Mar 28

Free Times Games Disc Label
Hi All,
Australian Macworld has partnered with Australian Mac User Groups to provide a Discs of the Month to members and this month’s title is “Free Time Games”
Free Time Games is a collection of over 40 different games to play during your “free time” and it has a great selection of arcade, card, strategy, role playing and simulation games suitable for the entire family, contained on a single CD. Continue reading »
Mar 02

Australian Macworld
Hi All,
Can you ALL please check the April dates in the Australian Macworld Events Calendar at are correct. If there are any corrections or additions, please let me know ASAP, as these will be used as the basis for the print edition, which I’ll be submitting tomorrow night (March 3rd)
Have you seen the “Why be a MUG?” blog entry?
It is the beginning of a series of monthly blog entries I’ll be writing for the Australian Macworld website. If there are events, ideas or anything relating to Apple Macintosh User Groups you’d like featured or mentioned, just let me know. My blog will normally be published on the 3rd or 4th Monday of each month. Continue reading »
Feb 19

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The Disc of the Month project is finally ready to officially launch.
For a reminder about the Disc of the Month the original announcement can be found at https://www.appleusers.org/news/dotm/disc-of-the-month-for-australian-mugs/.
I’m pleased to announce that Australian Macworld will be hosting the Golden Master and support files for a single member of your MUG to download and then you can produce copies ready for you to sell. Continue reading »
Feb 16

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Whilst looking for some other material, I found this great article on Finding Volunteers.
Whilst it focusses on volunteers for a fundraising project, the general principles apply to all volunteers and I thought we could all benefit of this. Continue reading »
Feb 06

Apple Sales Website
Hi All,
Just letting you know that a copy of Bento is available for user group review or demo from the ASW. One copy available per group. Please send a copy or your review to usergroups-at-apple.com. Continue reading »
Feb 01

Publishing House Disc Label
The first Disc of the Month, to be released to all Australian Apple Users Groups, is Publishing House.
Turn your Mac in to an all round Publishing House, with all the tools you need to generate your own;
Greeting Cards
Envelopes & Labels
Flyers & Newsletters
Calendars & Scrapbooks
Banners, Signs & Posters
CD & DVD Labels, Covers & Inserts Continue reading »
Jan 23

Meeting Date Request
Hi All,
It’s been great to see the enthusiastic response to the new online Australian Macworld Calendar
A number of MUGs have been very keen and recently supplied me with a listing of either all their meeting dates for 2008, or the next 3 or 6 months worth. Continue reading »
Jan 12

Meeting Date Request
The Australian Macworld website is now online and active
The expanded Events Listing is also available for viewing.
Please check out the February events… and let me know if you would like anything added to your entries, or if I have missed anyone’s meetings. Continue reading »
Jan 07

Latest News Stack
Hi All,
Following on from the announcement of the new publicity opportunities for promoting MUGs on the new Australian Macworld website, I’ve had a couple of queries asking where else can MUGs, both big and small, get some extra publicity coverage.
Well, there are a number of resources ready and waiting for you to capitalise upon, including; Continue reading »
Jan 07

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Hi All,
A suggestion has arisen from my recent email regarding “Publicity Opportunities for MUGs” that all Australian MUGs look at taking a full page advertisement out in various publications including;
- Australian Macworld
- Australian Personal Computer
- PC User
- Computer Choice
- Australian Net Guide
that promotes the benefits of joining a Macintosh User Group and how to find your local one. Continue reading »
Dec 29

Australian Macworld
Hi All,
There are some exciting changes ahead with Australian Macworld.
You will have already noticed the change in page layout style of the printed magazine and other changes.
An even bigger change is happening early next year. Australian Macworld is getting its’ own website;
The printed magazine will continue to be produced but the website allows further expansion of articles and the inclusion of other topics that couldn’t be accommodated within in confines of a publishing schedule related to a print medium. Continue reading »
Aug 13
Hi All,
To help plan some future projects and ideas, I would appreciate it if you could spend a couple of minutes completing the short survey below before 5pm Sunday August 19. Continue reading »
Jul 27
Hi All,
CASE Apps have supplied a limited number of Not For Resale licenses of Sofa Control for use by Australian Macintosh User Groups.
Sofa Control allows users to utilise the Apple Remote that now ships with most new Macintosh systems to control a wide of applications and vastly improve functionality in the standard supported applications. Continue reading »
Jun 08

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Nicholas advises that the Mousepose licences had been sent to all those MUGs that applied and then discusses Macintosh User Groups consider applying for the Volunteer Small Equipment Grants 2007 from the Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Continue reading »