*** SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ***

SFMUG UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

The results are in and SFMUG has a new Board, President and Vice-President.
Elected to the new Board were Sue Herman, Brett Goldberg, Vint Miller,
Steve Zappe and Giuseppe Quinn. While Bob Ayre and Marylee McInnes
remain, serving second years of two year terms. At the April 14th Board
meeting, the newly elected Board selected Giuseppe Quinn as President
and Lynn Roylance as Vice-President. I welcome new Board member
Sue Herdman and Brett Goldberg as I look forward to a very creative year for SFMUG!

As the Newly elected President I want to thank Joannie Gulino, our departing
President, for serving SFMUG and it's members this past year. I also want to
thank departing Board member Bob Everett for serving on the Board last year
and his continuing service as G&FAsig Chairperson.

Now, I would like to ask each of you to think about what being a member of SFMUG
means to you now and what you would like it to mean. Then, ask what you can do to
help make that happen. If you have any suggestions let the Board know and then
volunteer to help make it happen. If you have less time than a fly, any constructive
input is welcome ;-) There are about 165 very talented, knowledgeable and creative
SFMUG members, please pitch in and help make SFMUG a more effective, vibrant
and useful group. Bottom line, I want, need and encourage you to be an active part
of our Santa Fe Mac User Group.

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PRESENTATION: This month's presenters was Adam Engst

Macintosh author, editor, publisher, and pundit Adam Engst will
provide a three-course meeting, starting off with his top iPhoto 5
tips and tricks, focusing (heh!) particularly on how to manipulate
photos with iPhoto 5's new Adjust Panel. Next up will be a discussion
of how people can evaluate their wireless security needs and which
approaches to wireless security are worth using. And finally, Adam
will talk about how the new Take Control ebook series is providing a
useful alternative to too-short magazine articles and too-general
print books.

Ed. Unless bound and gagged, no self-respecting Mac devotee would miss this!
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Raffle this month include quite a few books, all from Peachpit Press: Two titles by
presenter Adam Engst on topics he will discuss (Visual Quickstart Guide: iPhoto 5
for Mac OS X, and The Wireless Networking Starter Kit, Second Edition); two titles
from our own Robin Williams and John Tollet (The Little Mac Book - Panther Edition,
and Cool Mac Apps - 17 manuals in one book); a USB 2.0 Four Port Hub; an Ultra
ZipCord Retractable USB cable; and whatever else falls out of the sky between now
and the meeting!

Ed. Of all the duties connected with the SFMUG, the raffle
chairman is always under a lot of pressure to provide interesting gifts to
be raffled. Steve Zappe works hard throughout each month to find
worthwhile material for the raffle and we all appreciate his contribution.
Your purchase of raffle tickets allows this organization to raise necessary
funds in support of our outreach programs.

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THE GRAPHICS AND FINE ARTS SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP

The Santa Fe Mac User Group sponsors the G&FA SIG, which is hosted by Baillio's
Warehouse Store, 3294 Cerrillos Rd. on the corner of Richards and Cerrillos, in Santa
Fe, NM 87507. It meets between 10:00AM and Noon on each first Saturday

The May Graphics and FIne-Arts Special Interest Group topic is GROUP SOLUTIONS
OF PHOTOSHOP PROBLEMS. Bring your PhotoShop problems and let the collective
SIG attendees offer their insights and expertise to make your life easier.

The June presentation, by Todd WIlliams, discusses the use of color channels to make
masks.

Suggestions for, or offers to make a presentation are most welcome. Contact SIG
coordinator pro tem Bob Everett at everett@skystudio-online.com.
Everyone welcome! Come one, come all!

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................................H O T - N E W S:

Tiger is here...

Tiger upgrade issues;
http://www.macfixit.com/
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Check out the NEW AND IMPROVED Santa Fe Mac User Group Website for all the
latest and greatest news about SFMUG and great links to all things Mac at;
http://www.santafemug.org/ Thanks Lynn for all the hard work!!!
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SFMUG 2005 Academic Award

The Academic Award committee feels we have a very strong candidate. The Academic
Award is contingent on receiving a copy of a letter of acceptance to a 4 year college,
so we are waiting on that. If all goes as expected, SFMUG will present the new iBook
to the graduating Santa Fe public high school senior at the June meeting!
For more information visit http://www.santafemug.org/sfmug2005-AcademicAward.html

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................................MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS:

If you are a Santa Fe Artist or interested in art in Santa Fe, there is a growing effort called
Creative Santa Fe you should know about. Creative Santa Fe is the embodiment of action
building from recent studies showing that culture is Santa Fe's biggest industry after
government. It is the joining together of artists, educators, government and business to
encourage the arts. If you are interested in any aspect of art in Santa Fe, please visit
http://redquyn.com/phpBB2/index.php for logistics of the different task forces you can be
part of and a discussion forum. FYI, there are task forces dealing with hooking SF into the
"Next stage of the Information Superhighway," and other new technologies.

