Apple User Group Bulletin - May 19, 2009
Apple User Group Bulletin - May 19, 2009
- Subject: Apple User Group Bulletin - May 19, 2009
- From: Apple User Group Relations <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 14:44:16 -0700
Apple User Group Bulletin - May 19, 2009
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CONTENTS
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Community News - Leaders
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1] - News to Use: ASTO Offers Short 3-Click Demos and Bonus Points
2] - Tropical Software: FREE TopXNotes
3] - VueScan: Scanner Software for Free
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Apple User Group Bulletin - Members
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Community News - Members
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1] - FCPUG: First London SuperMeet
2] - Nicholas Pyers: Keeping Touch With Groups in Australia
3] - Competitions: Mac Users UK Photos & Santa Fe's Film Festival
4] - OSAKA: User Group Meeting Fun
5] - Kansas Fest: 20 Years of Apple and KFest Fun
6] - Milestones
Special Offers
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1] - Stellar Data Recovery: Free Diagnosis and 20 Percent Discount
2] - That's Easy: Apple User Group Market & Apple User Group Offers
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COMMUNITY NEWS - LEADERS
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1] - News to Use: ASTO Offers Short 3-Click Demos and Bonus Points
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Apple Sales Training (ASTO) offers a way to earn additional points by
completing follow up surveys. For example, after reading the contents of
any short 3-Click Demo, take the quiz. Then fill out the short survey
for 50 bonus points. Get to Apple Product Professional sooner while
helping ASTO staff evaluate current offerings.
Apple Sales and Training Online
http://salestraining.apple.com
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2] - Tropical Software: FREE TopXNotes
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TopXNotes is a modern note organizing system which includes MultiView,
the ability to view many notes at once, and a sliding toolbar that keeps
text controls above where you type. NoteOrganizer is an advanced table
of contents with user-defined categories/ groups. The most popular
benefit is instant desktop access to your critical information via
QuickNotes. TopXNotes also includes automatic backups, unlimited Undo,
Find and note encryption to keep sensitive information safe.
Your user group leader can email email@hidden to request one free
license to demo and raffle at meetings, write reviews, and make
presentations. Tell them you learned about this offer from UGAB.
This worldwide offer is valid until August 31, 2009.
(Limit of one request per group)
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3] - VueScan: Scanner Software for Free
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VueScan, a popular third party scanning program, has over 160,000 users
and supports over 1,200 different scanner brands on three operating
systems. Available only online, VueScan offers over 50 advanced scanning
features, vast improvements in speed, and enables many older scanners to
work. It can also be downloaded and tested for free.
Hamrick Software is offering each Apple user group a free copy of
VueScan for demonstration and review. (Versions are available in 40
languages. Recent news releases focus on education offers and Japanese
audiences.) To request a license, email email@hidden with
your user group name and mention that you learned about this offer
from UGAB.
For details, and to download a copy:
http://www.hamrick.com/abo.html
This worldwide offer is valid until August 31, 2009.
(Limit of one request per group)
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Apple User Group Bulletin - May 19, 2009
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COMMUNITY NEWS - MEMBERS
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1] - FCPUG: First London SuperMeet
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On June 25, the Kensington Conference and Events Center in London will
have an opportunity to enjoy the first London SuperMeet, presented by
the Final Cut Pro User Group Network (FCPUG) and a stellar list of
sponsors.
A wild offering of raffle prizes? Good food, great presentations and
surprises? Of course!
Celebrate the tenth anniversary of Final Cut Pro in London in style.
http://fcpugnetwork.org/
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2] - Nicholas Pyers: Keeping Touch With Groups in Australia
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Nicholas Pyers is well known for his work with AUSOM and for providing
materials for groups world wide. His newest offering is an active
listing of groups in the area by state, with information about each.
Check it out.
http://www.AppleUsers.org/mug-listing
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3] - Competitions: Mac Users UK Photos & Santa Fe's Film Festival
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Apple products promote excellence in photography and movie making, so it
is easy to see why user groups are involved in these arts. The Mac Users
Group UK is currently judging the winners of their 2008/2009 photo
competition, while the Santa Fe Macintosh User Group has put out a
call for
entries for their 3rd annual SFMUG Short Movie Festival, with a deadline
of July 1, 2009. Are your members planning a competition? Let us know.
