[MacTUG] Apple User Group Bulletin - December 15, 2004

Thu Dec 16 10:34:04 EST 2004

Apple User Group Bulletin - December 15, 2004
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Dear User Group Leaders,

Only a few weeks remain until one of the most exciting times of the
year for Mac users.

Macworld Conference & Expo is coming to San Francisco. Whether you
are a leader attending the User Group Kick-Off event, a member taking a
break in the User Group Lounge, a student who wants to find out about
user groups or an old hand volunteering as a User Group Guide, the
planning committee has something to fit your interests. Please stop
by and say hello.

Sincerely,
The Macworld Planning Committee
Gary Adcock, Maria Arguello, Rex Covington, Pat Fauquet, Sandy Foderick,
Sarah Friedlander, Trish Huffman, Gary Kampel, Chris Kiltz, Rick Ortiz,
Tom Piper, Lynn Poos, David Roemer, Lorene Romero, Elsa Travisano,
Macbeth Vannoy, Warren Williams
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CONTENTS
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Community News - Leaders
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1] - O'Reilly UG Program News
2] - Adobe Professional Association & User Group Leader Breakfast
3] -.Mac Affiliate Program
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Apple User Group Bulletin - Members
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Community News - Members
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1] - User Groups at Macworld -- Kick-Off Event is All Full
2] - User Groups at Macworld -- Things to Do
3] - User Groups at Macworld -- Visit the Apple Store?
4] - User Groups at Macworld -- Volunteers Needed
5] - Adobe Professional Association & User Group Leader Breakfast
6] - A Double Milestone -- Leisure World
7] - MacNU at the Matric Fair
8] - Romania Has a Party
9] - Milestones

Special Offers
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1] - Micromat - PodLock
2] - Total Training
3] - Linden Lab - Second Life
4] - O'Reilly UG Offer
5] - The Mug Store
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COMMUNITY NEWS - LEADERS
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1] - O'Reilly UG Program News
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Put Up a "Revolution in the Valley Book" Banner, Get a Free Copy of the
Book

Groups that display O'Reilly's "Revolution in the Valley Book" banner
can get a free copy of the book. Send in the link to your user group
site - showing the banner - and receive a copy of the book.

Join today.
http://ug.oreilly.com/banners/revolution.html
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2] - Adobe Professional Association & User Group Leader Breakfast
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The annual Adobe Professional Association & User Group Leader Breakfast
is scheduled for January 13 at the Argent Hotel in San Francisco.

The Breakfast features the latest Adobe product demos from the
fabulous duo: Terry White & Dave Helmly.

Get more info.
http://www.acteva.com/go/adobe
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3] - .Mac Affiliate Program
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You're invited to partner with .Mac as a .Mac Affiliate.

As a .Mac Affiliate, you can earn commissions, download specialized
marketing materials, receive the Affiliate Newsletter and partner
with LinkShare, all while promoting .Mac.

Visit Apple Sales Web to read more.
http://sales.apple.com
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Apple User Group Bulletin - Members, December 15, 2004
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COMMUNITY NEWS - MEMBERS
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1] - User Groups at Macworld -- Kick-Off Event is All Full
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Wow! Response to the early registration for the User Group Kick-Off
Event was great and we look forward to putting on a spectacular event
for those of you who registered.  Unfortunately, if you haven't
registered yet, you won't have the chance. It's all filled up. Don't
despair though. Read the next few items to see some of the other fun
happenings planned for San Francisco.

Learn more.
http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/news.html
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2] - User Groups at Macworld -- Things to Do
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San Francisco will be the place to be in January: Apple User Groups will
be promoting membership and helping visitors find their way. As
always, the User Group Lounge will have one of the best line-ups of
well-known speakers ever.

See what all the fuss is about.
http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/mwsf05lounge.html
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3] - User Groups at Macworld -- Visit the Apple Store?
.........................

Have you visited an Apple store? Did you know that one of Apple's
flagship retails stores is a very short walk from the Macworld Expo
show floor? User group members from across the US will be
taking a short hike to the Apple Store, San Francisco. Want to come
along? You know you do.

Send us an email for more info.
kickoff05 at mac.com

Apple Store San Francisco
http://www.apple.com/retail/sanfrancisco/
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4] - User Groups at Macworld -- Volunteers Needed
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One of the best ways to experience Macworld is as a volunteer. If you
are headed for San Francisco and want to be a part of the Booth,
Lounge or Guides, let the volunteer team know.

Join the fun.
mwvolunteers at mac.com
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5] - Adobe Professional Association & User Group Leader Breakfast
.........................

The annual Adobe Professional Association & User Group Leader
Breakfast will be held at the Argent Hotel in San Francisco on
January 13. Once again, the fabulous duo, Terry White & Dave Helmly,
will demonstrate the newest and best of Adobe products. Check with
your group's ambassador for additional information.

(Thanks to Carmella Robertson for this tip.)
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6] - A Double Milestone - Leisure World
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Any group would be excited to celebrate 24 years of companionship and
computer fun. How much more exciting when their founder, Sam Mitchell,
is looking forward to celebrating a milestone of his own: he is
approaching 100.

