Peachpit have provided User Groups with a unique opportunity to provide our members with high-quality articles and video instruction from Richard Harrington and Robbie Carman’s critically acclaimed Peachpit book, Video Made on a Mac: Production and Postproduction using Apple Final Cut Studio and Adobe Creative Suite absolutely free.

Here is the first extract… Continue reading »

Automated Workflows, LLC’s “Ultimate Productivity Automator Action Pack for Mac OS X Leopard” allows Mac users to extend the capabilities of Automator with 170 additional actions for FileMaker Pro, Illustrator, InDesign, iPhoto, Mail, Photoshop, Preview, QuarkXPress, Safari, TextEdit, Twitter and more! Continue reading »

A number of the ACT Apple User Group members have been corresponding with the Australian Taxation Office to find out when a Mac compatible version of e-tax will be made available.

e-tax is a downloadable product used for completing your tax return on a home PC and forwarding it securely electronically into the ATO. e-tax is only available for the Windows platform. For a number of years they have been promising to produce a version for other operating systems, but have failed to deliver. Continue reading »

O’Reilly are looking for user groups to display their discount banners on your group’s web site. If you send Marsee at O’Reilly’s your group’s site, saying where one or more banners are published, she’ll send you the O’Reilly book(s) of your choice. Continue reading »

Hamrick Software is offering Apple User Groups a free copy of VueScan for demonstration and review. Continue reading »

Tropical Software are offering Apple User Groups the chance to request one free license of TopXNotes to demo and raffle at meetings, write reviews, and make presentations. Continue reading »

Peachpit have long been a supporter of User Groups around the world and unfortunately the current economic crisis has forced them to re-evaluate the way they can support User Groups outside of the United States… but don’t worry, they have come up with a very attractive offer. Continue reading »

I am pleased to announce another exclusive offer for Australian MUGs to obtain copies of software for review and then extra copies for use in your raffles or as door prizes.

Our new partner is Bohemian Coding and they have offered Australian MUGs NFR copies of both their products, DrawIt and Fontcase, so you can review them in your MUGs email newsletter, magazine or website and then they’ll supply you with additional copies to raffle off or use as door prizes. Continue reading »

In the March 19, 2009 issue of the Apple User Group Bulletin, illumineX is pleased to announce its 2009 MUG Sponsorship program.

Each year, illumineX offers Apple User Groups free software in exchange for a link on the group’s website. This year, your group can receive a set of 10 free licenses to HoppiX, the newest game in the Infinity Game PaX. Continue reading »

In the latest issue of the Apple User Group Bulletin, there an offer for Apple User Groups to obtain a review copy of iBank 3 and iBiz 3. Continue reading »

Apple have announced a special DVD containing a review/demo copy of both iLife ’09 and iWork ’09 for Apple User Groups. Continue reading »

There has been recent discussions with a couple of groups looking for ideas for Raffle Prizes to help raise a few extra dollars, so here is the first installment of vendors who are willing to assist MUGs. Continue reading »

I am pleased to announce a new opportunity for Australian MUGs to obtain copies of software for review and then extra copies for use in your raffles or as door prizes.

The first partner is NCH Software and they have offered Australian MUGs a review copy of Switch Plus, their Audio File Conversion package for Mac OS X (and Windows & Linux) to review in your MUGs email newsletter, magazine or website. Continue reading »

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 »