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#3627 From: Robert Lawson Brown <rlbrown@...>
Date: Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:35 pm
Subject: Re: Leaf with beads of water... [1 Attachment] 		robertlawson...
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I think the Droid ad was referring to a LED that will serve as a
camera flash on the soon-to-be seen Droid phone. Very limited utility.
Of course, it is always possible to boost the equivalent ISO of a CCD
sensor, at the expense of signal to noise ratio.

Let us face it: a camera built into a cell phone is intended for
twitter pics. For substantive photography, get a good SLR.

A real innovation would be a centered behind the screen video camera,
for A/V iChats. As it happens, Apple got a patent on that.

And while I tossing around the cold water of reality, I note that
after all the fussing and griping about AT&T taking so long to allow
multi-media SMS, I have not yet had a single occasion to send some one
a picture via SMS.

-- Robert Brown

On 2009 Oct 20, at 8:05 AM, Michael Ellard wrote:

>
>
> Hi, all!
>
> In the "iDon't" ad last night, it was suggested that iPhones can't
> take
> pictures in the dark.
> ...
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Michael Patrick Ellard

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#3628 From: Gayle Smalley <gsmalley@...>
Date: Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:37 pm
Subject: Re: Fix-it Question... (a little off-topic) [1 Attachment] 		rhiela_e
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To Michael Ellard:

I can't find your individual e-mail address.

I have the bottom to a dearly beloved stool with a seat that cracked open.
I haven't been able to get it fixed and I haven't been able to throw it away, yet.

The square on the bottom of the seat is about six inches square and the screws are about 5 1/2 inches apart. 

The base is in good condition and I have used it from before I lost weight, so it is very sturdy.

I'd be happy to get rid of it.


I have an old executive office chair that my parents bought me used a number
of years ago. 

It's very comfy, and has some sentimental value for me, but at this point
the base mechanism is irreparably broken.





Best,
Gayle


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#3629 From: Charles Gousha <gousha@...>
Date: Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:50 pm
Subject: Re: Leaf with beads of water... 		cgousha
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You'll need to view the world through teen-aged eyes for that!

Updated your Facebook page in the last 2 hours?  Not heard from your friends since lunch time?
Send them a picture!  Remind them you still exist since last sending them something this morning.


On Oct 20, 2009, at 9:35 AM, Robert Lawson Brown wrote:
And while I tossing around the cold water of reality, I note that 
after all the fussing and griping about AT&T taking so long to allow 
multi-media SMS, I have not yet had a single occasion to send some one 
a picture via SMS.



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#3630 From: Jack Gratteau <jackgrat2005@...>
Date: Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:39 pm
Subject: Re: Leaf with beads of water... 		jackgrat
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The other bit in the Ad was higher rez imager.

For 5M pixels to be of any use, the aperture of the cameras need to get bigger. Think iPhone hybrid with a SX-70 transforming package. That was slickest instant camera of that era. Is that what the Ad was going after?



On Oct 20, 2009, at 10:50 AM, Charles Gousha wrote:

 

You'll need to view the world through teen-aged eyes for that!


Updated your Facebook page in the last 2 hours?  Not heard from your friends since lunch time?
Send them a picture!  Remind them you still exist since last sending them something this morning.


On Oct 20, 2009, at 9:35 AM, Robert Lawson Brown wrote:
And while I tossing around the cold water of reality, I note that 
after all the fussing and griping about AT&T taking so long to allow 
multi-media SMS, I have not yet had a single occasion to send some one 
a picture via SMS.





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#3631 From: Robert Graybeal <rgraybea@...>
Date: Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:52 pm
Subject: Re: Leaf with beads of water... 		mactipbnut
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I have a Nokia N95 that I used all the time until I got my iPhone and it has a 5MP Camera with flash

It still was not as good as my older 5MP Canon camera but darn close and the flash made all the difference in the world for low light focus.  

Sure you can get some stills to be reasonable on the iphone with low light if you hold really still but with a flash you can "snap" pics more readily with a better chance of getting useable photos.   The N95 was a great phone and had a reasonably good camera such that I did not need to carry a 2nd camera on my business trips.  The iphone is OK as well, I just have to work harder to insure my shots get illuminated well especially if inside under florescent lighting.

The overall productivity and application diversity of the iPhone left the N95 in the dust so I haven't looked back.  If I know I am going to be taking important project pics I take along my pocket canon..  

This follows a reasonably smart market roadmap scenario for Apple.  Just like Laptops increasing speeds, we'll want to upgrade iPhones every year to get the next level in performance.  We just got 3MP - we can probably expect 4MP next year.  Flash doubtful, apple still needs to work on battery life for that.  My N95 only needed a charge about once a week..

Robert 

On Oct 20, 2009, at 11:39 AM, Jack Gratteau wrote:

 

The other bit in the Ad was higher rez imager.

For 5M pixels to be of any use, the aperture of the cameras need to get bigger. Think iPhone hybrid with a SX-70 transforming package. That was slickest instant camera of that era. Is that what the Ad was going after?



On Oct 20, 2009, at 10:50 AM, Charles Gousha wrote:

 

You'll need to view the world through teen-aged eyes for that!


Updated your Facebook page in the last 2 hours?  Not heard from your friends since lunch time?
Send them a picture!  Remind them you still exist since last sending them something this morning.


On Oct 20, 2009, at 9:35 AM, Robert Lawson Brown wrote:
And while I tossing around the cold water of reality, I note that 
after all the fussing and griping about AT&T taking so long to allow 
multi-media SMS, I have not yet had a single occasion to send some one 
a picture via SMS.







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#3632 From: Albert Yan <pointnshoot@...>
Date: Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:15 pm
Subject: Re: Leaf with beads of water... 		slubhs66
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Would you care to explain this? 

Aperture size relates to the amount of light the lens allows through to the sensor, and affects brightness of the image - more light (larger aperture) means a brighter image. Aperture size (f-stop) is usually expressed as the ratio of the diameter of the aperture to the focal length of the lens.