Visit their group.
http://homepage.mac.com/lwmug/PhotoAlbum37.html

(Thanks to Louise Dawson for this tip.)
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7] - MacNUS at the Matric Fair
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A little over a year ago, MacNUS formed in Singapore and these
university students have been busy every since.

See what they have been up to.
http://homepage.mac.com/nusmac/photos/matricfair2004/index.htm
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8] - Romania has a Party
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What do you do once your group is listed in the Locator? You have a
party and let the world know. Romania's new group certainly found a
way to get noticed.

Welcome them to the community.
http://www.AppleNet.ro/mug.html
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9] - Milestones
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Some Apple User Groups have been around almost as long as Apple, while
others are in their first year or less, but they all have reason to
celebrate. Congrats to some recent anniversaries:

25 years - Apples BC Computer Society in Vancouver
http://www.applesbc.bc.ca

23 years - Lynchburg Apple Core of Virginia
http://www.lynchburgmug.org
(Hi to ambassador Gordon Mattox.)

18 years - Wausau Area Apple Users Group of Wisconsin
http://www.dwave.net/~dpregont/UG/WAAUG.html
(Greetings to ambassador Daniel Sczygelski.)

15 years - Christian Macintosh Users Group Online
http://www.cmug.org/index.html

11 years - Capitol Macintosh User Group of Texas
http://www.campug.org
(Warm regards to ambassador Glenn Chase and CapMac members.)

4 years - Grupo de Usuarios de Macintosh de Malaga of Spain
http://www.gummalaga.com/

New Group - Design Matters of Shinsaibashi, Japan
http://www.designmatters.to/meetings/nov_04_meeting.html

(Thanks to good friend and President Garr Reynolds for this tip.)
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SPECIAL OFFERS - APPLE USER GROUP BULLETIN - December 15, 2004
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These User Group discounts are brought to you by the Apple User Group
Advisory Board.

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] - Micromat - PodLock
........................

Podlock is a unique new Macintosh application that works in conjunction
with your iPod. With PodLock you will be able to create an invisible
password-protected partition on your iPod to hide important files,
learn detailed technical information about your iPod, examine the
contents of your iPod (including music, pictures and voice
recordings), backup and restore the entire contents of your primary
iPod volume and defragment the files stored on your iPod.

Apple UG members pay $24.97 (US) a discount off the $39.97 (US) retail
price

Visit the Micromat User Group web site.
http://www.micromat.com/micromat_store/mug.html

This worldwide offer is valid until March 31, 2005.
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2] - Total Training
........................

Have you ever wanted to have your own personal Adobe expert by your
side? With Total Training videos, now you can. Plus, as an Apple user
group member you can save 20 percent off any Total Training videos
for Adobe software programs. This offer cannot be combined with any
other offer or discounted Total Training product.

Call to order.
1-800-546-9620 or (760) 517-9001
User Group Code:
MUG33105 http://www.totaltraining.com/usergroups

This worldwide offer is valid until March 31, 2005.
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3] - Linden Lab - Second Life
........................

Second Life is now available for Mac OS X. Join Second Life, the 3D
digital world Time magazine called "the Matrix minus the Evil
Machines" for just $4.95 (US). In Second Life, you create your
reality. Build anything you want with Second Life's robust building
and scripting tools, meet new people from around the world and even
earn real dollars. You're limited only by your imagination. Sign up
for a basic account and the user group code will get you a $5 (US)
discount.

User Group Code: MUG519

Learn more.
http://secondlife.com

This worldwide offer is good through March 31, 2005.
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4] - O'Reilly
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Get a free "iPod Fan Book" with the purchase of any two books from
O'Reilly.

Apple UG Members can receive a 20 percent discount and a free "iPod Fan
Book." Purchase directly from O'Reilly and use the code below to get
the discount, and add the "iPod Fan Book" to your shopping cart along
with your two book choices. Free ground shipping is available for
online orders of at least $29.95 (US) that go to a single US address.

User Group Code: UGIPOD

Online
http://www.oreilly.com/
By phone
800-998-9938

This US only offer is valid until March 31, 2005.
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5] - The MUG Store
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Is there something the MUG store can do to help your group?

Just let us know. Groups get 1 percent back on everything members
purchase, so if you encourage your members to buy from the MUG store
you can get everything from software to new computers for your club
for FREE.

The MUG store has free freight to members, RAM rebates, aggressive
pricing on new (and reconditioned) Macs and the largest selection of
pre-owned Macs on the planet.

12/1/2004-3/30/2005 - User ID: mug - Password: store

Visit this exclusive user group site.
http://www.applemugstore.com

This offer is available to members of U.S. user groups.
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For information about vendor offers and more visit
http://homepage.mac.com/ugab
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Apple User Group Bulletin

Sandy Foderick,
Editor
Apple User Group Advisory Board
ugbeditor at mac.com

Lorene S Romero,
Vendor Relations
Apple User Group Advisory Board
vendorqueen at mac.com

Elsa Travisano,
Archive Editor
Apple User Group Advisory Board
ugbeditor at mac.com

Jeff Mosqueda,
Publisher
Apple
usergroups at apple.com

Get involved. Join a user group near you.
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