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Plano MUG Board Members (2008)

Jess Blackwell
President

Jess is a dually Apple certified professional (ACSP, ACTC), FileMaker developer and proud member of the Apple Consultants Network. He’s been supporting Macs professionally for 12 years and is currently employed at Rx Worldwide Meetings Inc. as a Database and Systems Administrator. His first Mac was a Performa 6200 with a 500MB hard drive and 8MB RAM. :) You can catch up with Brian at Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or any number of blogs that he’s got his hands in currently.

Alan Koenigsberg
Vice President

Alan is a dually Apple certified professional (ACSP, ACTC), FileMaker developer and proud member of the Apple Consultants Network. He’s been supporting Macs professionally for 12 years and is currently employed at Rx Worldwide Meetings Inc. as a Database and Systems Administrator. His first Mac was a Performa 6200 with a 500MB hard drive and 8MB RAM. :) You can catch up with Brian at Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or any number of blogs that he’s got his hands in currently.

Joe McKernan
Ambassador

Joe is a dually Apple certified professional (ACSP, ACTC), FileMaker developer and proud member of the Apple Consultants Network. He’s been supporting Macs professionally for 12 years and is currently employed at Rx Worldwide Meetings Inc. as a Database and Systems Administrator. His first Mac was a Performa 6200 with a 500MB hard drive and 8MB RAM. :) You can catch up with Brian at Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or any number of blogs that he’s got his hands in currently.

Brian Hamm
Co-Founder, Webmaster

Brian is a dually Apple certified professional (ACSP, ACTC), FileMaker developer and proud member of the Apple Consultants Network. He’s been supporting Macs professionally for 12 years and is currently employed at Rx Worldwide Meetings Inc. as a Database and Systems Administrator. His first Mac was a Performa 6200 with a 500MB hard drive and 8MB RAM. :) You can catch up with Brian at Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or any number of blogs that he’s got his hands in currently.

Michael Briney
(1956-2008) Co-Founder

Michael was an invaluable resource to the Mac community and a friend to those around him. Throughout his career, he worked with some of the best and brightest in the creative industry, including the sharpest minds at Disney.

Michael had opinions (some polarizing) on a number of issues, but was always respectful and everything he touched was handled with professionalism. He was a tremendous resource and gave endlessly to those around him. Sadly, Michael lost a hard fought battle with cancer earlier this year. It was a huge loss to this group and to me, personally and professionally. Rest in peace, my friend.

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Posted on October 12, 2008 - by brian hamm

Updates coming

Asides

I apologize for not publishing any new (primary) posts here lately. I spent a great deal of time and energy the last few weeks looking for a place to live, packing, moving, unpacking and settling in.
I have several new posts/drafts that I’m working and will begin publishing this week. And, of course, the right column [...]

Posted on September 18, 2008 - by brian hamm

Twitter Site Updated

Asides

You may be stumbled onto the Twitter site tonight and thought to yourself, “hrm.. something feels different”. And you’d be right.
The guys at Twitter are starting to roll out a series of updates. According to Twitter, this round is purely cosmetic.. and will support some future (not so trivial) updates.
I like the new look. [...]

Mac Software iPhone

Things & Things Touch

Cultured Code, who is already off to a great start with their GTD desktop application Things, has released their highly anticipated iPhone version.
You can use either of these apps on their own, but if you have a Mac and an iPhone, your life is about to get a lot simpler.. or at least more organized.
In [...]

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  • About Plano MUG

    Plano Mac User Group was co-founded by Michael Briney and Brian Hamm. We meet the third Wednesday of every month at Plano's Bavarian Grill (map). Membership is free and open to everyone!

    Next Meeting: October 15 (7pm)

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