, the President of The Northwest of Us a leading Apple User Group within the Chicagoland area.