Submitted by Giuseppe Quinn, task force leader for "Engaging youth, both in and out of
school." That's TFLEYBIAOOS for short. ;-)

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!!!SFMUG - member Exclusive!!!

As a way to save money for Santa Fe Macintosh User Group Members, our President,
Giuseppe Quinn, owner of RedQuyn ZOOM Productions and TFLEYBIAOOS(see above),
has offered use of his company's Corporate Discount Webpage at MacMall/PCMall at
<http://cap.pcmall.com/site/zoomproductions>
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When setting up your own account on the CAP site you will need the following information:
username: zoomepp
password: zoom123

AFTER logging in to the CAP site (with user name and password provided above),
users will be prompted to set up their own individual account for their personal purchases.

The advantage to this site is we accumulate group-buying power even though each
individual has his or her own account. When shopping through this site you will get
some of the best web prices available and it's from a very reputable company. Also, if the
prices you find are not the lowest you've seen, you can call the rep and he will match prices.

The more we buy, the better the discounts get.

Contributed by: Giuseppe. For further details visit <http://www.redquyn.com/capsite.html>
or email Giuseppe at <mailto:zoom@redquyn.com>.

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Purchase online with free shipping from PeachPit Press (use coupon code M4-PRNT-PPC)or print the .Mac member coupon to get a discount at any Apple Retail Store – you pay just US$15.39. Robin Williams Cool Mac Apps is a great reference tool and the perfect holiday gift for Mac users. Terms and Conditions.

Also: .Mac Member Benefits - free to .Mac members
Two Chapters from Robin Williams Cool Mac Apps**
Download Two Chapters from Robin Williams Cool Mac Apps 14 MB
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Register for WWDC 2005 and Save $300

Come join us June 6-10 in San Francisco, California.

Get ready to hear expert advice and consult one-on-one with Apple engineers at Worldwide Developers Conference 2005. This year you'll learn how to harness the power of Mac OS X "Tiger" and accelerate development of your code using practical tips and techniques.

Through information-rich sessions and hands-on instruction, we're putting the spotlight on
innovation at WWDC. Sign up today.

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................................SITES OF THE MONTH

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAG)
http://www.tuaw.com/2005/04/25/macphonehome/

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NEW!................................FutureTech

Catch the new wave in wireless networking: 802.11n
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3243_7-5124418-1.html?tag=nl.e414

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NEW!................................Mac Security

MacPhoneHome
http://www.pcphonehome.com/productinfo.php

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................................MUG Milestones

This month's milestones include groups who first met as early as 1978.
Happy anniversary to some of our oldest groups and a few newer ones
too! Want to see your group listed? Send an email with date and year
to ugbeditor@mac.com.

April 1978 - Macintosh User Group of the Southern Tier
http://www.macstac.org/
(Congratulations to president Ben Margolius.)

April 1979 - Southern NH Apple Core
http://homepage.mac.com/applepower/
(Greetings to President Rick Branscomb.)

April 1981 - Frederick Apple Core
http://www.frederickapple.com

April 1981 - The Orange Apple Computer Club
http://www.oacc.org
(A special hello to Ambassador Dean Cleary and members of OACC.)

April 1982 - Macintosh Users Group of Hamilton
http://www.hamiltonmacintosh.com
(Greetings to Ambassador Alan Adams).

April 1983 - Cumberland Valley Apple Users Group
http://www.cvaug.org

1997 - The Macintosh Guild
http://mac-guild.org/
(Thanks to President Bill Catambay for this tip.)

April 2002 - The Tuscarawas County Mac Users Group
http://www.tcmug.org/
(Thanks to ambassador Kevin Warrene for this tip.)

April 2005 - PlanoMUG
http://www.planomug.com
Welcome to President Michael Briney and new Ambassador Pamela Kachka.

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SPECIAL MUG OFFERS

These User Group discounts are brought to you by the Apple User Group
Advisory Board and Tom Piper, vendor relations.

You must be a current Apple user group member to qualify for these
savings. Not a member? Join an Apple user group today to take
advantage of these special offers.

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0} - Macworld Boston: Free Passes and the Best Discounts Ever
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Macworld Conference & Expo has once again extended free passes and
special user group pricing for Macworld Conference & Expo this coming
July in Boston, but this time they have added a new offer just for
the Users Conference track.

Take 15 percent off the Platinum Pass, MacIT or Hands-on MacLabs
conference packages or discover the Macworld Users Conference program
for only $99 (US). Both options represent a substantial savings, and
are available only to User Group members using the User Group Priority
Code.