As far as I know aperture size and sensor resolution (or number of pixels) have no direct relationship to each other.. Why would they?

--- On Tue, 10/20/09, Jack Gratteau <jackgrat2005@...> wrote:
For 5M pixels to be of any use, the aperture of the cameras need to get bigger. 

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#3633 From: Jack Gratteau <jackgrat2005@...>
Date: Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:25 pm
Subject: Re: Leaf with beads of water... 		jackgrat
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There are two issues at work - diffraction limitation of resolution, and sensor gain. With a small aperture, the smallest feature you can discriminate is described by the Rayleigh criterion.
For a given focal length and aperture diameter, there is a minimum focal spot on the image plane. From a green center at 550nm to blue at 450 and red at 650, the difference usually doesn't matter.

Having more pixels, or pixels smaller than the smallest feature you can focus produces no improvement in the image. On the contrary, the pixels should be as large as possible to collect as much light. Then other factors relating to pixel size - charge capacity, readout speed, and read noise can be optimized. 

The focal length also plays to another short coming of CCD and CMOS sensors - shading - the pixel gain across the image varies. Light that strikes the pixel at an angle, is not recorded as well as those in the center of the image. The short focal length to get the numerical apertures desired for packaging makes it worse. So the processing of the image has to jack up the gain to flatten the image, and that adds noise to outer pixels.

The dimension of the blur circle gets worse when spherical and chromatic errors are applied. It simply makes no sense to apply mega-pixel resolution to a pin-hole camera.


On Oct 20, 2009, at 1:15 PM, Albert Yan wrote:

 

Would you care to explain this? 

Aperture size relates to the amount of light the lens allows through to the sensor, and affects brightness of the image - more light (larger aperture) means a brighter image. Aperture size (f-stop) is usually expressed as the ratio of the diameter of the aperture to the focal length of the lens.

As far as I know aperture size and sensor resolution (or number of pixels) have no direct relationship to each other.. Why would they?

--- On Tue, 10/20/09, Jack Gratteau <jackgrat2005@verizon.net> wrote:
For 5M pixels to be of any use, the aperture of the cameras need to get bigger. 



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#3634 From: "billdawson5" <bdawson@...>
Date: Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:36 pm
Subject: Re: Leaf with beads of water... 		billdawson5
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Michael,

I totally agree with you that the iPhone takes good photos in the dark. In fact
using the "Night Camera" or ProCamera" apps it takes GREAT pictures in the dark.

Bill Dawson

--- In svmug@yahoogroups.com, Michael Ellard <mrecon@...> wrote:
>
>
> Hi, all!
>
> In the "iDon't" ad last night, it was suggested that iPhones can't take
> pictures in the dark.
>
> After the meeting, I went for a walk and saw fallen leaves on the sidewalk,
> beaded with water that reflected the streetlights.  I took the attached
> photo.  Based on the evidence, I would have to say that the iPhone does
> pretty well taking photos in the dark.
>
> Note: the camera in this model is definitely superior to the camera in the
> my first generation iPhone, both in terms of doing close-ups and in taking
> photos in low light situations.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Michael Patrick Ellard
>

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#3635 From: Gayle Smalley <gsmalley@...>
Date: Sun Nov 1, 2009 4:25 pm
Subject: Help with AT&T 		rhiela_e
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I have spent hours going through various support pages with no success.
Please! Help!
About a week ago I started getting this error window:

Cannot send message using the server 
imailhost.worldnet.att.net
The sender address gsmalley@...
was rejected by the server imailhost.worldnet.att.net

Select a different outgoing mail server from the list below or click Try Later to leave the message in your Outbox until it can be delivered.
 
This message comes using my Sierra cell modem; I can send the same message out through the same server (the only one I have) with a dial-up modem. This same address has worked fine since ATT changed its security settings starting last February (that took several weeks to solve). 

As far as I know, I am receiving all of my mail with no problem.

Gayle Smalley


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#3636 From: Robert Lawson Brown <rlbrown@...>
Date: Wed Nov 4, 2009 4:23 pm
Subject: For SVMUG and SMUG - Announcing O'Reilly Answers - A useful site that's, well, a different kind of animal 		robertlawson...
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Hello SVMUG and SMUG members,

Marsee Henon at O'Reilly sent me the announcement shown below, which I am forwarding to you. The http://answers.oreilly.com/ web site is a place for the user community to ask questions and get answers from their fellows in the community. Clicking the link shown below will take you to the beta site. Please use this link for your first visit, as it encodes the fact that the User Group mailing is how you learned of the site - this will tell O'Reilly that the user group connection is effective!


Try the site, and maybe let us know at a group meeting about your experience.

-- Robert Brown
-- editor for SVMUG / A32

Begin forwarded message:

From: Marsee Henon <marsee@...>
Date: November 4, 2009 7:05:00 AM PST
Subject: Announcing O'Reilly Answers - A useful site that's, well, a different kind of animal

Announcing O'Reilly Answers
A useful site that's, well, a different kind of animal

We're launching the beta of O'Reilly Answers
http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z8i13mrbooo4mec0utvi5bklnshuhhipsrkfat60,
and I'm inviting you to be part of it. In brief, O'Reilly Answers is a
community site for sharing knowledge, asking questions, and providing
answers that brings together our customers, authors, editors, conference
speakers, and Foo (Friends of O'Reilly).

Why Answers, and why now?
O'Reilly is at the center of an amazing exchange of knowledge sharing
and idea generation. We've created the usual means of facilitating
communication between customers, O'Reilly folks, and the outside experts
we call "alpha geeks" who contribute to O'Reilly books, conferences, and
websites. We can connect through  reader reviews, errata submissions,
book forums,  blog comments, Get Satisfaction, our customer service
department, and more. But too much of this conversation is siloed, and
not enough is public (e.g., discussions on our internal mailing list for
editors, or personal responses to customer questions). O'Reilly Answers
will be the place where much of that communication happens from this
point forward.

