Today is more than just a day off but a chance to look back at the injustices faced by African-Americans and how he moved a nation towards progression 43 years ago.

The issue of social equality is not recognized by all, only by remembering and practicing the ideals of these civil rights leaders like MLK can we move on to make the dream a reality.

"I have a Dream" speech

When His Steveness speaks, the Mac Faithful listen and did they get a treat.Here's some of the highlights:

Macworld Keynote 2006 (Quicktime Required)

iLife 06 (Flash)

iWork (Flash)

Intel iMac

Intel MacBook Pro

fixed and updated a few things one the site. two cookies to the person to list all changes under comments first.

I leave you with something to drool over. what the itunes phone should of been.

The more things change, the more they stay the same and here at DMUG we work for constant improvement and providing a quality community for Mac Users of the Valley.

The first item on the agenda is meeting times, yes I have had problems scheduling meeting recently so I decided to hand the issue over to the community. What are you preferences on meeting times? Don't worry if you can't come up with actual times, here are some "suggested times" to get those brain-cells working and feel free to "Think different".

*Wednesday's Bi-Weekly at 12 Noon

*Thursday's B-Weekly at 12 Noon

*Wednesday's Bi-Weekly at 5PM

*Monday Bi-Weekly at 5PM

Another change is meeting topics, or lack of :-( meeting topics. Some ideas I am throwing around include:

*Mac Truth or Fiction Session

*Mac vs. PC debate

*Xgrid

*OS X 86 with live demonstration

Use the comments wisely, I welcome all feedback,especially different feedback.

I want to start by thanking MacMedia / EtchaMac for their insight to UNIX and Mac OS X Server. All of us at DMUG appreciate taking the time and effort to present.

For those of you who missed it or are looking for further resources, I have decided to put up some Meeting notes.

First off is the UNIX or UNIX related stuff:

A tour of Mac OS X (quicktime .mov)

A tour of Mac OS X Server

Mac OS X for UNIX users (.pdf)

Some more information on Open-Source and Apple:

Open at the Source

OpenDarwin project

Webkit Open-Source project (foundation of Safari)

Because we don't live in a vacuum, resources on interoperability:

Open Directory, Open-Source Active Directory

Mac and Windows File and Printer Sharing

We finish off the year with a bang with our Mac IT meeting with very special guest MacMedia. The meeting will be Thursday, December, 8 at 6PM in Room 111 covering UNIX, Open-Source and interoperability.