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WELCOME

 

 

 

MACINTOSH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MEETS THE THIRD TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH

12:30 P.M.

Third Tuesday meetings open with a session by Carole Martin on Mac Basics. The rest of the meetings are devoted to Questions and Answers on
Mac skills and Switching from PC to Mac.

VMUG MEETINGS ARE THE FOURTH WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH

6:30 P.M.

 

The next Fourth Wednesday night VMUG meeting will be February 22.

 

All meetings are held in Saddlebrook Recreation Center.

 

We have a Google Group, administered by Jim Reitz. It is a way for members to talk to members.

Sign up for the group; post any questions you have.

Another group member may have just the information you seek!
You can also learn from other postings and replies.

(You must be a dues-paid member of The Villages Macintosh Users Group to join.)

So join now! Just fill out the form below.

Google Groups
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NOTE: If you notice something or some page on this website that needs
a correction or updating,
please let me know at scotland.ruth@gmail.com
Thanks, Ruth

 

 

 

 

Macintosh Users Groups (MUGS) help both new and experienced users to get the most from their Macintosh computers and provide a social atmosphere and network for Macintosh users to connect with each other.

The Villages MUG, over three hundred strong and growing, has programs in help with Basic Mac Skills, presentations about popular software applications, experts on hand in many fields to offer individual help, Special Interest Groups (SIGs) for small group interaction and learning, and great refreshments at every Wednesday meeting.

Every third Tuesday of the month at 12:30 p.m. small group sessions are offered in Mac basics and other problems members may have. This is an informal session, based mostly on the questions of the attending members.

The club's structured meeting to do business and learn new skills is every fourth Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. Meetings open with announcements, then move to a presentation by a club member or visiting expert. Some upcoming programs will be on iWorks, iPhoto, computer graphics, and Print Shop. Following the formal program is a question and answer session with the audience and expert members. Raffles and refreshments enliven a social time to finish out the evening.

We invite all Macintosh users and any others with a curiosity and interest in Macintosh computers to our meetings. All meetings are held at Saddlebrook Recreation Center in The Villages, Florida.

2010

 


 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The January Slices is up on the website. You can read it

HERE

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Note: If your web browser opens the PDF Slices file as a web page instead of downloading it to your desktop, go to "Save As" under "File" next to the browser name in the menu. When you save it, it will download to the desktop as a PDF file.

January Slices page 1

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If the automatic download above doesn't work for you, use method below.

To download the PDF version of the December 2011 SLICES to your computer, place your cursor on the PDF icon above and right-click. In the popup box, choose " Download Link to Desktop" or "Save Link As" or similar phrase.


January Cartoon


 

VMUG NOW HASNEW/UPDATED AVENUES FOR YOU TO GET HELP WITH YOUR COMPUTER PROBLEMS.

READ ON...

 


# ONE

GET HELP FROM YOUR FRIENDS!!

MUD is an open gathering for anyone who wants help with their Mac or software. You just walk in, sit down or walk around, and talk to others about computers and your problems.

MUD meets the second Wednesday of every month at the Paradise Recreation Center from 10 until noon.
Come on over and join the fun.

Tony Cottell is the facilitator of MUD meetings. Call him at 750-4461 for more information.

 


# TWO

PRESIDENT JIM RIETZ AND A VOLUNTEER GROUP OF VMUG MEMBERS ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE

A NEW HELP WEBSITE FOR VMUG MEMBERS!!

There are tutoritals, questions and answers, and other offerings designed to help VMUG members with their questions and problems.

If you miss a meeting, or just want to review a meeting to pick up point you may have missed, the site offers Podcasts of each meeting.

Go to:

http://thevillagesMUG.com

NOTE: The Main Website of VMUG, this one, is .org on the end. The Help Website of VMUG is .com on the end.

 


GREAT WEBSITES!

At the bottom of this page is a list of handy websites, put together by Jack Kraft. I use it all the time to track flights and packages, and check on the news and weather.

Scroll down and take a look.

I test the links on that list every now and then. If one is dead, please let me know so I can fix it!

Thanks, Ruth (Webmaster)


 

Both of the web sites below, MacUpdate Promo and Mac Zot below offer fantastic deals on Mac software.

MACUPDATE PROMO
posts a new software bargain every day on our web page. Just click on the image to go to the site.


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Dear Villages Macintosh Users Group Member,

Greetings. My name is Thomas Gemkow, and I am the Store Services Manager for the brand new Best
Buy in Lady Lake. Some of you may remember my name from my previous involvement with the
Villages Computer Club a couple of years ago.

I am sending this letter today to offer you a fantastic savings with your local Best Buy.
As you may remember before, the VCC had a partnership with a local electronics retailer that included
10% off any PC accessories. In speaking with a few members of the club, and collaborating with Jack
Kraft, I have learned that the discount the VCC used to receive has since been revoked.

