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Chuck — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:18:41 +0000

If you are looking for a Macintosh User Group near you, be sure to visit the Apple User Group Locator on the Apple web site. It will allow you to search by state, country and specialty. If you want to surf a list of the most active user groups in the world, finding out what they’re up to and what your group could be doing, hop on The MUG Center’s Surfboard. In order to be listed here, a group must have a current web site that lists their upcoming meeting and offer information useful to someone anxious to find out about their group.

If your group isn’t listed, or was removed because of inactivity, let us know that you are back up, running and current.

SPECIAL INTEREST & PROFESSIONAL USER GROUPS

UNITED STATES

Alabama
BAC Birmingham Apple Core, Birmingham
HMUG Huntsville Macintosh Users Group*
MacInSteins Montgomery*
UMUG University Macintosh Users Group, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Alaska
AAUG Alaskan Apple User Group, Anchorage
AKMAC Apple Mousse, Fairbanks

Arizona
Arizona Macintosh Users Group
ASUMUG Arizona State University Macintosh Users Group
GVMACUG Green Valley Macintosh Users Group
HAVAMAC Havasu Macintosh Users Group, Lake Havasu City
Macintosh Users Group of Sun Lakes
MacsWest Sun City West
MUGSL Macintosh Users Group of Sun Lakes, AZ
MVCUG Mountain View Computer User’s Group, Sierra Vista, AZ
OCA Oak Creek Apples
Prescott Macintosh User Group
TMUG Tuscon Macintosh Users Group

Arkansas
VMUG Village Macintosh User Group, Hot Springs Village

California
BMUG West
CMoM Club Mac of Monterey
Conejo Ventura Macintosh User Group Camirillo
DMUG Davis Mac User Group, Davis
DVMUG Diablo Valley Macintosh User Group, Walnut Creek
ebMUG East Bay Mug, SF Bay Area
FMUG Fresno Macintosh Users Group
HIDACC Hi-Desert Apple Computer Club, Antelope Valley
IMUG International Macintosh Users Group, Silicon Valley
LHMUG Lincoln Hills Mac User Group
LAPUG Los Angeles Portable Computing Group, Santa Monica
LWMUG Leisure World Macintosh Users Group, Laguna Woods
Mac/Appleholics Anonymous
MacCHUG Macintosh Chico User Group, Chico
MacHACers Raytheon & Hughes Electronics Employees Mac User Group, El Segundo
MacValley Users Group Northridge CA
MacNexus, Sacramento
NCMUG, North Coast Macintosh Users Group,Santa Rosa
OACC Orange Apple Computer Club, Costa Mesa
OMUG Oceanside Macintosh User Group
PMUG PlanetMUG
RMUG Redding Macintosh Users Group, Redding
SF Cutters San Francisco Final Cut Pro Users Group
SBAMUG South Bay Apple Mac Users Group, Redondo Beach
SBMUG Santa Barbara Macintosh Users Group
SCVMUG Santa Clarita Valley Macintosh Users Group
SDMUG San Diego Macintosh User Group
SGVMUG San Gabriel Valley Mac Users Group, Pasadena
SMOG Southern California Macintosh Owners/Users Group, Orange County
SMUG Senior Macintosh Users Group of La Verne
SMUG Sierra Macintosh User Group
SMUG Stanford/Palo Alto Macintosh Users Group
SVCG Sonoma Valley Computer Group
TMUG Tri-Valley Mac User’s Group, Livermore
WOCMUG West Orange County Macintosh Users Group

Colorado
BCMUG Black Canyon Macintosh User Group, Montrose
COMUG Colorado Macintosh User Group, Boulder
DAP Denver Apple Pi
DFCPUG Denver Final Cut Pro Users Group
FortMac Fort Collins Macintosh Users Group
GMMUG Grand Mesa Mac Users Group
MacinTech Denver CO
SMMUG Silicon Mountain Macintosh Users Group, Colorado Springs

Connecticut
DACS Danbury Area Computer Society
CTMUG Connecticut Macintosh Connection, West Hartford
HUGE Hartford User Group Exchange
YMUG Yale Mac User Group

