CANCELED-Friday’s NWMacPros meeting

Posted on October 26, 2016 by steve

Folks, let me extend my apologies for canceling this Friday’s meeting, and being so late with getting the word out to all of you. I don’t want to offer up excuses, but basically coming up with content and ideas for planning this meeting just didn’t come together as I had wished.

Anyway, here’s what I’d like to do in 2017. I would love to get the meeting/education steering committee back up and see some members volunteer to create content, as well as lead meetings. If you’re interested in helping with developing meetings and education please send me an RSVP.

app-256In addition, I would love to continue the conversation over on Slack at #nwmacpros. We can talk about ideas for meetings, content, ways to improve participation and also use the channel as a resource for reaching out to your fellow members for advice and support. We can also use the channel to share out our list of trusted professionals when we need someone that is outside of our specialty. Basically, the channel will be an extension of NWMP meetings. It will be what you make it.

happy-holidays-1I do plan on having a Holiday Mixer on Saturday, December 3rd as long as I see interest in doing so. Last year’s mixer was very lightly attended. Before planning it, I want to confirm that there is interest. If you are interested in attending the mixer on Dec. 3rd, please send me an RSVP.

Have a great Fall everyone!

>Steve Sorbo

 

 

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Friday’s NWMacPros meeting agenda

Posted on July 28, 2016 by steve

Friday’s Meeting 3pm-5pm

  • NWMP Business

  • Overview of the recent ACN Networking meeting

  • iPhoto to Photos migration best practices presented by Steve Sorbo
  • Roundtable membership discussion—Due to a last minute presenter cancellation, I am asking if those who are attending could participate in a discussion on two topics: first, share an ongoing/unresolved issue with which you would like to get advice, or perhaps guidance on how to proceed with a client project, secondly, a show ‘n tell on a  software/hardware product that you have found helpful to your business.
  • What: Northwest Mac Pros Quarterly meeting
  • Where: 74bit, Inc.: 610 2nd Ave. Seattle, WA. 98104
  • When: Friday, July 29th from 3pm-5pm.
  • Who: Fellow Northwest Mac Pro members.

NWMP and 74bit will have a Google Hangouts for those members who can not be there in person. Send an email to newsletter@nwmacpro.com with “remote login” in the subject line if you are interested in participating remotely.

Jonathan Spiva and his team at 74bit have graciously offered to host the July meeting. As a courtesy to Jonathan and 74bit, please  RSVP so that Jonathan and his team can adequately plan. We thank 74bit for their continued support of NWMP’s!

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For those who need to find parking, here are 3 suggestions from 74Bit.

We hope to see you there!

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Northwest Mac Pros July meeting—3p.m.-5p.m.

Posted on July 16, 2016 by steve

Meeting Reminder Friday, July 29

  • What: Northwest Mac Pros Quarterly meeting
  • Where: 74bit, Inc.: 610 2nd Ave. Seattle, WA. 98104
  • When: Friday, July 29th from 3pm-5pm.
  • Who: Fellow Northwest Mac Pro members.

Content for the meeting is currently being finalized. I will send out a follow-up to the list when the schedule is confirmed.

As a note, I still have openings within the program. If there is a topic on which you would like to discuss or present, feel free to contact me at macsosguy@mac.com.

NWMP and 74bit will have a Google Hangouts for those members who can not be there in person. Send an email to newsletter@nwmacpro.com with “remote login” in the subject line if you are interested in participating remotely.

Jonathan Spiva and his team at 74bit have graciously offered to host the July meeting. As a courtesy to Jonathan and 74bit, please  RSVP so that Jonathan and his team can adequately plan. We thank 74bit for their continued support of NWMP’s!

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For those who need to find parking, here are 3 suggestions from 74Bit.

We hope to see you all there!

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Northwest Mac Pros April meeting—3p.m.-5p.m. Update

Posted on April 27, 2016 by steve

Reminder!

NWMP Meeting this Friday, April 29th

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I wanted to take a moment and remind everyone attending that there will be a couple traffic issues to contend with Friday. The Alaskan Way Viaduct will close Friday for two weeks, and there is a Mariners game following the meeting at 7:10pm. So, give yourselves enough time to get to the meeting and find a place to park!

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Please come and celebrate with your fellow NWMP members the final NW MacPro meeting to be held at the Wheelwright’s KR Trigger Building location. Celebrate the famous Wheelwrights liquor cabinet! Don’t make Shelley and Chris have to pack it up and move it to their new location.

