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Discounts for January
Apple Mug Store
Your group gets one percent back on everything your membership purchases which means, if you buy from the MUG Store, you can get everything from software to new computers for your group for FREE.
The MUG Store has free freight to members, RAM rebates and aggressive pricing on new and reconditioned Macs, and one of the largest selection of pre-owned Macs on the planet.
The passwords to get into this exclusive User Group site are:
User ID: Mug
Password: Store
http://www.applemugstore.com
This offer is available to members of U.S. user groups.
These User Group discounts are brought to you by the Apple User Group Advisory Board and Tom Piper, vendor relations.
You must be a current Apple user group member to qualify for these savings.
Apple User Group Bulletin - December 18, 2006
Dear User Group Leader,
Here we are at the end 2006 looking forward to a new year filled with the promise of great things to come. Whether you will be able to join groups from across the world in January at Macworld Expo or simply celebrate with your local group, we hope you have a bright and friend- filled new year.
Best wishes,
The Apple User Group Advisory Board (UGAB) _____________________________________________________________________
CONTENTS
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Community News - Leaders
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1] - Apple Sales and Training: The End of the Year is Near 2] - New: Resources for User Group Presentations and Newsletters blog 3] - User Group Leaders: Freeway/Have | Host Offer _____________________________________________________________________
Apple User Group Bulletin - Members
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Community News - Members
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1] - Expo News: Woz is Keynote Speaker for User Group University 2] - Expo News: Adobe PA & User Group Leader Breakfast 3] - Expo News: Town Meeting for User Group Newsletter Editors 4] - Expo News: The Sixth Annual MWSF FCPUG SuperMeet 5] - The Apple Effect: iMUG and the Melbourne Museum 6] - State of the Mac: Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus at Capitol Mac of Austin 7] - Expo News: Show Floor Volunteers 8] - Milestones
Special Offers
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1] - Softpress & Have | Host: 25 Percent off Freeway 4 and Hosting 2] - No Starch Press: 40 Percent off all No Starch Press Books 3] - Migilia: 25 Percent Off Miglia TV Products 4] - That's Easy: Apple User Group Market & Apple User Group Offers 5] - The MUG Store: Redesigned for Even Greater Savings _____________________________________________________________________
COMMUNITY NEWS - LEADERS
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1] - Apple Sales and Training: The End of the Year is Near ........................
Apple Sales and Training Online is closing for this program year on December 20, 2006. Have you achieved Apple Product Professional (APP) yet? There's still time.
http://salestraining.apple.com/
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2] - New: Resources for User Group Presentations and Newsletters blog .......................
Ever needed a ready-made preso for one of your meetings or a nice review to round out your newsletter content? Check out the new Resources for User Group Presentations and Newsletters blog. You'll find links to presentations and in-depth reviews all offered by user groups for other user groups to use. Got a review or preso you'd like to share? You can do that here too.
http://ugab.typepad.com/ugresources/
(Thanks to blogmaster George Kopp and members of the UGAB and UGRL teams for making this idea a reality.) _____________________________________________________________________
3] - User Group Leaders: Freeway/Have | Host Offer ......................
Softpress is making two great offers available to user groups. Leaders can contact Softpress to get discount codes for their members. These discounts include 25 percent off Freeway 4 Pro and Freeway 4 Express, and 25 percent off all full-priced hosting contracts from Have | Host.
Discounts can be taken separately.
At the same time, leaders can request a free copy of both Freeway 4 Pro and Express, normally $279/$99 (US), for use or review.
Contact Softpress and Have | Host today.
http://www.softpress.com/_mugs.php
(This free copy offer is limited to one request per group.) _____________________________________________________________________
Apple User Group Bulletin - Members, December 18, 2006 _____________________________________________________________________
COMMUNITY NEWS - MEMBERS
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1] - Expo News: Woz is Keynote Speaker for User Group University ........................
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak headlines User Group University 2007's star-studded roster of speakers and sessions also featuring Terry White, Christopher Breen, Adam Engst and Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus, along with training sessions by Tom Piper, Rick Ortiz and Pat Fauquet.
Add in a vendor reception with some of the top names in the computer industry and an end-of-evening raffle and this year's UGU for user group leaders will be an event to remember.