Delaware
MUD Macintosh Users of Delaware

Florida
BAMUG Bay Area Macintosh Users Group
CMUG Citrus Macintosh Users Group, New Beverly Hills
e.a. MUG Edgewood Area Macintosh Users Group
FACUG Florida Association Of Computer Users, Winter Haven
FLMUG Florida Macintosh Users Group, Lakeland, Orlando
GCMac Gold Coast Macintosh Users Group
LAMUG Lakeland Area Mac Users Group
MacFriends MUG, Naples
MacMAD The Macintosh Meeting and Drinking Society, Melbourne
MacPeople
MDMUG - Mount Dora Macintosh Users Group
NatMac National Macintosh Computer Society, Ft. Lauderdale
NFMUG North Florida Macintosh Users Group, Jacksonville
PBMUG Palm Beach Macintosh User Group, West Palm Beach
PBPAUG Palm Beach Phoenix Apple Users Group
PMUG Pensacola Macintosh Users Group
SAMUG Saint Augustine Macintosh Users Group
SCC MUG Sun City Center Macintosh Users Group
SMUG Sarasota/Manatee Macintosh Users Group, Sarasota FL
SoFlaFCPUG South Florida Final Cut Pro Users Group
SWACKS South West Florida Apple Computer Knolwedgeable Society
WesPasMUG West Pasco Macintosh User Group

Georgia
AMUG Atlanta Macintosh Users Group
SMUG Savannah Macintosh Users Group

Hawaii
HMAUS Hawaii Macintosh & Apple Users’ Society Inc., Honolulu
Hawaii MacNuts
MAUS Maui Apple Users Society

Idaho
BMCC Boise Macintosh Computer Club Boise

Illinois
CHIFCPUG Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group
Chicago Macintosh Users Group
DAUG DuPage Apple User Group, Downers Grove
FoxMUG Fox Valley Macintosh Users Group, Batavia
Illinois MUG Joliet
NorthWest Of Us Macintosh Users Group Rolling Meadows
SMUG Stateline Macintosh Users Group
SSMUG South Suburban Macintosh Users Group
TRoU The Rest of Us, Chicago

Indiana
Applepickers Indianapolis & Central Indiana
Indianapolis Final Cut Pro User Group

Iowa
Digital Arts Group, Des Moines
Mac Mavericks Dubuque
QCMUG Quad Cities Mac Users Group, Bettendorf

Kansas
KRMUG Kaw River Mac Users Group, Manhattan Kansas
LAUGKS Lawrence Apple User’s Group 2.05
MWUG MacWichita Users Group, Wichita Kansas

Kentucky
CKCS Central Kentucky Computer Society, Inc.

Louisiana
Baton Rouge Macintosh Users Group
South Louisiana Final Cut Pro Users Group
Shreveport Macintosh User Group

Maine

Maryland
AAS Annapolis Apple Slice, Severna Park
CVAUG Cumberland Valley Apple User Group Hagerstown
Maryland Apple Corps Towson
SMMUG Southern Maryland Macintosh Users Group
WAP Washington Apple Pi

Massachusetts
BOSFCPUG Boston Final Cut Pro Users Group
BMac Boston Macintosh
BBBS Boston BBS
CSCC Computer Society of Cape Cod, Hyannis
MACBU Macintosh Undergraduate User Group at Boston University
WoodwardMUG Woodward Macintosh Users Group

Michigan
CherryMUG Traverse City, MI
Digital Video Detroit
FMUG Ford Macintosh Users Group, Dearborn
FAC Flint Apple Club, Flushing MI
GLUG – Great Lakes User Group
GRAMUG Grand Rapids Area Macintosh Users Group
KMUG Kalamazoo Macintosh User Group
LAMALUG Lansing Area Macintosh And Lisa Users Group, Lansing
MacApple Pie Apple PIE User Group of Southeast Michigan
MacGroup-Detroit
MacTechnics Ann Arbor
SMUG Saginaw Macintosh Users Group
The Michigan Apple
TMUG Thumb Macintosh Users Group

Minnesota
Mini’app’les Minnesota Apple Computer Users’ Group

Mississippi
SM-MUG South Mississippi Mac User Groups

Missouri
AppleJAC Jefferson City Missouri
Gateway Area Macintosh Users Group, St. Louis

Montana
BozeMUG Bozeman Area Macintosh Users Group, Bozeman
MMUG Missoula Mac Users Group

Nebraska
OMUG Omaha Macintosh Users Group

Nevada

New Hampshire
NHSMUG NH Seacoast Mac Users Group, Rye
SNAC Southern New Hampshire Apple Core, Nashua

