AUGB: Leaders 09.17.02
AUGB: Leaders 09.17.02
- Subject: AUGB: Leaders 09.17.02
- From: Garr Reynolds <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 22:10:08 -0700
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A p p l e U s e r G r o u p B u l l e t i n | September 17, 2002
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Dear user group leaders,
Hello again from sunny Cupertino. I hope all is well for you as we say
goodbye to summer and head in to the fall season.
Since the last AUGB in August, we launched the latest version of the Mac
OS, Mac OS X v. 10.2. As you may know, we kicked off the launch with a
special night at all of our Apple Stores August 23. The turnout was
unbelievable and the long lines of people waiting to get in to the stores
were filled with user group members. 100,000 copies of Mac OS X version
10.2 "Jaguar" were sold worldwide during that weekend, setting a new
record for Mac OS sales for a single weekend.
Mac users are also showing their enthusiasm for Apple's .Mac. The number
of .Mac subscriptions is now over 100,000 and growing quickly. We
announced to user group Ambassadors (USA, Canada) about ten days ago
that they will now be able to register for one free .Mac account for
their user group via the Learn & Earn program. If your Ambassador did
not get the email announcement, they can contact us here at
email@hidden.
In the weeks ahead we will have information about user group activities
at Macworld San Francisco 2003. It will be here before you know it.
Talk to you soon.
Garr
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Garr Reynolds
Program Manager
Worldwide User Group Relations
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CONTENTS
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What's New - Leaders
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1] - Ambassadors Gain Access to Learn & Earn
2] - Free .Mac Account For User Group Ambassadors
3] - Leveraging ASW and the Quarterly Apple Mailbox
4] - Kinko's Offers Discount for User Group Leaders
Community News - Leaders
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5] - Southeast Regional Computer User Group Conference
6] - AUSOM Promotes Group with iMovie
7] - FACUG Fall Conference, October 12
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Apple User Group Bulletin for Members
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Community News - Members
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1] - NCMUG Hosts Mac Computer Expo, September 21
2] - Raincoast Tacoma 2002, October 11-13
3] - Jaguar Events in Photos and iMovies
Special Offers
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4] - Casady & Greene iData Pro
5] - Hold-Up Pro Personal Finance Manager
6] - MacAddict User Group Offer
7] - Smile Software Page Sender
8] - Aladdin Systems 10 for X
9] - The Apple MUG Store
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WHAT'S NEW - LEADERS
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1] - Ambassadors Gain Access to Learn & Earn
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Ambassadors for Apple-recognized user groups [in the U.S. and Canada]
now have access to the Learn & Earn Program, which in the past has been
available only to authorized resellers, ACNs, and other Apple partners.
Learn & Earn is a wonderful tool that can help your group's Ambassador
become as knowledgeable as possible about Apple technology.
What is Learn & Earn? Learn & Earn is an online system that offers you
many opportunities to learn about the Apple solutions that your members
want. Because most of the courses are online, you can learn on your own
schedule. You'll have easy access to timely information that will help
you address your members' needs.
All user group Ambassadors have been automatically registered with Learn
& Earn, and should have received an email with instructions for logging
in to the system through their group's Apple Sales Web account.
Make sure that your group's Ambassador has received the Learn & Earn
information, and is taking advantage of Learn & Earn.
Not sure who your group's ambassador is? You need to access your
database record and look at your group9s contact list to see who has
been assigned the Apple Ambassador role. If you don9t know how to access
your database record, you need to request your group9s name and password
by emailing us at email@hidden.
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2] - Free .Mac Account for User Group Ambassadors [in the U.S. and Canada]
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Each User Group Ambassador is now eligible to receive one free .Mac
account to be used for the benefit of his or her user group. Ambassadors
can get the free .Mac account by passing the .Mac learning module
through the Learn & Earn program. If you would like a .Mac email address
and website for your group, this is the way to do it.