Why participate?
The lofty reason: Like O'Reilly, you want to "change the world by
spreading the knowledge of innovators." That's our mission, and we've
been fortunate enough to build a community of passionate, committed
people who love to learn and share their knowledge as they work towards
a better world for us all.

The "nice, but what's in it for me" reasons: reputation, recognition,
and rewards.

Get Recognized: "Find interesting people" is a core activity at
O'Reilly, and an important component of our success. We see Answers as
an important way to discover and connect with our next authors, online
instructors, videographers, and speakers.

Build Your Reputation: You've learned a lot, why not get credit for all
that knowledge? As your submissions to Answers are voted up, your
personal reputation on the site increases. At launch, your reputation
will be based solely on your participation in O'Reilly Answers. Soon,
we're expanding  across oreilly.com, so the book errata and book reviews
you've submitted, books you've registered, and conferences you've
attended, will add reputation points. You'll also earn badges
http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z7fmkf3edt8ndprv5kbhjo2tmqb7csagdlpuf9q8
to mark accomplishments and milestones.

Earn Rewards: Glory is great, but discounts and deals are nice, too. We
want to reward your contributions to the O'Reilly community. Shortly
we'll have a point-based system in place that you can redeem for books,
training, courses, and conferences. Details soon, but in the meantime,
any actions you take now will count towards your total points.

This is just v.1:
The best part of any project on the web is watching it take on a life of
its own. With that in mind, we're looking forward to *your* suggestions
about where O'Reilly Answers should go, what features should be added,
and what benefits and rewards we can offer all of you.

I'd like to acknowledge the projects that have proceeded Answers and
inspired us, such as SitePoint Forums (we distribute their books),
StackOverflow, Yahoo! Answers, Knol, and many others. They're great
resources, and we think the O'Reilly community can create a useful site
that's, well, a different kind of animal.

One last thing: O'Reilly Answers is in beta and you may encounter bugs.
We're still working on many improvements to the site, such as feeds for
each tag, but would love to hear your suggestions for features and
improvements. Please send any suggestions/questions/bug reports to
answers at oreilly.com.

================================================================
O'Reilly
1005 Gravenstein Highway North
Sebastopol, CA   95472
800-998-9938
http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zjd79cv8hqklr9nimgcbrhv1ggvrs88sepdvhag8
Follow us on Twitter at:
http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z7fnr9dfv8f297gvn9qc6597k2jrjmueoc59gnh0



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#3637 From: Roger Smith <smith@...>
Date: Wed Nov 4, 2009 5:40 pm
Subject: Re: For SVMUG and SMUG - Announcing O'Reilly Answers - A useful site that's, well, a different kind of animal 		exdotcom2001
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It truly is a beta.  It caught a fatal error while I was putting in my profile...
--
Roger Smith
Artegenix
Complete System & Network Administration
Windows, Mac, Cisco
Apple Consultants Network
Microsoft Registered Partner, Small Business Specialist
408-736-7200

Robert Lawson Brown wrote:
 
Hello SVMUG and SMUG members,

Marsee Henon at O'Reilly sent me the announcement shown below, which I am forwarding to you. The http://answers.oreilly.com/ web site is a place for the user community to ask questions and get answers from their fellows in the community. Clicking the link shown below will take you to the beta site. Please use this link for your first visit, as it encodes the fact that the User Group mailing is how you learned of the site - this will tell O'Reilly that the user group connection is effective!


Try the site, and maybe let us know at a group meeting about your experience.

-- Robert Brown
-- editor for SVMUG / A32

Begin forwarded message:

From: Marsee Henon <marsee@oreilly.com>
Date: November 4, 2009 7:05:00 AM PST
Subject: Announcing O'Reilly Answers - A useful site that's, well, a different kind of animal

Announcing O'Reilly Answers
A useful site that's, well, a different kind of animal

We're launching the beta of O'Reilly Answers
http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z8i13mrbooo4mec0utvi5bklnshuhhipsrkfat60,
and I'm inviting you to be part of it. In brief, O'Reilly Answers is a
community site for sharing knowledge, asking questions, and providing
answers that brings together our customers, authors, editors, conference
speakers, and Foo (Friends of O'Reilly).

Why Answers, and why now?
O'Reilly is at the center of an amazing exchange of knowledge sharing
and idea generation. We've created the usual means of facilitating
communication between customers, O'Reilly folks, and the outside experts
we call "alpha geeks" who contribute to O'Reilly books, conferences, and
websites. We can connect through  reader reviews, errata submissions,
book forums,  blog comments, Get Satisfaction, our customer service
department, and more. But too much of this conversation is siloed, and
not enough is public (e.g., discussions on our internal mailing list for
editors, or personal responses to customer questions). O'Reilly Answers
will be the place where much of that communication happens from this
point forward.

Why participate?
The lofty reason: Like O'Reilly, you want to "change the world by
spreading the knowledge of innovators." That's our mission, and we've
been fortunate enough to build a community of passionate, committed
people who love to learn and share their knowledge as they work towards
a better world for us all.

The "nice, but what's in it for me" reasons: reputation, recognition,
and rewards.

Get Recognized: "Find interesting people" is a core activity at
O'Reilly, and an important component of our success. We see Answers as
an important way to discover and connect with our next authors, online
instructors, videographers, and speakers.

Build Your Reputation: You've learned a lot, why not get credit for all
that knowledge? As your submissions to Answers are voted up, your
personal reputation on the site increases. At launch, your reputation
will be based solely on your participation in O'Reilly Answers. Soon,
we're expanding  across oreilly.com, so the book errata and book reviews
you've submitted, books you've registered, and conferences you've
attended, will add reputation points. You'll also earn badges
http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z7fmkf3edt8ndprv5kbhjo2tmqb7csagdlpuf9q8
to mark accomplishments and milestones.

Earn Rewards: Glory is great, but discounts and deals are nice, too. We
want to reward your contributions to the O'Reilly community. Shortly
we'll have a point-based system in place that you can redeem for books,
training, courses, and conferences. Details soon, but in the meantime,
any actions you take now will count towards your total points.

