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		<title>Software Freedom Day 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 04:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Write Saturday, September 17, 2011 on your calendar&#8230; It&#8217;s Software Freedom Day 2011 and we are again encouraging all Australian Apple User Groups to participate in local events, or organise your own. Software Freedom Day (SFD) is a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Their goal in this celebration is to educate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jun/Jul 2011 Spotlight &#8211; 103 Page Magazine &#8211; Free Download</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Jun/Jul 2011 issue of the AppleUsers Spotlight is our largest issue yet, weighing in at a massive 103 pages. It is now available in PDF format and can be read using Adobe Reader or Preview under Mac OS X, Adobe Reader for Windows and now in iBooks on the iPad, iPhone and iPad touch.]]></description>
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		<title>Office 2011 Meeting-in-a-Box for MUG Presenter</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 14:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft are offering leaders of Apple User Groups a "Meeting-in-a-Box” to allow them to present Microsoft Office 2011 for Macintosh to your members.]]></description>
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		<title>Mac Video Training: 12 Free Library Passes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 18:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Raffle Prizes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[User Group Resources]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[MacProVideo.com are offering Apple User Groups worldwide a dozen "Core Library Passes" for use as Raffle Prizes at their meetings.]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft User Group Support Services Survey</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Microsoft User Group Support Services (UGSS) needs to properly understand the needs of both User Group Leaders AND Members so that they can support the technical community to the best of their ability. 

To help them achieve this, they requesting that both Leaders AND Members of User Groups complete a short survey before the end of February 2011.]]></description>
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		<title>Mac-Drive Toolbox: Limited Time Free Offer for User Groups</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stellar’s new Mac-Drive Tool Box is revolutionary software to enhance performance of your Mac system. Mac-Drive Tool Box is a set of more than 12 utilities that help you maintain, manage and speed up your Mac System. The Apple User Group Advisory Board have arranged for Apple User Groups leaders to obtain a fully licensed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Software Freedom Day 2010 Registrations Open</title>
		<link>http://www.appleusers.org/news/software-freedom-day-2010-registrations-open/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=software-freedom-day-2010-registrations-open</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Software Freedom Day (SFD) is a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Their goal in this celebration is to educate the worldwide public about of the benefits of using high quality FOSS in education, in government, at home, and in business &#8212; in short, everywhere! The non-profit company Software Freedom International coordinates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking for Australian Apple User Groups</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 13:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently we have been updating our list of active Apple User Groups in Australia as we&#8217;ve seen one group fold, another start up and a few whose details had changed and we thought this would be an opportune time to seek any other active Apple User Groups that may wish to be included in our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AppleUsers.org Adopts The Smith Family</title>
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		<comments>http://www.appleusers.org/news/appleusers-org-adopts-the-smith-family/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 13:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AppleUsers.org has adopted The Smith Family as our preferred charity and we encourage all our readers to learn more about the work The Smith Family does to provide support and services to more than 30,000 disadvantaged children and young people around Australia.]]></description>
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		<title>Kookaburra Awards 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.appleusers.org/news/kookaburra-awards-2010/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=kookaburra-awards-2010</link>
		<comments>http://www.appleusers.org/news/kookaburra-awards-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 06:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our Community and Westpac are undertaking a search to find Australia’s Kookaburras – the loud and proud stirrers – the community groups, the people and the projects that changed our communities for the better.

The 2010 Kookaburra Awards will offer prizes to individuals, groups and projects that really made a difference – that stretch people’s vision of what’s possible in Australia’s society today.

