This Week's MUG News - 2/20/05
This Week's MUG News - 2/20/05
- Subject: This Week's MUG News - 2/20/05
- From: "Chuck Joiner" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:39:55 -0500
February 20, 2005
The MUG Center
http://www.mugcenter.com
The Week's Front Page News At The MUG Center
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THE MUG EVENT CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 21: DEALMAC, TROPICAL
SOFTWARE, PIXAR, iPOD SHUFFLE RAFFLE, BBC TOUR AND MORE
Not only will there be vendors, celebrities and an eclectic mix of topics
at MUGs this week, but one lucky group gets to tour the BBC! (More)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/#eventcalendarfeb21>
THE USER GROUP REPORT: INTERNET TV WITH iTUBE, IN-DEPTH WITH MARINER
SOFTWARE AND CAMPUS MOVIEFEST UPDATE (LISTEN)
We look at a cool new utility from a small developer who recently joined
the Mac market to bring hundreds of video channels to your Mac, have an
in-depth discussion with a software company who survive and thrive in two
of the most dominated software markets there are (word processing and
spreadsheets) and get an update on the premier student movie-making event.
<http://www.mugcenter.com/#ugr503>
TMC SURVEY: MUG INSURANCE QUESTION AND APPLE USER GROUP PROGRAM ANSWERS
Even if you don't have physical assets to protect (a computer, projector,
etc.), many meeting locations and special event facilities require a
certificate of liability insurance. This week's TMC Question is: How much
is your group's annual liability insurance bill? Last week we polled our
readers on their use of Apple's user group program. Find out what the
other most popular resources were, and be sure your group is taking
advantage of them. (More)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/#insurancesurvey>
TROPICAL SOFTWARE WILL SHOW OFF TOPXNOTES TO FLORIDA USER GROUPS
James Lee of Tropical Software will be making three user group
appearances in the next few weeks in Florida. James will be demonstrating
TopXNotes, his company's advanced notepad software product. (More)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/#tropicalappearances>
ABRACODE OFFERS FREE TEMPLATE LICENSES FOR MUG OPERATIONS
Abracode is promoting MailTemplate and EntourageTemplate by giving free
licenses to Mac User Group leaders and officers.
<http://www.mugcenter.com/#abracodeoffer>
CAMPUS GROUP WILL DEMONSTRATE APPLE'S LATEST...THEN RAFFLE IT OFF
The East Carolina University Macintosh Users Group has announced some
extra special aspects to their February 23 meeting, including iWork '05
and iLife '05 demonstrations, and an iPod shuffle raffle. (More)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/#ecmugraffle>
iPOD911.COM USER GROUP OFFER ON iPOD BATTERIES
The folks at iPod911.com have extended another offer on iPod replacement
batteries to members of Macintosh user groups.
<http://www.mugcenter.com/#ipod911>
DAN DE GRANDPRE OF DEALMAC WILL PRESENT TO GOLD COAST MAC
dealmac Editor Dan de Grandpre will be visiting the Gold Coast Macintosh
User Group in Miami on February 23. Dan delivers an entertaining and
informative presentation about the #1 Macintosh deal site on the web... (More)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/#dealmacgoldcoast>
USER GROUP VENDOR OFFERS UPDATED WITH FEBRUARY LISTINGS
The recently released Apple User Group Bulletin announces new vendor
offers from Sybex, LQ Graphics, MacWireless, Roxio, The Apple MUG Store,
and a reminder about the ProSoft offer that is already available. (More)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/#februaryoffers>
USER GROUP SUPPORTER DEAN COLLINS PASSES
The folks at Software Cinema were platinum sponsors of User Group
University San Francisco 2004, At that event, many of us had the
opportunity to come to know Dean Collins, the driving force behind the
company. We just learned that Dean passed away on February 2, 2005 at his
home in San Diego after a two-year struggle with cancer. (More)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/#deancollins>
USER GROUPS INVITED TO SPECIAL CompUSA EVENT
MUG members have been invited to attend a special Apple users event at
CompUSA on February 24, from 4 - 9 PM. (More)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/#compusaevent>
Coming Up This Week On The MUG Event Calendar
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<http://www.mugcenter.com/mugcalendar/2005/022005.html>
Monday 21-Feb
Silicon Valley Macintosh Users Group - Timbuktu Pro
Boise Macintosh Users Group - Identity Theft
Tuesday 22-Feb
Midlands Macintosh Users Group (United Kingdom) - "I Love My Mac"
Evening & Tour of the BBC
Hawaii Apple & Macintosh Users Group - Adobe Acrobat 7.0
San Louis Obispo Macintosh Users Group - XML
Denver Final Cut Pro Users Group - A Look at the Sony HDV 3-Chip HD Camera
San Gabriel Valley Macintosh User Group - X11 - The Other GUI
Wednesday 23-Feb
Gold Coast Macintosh Users Group - Dan de Grandpre of dealmac
East Carolina Macintosh Users Group - iLife '05, iWork 05 & iPod
shuffle raffle
Portland Mac Filmmakers - Roundtable discussion on High-Definition
Digital Video
Macintosh Users East (Canada) - Reunion 8 & Janet Barlow of MicroImage Plus
Los Angeles Final Cut Pro Users Group - HDV Night
Thursday 24-Feb
CompUSA Apple Event
West Pasco Macintosh Users Group - James Lee of Tropical Software
Champions of the Mac Proletariat - iLife '05
Central Victorian Macintosh Users - MusicPad demo
Shreveport Macintosh User Group - Home networking & using your Mac as a
firewall and wireless base station
Seattle Xcoders - Apple Widgets
Saturday 26-Feb
Northeast Ohio Apple Corps - Lee Unkrich of Pixar, co-director of
Finding Nemo
Washington Apple PI - Open Source Software
Connecticut Macintosh Connection - Keep Your Mac Running in Tip-Top Shape
Thanks!
---Chuck
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Chuck Joiner
Editor-In-Chief
The MUG Center
http://www.mugcenter.com
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