Apple User Group Bulletin - October 17, 2006

 

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Apple User Group Bulletin - October 17, 2006
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COMMUNITY NEWS - MEMBERS
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1] - Expo News: User Group University Returns to San Francisco
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User Group University is the premier leadership conference for Apple
User Group officers. Join leaders from around the globe on January 8
in San Francisco. Don't miss the great speakers, informative sessions,
the ever-popular raffles and a chance to meet one-on-one with some of
your favorite vendors.

Early Bird pricing ends November 17, 2006.
http://acteva.com/go/macworld

Get the latest news on Macworld Expo user group events.
http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/mw07.html
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2] - Expo News: Show Floor Volunteers
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One of the best ways to experience Macworld Expo is from the inside.
If you are headed for San Francisco in January and want to spend a few
hours as a Macworld user group volunteer let the Macworld User Group
Planning Team know.

Reserve your spot.
mwvolunteers@mac.com
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3] - Macworld 2007: Free Passes and Conference Discounts
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Macworld Conference & Expo is once again extending special user group
pricing for the upcoming 2007 Macworld Expo.

For a limited time, Apple User Group members can register for a free
Exhibit Hall pass or enjoy an even better value by taking 15 percent
off any of the Macworld conference packages. Both options represent a
substantial savings, and are available only to members using the User
Group Priority Code.

User groups can also display a link to the Macworld web site or run
the discount and advertisement in group newsletters.

User Group Discounts:

September 19 - October 30, 2006
Free Exhibit Hall Pass or 15 percent off the any of the conference
packages.

October 31 - December 11, 2006
15 percent off the any of the conference packages.

User Group Priority Code: D-MUG.

Be there.
http://www.macworldexpo.com

(Visit the web site for conference details, rules and package
pricing.)
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4] - MacExpo UK: 2007 UK and Irish MUGs Photo Competition
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During this year's MacExpo in London the Mac Users UK association of
groups in the United Kingdom and Ireland will kick off their 2007 UK
and Irish MUGs Photo Competition. The association uses their contest
and a stand at the Expo to promote and publicize groups in their
region. (Entrants have to contact a MUG to get a contest entry
number.)

Learn more about The Mac Users UK.
http://www.macusersuk.org/photo/index.html

Visit the Expo on October 26-28.
http://www.mac-expo.co.uk/Home.html

(Thanks to Peter Tucker for news of this regional event.)
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5] - Team MacOSX: Folding Uses Computer's Idle Time
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Team MacOSX donates their computers' extra CPU cycles (spare time) to
help with some of science's toughest puzzles, in the hope of helping
understand diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's. According to Jean
Hunter, Senior Administrator for Team MacOSX, five Mac-centric teams are
in the top 100. Considering that there are over 3,500 active teams,
that's pretty impressive.

Learn more about the group.
http://teammacosx.homeunix.com/

See more about folding on apple.com.
http://www.apple.com/science/profiles/proteinfolding/
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6] - BeiMac: Mac and iPod Day
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On October 21, the Beijing Macintosh User Group & BeiPod will be
holding a Mac & iPod Bash, with an iPod Museum, a display of iPod gear
and more.

Be there.
http://www.beimac.com/?p=35

(Thanks to BeiMac President and Apple User Group Regional Liaison
David Feng for this tip.)
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7] - SVMUG: Digital Photography Tips From Derrick Story
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On October 16, Derrick Story gave the Silicon Valley Mac User Group
a presentation on digital photography. With recent visits by Scott
Sheppard, Intuit, Christian Pickman of MicroMat, and more, it is
clear that being close to Cupertino has its advantages.

Visit the group.
http://www.svmug.org

(Thanks to Marsee Henon of the O'Reilly User Group Program for
this tip.)
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8] - SMUG and Mac-In-Awe MUG: MacCamp Returns to Delight Members
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The Saginaw Macintosh Users Group joins with the Mac-In-Awe Users
Group of Midland, Michigan, for another full-day MacCamp. Hands-on
learning, information exchange and friendship are on offer, and the
event is free to group members.

