User Group Bulletin - August 20, 2009
User Group Bulletin - August 20, 2009
- Subject: User Group Bulletin - August 20, 2009
- From: Apple User Group Relations <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:08:38 -0700
User Group Bulletin - August 20, 2009
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CONTENTS
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Community News - Leaders
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1] - Training to Go: Apple Sales Training on iTunes
2] - Reminder: Ambassador Guide Available for Download
3] - Share Your News
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Apple User Group Bulletin - Members
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Community News - Members
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1] - A Super SuperMeet: Final Cut Pro User Group Network in Amsterdam
2] - Yale MUG: Writing iPhone Apps
3] - AppleDag: Klokhus Hosts Apple Day September '09
4] - Save the Date: 16th MCE from NCMUG
5] - APCUG: 2009 Midwest Regional User Group Conference
6] - Milestones
Special Offers
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1] - MacMemoryStore Apple Memory Upgrades: 15 Percent Off
2] - PocketMac RingtoneStudio 2: 30 Percent Off
3] - Mac OS X Snow Leopard books: 35 Percent Off
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Community News - Leaders, August 20, 2009
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1] - Training to Go: Apple Sales Training on iTunes
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Hey Ambassadors, with Sales Training on iTunes, you can watch and listen
to sales-related demos, webcasts, interviews and presentations via
the iTunes Store. And you can take all that sales training with you on
your iPhone or iPod, so it's ready whenever you are. If you've
registered for Apple Sales Web, you already have a Sales Training on
iTunes account.
Log on to Apple Sales Web to learn the details.
http://asw.apple.com
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2] - Reminder: Ambassador Guide Available for Download
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Are you the Apple Ambassador for your group? Be sure to download the
User Group Regional Liaison team's Apple User Group Ambassador Guide.
It's a terrific resource that will introduce you to some of the great
resources available to you as your group's Ambassador.
Download the Ambassador Guide.
http://web.me.com/ugab/ambassadorguide.pdf
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3] - Share Your News
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Does your group have an event you would like to publicize? Let us know.
You could see your group in print.
Send us an email.
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Apple User Group Bulletin - Members, August 20, 2009
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COMMUNITY NEWS - MEMBERS
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1] - A Super SuperMeet: Final Cut Pro User Group Network in Amsterdam
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Fresh off their successful London FCPUG SuperMeet, the Final Cut Pro
User Group Network is working on their next big event: The Second Annual
Amsterdam SuperMeet on September 13. Great raffles, networking and
learning about the world's best editing software will make this a great
event.
Join one of the largest gatherings of Final Cut gurus and users on the
planet.
http://www.fcpugnetwork.org/
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2] - Yale MUG: Writing iPhone Apps
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On September 2, the Yale Macintosh User's Group will host a special
back-to-school meeting. What better way to start a new semester than by
learning how to write iPhone apps. Dan Lopez and Jay Weiss manage to run
a group with no membership dues and high user interest, and they expect
September's meeting will be one of the best.
Learn with the best.
http://www.yalemug.org/
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3] - AppleDag: Klokhus Hosts Apple Day September '09
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The Dutch word for core is klokhuis and the AUG Klokhuis user group is
the core of all things Apple in the Netherlands. On September 12, they
will sponsor their next "AppleDay," a popular event regularly hosted by
Klokhuis.
Along with the normal program (meeting point, lectures, wireless
network, workshops etc.) Apple Dag offers a tombola with fantastic
prizes.
Check it out.
http://www.klokhuis.nl
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4] - Save the Date: 16th MCE from NCMUG
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This year's North Coast Mac Users Group (NCMUG) will host their annual
Mac Computer Expo (MCE) on October 3 at the Petaluma Commmunity Center
in Petaluma, California. In 1991, approximately 300 people attended the
first MCE. With each year, the number of vendors, sponsors and attendees
has grown, and this year's event will see more than 1,000 attendees.
Shouldn't you be there too?