User Group University
http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/mw07.html
Registration closes December 22, 2006.
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2] - Expo News: Adobe PA & User Group Leader Breakfast .......................
Join presenters Terry White and Dave Helmly at the San Francisco Marriott hotel on Wednesday, January 10 for the ever popular Adobe Professional Association & User Group Leader Breakfast.
Register today.
http://acteva.com/go/adobe
This event is limited to two members per group.
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3] - Expo News: Town Meeting for User Group Newsletter Editors .......................
Are you the editor of your group's newsletter? Macworld presents an excellent opportunity to network with other newsletter editors.
Looking for new ideas? Want to share some challenges? Let's get together and talk on Tuesday, January 10, at 2 p.m. in the User Group Lounge.
Be there.
http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/mwsf07lounge.html
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4] - Expo News: The Sixth Annual MWSF FCPUG SuperMeet .......................
One of the most important Macworld events for video professionals is the Final Cut Pro User Group SuperMeet. On Wednesday, January 10, the sixth annual SuperMeet will be held at the Club Mezzanine, starting at
7 p.m. Great speakers, show and tell, and a wonderful raffle are on offer, as well as a chance to network with others in the field.
The Final Cut Pro User Group Network
http://fcpugnetwork.org/
SF Cutters
http://www.sfcutters.org/
Boston Final Cut Pro User Group
http://www.bosfcpug.org/
Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group
http://www.lafcpug.org/
Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group
http://www.chifcpug.org/
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5] - The Apple Effect: iMUG and the Melbourne Museum ......................
iMUG, the Victoria, Australia, Internet Macintosh Users Group has partnered with the Melbourne Museum to display a history of Apple computers through December 30. With everything from a working replica of an Apple I, an original Macintosh and a LaserWriter to a Bondi blue iMac, iPod and even a podcast tour and tour-based Dashboard widget, iMUG, Apple Australia and the Melbourne Museum have created an exhibit of note while adding a number of firsts for the Museum.
Read how Apple changed the way we play and work.
http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/7876/53/
Learn about iMUG
http://www.imug.com.au/
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6] - State of the Mac: Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus at Capitol Mac of Austin .......................
On December 14, well-known author and user group supporter Bob "Dr.
Mac" LeVitus presented his fifth annual State of the Mac address to the members of Capitol Mac in Austin, Texas. Not only did he offer thoughts about the future of the Mac, but the group gave attendees a free copy of their holiday CD, including demos of many of Bob's favorite applications and utilities. The group rounded off the evening with a raffle of $1,000 (US) worth of donated software. Wow!
Read the press.
http://www.macobserver.com/article/2004/12/09.1.shtml
Learn about the group.
http://www.capmac.org/
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7] - Expo News: Show Floor Volunteers
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One of the best ways to experience Macworld Expo is from the inside.
If you are headed for 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.
Email to reserve your spot today.
mwvolunteers@mac.com
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8] - Milestones
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This month's column includes a group who first met in 1979. 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.
1979 Apples BC Computer Society
http://www.applesbc.bc.ca
1980 Laguna Woods Village Macintosh Users Group http://www.lwmug.org
1980 Space Coast Mac Users Group
http://www.SCMUG.org
1985 Macintosh User Group of Oneonta, NY http://www.mugone.com
(Congratulations to Apple User Group Advisory Board Chair Elsa Travisano and the members of MUG ONE.)
1987 Tucson Macintosh Users Group
http://tmug.com
1989 Christian Macintosh Users Group
http://www.cmug.org/index.html
1991 fiMUG - Finnish Macintosh User Group http://www.fimug.fi/
1996 Woodward Macintosh Users Group
http://web.mac.com/woodwardmug/
1998 MacFreak Interactive
http://www.macfreak.org/
2001 Boston Final Cut Pro User Group
http://www.bosfcpug.org
2001 Hellenic Macintosh User Group
http://www.helmug.gr
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SPECIAL OFFERS - APPLE USER GROUP BULLETIN - December 18, 2006 _____________________________________________________________________
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] - Softpress & Have | Host: 25 Percent off Freeway 4 and Hosting .......................
