[DM-MUG] Apple User Group Bulletin - discount information for you

[Victoria L. Herring]

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>Apple User Group Bulletin - August 16, 2007
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>CONTENTS
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>Community News - Leaders
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>1] - News to Use: Launch Resources on One Page
>2] - Reminder: Ambassador Guide Available for Download
>3] - Share Your News
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>Apple User Group Bulletin - Members
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>Community News - Members
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>1] - Save the Date: Exciting User Group Activity at Macworld Expo 2008
>2] - MacFest: Malaysia Mac User Group Covers All Things Apple
>3] - Groups in the News: Annapolis Apple Slice Has Heart ... and More
>4] - BeiMAC: A Primo Primer for China
>5] - GarageBand and Groups: New Bern Gets a Preso with Pizzaz
>6] - Milestones
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>Special Offers
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>1] - Ultralingua: 20 Percent Discount
>2] - LapWorks: 20 Percent Off Laptop Products
>3] - Listz: 25 Percent Off
>4] - Wacom Tablets: 20 Percent Savings
>5] - The MUG Store: Great Prices, Great Incentives
>6] - Apple User Group Market and Apple User Group Offers
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>Community News - Leaders, August 16, 2007
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>1] - News to Use: Launch Resources on One Page
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>Apple has all of the resources you need for the recently launched
>iLife, iWork, .Mac, GarageBand Jam Packs, iMac, Mac mini and AirPort
>Extreme. Check out the Apple Sales Web (ASW) Launch Resources Page.
>Presentations, fact sheets and more are just a click away.
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>Part number
>L350451A-US
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>http://asw.apple.com
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>2] - Reminder: Ambassador Guide Available for Download
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>Are you the Apple Ambassador for your group? Be sure to download the
>User Group Regional Liaison team's Apple User Group Ambassador Guide.
>It's a terrific resource that will introduce you to some of the great
>resources available to you as your group's Ambassador.
>
>Download the Ambassador Guide.
>http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/resources.html
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>3] - Share Your News
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>Does your group have an event you would like to publicize? Let us
>know. You could see your group in print.
>
>Send us an email.
>ugbeditor at mac.com
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>Apple User Group Bulletin - Members, August 16, 2007
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>COMMUNITY NEWS - MEMBERS
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>1] - Save the Date: Exciting User Group Activity at Macworld Expo 2008
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>Will you be attending Macworld in January? Save time on Monday, January
>14 for a special user group member event you won't want to miss. More
>details to come. Until then, save the date!
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>2] - MacFest: Malaysia Mac User Group Covers All Things Apple
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>Every other month the officers and members of the Malaysia Mac User
>Group hold a MacFest with speakers, demos, training sessions, prizes
>and a chance to discuss all things Apple. The group makes sure there
>are things for newbies, veteran users and those who are just curious
>about the Mac.
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>See what the August MacFest provides.
>http://www.mymug.org
>(Thanks to myNMUG President Azul Adnan for this tip.)
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>3] - Groups in the News: Annapolis Apple Slice Has Heart ... and More
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>Congratulations to the Annapolis Apple Slice user group. On August 10,
>The Annapolis Capital Gazette published a great article on the the
>group. The article credits members with having, "a lot of heart - plus a
>few hard drives, some motherboards, an LED or two - and plenty of good
>advice." It goes on to detail the outreach the group provides and the
>ways Apple Slice benefits its community.
>
>Read the article.
>http://tinyurl.com/2mjlwm
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>Visit Apple Slice.
>http://www.annapolisappleslice.com
>
>(Thanks to TAGteam founder and President Dan East for the info.)
>Visit the TAGteam at http://www.applegroups.org
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>4] - BeiMAC: A Primo Primer for China
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>Have you ever needed advice about available services, shops or customs
>when you have been far from home? Have you had trouble finding
>computer-related phrases in your guidebook? Visitors to China can
>solve those problems and more, now that BeiMAC has updated their
>Primer - a one stop compendium of things an Apple user should know
>when staying in China. A free mini-version is available for download -
>the full version is reserved for BeiMAC members.
>
>Download and learn.
>http://www.beimac.com/primer/macinbjprimer-sampler082007.pdf
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>Get the background on this project.
>http://macinchina.com/
>
>(Thanks to BeiMAC President David Feng for this tip.)
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>5] - GarageBand and Groups: New Bern Gets a Preso with Pizzaz
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>Looking for ways to attract youths to your meetings? Why not make
>them the presenters? The New Bern Mac Users Group is doing exactly that,
>inviting a number of high school music students to do a special
>demonstration of GarageBand 08.
>
>The New Bern Mac Users Group
>http://www2.cconnect.net/nbmug
>(Thanks to NBMUG Ambassador John F. Melchior for this tip.)
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>6] - Milestones
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>This month's column includes a group who first met in 1978. Happy
>anniversary to a long list of some of our oldest groups. Want to see
>your group listed? Send an email with date and year to
>ugbeditor at mac.com.