This is just v.1:
The best part of any project on the web is watching it take on a life of
its own. With that in mind, we're looking forward to *your* suggestions
about where O'Reilly Answers should go, what features should be added,
and what benefits and rewards we can offer all of you.

I'd like to acknowledge the projects that have proceeded Answers and
inspired us, such as SitePoint Forums (we distribute their books),
StackOverflow, Yahoo! Answers, Knol, and many others. They're great
resources, and we think the O'Reilly community can create a useful site
that's, well, a different kind of animal.

One last thing: O'Reilly Answers is in beta and you may encounter bugs.
We're still working on many improvements to the site, such as feeds for
each tag, but would love to hear your suggestions for features and
improvements. Please send any suggestions/questions/bug reports to
answers at oreilly.com.

================================================================
O'Reilly
1005 Gravenstein Highway North
Sebastopol, CA   95472
800-998-9938
http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zjd79cv8hqklr9nimgcbrhv1ggvrs88sepdvhag8
Follow us on Twitter at:
http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z7fnr9dfv8f297gvn9qc6597k2jrjmueoc59gnh0




-- Roger Smith,

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#3638 From: "vlppl2" <charlesj@...>
Date: Thu Nov 5, 2009 2:26 pm
Subject: Parallels 5 upgrade - any early adopters feeback? 		vlppl2
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Claims from vendor is impressive (300% faster, etc.) but I want to hear from the
community.

Thanks in advance.

Best,

Charles Jo
408.668.4226
charles.jo@...

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#3639 From: Roger Smith <smith@...>
Date: Thu Nov 5, 2009 7:18 pm
Subject: Re: Parallels 5 upgrade - any early adopters feeback? 		exdotcom2001
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vlppl2 wrote:
 

Claims from vendor is impressive (300% faster, etc.) but I want to hear from the community.

Thanks in advance.

Best,

Charles Jo
408.668.4226
charles.jo@vlppl.com

I'm about to order it, so no experience yet.  Check back in a week.

-- Roger Smith, Artegenix
Complete System & Network Administration
Windows, Mac, Cisco
Apple Consultants Network
Microsoft Registered Partner, Small Business Specialist
408-736-7200

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#3640 From: Moe Rubenzahl <moej@...>
Date: Fri Nov 6, 2009 4:11 pm
Subject: CEO of the decade 		MRubenzahl
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Fortune's CEO of the decade:

http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/04/technology/steve_jobs_ceo_decade.fortune/

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#3641 From: Robert Lawson Brown <rlbrown@...>
Date: Fri Nov 6, 2009 10:27 pm
Subject: The OpenOffice multi button mouse 		robertlawson...
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Hello SVMUG,

I show this picture without judgement. The 18 button mouse with scroll
wheel and integral flash memory, presumably for recalling button
configurations. You make the call. Real product? A poke in the ribs
from WarMouse?
-- Robert Brown

1 of 1 Photo(s)


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#3642 From: Charles Jo <charlesj@...>
Date: Fri Nov 6, 2009 11:12 pm
Subject: Re: CEO of the decade 		vlppl2
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One of my heroes.

Best,

Charles Jo
408.668.4226




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#3643 From: Charles Jo <charlesj@...>
Date: Fri Nov 6, 2009 10:50 pm
Subject: Re: The OpenOffice multi button mouse [1 Attachment] 		vlppl2
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Thanks but I'll wait for the QwertyMouse.

Best,

Charles Jo
408.668.4226




On Nov 6, 2009, at 2:27 PM, Robert Lawson Brown wrote:

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Hello SVMUG,

I show this picture without judgement. The 18 button mouse with scroll 
wheel and integral flash memory, presumably for recalling button 
configurations. You make the call. Real product? A poke in the ribs 
from WarMouse?



-- Robert Brown


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#3644 From: Charles Jo <charlesj@...>
Date: Sat Nov 7, 2009 3:14 pm
Subject: Re: Parallels 5 upgrade - any early adopters feeback? 		vlppl2
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I just saw this on their support page for all those upgrading, may want to take a look to avoid frustration:

http://forum.parallels.com/showthread.php?t=95463


Best,

Charles Jo
408.668.4226




On Nov 5, 2009, at 11:18 AM, Roger Smith wrote:

vlppl2 wrote:

 

Claims from vendor is impressive (300% faster, etc.) but I want to hear from the community.

Thanks in advance.

Best,

Charles Jo
408.668.4226
charles.jo@vlppl.com

I'm about to order it, so no experience yet.  Check back in a week.

-- Roger Smith, Artegenix
Complete System & Network Administration
Windows, Mac, Cisco
Apple Consultants Network
Microsoft Registered Partner, Small Business Specialist
408-736-7200



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#3645 From: Roger Smith <smith@...>
Date: Sat Nov 7, 2009 4:01 pm
Subject: Re: Parallels 5 upgrade - any early adopters feeback? 		exdotcom2001
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Thanks for the pointer.  I've been tied up in a Win 7 project (due in 2 hours) and haven't had a chance to do the install yet.  Hopefully tomorrow!
-- Roger Smith, Artegenix
Complete System & Network Administration
Windows, Mac, Cisco
Apple Consultants Network
Microsoft Registered Partner, Small Business Specialist
408-736-7200

Charles Jo wrote:
 
I just saw this on their support page for all those upgrading, may want to take a look to avoid frustration:

http://forum.parallels.com/showthread.php?t=95463


Best,

Charles Jo
408.668.4226




On Nov 5, 2009, at 11:18 AM, Roger Smith wrote:

vlppl2 wrote:

 

Claims from vendor is impressive (300% faster, etc.) but I want to hear from the community.

Thanks in advance.

Best,

Charles Jo
408.668.4226
charles.jo@vlppl.com

I'm about to order it, so no experience yet.  Check back in a week.

-- Roger Smith, Artegenix
Complete System & Network Administration
Windows, Mac, Cisco
Apple Consultants Network
Microsoft Registered Partner, Small Business Specialist
408-736-7200









	

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#3646

From:
"Charles Jo" <charlesj@...> 
 Date:
Sat Nov 7, 2009 4:03 pm 
 Subject:
Re: Parallels 5 upgrade - any early adopters feeback?


