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CompUSA is now offering Applecare @ a 20% discount! Anyone who has purchased an Apple computer in the past year who didn’t get Applecare can now get it at the 20% savings (while supplies last). Remember, your Apple computer must be less than 1 year old to qualify for the 20% Applecare discount. Call Bobby (354.1584) if you have any questions. Thanks

December GMUG Meeting: Christmas Fun, Munchies and Door Prizes

Date: Monday, December 10

Time: 7:00 PM

The holiday season has arrived.  Come enjoy a time of Mac talk and food with your fellow GMUG members. Visitors are always welcome. Please bring sweet or salt munchies to share.  GMUG will supply coffee, hot tea and soft drinks.  There will be door prizes too!

Place:

Grace Baptist Church Fellowship Hall (NOTE THE CHANGE OF PLACE FROM THE REGULAR MEETINGS)

5020 Old Spartanburg Road

Taylors, SC 29687

(At the Intersection of Brushy Creek & Old Spartanburg Roads)

NEWS from Bobby Morrison at CompUSA
bmorrison@apple.com

This coming Friday, November 23, (Black Friday*) CompUSA will be offering an instant 5% off all Apple computer purchases plus special savings, etc. on many other items in the store – such as – get a $15 iTunes Gift card instantly with purchase of iPod classic, iPod nano or iPod touch. Most iPod accessories are 20% off instantly. These are some great savings and the store has plenty of Apple computers and iPods in-stock. Hope to see you Friday – my hours on Friday are 7:00 am till 9:00 pm!!

*Forgotten what Black Friday means?  It’s the day when retailers usually go from the red into the black (the profitable side of the ledger) for the current year.

The 11-13-07 Meeting featured fast stuff.  Patrick Greer started off the presentation with a demonstration and introduction to Quicksilver. According to Wikipedia Quicksilver is A computer utility software program for Mac OS X. It allows users to use the keyboard to rapidly perform tasks such as launching applications, manipulating files and data, running scripts or sending e-mail. Patrick mentioned that he will use Quicksilver to launch applications he uses very frequently and save new or seldom used by needed item for the dock. Patrick also shared how you can do action on files a lot more quickly than using a mouse.  Patrick then shared a Google Talk video featuring the developer of Quicksilver talking about his application.  After viewing a part of the presentation Patrick fielded questions from those in attendance.  Patrick also mentioned two MacBreak videos that told more about Quicksilver and how to use it.  MacBreak Episode 12 and Episode 17.  Quicksilver can be downloaded from http://www.blacktree.com.

After the Quicksilver presentation Bobby Morrison gave a demonstration of Leopard showing the new user interface with Coverflow, Quicklook and then he told us about his 5 years with Apple as an employee. Bobby then took questions from those attending.

November GMUG Meeting: Monday, November 12
Quicksilver & Leopard
Date:  Monday, November 12, 2007

Time:

6:30 pm   -  Mac Basics

7:00 pm   -

Part 1:  Patrick Greer  “Quicksilver: A Great Free Program for Your Mac”
Quicksilver is a freeware utility program for working with applications, contacts, music and other data.
Patrick will share with us the ways that Quicksilver can make our computing easier and quicker.

Part 2: Bobby Morrison: “The Joys of Leopard”
Bobbie Morrison is beginning of series of several sessions in which he will share in detail special features of OS X 10.5 Leopard and how to use them.