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A quick update from Troy Anderson, of RepairShopr. Troy, has very graciously offered to the membership who attends this Friday 2 very nice coupon codes from which to choose. Come to the meeting Friday to find out what they are, and hear Troy speak on how Repair Shopr can improve your back office workflow and automation, and incorporate a more MSP focused solution for your clients.

Remote Login

NWMP will also try and provide remote login for those members who can not be there in person. Send an email to newsletter@nwmacpro.com with “remote login” in the subject line if you are interested in participating remotely.

Host

Shelley Watson and Chris Dawe of Wheelwrights have graciously offered to host April’s meeting. As a courtesy to Wheelwrights, please RSVP so that they can adequately plan.

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We hope to see you all there!

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Northwest Mac Pros April meeting—3p.m.-5p.m.

Posted on April 18, 2016 by steve

NWMP Meeting Friday, April 29th

We are thrilled to announce 2 great presenters for April:

Our very own Shelley Watson of Wheelwrights, LLC. will present on

The Resilience Mindset: Increase the odds of your business (and personal) survival by developing a Resilience Mindset. The IT skills and attitudes you already possess are an important leg up in this process.

  • Learn how your IT mindset feeds resilience.
  • Develop new aspects of your existing IT and business skills, in order to increase business (and personal) resilience.
  • Use emergency planning and response tools, including the Planning P, to understand the 5 elements of the ongoing activity cycle.
  • Discover how being a successful emergency manager is analogous to being a successful network administrator.

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I am also very excited to announce that Troy Anderson, founder of Kirkland-based RepairShopr, will demo his company’s SaaS solution for IT Consultants, MSPs, and computer repair shops. RepairShopr is geared to service businesses, incorporating seamless integration between tickets, CRM, and invoicing as well as POS, integrated marketing, and much, much more. AND, they recently announced integration with Watchman Monitoring!

If you’re looking to improve your back office workflow, and automation, and incorporate a more MSP focused solution for your clients then you should make sure you do not miss Troy’s demo.

Remote Login

NWMP will also try and provide remote login for those members who can not be there in person. Send an email to newsletter@nwmacpro.com with “remote login” in the subject line if you are interested in participating remotely.

Host

Shelley Watson and Chris Dawe of Wheelwrights have graciously offered to host April’s meeting. As a courtesy to Wheelwrights, please RSVP so that they can adequately plan.

This will be a very special NW Mac Pros, as Wheelwrights bids farewell to their KR Trigger Building location. Wheelwrights has been happy to be the primary meeting place for NWMP for many years, and we thank them for their continued support of NWMP! Join us for the regular meeting, and for refreshments, and the famous Wheelwrights liquor cabinet!

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We hope to see you all there!

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Northwest Mac Pros January meeting—3p.m.-5p.m.

Posted on January 22, 2016 by steve

NWMP Meeting Friday Jan. 29th

NWMP will have it’s first meeting of 2016 from 3PM-5PM on Friday Jan. 29th. We are excited to announce two great presenters for the meeting:

Ben Wyndham of Netstar, an independent telecom services broker founded in 1999, will speak on what they do and how Netstar can bring value to us and our clients. If you work with companies who are in need of assessing there telecom and internet options then this might be a presentation for you to attend!

Ben Heutmaker of City Mac (formerly TD Curran) will speak about CityMac and the services they offer and how they could be a resource for independent Apple consultant like us, and our customers. There is more than just the Apple Store. True Story!

We will also spend some discussing what types of speakers and topics you would like to have present at the meetings. Come with ideas and suggestions. In addition, we will also discuss the possibility of expanding the number of meetings and the format of them in 2016 so as to increase the participation and contribution of our membership.

Remote Login

NWMP will also try and provide remote login for those members who can not be there in person. In the past we have used Google hangouts at 74bit. We will try and plan to do that on the 29th. Send an email to newsletter@nwmacpro.com with “remote login” in the subject line if you are interested in participating remotely.

Host

Jonathan Spiva and his team at 74bit have graciously offered to host the January meeting. As a courtesy to Jonathan and 74bit, please  RSVP so that Jonathan and his team can adequately plan. We thank 74bit for their continued support of NWMP’s!

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For those who need to find parking, here are 3 suggestions from 74Bit.

