Apple User Group Bulletin - July 18, 2006
Apple User Group Bulletin - July 18, 2006
- Subject: Apple User Group Bulletin - July 18, 2006
- From: Apple User Group Relations <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:10:50 -0700
Apple User Group Bulletin - July 18, 2006
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Dear User Group Leader,
Have you had a great idea or wanted to ask a question but didn't know
where to turn? Maybe you are curious about university groups or need
to remember your password.
The good news is that there are resources ready to help. Apple's User
Group Advisory Board, Regional Liaisons, Campus Board and Discussion
List can get you in touch with the info you need. Each month we'll
profile one of these resources and spotlight their benefits. In the
meantime, take a few minutes to check out the teams.
http://www.apple.com/usergroups/leaders/
Best wishes,
The User Group Advisory Board
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CONTENTS
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Community News - Leaders
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1] - ASW: Survey Points Add Up Quickly
2] - Automated Workflows, LLC: A Special Offer for Groups
3] - Tools to Use: Ambassadors' Guide Available for Download
4] - Share Your News
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Apple User Group Bulletin - Members
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Community News - Members
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1] - User Group Advisory Board Podcast: The NEW Apple User Group Market
2] - Twenty Years of Good Times: MacGroup-Detroit
3] - Twenty Years of Good Times: Annapolis Apple Slice in the News
4] - Boston Final Cut Pro User Group: Siggraph 2006
5] - Getting Together: Silicon Mountain Hosts Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus
6] - Sapporo User Group: New Store Excitement
7] - Milestones
Special Offers
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1] - RadTech Offers AUG Members 20 Percent Off All Products
2] - Great Value on Ultimate Productivity Automator Action Pack
3] - ClickBook: Booklet printing Mac OS X software at 50 Percent Off
4] - Actoris Software at 25 Percent Off
5] - 20 Percent Off Miglia TV Products
6] - The MUG Store: Great Services for User Groups
7] - Make it Easy: All Current Offers in One Location
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COMMUNITY NEWS - LEADERS
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1] - ASW: Survey Points Add Up Quickly
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Ambassadors, are you working on Apple Product Professional Status or
your group's .Mac account? Check out the Apple Sales Audio Program
for the Apple Sales Training Online points you need. First log on to
Apple Sales Web and click on ASAP Audio Sales Training. Then click
on the survey for an easy 50 points! While you are there, download an
album that meets your group's interests.
Apple Sales Web
http://asw.apple.com
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2] - Automated Workflows, LLC: A Special Offer for Groups
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Automated Workflows, LLC is pleased to offer two complementary copies
of their "Ultimate Productivity Automator Action Pack," a $39.99 (US)
value, to each user group worldwide!
This Automator Action pack includes all of Automated Workflows, LLC's
currently available Automator Actions for applications including
FileMaker Pro, InDesign, iPhoto, Photoshop, Preview, QuarkXPress,
TextEdit and more, allowing users to extend the ability of Automator
and reduce time consuming and repetitive tasks in multiple popular
applications.
Groups will receive one copy of the "Ultimate Productivity Automator
Action Pack" for review in a user group newsletter, as well as one
copy to be used in a raffle or give-away at the group's meeting.
Email Jen to request download information.
email@hidden
This offer is limited to two copies per group.
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3] - Tools to Use: Ambassadors' Guide Available for Download
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Ever wonder about the benefits your group gets from having an Apple
User Group Ambassador? Apple's Regional Liaison team has published an
updated Ambassadors' Guide - a single page that gives an overview of
ambassadorship.
Download the new Ambassadors' Guide.
http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/resources.html
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4] - Share Your News
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Does your group have a great idea for a meeting? Have your members
found a way to help their local or larger community? Why not let other
groups benefit from your ideas by sending a letter?
Email.
email@hidden
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Apple User Group Bulletin - Members, July 18, 2006
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COMMUNITY NEWS - MEMBERS
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1] - User Group Advisory Board Podcast: The NEW Apple User Group Market
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Rush to the UGAB website for a new podcast from Apple User Group
Advisory Board member and Vendor Wizard Tom Piper. Like the colorful
bazaars and emporiums of the Old World, you can get exciting New World
information on^^special events, user group news, leader^interviews,
vendor discount offers and other magic from the Apple User Group
Bulletin.