This account is a full .Mac account which will let you show your members
all that is possible with .Mac. You can post photos and movies of your
group, create web pages for your group, send and receive group email,
back up group information, and much more. To learn more about .Mac,
please visit
http://www.mac.com.
Your group's ambassador should have received an email with detailed
instructions for accessing Learn & earn and receiving the free .Mac
account for your group.
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3] - Leveraging ASW and the Quarterly Apple Mailbox
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As Apple's liaison to your group, your group's Ambassador has access to
the Apple Sales Web (ASW) website, which provides information on
products and programs, presentation slides and scripts, QuickTime
product movies, product photography and more. Your group's ambassador
should be sharing these resources with the appropriate group leaders and
volunteers - for example, product photographs for the newsletter editor
and webmaster, and presentation scripts, slide shows and QuickTime
movies for the program presenters.
Groups can also purchase Apple Logo merchandise through ASW - current
offerings include short sleeve polo shirts, briefcases, travel mugs,
pens and the OS 10.2 Jaguar T-shirt.
The Apple Mailbox, which is mailed to Ambassadors quarterly, also
contains many valuable resources for user groups. Mailboxes include the
latest product, program and promotional information from Apple Sales
Web, plus other technical and marketing sales tools and information. The
August Apple Mailbox contains Steve Jobs' July Macworld Expo NY keynote
speech on DVD.
Make sure that your Ambassador is taking advantage of these resources.
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4] - Kinko's Offers Discount for User Group Leaders
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Kinko's: Reduce Printing Costs for Your User Group Events
Kinko's is now offering recognized Apple user groups (U.S.) significant
commercial discounts for all *user group-related projects* to be completed
at Kinko's. This new program is a perfect solution for:
* Full-color posters, signs and banners
* Direct mailing of newsletters and invitations
* Printing of hand-outs, flyers, and manuals
Kinko's will extend a discount of at least 25% on all projects.
Discounts may be greater than 25% depending upon project volume. Kinko's
will accept all major credit cards for payment. You may contact Kinko's
account manager directly to coordinate your projects and provide you
with written estimates. To take advantage of this program and receive
these negotiated discounts, please contact:
Russ Hearl, Major Account Manager
Kinko's, Inc., Corporate Business Solutions
tel: 408-777-9150 (direct)
email: email@hidden
Discounted pricing does not apply to videoconferencing and Kodak
PictureMaker.
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COMMUNITY NEWS - LEADERS
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5] - Southeast Regional Computer User Group Conference
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Mac and PC user group leaders from all over the eastern United States
met in Atlanta September 13-15 for the first Southeast Regional Computer
User Group Conference. Participants attended vendor presentations and
roundtable discussions on User Group Management Issues. Gold Coast MUG
has posted an SRUGC photo gallery:
http://www.gcmac.org/srugc/
Rose Lynn of Gold Coast MUG, who spearheaded MUG leader involvement in
the event, is interviewed in a recent User Group Report at the MUG
Center:
http://www.mugcenter.com/usergroupreport/2002/lynn-rogers02.html
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6] - AUSOM Promotes Group with iMovie
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AUSOM, Australia's largest user group, has created an iMovie to
introduce and promote their group. The engaging QuickTime movie
highlights the benefits of AUSOM membership in the words of group
members. AUSOM's iMovie may very well inspire you to promote your own
group using this accessible video tool.
http://www.ausom.net.au/ausom-our-movie.html
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7] - FACUG Fall Conference, October 12
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The Florida Association of Computer User Groups will hold their fall
regional conference for Mac and PC user group leaders in Ocala, Florida
on October 12. FACUG consists of representatives from 46 Mac and PC user
groups in Florida and the southeastern United States.