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No problem.  Appears that switching to 1 CPU is key to success for Parallels upgrade.



On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:10 -0800, Roger Smith <smith@...> wrote:


 








Thanks for the pointer.  I've been tied up in a Win 7 project (due in 2
hours) and haven't had a chance to do the install yet.  Hopefully
tomorrow!


-- Roger Smith, Artegenix
Complete System & Network Administration
Windows, Mac, Cisco
Apple Consultants Network
Microsoft Registered Partner, Small Business Specialist
408-736-7200


Charles Jo wrote:

 



I just saw this on their support page for all those upgrading,
may want to take a look to avoid frustration:






http://forum.parallels.com/showthread.php?t=95463






















Best,






















Charles Jo


408.668.4226

























On Nov 5, 2009, at 11:18 AM, Roger Smith wrote:













vlppl2 wrote:


 



Claims from vendor is impressive (300% faster, etc.) but I want
to hear from the community.



Thanks in advance.



Best,



Charles Jo

408.668.4226

charles.jo@...









I'm about to order it, so no experience yet.  Check back in a week.




-- Roger Smith, Artegenix
Complete System & Network Administration
Windows, Mac, Cisco
Apple Consultants Network
Microsoft Registered Partner, Small Business Specialist
408-736-7200

 


































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Charles
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#3647

From:
Roger Smith <smith@...> 
 Date:
Sat Nov 7, 2009 4:14 pm 
 Subject:
[Fwd: MacHeist nanoBundle (It's free!)]


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For those of you who've seen MacHeist bundles before, no explanation is
necessary.  For the rest of you, they sell Mac apps and occasional will
put a bunch of them together for a very attractive price.  This time
the price is free.  Just register on the link in the message and you
can download any or all of the 5.  The 6th will become available later
if enough folks take the offer.  Do it.  You'll no longer have an
excuse for not wasting the last few free moments in your life doing
Twitter... One of the apps is a Twitter client.


-- Roger Smith, Artegenix
Complete System & Network Administration
Windows, Mac, Cisco
Apple Consultants Network
Microsoft Registered Partner, Small Business Specialist
408-736-7200





-------- Original Message --------





Subject: 
MacHeist nanoBundle (It's free!)




Date: 
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:49:57 +0000




From: 
MacHeist Directorate <directorate@...>




Reply-To: 
MacHeist Directorate <directorate@...>




To: 
Roger Smith <smith@...>









MacHeist Bundle




    








ShoveBox


Catch all the little scraps
of information that you can't immediately act on, but don’t want to
forget. ShoveBox sits up in your menu bar, waiting for you to drag in
text, images, URLs, and more. With the QuickJot feature, entering new
items is a breeze... and the new rules feature will automatically sort
them for you!
















WriteRoom


WriteRoom is a simple, but
powerful app that provides you with a distraction-free writing
environment. When you're ready to write, launch WriteRoom and let all
the virtual distractions cluttering your screen melt away. Focus purely
on your writing.


















Twitterrific


Follow your friends'
chatter on Twitter with Twitterrific, the popular Twitter client for
your Mac. Designed to sit along the side of your screen, Twitterrific
lets you participate in Twitter's real time conversations and status
updates through a sleek, minimal interface. 
















TinyGrab


TinyGrab is a simple,
powerful app that enables you to quickly share screenshots of
everything on your Mac. Grab a screenshot, and TinyGrab will instantly
upload it and copy the URL to your Clipboard so you can easily share it
via email, IM, Twitter, Facebook, and more!


















Hordes
of Orcs


Defend your human village
from hordes of murderous orcs! Freeverse's take on "tower defense" lets
players strategically place and upgrade different types of towers to
rain arrows, fire and more down on incoming waves of enemies. Just make
sure you don't let any orcs pass by your defenses!
















Mariner
Write


Mariner Write is a
powerful, yet streamlined word processor for Mac OS X. Boasting an
elegant interface, as well as hundreds of intuitive features such as
the ability to read Microsoft Word documents, Mariner Write has
everything you need to turn out great-looking documents. (Unlocked at
500,000 participants.)























	

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#3648

From:
Gayle Smalley <gsmalley@...> 
 Date:
Sat Nov 7, 2009 4:26 pm 
 Subject:
Re: Help with AT&T


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I think I finally found the problem, after spending hours on the ATT web pages (with false leads), more hours at the ATT store on El Camino and Kiely, etc.

The trouble started after the last Mac Software Update at the SVMUG meeting.

They got worse after trying a few solutions suggested by ATT.

When I opened System Preferences, I noticed MobileMe was there. I never saw it before the last update; I have never used it.

Finally I carefully re-entered all of the settings for Mail that I used last March.

Magically, problems have disappeared. I hope they stay disappeared.

On Nov 1, 2009, at 8:25 AM, Gayle Smalley wrote:

I have spent hours going through various support pages with no success.
Please! Help!
About a week ago I started getting this error window:

Cannot send message using the server 
imailhost.worldnet.att.net
The sender address gsmalley@att.net
was rejected by the server imailhost.worldnet.att.net


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#3649

From:
"Charles Jo" <charlesj@...> 
 Date:
Sat Nov 7, 2009 5:02 pm 
 Subject:
Re: [Fwd: MacHeist nanoBundle (It's free!)]


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Thanks.

Signed up.

On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:14:43 -0800, Roger Smith <smith@...> wrote:


 








For those of you who've seen MacHeist bundles before, no explanation is
necessary.  For the rest of you, they sell Mac apps and occasional will
put a bunch of them together for a very attractive price.  This time
the price is free.  Just register on the link in the message and you
can download any or all of the 5.  The 6th will become available later
if enough folks take the offer.  Do it.  You'll no longer have an
excuse for not wasting the last few free moments in your life doing
Twitter... One of the apps is a Twitter client.