Learn more about the Santa Fe Short Movie Festival.
http://www.santafemug.org/Film-Festival.html
See the winners of the Mac Users Photo Competition.
http://www.macusersuk.org/photo2008/index.html
(Thanks to TAG Team founder Daniel East for this great tip.)
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4] - OSAKA: User Group Meeting Fun
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AUGM (the Apple User Group Meeting) in Osaka was an event to remember,
with vendor booths, information sessions, radio podcasts, give aways and
more.
See pics of this excellent event.
http://ticce.com/gallery/090419_AUGM/
(Thanks to Apple User Group Regional Liaison Chise Tejima for
these great photos.)
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5] - Kansas Fest: 20 Years of Apple and KFest Fun
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When attendees have license plates like APL 2GS you know they are
passionate about any and all Apple computers. Kansas Fest, the only
computer festival dedicated to the Apple II computer, will once again be
held at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, from July 21-26.
With the KFest Kookout, HackFest programming contest and more, this
event is known as Summer Camp for Geeks.
Release your inner geek.
http://www.kfest.org/
Follow their tweets.
http://twitter.com/kansasfest
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6] - Milestones
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This month's milestones include two groups who first met as early as
1978. Happy anniversary to some of our oldest groups and a few newer
ones too! Want to see your group listed? Send an email with date and
year to email@hidden.
May 1978 - Houston Area Apple Users Group
http://www.haaug.org
(Congrats to Apple User Group Advisory Board member Rex Covington
and members of HAAUG.)
May 1978 - Louisville Computer Society
(Formerly Louisville Apple Users Group)
http://www.kymac.org/
May 1984 - New Orleans Macintosh User Group (NOMUG)
http://www.nomug.org/NOMUG/Welcome.html
(Thanks to President Mel Shear for this tip.)
May 1984 - MacPeople - Gainsville Macintosh Users Group
http://www.macpeoplemug.org
May 1984 - Portland Macintosh Users Group
http://www.pmug.org
(Greetings to Ambassador Charles DeVore and members of PMUG.)
May 1984 - Princeton Macintosh Users' Group
http://www.pmug-nj.org
(Co-founded by Philip Thompson,
father of User Group Advisory Board member Elsa Travisano.)
May 1985 - MacValley Users Group
http://www.macvalley.org
(Greetings to Ambassador Ray Boston.)
May 1989 - Main Line Macintosh Users Group
http://www.mlmug.org
(Greetings to Ambassador Moe Comeau, Apple User Group Liaison Maria
Arguello and members of MLM.)
May 1998 - Caracas Macintosh Users Group
http://www.caracasmug.org
(Congratulations to Apple User Group Regional Liaison Julio Ohep,
past President Amaya Gergoff and members.)
May 1999 - MacLaw
http://www.maclaw.org
May 2001 - Trinidad & Tobago Apple Community
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=12432922930
(Hello to President Michael Khan.)
May 2008 - Hervey Bay Mac User Group (HBMUG - Australia)
http://hbmug.com/
(Thanks to Dr. Ken Hoyle of HBMUG for this tip.)
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SPECIAL OFFERS - Apple User Group Bulletin - May 19, 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] - Stellar Data Recovery: Free Diagnosis and 20 Percent Discount
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Discount Coupon for this offer:
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Request a free quote.
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Register your group and stay informed on offers.
http://www.macintosh-data-recovery.com/stellar-love-mac-user-groups.php
Learn more.
http://www.datarecoveryservices.biz
This worldwide offer is valid through August 31, 2009.
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2] - That's Easy: Apple User Group Market & Apple User Group 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://homepage.mac.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://homepage.mac.com/ugab/resources.html
For public information about vendor offers and more visit:
http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/offers.html
Get information about Advisory Board activities.
http://homepage.mac.com/ugab
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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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