New Jersey
ACAMUG Atlantic City Area Macintosh Users Group
MacWaves Macintosh Users Group Jersey Shore Area Macintosh Users Group
MACNJ Macintosh Association of Central New Jersey, High Bridge
MUGSNJ Macintosh User Group of Southern New Jersey
NJMUG New Jersey Macintosh Users Group, Upper Montclair
NJMAUG North Jersey Mac Apple User Group, West Orange
Princeton Macintosh Users’ Group
SJAUG South Jersey Apple Users Group

New Mexico
AppleQuerque Macintosh Computer Club Albuquerque
SFMUG Santa Fe Macintosh User Group, Santa Fe

New York
Apple CIDER Rochester NY
FinMUG Finger Lakes Macintosh User Group, Horseheads
GAAB Greater Albany Apple Byters, Albany
LESMUUG Lower East Side Mac UNIX Users Group
LI Mac Long Island Macintosh Users Group
MacSTAC Macintosh User’s Group Of The Souther Tier Apple Club of Binghampton/Vesta/Endicott
MetroMac Metropolitan New York Macintosh Alliance, New York City
MUG ONE Macintosh User Group of Oneonta
NYFPDG New York Filemaker Pro Developers Group
NY GAG New York Graphic Artists Guild
ProMacUG ProMac Users Group, Wetern New York area
RockMUG Rockland County
RPIMUG Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Macintosh Users Group, Troy
SMUG Syracuse Macintosh Users Group
UAUG Upstate Apple Users Group, New Hartford

North Carolina
Carolina FCPUG Carolina Final Cut Pro Users Group
CACC Charlotte Apple Computer Club, Charlotte
Charlotte MacWorkshop
MACS Macintosh Ashville Computer Society
Transylvania Mac Users Group
TAC Triad Apple Core, Greensboro
TMUG Triangle Macintosh Users Group, Raleigh

North Dakota

Ohio
Apple Dayton SIG Apple Dayton Special Interest Group, Dayton, OH
AppleSiders of Cincinnati
CDPUG Cleveland Desktop Publishing Users Group
ClubMac of Marion
MAC2 Massillon-Akron-Canton Macintosh User Group
MVMUG Mahoning Valley Macintosh Users Group
NEOAC NorthEast Ohio Apple Corps
NCMUG North Coast Macintosh User Group, Cleveland
TCMUG Tuscarawas County Mac Users Group, Dover
TMG The Mac Group, Dayton

Oklahoma
TUMS Tulsa Users of Macintosh Society

Oregon
AshMUG Ashland
BBMUG Black Butte Macintosh Users Group
CMUG Corvallis Macintosh Users Group, Corvallis
COMUG Central Oregon Macintosh User Group, Bend and Central Oregon
EMUG Eugene Macintosh Users Group
JoMacs Josephine County Macintosh Users’ Group, Grants Pass
Mugport Macintosh User Group for the Central Oregon Coast, Newport
OMUG Oregon MacPioneers User Group (Omug)
PMUG, Portland Macintosh Users Group
Portland Mac User Groups

Pennsylvania
BMMUG Bux-Mont Macintosh User Group, Telford
CCPMUG Center City Philadelphia Macintosh Users Group
CoccaHeads Western Pennsylvania Mac Programmer’s Group
COWMUG County of Westmoreland Macintosh Users Group
CUE Computer Users of Erie
HAC Hershey Apple Core, Hershey
KeyMac Keystone Macintosh Central, Harrisburg
LCAC Lancaster County Apple Corps
MacBUS Macintosh Business Users Society of Greater Philadelphia
MacPower User Group Emmaus
Macs@PACS Macintosh SIG of the Philadelphia Area Computer Society
MLMUG Main Line Macintosh Users Group, Paoli
NPMUG North Pittsburgh Macintosh Users Group
PAMUG Pennsylvania Apples Microcomputer Users’ Group, University Park
PAAUSG The Philadelphia Area AppleScript User’s Group

PHILAFCPUG Philadelphia Final Cut Pro Users Group
PPUG Philadelphia PowerBook Users Group

Rhode Island
RIAG Rhode Island Apple Group, East Providence
RIMUG Rhode Island Macintosh User Group

South Carolina
Coastal Mac User Group Myrtle Beach
Greer Macintosh Users Group
HHICC Hilton Head Island Computer Club
Key Macintosh User’s Group
SMUG Spartanburg Mac User Group, Spartanburg

South Dakota

Tennessee
AppleCore Of Memphis
Chattanooga Macintosh Users Group
ETMUG MacClique East Tennessee Macintosh Users Group Knoxville/Oak Ridge
Nashville Mac Users Nashville
NAProViG – Nashville Apple Pro Video Group

