Apple User Group Bulletin - October 16, 2007
Apple User Group Bulletin - October 16, 2007
- Subject: Apple User Group Bulletin - October 16, 2007
- From: Apple User Group Relations <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:28:23 -0700
Apple User Group Bulletin - October 16, 2007
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CONTENTS
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Community News - Leaders
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1] - Leader Offer: Stellar Review Copy
2] - Apple Sales Training: Accelerate Online
3] - Ideas Needed: What Do You Want to Know?
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Apple User Group Bulletin - Members
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Community News - Members
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1] - Macworld 2008: Apple User Group Wine and Cheese Reception
2] - Expo News: Show Floor Volunteers Needed
3] - Macworld 2008: New Show Floor Passes and Conference Discounts
4] - MacExpo UK: 2007 UK and Irish MUGs Photo Competition
5] - The Rest of Us: TROU Hosts Dr. Mac Bob LeVitus
6] - MacCORE: Annual Schmooze Fest and Auction
7] - Aerospace Employees Association Mac Users Group: October Festival
8] - SMUG and Mac-In-Awe MUG: MacCamp Returns to Delight Memebers
9] - Milestones
Special Offers
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1] - FirmTek Storage: 15 Percent Off Bundles
2] - Stellar Phoenix Macintosh: 25 Percent Discount
3] - Eltima Software Multimedia Products: Pay 20 Percent Less
4] - Entrance: 20 Percent Discount
5] - The MUG Store Blowouts
6] - That's Easy: Get the Apple User Group Market
and Apple User Group Offers From One Site
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COMMUNITY NEWS - LEADERS
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1] - Leader Offer: Stellar Review Copy
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Stellar, a leader in data recovery since 1995, proudly announces the
new "Stellar Phoenix Macintosh" - quick, simple and powerful data
recovery software for crashed Macintosh hard disks. It helps recover
data from damaged, deleted or corrupted volumes, and from initialized
disks.
Stellar is offering an NFR copy to any user group leader who agrees to
publish a review within 30 Days.
Request an NFR copy
http://www.macintosh-data-recovery.com/stellar-love-mac-user-groups.php
Learn more
http://www.macintosh-data-recovery.com
This worldwide offer is valid through January 31, 2008.
(This offer is limited to one request per group.)
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2] - Apple Sales Training: Accelerate Online
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Accelerate Online is a new program that can help you get up to speed
quickly on Apple products. The series offers ten courses on current
subjects. Better yet, each course takes only an hour. Earn points
quickly while you get the information you need.
Apple Sales Training Online
https://salestraining.apple.com/
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3] - Ideas Needed: What Do You Want to Know?
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What sorts of hints and tips would be most useful to your group? Over
the years, leaders have shared some great information in various
forums, such as User Group University. The topics range from how to get
new volunteers, how to publish a web page, how to deal with difficult
people and more.
No reason to stop now! What sort of topics would your officers and
members find most valuable? Do you have tips or techniques for user
group management that you'd like to share? Let us know.
Share your ideas.
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Apple User Group Bulletin - October 16, 2007
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COMMUNITY NEWS - MEMBERS
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1] - Macworld 2008: Apple User Group Wine and Cheese Reception
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Ready for a little fun?
Apple user group leaders, members and friends from around the world
are invited to the upcoming Apple User Group Wine and Cheese
Reception, hosted by the Apple User Group Advisory Board (UGAB) and
UGAB Support Services on January 14, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the new
Westin San Francisco Market Street Hotel (formerly The Argent).
You won't want to miss this one! Enjoy raffles, entertainment and
refreshments while you mingle with vendors, fellow enthusiasts and a
few surprise guests.
Non-member and open registration: $20 (US)
http://acteva.com/go/macworld
User group members get a 50 percent discount!
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=141393
Password - UG08
This worldwide offer is limited to the first 300 registrants.
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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.
email@hidden
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3] - Macworld 2008: New Show Floor Passes and Conference Discounts
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Although the free pass offer has expired, Macworld Conference & Expo
is still offering special user group pricing for the upcoming 2008
Macworld Expo.
For a limited time, Apple User Group members can receive a 50 percent
discount on special floor passes. Members can also enjoy an even
better value by taking 15 percent off any Macworld conference package.
Both options represent a substantial savings and are available only to
members using the User Group Priority Code.
October 6 - December 14, 2007
$10 (US) Exhibit Hall Pass or 15 percent off any conference package.
User Group Priority Code: 08-D-UG01
Check it out.
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 announce their 2008 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 25 - 27
http://www.mac-expo.co.uk/Home.html
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5] - The Rest of Us: TROU Hosts Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus
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Armed with a slew of Macintosh software, Dr. Mac, Bob Levitus, of the
Houston Chronicle and author of a number of books on Apple programs,
will be the guest clinician at The Rest of Us meeting on the first
Wednesday in November. Dr. Mac appears annually and presents a number
of tips and hints about the capabilities of little-known software.
Included in this year's presentation will be many of the new features
of Leopard, the Mac OS X operating system scheduled for release on
October 26.
http://trou.org/
(Thanks to Treasurer Jim Buckner for this tip.)
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6] - MacCORE: Annual Schmooze Fest and Auction
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On October 17 MacCORE, Kansas City's Macintosh Computer Owner's Resource
Exchange, will host their annual Schmooze Fest and Auction. Come for the
presentations, stay for the raffles.
Schmooze with the best.
http://www.maccore.org
(Thanks to President Kevin Holm for this tip.)
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7] - Aerospace Employees Association Mac Users Group: October Festival
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Each year the Aerospace Employees Association (AEA) sponsors an arts &
crafts fair on the Paulikas Mall in El Segundo, California. Part
informational
session and major annual membership drive, the AEA Mac Group has a booth
and spreads the word.