-- Roger Smith, Artegenix
Complete System & Network Administration
Windows, Mac, Cisco
Apple Consultants Network
Microsoft Registered Partner, Small Business Specialist
408-736-7200




-------- Original Message --------



Subject: MacHeist nanoBundle (It's free!)
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:49:57 +0000
From: MacHeist Directorate <directorate@...>
Reply-To: MacHeist Directorate <directorate@...>
To: Roger Smith <smith@...>







MacHeist Bundle




 





ShoveBox


Catch all the little scraps
of information that you can't immediately act on, but don’t want to
forget. ShoveBox sits up in your menu bar, waiting for you to drag in
text, images, URLs, and more. With the QuickJot feature, entering new
items is a breeze... and the new rules feature will automatically sort
them for you!










WriteRoom


WriteRoom is a simple, but
powerful app that provides you with a distraction-free writing
environment. When you're ready to write, launch WriteRoom and let all
the virtual distractions cluttering your screen melt away. Focus purely
on your writing.










Twitterrific


Follow your friends'
chatter on Twitter with Twitterrific, the popular Twitter client for
your Mac. Designed to sit along the side of your screen, Twitterrific
lets you participate in Twitter's real time conversations and status
updates through a sleek, minimal interface. 










TinyGrab


TinyGrab is a simple,
powerful app that enables you to quickly share screenshots of
everything on your Mac. Grab a screenshot, and TinyGrab will instantly
upload it and copy the URL to your Clipboard so you can easily share it
via email, IM, Twitter, Facebook, and more!










Hordes
of Orcs


Defend your human village
from hordes of murderous orcs! Freeverse's take on "tower defense" lets
players strategically place and upgrade different types of towers to
rain arrows, fire and more down on incoming waves of enemies. Just make
sure you don't let any orcs pass by your defenses!










Mariner
Write


Mariner Write is a
powerful, yet streamlined word processor for Mac OS X. Boasting an
elegant interface, as well as hundreds of intuitive features such as
the ability to read Microsoft Word documents, Mariner Write has
everything you need to turn out great-looking documents. (Unlocked at
500,000 participants.)




















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Charles
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#3650

From:
Charles Jo <charlesj@...> 
 Date:
Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:05 pm 
 Subject:
Re: Parallels 5 upgrade - any early adopters feeback?


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Any luck?
 

Best,

Charles Jo
408.668.4226



 

On Nov 7, 2009, at 8:03 AM, Charles Jo wrote:

 
No problem.  Appears that switching to 1 CPU is key to success for Parallels upgrade.



On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:10 -0800, Roger Smith <smith@...> wrote:

   
 
 
 Thanks for the pointer.  I've been tied up in a Win 7 project (due in 2 hours) and haven't had a chance to do the install yet.  Hopefully tomorrow!
 
-- Roger Smith, Artegenix
Complete System & Network Administration
Windows, Mac, Cisco
Apple Consultants Network
Microsoft Registered Partner, Small Business Specialist
408-736-7200

 Charles Jo wrote: 
  
 
I just saw this on their support page for all those upgrading, may want to take a look to avoid frustration:
 

 
 http://forum.parallels.com/showthread.php?t=95463 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 Best,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
  
Charles Jo
 
408.668.4226
  

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On Nov 5, 2009, at 11:18 AM, Roger Smith wrote:
 
  
 
 
 
vlppl2 wrote:
 
  
Claims from vendor is impressive (300% faster, etc.) but I want to hear from the community.
 
 Thanks in advance.
 
 Best,
 
 Charles Jo
 408.668.4226
 charles.jo@...
 
 
 
 
 I'm about to order it, so no experience yet.  Check back in a week.
 
 
-- Roger Smith, Artegenix
Complete System & Network Administration
Windows, Mac, Cisco
Apple Consultants Network
Microsoft Registered Partner, Small Business Specialist
408-736-7200

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



-- 

Best,

Charles
408.668.4226 charles.jo@...




	

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#3651

From:
danielt3@... 
 Date:
Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:09 am 
 Subject:
The Mac Sale


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I just came across The Mac Sale site. (themacsale.com). It offers 10 Mac apps for $49.99 and is similar to Macheist. Has anyone had any experience with using this site, (i.e., is it for real?)

Dan



	

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#3652

From:
Charles Jo <charlesj@...> 
 Date:
Wed Nov 11, 2009 3:28 pm 
 Subject:
Re: The Mac Sale


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No experience with themacsale.com but did download a half dozen apps free recently from Macheist, which seems very consumer friendly (developer friendly too?).

By the way, I could not locate your other group, smugusergroup@yahoogroups.com.
 

Best,

Charles Jo
408.668.4226



 

On Nov 11, 2009, at 7:09 AM, danielt3@... wrote:

I just came across The Mac Sale site. (themacsale.com). It offers 10 Mac apps for $49.99 and is similar to Macheist. Has anyone had any experience with using this site, (i.e., is it for real?)
Dan



	

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#3653

From:
"pam_svmug" <pam@...> 
 Date:
Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:58 am 
 Subject:
November 16, 2009 Meeting, ioSafe - How safe is your data in a fire or flood?


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DATE of Event:  November 16, 2009 - svmug Monthly Meeting

**PRESENTATION:**  How safe is your data? Sure, you back it up, but what if your
computer burns up - literally. We'll take a look at the ioSafe SOLO - an
external hard drive that can survive not just burning in a house fire, but also
drowning in a flood or from the water of a fireman's hose.

IoSafe designs and manufactures disaster proof hardware to protect digital
assets, photos and video. Like an aircraft black box, ioSafe network storage,
USB devices and internal hard drives provide complete protection for your
personal and business data.  The company offers hard drives at price points that
everyone can afford.

http://www.ioSafe.com

Plus, we'll cover this month's notable Apple-related news. During our Q & A
section, we will try to answer your Mac-related or iPhone-related questions and
problems.


