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Resources Index
Sliced into 6 simple categories for your dining enjoyment, just to get leaders and members started:
DAILY
WEEKLY
MONTHLY
OREGON
GLOBAL
APPLE

The MUG Center's UG EVENTS Calendar

TidBITS
(daily Mac news)

MacWorld
(daily Mac news)

iLounge
(meeting place and news site for everything iPod and iPhone)

Macintouch
(daily Mac news)

Audio (news, interviews):
MacVoices
(formerly the User Group Report) with Chuck Joiner

MacNotables
(Mac industry experts panel discussions, with) with Chuck Joiner

Your Mac Life
(radio show) hosted by longtime Mac radio dude Shawn King

Mac OSX Hints
(site dedicated to expert and user shared tips)

OSX Pro Tip of the Week

For MUG editors:
TidBITS
(Mac how-to and news articles, free content for with proper credit)

Shared MUG Newsletter content from the MUG Center

Digital Bark
Omug's monthly column

Vendor
Discounts

Events, chats:
World Without Borders UG Chats
(nation-wide and beyond community chats)

Digital Bark
Omug's monthly column

The MUG Center's UG EVENTS Calendar

News, files, etc:
Oregon MUG Calendar by Omug (with iCal links)

Event poster-flyer (example):
Poster-Flyer
(PDF color)

Internal MUG
Survey template
(SimpleText, for email broadcasts)

The Digital Bark
Omug's monthly column

News:
The MUG Center
MacCentral
Macintouch
 Version Tracker
iLounge

Repair & Support:
MacFixIt
Apple Support

O'Reilly:
MacDevCenter

Adobe:
UG resources

Audio sites:
Your Mac Life
MacVoices
MacNotables

Web Browsers for Mac:
Old & New

Publishing your MUG iCal calendar (tutorial)

Misc. user group resources (compiled by Nicholas Pyers of Australia):
UG resources

 Apple UG site

Accessibility (for disabled or handicap) features of OSX

UG Locator
(find any Apple User Group that is registered with Apple)

Upcoming UG Events Listing
(as provided by individual groups)

Apple Support
(for all Apple's products)

Manuals
(PDF manuals for all Apple products)

MobileMe or DotMac (.Mac)
(Annual paid service providing eMail, iDisk storage, syncing, web page creation, Groups, and more)

OSX Downloads
(most recents updates, new apps and utilities, in many categories)

OSX Pro Tip of the Week

QuickTime Guide
(QT showcase page, links to categories)

eNews
(current issue of Apple's bulletin)

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Omug's Featured Resource of the Month:


user group news ala (audio) mode:
MacVoices

MacVoices (formerly called The User Group Report) is an audio series (usually about 45-60 minutes) featuring interviews with people making news in the MUG community. MacVoices, produced by host Chuck Joiner, is a sub-set feature of The MUG Center website. Check out the latest interviews, news and splash on MUG happenings by listening to the stream while online, or downloading the MP3 version for listening in iTunes or on your iPod, or via a Podcast (which can be found on the iTunes Music Store online, too).

Oregon MUG leaders interviewed on The User Group Report/MacVoices to date have included those from PMUG, JoMacs, AshMUG and Omug.

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Discounts for MUG members
One of the nice benefits of belonging to a MUG is DISCOUNTS on good stuff Mac users can really use. The following are deals we've found, know of, or were submitted to User Groups — be sure to see the monthly update on VENDOR SPECIALS from the Apple User Group Bulletin (below)!
MacAddict Magazine

FREE trial issue; discount on subscription rate for MUG members.
MacWORLD Magazine

FREE 6-month subscription! Look for the offer at the top of the page.
The Apple MUG Store

Discounts on hardware and software, for MUG members only (key words needed for entry).

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Vendor Specials exclusive to MUG members
Provided through Apple's User Group Bulletin via the Apple User Group Board
Discounts for MUG members (some are limited time offers), tracked by The Apple User Group Board -- password required (distributed to User Group members only by that group's Ambassador)
For the most up-to-date discounts, and details on discounts codes or contacting the individual vendor about their deals, please see your group's Ambassador!

Vendor to Nov. 15

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