Check it out.
http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/offers.html
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2] - Twenty Years of Good Times: MacGroup-Detroit
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MacGroup-Detroit, founded on August 24, 1986, is comprised of novices,
intermediates and professionals who exchange information and tips,
and offer help to the thousands of people who have chosen Macintosh. A
short while ago MacGroup-Detroit hit the four hundred member mark and
now, with twenty years of good times and great tech to celebrate, the
group will be hosting Steve Wozniak for their August 20, Twentieth
Anniversary Celebration. With this group, there is always something
happening in Detroit.
Check it out.
http://macgroup.org/
(Thanks to UGU presenter and MacGroup President Terry White for this
tip.)
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3] - Twenty Years of Good Times: Annapolis Apple Slice in the News
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It was in 1986 that a bunch of hearty, enthusiastic Mac users got
together to share their interest in their little Macs. Now twenty
years later, Annapolis Apple Slice is going strong. Along with a list
of well known sponsors, others sending notes of congratulations
include groups as far away as the United Kingdom and Ireland, and as
close as the local newspaper. In fact, the group's local
Capital-Gazette recently carried a lengthy story on Annapolis Apple
Slice history and current events.
See this great group in action.
http://www.annapolisappleslice.com/
(Thanks to Publicity Chair Kay Cave and TAGteam President/UGU speaker
Dan East for these tips.)
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4] - Boston Final Cut Pro User Group: Siggraph 2006
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Siggraph's 33rd International Conference and Exhibition on Computer
Graphics and Interactive Techniques returns to Boston from July 30 to
August 3 and the Boston Final Cut Pro User Group will be there. Keep an
eye on Dan Berube's posts to see what the group has planned for their
industry event of the summer.
Be there.
http://www.bosfcpug.org/
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5] - Getting Together: Silicon Mountain Hosts Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus
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Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus will be the featured speaker for Silicon
Mountain Mac's August 3 meeting via iChat. He will be covering
free and low cost software, parallel desktop and Boot Camp and more.
See how they do it.
http://www.smmug.org/
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6] - Sapporo User Group: New Store Excitement
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Members of the Sapporo User Group were among the more than 1,000 people
waiting on June 24, when Apple opened its seventh store in Japan.
See the line outside.
http://tinyurl.com/na9no
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7] - Milestones
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This month's column includes a group who first met in 1982. Happy
anniversary to some of our oldest groups and one just listed this
month! Want to see your group listed? Send an email with date and
year to email@hidden.
July 1982: San Leandro Macintosh User Group
http://www.slmug.org
July 1984: Apple Users Group of Canterbury Inc.
http://www.appleusers.co.nz
July 1984: Atlanta Macintosh Users Group
http://www.amugonline.org
July 1988: Palmerston North Mac Users' Group
http://pnmug.netfirms.com
July 1988: Utah Macintosh User Group
http://www.umug.com
July 1990: The Mac Group - Dayton OH
http://homepage.mac.com/tmgweb/
July 1993: Capitol Macintosh User Group
http://capmac.org
July 1996: Japanese International Support Macintosh Users Group
http://www.jismug.com
July 1996: Macintosh Users Group of Stowe
http://www.mugstowe.org
July 1997: Italia Mac
http://www.italiamac.com
July 1999: Philadelphia Area AppleScript User's Group
http://homepage.mac.com/paasug
July 1999: Western Canada WebObjects User Group
http://www.wcwug.org
July 2003: Berlin Final Cut Pro User Group
http://bfcpug.hartgelb.de
July 2003: Calgary Final Cut Pro Users Group
http://www.calgaryfcpug.com
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SPECIAL OFFERS - APPLE USER GROUP BULLETIN - July 18, 2006
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These User Group discounts are brought to you by the Apple User Group
Advisory Board. (Big thanks to Board member and vendor relations
coordinator Tom Piper.)
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] - RadTech Offers AUG Members 20 Percent Off All Products
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RadTech is your source for the very best in mobile computing and iPod
products and accessories for care, protection and productivity. Choose
from a wide selection of Bluetooth accessories, notebook softcases,
backpacks and much more. A full line of award-winning, innovative
products made with Optex material are offered: ScreensavRz (the
total-care LCD display protector), Sleevz for iPod (play directly
through the case) and Sleevz for Notebooks (stylish protection). Use
the URL and coupon code below to receive 20 percent off your next
order.
Coupon Code
AUG0906
Order.
http://www.radtech.com
This worldwide offer is valid until October 31, 2006.
