April 24, 2005
The MUG Center
http://www.mugcenter.com
The Week's Front Page News At The MUG Center
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THE MUG EVENT CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 25: TROPICAL SOFTWARE x 2,
TIGER, A STUDENT AWARDS PRESENTATION, BLOGGING, iWORK, EXPIRING VENDOR
DEALS AND MORE
The last week of April goes out with a bang with vendor visits, special
events, and expiring user group-only vendor deals. Even though not
released until later in the week, the new version of the MacOS, "Tiger,"
starts to make prints on the schedule of some user groups. Tropical
Software does double-coast duty, with one presentation in California and
another in Florida... (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/042005/0424eventcal.html>
THE USER GROUP REPORT: CIRCUS PONIES, HACKING FIREFOX, SMARTSOUND
SOFTWARE, SPECIAL GUESTS AT MUG EVENTS, VENDOR OFFERS AND MORE
How a utility program has gotten even better, how you can customize one
of the new age browswers and make it your very own, and how to create
perfect audio tracks for any project are all included in this edition,
along with user group events, vendor offers and more. This week's guests
are Elizabeth Statmore of Circus Ponies, author Nigel McFarlane and Brian
Dickman of SmartSound Software. (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/usergroupreport/2005/512.html>
ONE WEEK LEFT FOR EXPIRING VENDOR DEALS
With only a few days left in April, it is important to remind the members
of your group that several user group-only vendor offers expire. Ending
on April 30 are special discounts from Mariner Software, Roxio,
MacWireless, and JHL Technologies, with a MUG Center Exclusive from East
Bay Technologies expiring on May 2. (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/042005/0423expiringoffers.html>
MACFEST 2005 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE CHRIS BREEN AND BOB LeVITUS
On May 7, 2005, the Houston Area Apple Users Group (HAAUG) will host
their third annual MacFest 2005. This year's event will feature not one
but two popular speakers who's talents and specialties compliment each
other perfectly: Christopher Breen and "Dr. Mac" Bob LeVitus. (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/042005/0419macfest.html>
TMC SURVEY: TMC IMPROVEMENT QUESTION AND SUMMER MEETING ANSWER
The MUG Center strives to be the best resource for news, information and
resources for user group members and leaders, as well as having a variety
of components that would interest anyone- interested in the Macintosh or
Apple. This week, in the first of a feedback series, we are asking for
your help to make the site better by starting with an open question: What
would make The MUG Center a more valuable resource? (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/042005/0420surveytmcimprove.html>
NEW APRIL VENDOR OFFERS EXTENDED TO MAC USER GROUPS
A new crop of deals has been added to our Vendor Offers section. This
month, the opportunities for savings great and small come from IOGEAR,
E2Sync, LoadPod, Macworld Conference and Expo, MacXware, untitled
software and the Apple MUG Store. (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/042005/0420vendoroffers.html>
REGIONAL LIAISON DISPATCH: NORTHWEST UNITED STATES USER GROUP NEWS
Apple Regional Liaison Chris Kiltz has filed the latest RL Dispatch,
providing news on user group activities from the northwest United States.
Chris' report includes a wrap-up on the Portland Macintosh User Group's
MacCamp, where she was one of the presenters, a visit to dBUG by Apple,
and the spin-off of the Josephine County Macintosh User Group's computer
reclaimation activites, Project Restart to its own, separate entity. (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/rlt/dispatcharchive/nwusa0405.html>
USER GROUP ADVISORY BOARD GETS TWO NEW MEMBERS
The Apple User Group Advisory Board has two new members, as reported by
the April edition of the Apple User Group Bulletin. (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/042005/0419newugab.html>
Coming Up This Week On The MUG Event Calendar
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<http://www.mugcenter.com/mugcalendar/2005/042005.html>
Monday 25-Apr
North Coast Macintosh Users Group (OH) - Stump the Gurus & iPod shuffle
Raffle
Tuesday 26-Apr
San Luis Obispo Macintosh User Group - James Lee of Tropical Software
MacBUS - Tiger Sneak Peak, MacBUS Student Award presentations and Flash
Midlands Macintosh User Group (UK) - Flickr and iGlasses
Wednesday 27-Apr
Gold Coast Mac User Group - James Lee of Tropical Software
Connecticut Macintosh Connection - iDVD
Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group - "Show & Tell" Night
Oceanside Macintosh User Group - Reunion 8
Connecticut Macintosh Connection - iDVD
SF Cutters - Review of the NAB Show
Macintosh Users East (Canada) - iWork, web site apps and more
Portland Mac Filmmakers - Documentary Featuring Siskiyou Rappel Crew
Battling Pacific Northwest Wildfires
Thursday 28-Apr
Grand Rapids Macintosh Users Group - Backing Up Your Mac
West Pasco Macintosh User Group - Question & Answer Meeting
Central Victorian Macintosh Users - Tiger Mac OS X 10.4
Shreveport Macintosh User Group - I Want A New Blog
Friday 29-Apr
South Jersey Apple Users Group - Tiger Pizza Party
Saturday 30-Apr
DEADLINE: Mariner Sofware User Group Offer
DEADLINE: Roxio User Group Offer
DEADLINE: JHL Technologies User Group Offer
DEADLINE: MacWireless User Group Offer
Thanks!
---Chuck
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Chuck Joiner
Editor-In-Chief
The MUG Center
http://www.mugcenter.com
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