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Important items from 2002

Wired Favorites for December 9, 2002

Holiday E-Cards: Handle With Care, * Mac Loyalists: Don't Tread on Us, * For Mac Users, It Takes a Village, * Worshipping at the Altar of Mac, * Macworld Tokyo Says Sayonara_ PLUS ten others!(12/09/2002)

Apple eNews for Dec. 5, 2002

The Multimedia Wonder, * 'Tis the Season, * His Instruments of Choice, * Speaking Through Music, * New for Mac OS X: Director MX, * Tips for Ten: Undo that Move, * Technically Speaking: rating tunes in iTunes -- PLUS ten others!(12/05/2002)

Happy Thanksgiving from AACUG

seasonal goodies for you and yours...... During the holidays people always have a wealth of visual images to express the thoughts of the season... here we pass along some of the best to you! (11/25/2002)

Security Update Patches a Hole in X

recognizes and fixes some potential problems... (11/25/2002)

New Life for the Original Apple

Here's one for "This Old Mouse"... If you thought that old Apple 1 computer in your closet wasn't worth anything, think again. Computer technician Vince Briel resurrecting the Apple I hand-built machine that launched Apple computer. (11/25/2002)

Wired Favorites: November 25, 2002

interesting selections from Wired online...... Apple Drops in Microsoft Country, Fetishists Really Love Their Macs, IPods Go Wherever Their Owners Do, Early Desktop Pics Ahead of Time, Study: PDAs Good for Education, Students Treat Laptops with TLC, Maine Laptops: IT Takes a Village, Kids Get Safe Internet Haven, IM Users: Your Boss Is Watching, Guess Who Yahoos_ Saddam's Son, Dubya, Willya Turn the Book Over_, How Much Hack Info Is Too Much_, Microsoft Spills Customer Data, ActiveX Control Acting Up (11/25/2002)

Hot new OSX Game Debuts

Bang, bang, shoot'em up!... Now you get to play the role of the curvy, '60s style secret agent "Kate"... Inspired by the ever popular James Bond series, from MacPlay (11/25/2002)

New Template Tags from WebMerge

automating your web content... Users of popular database programs like FileMaker Pro, MS Access, can now get into Web database publishing without the usual specialized hosting services (11/25/2002)

Apple eNews for 11/21/2002

New Apple Publication for Educators... all about iPhoto... Mac OS X Works Seamlessly in a Windows NT Environment. What's New_ WebObjects 5.2, Mac OS X v10.2.2 Update, Discounts on iPhoto Books, Intellihance Pro, War II Online for X, Final Cut Pro for Avid Editors (11/21/2002)

Mid Atlantic MUGS Christen Apple Store

Daniel East reports from the King of Prussia, PA mall with photos and the story behind this MUG gathering to open a new Apple Store there.

November Wired Leads

headlines of interest to members from Wired, including: Hey Mac, Can You Burn a DVD_ -- No Fish Tale: Swimming in Macs -- Japan's Growing Mac 'Mod' Squad -- 'Modders' Can't Leave Macs Alone -- All Aboard! (But No PCs Allowed) -- Suing Spammers for a Good Cause -- Prada's Smart Tags Too Clever_ -- Blog to Court: Check Your Facts... and others

Thanks Sparky

How two user groupers, out of town, out of luck, were saved by former BMUGer

Mug Info Manager: Nov. 4

* Steve Case out_, * Apple Holds On To Education Market Share, * MacTiVo Blesser Available Again, * Opera, * Paul McCartney: Mac Guru_, * dealcam.com extends dealnews franchise, * Freenet: A bulwark for free speech online, * Meeting topic idea, * Safety Recalls, * Desert Island Disk, * Quotes: Pope, Park, Einstein

Apple: iPod Hits Target (stores)

Apple's iPod, will be available at all Target stores nationwide starting this week. All 1,148 Target stores will offer the 10GB iPod for Mac and Windows.

Shareware: Print Window in Aqua

Print Window 2.0 adds new features including the much requested Aqua Services support and full Mac OS X 10.2 compatability

O'Reilly's First Mac OS X Conference

forges a new community

November Bursts:

Short, news and tidbits bursts of interest to members (Spam, Microsoft, Apple Promo, Networking, OS X Menus, and more)

Editorial: Virex Orphans OS/9

prompts this letter from an unhappy user... UG member unhappy witn MacAfee/NAI for discontinuing support DATs for Virex 6

Eleven New Plug-ins for FileMaker Pro 6.

Cross platform from Troi ... What are the Troi Plug-ins_ Troi Plug-ins extend the functionality of FileMaker Pro 6, helping you solve different problems

Simple, secure workgroup file sharing

PC-Mac-Net FileShare v2.0... Lava Software is now shipping PC-Mac-Net FileShare v2.0, a product which allows users to transfer files easily and securely between Macintoshes and Windows PCs over a Local Area Network (LAN)

Editorial: Software Manuals

unhappy people struggling to learn... an ex-teacher, nine years of college, author of two text books, about 14 years with the computer, talks about the many unhappy people that struggle with manuals that purport to help one cope successfully with a particular piece of software

User Group Discussion: Delinquent Reviews

(From the InfoManager) When they don't send it in on time!... Some suggestions on how to get reviews done as promised to vendors -- from the AUGD discussion list

Feature: Mac Books - the "Little" series

Check out the Mac User Guide Bookshelf for the most up to date books for Mac users. If you've read one lately, post your review and we'll send you a NEW book to review!

Recent SPAM coverage

Stay up to date on legislation and events in the news surrounding unsolicited email, security issues, and child safety on the nets. (See our special "Kids Safety Net" department!)

Previously ...

October 17, 9:30 am: FREE Jaguar for Teachers

October 16: File Sharing ALERT

... Apple Fourth Quarter Earnings - net loss of $45 million

... Adobe Celebrates - The fathers of the desktop publishing revolution

October 15: Apple's QuickTime 6 - Downloads Top 25 Million

October 14: MUG News Bursts - Ellison Bails on Apple, and more

October Shareware Picks - members and MUG staffers "Best"

MUG Special Standing Offers - for Apple Computer users!