Texas
ACD Apple Corp of Dallas
CapMac Capitol Macintosh User Group, Austin
DMUG Dallas Macintosh Users Group
HAAUG Houston Area Apple Users Group (HAAUG)
MAUSA MacApple Users of of San Antonio
PMUG Plano Macintosh Users Group
STMUG South Texas Macintosh Users Group, Corpus Christi
Tex-MUG University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Utah
UMUG Utah Macintosh User Group, Salt Lake City

Virginia
LAC Lynchburg Apple Core, Lynchburg VA
RVMUG Roanoke Valley Macintosh Users’ Group
TarMac Tidewater Area Macintosh Users Group, Virginia Beach
VMUG Virginia Macintosh User Group
WAP Washington Apple Pi
XMUG – Richmond

Vermont
MacChamp Shelburne VT
Mac User Group of Stowe
Northern Vermont Macintosh Users Group St. Johnsbury

Washington
AppleVan AppleVan Association of Vancouver
BeachMUG
BECS MacSIG Boeing Employees’ Computing Society Macintosh Special Interest Group, Pugeot Sound
dBUG Seattle Macintosh Downtown Business User Group
EMMUG Emergency Management Macintosh User Group, Seattle
MacYak Yakima’s Macintosh User Group
McMUG McMUG The Mid-Columbia Macintosh Users Group, Tri-Cities
Mid-Columbia Macintosh Users Group
NWAP NorthWest Apple Pickers, Lakewood WA Port Townsend Seriously Laid Back User Group, Port Hadlock
Seattle Xcoders
SPSMUG South Puegot Sound Macintosh Users Group
SVMUG Skagit Valleu Mac Users Group
Strait Macintosh Users Group Port Angeles
WhatMUG Whatcom Macintosh User Group, Bellingham

Washington D.C.
WAP Washington Apple Pi

West Virginia

Wisconsin
CBAMUG Chequamegon Bay Area Macintosh Users Group
CWAUG CWAUG Central Wisconsin Apple Users Group
Double Click The Mac OS Users Group of Milwaukee
FOXMUG Fox River Valley
WiscMUG University of Wisconsin-Madison Macintosh Users Group
MADMACUG The Madison Macintosh Users Group, Madison Wisconson

Wyoming

INTERNATIONAL

Australia
ACTApple A.C.T. Apple Users Group, Canberra
AMUG Sydney Apple Macintosh Users’ Group (Sydney)
Apple-MAQ Lions Club, Brisbane Queensland
Apple-Q Online Queensland
AUSOM Apple Users Society of Melbourne, Victoria
BEAUT Bendigo Education Apple Users Team
BMUG Bellarine Mac User Group
BSMUG Byron Shire Mac User Group
CVMU Central Victorian Macintosh Users Inc.
CHMUG Coffs Harbor Macintosh Users Group
GMUG Geraldton Macintosh User Group
Gold Coast Mac Users Group
iMUG Internet Macintosh Users Group
Launceston Computer Group Tasmania
MacTalk Newcastle and the Hunter Macinotsh User Group
MUGSUNCO Macintosh Users Group Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Club Mac Sydney, Australia
SAAUC South Australian Apple Users Club, Unley
Sydney Macintosh Users Group
TAAMUG Toowoomba Apple and Macintosh User Group Toowoomba, Queensland
TasMac Hobart Apple Users Group
Western Australian Macintosh User Group

Austria
AMOC Austran Macintosh Online Community
REMUG Rheintal Macintosh User Group

Belgium
Apple Club Antwerpen
Appeltje-i
CCCB Creative Computer Club Belgium
Clic & Go
MacLimburg – Apple User Group
InterMactivity
Macinside
Ouftimac Liège
TEAM francophone

Brazil
Brasil Apple Clube

Bermuda

Bolivia

Canada

Alberta
MCOC Macintosh Computer Club of Calgary

British Columbia
Apples BC AppleBC Computer Society, Vancouver
COWMUG Cowichan Valley Macintosh Users Group
OKMUG Okanagan Macintosh Users Group
VFCMUG Vancouver Final Cut Pro Users Group
VMUG Victoria Macintosh Users Group

Manitoba
MNM Manitoba New Media
M.U.G.S. Macintosh User Group for Seniors

Nova Scotia

N.W.T.

