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MacVoices #24126: Kicking Off 'The Road to Macstock' 2024 with Mike Potter

Release Date: 05/14/2024

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Our annual 'Road to Macstock' series kicks off as organizer Mike Potter talks about the changes to this year’s must-attend Apple event. Some of those changes include a new venue where everything is one place (conference, lodging and food) as well as a third day of workshops, new speakers, and more. Mike also talks about the sessions scheduled so far, the third Macstock Film Festival, and more.

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Show Notes:

Chapters:

00:00 Kicking Off the Road to MacStock
02:21 A Venue Change and Leveling Up
3:59 New Workshops and Presenters Announced
6:58 Workshop Topics Unveiled
12:07 Returning and New Presenters Lineup
15:14 The Excitement for MacStock Grows
29:16 The Power of Personal Connections
32:12 Registering and Accommodations Details
35:42 Meals and Informal Gatherings
39:58 Expecting More Surprises at MacStock

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Macstock Conference and Expo

Guests:

Michael Potter is the Executive Producer of For Mac Eyes Only, and the organizer of the annual Macstock Conference and Expo. Mike's love-affair for all things Apple began in his Junior High's Library playing Lemonade Stand on a pair of brand new Apple ][+ computers. His penchant for Apple gear continued to be nurtured by the public school system when, in High School, he was hired as a lab supervisor to help run the Apple ][e lab for his fellow students and their Print Shop needs. Then, further still, in college he often opted to help a friend with her Computer Graphics coursework instead of focusing on his own studies, but only because it helped get him closer to the Mac-lab.

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