<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>We welcome everyone at our user group meetings each month. Especially Apple beginners. We try to keep it interesting for everyone.</div><div><br></div><div>Refreshments will be served at the meeting ( soft drinks and chips ).</div><div><br></div><div><b>User Group Discount Cards</b> are available for $25/year.</div><div><br></div><div>Our next meeting is at <b style="font-size: 19px; ">MacOutfitters of Cranberry</b> <a href="http://www.macoutfitters.com/locations.html">http://www.macoutfitters.com/locations.html</a> </div><div><br></div><div style="font-size: 20px; "><b>Wed Aug 5, 7-9PM</b></div><div><br></div><div>Nightcap at<b> Primanti Brothers in Cranberry</b> immediate after the meeting.</div><div><br></div><div style="font-size: 19px; "><b>Topics the Wed Aug 5 meeting:</b></div><div><br></div><div>Online photos for family & friends:</div><div><b>Google <a href="http://picasa.google.com/mac/" style="font-size: 17px; ">Picassa</a></b> , <b>Apple</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "> <b><a href="http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/#online" style="font-size: 17px; ">iPhoto</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">, and more ....</span></b></span></span></div><div><br></div><div>Alternative tools to handle converting DOCX and DOC files:</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Apple</span> <a href="http://www.apple.com/iwork/compatibility/" style="font-size: 17px; "><b>iWork Pages</b></a> , Open Source<a href="http://www.bean-osx.com/Bean.html" style="font-size: 18px; "><b> Bean</b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "> </span>, Open Source<a href="http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php" style="font-size: 17px; "><b> NeoOffice</b></a>, <b>Microsoft </b><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.mspx?pid=Mactopia_AddTools&fid=450BC212-86E9-4E12-9847-B1A8932953BE#viewer" style="font-size: 17px; "><b>Open XML Converter</b></a>, <b>Doc-x-Converter.com</b> <a href="http://docx-converter.com/widget/" style="font-size: 17px; "><b>widget</b></a> , and finally <b>Microsoft </b> <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/Office2008/default.mspx" style="font-size: 17px; "><b>Office Mac: 2008</b></a> </div><div><br></div><div>Anti-Virus and social networking weaknesses:</div><div><b>Sophos</b> <a href="http://www.sophos.com/" style="font-size: 17px; "><b>Security Threat Report : Update 2009</b></a>, a focus on Macintosh vulnerabilities.</div><div><br></div><div>Finding out if your Apple product is still under warranty:</div><div><b>Apple</b> <a href="https://selfsolve.apple.com/GetWarranty.do" style="font-size: 17px; "><b>Online Service Assistant</b></a> warranty search tool.</div><div><br></div><div>A free notification tool that spans several supported applications:</div><div>Introduction to the Open Source <a href="http://growl.info/about.php" style="font-size: 17px; "><b>Growl</b></a><b style="font-size: 17px; "> </b>notification utility app.</div><div><br></div><div>And of course all your Questions on any Mac topic in an open Q & A ...</div><div><br></div><div>Hope to see you all on Wed Aug 5 ...</div><div><br></div><div>======</div><div><br></div><div>Reminders of future events:</div><div><div><b>On </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><b>Thursday night Aug 6</b></span><b> the COWMUG meets</b> at Monroeville Public Library led by Peter Carras 7-9PM.</div><div>More on these meetings: <a href="http://web.mac.com/cowmug/COWMUG/Welcome_to_COWMUG.html">http://web.mac.com/cowmug/COWMUG/Welcome_to_COWMUG.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>On <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">Sunday Aug 9 </span>we have a special Apple user group picnic <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">led by Bruce Wells .... at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum.</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "> 1 Museum Road, Washington, PA 15301 <a href="http://pa-trolley.org/">http://pa-trolley.org/</a> or <a href="http://web.mac.com/cuzinbrucie">web.mac.com/cuzinbrucie</a></span></b></div><div><br></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">The Genealogical Society of Southwestern Pennsylvania will be present to help you learn how to trace your family roots.</span></b></div><div><br></div><div><b>Spring House Brunch</b> for only $8 ... kids $5 .....</div></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks ...</div><div><br></div><div>Dave</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>