Each month AppleUsers.org will run a contest that is open to all readers of the AppleUsers Spotlight.

Entering is simple – just fill in the form below. You’ll also need to type in this month’s ‘Magic Word’ which can only be found in the AppleUsers Spotlight. Continue reading »

AppleUsers.org is proud to announce the launch of our new digital format (aka PDF) magazine, the AppleUsers Spotlight, which will be distributed, free of charge, via Australian Apple User Groups. Continue reading »

Nicholas Pyers, the Founder & Publisher of AppleUsers.org talks to Chuck Joiner on the MacVoices Podcast. Continue reading »

The Disc Image and Support Files for the August 2009 Disc of the Month, Internet Alternatives, are now available for Australian MUG Leaders to download from the Niche FTP Site.

Long before the World Wide Web existed, the Internet had many uses and even today there are many services you can use without ever opening a web browser.

The Internet Alternatives Disc is a collection of sixty applications that allow you to download files, images and movies; chat instantly with people from around the globe; socialise with friends; purchase and sell goods and services online; play games; catch up on news and events; and even talk on the telephone! Continue reading »

We are now calling for details for Australian Apple User Groups meetings that are occurring in September.

This is our first combined call for meeting details that will be submitted to both Australian Macworld and the AppleUsers Spotlight. Continue reading »

Creativetechs are at it again… this time they are offering a Free 4-Week Digital Photography Course, commencing July 16th (Australian time).

This special course is taught by photographer John Greengo from the PBS series Art Wolfe’s Travels to the Edge. Continue reading »

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.

e-tax is a downloadable product used for completing your tax return on a home PC and forwarding it securely electronically into the ATO. e-tax is only available for the Windows platform. For a number of years they have been promising to produce a version for other operating systems, but have failed to deliver. Continue reading »

Learn more for less!

Take Control Books normally offer Apple User Groups a 30% discount off their range, but until July 7, 2009 they are having a 50%-off sale on all Take Control ebooks and Macworld Superguides, so you can expand your library with highly practical ebooks about Macs, Mac OS X, iLife ’09, AirPort networking, and much more. Continue reading »

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. Continue reading »

We realise that Australian Apple User Groups have just submitted the details about their August 2009 meetings, so they can be published in Australian Macworld. Well, we need them all again, but with some additional information, for use in another project – AppleUsers.org new digital format magazine, AppleUsers Spotlight. Continue reading »

The Disc Image and Support Files for the July 2009 Disc of the Month, System Maid, are now available for Australian MUG Leaders to download from the Niche FTP Site.

System Maid is a collection of over fifty utilities that help improve and maintain peak performace of your Mac by providing Data Backup, Data Recovery and System Customisation tools. Continue reading »

Voila is a professional creativity tool for Mac OS X Leopard that lets you capture your screen, annotate, organize and share and Global Delight are offering Apple User Groups two free copies. Continue reading »

Yeap, it is time again for Australian Apple User Groups to submit the details of their August 2009 meeting(s). We need these before 5pm AEST, Sunday June 21, 2009. Continue reading »

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.

The video of the WWDC 2009 Keynote address is now available as a QuickTime Stream, in both standard and High Definition formats, plus it can be downloaded as a Podcast.

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. Continue reading »