Apple User Group Bulletin - June 17, 2008 ......................................................................
CONTENTS _____________________________________________________________________
Community News - Leaders .......................
1] - Tools to Use: WWDC Keynote in ASW Q3 Mailbox 2] - News to Use: ASTO MobileMe Course Available _____________________________________________________________________
Apple User Group Bulletin - Members _____________________________________________________________________
Community News - Members .......................
1] - Pi At 30: Walt Mossberg Presents 2] - MacAttorney: Over 7,000 Members 3] - Emirates Mac: Shuffle Success 4] - LAFCPUG: 8 Years of FCP Expertise 5] - MCE: Save the Date 6] - Milestones
Special Offers .......................
1] - ScreenCastOnline: 20 Percent Discount 2] - Parallels: $20 (US) Off 3] - Ecamm CardRaider: 35 Percent Off 4] - The MUG Store: Your Private Haven for Cool Apple Stuff 5] - Apple User Group Market, Resource Blog & Apple User Group Offers _____________________________________________________________________
COMMUNITY NEWS - LEADERS _____________________________________________________________________
1] - Tools to Use: WWDC Keynote in ASW Q3 Mailbox .......................
Wish you were at the World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) last week? Apple Sales Web includes the WWDC Keynote in the Q3 Mailbox.
Order a copy for your group. L373698A-US
Apple Sales Web http://sales.apple.com (Limited availability in some areas)
The WWDC keynote is also available on iTunes as a free podcast. http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=275834665 _____________________________________________________________________
2] - News to Use: ASTO MobileMe Course Available ......................
MobileMe is a new service from Apple that will replace .Mac on July 11. MobileMe pushes email, contacts, and calendars from a secure Internet server, or "cloud," to all the devices you use. Apple Sales Training (ASTO) can help you learn more about MobileMe while earning points toward Apple Product Professional status.
Apple Sales and Training Online http://salestraining.apple.com _____________________________________________________________________
Apple User Group Bulletin - June 17, 2008 _____________________________________________________________________
COMMUNITY NEWS - MEMBERS _____________________________________________________________________
1] - The Pi At 30: Walt Mossberg Presents ........................
Few groups have been as vibrant and accomplished as the Washington Apple Pi (WAP) has been for the last thirty years. On June 28, WAP will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a meeting featuring special guest speaker Walt Mossberg, technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal.
Learn from the best. http://www.wap.org/ _____________________________________________________________________
2] - MacAttorney: Over 7,000 Members ........................
Randy Singer is known for his presentations in the Apple User Group Lounge, writing "The Macintosh Software Guide for the Law Office" and co-authoring some editions of the popular Macintosh Bible, but he has another claim to fame. The user group he founded, MacAttorney, just surpassed the 7,000 member mark.
Congrats to Randy and members of MacAttorney. http://www.macattorney.com _____________________________________________________________________
3] - Emirates Mac: Shuffle Success ........................
Many groups are pondering the move from hard-copy newsletter to an electronic version that members can download or read online. The worry is that the look and feel of a traditional newsletter will be lost.
Contributing Editor Magnus Nystedt, Editor in Chief Omran Al-Owais and the team at Emirates Mac produce "Shuffle", a great example of what a well produced online user group newsletter can be.
Check it out. http://www.emiratesmac.com/index.php?page=newsletter _____________________________________________________________________
4] - LAFCPUG: 8 Years of FCP Expertise ........................
On Wednesday, June 18, the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group will be celebrating its eighth anniversary with a special meeting, including
- a presentation from Norman Hollyn of USC - a first look at Black Magic Design's soon-to-ship D.264 encoder - a Stump the Gurus session - and the usual Tip of the Month, Show and Tell and world famous raffle.
Add in Robert Calidera's FS-5 preso and a GMAX meet and greet, and LAFCPUG heads into their ninth year with a bang.
Be there. http://www.lafcpug.org/ _____________________________________________________________________
5] - MCE: Save the Date ......................
Macintosh Computer Expo (MCE), North Coast Mac's 15th fundraising event, will be held this year on September 27 at the Glaser Center in downtown Santa Rosa, CA. Join the Mac enthusiasts from all over the North Bay to visit with Macintosh product vendors and attend informational workshops. Since 1991 the show has grown in attendance from around 300 to over 1,000 and is now one of the largest gatherings of its type in the North Bay.
Plan for a day of community and learning. http://www.ncmug.org
(Thanks to former Apple User Group Advisory Board member and NCMUG President Lorene Romero for this tip.) _____________________________________________________________________
6] - Milestones ......................
