SGVMUG

We welcome our newest Board of Director’s member, David Whitby as this month’s presenter for our main topic which is -

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The meeting will be held at the Pasadena Public Library Main Branch Auditorium at 7:00 p.m.

Don’t forget, members receive one free ticket for our drawing. When you bring guests you get another free ticket for each guest you bring.

Following the general meeting, we have our informal “Meeting after the Meeting” at Coco’s Restaurant, 77 North Lake Avenue (between Colorado Blvd. and Holly Street).

Please join us August 3rd, 2009 for our monthly general meeting.

Yes, you did read that right. Our monthly meeting for August will be on the FIRST Monday due to the fact that the Main Branch of the Pasadena Public Library will be closed to remodeling. This was mentioned originally in the May President’s message - http://www.sgvmug.org/2009/05/20/presidents-message-may-2009/ .

Our August Meeting will be on Skype and web-based communication. It will be presented by Andrew Zima.

The meeting will be held at the Pasadena Public Library Main Branch Auditorium at 7:00 p.m.

Don’t forget, members receive one free ticket for our drawing. When you bring guests you get another free ticket for each guest you bring.

Following the general meeting, we have our informal “Meeting after the Meeting” at Coco’s Restaurant, 77 North Lake Avenue (between Colorado Blvd. and Holly Street).

Please join us June 15th, 2009 for our monthly general meeting.

This month we will have two presenters -

Ben Ritter will be discussing the iPhone 3.0 OS update that will be released on June 17th. This major update arrives just 2 days before the new iPhone 3G S arrives at an Apple Store or ATT dealer near you.

Billy Chang will finish his presentation on the hot and slightly taboo topic of Hackintosh. What is it, How do you do it, and Why should you care?

The meeting will be held at the Pasadena Public Library Main Branch Auditorium at 7:00 p.m.

Don’t forget, members receive one free ticket for our drawing. When you bring guests you get another free ticket for each guest you bring.

Following the general meeting, we have our informal “Meeting after the Meeting” at Coco’s Restaurant, 77 North Lake Avenue (between Colorado Blvd. and Holly Street).

The SGVMUG has contracted with the Pasadena Library to continue holding our regular meetings in the Auditorium for the coming year. With three exceptions due the Library’s operating schedule, we will be holding our meetings at our regular date and time: 7:00 p.m. on the third Monday of the month.

The first exception will be in August, 2009, when we will meet on the first Monday, August 3rd, because the Library will be undergoing renovations later in the month. In January, we will meet on the 11th (second Monday) and in February, we will meet on the 8th (also second Monday) because the Library will be closed for the Martin Luther King and Presidents Day holidays respectively.

Thus, here is the meeting schedule for the coming year:
2009: June 15, July 20, August 3, September 21, October 19, November 16, and December 21
2010: January 11, February 8, March 15, April 19, May 17, and June 21

Please mark your calendars and plan to join us at our regular meetings, and watch the website for detailed information about each.
Please also let us know what topics you would like us to cover in our meeting presentations. Just send us an e-mail at sgvmug@sgvmug.org with your suggestions.

Best regards,
Ron Streicher, President
San Gabriel Valley Macintosh Users Group

For those who haven’t noticed, Apple is about to hit 1,000,000,000 downloads from its App Store. To commemorate this Apple is holding a celebration and you’re invited. Just download any free or paid app from the App Store in iTunes, on your iPhone or iPod Touch and get entered into a drawing for the following items -

$10,000 iTunes Gift Card, an iPod touch, a Time Capsule, and a MacBook Pro

Highlights of the fine points are you can only enter 25 times a day and yes you can enter with having to download anything.
To enter without purchase or download, please go here - http://www.apple.com/itunes/billion-app-countdown/entryform/

To check out how close they are and to find the link for the official rules, please go here - http://www.apple.com/itunes/billion-app-countdown/

Please join us April 20th, 2009 for our monthly general meeting.