  • What: Northwest Mac Pros Quarterly meeting
  • Where: 74bit, Inc.: 610 2nd Ave. Seattle, WA. 98104
  • When: Friday, January 29th from 3pm-5pm.
  • Who: Fellow Northwest Mac Pro colleagues.

We hope to see you all there!

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Northwest Mac Pros 2015 Holiday Mixer

Posted on November 21, 2015 by steve

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If you are not able to make it, then on behalf of the NWMP membership allow me this opportunity to wish you a very happy Holiday Season and a very joyful New Year!

> Steve Sorbo

 

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Meeting Announcement—October 30th 3p.m.-5p.m. @ Wheelwrights

Posted on October 23, 2015 by steve

Come and hear two great presentations from Shelley Watson and Gregory Ashworth about iCloud Drive, Photos, and Apple Music.

Learn all about iCloud Drive

iCloud Drive had a rocky start but now has a growing loyal following. It does a great job of keeping your stuff on all of your devices. But how? The problem with “magic” solutions is, when they break you don’t know how to fix them. In this presentation by Shelley Watson of Wheelwrights, we fix that by completely pulling apart iCloud Drive and really understanding where files are located, how backups capture the data and what can go wrong and how to fix it if they do. Be one of the only consultants in your market who really understands iCloud Drive.

Photos & Apple Music

Apple has recently retired both iPhoto and Aperture in favor of their brand-new application, Photos. In addition, Apple introduced a streaming service called Apple Music. Learn the ins and outs of these two new releases from Apple from Gregory Ashworth of iDigital. He’ll show you what’s great about them and where your clients might get stuck. You’ll look like a hero!

Remote Access

NWMP will also try to provide remote login for those members who can not be there in person. Send an email to newsletter@nwmacpro.com with “remote login” in the subject line if you are interested in participating remotely.

Location & RSVP

Shelley Watson and Chris Dawe of Wheelwrights have graciously offered to host the October meeting. Please be courteous to them; RSVP so that they can adequately plan. We thank Wheelwrights for their continued support of NWMP!

Costumes not required. You’re all scary enough as it is! 

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Meeting Announcement—July 31 3p.m.-5p.m. @ Wheelwrights

Posted on July 25, 2015 by steve

Come and hear two great presentations from Shelley Watson and Gregory Ashworth about iCloud Drive, Photos, and Apple Music.

Learn all about iCloud Drive

iCloud Drive had a rocky start but now has a growing loyal following. It does a great job of keeping your stuff on all of your devices. But how? The problem with “magic” solutions is, when they break you don’t know how to fix them. In this presentation by Shelley Watson of Wheelwrights, we fix that by completely pulling apart iCloud Drive and really understanding where files are located, how backups capture the data and what can go wrong and how to fix it if they do. Be one of the only consultants in your market who really understands iCloud Drive.

Photos & Apple Music

Apple has recently retired both iPhoto and Aperture in favor of their brand-new application, Photos. And, Apple introduced a streaming service called Apple Music. Learn the ins and outs of these two new releases from Apple from Gregory Ashworth of iDigital. He’ll show you what’s great about them and where your clients might get stuck. You’ll look like a hero!

Remote Access

NWMP will also try to provide remote login for those members who can not be there in person. Send an email to newsletter@nwmacpro.com with “remote login” in the subject line if you are interested in participating remotely.

Location & RSVP

Shelley Watson and Chris Dawe of Wheelwrights have graciously offered to host this Friday’s meeting. As a courtesy to Wheelwrights, please RSVP so that they can adequately plan. We thank Wheelwrights for their continued support of NWMP!

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Google Hangouts Link

Posted on April 24, 2015 by steve

Meeting Reminder Today 3p.m.-5p.m.

For those who will be participating from remote locations, 74bit has setup a Google Hangouts. You can access it from the link below. If you have never joined a Google Hangouts before, take some time beforehand to download and install the Google Hangouts plugin. You will be promoted to download it when you click to join.

Join Meeting: click here

Once again, Jonathan Spiva and his team at 74bit have graciously offered to host this Friday’s meeting. As a courtesy to Jonathan and 74bit, please  RSVP so that Jonathan and his team can adequately plan. We thank 74bit for their continued support of NWMP’s!

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What: Northwest Mac Pros Quarterly meeting

  • Where: 74bit, Inc.: 610 2nd Ave. Seattle, WA. 98104
  • When: Friday, April 24th from 3pm-5pm.
  • Who: Fellow Northwest Mac Pro members.
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