Learn more and see pics of their last MacCamp.
http://smug1.com/maccamp.html
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9] - MUG ONE: Adam Engst on Buying a Mac
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On November 1 Adam Engst will give his fifth annual presentation for
the Macintosh User Group of Oneonta, NY (MUG ONE). This year's topic?
Buying a Mac, based on the soon-to-be-released updated version of
"Take Control of Buying a Mac."

Don't miss it.
http://www.mugone.com
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10] - Milestones
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This month's column includes two groups who first met in 1977. Happy
anniversary to a worldwide list of some of our oldest groups.

1977
AppleRock
http://www.applerock.org/
(Greetings to President Joan Paletti.)

1979
Apple-Q Inc.
http://www.apple-q.org.au
(Congratulations to President Bob Irwin and Apple-Q members.)

1981
Apple Blossom Computer Club
http://abccmug.org/

1984
dBug - Seattle Mac User Group
http://www.dbug.org

1984
North Coast Mac Users Group (CA)
http://www.ncmug.org
(Greetings to President Lorene Romero, Bernie Powell,
Joan O'Brien and NCMUG members.)

1984
Tulsa Users of Macintosh Society
http://www.tums.org
(Congrats to President John L. McMinn and TUMS members.)

1984
Victoria Macintosh Users Group
http://www.vmug.bc.ca
(Greetings to Editor Pixcel Smith and VMUG members.

1984
Yakima Area Macintosh Users (MacYac)
http://www.macyak.org

1985
Silicon Mountain Macintosh User Group
http://www.smmug.org
(Congratulations to President John DiBease, VP Ralph Woodard, Apple
User Group Board member Lynn Poos and the wonderful folk at SMMUG.)

1991
Village Mac User Group
http://homepage.mac.com/villagemug/vmug_index.html
(Thanks to VVMUG Apple Ambassador Glenn Heilemann for this tip.)

1992
Macintosh Business Users Society of Greater Philadelphia
http://www.macbus.org

1998
MacRIT
http://macrit.rit.edu
(Congrats to hard working Ambassador Jacob Cebula and members.)
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SPECIAL OFFERS - Apple User Group Bulletin - October 17, 2006
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These User Group discounts are brought to you by the Apple User Group
Advisory Board and Tom Piper, vendor relations.

You must be a current Apple user group member to qualify for these
savings. Not a member? Join an Apple user group today to take
advantage of these special offers.
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1] - PumpOne: iPod Fitness Training at Slimmed-down Prices
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PumpOne Digital Fitness Trainers for iPod and IPod nano are like
having an elite personal trainer in your pocket that goes where you
go. From TotallyPumped to Pumped(6)Pack, most PumpOne Trainers are a
collection of detailed exercise images that make up progressive 4-6
week exercise programs. The bright images and simple instructions
demonstrate how to perform exercises properly and effectively for
better results.

Priced from $19.00 (US) to $59.00 (US) from individual levels to
special groupings, user group members can enter the user group coupon
code at the PumpOne web site for a 40 percent discount!

Coupon Code:  (Request code from Club Ambassador)

Visit PumpOne online.
http://www.PumpOne.com

This worldwide offer is valid through January 31, 2007.
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2] - Micromat: Special User Group Discounts
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The makers of TechTool Pro 4, DiskStudio and TechTool Protege (the
bootable Mac OS X FireWire flash drive) now offer special user group
discount pricing. These products and more are available from the
Micromat online store.

To receive a 20 percent discount on all Micromat products, enter the
special user group coupon code at Micromat's online store. Micromat is
recognized as an innovator and world leader in the development of
Macintosh monitoring, diagnostic, troubleshooting and disk repair
utilities for the Macintosh.

If you have questions regarding this special offer, please contact
usergroups@micromat.com.

Coupon code:  (Request code from Club Ambassador)

See why users love Micromat products.
http://www.micromat.com

This worldwide offer is valid through January 31, 2007.
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3] - Apago PDF Applications: 25 Percent Discount
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Put your PDF documents on a diet with PDF Shrink 4.0! Reduce the file
size of your PDF documents with PDF Shrink 4.0's new wizard-based
interface.