Ontario
AppleSPICE Windsor & Essex County
Greater Niagara Mac User Group
HACK Hamilton Area Macintosh
iMUG Island Macintosh User Group
LOGIC Loyal Ontario Group Interested in Computers
MacCommunity Toronto
MacSisters Macintosh Sisters (Female only) Ontario, Canada
MaUsE Macintosh Users East, Oshawa
MuskolaMUG Muskoka Mac User Group
MUGLO Macintosh User Group London Online
MUGOO Macintosh Users Group of Ottawa
Muskoka Mac Users Group
QUINTE MUGS Quinte Macintosh Users Group Society, Belleville
WatRMUG Waterloo Region Macintosh Users Group Kitchener-Waterloo

Quebec
Club Macintosh de Quebec
Le Club Macintosh del’Estrie
Le Club Mac de Montréal

Saskatchewan
SaskMUG Saskatoon Macinotsh Users Group

Vancover
VFCPUG Vancouver Final Cut Pro User Group

Chile

China
BeiMac The Beijing Macintosh Users Group
ChinaFCP China Final Cut Pro User Group
Hong Kong Final Cut Pro User Group
HKMUG Hong Kong Mac Users Group
Singapore Macintosh User Group

Columbia
ColumbiaMUG Medellin

Croatia

Denmark
MacBruger The Danish Macintosh Users Group
MacOsJylland
MacVaerk

Estonia
EMUG Estonian Macintosh User Group

Finland
fiMUG Finnish Macintosh User Group, Helsinki

France
AUG-S Apple User Group Strasbourg Strasbourg, Alsace
Hyperpomme Toulouse
InterMac The Apple User Group of the North of France, Lomme
iRoots Association Inforoots, Marseilles, PACA France

Germany
Berlin Final Cut Pro Users Group
AppleTalk Nurnberg
Logicuser
Macintosh Beratung Uni-Koeln
MACtreff Düsseldorf
MUG-Kassel Mac User Group Kassel
MUG-Stuttgart Mac User Group Stuttgart

Greece
HelMUG Hellenic Macintosh User Group

Hungary
EgerOnline/AlmaKör

India

Indonesia
id-mac Indonesia Macintosh Society

Iran
IMUG Iranian Macintosh Users Group
MEMUG Middle East Macintosh Users Group

Ireland
ClubMac Dublin
cMUG Cork University College Cork
Dublin Final Cut Pro User Group

Italy
amug:fvg
AMUG Apple Macintosh Users Group Venezia e Veneto
APPLEHEART
CALMUG Calabria Macintosh Users Group
Italia Mac
Magic Apple Club
SAMUG Sardinian Macintosh Users Group
ROAM Rome Owners of Apple Macintosh, Rome

Japan
Apple User Club NinJin
Design Matters Osaka
KMUG Kinki Macintosh Users Group
KTMUG Ki Tami Macintosh User Group
PowerBook Army
Ringo Macintosh Users Group Tokyo

Korea

Latvia

Lithuania
Macpartia

Luxembourg
Luxembourg Macintosh Users Group

Mexico
MacInTec Usuarios Macintosh

Nepal
Nepalese Apple User Group

Netherlands
Apple Club Eindhoven
Apple Gebruikersgroep Alkmaar
Apple Gebruikersgroep Limburg
De Mac Groep
Klokhuis

New Zealand
AUGC Apple User Group of Canterbury, Christchurch
MSNA Mac Senior Net Auckland
WaiMac Waikato Macintosh Society, Hamilton
WAUG Wellington Apple Users Group

Norway
MacFORUM Oslo
Oslo Final Cut Pro User Group
Stavanger Macintosh User Group

Philippines

Republic of Singapore
MUGS Mac Users Group (Singapore)

Romania
Macintosh User Group Romania

Sardegna

Scotland
Glasgow Macintosh Users Group

Serbia

MacSerbia

South Africa
SMUG Sneem Macintosh User Group, Cape Town

Sweden
99Mac 99Mac
MacLin.se

Spain
GUM-VLC Grupo de Usuarios Macintosh, Valencia

Switzerland
Mac@HSG student user group
MUS Macintosh Users Switzerland
REMUG Rheintal Macintosh User Group