User Group Code H0101

Be there.
http://www.macworldexpo.com

These discounts are valid until June 10, 2005, and apply only to new
registrations.

(Thanks to Sarah Hindmarsh of IDG for this offer.)

1] - IOGEAR: 35 Percent Discount
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IOGEAR, the leading name in connectivity products, delivers exclusive
user group offerings to keep your Mac in whack. Our GCS632U KVM lets
you simultaneously run two USB computers from a single keyboard, video
monitor and mouse. Our Bluetooth MiniMouse (GME225B) is the
alternative to touchpads.

Need a hub? Check out our GFH610 with six FireWire ports. Our GUH284R
delivers six USB 2.0 ports and a 12-in-4 card reader. IOGEAR's GUH420
boasts four USB 2.0 and three FireWire ports. Our 250GB ION Tri-Select
(GHD335C250) has both FireWire and USB 2.0 ports.

IOGEAR offers 35 percent off of MSRP to Apple user group members when
using the user group discount code.

Offer code
M2796UG

Check it out.
http://www.iogear.com

This U.S. only offer is valid through July 31, 2005.
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2] - LoadPod: 10 Percent Discount
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LoadPod, the nation's leader in iPod loading services, saves you the
time and hassle of loading your existing CD collection into your iPod.
With nationwide local in-person service, there's no shipping or
traveling on your part. Within five days your iPod is returned to you
loaded with your music for as little as $1.29 (US) per CD.

Apple User Group members receive a 10 percent discount on all LoadPod
services by when using the user group discount code.

Offer code
108301111

Order.
http://www.LoadPod.com

Call.
1-866-LOADPOD.

This U.S. only offer is valid until August 30, 2005.
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3] - macXware: 20 Percent Discount
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Get creative with macXware. Best sellers include:

- MacFonts - 1,000 TrueType Fonts & FontManager
- MacFonts 2 - 1,000 New Fonts in OpenType Format & FontManager
- Commercial Use MacFonts Collections - Four Collections for
Professional Use
- MacBurn - CD & DVD Burning Software
- MediaEdit Pro - Video, Audio & Image Editor
- ScreenRecord - Capture On-Screen Actions for Tutorials

User groups receive an extra 20 percent discount on any macXware
website order by using the user group discount code box during
checkout.

Code
MUG2005

Find out more.
http://www.macXware.com

This worldwide offer is valid until July 31, 2005.
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4] - E2Sync: 25 Percent Discount
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e2Sync brings Entourage support to iSync. A genuine iSync conduit,
installation is simple. You then just run iSync as normal.

Apple user group members receive a 25 percent discount off the regular
price of $39 (US) when using the user group discount code at their
online store.

Code
MUG25OFF0503

E2Sync Store
http://www.e2sync.com/purchase.html

This worldwide offer is valid until July 31, 2005.
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5] - TextSoap 4: Sanitize Grubby Text
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Since 1998, TextSoap has served as the premier text processing tool.
TextSoap easily cleans your emails of garbage characters, extracts
text from HTML, processes database text files, and much more. Custom
Cleaners allow you to design one-click actions for your specific
needs. TextSoap supports both plain text and styled text manipulation.
TextSoap offers advanced integration allowing you to use its features
inside your favorite application.

User group members receive 20 percent off retail price of TextSoap
when using the user group discount code and the link below.

Code
CPNMUG419

Place your order.
http://www.unmarked.com/partners/mugmembers.html

This worldwide offer is valid until June 30, 2005.
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6] - The MUG Store
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Is there something the MUG store can do to help your group? Just let
us know! Get 1 percent back on everything your membership purchases
... which means if you encourage your members to buy from the MUG
Store you can get everything from software to new computers for your
operation for FREE!

The MUG Store has free freight to members, RAM rebates and aggressive
pricing on new and reconditioned Macs, and the largest selection of
pre-owned Macs on the planet!

The passwords to get into this exclusive User Group site are:

3/31/05 through 6/30/05
User ID: best
Password: deals

http://www.applemugstore.com

This offer is available to members of U.S. user groups.

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Use the Amazon offer below to get

The Robin Williams Mac OS X Book, Tiger Edition
by Robin Williams, John Tollett

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Shop on Amazon.com and support the SFMUG. Please use this link if you are
planning on purchasing from Amazon. Buying through this link provides funds
for the SFMUG at no additional cost to the purchaser. Bookmark and click on
this link for more details.
<http://www.santafemug.org/amazon/amazon.html>

................................ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS............

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the month. If you don't receive it, contact the SFMUG web site and notify us
of your problem. If you change email addresses it is helpful to notify the
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