At times, we might think of these people as ratbags, or cranks, or worse. 
We call them radical, or subversive, or infuriatingly single-minded. But we can’t deny that they made a difference in the world. Nominate now for a 2010 Kookaburra Award!]]></description>
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		<title>AppleUsers.org Relocates Servers</title>
		<link>http://www.appleusers.org/news/appleusers-org-relocates-servers/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=appleusers-org-relocates-servers</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the Easter 2010 break, AppleUsers.org bought forward a planned migration to a new internet hosting provider by nearly two weeks, due to unforeseen difficulties with the old server.]]></description>
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		<title>Become a Seniors Internet Kiosk</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[User Group Resources]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Government has committed $15 million over three years (2008-2011) to provide free access to computers, broadband services and training to seniors by creating approximately 2,000 senior internet kiosks nation-wide. These kiosk services will be delivered nationally through local community organisations or in any suitable public place that services seniors, which would include many Australian Apple User Groups.]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteer Grants 2010 worth up to $5,000 now available</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Volunteer Grants 2010 recognises the valuable work of Australia’s volunteers and is part of the Government’s ongoing commitment to supporting volunteers, assisting disadvantaged communities and encouraging social inclusion to assist vulnerable people within our society.  Funding of $21 million is available to eligible non-profit community organisations to assist their volunteers and encourage volunteering]]></description>
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		<title>The State of Mac User Groups</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chuck Joiner, of The MUG Center, joins Christopher Breen on the Macworld Podcast #191 to discuss the state of Mac User Groups.]]></description>
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		<title>Follow us on Facebook &amp; Twitter</title>
		<link>http://www.appleusers.org/news/follow-us-on-facebook-twitter/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=follow-us-on-facebook-twitter</link>
		<comments>http://www.appleusers.org/news/follow-us-on-facebook-twitter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of our program to make the AppleUsers Spotlight more readily accessible to a wider audience, you can now follow all the latest news from AppleUsers.org on Facebook and Twitter.]]></description>
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		<title>CreativeTech announce &#8216;Winter 2010&#8242; free classes</title>
		<link>http://www.appleusers.org/news/creativetech-announce-winter-2010-free-classes/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=creativetech-announce-winter-2010-free-classes</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CreativeTech have announced their "Winter 2010" calender of free online classes, along with a series of downloadable flyers for you to spread the news with your friends and colleagues.]]></description>
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		<title>Whirlpool&#8217;s 2009 Broadband Survey now running</title>
		<link>http://www.appleusers.org/news/whirlpools-2009-broadband-survey-now-running/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=whirlpools-2009-broadband-survey-now-running</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Broadband Survey, run by Whirlpool.net.au, is now open, so consumers can once again have their say about the state of broadband in Australia.

AppleUsers.org recommends all users of broadband in Australia spends the ten or so minutes required to complete the survey]]></description>
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		<title>MacTheMag Launched</title>
		<link>http://www.appleusers.org/news/1075/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=1075</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MacTheMag, the new venture by Matthew Powell, former editor of Australian Macworld, recently launched the digital magazine portion of the project. To subscribe to MacTheMag, simply complete the web form found at their website and you&#8217;ll get a new issue sent to you each month. Let your members know that it is now available and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Software Freedom Day 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Software Freedom Day 2009 will be held on Saturday September 19th &#8211; It is a celebration of free and open source software and the community behind it. This FREE event is held &#8220;simultaneously&#8221; around the world and will showcase the best that the free and open source software (FOSS) community has to offer, including live [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteer Grants 2009 &#8211; call for applications now open</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Government, through the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) have $21 million available for the Volunteer Grants 2009 scheme and Australian Apple User Groups should be eligible to apply.]]></description>
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		<title>AppleUsers Spotlight to be archived in the National Library of Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Library of Australia have approached AppleUsers.org seeking permission to include the AppleUsers Spotlight magazine in their PANDORA Archive and we have just granted permission.]]></description>
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		<title>Nicholas talks to Chuck Joiner on MacVoices Podcast</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nicholas Pyers, the Founder &#038; Publisher of AppleUsers.org talks to Chuck Joiner on the MacVoices Podcast.]]></description>
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		<title>Free 4-Week Digital Photography Course</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creativetechs are at it again... this time they are offering a Free 4-Week Digital Photography Course, commencing July 14th (Australian time). 

This special course is taught by photographer John Greengo from the PBS series Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge.]]></description>
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		<title>Where is e-tax for the Mac?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A number of the ACT Apple User Group members have been corresponding with the Australian Taxation Office to find out when a Mac compatible version of e-tax will be made available. Despite numerous people corresponding with the ATO over this matter, so far no one has received satisfactory explanations of when a Mac version will be available. Find out how your Apple User Group can get involved in a campaign to get a Mac version released.]]></description>
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		<title>50% Off All Take Control Ebooks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take Control Books are having a 50%-off sale on all Take Control ebooks and Macworld Superguides through July 7th, so you can expand your library with highly practical ebooks about Macs, Mac OS X, iLife '09, AirPort networking, and much more.]]></description>
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		<title>Apple leads Keynote at ASCCA 2009 Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first Keynote Address at the 2009 Annual Conference of the Australian Seniors Computer Clubs Association (ASCCA) will be about Apple and their products. The Keynote will given by a representative from Next Byte.]]></description>
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		<title>WWDC 2009 Keynote Posted as Podcast</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 9th, 2009, Australian Time, Apple Inc launched their World Wide Developers Conference for 2009 with a Keynote Address, lead by Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing.

Australian Apple Macintosh User Groups may wish to consider downloading the Podcast version, which weighs in at a hefty 1.3GB file and showing excerpts at a forthcoming meeting]]></description>
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		<title>Apple Camp for Kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starting in June 2009, Apple Retail Stores in Australia will conduct free workshops called "Apple Camp" for children aged 8 years to 12 years old.]]></description>
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		<title>Free O&#8217;Reilly Posters</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Pyers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[O'Reilly have created a number of different posters over the years for a variety of events and groups and now they would like to share them with the wider community, including Apple User Groups.]]></description>
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