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Mac's 20th Anniversary Tidbits - Owen W. Linzmayer's Apple Confidential 2.0: The Definitive History of the World's Most Colorful Company. This cleverly written, well laid-out history of Apple Computer contains plenty of nuggets that all Apple aficionados will appreciate. Apple Confidential 2.0 is a highly readable account of the people and events that surround arguably the most exciting computer company in the world. Get it today at: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1593270100/theworlofkapn

Vol 3 Iss 7 August 2004
*August Meeting
*Web Site Links of Interest
*Shareware Features - Powerbacks
*The MUG Center Store - Great Deals For MUG Members
*Tip of the Month - Improve Your Mac's Performance
*OS X Tip of the Month - Multisession CD Burning
*Mac Software Spotlight - QuicKeys and Trans Lucy
*TCMUG Membership Structure for 2004

========== AUGUST MEETING ==========
Saturday, August 14th 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM- (Please Note The Time and Location Change!) - We will be meeting at the Tuscarawas-Carroll-Harrison Education Service Center http://www.tchesc.org/ located at 834 East High Ave. in New Philadelphia. We will be touching base on Internet tools, Appleworks and planning for the upcoming Open House.

========== WEB SITE LINKS OF INTEREST ==========
At our last meeting we had talked quite extensively on the iPod and iPod Mini. Here is some follow up to that topic as Apple has launched the next generation of iPod recently.
Incorporating the fabulous Apple Click Wheel that was first introduced on iPod mini. Offering up to 12 hours of battery life. Weighing in at just 5.6 ounces. And getting slightly thinner with each new generation. iPod continues to define the perfect digital music player for Mac and Windows. You can now purchase a 20GB iPod for $299. Or a 40GB iPod for $399. http://www.apple.com/ipod/

iPod Nation - In just three years, Apple’s adorable mini music player has gone from gizmo to life-changing cultural icon.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5457432/site/newsweek

Our own TCMUG member Blane Warrene gets interviewed on Inside Digital Media on July 26, 2004 on Apple's iPod. http://partners.real.com/phil_leigh/index.html?id=1084
(You will need RealPlayer to listen to this interview)

Duke to Give Apple iPods to First-Year Students for Educational Use
http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/news/ipods_0704.html

PC Magazine article on new iPod
http://www.pcmag.com/print_article/0,1761,a=131324,00.asp

TMO Reports - Report: Apple Trying to Stop iPod-like Ads
http://www.macobserver.com/article/2004/07/23.4.shtml

iPod undermines Microsoft on copy-locked CDs
http://zdnet.com.com/2102-1104_2-5263842.html?tag=printthis
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Can iSight, iChat Catch Enterprise IM Wave? Check out this article at MacNewsWorld by Blane that give Scott & Paul some online press.
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/35254.html
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How to Fall in Love with Your iSight, Again by Nitrozac and Snaggy, authors of The Best of The Joy of Tech - Snaggy and Nitrozac weave humor and tech talk in this article on romancing your video cam. Why not have a few chuckles while you learn how to extend iSight's capabilities with some nifty programs, add-ons, and apps? Enhance your relationship with your iSight -- that's what S and N are here to help you do.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/07/20/iSightLove.html
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Thanks to these great companies who are supporting The User Group Leadership Conference - Boston 2004! When making purchases or recommending products to your members, please remember the vendors who aggressively support the Macintosh User Group Community.
http://www.mugcenter.com/uglc/boston2004/sponsors.html
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21.5 Things You Can Do with Office 2004 - By now you've probably read about all the new features in Microsoft Office 2004. Good. Because we're not going to cover them here again. Instead, Giles Turnbull shows you 21 and a half things you can do in Office that you might not have previously realized.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/08/03/ms_office.html

========== SHAREWARE FEATURES ==========
PowerPoint 2004 templates and presentation backgrounds, PowerPoint 2003 templates and Apple Keynote themes. Powerbacks, a metaphoric and philosophical collection of 3,000 presentation templates, strives to empower socially impacting speakers with enabling illustration of their messages in the public eyes. They are ingenious as one of the initial group of packages available (circa 1998) for PowerPoint and other programs such as Corel and Apple's Keynote. The package has enjoyed popularity with many influential high-profile speakers along its history as well as acclaim from general users.
http://www.user-groups.net/shareware/powerbacks.html
http://powerbacks.com

========== MUG CENTER STORE ==========
The MUG store always has great deals for your members.
Remember the MUG store for the following benefits to all User Groups:
* Free freight on all orders
* Knowledgeable consultants available for every customer
* Great deals on new, refurbished and used Macs
* Blowout deals on a large assortment of goodies and accessories
* One percent goes back to your group in merchandise
August 1 - November 30, 2004 - User ID: / Password: - See the TCMUG members web site
Place your orders at http://www.applemugstore.com