http://www.facug.org/index.htm
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A p p l e U s e r G r o u p B u l l e t i n | Members
September 17, 2002
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COMMUNITY NEWS - MEMBERS
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1] - NCMUG Hosts Mac Computer Expo, September 21
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North Coast MUG will host the 10th annual Mac Computer Expo on Saturday,
September 21 at Santa Rosa (CA) Junior College. MCE will include
workshops, vendors, door prizes, a silent auction, a raffle for a 17"
iMac and 20 GB iPod, and a keynote presentation by Macworld Magazine's
Chris Breen.
http://www.ncmug.org
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2] - Raincoast Tacoma 2002, October 11-13
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Raincoast Association of User Groups will hold Raincoast Tacoma 2002 in
Tacoma, Washington on October 11-13. The regional conference is
"computer platform neutral" and has been expanded to welcome user group
members as well as leaders and volunteers. For information, go to:
http://kegs.org/raincoast/archives/rc02/
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3] - Jaguar Events in Photos and iMovies
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MUG members came out in force for Jaguar's release on August 23,
spreading the word about user groups and taking part in the festivities
at numerous rollout celebrations. Links to user group photos, articles
and iMovies from a number of Jaguar release events are available at the
MUG Center.
http://www.mugcenter.com
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SPECIAL OFFERS - APPLE USER GROUP BULLETIN - September, 2002
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These User Group discounts are brought to you by the Apple User Group
Advisory Board. You must be a current MUG member to qualify for these
savings. Not a member? Join a MUG today to take advantage of these
special offers.
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4] - Casady & Greene iData Pro
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Casady & Greene iData Pro is the long-awaited application for Mac OS X,
Mac OS 9 and Windows that users of QuickDex, Super QuickDex and
InfoGenie 1.x-2.x have been clamoring for. Casady & Greene is offering
iData Pro to user group members for only $19.95, a 50% savings.
iData Pro is to David Pogue what Spell Catcher 8 is to Bob Levitus: a
must-have app. "Computers are great, but where are we supposed to stash
all of our names and numbers, serial numbers, passwords, brainstorms,
driving directions, and notes? Trying to stuff them into a typical
field-based database was an exercise in insanity. What the world needs
is a program like iData, which lets me keep every scrap of information
in one central place, only one keystroke away -- and even sync it to the
Palm. Now I can move into Mac OS X for good!" - David Pogue, best
selling author and columnist.
Read more about iData Pro:
http://www.casadyg.com/products/idatapro/mac/upgrade.html
Then go to the User Group Store to buy:
http://ug.casadyg.com/?page=shop/idata902
Offer expires December 31, 2002.
* For MUG Members only *
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5] - Hold-Up Pro Personal Finance Manager
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Hold-Up is a personal finance manager software for Mac OS 8.6 to 10.2.
Like any other personal finance manager, you can manage several
accounts, enter an unlimited number of transactions, create scheduled
transactions, define categories, payment types, etc. What makes this
product better than other products available is Hold-up s well designed
user interface and exclusive features like:
powerful filters (display only transactions that match some criteria)
multiple transactions edition in one dialog
automatic transaction name completion
dynamic notes (they pop up under the mouse)
a lighting fast search field
several skins (Platinum, Aqua)
currency conversion
Even if you have never used your computer to manage your personal
finances, now you can do it easily.
Hold-Up was created by Pierre-Olivier Latour and Didier Larue.
MUG members can take 25% off the regular price on the PRO version ONLY,
i.e. $22.50 instead of $30, by ordering the "special offer" version:
http://order.kagi.com/?7HX
You must put the code "AUG-US-2002" into the "Enter any additional
comments for the supplier here" field to benefit from this reduction.
Offer expires December 31, 2002.
* For MUG Members only *
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6] - MacAddict User Group Offer
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Special MacAddict Subscription and Renewal Offer for MUG members
MacAddict for only $20.95...that's 78% off the basic rate and $3.05 off
of the lowest published rate!