Softpress and Have | Host have combined their efforts to offer great discounts for Apple user groups to get Freeway 4, the award-winning web design application and first-class Mac-friendly web hosting.
Design your site visually, let Freeway 4 write standards-compliant code and upload automatically to your web space.
Members pay only $210 (US) for Freeway 4 Pro, $75 (US) for 4 Express, and get a 25 percent discount off all full-priced hosting contracts from Have | Host.
To purchase, get the relevant codes from your User Group Leader and enjoy one or both offers; it's up to you.
Order today.
Freeway software:
http://www.softpress.com
Have | Host services:
http://www.havehost.ca
This worldwide offer is valid through March 31, 2007.
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2] - No Starch Press: 40 Percent off all No Starch Press Books ......................
Check out the new paperback version of the bestselling Cult of Mac, a celebration of all things Mac. Also available: the hardcover edition of The Cult of Mac, Apple Confidential 2.0, The Cult of iPod, Just Say No to Microsoft, Steal This Computer Book 4.0 and many more!
User Group members can visit the web site and view the complete online catalog, then use the voucher code to receive a special 40 percent discount on all No Starch Press books.
Voucher code
500375983
View the No Starch Online Catalog.
http://www.nostarch.com
This worldwide offer is valid through March 31, 2007.
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3] - Migilia: 25 Percent Off Miglia TV Products ......................
Miglia Technology offers innovative audio, video and communications products. If you are interested in watching, recording, pausing or rewinding live TV on your Mac, then Miglia's TVMicro, TVMini HD and TVMax are for you! If you'd like to leverage the power of Internet telephony and make free worldwide phone calls, the Dialog products may interest you. For those into audio, check out the HarmonyAudio, Microsound and Diva products!
Migilia offers user group members the following specials, each at 25 percent of regular prices:
* TVMini HD: regularly $199 (US), user group price $149 (US)
* TVMicr regularly $99 (US), user group price $74 (US)
* TVMax: regularly $249 (US), user group price $187 (US)
* HarmonyAudi regularly $199 (US), user group price $149 (US)
* Microsound: regularly $29 (US), user group price $19 (US)
* Dialog: regularly $79 (US), user group price $59 (US)
* Dialog+: regularly $99 (US), user group price $74 (US)
* Diva 2.1: regularly $99 (US), user group price $74 (US)
Learn more - order online.
http://www.miglia.com/products/aug_list.html.
This North America-only offer is valid through March 31, 2007.
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4] - That's Easy: Apple User Group Market & Apple User Group Offers ........................
Looking for information on a past offer? Tom Piper, Apple User Group Advisory Board vendor coordinator, publishes a single page with all current offers, expiration dates and codes.
Also, be sure to subscribe to Tom's Apple User Group Market Report podcast, a great source for information about Apple user groups, vendor discounts, special events and more.
* Issue nine contains interviews with Leslie Ayers, Stacey Levy and Mike Basseilio of Mac|Life.
* Issue ten includes an interview with Lynn Poos, Apple User Group Advisory Board member, talking about the UGU event, Macworld and more.
Current offers
http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/offers/vendorcodes.htm
Password
offer
Apple User Group Market Report Podcast
http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/resources.html
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5] - The MUG Store: Redesigned for Even Greater Savings .....................
The Apple MUG Store has been redesigned to offer you even more great deals. If you haven't looked in a while, check out the Apple MUG Store. You'll find great prices, lots of special offers, blowouts on Apple products and more!
Be sure to remind your membership to give applemugstore.com a peek every so often. When your members buy from the MUG store, the store sets aside one percent of your group members' purchases, which your group can use to buy anything from the store!
User ID: ipod
Password: nano
http://www.applemugstore.com
This US-only offer is valid through January 31, 2007.
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For information about vendor offers and more visit
http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/offers.html
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Sandy Foderick,
Editor
Apple User Group Advisory Board
ugbeditor@mac.com
Tom Piper,
Vendor Relations
Apple User Group Advisory Board
vendorwizard@mac.com
Elsa Travisano,
Text and Archival Editor
Apple User Group Advisory Board
ugbeditor@mac.com
Jeff Mosqueda,
Publisher
Apple
usergroups@apple.com
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