by ugabadmin | Oct 20, 2009 | News & Events
Congratulations to the North Coast Mac Users Group (NCMUG) on another highly successful Mac Computer Expo (MCE) with more than 1,000 attendees! It’s the 25th year of MCE and each seems to build nicely on the last. You can bet they are already making plans for MCE 2010.
MCE in the Press
http://tinyurl.com/y8org6u
MCE Pictures
http://tinyurl.com/ye5gtno
NCMUG
http://www.ncmug.org
MCE homepage
http://www.maccomputerexpo.com/
(Warm congratulations to NCMUG President and Event Chair Lorene Romero, officers and members of NCMUG.)
by ugabadmin | Oct 20, 2009 | Group Milestones
This month’s column includes the Apple Blossom Computer Club: four members started a club in 1981 and one has been a member ever since. Happy anniversary to a worldwide list of some of our oldest groups.
1977
AppleRock
http://www.applerock.org/
(Greetings to President Joan Paletti.)
1979
Apple-Q Inc
http://www.apple-q.org.au
(Congratulations to President Bob Irwin and Apple-Q members.)
1981
Apple Blossom Computer Club
http://abccmug.org/
1984
dBug – Seattle Mac User Group
http://www.dbug.org
1984
North Coast Mac Users Group (CA)
http://www.ncmug.org
(Greetings to President Lorene Romero and NCMUG members.)
1984
Tulsa Users of Macintosh Society
http://www.tums.org
1984
Victoria Macintosh Users Group
http://www.vmug.bc.ca
(Greetings to Apple User Group Regional Liaison Christian Coll, President Dave Traynor and VMUG members.)
1984
Yakima Area Macintosh Users (MacYac)
http://www.macyak.org
1984
The Bay Area Macintosh User Group of West Central Florida
http://www.BAMCentral.org
(Thanks to Cheryl Smeed for this tip.)
1985
Silicon Mountain Macintosh User Group
http://www.smmug.org
(Congratulations to President Mark Griffith, Webmaster Ralph Woodard, Apple User Group Board member Lynn Poos and the wonderful folk at SMMUG.)
1991
Rheintaler Macintosh User Group (REMUG)
http://www.remug.org/
(Greetings to President Martin Hilber and REMUG members.)
1992
Macintosh Business Users Society of Greater Philadelphia
http://www.macbus.org
(Hi to President Chris Urban, VP Irv Herzog and members.)
1999
Oregon MacPioneers User Group (Omug)
http://homepage.mac.com/ydkm/
(Greetings to former Apple User Group Regional Liaison and OMUG President Steve Welsh.)
2002
AppleSeeds
http://www.apple-seeds.org/
(Thanks to President Julie Burwood for this tip.)
2007 DC Final Cut Pro User Group
http://www.dcfcpug.org
(Thanks to ambassador and leader Rodney Mitchell for this tip.)
by ugabadmin | Sep 21, 2009 | Leaders, Resources
The job of User Group Ambassador is one that entails a lot of responsibilities. If your group has questions, your region’s Apple User Group Regional Liaison has the information you need.
Expert advice is just an email away.
https://www.appleusergroupresources.com/?page_id=290
by ugabadmin | Sep 21, 2009 | Leaders
Apple Sales Training Online (ASTO) is now even easier to use, with courses arranged into three core subjects: Mac, music and phone. The Product Knowledge area has courses on specific products, posted the day the products are announced. ASTO is your go-to training source and can be an excellent resource to help you make great presentations to your
group.
Earn points today. Apple Sales Training Online
http://salestraining.apple.com/
by ugabadmin | Sep 21, 2009 | Members, Resources
O’Reilly, always a strong supporter of user groups, has recently announced webcasts that provide the community with opportunities for audience information and participation. These webcasts typically attract a global audience–it’s not unusual to see participants from thirty countries or more. Past webcast subjects have included the Best iPhone Apps, Snow Leopard and more. The September 24 edition covers security in cloud computing.
Download the archived Best iPhone Apps webcast.
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596804275/
Sign up for free sessions.
http://oreilly.com/webcasts/
by ugabadmin | Sep 14, 2009 | News & Events
For more than thirty years, few groups have been as vibrant and
accomplished as the Washington Apple Pi (WAP). One of the reasons that
they have stayed involved and active is their commitment to public
service. Their newest service is Clubhouse Saturdays, where people can
meet, chat, learn what is going on with the club and ask questions of
hardware and software gurus.
Check it out.
http://www.wap.org/
by ugabadmin | Sep 14, 2009 | Members, News & Events, Resources
Founded by Nicholas Pyers and made up of more than 30 groups in
Australia, AppleUsers.org is a central gathering spot for the leaders of
Australian Apple User Groups. On July 25 they displayed their newest
project: a new digital format (PDF) magazine for all Australian Apple
User Groups to distribute free to their members.
They work together to grow together.
http://www.appleusers.org
by ugabadmin | Sep 14, 2009 | Leaders
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://web.me.com/ugab/ambassadorguide.pdf