See what the group is up to.
http://www.aeaclubs.org/macintosh
Learn about the festival.
http://aeaclubs.org/events.shtml
(Thanks to AEA Apple Ambassador Ann Mazuk 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. The event
is free to group members. Join them on November 12.
Learn more and see pics of their last MacCamp.
http://smug1.com/maccamp.html
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9] - Milestones
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This month's column includes the Apple Blossom Computer Club: four
members started a club in 1981 and one has been a member ever since.
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 and NCMUG members.)
1984
Tulsa Users of Macintosh Society
http://www.tums.org
1984
Victoria Macintosh Users Group
http://www.vmug.bc.ca
(Greetings to Apple User Group Regional Liaison and group President
Christian Coll 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 Richard Schafer, VP Ralph Woodard, Apple
User Group Board member Lynn Poos and the wonderful folk at SMMUG.)
1992
Macintosh Business Users Society of Greater Philadelphia
http://www.macbus.org
(Hi to President Chris Urban, VP Irv Herzog and members.)
2002
AppleSeeds
http://www.apple-seeds.org/
(Thanks to President Julie Burwood for this tip.)
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SPECIAL OFFERS - Apple User Group Bulletin - October 16, 2007
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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] - FirmTek Storage: 15 Percent Off Bundles
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FirmTek provides innovative SATA storage solutions for Macintosh
users. These whisper-quiet 2-bay and 4-bay external hot swap
enclosures are cutting-edge award winners. FirmTek provides SATA host
adapters for current and legacy Macintosh computers, as well as PCs.
These solutions feature a flexible high-performance interface for
backup, audio/video editing and increasing storage capacity. (Hard
drives must be purchased separately.)
FirmTek offers user group members 15 percent off on their External
Storage Bundles only, ranging from $259.95 (US) - $629.95 (US). For your
discount, enter the coupon code into the Comments section of
FirmTek's order form when the order is processed.
Have questions?
email@hidden
Coupon code:
FTAUG01302008
Buy your bundle:
http://firmtek.stores.yahoo.net/extbundle.html
This worldwide offer is valid through January 31, 2008.
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2] - Stellar Phoenix Macintosh: 25 Percent Discount
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Stellar, a leader in data recovery since 1995, proudly announces the
new "Stellar Phoenix Macintosh" - quick, simple and powerful data
recovery software for crashed Macintosh hard disks. It helps recover
data from damaged, deleted or corrupted volumes, and from initialized
disks. Stellar loves user groups and is offering a 25 percent discount
to group members.
Learn about Stellar Phoenix Macintosh.
http://www.macintosh-data-recovery.com
Coupon Code: SPMACUG07
Recover your data now:
http://www.macintosh-data-recovery.com/buy-now.php
This worldwide offer is valid through January 31, 2008.
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3] - Eltima Software Multimedia Products: Pay 20 Percent Less
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Eltima Software is a global software development company, specializing
in Flash software development for Mac users. All flash users and
developers will see the true value of Flash Decompiler Trillix for
Mac, Flash Optimizer for Mac and SWF & FLV Player for Mac. With these
products, managing Flash files is easy: decompile, compress or just
play them back!
Regular prices for Eltima's Flash software range from $19.95 (US) to
$99.95 (US). Using the coupon code gives user group members 20 percent
off.
Coupon code:
FEB-MUG-DSCH-GD
Get your Flash products today.
http://mac.eltima.com/
This worldwide offer is valid through January 31, 2008.
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4] - Entrance: 20 Percent Discount
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dbEntrance Software introduces Entrance, the easy to use browser for
MySQL databases. Entrance features a table viewer with a "Match Box"
tool that makes it easy to find things in database tables. It also
includes an SQL editor and tools for making reports and charts. Want to
know more? The company provides examples for SQL beginners on its web
site.
Entrance is now available to Macintosh user group members for only $32
(US), a 20 percent savings below its regular price of $40 (US).
Coupon code:
FEB-MUG-DSCH-GD
Purchase Entrance.
http://dbentrance.com/Mugonly.html
Learn more and see examples.
http://dbentrance.com/
This worldwide offer is valid through January 31, 2008.
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5] - The MUG Store Blowouts
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Most user group members love to shop for great deals on discontinued
or older accessories and parts. The MUG Store gives you a great place
to do exactly that:
http://www.applemugstore.com/mugstore/blowouts.php
Remember that everything you buy means points for your group to spend
any way they want!
06/01/07 - 10/31/07
User ID: harmony
password: elephant
11/01/07 - 02/29/08
User ID: leopard
password: classic
http://www.applemugstore.com
This U.S. only offer is valid through February 29, 2008.
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6] - That's Easy: Get the Apple User Group Market
and Apple User Group Offers From One Site
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Looking for information on a past offer? Tom Piper of the Apple User
Group Advisory Board publishes a single page with all current offers,
expiration dates and codes.
Password until November 15:
easy
http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/offers/vendorcodes.htm
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Also, be sure to subscribe to the Apple User Group Market Report
podcast. This month's sessions feature Amaya Gergoff Bengoa, the Apple
User Group Regional Liaison for Southern Europe and Panna Gupta, the
International Sales Manager for Stellar Information Systems. The AUG
Market Report is a great source for information about Apple user
groups, vendor discounts, special events and more:
Apple User Group Market Report podcast:
http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/resources.html
For public information about vendor offers and more visit:
http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/offers.html
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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
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Tom Piper,
Vendor Relations
Apple User Group Advisory Board
email@hidden
Elsa Travisano,
Text and Archival Editor
Apple User Group Advisory Board
email@hidden
Jeff Mosqueda,
Publisher
Apple
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