MacOSG: May Apple User Group Bulletin
Posted by Dave Merten 
May 16, 2008 at 5:11pm
May’s news includes Averting Digital Disasters, Jim Heid presents at Diablo Valley Macintosh Users Group, Dave Hamilton at New Hampshire Seacoast Mac, Kansas Fest 2008 and Apple User Group Milestones.
COMMUNITY NEWS – MEMBERS
1] – NCMUG: Averting Digital Disasters
Amateur hobyists and seasoned professionals know that a photo lost is often irreplaceable. Join the members of North Coast Mac Users Group on May 20 as they learn tips for avoiding digital disasters from a world-class expert: John Christopher of Drive Savers.
Learn from the best. http://www.ncmug.org/
(Thanks to former Apple User Group Advisory Board member and NCMUG President Lorene Romero for this news.)
2] – iPhoned: Maui Mac Kicks Things Up a Notch
What does being iPhoned mean? The Maui Apple User’s Society website recognizes visits from mobile phones like the iPhone and automatically redirects the user to a page laid out specifically for mobile phones, primarily the iPhone.
With three simple buttons for contact phone numbers, information and a link to the Maps application, everything members need to know for the next meeting is just a click away.
Have an iPhone? Visit. http://www.mauimac.org
Want to see how the information looks on an iPhone? Visit. http://mauimac.org/iphone
(Thanks to Apple User Group Advisory Board member Rick Ortiz for this tip.)
3] – Diablo Valley Macintosh Users Group: Jim Heid Presents
The Diablo Valley Macintosh Users Group helps Macintosh users get the most out of their computers. Join them on May 17 for an all-day workshop with author and senior Macworld Magazine contributor Jim Heid. The workshop will cover creating great photos, movies, web sites and more using Apple’s iLife ‘08, and maybe even provide some tips for GarageBand and more.
Learn, practice and create. http://www.dvmug.org/
4] – Macworld Encore: Dave Hamilton at New Hampshire Seacoast Mac
On Tuesday, May 13, Dave Hamilton of the MacObserver presented his Macworld Expo 2008 session titled “Running Your Mac Lean, Clean & Mean” to members of the New Hampshire Seacoast Mac Users Group. This standing-room-only event was one to remember.
Visit their site and meet the group’s members. http://www.seacoastmac.org/
5] – A Nod to the Past: Kansas Fest 2008
When attendees have license plates like APL 2GS, you know you’ll fit right in. Kansas Fest, the only computer festival dedicated to the Apple II computer, will once again be held at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, from July 22-27. With the KFest Kookout, HackFest programming contest and more, this event is known as Summer Camp for Geeks.
Release your inner geek. http://www.kfest.org/
See pictures of last year’s event. http://computist-project.net/kfest/kf07/
6] – Milestones
This month’s milestones include two groups who first met as early as 1978. Happy anniversary to some of our oldest groups and a few newer ones too! Want to see your group listed? Send an email with date and year to ugbeditor@mac.com.
May 1978 – Houston Area Apple User Group http://www.haaug.org (Congrats to Apple User Group Advisory Board member Rex Covington and members of HAAUG.)
May 1978 – Louisville Computer Society (Formerly Louisville Apple Users Group) http://www.kymac.org/
May 1984 – MacPeople – Gainsville Macintosh Users Group http://www.macpeoplemug.org
May 1984 – Portland Macintosh Users Group http://www.pmug.org (Greetings to Ambassador Charles DeVore and members of PMUG.)
May 1984 – Princeton Macintosh Users’ Group http://www.pmug-nj.org (Co-founded by Philip Thompson, father of Apple User Group Advisory Board member Elsa Travisano)
May 1985 – MacValley Users Group http://www.macvalley.org (Greetings to Ambassador Ray Boston.)
May 1989 – Main Line Macintosh Users Group http://www.mlmug.org (Greetings to Ambassador Moe Comeau, Apple User Group Regional Liaison Maria Arguello and members of MLM.)
May 1998 – Caracas Macintosh Users Group http://www.caracasmug.org (Congratulations to Apple User Group Regional Liaison Julio Ohep, past President Amaya Gergoff and members.)
May 1999 – MacLaw http://www.maclaw.org
May 2001 – Trinidad & Tobago Apple Community http://groups.yahoo.com/group/appletalk (Hello to President Michael Khan.)
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Hear the Apple User Group Market Report podcast. http://homepage.mac.com/ugab/resources.html
To find a local Apple User Group in your area, go here.
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