Announcing Jordan Macintosh User Group

jomug — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:33:13 +0000

I'm happy to announce Jordan Macintosh User Group (JoMug). I'm a new Mac user, I recently got an Intel based MacBook Pro. The first day I used it, I got attached.

The Mac community is growing in Jordan, it came to my mind that we really need a social group to share knowledge together. By the time we have around 20 members we can start to have monthly or biweekly meetings. Hopefully, we can start having lectures as well.

This is not a new experience to Jordan, an excellent attempt was made to found a Linux User Group (which I belong to). The attempt was successful and the group was founded by Isam Bayazidi under the name JoLug. The group meets frequently and had a major effect on the local scene.

I was highly encouraged by my CEO, Hani Jabsheh, to start this group. He's one of the main reasons I migrated to Mac (not completely though). Too bad I got a Mac before he did :). He's supposed to get his new sexy 17" MacBook Pro in few days. There by, Hani and yours truly will be running this blog & list until we get more enthusiastic and experienced Mac users. This group will be open & democratic in nature.

I hope this attempt will bring the Mac users together to get to know each other and share their tips, hacks, problems and solutions.

I have created a mailing list as well (http://groups.google.com/group/jomug) for general discussions.

- Ammar Ibrahim