This Week's MUG News - 5/1/05
This Week's MUG News - 5/1/05
- Subject: This Week's MUG News - 5/1/05
- From: "Chuck Joiner" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 21:32:40 -0400
May 1, 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: JIM HEID ON 'iLIFE '05, NEW USER GROUP ADVISORY
BOARD MEMBERS, TMC IMPROVEMENT SURVEY & MORE
A prominent author talks about the latest version of Apple's iLife suite,
the two new members of the Apple User Group Advisory Board join us for
their first interviews since their appointments, the results of our
recent TMC Survey question and more are all in this edition. The guests
include Jim Heid, Tom Piper and Lynn Poos. (more)
USER GROUP DISCOUNT ON iTUBE EXPIRES MONDAY
Expiring on Monday, May 2 is The MUG Center's exclusive offer on iTube,
the internet television software from East Bay Technologies. (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/052005/0501eastbay.html>
TMC BLOG - HOW & WHY TO BACK UP YOUR MAC THE MUG CENTER WAY (PART 1)
So it can't happen to you, eh? Well, it happened to me. Once last Fall,
and again just last week. After performing like a champ since it was
purchased, my PowerBook refused to boot. I mean really refused to boot.
No warning, no strange sounds, no nothing. A trip to Disk Utility via
Target Disk mode revealed a message that you hope to see only in
reference to someone else's machine... (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/blog/2005/backup1.html>
NEW TAKE CONTROL eBOOK TIGER TITLES & DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE TO USER GROUPS
The TidBITS User Group Program has delivered information on the
availability of four new Take Control eBook titles just released that
focus on MacOS X 10.4 Tiger. Publisher Adam Engst informed user group
leaders who have signed up for the program... (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/042005/0430tigertakecontrol.html>
BOB "DR. MAC" LeVITUS AT DELAWARE VALLEY REGION USER GROUP EVENTS FOR
FOUR DAYS IN MAY
One of the most popular user group presenters around, Bob "Dr. Mac"
LeVitus will be spending four days in the Delaware Valley area in May,
visiting two user groups as well as presenting workshops, attending
social functions and in general living up to his reputation as a Mac
expert, author, columnist and raconteur. (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/042005/0426levitus.html>
TMC BARGAIN HUNTER: INEXPENSIVE iPOD MINI & 200 OFF NEW MACS
The TMC Bargain Hunter has been updated with two new deals that might
just turn your head and have your reaching for your credit card: an great
price on an iPod mini 6 GB and up to $200 off new Macs. (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/042005/0429bargainhunter.html>
WAS YOUR USER GROUP AT A TIGER PARTY?
If your user group attended a Tiger release event at an Apple Store or
other reseller, you weren't alone. We've posted a Tiger Release Photo
Gallery page with links to some of the pages that have already appeared.
If your group has something online, email the link to email@hidden
and we'll add it to the list.
<http://www.mugcenter.com/specialreports/tigerrelease/index.html>
TIGER NEWS & INFORMATION ABOUNDS!
The news of the week is clearly: TIGER! The new version of the Mac OS is
being released tonight, Friday, April 29, at 6 PM. Many of the major news
and tech web sites have varying degrees of coverage. While some are of
the news variety, others focus on the new features like Spotlight and
Dashboard, enhancements to existing favorites such as iChat and Safari,
and more. (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/042005/0429tigerarticles.html>
TMC SURVEY: NEWSLETTER CONTENT QUESTION & TMC IMPROVEMENT ANSWERS
There are a variety of sources for newsletter content available to user
groups. They include some created and/or managed through The MUG Center,
as well as other, independent sources. This week, we ask about the
options that you regularly include in your group's publication. What's in
your user group's newsletter? (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/042005/0427surveynlarticles.html>
POSITIVE USER GROUP PARTICIPATION IN THE RELEASE OF TIGER
Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the last couple months, you
already know that Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger will be released this Friday, April
29. Whether you go to an Apple Store celebration as an individual
representing your MUG or with a whole gang, be sure that you follow some
simple, common sense guidelines to make your presence a positive one... (more)
<http://www.mugcenter.com/news/2005/042005/0426tigerrelease.html>
Coming Up This Week On The MUG Event Calendar
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<http://www.mugcenter.com/mugcalendar/2005/052005.html>
Monday 2-May
DEADLINE: East Bay Technologies User Group Offer
Virginia Mac Users Group - Apple Sr. Systems Engineer Aaron Davis
presents Tiger
Tuesday 3-May
Applequerque - Adam Engst of TidBITS
MUG ONE - Apple Senior Systems Engineer Dave Marra
Fresno Macintosh Users Group - Mark Rogers of Epson America
appleJAC- Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Intro
Macintosh Technical Associates Group (Canada) - Tiger Unleashed!
LOGIC (Canada) - Annual General Meeting
XMUG - XMUG Unleashes Tiger!
Palm Beach Macintosh Users Group - eBay: Sell it...Buy it...Sell it again
Wednesday 4-May
Santa Fe Macintosh Users Group - Adam Engst of TidBITS
Computer Society of Cape Cod - Book and Product Reviews, Photo and Backups
MacValley Macintosh Users Group - iLife '05 and Virtual PC
San Diego Macintosh User Group - OS X Tiger
Thursday 5-May
East Carolina University Mac Users Group - Apple presents Tiger
Southern Wisconson Macintosh Computer Society -SubEthaEdit & MacOS X
Tiger Sneak Peek
Josephine County Macintosh Users Group - Digital Camera Round Table
Digital Arts Group - Adobe InDesign
Silicon Mountain Macintosh Users Group - Tom Harrington presents Tiger
- Mac OS 1.04
Boston Macintosh Users Group - Ride the Tiger!
MUGPort - iWork Revealed
Saturday 7-May
Houston Area Apple Users Group - MacFest 2005 w/Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus &
Chris Breen
Orange Apple Computer Club - A Day of Tiger
AUSOM - Annual General Meeting and Mac OS Utilities
Thanks!
---Chuck
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Chuck Joiner
Editor-In-Chief
The MUG Center
http://www.mugcenter.com
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