Apago has a broad range of PDF products to meet your needs. Download a
trial version from the address below. For even more power and control
over your PDF, get PDF Enhancer Standard Edition.

Use the coupon code at the Apago web site to purchase PDF Shrink for
only $26.25 (US) or PDF Enhancer Standard Edition for only $149
(US). This is a discount of 25 percent on these fine products.

Try it out.
http://www.apagoinc.com/pdfshrink

Coupon Code:  (Request code from Club Ambassador)

Use the special user group code at the Apago store.
http://store.apago.us

This worldwide offer is valid through January 31, 2007.
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4] - VersionTracker Pro: The Right Updates at 25 Percent Off
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What do you want to know before you decide whether to update your
software? New features? User reviews and ratings? Which versions of
Mac OS X the update is compatible with? VersionTracker Pro brings you
everything you need to keep your software up to date, and all the
information you need to make an informed decision.

Regularly $49.95 (US) for three seats, $79.95 (US) for 10 seats, save
$10
(US) when you subscribe to VersionTracker Pro. Save $5 (US) when you
subscribe to MacFixIt Pro. This offer includes renewals and
extensions.

Learn more.
http://www.versiontracker.com/subscribe/mactrial

Order at the special price.
 (Request code from Club Ambassador)

This worldwide offer is valid through January 31, 2007.
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5] - Take Control Ebooks Bundle: 50 Percent Off
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Adam and Tonya Engst of TidBITS are continuing their 16 years of
user group support with an exclusive, limited-time offer of 50
percent off a special Ebooks bundle: Sharon Zardetto Aker's "Take
Control of Fonts in Mac OS X" and "Take Control of Font Problems in
Mac OS X." Together, these highly regarded Take Control Ebooks provide
375 pages of definitive Mac OS X information about working with fonts.

With a cover price of $30 (US), user group members can purchase this
bundle for $15 (US), a 50 percent discount.

Order a great book today.
http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/offers/mug-fonts.html

This worldwide offer is valid through January 31, 2007.
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6] - The MUG Store: Redesigned For Even Greater Savings
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The Apple MUG Store has been redesigned to offer you even more great
deals. If you haven't looked in a while, check it out. You'll find
great prices, lots of special offers, blowouts on Apple products and
more!

Be sure to remind your membership to give applemugstore.com a peek
every so often, because when your members buy from the MUG store, the
store sets aside one percent of your group members' purchases, which
your group can use to buy anything from the store!

Aug. 1 - Oct. 31, 06
 (Request code from Club Ambassador)


Nov. 1 - Jan. 31, 07
 (Request code from Club Ambassador)


http://www.applemugstore.com.

This U.S. only offer is valid through January 31, 2007.
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7] - That's Easy: Get the Apple User Group Market
      & Apple User Group Offers From One Site
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Looking for information on a past offer? Tom Piper, Apple User Group
Advisory Board vendor coordinator, publishes a single page with all
current offers, expiration dates and codes.

Password until November 15
 (Request code from Club Ambassador)

http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/offers/vendorcodes.htm
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Be sure to subscribe to Tom's popular Apple User Group Market for
interviews and the latest news on vendor offers. Visit the link on the
Advisory Board's home page to find information and subscribe.

http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/
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For information about vendor offers, UGAB activities and more
visit

http://homepage.mac.com/ugab
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Sandy Foderick,
Editor
Apple User Group Advisory Board
ugbeditor@mac.com

Tom Piper,
Vendor Relations
Apple User Group Advisory Board
vendorwizard@mac.com

Elsa Travisano,
Text and Archival Editor
Apple User Group Advisory Board
ugbeditor@mac.com

Jeff Mosqueda,
Publisher
Apple
usergroups@apple.com

Get involved. Join a user group near you.
http://www.apple.com/usergroups/

Subscribe to one or all of Apple's free newsletters.
http://www.apple.com/signmeup/
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