NMUG Meeting Speakers

Adam Engst is the publisher of TidBITS, one of the oldest and most-respected Internet-based newsletters, distributed weekly to tens of thousands of readers. In different years he has been voted the 2nd, 3rd and 4th most influential person in the Mac industry, and he was voted one of MacDirectory's top-ten ...

Adam Pratt loves people, photography, and a good story! He spent the last twenty-five years at the intersection of creativity ...

Allison Sheridan started podcasting in May of 2005, just 7 months after podcasting was invented, and her primary show, the ...

Ann is an active member of multiple Apple user groups, including the Washington Apple Pi and the Naples MacFriends User Group. She founded an Apple User Group in her retirement community. Ann is passionate about personal productivity and has been studying PKM for over a year. She is also the ...

By day Bart is Maynooth University’s Cybersecurity Specialist, and in his spare time he’s a keen photographer, podcaster, programmer, and ...

Brad Clark is an ex-Regent Street Apple store genius. He is a superb speaker is looking forward to helping NMUG members. → View Brad's Recent Events

Brian is a director, producer, and editor based in Los Angeles. As an editor, Brian has had a lot of ...

Brian Matiash is a photo educator based in Palm Beach, FL. While he has spent over 15 years helping people ...

Carrie Kerskie is the president of Kerskie Group LLC, founded in 2001 in Naples, Florida. Although she originally started her business as a private investigator, a growing number of clients she worked with as a PI experienced various forms of identity theft and had no one to turn to for ...

Chita Hunter has over 30 years of experience in the software technology industry. She has worked for Adobe Systems, Inc. as an application specialist in various apps such as Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, and Illustrator. Currently, she is a Software Technology Trainer for Apple and Adobe Creative Cloud programs. Chita also ...

A Mac and iPhone consultant and author. He has engineering degrees at UCLA and The University of Texas at Austin, and has had a career as a rocket scientist. He started helping people with their Macs as a University of Texas graduate student in 1985 and turned it into a ...

Since 2000, Chuck Joiner has created original audio and video content about Apple, Macintosh, and technology. MacVoices features one-on-one discussions with authors, developers, and pundits, as well as panel conversations on current tech trends, and hardware and software reviews. With interviewing skills honed from a career in insurance investigation, negotiation, ...

Dale Stephan is a retired mechanical engineer who worked 40 years in the automotive industry. He is a certified project ...

Dan Wassink is the the owner, trainer, and most everything else for Dan’s Tutorials. He personally has been working on the Mac for over 30 years, starting out in the magazine publishing industry. He then went to work for Apple as a Genius helping people on a daily basis with ...

David is a cybersecurity expert with over 25 years of experience. He is currently the Chief Technologist at Trend Micro Federal, focusing on cloud and network security, virtualization, and endpoint protection strategies. David received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science from Brandeis University and George Washington University, respectively. ...

Dave Ginsburg is a podcaster, IT Professional, and is the host of the podcast, “In Touch With iOS” the show ...

David is a graphic arts professional, former Apple retail specialist, longtime member of MacGroup-Detroit and present NMUG member. → View David’s Recent Events

Dennis is a longtime NMUG favorite and is an Apple Authorized Affiliate, Apple Professional and Security Expert.

Eckart is the President of NMUG.

Eileen has been making Impressionistic images for many years. She enjoys the many different ways of making her images painterly ...

Jason Snell is a prominent tech journalist and founder of Six Colors, with over 20 years of experience covering Apple and the tech industry. He is widely considered one of the foremost experts on Apple and is known for his insightful analysis and commentary on the company's products and services. ...

Owner of Naples Mac Help, Jeff Bohr is an Apple certified Apple Support professional, who has been using the Mac platform since 1986. Jeff provides on-site support and training in the Naples, Florida, area for both residential and business clients. Jeff has written many tech articles. → http://naplesmachelp.com → ...

Author of best-selling books on the Mac and digital photography, MacWorld contributor, contributing editor of TidBITS. → https://jeffcarlson.com → View Jeff’s Recent Events

Jeff Gamet writes about technology and related topics for companies of all sizes, and is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and ...

The Answer Guy. I have made a career out of answering questions and solving problems, proactively as well as in ...

Joe is the owner/publisher/sometimes author of Take Control Books, and has a wealth of knowledge about everything Apple. Along with his wife, Morgen, he continues to expand the Take Control series while maintaining the essential ingredients that have made it incredibly successful from the very beginning. They live in Saskatoon, ...

Long-time indie Mac developer and owner / lead developer at @stclairsoft. When I’m not behind a Mac, I’m usually on a ...

Josh Centers is the managing editor of TidBITS and a freelance writer who has written for Macworld, the Magazine, Boing ...

Josh has been interested in technology since he was a small boy. He has been involved in online security for the past decade and wants to show you simple tips and processes to secure yourself online. With so much news about security breaches and stolen identities, it can be overwhelming, ...

Lawrence Jenkins has over 30 years of experience in the computer industry, working as a software engineer and application developer for various companies including Computer Associates, Entrust Security Software, and Pier One Imports. He now enjoys automating his home and traveling the world, with recent trips to Egypt and Greece ...

Mike Rose is a Senior Director, Solution Engineering at Salesforce, based in New York City. Mike joined Salesforce in 2013 as one of the “pioneer” solution engineers in the New York hub, and in 2016 he took on a new role as a platform specialist, working with existing and new ...

Mike has worked as a photographer in theatres throughout East Anglia (in the UK) since 1984. Between 1991 and 2011 he was also a busy wedding photographer, but decided that twenty years of that was quite enough! All of his prints have been created in-house since 2006 - the same ...

Mike Matthews is a member of the Apple Consultants Network and specializes in consumers. He also teaches classes at a number of adult schools in the Bay Area helping people make the most of their Apple products. His experience goes back to the days of the Apple II+. → <a ...

Dr. Mike Shaw is an award-winning astrophotographer, author, speaker and teacher based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Mike is an astrophotographer, ...

Mike is a 19-year veteran of Apple (1994-2013) serving in roles as a Senior Systems Engineer, Senior Product Manager and ...

As an experienced educator of Apple and iOS products for over 10 years, Mitch has had the opportunity to work with students of diverse backgrounds and skill levels. As a knowledgeable and respected member of the Naples Macfriendly User Group (NMUG), he has had the privilege to share his expertise ...

Muffy Clark Gill has been creating art since she was a young child. A pivotal moment in her life came ...

Gentlemen Coders was founded in 2016 by Nik Bhatt, an 18 year veteran of Apple. His roles in the Photo ...

As the CEO of Boinx Software, I am an innovative and experienced leader dedicated to creating powerful and user-friendly tools ...

Tara September is an award-winning romance author and Amazon best-seller. She is also a Social Media Maven and former Communications & PR Manager for WWE, Disney, General Motors, Pepsi, and more. Tara has won a PR News Platinum Award for best video program and a Public Relations Society of America ...

Terry White, is a seasoned professional with an impressive 27-year tenure at Adobe, Inc. He holds the prestigious title of ...

I believe that I inherited my lifelong love for technology from my Father. As they say, “like Father, like Son”, I enjoy aviation, photography, traveling and most of all, just about anything tech related! I throughly enjoy learning and figuring out how things work. I’d rather stay up all night ...