:: TCMUG Newsletter Archive ::

Vol 2 Iss 8 August 2003

*August Meeting - OS X
*Computerfest Coming To Dayton
*User Group Leadership Conference Sponsors
*The MUG Center Store
*Mac Software Spotlight - Think Free Office
^^^^^^^^^^ AUGUST MEETING ^^^^^^^^^^
We will be having our monthly meeting on Saturday, August 9th at the Dover Public Library at 2:00PM. We will be discussing OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) and touching on the upcoming release of 10.3 (Panther). We will cover upgrading/transitioning to OS X from a earlier OS and why you should upgrade, features, equipment and system requirements and a brief overview of Jaguar versus OS 9.
If you are not running OS X (10.2 Jaguar) then this is a meeting that you should attend. SEE YOU THERE!
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^^^^^^^^^^ COMPUTERFEST COMING TO DAYTON ^^^^^^^^^^
DAYTON, Ohio – Computerfest® returns to Dayton August 23 and 24 at Dayton Hara Arena. In addition to free seminar offerings during Computerfest, affordable IT training is available the week prior to the show offering courses taught by qualified professional instructors including advanced MAC training, Microsoft courses, as well as Linux classes.
Computerfest features over 130 exhibitors, and attracts a wide variety of manufacturers, distributors, vendors, recruiters and educators to host a booth or present seminars in one of the conference auditoriums during the show.
DMA has been the exclusive sponsor of Computerfest since 1982. Held annually starting in 1976 it became a semi-annual event in 1996 being held Spring and Fall. Since moving to the semi-annual format there have been an average of 150 exhibitors in 400 booth spaces with an average of 10,000 attendees per show. For more information call (937) 222-4362 or visit the Web site at http://www.computerfest.com.
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^^^^^^^^^^ USER GROUP LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE SPONSORS ^^^^^^^^^^
A big thank you goes out to all the companies who are helping to sponsor the User Group Leadership Conference in New York that was held on July 15. Please support the companies below by visiting their web site and supporting them. It's companies like these that help all Mac User Groups.

Platinum Sponsors:
Adobe Systems, Inc.: http://www.adobe.com/usergroups/
Apple User Groups: http://www.apple.com/usergroups/
Audible.com: http://www.audible.com/
Circus Ponies Software: http://www.circusponies.com
Dynamic Graphics Training: http://www.dynamicgraphics.com/training
IDG/Macworld CreativePro Conference & Expo: http://www.macworldexpo.com
Macworld, The Product Experts: http://www.macworld.com
Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/mac

Gold Sponsors:
All By Myself: http://www.allbymyself.com
Recosoft Corporation: http://www.recosoft.com

Silver Sponsors:
Bare Bones: http://www.barebones.com
O'Reilly & Associates: http://www.oreilly.com
Peachpit Press: http://www.peachpit.com
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^^^^^^^^^^ MUG CENTER STORE ^^^^^^^^^^
The MUG Store has been completely redesigned for your shopping convenience. To celebrate, the MUG Store is offering instant rebates exclusively to User Group members.
So if you haven't surfed over to the MUG Store in a while, check it out. It's a great place for good deals and excellent service. And don't forget that one percent of the cost of anything your membership purchases is available back to each user group towards anything the MUG Store sells.
The MUG Store will take any older iPod in trade toward one of the recently introduced new models! Upgrading to the latest and greatest iPod may be easier and cheaper than you thought. Call 800-689-8191 for complete details.
Current and future passwords:
7/1/2003- 9/30/2003- User ID: / Password:
http://www.applemugstore.com
*For MUG Members ONLY*
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^^^^^^^^^^ MAC SOFTWARE SPOTLIGHT ^^^^^^^^^^
ThinkFree Office
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A Compelling Alternative to Microsoft Office for Just $39.95 (US)
ThinkFree Office is a full-featured productivity suite that includes word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications. Its powerful yet easy-to-use applications can seamlessly open, edit, and save directly to their corresponding Microsoft Office file formats like .doc, .xls, and .ppt.
Normal price: $49.95 (US) (download)
UG price: $39.95 (US) (download)
To purchase ThinkFree Office, visit their MUG user group website at:
http://www.thinkfree.com/
This worldwide offer expires December 31, 2003. *For MUG Members ONLY*
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