January – February 2006 — Vol 28 No 1
Source
Open PDF • Jan–Feb 2006 • Vol 28 No 1 • 27 pages
Overview
Volume 28 opens. President's Corner (John Barnes, 13). Adobe PhotoShop CS2: One-on-One (4). Digital Photography Pocket Guide (5). ColdFusion 7.01 for Mac OS X (6). Office 2004 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual (11). The Best of the TCS (12). October + November General Meetings (15-18). Montgomery College Open House (24).
Upcoming events: - Jan 28: MacWorld SF 2006 Report General Meeting at Microsoft Innovation & Technology Center, 12012 Sunset Hills Rd, Reston VA. "At Macworld Steve Jobs Announced..." — Apple guests + Apple staff covering the just-launched Intel Macs: MacBook Pro (Jan 10, 2006, first Intel Mac) + iMac Intel (Jan 10, 2006). Special Raffle: 1GB iPod Shuffle with complete accessory set. - February 25: Shareware, Freeware, Donationware. - Pi Mini Meetings format (new — multiple parallel mini-sessions, 23).
Highlights
★ Intel Macs Arrive
MacBook Pro + iMac with Intel CPUs launched January 10, 2006 at Macworld San Francisco — fulfilling the WWDC 2005 announcement (2005-07 — V27 N04). The first Intel Macs. Pi's Jan 28 General Meeting devoted to coverage. Massive Mac architecture transition.
Microsoft Innovation Center becomes regular venue
Pi General Meetings now regularly at Microsoft's Innovation & Technology Center, Reston VA — formal Pi-MS venue partnership. Continues from 2005-11 — V27 N06 one-off use.
Pi Mini Meetings Format
New "Pi Mini Meetings" format — multiple short parallel sessions at a single event. Skills-rotation format begins.
Year-end Adobe / Office Coverage
Adobe CS2 + Microsoft Office 2004 continued review coverage — pro Mac apps stable.
ColdFusion 7 for Mac OS X
Adobe (Macromedia) ColdFusion 7.01 on Mac OS X — server-side scripting reviewed. Pre-Adobe-acquisition-rebrand era (Adobe acquired Macromedia Dec 2005).
Entities
People: John Barnes Topics: Intel Macs Launch, MS Innovation Center Pi Venue, Pi Mini Meetings, Macworld SF 2006 References: MacBook Pro (Intel), iMac Intel, Adobe Photoshop CS2, ColdFusion 7.01, Office 2004
Connections to other issues
- ★ Intel Macs Launch = fulfillment of 2005-07 — V27 N04 WWDC announcement; Apple transitions away from PowerPC after 12 years
- MS Innovation Center Pi Venue = Pi General Meeting home shifts again (from NOVA Annandale + BCC Bethesda to MS Reston)
- Opens Vol 28 — first Intel-Mac year