Our management staff is dedicated to building very strong relationships with our community programs,
and would love to offer the same discount you used to receive here at our store.
The 10% off accessories will be good on the following items in the PC department of our store.

• Hard Drives
• RAM
• Surge Protectors
• Battery backups
• Portable Memory
• Blank Media
• Cables
• Ink
• Paper
• Web Cams
• Input devices
• PC parts

Additionally, any VMUG member will be eligible for 20% off any Geek Squad Computer Repair or
Installation service.

This discount is only available to purchase in the PC department, and CAN NOT be combined with any
sale or promotional price, meaning if the item is tagged and being sold for less than regular retail value,
the 10% savings will not be applied. It also is not eligible on DESKTOP PC’s, LAPTOP PC’s,
PRINTERS or MONITORS.

The discount is only valid at your Best Buy, located at 552 US Highway 27/441, Lady Lake, FL 32159.
All you have to do to receive this discount is show your VMUG name badged to your cashier, and a
manager will personally come over and take care of your price adjustment. It’s that simple.

I thank you so much for the opportunity to help serve you as a community member, and look very
forward to meeting you all in person. If you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to email me
at thomas.gemkow@bestbuy.com





FREE APPLE SEMINARS ONLINE

Online seminars are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the following topics.

accounting music
audio photography
design science/tech
print and graphic design servers/networks
development tools small business
digital media support

to find out more, visit http://www.apple.com/seminars

Bookmarks
(Favorite Places)

Search Engines
http://www.google.com/
http://www.ask.com (search by asking a question)
http://www.dogpile.com

YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/

Airline Travel
http://www.continental.com
http://www.delta.com/
http://www.iflyswa.com/
http://www.usairways.com/

Airline Flight Status
http://www.flytecomm.com/cgi-bin/trackflight

Amazon.Com
http://www.amazon.com

Rail Passenger Travel
http://www.amtrak.com
http://www.viarail.ca/en.index.html

News
http://news.yahoo.com/?u
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
http://www.foxnews.com/
http://newslink.org/. (Links to US and World Newspapers)
http://www.dailycommercial.com/index.asp (Daily Commercial)
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/ (Orlando Sentinel)

Weather
http://www.weather.com/
http://www.hurricanetrack.com/Java/westatl.html
http://www.wftv.com/weather/index.html
http://www.stormpulse.com/fullscreen/current

Temperature in The Villages
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/KVVG.html

The Food Channel and Restaurant Reviews
http://www.foodtv.com
http://thevillagesgourmetclub.com

Movies
http://www.imdb.com/

US Stock Market
http://cnnfn.com/
http://cnnfn.com/markets/us_markets.html

Phone Numbers
http://www.switchboard.com/
http://www.whitepages.com/

Thesaurus & Dictionary
http://thesaurus.reference.com/

Cyber Post Cards
http://www.bluemountain.com/

Maps and Travel Planner
http://maps.google.com/
http://mapquest.com/
http://maps.yahoo.com/

US Postal Service and Zip Codes
http://www.usps.gov/
http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp

Packages Delivery
http://www.fedex.com/us/
http://www.ups.com/
https://spportal.fedex.com/sp/track.jsp

Price & Product Shopping
http://www.epinions.com/

Check to See if Virus Hoax or Urban Legend
http://www.snopes.com/
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html

The Villages
http://www.thevillages.com/

The Villages - Daily Sun
http://www.thevillagesdailysun.com/

The Villages.Net
http://www.thevillages.net/

Villages Macintosh Users Group Officers
OFFICERS    
President: Jim Rietz 350-7242 jrietz@think-different.com
Vice-President: Ed Muhs 593-8047 amuhsed@mac.com
Secretary/Ambassador: Carole Martin 259-1071 cmartin1630@mac.com
Treasurer: Shirley Land 259-9516 landshirley@mac.com
ADVISORY BOARD    
Newsletter Editor: Sue Tribble
Co-Editor: Mike Carr
750-1766
752-7561
ShoeBob5@comcast.net
mike@mjcarr.net
Photographer: Rich Gnaedinger 750-2051 arhge1@gmail.com
Webmaster: Ruth Williams 323-4805 scotland.ruth@gmail.com
Refreshments: Ralph and Fran Hoffman 259-6006 frhof3132@comcast.net
Refreshments: Donn Doyle 259-7299 DonnDoyle@embarqmail.com
President Emeritus: Jack Kraft 750-2684 jack@doctormac.cc
Tony Cottell 750-4461 acabonack@yahoo.com
Dan Petrucelli 245-7117 dpetrucell@aol.com
Bob Wood 750-3561 rpw1996@comcast.net
     

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