The folks from Smile will visit a California group to show off their software, while a Maine group will talk about photo management in iPhoto, a Washington D.C. group will talk about your health and your Mac, and a California group will help you get ready for your vacation.

Other meetings for this week include the usual mega-meeting from a California creative pro group, a panel discussion of Mac utilities, Evernote, home networking and more.

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Apple Senior Systems Engineer Dave Marra will present to a New York group, Rob Griffiths of Many Tricks Software will visit an Oregon group, and Gordon Bell of Prosoft Engineering will present to not one but two different Colorado groups.

But that’s not all. Other topics and events on this week calendar include cloud storage, iOS 7, Inkscape, browser wars, medical apps, useful Mac web links and more.

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Adam and Tonya Engst join Chuck Joiner for an in-person edition of MacNotables at an Illinois group, Gordon Bell of Prosoft Engineering will be showing off their tech at a Colorado group, Kirk McElhearn of Macworld will talk iTunes at one California group, while Michael Humphress of Real Allusions will discuss Crazy Talk 7 at another California group.

Other topics on the agenda for the week include building a web site, the first of the user group picnics of the season, iBooks Author, Google’s Sketch-Up and more.

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MacVoices’ Producer Chuck Joiner will present virtually to a group in Louisiana, presentation guru Les Posen will discuss Keynote at an Australian group, and Best Buy representatives will visit a New York group to talk about cellular network options.

Other topics on this week’s short list include taking a product to market, a showcase, AVID Media Composer and more.

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Jason Snell of IDG/Macworld/TechHive will be the guest speaker at a California group, while the folks from Prosoft Engineering will show off Drive Genius to a Canadian group, and Larry Jordan will talk about color correction inside Final Cut Pro at a creative pro group in California.

Other topics for this week include a new JVC camera, Awesome Files, Google Maps, Google Earth, cloud sync, security and more. 

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Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus wraps up his Mid-Atlantic MUG Tour with a New Jersey group, and Blackmagic Design will present to a Lousiana Final Cut group. eBooks are the main topic at a Texas group, while a group in the United Kingdom will discuss going paperless.

Other topics on this week’s agenda include Mac security, the Apple TV, a decade of iTunes, alternatives to Microsoft Office and more.

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Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus kicks off his Mid-Atlanic MUG tour with visits to two different Pennsylvania user groups, while Gordon Bell of Prosoft Engineering will talk to an Ohio Group. Jason O’Grady will speak to a New Jersey group, and Allison Sheridan of The NosillaCast will be the guest at a California group.

Other topics scheduled for this week include cable TV cord cutting, iPhone photography, favorite iOS Apps, a picnic, Evernote and Goodreader and much more.

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Bob’s topic for the tour will be, “Some Cool Stuff I Like (and a few things I hate): From Mac apps, to hardware and software for Mac OS and iOS, apps, productivity tools, and much more. Watch Dr. Mac open the kimono and show you some of the tools he considers beyond excellent.”

This year’s tour includes several user group presentations as well as some special events, including

May  8 - Hershey Apple Core

May  9 - Dr. Mac Dinner, King of Prussia

May 11 - Main Line Macintosh Users Group

May 11 - MacOutfitters LeVitus Event

May 13 - Creative Computing Open Forum

May 14 - Princeton Macintosh Users Group

Please check each user group and event web site for times, locations and information on attending, but be sure to catch one of the most respected Mac and Apple journalists around live and in person.

Bob LeVitus, often referred to as “Dr. Mac,” is a leading authority on the Macintosh, Mac OS X, and other Apple products such as iPads and iPhones. One of the Apple community’s most trusted gurus for over twenty five years, he’s known for his trademark humorous style and unerring ability to translate “techie” jargon into usable and fun advice for regular folks.

A prolific author, LeVitus has written or co-written more than 65 popular computer books, with over two million copies sold worldwide in at least a dozen languages. His recent titles include: iPad For Dummies, iPhone 5 For Dummies, OS X Mountain Lion For Dummies, and Microsoft Office 2011 For Mac For Dummies, all for Wiley Publishing.

For over 15 years Bob has been the Apple technology columnist for the Houston Chronicle, penning the Dr. Mac column on Tuesdays in print and Wednesdays on the Web.

Bob has been published in more than a dozen computer magazines over the past twenty five years including: a three-year stint as Editor-in-Chief of the irreverent and unpredictable MACazine; four different columns in MacUser magazine—Beating the System, Personal Best, Game Room, and the Help Folder (with Andy Ihnatko, and later, Chris Breen). Though best known for his writing, he’s also dabbled in broadcasting with a radio show (Inside Mac Radio, CNET Radio, 2001-2002) and hosted a popular television series (Mac Today, Syndicated, 1992–1993).

In addition to his writing, LeVitus is the proprietor of a personal technology consulting business, providing expert technical help and training to users of Apple products anywhere in the world, in real time and at reasonable prices, via telephone, e-mail, and/or its own unique Internet-enabled remote control software. If you’re having a problem with your Mac or want to learn how to do almost anything with it, point your browser at: http://www.boblevitus.com or give them a call at (408) 627-7577.

Another of Bob’s loves is teaching. He is a popular instructor for the University of Texas Informal Classes program, with courses that include Master Your iPhone, Master Your Mac, Master Your iPad, Making Movies with iMovie, Producing Music with GarageBand, and Learn to Win at Texas Hold ‘Em Poker.

Always a popular speaker at Mac user groups and trade shows, LeVitus has presented more than 200 seminars, workshops, conferences, and training sessions in the U.S. and abroad, including Macworld Expo keynote addresses in three countries, live presentations at countless Apple Stores, and three Geek Cruises. (He also won the Macworld Expo MacJeopardy World Championship three times before retiring his crown.)

Prior to giving in to his obsession with Apple technology, Bob worked in Los Angeles as a so-called ad man, producing television commercials, radio spots, and print ads for Kresser & Robbins and SelecTV. He holds a B.S. in Marketing from California State University and resides in central Texas with his beautiful wife Lisa and Zeke the Vizsla-Wiener dog, with occasional visits from daughter Allison (a celebrated Denver area chef) and Jacob (third-year Jayhawk at KU).

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Adam Christianson of The MacCast will visit a California group, Lysa Meyers of Intego will discuss security with an Illinois group, Gary Rosenzweig of MacMost will speak to a group in Colorado, and groups in Australia and Ireland will hold their Annual General Meetings.

Other topics on the list for the week include iMovie, Evernote and archeology.

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Al Mooney of Adobe will demo Premier Pro to a California Creative Pro User Group, Evernote tips for iOS will be discussed in Florida, and using the Internet to plan your next vacation will be the featured topic at a Virginia group.

Other topics listed this week include extracting audio and video from YouTube, a NAB Show wrap-up, the roles and responsibilities of design, 1Password, upgrading your Mac and more.

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