Save the date!
http://ncmug.org/maccomputerexpo/
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5] - APCUG: 2009 Midwest Regional User Group Conference
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The Association of Personal Computer User Groups (APCUG) will hold the
"2009 Midwest User Group Conference, Technology for the Rest of Us,"
September 28-30 in Newark, Ohio. Apple User Group officers and members
are welcome.
Learn more.
http://www.apcug.net
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6] - Milestones
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This month's column includes a group who first met in 1978. Happy
anniversary to a long list of some of our oldest groups. Want to see
your group listed? Send an email with date and year to
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1978 Apple Computer Information & Data Exchange of Rochester
http://www.applecider.org
1982 Stichting Klokhuis
http://www.klokhuis.nl
(Greetings to Ambassador Jack van Soest)
1983 Champaign-Urbana Computer Users Group
http://www.cucug.org
1984 Kankakee Area Mac Users Group
http://homepage.mac.com/keego/kamug.htm
1984 Serious Macintosh User Group
http://www.smug.net
1985 Silicon Mountain Macintosh User Group, Inc.
http://www.smmug.org
1985 Macintosh Users of Delaware
http://www.mudel.org
1985 North Coast Mac User Group (OH)
http://homepage.mac.com/ncmug_oh
(Greetings to Apple User Group Regional Liaison Macbeth Vannoy)
1986 MacGroup-Detroit
http://www.macgroup.org
(Greetings to President Terry White and members of MacGroup.)
1989 Prescott Mac User Group (Arizona)
http://www.pmug.us
2002 AppleSeeds
http://www.appleseedsmug.blogspot.com/
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SPECIAL OFFERS - APPLE USER GROUP BULLETIN - August 20, 2009
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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.
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1] - MacMemoryStore Apple Memory Upgrades: 15 Percent Off
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Looking for a great place to shop for Mac Memory Upgrades?
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An exclusive 15 percent off their already low prices is offered to Apple
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AppleUG15Off
Browse over to the MacMemoryStore.
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This US-only offer is valid through November 30, 2009.
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2] - PocketMac RingtoneStudio 2: 30 Percent Off
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PocketMac makes a variety of productivity tools for PDA and Mac
connectivity, including using your Mac to support your iPhone. With
RingtoneStudio2 for iPhone, you can easily create iPhone ringtones. By
creating and setting ringtones for each of your friends and family, you
can get an early heads-up before you even look to see who's calling.
From the regular $29.95 (US) price, Apple user group members receive a
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Coupon Code:
USERGROUP31
Enhance your life.
http://www.createiphoneringtones.com
This worldwide offer is valid through November 30, 2009.
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3] - Mac OS X Snow Leopard books: 35 Percent Off
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O'Reilly and No Starch have three upcoming Mac OS X Snow Leopard books.
Titles include "Mac OS X Snow Leopard: The Missing Manual" by David
Pogue, "My New Mac, Snow Leopard Edition" by Wallace Wang, and "Mac OS X
Snow Leopard Pocket Guide" by Chris Seibold. Get up to speed quickly
with this new operating system.
This user group discount code offer will get you 35 percent off.
Discount code:
DSUG
To purchase, call 800-998-9938, or go to:
http://bit.ly/OReillysnowleopard
This worldwide offer is valid through November 30, 2009.
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4] - That's Easy: Get the Apple User Group Market,
Resource Blog & Vendor Discount Offers
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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. Watch for intermittent special offers.
Password until November 15, 2009:
newest
http://web.me.com/ugab/offers/vendorcodes.htm
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Be sure to subscribe to the Apple User Group Market Report podcast. 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://web.me.com/ugab/resources.html
For public information about vendor offers and more visit:
http://web.me.com/ugab/offers.html
Get information about Advisory Board activities.
http://web.me.com/ugab/index.html
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Saundra Foderick, Editor
Apple User Group Advisory Board
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Tom Piper, Vendor Relations
Apple User Group Advisory Board
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Elsa Travisano, Text and Archival Editor
Apple User Group Advisory Board
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Trish Huffman, Text Editor
Apple User Group Advisory Board
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Jeff Mosqueda, Publisher
Apple
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Get involved. Join a user group near you.
http://www.apple.com/usergroups/
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