This month's milestones include two groups who first met as early as 1978. Happy anniversary to some of our oldest groups and some newer ones too! Want to see your group listed? Send an email with date and year to email@hidden.
1978: Maryland Apple Corps http://www.mdapple.org (Warm wishes to President Chris Yavelow and the MDAPPLE team.)
1978: The Minnesota Apple Computer User Group http://www.miniapples.org (Congratulations to President and long time Ambassador Bruce Thompson and members of Minnesota's Mini'app'les.)
1980: Apple-Dayton http://www.dma.org/appledaytonsig/
1980: Rhode Island Apple Group http://www.riapple.com/home.html (Hi to Editor John Gentile and members.)
1984: Clan Macintosh http://homepage.mac.com/clanmacug/ClanMac/Meeting1987.html (This is the link to pictures from a 1987 ClanMac meeting.)
1985: San Gabriel Valley Mac User Group http://www.sgvmug.org/ (Greetings To Webmistress and Ambassador Deborah Shadovitz and officers of SGVMUG.)
1986: Aerospace Employee Association Macintosh Users Group http://www.aeaclubs.org/macintosh (Hi to Vice President and Ambassador Ann Mazuk, and members of AMUG.)
1991: Maui Apple Users Society http://www.mauimac.org (Hello to Apple User Group Advisory Board member and group President Rick Ortiz, Webmaster Chris Saribay and the MAUIMAC club.)
1992: MacNorth Computer Club http://www.macnorth.org/ (Thanks very much to Ambassador Ray Conroy for this tip.)
1995: InterMactivity http://www.intermactivity.be/ (Congratulations to Frederik De Pauw, Algemene Coordinatie, and members of InterMac.)
1997: MacAttorney http://www.macattorney.com (Greetings to founder Randy Singer.)
2000: MacUserGroup Uni-Koeln http://www.uni-koeln.de/RRZK/Beratung/mac/ (Hello to members at the University of Cologne.)
2001: Indonesia Macintosh Society http://www.id-mac.org (Thanks to President Dirgayuza Setiawan for this tip.)
2002: Logicuser.de, Deutschlands http://www.logicuser.de
2005: Nashville ProVid http://www.naprovig.org
2005: Niagara Area Macintosh Users Group http://www.macuser.ca (Thanks to Apple Ambassador Susan Parker for this tip.) _____________________________________________________________________
SPECIAL OFFERS - Apple User Group Bulletin - June 17, 2008 _____________________________________________________________________
These User Group discounts are brought to you by the Apple User Group Advisory Board (special thanks to board member 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. _____________________________________________________________________
1] - ScreenCastOnline: 20 Percent Discount .........................
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User group members pay $39.20 (US), compared to the usual price of $49 (US) using the coupon code below.
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This worldwide offer is valid through August 31, 2008. _____________________________________________________________________
2] - Parallels: $20 (US) Off ........................
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This worldwide offer is valid through August 31, 2008. ____________________________________________________________________
4] - The MUG Store: Your Private Haven for Cool Apple Stuff .....................
At the MUG store, you can check out specials, blowouts, new Macs and special value Macs. Each section contains lists of products with prices set exclusively for user group members. Plus, your group earns points every time one of your members makes a purchase.
User ID: user / password: group
Shop the MUG Store. http://www.applemugstore.com.
This US only offer is valid through July 31, 2008. _____________________________________________________________________
5] - Apple User Group Market, Resource Blog & Apple User Group Offers .......................
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. Watch for intermittent special offers.
Password: market
http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/offers/vendorcodes.htm ........................
Be sure to subscribe to the Apple User Group Market Report podcast. This month's sessions feature an interview with Lesa Snider King about her posting on the Resource website as part of the new Featured Authors Column and a discussion with Derrick Story, O'Reilly's digital media evangelist, about their new Inside iPhone blog, followed later by a series on Web 2.0 potentials for user groups.
The AUG Market Report and Resource blog are great sources for information about Apple user groups, vendor discounts, special events, interesting reviews, stimulating training 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 ......................................................................
Saundra Foderick Editor Apple User Group Advisory Board email@hidden
Tom Piper Vendor Relations Apple User Group Advisory Board email@hidden
Elsa Travisano Text and Archival Editor Apple User Group Advisory Board email@hidden
Trish Huffman Text Editor Apple User Group Advisory Board email@hidden
Jeff Mosqueda Publisher Apple email@hidden
Get involved. Join a user group near you. http://www.apple.com/usergroups/
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