>
>1978  Apple Computer Information & Data Exchange of Rochester
>(Apple CIDER)
>http://www.applecider.org
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>1982  Stichting Klokhuis
>http://www.klokhuis.nl
>(Greetings to Ambassador Jack van Soest)
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>1983  Champaign-Urbana Computer Users Group
>http://www.cucug.org
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>1984  Kankakee Area Mac Users Group
>http://homepage.mac.com/keego/kamug.htm
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>1984  Serious Macintosh User Group
>http://www.smug.net
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>1985 Silicon Mountain Macintosh User Group, Inc.
>http://www.smmug.org
>(Thanks to Apple User Group Advisory Board member Lynn Poos for this
>tip.)
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>1985  Macintosh Users of Delaware
>http://www.mudel.org
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>1985  North Coast Mac User Group (OH)
>http://homepage.mac.com/ncmug_oh
>(Greetings to Apple User Group Regional Liaison and
>NCMUG President Macbeth Vannoy)
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>1986 Apple Core of Siouxland
>http://www.usergroup.org/ACS/index.html
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>1986  MacGroup-Detroit
>http://www.macgroup.org
>(Greetings to President Terry White and members of MacGroup.)
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>1988  MacWarriors (U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
>http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/macwarriors
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>Happy two year anniversary to the Greater Niagara Mac User Group.
>http://www.macuser.ca
>(Greetings to past President Dave Walton.)
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>SPECIAL OFFERS - APPLE USER GROUP BULLETIN - August 16, 2007
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>These User Group discounts are brought to you by the Apple User Group
>Advisory Board and Tom Piper, vendor liaison.
>
>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] - Ultralingua: 20 Percent Discount
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>Ultralingua: 20 Percent Discount
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>checkers designed to enhance your language skills. Ultralingua offers
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>provide automatic verb conjugators, number converters and grammar
>resources. Click on words in other applications, and Ultralingua will
>show you translations or definitions.
>
>Ultralingua offers Apple User Group members a 20 percent discount.
>Prices are reduced from $29.95(US) to $23.95(US).
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>Shopping Cart Coupon Code AUG07
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>Improve your word use.
>http://www.ultralingua.com
>
>This worldwide offer is valid through November 30, 2007.
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>2] - LapWorks: 20 Percent Off Laptop Products
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>LapWorks is a premier leader in ergonomic lap desks, heat-reducing
>desktop stands and accessories for notebook computers. These laptop
>desks, among the most popular in America, are proven to make working
>with your notebook computer in the field and at your desk comfortable
>and hassle-free.
>
>Order now to receive a user group member 20 percent discount on all
>LapWorks products.
>
>Coupon code
>MACUG20
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>Order toll free.
>877-527-9675
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>Order online.
>http://www.laptopdesk.net
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>This U.S./Canada-only offer is valid through November 30, 2007.
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>3] - Listz: 25 Percent Off
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>Listz is a unique and fun program for creating, storing and exploring
>all the pieces of information that enrich and plague your life --
>think of it as an accessory for your brain. Listz meets your challenge
>to retain a torrent of information, channel it into something useful
>and still remember to get bananas and milk on the way home.
>
>This exclusive $29.95(US) deal offers user group members 25 percent
>off the regular $39.95(US) price.
>
>Coupon code.
>AMUG2007
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>Try Listz for free:
>http://www.robochan.com
>
>This worldwide offer is valid through November 30, 2007.
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>4] - Wacom Tablets: 20 Percent Savings
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>Wacom's Pen-abled technology gives you the natural feel and superior
>performance of Wacom's patented cordless and battery-free tablet
>technology. Using a pen, mouse and tablet gives you more control,
>comfort and productivity.
>
>While supplies last, Wacom makes the following special offer to Apple
>User Group members on a refurbished Wacom Graphire4 4x5 Blue graphic
>tablet through Academic Superstore; with an everyday price of
>$49.95(US), user group members can buy a refurbished Wacom Graphire4
>for $39.95(US) with free shipping. Refurbished Wacom tablets are
>cleaned, re-packaged and carry a one-year warranty.
>
>Source code.
>Wacom10
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>Purchase this great tablet.
>http://www.academicsuperstore.com/market/marketdisp.html?PartNo=789617
>
>This U.S.-only offer is valid through September 30, 2007
>while supplies last.
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>5] - The MUG Store: Great Prices, Great Incentives
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>The MUG Store offers tremendous discounts on brand new and pre owned
>Macs exclusively for your members.
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>Every purchase made by your members through the MUG Store brings your
>group a one percent credit toward future purchases. Be sure to mention
>the MUG Store to your group. It's a place to buy Macs you can call your
>very own!
>
>User ID: harmony
>Password: elephant
>
>http://www.applemugstore.com
>
>This U.S. only offer is valid through October 31, 2007.
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>6] - Apple User Group Market & Apple User Group Offers
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>Looking for information on a past offer? The Apple User Group
>Advisory Board (UGAB) offers a colorful web page with all current
>offers, expiration dates and codes:
>
>Password - easy
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>Current Offers
>http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/offers/vendorcodes.htm
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>
>Get involved. Join a user group near you.
>http://www.apple.com/usergroups/
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