The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of February 24: Bryan Chaffin, Numbers vs. Excel, Genealogy, Art on the iPad

This week’s MUG Event Calendar is highlighted by a presentation by Bryan Chaffin of The Mac Observer to a California group, a spreadsheet showdown at a New York group, a discussion of genealogy at a Florida group, and demos of art on the iPad at an Ohio group.

Your group’s events could appear on The MUG Event Calendar if you make a little effort. Put a note on your schedule for the first of the month and email the details of your next meeting to The MUG Center.

The week’s complete listings include:

Monday February 24

Silicon Valley Macintosh Users Group – All Things Apple with Bryan Chaffin

Wellington Macintosh Society (Australia) (Wellington) – Annual General Meeting; Pages on iCloud.com

Tuesday February 25

Maine Macintosh Owners & Operators Society – The Care and Feeding of Your iPhone

Macintosh Users Group of Delaware – TBA

Upstate Apple Users Group – Numbers vs. Excel

Wednesday February 26

MacNexus – TBA

Los Angeles Creative Pro Users Group – We welcome ACE Eddie nominated editor David Turner, and assistant editors Shireen Hinkleyand Amy Reynolds Reed, the editors of the highly acclaimed documentary, Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound. Directed by veteran Hollywood sound editor Midge Costin, Making Waves reveals the hidden power of sound in cinema, introduces us to the unsung heroes who create it, and features insights from legendary directors with whom they collaborate. It’s available for sale or streaming on Feb 11.

Also, we welcome award winning filmmaker Gabriel Cowan, developer of the brand new, soon to ship, Audio Design Desk. Audio Design Desk is a Digital Audio Workstation you play like an instrument. It turns your QWERTY keyboard into a Smart Sampler, so Hits, Rises, Footsteps, Punches, Gunshots, or whatever you’d like can be performed in real-time, while watching your video.
ADD will officially ship at NAB 2020, but you can try it for free now.

Also Mary Poplin from Boris FX returns to show and tell about the brand new 2020 releases and Boris FX’s newest Award Winning acquisition, Silhouette. Hear what’s new in Mocha, Particle Illusion, and parameter tracking in Sapphire and Continuum.

Naples MacFriends – Genealogy VIA Apple

Thursday February 27

Cleveland Digital Publishing Users Group – Art on the iPad. A Panel Discussion with Demos

Friday February 28

San Diego Macintosh User Group – Creating High Quality Presentations with Keynote

Saturday February 29

Naples MacFriends – What can the Apple Watch do for you?