Presenter Billy Chang will discuss the hot and slightly taboo topic of Hackintosh. What is it, How do you do it, and Why should you care?

The meeting will be held at the Pasadena Library Auditorium at 7:00 p.m.

Don’t forget, members receive one free ticket for our drawing. When you bring guests you get another free ticket for each guest you bring.

Following the general meeting, we have our informal “Meeting after the Meeting” at Coco’s Restaurant, 77 North Lake Avenue (between Colorado Blvd. and Holly Street).

May 18th meeting topic: Mac-HEADS The Movie. Please join us for a screening of this Documentary about “the rest of us” - the Macintosh community.

June 15th meeting topic: Ben Ritter will talking about the new iPhone 3.0 OS update.

Join us on May 18th as we show “MacHEADS the Movie”.

This is not a film about the Mac or even Apple Inc., it’s about the Apple community what they call “the rest of us”.

About the film:
MacHEADS The Movie is the brainchild of brothers Kobi and Ron Shely. It took them years to complete as they located key archival footage and interviewed many a Mac personality about their memories and thoughts.

You can learn more about the film at http://www.macheadsthemovie.com and by looking for MacHEADS at YouTube.

Pasadena, CA — Monday, May 18, 2009
Hosted by: San Gabriel Valley Macintosh Users Group, aka SGVMUG
Location: Pasadena Central Library, 285 E. Walnut Street, Pasadena, CA 91107
7 - 9 pm
For location/meeting info visit: http://www.sgvmug.org/meetings

Well in advance of the 2008 Income Tax filing deadline, our March 16th meeting will feature an introduction to TurboTax software for the Macintosh.  Available in five specially formatted versions, each is tailored for a particular income tax situation.

SGVMUG Board Member Bud Keville will demonstrate how to setup and prepare a basic  individual income tax return.

In addition to the TurboTax presentation, the meeting will offer our regular monthly features:  “Tips and Tricks” with Gautam Godse, “Mac News” with Billy Chang, and our drawing.

Please mark your calendars and plan to attend this informative and timely presentation.

Members who bring a guest will receive on extra free ticket to the drawing.

At the recent MacWorld in San Francisco, two new upgrades were announced to the family of Apple software:  iLife ’09 and iWork ‘09.  At our meeting on Monday, February 9th, SGVMUG Board Member Billy Chang will give us an overview of these new versions, showing us how they can make our work easier and help us be more productive with our Macs.  Mark your calendars and plan to join us at 7:00 p.m. at the Pasadena Library.

You also can renew your SGVMUG membership for 2009 at the meeting.

Members receive one free ticket for our drawing. When you bring a guest you get another free ticket.

Please note:  In March, we will return to our regular meeting date on the third Monday of each month.  Check the website regularly for complete meeting information and other news of the San Gabriel Valley Macintosh Users Group.

March 16th meeting topic:  TurboTax software.  Well in advance of the 2008 income tax deadline, SGVMUG Board Member Bud Keville will give us a few tips on how to use this program to prepare our own returns.

Thomas Ritter here. After being responsible for scheduling the monthly meeting presentations for the past several years, I’ve now changed roles and assumed the office of Treasurer of the SGVMUG.

A couple of years ago, we adopted an annual dues system, concurrent with the calendar year. This means that everyone’s dues are now up for renewal. Dues are $30.00 per year for regular members and $10.00 for full-time student members.  We will be accepting payment at the February 9th meeting or by mail. Checks should be made out to SGVMUG, and mailed to P.O. Box 90005, Pasadena 91109-5005.

Members receive one free red drawing ticket at each meeting, and an extra red ticket if they bring a guest. We also are reorganizing the “Members Only” area on the SGVMUG Website, and will be sending more information about this in the next few weeks. This password protected area will include information about exclusive dealer discounts, news and feature articles, and other special offers.

Another resource for members is our “MacTalk” mailing list, where all topics, questions, or problems relating to Macintosh computers and applications can be posted and discussed among our diverse membership.  Be sure to check our website regularly for more information.