On Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at 7:30pm, Nicholas Pyers will present “Video for iPods” to the Macintosh Multimedia Group [3MG], a joint ventre between AUSOM Incorporated and iMug.

With the introduction of the new 3rd Generation iPod Nano that supports playback of video for under AUD$200, more and more people are interested in how to get video in a format suitable for use on these and other iPods.

So, Nicholas will demonstrate various tools used to convert existing video sources and how to obtain new sources. Continue Reading

On Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at 7:30pm, Nicholas Pyers, in conjunction with Perry Liebe, will present “iChat 4.0” to the Macintosh Multimedia Group [3MG], a joint ventre between AUSOM Incorporated and iMug.

Nicholas and Perry will demonstrate the new features of Leopard’s iChat 4.0, including Animated Buddy Icons; Invisibility mode; Back Drops and Photobooth Effects. Continue Reading

On Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at 7:30pm, Nicholas Pyers will present “Preparing for Leopard” to the Macintosh Multimedia Group [3MG], a joint ventre between AUSOM Incorporated and iMug.

Nicholas will discuss some of the new features that are expected to be included in Mac OS X 10.5 “Leopard”

He’ll also offer some advice for users upgrading existing machines from Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger” or even 10.3 “Panther”, as well as hints for people who are purchasing new machines for Leopard. Continue Reading

On Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at 7:30pm, Nicholas Pyers will present “The New iPods” to the Macintosh Multimedia Group [3MG], a joint ventre between AUSOM Incorporated and iMug.

Nicholas will discuss the recently released iPods, including the second generation iPod Shuffles; third generation iPod Nano (‘chubby’ or ‘fat’); the sixth generation iPod (now called the iPod classic) and of course, the iPod touch. Continue Reading

On Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at 7:30pm, Nicholas Pyers, in conjunction with Perry Liebe, will present “iPhone Discussions” to the Macintosh Multimedia Group [3MG], a joint ventre between AUSOM Incorporated and iMug.

Nicholas and Perry will cover the US launch of the iPhone and what users’ reactions to it are.

They’ll also try and answer the six million dollar question – Do we wait for the iPhone launch here in Australia or do we upgrade our current handsets with a product shipping now. Continue Reading

3am, June 12th, Melbourne time, the center of the Mac universe will be at Moscone West in downtown San Francisco California as developers and IT professionals from around the globe come together for the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference.

For those who can’t make it San Francisco, the Macintosh Multimedia Group will host, that evening, a presentation and discussion about the various announcements from the Keynote given by Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO earlier in the day. Continue Reading

On Saturday, May 5, 2007 Nicholas Pyers will present “Introducing & Understanding VoIP” at AUSOM Incorporated.

Nicholas will explain what VOIP, otherwise known as “Voice over IP” actually is and how simple it is to setup and use. He’ll explain how VOIP can save you hundred’s of dollars, each year, off your telephone bill. Continue Reading

On Saturday, December 2, 2006 at 1:00pm, Nicholas Pyers will present “Holiday Gift Ideas” when he’ll discuss various different gift ideas for your grandchildren, children, partners, friends and most importantly for yourself. Continue Reading

On Saturday, October 13, 2006 at 4:00pm, Nicholas Pyers will present “Essential, Useful & Interesting Free Software for Mac OS X” at the AUSOM Computer Market & Swap Meet.

Nicholas will highlight a number of freely downloadable applications including;

• Anti-Virus
• Audio Tools
• Communications Packages
• Games
• Graphic Tools
• Office Suites
• Text Editors
• Utilities
• Video Players
• Voice over IP (VoiP) software
• Web Browsers

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On Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at 7:30pm, Nicholas Pyers will present “Stock Media Resources” to the Macintosh Multimedia Group [3MG], a joint ventre between AUSOM Incorporated and iMug. Continue Reading