Award-winning MacAddict magazine launched in 1996 as the ultimate
hands-on guide to anything and everything Macintosh. Its mission is to
provide readers with the most comprehensive range of Mac product and
how-to information possible. MacAddict packs each issue with in-depth
how-to articles, fact-filled features, expert reviews, and
up-to-the-minute news and analysis. MacAddict is justly famous for its
eye-catching design and irreverent wit. It is the only magazine for Mac
enthusiasts and professionals that offers its readers a compete
multimedia experience: a monthly print magazine; a companion CD-ROM
packed with software, demos and updates; and the MacAddict.com Web site
(www. macaddict.com).
To get the special MUG member rate, go to:
https://commerce.cdsfulfillment.com/MC3/subscriptions.cgi
Offer expires December 31, 2002.
* For MUG Members only *
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7] - Smile Software Page Sender
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Smile Software, makers of Page Sender, the send & receive fax and
print-to-Email (PDF) utility for Mac OS X, is pleased to offer a $10
discount to Apple user group members.
Fax or email anything you can print on Mac OS X with Page Sender. Page
Sender presents a fully functional fax or email envelope when you print
- just fill in the envelope, click "Print", and your document is on its
way. Page Sender can send and receive using your fax modem or send via
eFax, jConnect or EasyLink. Page Sender emails printouts as Portable
Document Files (PDF), viewable with Adobe Acrobat Reader on Windows, Mac
OS, and Linux.
Normal price: US $29.95; User Group special price: US $19.95
Learn more about Page Sender:
http://www.smilesoftware.com/pagesender
Claim your discount:
http://store.eSellerate.net/s.asp?s=STR951891906
Offer expires December 31, 2002.
* For MUG Members only *
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8] - Aladdin Systems 10 for X for $35
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Ten for X rounds up cool, top-rated Mac OS X utilities and delivers them
to you in one convenient package at one great price.
Special User Group Price - $35.00 ($170 value) Retail price - $49.99
In the Ten for X suite, you get 12 fully-registered products. Purchasing
all of these titles separately would cost more than $170, but you get
them all in Ten for X for only $35.00.
Ten for X Volume 1.0.1 Includes:
* Alarm Clock S.E.
* ExecutiveSync
* FruitMenu
* iClean
* ideaSprial X
* LaunchBar
* Limewire Pro
* piPop
* Pseudo
* PrintMagic X
* WindowShade X
* Xounds
Added bonus: dozens of trialware titles from Adobe, Microsoft and more.
Plus, you get tips from the pros on OS X and popular programs like
Photoshop and iPhoto.
System Requirements: Mac OS X 10.1 or higher; Jaguar compatible.
Buy from the Aladdin user group store at:
http://www.aladdinsys.com/support/usergroups/ugvalid.html
Enter code: MUG 2002
Offer expires December 31, 2002.
* For MUG Members only *
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9] - The Apple MUG Store
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The Apple MUG Store has lots of specials ready for fall! In addition to
their long line of excellent deals on refurbished Macs, they also have
the new dual 867 MHz G4 Towers in good supply.
In addition, The MUG Store is giving away lots of free stuff with new
Macs, including free RAM (with no installation charges) and printers.
http://www.applemugstore.com
Password schedule:
From Sept 1: User ID: jaguar / Password: speed
You can also order by calling one of the PowerMax consultants at
800-689-8191. Don't forget to tell them the name of your user group.
When you purchase, and are a confirmed Apple User Group member, your
particular group will receive special awards points which can be
redeemed for merchandise and Apple logo materials.
* For MUG Members ONLY *
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Apple User Group Bulletin
Elsa Travisano, Editor
President, MUG ONE, Oneonta, NY
Member, Apple User Group Advisory Board
email@hidden
Garr Reynolds, Publisher
Program Manager, Worldwide User Group Relations
1 Infinite Loop, Mail Stop 303-3DM
Cupertino, CA, USA 95014
Lorene S Romero, Vendor Relations
Past President, North Coast Mac User Group (CA)
Member, Apple User Group Advisory Board
email@hidden
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