REMINDER: 
Please bring some beverages or finger-food snack items to the meeting, as part
of our new "potluck" plan.  Suggestions include salami, cheese and crackers,
cookies, chips, fruit, waters, soda, vegies, but can be pretty much anything. 
Be creative! We could use some more beverages. Remember to bring cups and ice if
needed. Thank you to all who participated last month.  Everyone who brings a
snack will receive one extra raffle ticket. You can only win once, but this will
improve your odds of winning!


SCHEDULE: (presentation time may not be exact)
6:30 PM - Doors open
7:00 PM - Introduction (and stragglers come in)
7:05 PM - News
7:30 PM - Presentation:  Robb Moore, CEO at ioSafe -- fireproof/waterproof hard
drives
8:15 PM - Break time with member-provided food and drinks
8:30 PM - Group Q & A
9:15 PM - Finish up and Raffle
9:30 PM - Meeting ends; Join us after the meeting over at BJ's brewery &
restaurant.
(Sometimes the meeting ends later, sometimes earlier. You can leave whenever you
need to.)


LOCATION:
Apple, Inc.  
4 Infinite Loop  
Cupertino, CA 95014  

ROOM Name & Location:  Garage conference room on the 2nd floor, Building 4  

***************************************************************
FUTURE MEETINGS:  (subject to change)  

Dec 21 -
Lynda Gousha talks about Mac Security
Holiday Potluck - Bring a dish to share!

**2010**
Jan 18 -  tbd
Feb 15 - Fujitsu -- latest ScanSnap model

Who would YOU like to see as a presenter at our meetings?
What topics interest you?
***************************************************************
COMMENTS/FEEDBACK?
These meetings are for you! Do you know a vendor or guest speaker that
you'd like to see at a future meeting? Let us know! Do you have
feedback and suggestions for improving things? Is there a place we
should be advertising our group meetings? Does anybody read this stuff?
Email gousha@...

***************************************************************
ABOUT SVMUG:
SVMUG meetings occur on the 3rd Monday of each month, in conjunction
with the A32 User Group.
Meetings are free and open to the public.

Audience members may arrive or depart at their convenience, so feel
free to arrive late, or leave early if you wish.

Silicon Valley MUG is an informal gathering of Macintosh users in the
San Jose area. Started as the South Bay branch of the Berkeley Mac
User Group (BMUG), SVMUG lives on after the dissolution of the main
organization. We hold monthly meetings on the Apple campus in
Cupertino, focusing on user support, vendor demonstrations, and
community contacts.

See the web site at http://www.svmug.org and our mail list at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svmug

Or for further information email Charles Gousha at
gousha@... or call 408-974-8246.

Members also participate in PlanetMUG, an Internet accessible
FirstClass bulletin board offering technical support, software
downloads, and a global social community of over 500 Mac users.
Details can be found at http://www.planetmug.org

OTHER MAC GROUPS
Also see our companion groups!
Stanford/Palo Alto MUG, at http://pa-smug.org
BMUG West, at http://www.bmugwest.com
East Bay Mac User Group, at http://www.ebmug.org
San Leandro Mac User Group, at http://www.slmug.org

***************************************************************




	

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#3654

From:
Robert Lawson Brown <rlbrown@...> 
 Date:
Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:17 am 
 Subject:
Trial offer for books online by O'Reilly


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#3655

From:
Robert Lawson Brown <rlbrown@...> 
 Date:
Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:32 pm 
 Subject:
for user group members - News and Books from O'Reilly - November 16, 2009


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Apple User Group Bulletin - November 17, 2009
......................................................................

CONTENTS
_____________________________________________________________________

Apple User Group Bulletin - Members
_____________________________________________________________________

Community News - Members
.......................

1] - Synapse to Screen: Santa Fe Masters All Things Video
2] - O'Reilly: Community Site Beta
3] - Terry White Presents: Mactechnics Saturday Morning Meetings
4] - Apple Dag: Join Klokhuis on December 12, 2009
5] - Electronics for the Holidays: Yale Has Ideas
6] - Milestones

Special Offers
.......................

1] - Take Control Books: 30 Percent Discount on All Ebooks
2] - SmartMotion SwingChair: 20 Percent Off
3] - Strider Software TypeStyler: 25 Percent Discount
4] - O'Reilly Open House: Test Drive Safari Books Online
5] - That's Easy: Get the Apple User Group Market
    & Apple User Group Offers From One Site
_____________________________________________________________________

Apple User Group Bulletin - November 17, 2009
_____________________________________________________________________

COMMUNITY NEWS - MEMBERS
_____________________________________________________________________

1] - Synapse to Screen: Santa Fe Masters All Things Video
.......................

Santa Fe's Mac User Group is well known for its Movie Fests and
competitions. On December 3 and 4, the group is hosting a two-day
special event called Synapse to Screen 1.0, a Pre-Production Tools
Conference. Want to learn how to make better movies? Santa Fe has the
answers.

Check it out.
http://www.santafemug.org
_____________________________________________________________________

2] - O'Reilly: Community Site Beta
......................

O'Reilly Answers is a community site for sharing knowledge, asking
questions and providing answers that brings together customers, authors,
editors, conference speakers and Foo (Friends of O'Reilly). User group
members are invited to be a part of the beta.

Take part in the conversation.
http://answers.oreilly.com/
(Thanks to Marsee Henon of O'Reilly for this tip.)
___________________________________________________________________

3] - Terry White Presents: Mactechnics Saturday Morning Meetings
.......................

On November 21, Terry White, founder and President of MacGroup-Detroit,
favorite UGU web site evaluator and Director of Creative Pro Technical
sales for Adobe, will be the presenter for Mactechic of Michigan's
Saturday Morning Meeting. His website says, "If you don't have time to
do it right, when will you have time to do it over?" Terry shows folk
how to do it right the first time.

Enjoy a morning with the best.
http://www.mactechnics.org

Learn about MacGroup-Detroit
http://www.macgroup.org/about_us/about_macgroup.php
_____________________________________________________________________

4] - Apple Dag: Join Klokhuis on December 12, 2009
........................

The Dutch word for core is klokhuis and the AUG Klokhuis user group is
the core of all things Apple in the Netherlands. In December they will
celebrate with an "AppleDay," a popular event regularly sponsored by
Klokhuis.

