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MacMania 6 Cruise
- MacMania 6 Cruise (also known as Aperture Aura, May 26 – June 2, 2007) was a combined technology-focused Geek Cruise sailing the Alaska Inside Passage aboard Holland America Line's M.S. Oosterdam, departing from and returning to Seattle.
Combined Curriculum
- The cruise combined two specialized training tracks:
- MacMania 6: General Macintosh training and OS X power-user seminars.
- Aperture Aura: Specialized classes covering Apple's professional photography management software, Aperture.
- The cruise combined two specialized training tracks:
Key Presenters & Sessions
- Joe Schorr (Apple's Aperture Product Manager): Led intensive sessions detailing professional RAW image workflow management, book layout, and non-destructive image processing.
- Sal Soghoian (Apple's AppleScript Product Manager): Taught classes on building complex automated workflows in OS X using Automator.
- Rob Griffiths (Founder of Mac OS X Hints / Macworld Editor): Taught advanced power-user tips and previewed features of the upcoming Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard release.
- Randal Schwartz: Handled Unix command-line workshops and general OS X optimization courses.
Shore Excursions I Took
- [Place/Sitka]]: Port call excursions. [Flickr Album (General Collection)
- [Place/Ketchikan]]: Port call excursions. [Flickr Album (General Collection)
- [Place/Juneau]]: Port call excursions. [Flickr Album (General Collection)
- [Place/Victoria]]: Port call excursions. [Flickr Album (General Collection)
What links here
These facts are as Randal recalls them, but much time has passed for most of this. If you find a factual error, please email realmerlyn@gmail.com.