Thailand

Turkey
ElmaKurdu

United Arab Emirates
EmiratesMac

United Kingdom
3cmug 3 Counties Macintosh Users Group, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire
BFMUG Bracknell Forest Mac User Group
Bristol & Bath Mac User Group
Cambridge Mac User Group
Cornwall Macintosh Users Group
East Midlands Macintosh Users Group
Edinburgh University Mac Users’ Society
LMUG London Macintosh User Group
MMUG Midlands Mac User Group
NMUG Norwich Mac User Group
Oban Mac User Group
OMUG Oxford Macintosh User Group
SEAL South Essex Apple Link
SMUG Suffolk Macintosh Users Group, Ipswich, Suffolk
SMUG Sussex Mac User Group
SWMUG South Wales Macintosh Users Group
WAGs Wessex Apple Mac User Groups
YMUG Yorkshire Macintosh User Group

Venezuela
CMUG Caracas Macintosh Users Group

SPECIAL INTEREST, ONLINE & PROFESSIONAL USER GROUPS

AMUG Aerospace Macintosh Users Group
AWUG AppleWorks Users Group
I/O MUG Internet Only Macintosh User’s Group
KOMO Macintosh Users Group
MacAttorney The premier Macintosh User Group for attorneys.
MacCommunity
MMAUG Military Membmers Apple User Group
PowerSchool Users Group
SKP-MUG The Escapee RV Club Macintosh Users Group

Final Cut Pro User Group Network Announces SuperBooth at NAB in Las Vegas

Chuck — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:00:52 +0000

The Final Cut Pro User Group Network (FCPUG) “SuperBooth”, part of NABShow 2009, will offer a full 4 day schedule of free immersive sessions with Final Cut Studio, Adobe and digital filmmaking Gurus who will answer questions, demo user-driven production and postproduction workflows, and screen content created with Final Cut Studio and other Macintosh based software. The SuperBooth will serve as an extension of the the Eighth Annual NAB FCPUG SuperMeet, to take place on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at the Rio Hotel.

“We have always wanted space on the NAB show floor, but could never find the resources or money to afford it,” said Michael Horton, founder of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group and co-producer of the SuperMeets. “But this year we have gotten tremendous support from the community who are donating their time and expertise to make this booth happen. Our plan is to make the SuperBooth a social gathering spot for all Final Cut Studio users and Digital moviemakers who find themselves in need of learning and connecting.”

“With Apple not on the show floor this year it is our hope that the SuperBooth will fill part of the void,” added Daniel Berube, founder of the Boston Final Cut Pro User Group and co-producer of the SuperMeets. “We will have something different going on every hour for all four days of the NAB SHOW. There will be daily “Guru Hour” where you can get all your Final Cut Studio problems solved by some of the top FCS experts in the world. Sit or stand awhile to view presentations of workflow ideas, show and tells, new products, and much much more. We are just getting started on what to do with this booth. We are very excited.”

The SuperBooth, (#SL10129) will be located near the Blackmagic Design booth in the lower-lower South Hall. Agenda for the SuperBooth is expected to be posted on the SuperMeet web page on April 1, 2009.
The Eighth Annual FCPUG SuperMeet is looking to be another sell out according to the producers.

“Despite the economy ticket sales are tracking about the same as they did last year and last year was the largest attendance we have ever had at any SuperMeet,” stated Michael Horton. “Historically every SuperMeet has always sold out.”

Added Berube, “Creative people need these types of events, not only for the networking opportunities which are vitally important during these times, but to add to their skill by taking advantage of events such as the SuperMeet and now the SuperBooth.”

The SuperMeet will feature user driven presentations from Blackmagic Design, JVC, Adobe and many others. There will be presentations on revolutionary new Final Cut Studio workflow ideas, show and tells, tips and tricks and a Raffle where tens of thousands of dollars worth of prizes will be handed out to dozens of lucky winners.

Final agenda for SuperMeet is expected to be posted in early April. Tickets are on sale now online only for $10.99 (USD) each. Daily updates as well as a link to purchase tickets can be found on the SuperMeet web page.

Make Your Mac User Group a Stop on the “Welcome to Macintosh” User Group Tour

Chuck — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0000

The producers of Welcome to Macintosh, “‘The documentary for the rest of us.’ the first documentary of its kind to mix history, criticism and an unapologetic revelry of all things Apple into a movie experience,” have extended a special offer to Mac User Groups everywhere to make their creation part of your upcoming meetings.

By signing up to be part of their User Group Tour and host a screening, your group will receive a variety of benefits, including publicity, give-aways, discounts on purchases of the DVD version of the movie for your members, and more.

For all the information on the program, visit the User Group Tour page on the Welcome to Macintosh site, and sign your group up.

You can hear co-directors Rob Baca and Josh Rizzo talk about their film on MacVoices #8150.