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2] - Great Value on Ultimate Productivity Automator Action Pack
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Automated Workflows, LLC is pleased to announce the "Ultimate
Productivity Automator Action Pack" which includes all of the
currently available Automator Actions for applications including
FileMaker Pro, InDesign, iPhoto, Photoshop, Preview, QuarkXPress,
TextEdit and more. It allows users to extend the ability of Automator
to reduce time-consuming and repetitive tasks in multiple popular
applications.
A $39.99 (US) value, this Action Pack is now available to user group
members worldwide for $25.99 (US), which is 35 percent off!
Coupon Code
CPN0208974976
Check it out.
http://www.automatedworkflows.com/automator/actions.html
This worldwide offer is valid until October 31, 2006.
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3] - ClickBook: Booklet printing Mac OS X software at 50 Percent Off
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ClickBook, a powerful yet easy-to-use printing utility, prints
customized booklets, planner pages, wallet booklets, brochures,
greeting cards, catalogs, microfiche and more from any Mac OS X
application. It will print files from any application together or
separately, use up to 75 percent less paper, print 50 plus custom
layout styles, rotate, reduce & realign documents automatically, and
work with any laser or inkjet printer.
Regularly $49.95 (US), ClickBook offers Apple User Group members a
special price of $24.98 (US), a 50 percent discount. Simply click on
"Add to Cart" when ordering by web or place your order by phone.
In the US, order by phone.
800-403-0925
Worldwide, order by web.
http://www.bluesquirrel.com/usergroup
This worldwide offer is valid until October 31, 2006.
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4] - Actoris Software at 25 Percent Off
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Xpress Schedule is THE Macintosh tool for preparing employee work
schedules. Create better schedules in less time, print schedules and
even send them to your staff by email or text message. Food Cost
Manager is a complete back office solution for food service
businesses. Manage your inventory, calculate recipe and menu costs,
and prepare nutritional information for your customers.
Xpress Schedule, regularly $99 (US), is available for a special Apple
User Group price of $74 (US), and Food Cost Manager, regularly $249
(US), is available for a user group price of $185 (US), a 25 percent
discount.
Get the user group order form.
http://www.actorissoftware.com/mug
Email your order.
email@hidden
This U.S. only offer is ongoing.
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5] - 20 Percent Off Miglia TV Products
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Miglia Technology offers Apple user group (AUG) members 20 percent
discounts on its video and audio products. If you are interested in
watching, recording, pausing or rewinding live TV on your Mac, then
Miglia's TVMicro, TVMini HD and TVMax are for you. If you are more
into audio, check out HarmonyAudio and Harmony Express! The discounts
below make these products even more appealing.
- TVMicro: regularly $99 (US), AUG Price $79 (US)
- TVMiniHD: regularly $249 (US), AUG Price $199 (US)
- TVMax: regularly $249 (US), AUG Price $199 (US)
- HarmonyAudio: regularly $199 (US), AUG Price $159 (US)
- HarmonyExpress: regularly $39 (US), AUG Price $31 (US)
http://www.miglia.com/products/aug_list.html
This North America-only offer is valid until October 31, 2006.
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6] - The MUG Store: Great Services for User Groups
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Apple Certified Refurbished Macs are in good supply at the MUG store.
Refurbished Macs are great values as they are usually several hundred
dollars cheaper than new, but they have the same one-year warranty and
can be covered by AppleCare. The MUG store offers aggressive pricing
for your members on all refurbs in stock!
Be sure to remind your membership to give applemugstore.com a peek
every so often. When your members buy from the MUG store, your group
can earn points to receive anything the MUG store sells for free!
The passwords to get into this exclusive User Group site are:
July 15 - July 31
User ID: ipod
Password: video
August 1 - October 31
User ID: mug
Password: store
http://www.applemugstore.com
This offer is available to members of U.S. user groups.
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7] - Make it Easy: All Current Offers in One Location
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Looking for information on a past offer? Apple User Group Advisory Board
member, Tom Piper, publishes a single page with all current offers,
expiration dates and codes.
Password
5/16 to 11/15
vendor
http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/offers/vendorcodes.htm
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For information about vendor offers and more visit
http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/offers.html
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Sandy Foderick,
Editor
Apple User Group Advisory Board
email@hidden
Tom Piper,
Vendor Relations
Apple User Group Advisory Board
email@hidden
Elsa Travisano,
Archive Editor
Apple User Group Advisory Board
email@hidden
Jeff Mosqueda,
Publisher
Apple
email@hidden
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