Along with the normal program - meeting point, lectures, wireless
network, workshops etc. - Apple Dag offers a tombola with fantastic
prizes.

See why this is a can't miss event.
http://www.klokhuis.nl
_____________________________________________________________________

5] - Electronics for the Holidays: Yale Has Ideas
.......................

Many groups have holiday parties in November, but Yale's Mac User Group
offers holiday ideas to use. Wondering what to buy that Mac-loving
friend or relative? Yale's December 2 meeting will cover electronics for
the holidays. Now that's a merry meeting indeed!

Learn more.
http://www.yalemug.org
_____________________________________________________________________

6] - Milestones
.....................

This month's column includes a group who first met in 1978.

Happy anniversary to a worldwide list of some of our oldest groups.
Want to see your group listed? Send an email with date and year to
ugbeditor@...

1978 Apple Macintosh Users' Group (Sydney)
http://homepage.mac.com/sydamug

1981 Hartford User Group Exchange
http://www.huge.org
(Greetings to President George Carbonell and members of HUGE.)

1984 appleJAC Macintosh Users Group
http://www.applejac.org
(Greetings to Apple User Group Advisory Board member Tom Piper
and the members of appleJAC.)

2001 The Mount Dora Macintosh Users Group
http://www.mdmug.com
(Thanks to MDMUG President Allen Kalka for this tip.)

2007 Kachemacs Macintosh User Groups
http://www.kachemacs.net
(Thanks to  President Diane Peterson
for this tip.)

_____________________________________________________________________

SPECIAL OFFERS - Apple User Group Bulletin - November 17, 2009
_____________________________________________________________________

These User Group discounts are brought to you by the Apple User Group
Advisory Board (special thanks to board member Tom Piper).

These offers may be distributed in your print newsletter, sent to your
member mailing list, posted to a password-protected section of your
group website and/or posted to a bulletin board that is restricted to
your members. If your newsletter or web site is not password protected,
just omit the passwords or simply list this public URL:

http://web.me.com/ugab/offers.html

Not a member? Join an Apple user group today to take advantage of these
special offers.
_____________________________________________________________________

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........................

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GarageBand and more. Take Control ebooks are written by the most-trusted
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An exclusive 30 percent off their already low prices is offered to Apple
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Discount Code (enter this code on the eSellerate cart page):
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TidBITS
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This worldwide offer is valid through February 28, 2010.
_____________________________________________________________________

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........................

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computer users. The SwingChair is especially helpful to those who sit
for long periods of time, providing continual support. Satisfaction is
guaranteed with a 30-day money back guarantee.

The SwingChair is regularly priced $495 (US), but Apple User Group
members can purchase one for $445 (US), with shipping and handling of
$49 (US) free in the continental United States. If outside this area,
SmartMotion will cover the first $49 (US) in shipping costs. Ask about
discounts on accessories.

Discount code:
Mac comfort

To order, ask questions or get a free DVD, call:
1-800-409-3350

Get more information.
to http://www.swingchair.com/

This worldwide offer is valid through March 15, 2010.
_____________________________________________________________________

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.........................

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layout and graphic design tool that allows users to create spectacular
graphic designs by applying special effects and distortion to type and
graphic images. The new version takes TypeStyler's unequaled control
over text shaping, styling, flow and layout even further by exploiting
Apple's latest technologies such as Unicode, Core Image, OpenGL,
QuickTime and Quartz compositions.

User group members can buy TypeStyler, regularly $179.95 (US), for
$134.95 (US), and TypeStyler Upgrade for $74.95 (US); both are 25
percent discounts.

Discount code:
macgroup

Download a 60-day tryout and purchase at:
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This worldwide offer is valid through February 28, 2010.
_____________________________________________________________________

4] - O'Reilly Open House: Test Drive Safari Books Online
........................

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Whether your group wants to learn new skills or help members prepare for certification exams, you can learn more and spend less with the 8,500 books and videos in the Safari Books Online library.

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Learn more for less.
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*Limited time offer ends November 24, 2009. Not available in all countries. Available to new subscribers only. Rough Cuts and Downloads not available during trial.
_____________________________________________________________________

5] - That's Easy: Get the Apple User Group Market
    & Apple User Group Offers From One Site
........................
Looking for information on a past offer? Tom Piper from the Apple User
Group Advisory Board publishes a single page with all current offers,
expiration dates and codes. Watch for intermittent special offers.

Password: special

http://web.me.com/ugab/offers/vendorcodes
.........................

Be sure to subscribe to the Apple User Group Market Report podcast. The
AUG Market Report and Resource blog are great sources for information
about Apple user groups, vendor discounts, special events, interesting
reviews, stimulating training and more:

Apple User Group Market Report podcast:
http://web.me.com/ugab/resources.html

For public information about vendor offers and more visit:
http://web.me.com/ugab/offers.html

------------------------------------------------------------------------
For information about vendor offers, UGAB activities and more
visit:

http://web.me.com/ugab/
......................................................................

Saundra Foderick, Editor
Apple User Group Advisory Board
ugbeditor@...

Tom Piper, Vendor Relations
Apple User Group Advisory Board
vendorwizard@...

Elsa Travisano, Text and Archival Editor
Apple User Group Advisory Board
ugbeditor@...

Trish Huffman, Text Editor
Apple User Group Advisory Board
ugbeditor@...

Jeff Mosqueda, Publisher
Apple
usergroups@...

Get involved. Join a user group near you.
http://www.apple.com/usergroups/

......................................................................

Information about third-party offers and promotions was provided to
Apple by the third party. Apple is providing this information as a
courtesy and makes no representations and disclaims any liability
regarding offers and promotions. Please direct questions about an offer
or promotion directly to the appropriate third party.

Copyright 2009 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Apple permits
reproduction of the contents of Apple User Group Bulletin for publicity
and promotional purposes. Please include a link to
http://web.me.com/ugab if you use any of this information for publicity
or promotional purposes.


	

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