The current roster of groups participating in the tour include:
Rhode Island Macintosh User Group

Oceanside Mac User Group

Applepickers

Sierra Nevada Apple User Group

Palm Beach Macintosh User Group

AppleSiders

MacinTech Computer Users Group, Inc.

Nashville Mac Users

Environmental Mac Users

Arizona Macintosh Users Group

Internet Macintosh Users Group

The New Jersey Macintosh Users Group

Kaiserslautern Apple Users Group

Shreveport Macintosh User Group

Sun City Center Macintosh User Group

The Mac Group

CharlotteMacWorkshop

Central Wisconsin Apple Computer Users Group

Tucson Macintosh Users Group

Strait Macintosh User Group

Portland Macintosh User Group

ApplesBC

Fresno Mac Users Group

BMUGwest

Diablo Valley Macintosh User Group

Cowtown Macintosh User Group

Santa Fe Macintosh User Group

Apple Corps of Dallas

North Coast Mac User Group (Ohio)

Apple User Group of Canterbury

iGroup, Usuarios Mac

North Florida Macintosh Users Group

MacPower Breakfast Club

Northern Shenandoah Valley Mac User Group

Alaskan Apple Users Group

Adobe User Group Breakfast Video Now Available

Chuck — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:00:00 +0000

As anticipation builds for the upcoming WWDC announcements, it is time to take a trip down memory lane…the whole way back to January and the sold-out Adobe User Group Breakfast. Can’t remember all of the details of the products shown? Just want a refresher? No problem. In late January we released the audio of the event both here on The MUG Center and in the MacVoices audio feed. For presentations like this, however, audio only goes so far.

Now, we’re pleased to release the video of the event’s presentations here, exclusively on The MUG Center. Feel free to download any or all to share with your group’s members or to show at your next meeting. Be warned, however, these files are large, since they were shot in high definition and are being delivered in that format, to preserve as much of the detail as possible.

Part 1 – Terry White’s Adobe Breakfast Welcome and Discussion of Adobe User Group Program

Part 2 – Mike Downey of Adobe Introduces Air at the Adobe Breakfast

Part 3 – Dave Hemly Moves The Adobe Breakfast with Adobe Premier

Part 4 – InDesign Workflow by Terry White at the Adobe Breakfast

Part 5 – Terry White Shows Off Adobe Elements 6 at the Adobe Breakfast at Macworld Expo

(Option-Click each link to download the file.) Thanks to Adobe for allowing us to provide these resources to Mac User Groups around the globe.

New Pages Resource Available to Mac User Groups

Chuck — Fri, 23 May 2008 09:00:50 +0000

Hartley Jim Jackson of the Northern Vermont Macintosh User Group has authored an impressive 125-page eBook, Exploring Pages ‘08 with Pages ‘08, and is offering it to Mac User Group leaders and members for free.

The book covers all aspects of Pages, from word processing to page layout and beyond, including working with images drawing, tables, charts and graphs and much more. The complete book, and 8+ meg download, can be downloaded here on The MUG Center.

Mac User Groups are encouraged to relay this information to their members, and to use it as a basis for future meetings.

Thanks to Hartley for his generosity in sharing what was obviously a significant amount of work with the MUG community.

The complete table of contents includes:

I. Explore Pages ’08 with Pages ’08 using projects.

A Base for Exploring Pages ’08

1. My Version of History

2. Pages Basics

II. Word Processing in Pages ’08

3. Write a letter

4. Create an Envelope Using a Template

5. Working with Images

6. Objects and Drawing

8. Tables

9. Charts and Graphs

10. Word Processing Layout

11. Using Templates

12. Creating Templates

13. Document Packaging

III. Page Layout in Pages ’08

1. New in Pages ’08 Page Layout

2. Creating a Newsletter

The MacReviewCast’s Tim Verpoorten Offers User Group Newsletter Articles

Chuck — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:41:03 +0000

Tim Verpoorten of the excellent MacReviewCast is extending his support to Mac User Groups by offering original articles for their newsletters.

Tim is authoring a monthly article on some of the best Mac freeware that he’s found and covered on the show, and is making it available to Mac User Groups for free.

There are two ways you can receive the articles: Tim is placing them in the Public folder of the surfbits .Mac account (in the sub-folder “MUG”). There are also some companion graphics that can be downloaded as well.

Even better, Tim has agreed to publish the articles to The MUG Center’s Newsletter Content Email List. Subscribers will receive the article automatically by email as soon as it is available. Tim’s articles join Mac 911 by Christopher Breen and regular summaries of the TidBITS articles by Adam and Tonya Engst , along with materials submitted by other list members anxious to give their authors global distribution.

