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How often do you visit other MUGs or PCUGs web sites? I was thinking today about groups that I have been with in the past as well as the ones I still have an association.

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 11:52 AM |

Michael DeAgonia has logged his impression of the new iMad saying "Apple's newest 24-in. iMac 'a sight to behold' ... better than that, it's also $300 cheaper than before. What's wrong with this picture?

Posted by Fred Showker at 5:42 PM |

In another article we talked about Adam Engst and others talking about their early Macs. Lynn and Fred talk about their favorite Macs...

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 8:31 PM |

Well, you know that all good things come to an end. Perhaps the changing landscape in the economy will affect the rest of us as after all. We've all come to know and love Adobe as a huge supporter of Mac users and MacWorld, but that appears to be changing

Posted by Fred Showker at 7:46 AM |

I don't know if you've noticed, but I sure have. My Apple Mail "Junk" box has now diminished to about 8 to 15 spams per day -- down from 150 to 200. NOW is the time to gather your members and join me in a push to let internet users' voices be heard. Read this important message from Fred...

Posted by Fred Showker at 8:08 AM |

The title above is the title of the traditional topic for the November CMUG meeting. We used to do a game night, but haven't done that in a few years. This year, I am organizing the presentation. Of course, there is the obvious and some not so obvious, but I have trouble coming with "Not" items. Here is a tally of my "Hot" items.

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 1:05 PM |

Well, it wasn't because I wanted to, but we had to cancel the Cowtown MUG meeting this month. Like many groups, we had gotten smaller and had to turn the finances of our group around, so we went looking for a less expensive meeting place.

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 7:28 PM |

August 1st, I moved from one apartment to a new one about 300 feet away. I called AT&T to move my Uverse service to the new apartment. Uverse is a fiber optics Internet and TV service similar to FiOS service from Verizon.

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 7:44 PM |

I have found that I need to learn new ways to cope with the user groups issues now that Cowtown MUG has shrunk in size.

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 10:45 PM |

Once again, I am reminded of the old adage: "Do as I say, not as I do."
And that also means that I can get caught not following my advice very well thank you.

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 11:03 PM |

There have been 40-45 MacWorld Expos held in the United States. I have attended 3 Apple Fests prior the the Mac being introduced and nearly one half of the Expos. So, I got to thinking back to what I would have done differently and what would make it a better experience.

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 10:53 PM | Comments (0) |

How many times have we said this or that wow new product from Apple totally knocks everyone out -- but still just doesn't seem to get it? Will the rumored "iTablet" finally get it?

Posted by Fred Showker at 10:24 AM |

This month I signed up with AT&T's Uverse service. It is their response to Verizon's FiOS. Instead of 100% Fiber, Uverse is Fiber to the curb and then copper into the home.

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 10:23 PM | Comments (0) |

As you probably know, Apple announced a $200 price reduction on the 8G iPhone. There was a hue and cry from many of the early purchasers and Steve blinked. Kind of...

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 8:53 PM |

Steve Jobs announced and Apple has made available, a beta version of Safari for Windows last week at WWDC. Since then, there have been a number of articles dedicated to determining why this decision was made.

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 10:04 PM | Comments (0) |

According to Outlaw Consulting, the top 15 most trusted brands are topped by Apple, followed by Trader Joe's, Jet Blue, In-N-Out Burger and Ben & Jerry's.

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 5:33 AM |

This past week, Chris Breen gives us a warning about Internet Radio. It seems that the greed of the RIAA is once again proving that they can kill their own business.

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 9:42 PM | Comments (0) |

If you're thinking about putting your family photos on the web, you might think twice...

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 11:58 PM | Comments (1) |

How bad is it when the cures become worse than the problem?

Posted by Fred Showker at 5:52 PM | Comments (0) |

Apple sez it's silly

Posted by Fred Showker at 11:44 AM |

I have had more problems with my iMac than any Mac I have ever owned with the exception of the Fat Mac that I upgraded to a Plus.

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 7:38 AM | Comments (1) |

This year tops another great year for Infomanager! We've enjoyed bringing you more than 1,000 news bursts, over 200 new content items in the UGN library and over 500 items posted in the first year of the InfoManager blog. Yes, it's been a busy year and we sincerely hope you have enjoyed some benefits from the last 51 weeks of InfoManager.

Fred and I send our very best wishes for this holiday season -- and urge you to be safe and remember others with generosity! Here's to your health and prosperity in 2007... we'll see you back here in the pages of Infomanager on January 8, 2007.

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 10:22 AM |

instead of revising the Mac version of Microsoft Office ... what?

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 8:17 AM | Comments (4) |

iMac Mailing list has list of sites for switchers

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 2:11 PM | Comments (0) |

Will Microsoft soon be taking off its gloves ??

Read this IMHO....

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 9:44 AM | Comments (0) |

... the long and sad story of how spam and online crime have driven some ISPs to blind, extreme measures which threaten the very usability of the internet. AOL, one of the world's longest trusted providers can no longer be trusted... it's sad but true.
AOL Gone Bad

Posted by Fred Showker at 11:03 AM | Comments (0) |

Summer is nearly hear. I am curious about how groups spend their summer. I know that some take the summer off.

I'm inviting groups to comment to this entry...

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 9:40 AM | Comments (1) |

What do you do when you get a letter offering suggestions from a third grade child who uses your product? Well, if you're Apple Computer, you didn't do what you should have...

Posted by Fred Showker at 8:53 PM |

I had a call the other day from a corporation in the Great Lakes area who had a good series of job openings for computer savvy users. He asked if I could give him some references... What happened next should not have happened...

Posted by Fred Showker at 2:23 PM |

comments on the latest Mac virus scare...

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 8:17 AM |

Charles Jade may have asked just one too many questions at the Apple booth yesterday. These are the stories you don't see in the media...

Posted by Fred Showker at 8:08 AM | Comments (0) |

IMHO: Here's an interesting story by James R. Stoup of AppleMatters, that asks "When was the last time you went to the movies?"

Posted by Fred Showker at 10:18 AM | Comments (1) |

I have long contended that computer user groups should be in the forefront of recycling of computers. Let's talk about that...

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 8:05 PM | Comments (0) |

Reading Lynn's story (Apple moving away from Mac? ) reminds me of the current DELL commercials...

makes me ask: "How can they do that?"

Posted by Fred Showker at 6:36 AM | Comments (0) |

There's only one good reason to cancel a UG meeting. So, what do you do if the speaker doesn't show up?

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 8:47 AM | Comments (0) |

When I called and talked to an Apple rep about my daughter's 15" G4 Aluminum PowerBook catching fire, I also mentioned buying three new iMacs. He made some interesting comments...

Posted by Fred Showker at 9:29 AM | Comments (0) |

Fred has posted a "Letter to User Groups" and I think we should all read it. . .

Posted by Lynn Wegley at 1:45 PM |