This week get the low-down on what’s hot and new in Mac on Tuesday, check up on the folks at Hive76 on Wednesday and join Technically Philly at the Supernova Forum 2010 on Thursday and Friday.

Tuesday, July 27: If you need something to do in between waiting in line at the Apple Store, the Macintosh Business Users Society monthly meet-up is the event for you. Head down to Dorrance Hamilton Hall on Broad Street and get a speak-peak at new hardware and software. You’ll see product demonstrations of the hot new Apple stuff, often before their general release to the public. 6:30 p.m. South Philly. INFO [view more events]

Wednesday, July 28: Just like they do every week, the kind citizens at Hive76 are opening their doors to all of us this Wednesday. Drop by to work on hardware or software projects, or come early for the Hive76 planning, or “scrum,” meeting at 7:00 pm. Not that you need the added incentive, but they also have free pizza.  8:00 pm. Center City. INFO [view more events]

Thursday, July 29 – Friday, July 30: Join us at the Wharton School late this week for the Supernova Forum 2010: Perestroika. This two-day forum is jam-packed. Delve into graphic designs straight from Tokyo at the Pecha Kucha lighting talks, and check out their tech policy forum, featuring experts and policy-makers from Washington, DC including the CTO of Obama’s Open Government initiative. Technically Philly is sponsoring, and we hope to see you all there. Oh, and use the code “tp10″ at checkout to receive 50 percent off. All day. University City. REGISTER [view more events]

DEFINITE READS

• Pittsburgh Tribune Review reports that that city will put a bid in for Google’s announced ultra-fast Internet product.
• Keystone Edge has a Q&A with University of the Arts professor and tech-art entrepreneur Slavko Milekic.
• The Inquirer reports that MC Hammer will be appearing at a Wharton event, and, yes, TP will try to crash the party.

Below, Gabe Weinberg talks with Jimmy Wales, comic book classes and more.

MIGHT BE OF INTEREST

• Geekadelphia promotes Kensington-based creative project space pterodactyl. Geekadelphia also announces its Little Big Philadelphia contest.
• Make gives some love for a pet project that came out of Hive76.

GIVE A GLANCE

• Dennis Moore asks whether SAP will be acquired.
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Still recovering from that Super Bowl party you went to last night?

Well, get some coffee and shake off that headache. Our event calendar is packed with worthy events and it would be best if you paid attention.

Start your week off right, and head to Callowhill to see the the map-happy geniuses at Avencia talk about their Walkshed project and the company’s entry into the NYC BigApps contest. On Thursday, Hive76 hosts the Philly robotics meetup and cap your week off by taking PhillyCHI up on its offer of design-focused quizzo.

And, if you’re still feeling some withdraw from football, click through for your event highlights. This time with 60 percent more sports references.

All events listed on the event calendar are free to attend. Be sure to check our complete calendar for more.

Monday, February 8th: As covered on this very site, Avencia’s Walkshed project covers the “walkability” of our city’s blocks. Creator Aaron Ogle has invited Refresh Philly attendees to Avencia’s office to talk about the project as well as its entry in the NYC BigApps content. Don’t know if you’ve heard, but the last time Philadelphia competed in NYC, it didn’t work out. Why can’t us? 6:30 p.m. Callowhill. DETAILS. [view more events]

Thursday, February 11th: Postponed from last month, the Philadelphia robotics meetup promises “filter based Inertial Measurement Unit code for our Quadrotor controller board.” Yeah, we don’t know either. We’re not going to lie to you though, we were hesitant to recommend the meetup. The last thing Philly needs is the looming threat of robotic-like humans. Plus, we already have Andy Reid’s press conferences. 7:30 p.m. Callowhill. DETAILS. [view more events]

Thrusday, February 11th: If robots aren’t your thing but CSS is, PhillyCHI is hosting design Quizzo at National Mechanics. The group promises questions about “technology, design, architecture, and other related topics.” What that really means, of course, is that you don’t have to bring along your jock friend just for the sports questions. 8:00 p.m. Old City. RSVP. [view more events]

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Law enforcement officials from hundreds of organizations
are in town this week for a three-day, 1,500-attendee conference covering technology in public safety. Big Brother, where art thou? Oh, the Marriot.

On Tuesday, NetSquared will continue to amplify issues in nonprofits’ use of social media to achieve goals. They’ve gathered some thought-provoking organizations that have used the Twitters and the Facebooks out there to help propel their mission.

Wednesday, Hive76�which has basically owned this events highlights space since it re-opened, with its valuable events�has partnered with artist coalition PositiveSpace to bring the art and hacker communities together, at last.

All events listed on the event calendar are free to attend. Be sure to check�our complete calendar for more.

Tues./Wed./Thurs. Feb. 2/3/4: The Technology for Public Safety in Critical Incident Response conference almost slipped beneath our radar. The U.S. Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense have partnered with a handful of organizations including the Fraternal Order of Police for three days of public safety technology discussion. Organizers are expecting 1,500 attendees and 150 exhibits to explore tech issues in the emergency responder community. All Day, Center City. RSVP. [view more events]

Tuesday, February 2: NetSquared Net Tuesday Philly has gathered Dignity Housing, ScienceForCitizens and EarthGame to discuss how social media has helped the organizations achieve goals. Be sure to check out EarthGame’s Web site, as the organization is working with the UN to develop a dashboard to track world stats, like world population, food, energy, health and climate. 6:30 p.m., Center City. DETAILS. [view more events]

Wednesday, February 3: Hive76 has partnered with PositiveSpace for its new Shmooze and Booze networking event. Sounds interesting and not for the name alone�PositiveSpace’s art community focus should bring something new to the hacker/maker community, and we’d like to see some collaborations form as a result of the intersection. Free with drink donations. 7:00 p.m., Poplar. RSVP. [view more events]

If you have an event that you think we should be listing,�email us or fill out�our submission form for best results. We promise that no submission falls in to the contact form netherworld.