This Week's MUG News - 3/6/05
This Week's MUG News - 3/6/05
- Subject: This Week's MUG News - 3/6/05
- From: "Chuck Joiner" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 19:36:57 -0500
March 6, 2005
The MUG Center
http://www.mugcenter.com
The Week's Front Page News At The MUG Center
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THE USER GROUP REPORT: DR. MAC DIRECT WITH BOB LeVITUS, IN-DEPTH WITH
MESA DYNAMICS ON TICKERSHOCK, TWENTY YEARS OF MacCAMP AND THE MUG CENTER
REDESIGN
This time around we find out about the latest and most innovative tech
support service available for the Mac, look at twenty years of a Mac
community institution and go in-depth on an RSS newsreader that has some
unusual features to offer. We also talk about The MUG Center's new design
and solicit your feedback. Our guests include: Bob LeVitus of Dr. Mac
Direct, Danny Espinoza of Mesa Dynamics and Charles DeVore of the
Portland Macintosh Users Group. (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/usergroupreport/2005/505.html>
TMC SURVEY: IN-STORE EVENT QUESTION AND NEWSLETTER DEADLINE ANSWERS
Taking a cue from discussions on the Apple User Group Discussion List,
our new TMC Survey question focuses on what it takes to deliver a
successful in-store event. We list several components and ask: How
important are these items to a successful in-store event? (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/032005/0302surveyinstore.html>
DESIGN TOOLS MONTHLY EXTENDS USER GROUP DISCOUNT
Jay Nelson, the editor and publisher of Design Tools Monthly has extended
a special discount for user group members. (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/032005/0303designtools.html>
TWO NEW APPLE REGIONAL LIAISON DISPATCHES FILED FROM OCEANIA AND
NORTHWEST UNITED STATES
Two members of the Apple Regional Liaison Team have filed new dispatches
about user group activities in their areas. (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/032005/0304rldispatches.html>
MAC USER GROUP MEETING TOPIC: ONLINE INVESTING
With all publicity and excitement that the Apple stock split has caused
(you did mortgage the farm and buy back in the $10 - $14 range, right?),
now is a perfect time to do a presentation on online investing and
related resources. (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/032005/0301investing.html>
PORTLAND MACINTOSH USER GROUP ANNOUNCES 40TH MACCAMP
The Portland Macintosh Users Group (PMUG) has opened registration for the
40th MacCamp, the biggest and best yet. (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/022005/0228maccamp.html>
HAWAII MACINTOSH AND APPLE USERS' SOCIETY SERVES UP MACSPRINGFEST 2005
On Saturday, March 19, the Hawaii Macintosh and Apple Users Society will
host MacSpringFest 2005, a regional event for Mac enthusiasts at the
Kapiolani Community College. (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/032005/0301springfest.html>
iLIFE '05 DEMO MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO RECOGNIZED USER GROUPS THROUGH
APPLE SALES WEB
The Apple User Group Program has announced the availability of materials
that will assist in demonstrating the latest edition of the iLife
applications to MUGs. (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/032005/0302sampledvd.html>
Coming Up This Week On The MUG Event Calendar
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<http://www.mugcenter.com/mugcalendar/2005/032005.html>
Tuesday 8-Mar
Lakeland Area Mac User Group - James Lee of Tropical Software
New Hampshire Seacoast Mac Users Group - Steven Caine of Common Ground
Softworks
Oxford Macintosh Users Group (UK) - Finding information - researching &
the web
Pennsylvania Macintosh Users Group - iMovie & Swap Table
Sierra Macintosh User Group - 10th Anniversary Celebration
South Suburban Macintosh Users Group - The Basics of Making Web Pages
Gateway Macintosh Users Group - Apple Hardware Report
Maryland Apple Core - Music Programs
Wednesday 9-Mar
dBUG - Omni Group and iLife '05
Victoria Macintosh Users Group - Stuart DeSpain of Microsoft
Serious Macintosh Users Group (CA) - Final Cut Pro (Part 1)
Serious Macintosh Users Group (IN) - Security on the Mac: 'Malware' &
Viruses
Greater Albany Apple Byters - AppleWorks
Club Mac of Hampton - Panther, Safari, RSS
Hershey Apple Core - Spring Cleaning Auction & 3 iPod shuffle Raffle
Alaskan Apple Users Group - How To Build A Photo Collage Using Adobe
PhotoShop or PhotoShop Elements
Whatcom Macintosh Users Group - OS X Basics & 2005 Meeting Planning
Boston Macintosh - Tax Cut
South Jersey Mac Apple User Group - Digital Images on Your Mac
Club Mac of Hampton - Panther Wrap-Up, Safari, RSS Intro
Thursday 10-Mar
Leisure World Macintosh Users Group - "Just Google It!"
Capitol Macintosh - Become an iPod Expert!
East Bay Macintosh Users Group - Rip Mix Burn - Making Custom CDs and DVDs
The Michigan Apple - Apple Buffet
ApplePickers - Photoshop Elements 3.0
Rhode Island Macintosh Users Group - Panther Overview
Friday 11-Mar
Long Island Macintosh Users Group - Mail & Address Book, iPhoto, iMovie
and AppleWorks
Boston Final Cut Pro Users Group - 15th Annual Pro Video Show
Saturday 12-Mar
Macintosh Association of Central New Jersey - Dave Marra of Apple
Main Line Macintosh Users Group - Steve Sheets and Sunny Worrell of
Midnight Mage Software
Socal Mac Owners/users Group - Running a "small" business operation
that is BIG on the Mac
Hot Springs Macintosh Users Group - "Honk Before Backing up!!! How to
do it right!"
MacMavericks - Backups and .Mac
Kaw River Macintosh Users Group - What's in your utilities folder?
Apple Core of Dallas - Macintosh Security
Cowtown Mac User Group - All About Blogging
The NorthWest of Us - Choosing and Using a Digital Camera
Las Vegas Macintosh Users Group - Buying & Selling on eBay
Boston Final Cut Pro Users Group - 15th Annual Pro Video Show
Thanks!
---Chuck
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Chuck Joiner
Editor-In-Chief
The MUG Center
http://www.mugcenter.com
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