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Inside Mac - January 4th 2003

Adam C. Engst - Publisher of TidBITS

http://www.tidbits.com/

Adam C. Engst is the publisher of TidBITS, one of the oldest and largest Internet-based newsletters, distributed every week to hundreds of thousands of readers. He has written and co-authored numerous Internet books, including the best-selling Internet Starter Kit series, and many articles for magazines, including Macworld, where he is currently a Contributing Editor. In addition, he has collaborated on several Internet educational videos and has appeared on a variety of internationally broadcast television and radio programs. He also holds positions as Chairman of the XNS Public Trust Organization, President of the Info-Mac Network, and Director of Charitable Licensing for the FreePPP Group. His indefatigable support of the Macintosh community and commitment to operating at a personal level resulted in him being ranked as the third most influential person in the Macintosh industry in the MDJ Power 25 survey of industry insiders and the fifth most influential in the "Most Influential Figure in the Mac Industry" poll of MacDirectory readers. And unlike Steve Jobs (who was number one in both surveys), Adam has been turned into an action figure.

Adam's Books

iPhoto 1.1 for Mac OS X (Visual QuickStart Guide)

The Wireless Networking Starter Kit

Ilene Hoffman - Keeper of The Hess Memorial Macworld Party List

http://www.ilenesmachine.com/partylist.shtml

Ilene Hoffman is a key player in the Macintosh world. She wrote iMac Fast & Easy 2nd Edition and has tech edited a number of other books. She has published articles in TidBITs, NetGuide, IDG Online, MacWeek, MacHome, TechRepublic, and is a Contributing Editor with MacTech magazine. She has also moderated forums and trained event hosts on America Online, Talk City, Third Age, MacFixIt.com, the Boston Computer Society, and BMUG Boston. Ilene's ability to recover crashed hard drives is renown.

Ilene can often be found at Macworld facilitating introductions between media and companies. Her events list, The Hess Memorial Macworld Party List and its associated events are legendary. Ilene also maintains comprehensive OS links for the Mac community in her spare time on her site.

Ron Margolis - The DV Guys

http://www.dvguys.com/

Ron Margolis is the co-founder and co-host the very popular internet radio show "The DV Guys", the only Value-Added-Radio Show for Digital Storytellers. It's broadcast live every Thursday Evening at 6PM PST. The DV Guys mission is simple: to inform, educate and entertain our listening audience with the latest in content creation tools, tips and resources.

Ron Margolis is passionate about technology! Beginning with MIDI in 1984, Ron has been consulting to professional content creators always keeping them on the cutting edge. His knowledge spans the world of digital audio, digital video, streaming media and digital pre-press. He has spoken at numerous industry functions including MacWorld Expo, QuickTIme Live and DV Expo, including his recent presentation on High Definition production delivered earlier this month.

Ron works as a consultative sales executive with ProMax systems in Hollywood, helping independent producers and Studios alike design their digital workflows and stay on the cutting edge of the digital video revolution. He can be reached during the day at 866-266-6629

Chuck Joiner - Chairman, Apple User Group Advisory Board

http://www.mugcenter.com/

Chuck Joiner is an active advocate of the Macintosh User Group community. He has served as the Chairman of the Apple User Group Advisory Board since its creation in January, 2000, and is the president of his local group, the Hershey Apple Core of Hershey PA. Chuck is the Editor-In-Chief of The MUG Center, the resource site for Macintosh User Groups, and also produces and hosts "The User Group Report," an Internet radio show that focuses on Macintosh User Group personalities, news and information. Outside his user group activities, Chuck is Vice President of Operations for the Insurance Alliance of Central PA.

Lorene Romero - Apple User Group Advisory Board

http://www.apple.com/usergroups/

Lorene is Past President of NCMUG. She began her association with NCMUG as a new member who volunteered to help with a fundraising event which lead to her election as President, a capacity in which she served for four years. She is currently NCMUG's Vendor Relations contact person. Lorene also serves on the Apple User Group Advisory Board as "Vendor Queen" and works closely with vendors to improve relationships between the user group community and vendors and to negotiate discounts for members of user groups in the US and abroad. In spite of an educational background in Clinical Psychology and twelve years in the Mental Health field, Lorene decided to switch over to working in the software industry and has that been a wild ride for the past 5 years.