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Welcome to TMUG

Triangle Macintosh Users Group

Welcome to the home of the Triangle Macintosh Users Group, feel free to explore. TMUG is based in the Triangle area of North Carolina, for the enjoyment & support of Macintosh users from Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Cary and surrounding communities.

Our meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of every month at 6:30 pm, at the Hope Community Church in Raleigh near Cary. Meetings are free and everyone is invited to attend. Learn more about TMUG and our meetings.

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News from TMUG

July 14 Meeting — Web 2.0 – What is it?

RSS feeds, social networking, messaging, Twitter - do these phrases make sense to you? Are you confused by the options, and just want to hide? Have you thought maybe they would enhance your business communications - or that other part of your life, your personal time? Well, come to TMUG on Monday, 14 July, as we celebrate Bastille Day by setting you free from the ignorance of current trends in online communications. You'll learn about Facebook, Flickr, MySpace, iChat, Adium, IRC, Yahoo! Messenger, and discover which would better suit your circumstances. (There's a good chance it's not all of them!)

If you're already adept and connected through one or many of these services, please don't think you don't need to be here. Au contraire, we'll need you to testify and chat with, and maybe even break into small affinity groups. You never know what will happen during the presentation, because it's being led by our own Smythe Richbourg, who thrives on random chaos! (I know that because it's on his Facebook page! I just poked him and wrote on his wall.)

We'll also cover RSS - that amazing protocol that allows you to keep up with changes to websites without visiting them. Monitor photo feeds, blog posts, or the latest deals from your favorite store site, all without having to open your web browser!

Bob Chandler will return to moderate the Q&A session this month. Whether you have a question or an answer, you can add to the discussion. There will be several door prize drawings for TMUG members throughout the meeting. The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm on July 14 at the Hope Community Church in Raleigh. Remember, TMUG is the undisputed leading Mac User Group in the Triangle... & beyond! See you there!

TMUG meetings are free and open to the public. To learn more about TMUG, please go to about TMUG.

Swap meet / Yard sale

It looks like some TMUGers want to clean out their closets, garages, & attics of "old" Mac related stuff. If you're interested, check the swap-meet / yard-sale page. Use the edit function of the wiki to add your items. (But don't mess with what other members have posted!)

June 9 Meeting

The June TMUG meeting will return to our new meeting place at the Hope Community Church in Raleigh. The first order of business will be to hold the elections for officers that was deferred in March. Any member who is interested in participating on the executive committee is encouraged to contact any current officer or the Executive Committee list. The 5 officer positions are President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, Secretary, & Treasurer, as specified in TMUG's bylaws.

The June program will be one of our "Sit & Share" get togethers. We will divide into small ad hoc groups & discus various topics of interest to those present. The topics are your choosing. They may be relevant to recent discussions on the TMUG email list. Or they may be something brand new. Make a suggestion to the TMUG-list before Monday, or bring your idea with you. Also, TMUG member & Macintosh consultant Charles Mangin will introduce his latest creation – Marvin, the paranoid Frankintosh. Marvin is a "G4 Mac Plus" running OS X Tiger.

Charles Mangin will take a turn moderating the Q&A session this month. Bring your burning questions on any Apple or Mac topic, & Charles will help glean an answer. Our usual door prize drawings for TMUG members will be held as usual. The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm on June 9. Remember, TMUG is the undisputed leading Mac User Group in the Triangle... & beyond! See you there!

Pages eBook

The Northern Vermont Macintosh Users Group has made an Pages 08 tutorial eBook available to us. Read more about it here.

New Meeting Place Decided

The runoff ballot in the search for a new TMUG home has ended. Hope Community Church was the members' favorite. Click here to find about more about the results of the runoff ballot. The results of the first ballot can be found here. Congratulations to everyone who helped move the process along. Change is going to be difficult for some, we are sure. Let's all do our best to make this change a positive one for TMUG.

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