Be sure to join Tim for his weekly roundup of the best new Mac shareware and freeware by visiting the MacReviewCast site or subscribing in iTunes.

Use MacVoices’ Macworld Expo Coverage for Your Group’s Meetings

Chuck — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:37:30 +0000

If your group is doing a Macworld wrap-up meeting this month, or if you’re just looking for some fodder for discussion of new and interesting products, consider using one or more of MacVoices’ Expo-themed interviews as a basis for or supplement to your presentation.

MacVoices recently completed deliver of 63 different Expo-floor interviews, presentations and panel discussions, including 5 from the Adobe Professional Association and User Group Breakfast. You can easily feature the interviews at your group’s meeting by visiting the MacVoices Macworld 2008 Playlist page and simply hit the play button for the one(s) you want.

If you have a particular product or service you are going to present, play the interview with the company representative as a way to bring the feel of the show floor to your group. Or, just put the whole page up on the big screen and let your members pick the product and show they want to hear about.

Adobe User Group Breakfast Audio Available on MacVoices

Chuck — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:02:32 +0000

Didn’t make it to Macworld Expo? Couldn’t get in to the sold-out Adobe User Group Breakfast? Can’t remember all of the details of the products shown? No problem. MacVoices has published the audio of the event so you can enjoy the informative and entertaining presentations by Terry White, Dave Helmly and Mike Downey.

Broken down into five separate editions, the topics range from the Adobe User Group Program to the latest Adobe release, Adobe Photoshop Elements 6. The complete list includes:

MacVoices #824: MacVoices at Expo – Terry White’s Adobe Breakfast Welcome and Discussion of Adobe User Group Program

MacVoices #825: MacVoices at Expo – Mike Downey of Adobe Introduces Air at the Adobe Breakfast

MacVoices #826: MacVoices at Expo – Dave Hemly Moves The Adobe Breakfast with Adobe Premier

MacVoices #827: MacVoices at Expo – InDesign Workflow by Terry White at the Adobe Breakfast

MacVoices #828: MacVoices at Expo: Terry White Shows Off Adobe Elements 6 at the Adobe Breakfast at Macworld Expo

Excerpts from the “The Mac OS X Lexicon” Available for User Group Publications

Chuck — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Take Control: The Mac OS X Lexicon is the most recent effort from author Sharon Zardetto. Now, Mac User Groups can share some of Sharon’s work in their publications.

Sharon is offering “The X-Lex,” excerpts from her book, for MUG publication reprint, each for a limited time. These short articles define and explain terminology from the world of Apple in an informative and entertaining fashion.

To get a copy of the current X-Lex, Just visit The X Lex at 33Things to get the current version. While Sharon isn’t requiring any registration to use the articles, she would like to know who’s publishing her articles, so be sure to sign up and thank her for her support of user groups.

Listen to Sharon talk about Take Control: The Mac OS X Lexicon, and her background with Mac User Groups, on MacVoices #803.

Mac User Group leaders can get a free copy of Take Control books for review or raffle, and offer their members a discount on this and all Take Control books by joining the Take Control User Group Program. Check our Vendor Programs page for details.

Audio of the First User Groups 2.0 Virtual Conference Available

Chuck — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:00:37 +0000

The audio of the discussion at the first User Groups 2.0 Virtual Conference is now available for listening and download.

The MUG Center’s first gathering of user group leaders to discuss the state of the MUG community, exchange ideas and look to the future was held on October 29, and keynoted by James Lee of Tropical Software. Jim addressed the group with his top 5 Tips for welcoming a vendor to your user group.

The participants in the conference included:


Allen Emory Triangle Macintosh Users Group	Pat Fauquet (co-host) Washington Apple Pi	Travis Good Washington Apple Pi

Dawn Hurwitz Hawaii Mac Nuts	Jed Mark Diablo Valley Macintosh Users Group	Bill Medlow Long Island Macintosh Users Group

Michael Potter Thumb Macintosh Users Goup	Nicholas Pyers AUSOM	Chuck Joiner (host) Editor The MUG Center

The User Groups 2.0 Virtual Conferences, initiated by The MUG Center, are a series of online/virtual gatherings of individuals who are ambitious about taking the Mac User Group community into the future, addressing the needs of today’s Mac enthusiast and continuing the tradition of being an important channel of information and influence for Mac users.