[DM-MUG] Apple User Group Bulletin for April

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>    1. Apple User Group Bulletin - April 23, 2009
>CONTENTS
>
>Community News - Members
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>
>1] - O'Reilly Invitation: Northeast Community/User Group Leader Summit
>2] - Geek Heaven: 33rd Annual Trenton Computer Festival
>3] - Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus: 2009 Mid-Atlantic MUG Tour
>4] - Making the Connection: Claudia Crask and the SF Cutters Group
>5] - Celebrating: Mac Day at SMU in 2009
>6] - Milestones
>
>COMMUNITY NEWS - MEMBERS
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>1] - O'Reilly Invitation: Northeast Community/User Group Leader Summit
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>
>Marsee Henon of O'Reilly invites user group leaders to a special
>Northeast community/user group leader summit on May 2, from 11 a.m. to 5
>p.m. Topics include building community, finding relevant meeting topics,
>attracting/keeping members, using social media tools to get the word
>out, working with vendors and collaborating on group events.
>
>O'Reilly Media is hosting the event with Microsoft at their New England
>Research and Development Center (NERD) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and
>has also invited other industry notables. And, there is no fee to
>attend.
>
>Learn more.
>http://tinyurl.com/dgp9u8
>
>Comment on topics you'd like to discuss.
>http://neugsummit2009.pbwiki.com/
>
>Space is limited, so RSVP early.
>http://neugsummit.eventbrite.com/
>_____________________________________________________________________
>
>2] - Geek Heaven: 33rd Annual Trenton Computer Festival
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>
>The Amateur Computer Group of New Jersey (ACGNJ), the oldest registered
>computer club in the world, invites user group members to the 33rd
>annual Trenton Computer Festival (TCF), the oldest computer festival in
>the world, on April 24-26 at The College of New Jersey in Ewing, New
>Jersey. Brought to you by computer volunteers for computer enthusiasts,
>this is a can't miss event.
>
>Be there.
>http://www.tcf-nj.org/
>
>(Thanks to Apple User Group Advisory Board member and MUG ONE President
>Elsa Travisano for this tip.)
>_____________________________________________________________________
>
>3] - Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus: 2009 Mid-Atlantic MUG Tour
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>
>Bob ìDr. Macî LeVitus has announced the dates for his eighth 2009 Mid-
>Atlantic MUG Tour, with visits to four different Mac User Groups.
>
>Bob's current schedule includes:
>
>	ï Main Line Macintosh Users Group - May 9 (morning)
>	ï MacOutfitters - May 9 (afternoon, with cookout)
>	ï Princeton Macintosh Users Group - May 11: Dr. Mac Dinner
>	ï Princeton Macintosh Users Group - May 12: General Meeting
>	ï Hershey Apple Core - May 13
>	ï Washington Apple PI - May 16
>
>Bob is the author of more than 50 Mac books, the most recent of which
>include Mac OS X Leopard For Dummies and Office 2008 for Mac For
>Dummies, and co-author of iPhone for Dummies. Bob is a frequent and
>favorite speaker at Mac User Groups, and columnist for The Houston
>Chronicle and The Mac Observer.
>
>Be sure to get together with one or more of these great groups.
>
>http://www.mlmug.org/
>http://www.pmug-nj.org/
>http://www.hersheyapplecore.com
>http://www.wap.org/
>
>(Thanks to Apple User Group Regional Liaison Maria Arguello for this
>tip.)
>_____________________________________________________________________
>
>4] - MacGroup TV: Special Guest Scott Kelby
>........................
>
>MacGroup of Detroit is presenting the newest edition of MacGroup TV,
>very special guest Scott Kelby doing his latest Portrait Retouching
>Techniques in Photoshop CS4. You can watch this meeting on your
>computer, on your iPod, on your iPhone or your Apple TV using the link
>below or by searching iTunes for MacGroupTV.
>
>Does your group tape and broadcast meetings?
>http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=299402089
>
>Visit MacGroup Detroit.
>http://www.macgroup.org
>
>(Thanks to MacGroup President Terry White for this tip.)
>_____________________________________________________________________
>
>5] - Celebrating: Mac Day at SMU in 2009
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>
>Southern Methodist University's Macintosh User Group's looks to increase
>awareness of what students, professors, and staff can do with technology
>to achieve more both inside and outside of the classroom. Their "Mac
>Day" certainly supported that goal. From demos to seminars and
>late-night give-aways, this was a great get together. Does your
>university feature a Mac event?
>
>Check it out.
>http://smu.edu/smmug/events.htm
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>
>6] - Milestones
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>
>A search of Apple's User Group Locator shows that there are more than 47
>groups with an April start date. Groups from 1978 to those recognized
>this month show the vitality of our community. Congrats to the officers,
>members and activities that contribute to user group longevity and
>success.
>
>1978  Macintosh Southern Tier Apple Club
>http://www.macstac.org/
>(Congratulations to President Ben Margolius, his wife Sue and the
>officers and members of Southern Tier.)
>
>1979  Southern NH Apple Core
>http://homepage.mac.com/applepower/
>
>1981  The Orange Apple Computer Club
>http://www.oacc.org
>(Greetings to President Robert Ameeti and group.)
>
>1982  Hamilton Apple Macintosh Users Group
>http://www.hamiltonmacintosh.com
>
>1983  Cumberland Valley Apple User Group
>http://www.cvaug.org
>
>1984  SunMacs
>http://sunmacs.org
>
>1984  Fresno Macintosh Users Group
>http://www.fresnomug.com
>
>1984  Tidewater Area Macintosh Users Group
>http://homepage.mac.com/tidewatermug/
>
>1985  Mac-In-Awe MUG
>http://www.miamug.com
>
>1997  The Macintosh Guild
>http://macguild.org/
>
>2002 Tuscarawas County Mac Users Group (TCMUG)
>http://www.tcmug.org
>(Thanks to Ambassador Kevin Warrene for this tip.)
>
>2003 Indianapolis Final Cut Pro User Group
>http://www.indy-fcpug.org
>(Thanks to President Rob Chinn for this tip.)
>
>2006 Apple User Group Friuli Venezia Giulia
>http://www.augfvg.it
>(Congratulations to Ambassador Marco Pini and members of augFVG.)
>
>_____________________________________________________________________
>
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>_____________________________________________________________________
>
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>
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>
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>_____________________________________________________________________
>
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>_____________________________________________________________________
>
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>
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>
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>____________________________________________________________________
>
>4] - That's Easy: Apple User Group Market & Apple User Group Offers
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>
>Looking for information on a past offer? Tom Piper of the Apple User
>Group Advisory Board publishes a single page with all current offers,
>expiration dates and codes. Watch for intermittent special offers.
>
>Password until May 15, 2009: offers
>
>http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/offers/vendorcodes.htm
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>
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>
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>
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