========== TIP OF THE MONTH: IMPROVE YOUR MAC'S PERFORMANCE ==========
12 Steps to Improving Your Mac's Performance by Joli Ballew, author of Degunking Your Mac (from Paraglyph Press)
It is common for computers to slow down as they age; that's a fact. This slowdown isn't just inherent to PCs; it applies to Macs, too. No matter how much care you take, your computer will eventually bog down and perform sluggishly. That's just the way it goes.
In Degunking Your Mac, published by Paraglyph Press, I detail why this slowdown occurs. The problems are common to all computers, with only minor variations brought on by the individuality of The One Using The Computer The Most. Figuring out what causes the slowdown is a start to getting better performance. Knowing the cause of the problem is only half the battle; though. To recoup the performance lost, you must know what steps are required to fix the problem, and learn how to maintain the computer once it is running properly.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/07/16/DegunkYourMac.html
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1932111948/theworlofkapn

========== OS X TIP OF THE MONTH - Multisession CD Burning ==========
Using Disk Utility (Panther) or Disk Copy (Jaguar). Follow these simple steps to burn a multisession CD using Disk Utility (Panther) or Disk Copy (Jaguar) in OS X.
For OS X 10.3 Panther:
To organize your files into a single session:
1. Place all of the files you wish to burn in the session into a single folder on your desktop
2. Click on Finder - Go - Utilities - Disk Utility
3. Click on Images - New Image from Folder
4. Follow the prompts to select the folder you wish to burn
5. Click on Image
6. Enter a name for the disk image and specify the location
7. Click on Save
To burn your files onto CD:
1. Open Disk Utility
2. Click on the Burn icon in the toolbar
3. Click once on your disk image you created
4. Click on Burn
5. In the Burn Disc dialog box, click on the blue triangle at the upper right of the window to expand the dialog box
6. Click on Leave disc appendable
7. Click on the Burn button
For each additional session you wish to add later:
1. Follow all steps above
2. Notice that in the last step, the button indicates Append in place of Burn
3. Click on Append
You'll see that each session is represented by an individual disc icon when the disc is inserted.
For OS X 10.2 Jaguar:
To create a multi-session CD, use the Disk Copy utility to create a disk image file from which the CD is burned.
To organize your files into a single session:
1. Drag the item or items you wish to burn into a folder
2. Open Disk Copy (in Applications - Utilities)
3. Drag the folder onto the Disk Copy window
4. The Image Folder dialog will appear
5. Choose a location for the image file using the Where pop-up menu. For convenience you may wish to choose Desktop
6. Click on Save
7. Wait for the image to finish
To burn your files onto CD:
1. Click on File - Burn Image. The image file should not be mounted
2. In the navigation dialog that appears, select the image you just created and click on Burn. You will be prompted to insert a blank disc if you have not already done so
3. In the Burn Disc window, click on the triangle to expand the dialog box
4. Select the checkbox for Allow additional burns
A disc burned with this setting will remain open to subsequent multi-session burns. When performing additional burns on the multi-session disc, simply repeat the steps above. The Allow additional burns setting should automatically be retained for that disc on subsequent burns. Each new session on the disc will appear in the Finder as a separate disk with the name of the disk image file.

========== MAC SOFTWARE SPOTLIGHT ==========
QuicKeys and Trans Lucy by CE Software - QuicKeys creates shortcuts that automate repetitive tasks with custom hot keys, toolbars and timers. From typing text, launching programs and remapping keys, to selecting menus, recording and playing back actions, and everything in between, QuicKeys is the premier macro automation tool.
CE Software is offering user group members QuicKeys for only $59.95 -- 40 percent off SRP.
http://www.cesoft.com/products/quickeys.html
They are also offering discounted pricing on Trans Lucy -- a new DVD player that lets you watch a movie while you work. Normally priced at $14.95, Trans Lucy is available for only $9.95.
http://www.cesoft.com/products/tl.html
Product promotional link is available through the TCMUG Members Web Site.

========== TCMUG MEMBERSHIP FOR 2004 ==========
We are starting to plan for 2004!! We are working very hard to make it another exciting year for all local Mac users. We will be starting a small dues structure for 2004. Membership in the TCMUG will cost $20.00 annually for a regular membership and will include a monthly newsletter, a special "members only" section of the web site, online forums access, monthly meetings, discounts on software, hardware and books and much, much more! You can visit our web site to get all of the features and benefits at http://www.tcmug.org/aboutus.html
We are offering three membership levels for 2004. There will be a regular membership at $20 per year and we will have student membership (K-12 & College) at $15 per year and a senior citizen (60+ years old) at $15 per year. All levels of membership will enjoy the benefits of belonging to the TCMUG.
Please contact any of the officers if you would have any questions regarding membership and the associated dues. http://www.tcmug.org/contactus.html
We have an online membership form that you are able to download. You can download the form at:
http://www.tcmug.org/tcmug_memberapp.pdf

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