MacOSG: November Apple User Group Bulletin
Posted by Dave Merten 
Nov 21, 2008 at 4:02pm
November’s news includes news on Macworld 2009’s Apple User Group reception, UGN Reports, exMUG’s iPhone Show and Tell, LAFCPUG’s “Making a Showing at DV Expo,” Apple Dag, promoting User Groups in the UK and Ireland, a call for Macworld show floor volunteers and Milestones.
COMMUNITY NEWS – MEMBERS
1] – Apple User Group Reception
Attending Macworld Expo? Don’t miss the Apple User Group Reception. Joining user group members on January 5 are luminaries like Chris Breen, Adam and Tonya Engst, Dennis Sellers, Jason Snell, Jim Dalrymple, Bob LeVitus and more. Add in raffle prizes, and the Apple User Group reception will be the place to be. Each registrant must be a user group member to use the discount code and URL.
Register today! Get the password from your User Group Ambassador.
Check it out. http://tinyurl.com/66xvd6
Keep track of user group happenings. http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/mw09.html
This UGAB-sponsored discount is limited to the first 200 registrants.
2] – UGN Reports: George Engel Loves His 128k Mac & his Mac Pro
Prompted by a discussion during a recent visit to his local Apple Store in Orlando Florida, George Engel of the Lakeland User Group brought in his his 128k Mac and held an on-the-spot history session and presentation. A customer came in, saw the 25 year-old computer running all those great applications and decided that he needed a computer that reliable.
The User Group Network is always a great read. http://www.user-groups.net/articles/original_128.html
3] – TexMUG: iPhone Show and Tell
TexMUG, located at the University of Texas Health Science Center always has an interesting presentation in the works. While the group often has well-known presenters, some of their best presentations come from the group’s membership. November brings an iPhone Show and Tell session, where members show their favorite iPhone applications.
Want to know more? http://tex-mug.uthscsa.edu/Tex-MUG/index.html
4] – LAFCPUG: Making a Showing at DV Expo
Michael Horton and the members of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group once again staged their unique brand of infotainment and education inside the LA Convention Center as part of the annual DV Expo in Los Angeles. Great tips and training, expert video footage and their “World Famous Raffle” with thousands of dollars in prizes make this a must-attend event at each DV Expo.
See what the video experts at LAFCPUG are planning for their next event. http://www.lafcpug.org/
5] – Apple Dag: Join Klokhuis on December 13.
The Dutch word for core is klokhuis and the AUG Klokhuis user group is the core of all things Apple in the Netherlands. In December they will celebrate with an “AppleDay,” a popular event regularly sponsored by Klokhuis.
Along with the normal program – meeting point, lectures, wireless network, workshops etc. – Apple Dag offers a tombola with fantastic prizes.
See why this is a can’t miss event. http://www.klokhuis.nl
6] – Mac Users UK: Promoting User Groups in the UK and Ireland
For the last four years, Mac Users UK has held a photo contest that is open to all interested photographers. The hook? As an umbrella organization for groups in the UK and Ireland, they provide the contest entry codes only via their member groups as a way of encouraging group membership. What a great idea!
Learn more. http://www.macusersuk.org/photo/index.html
7] – Macworld 2009: Call for Show Floor Volunteers
One of the best ways to experience Macworld Expo is from the inside. If you are headed to San Francisco in January and want to spend a few hours as a Macworld user group volunteer let the Macworld User Group Planning Team know.
Reserve your spot. mwvolunteers@mac.com
8] – Macworld 2009: Last Chance for Passes and Discounts..
Macworld Conference & Expo is once again extending special user group pricing for the upcoming 2009 Macworld Conference & Expo, to be held January 5-9 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center.
For a limited time, Apple User Group members can register for a free Exhibit Hall pass or enjoy an even better value by taking 15 percent off any of the Macworld conference packages with the user group code, found on the UGAB Vendor Offers page.
October 15 – December 1 Free Exhibit Hall Pass or 15 percent off any of the conference packages.
Register today. http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/offers/vendorcodes.htm Need the passcode? Ask your User Group Ambassador, or if you’re a MacOSG member, get yours here.
New Macworld virtual brochure. http://tinyurl.com/5vkyag
9] – Milestones
This month’s column includes a group who first met in 1978.
Happy anniversary to a worldwide list of some of our oldest groups. Want to see your group listed? Send an email with date and year to ugbeditor@mac.com
1978 Apple Macintosh Users’ Group (Sydney) http://homepage.mac.com/sydamug
1981 Hartford User Group Exchange http://www.huge.org
1984 appleJAC Macintosh Users Group http://www.applejac.org
1991 Rheintaler Macintosh User Group http://www.rheintalweb.ch/vereine/remug/ (Happy anniversary to Martin Hilber, Norbert Amann and members of REMUG)
1998 iGroup, Usuarios Mac Mexico http://igroup.com.mx/iGroup.html (Greetings to President and Apple Ambassador Edgar Orduna and members.)
1999 Oregon MacPioneers User Group (OMUG) http://homepage.mac.com/ydkm/
2001 The Mount Dora Macintosh Users Group http://www.mdmug.com
SPECIAL OFFERS
The Apple User Group Advisory Board brings you monthly User Group discounts on various products offered by vendors. You must be a current Apple user group member to qualify for these savings. Not a member yet? Join MacOSG today to take advantage of these special offers. Click here to access the offers, along with the discount codes.
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Also, be sure to subscribe to the Apple User Group Market Report podcast. The AUG Market Report is a great source for information about Apple user groups, vendor discounts, special events and more.
Hear the Apple User Group Market Report podcast. http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/resources.html
To find a local Apple User Group in your area, go here.
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Dave was one of the founding guides at ‘The Mining Company,’ now known as About.com, in February 1998. Dave was their ‘Focus on Mac Support’ guide. In 2004 he started ‘G5 Owners Support Group,’ and in 2005, renamed it ‘Mac Owners Support Group.’ In 2006, he started the ‘MacOSG Support Corner’ column here at Macsimum News.
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