LAMALUG

Wow, what a meeting. Everyone got a chance to see, feel and touch the new iPod Touch and the iPhone. A big “thanks” to Shawn Neal and Tim Mulbrandt from the Apple store inside Best Buy in Okemos. In addition, folks had questions answered by the “guru’s”. Plus there was a raffle for free software secured from the latest Macheist. Congratulations to the winners of the January raffle.

We’ll have details on the next raffle for the February meeting, and it will be a nice surprise…

If you miss a meeting, you miss a lot! Make plans to join our next meeting in February.

NOTICE: Our usual room is not available this week, so we have moved to room 006 of the Arts and Sciences building (located in the basement).

For our January 17 meeting we will have a hands on demo of iPhone and iPod Touch with Shawn Neal and Tim Mulbrandt who work at the Apple store inside Best Buy in Okemos. Jonathan Stars said he saw the online demos of these products and was impressed. But going to the Apple Store and actually trying them out gave him a whole new perspective on “cool!” If you haven’t put your hands on one of these, make sure you get to this meeting.

Also at the meeting this week:

MacGuru’s

We are starting a feature we call MacGurus where paid up members can get one-on-one help for a few minutes with knowledgeable members of our group. MacGurus will start at 6:00. Your turn will be on a first-come, first-served basis, so get there early. Get organized with your question because if others are waiting, we will limit your session to 10 minutes. (You may be able to arrange an outside meeting if you need more time.) We’re limiting MacGurus to a half hour since we don’t want them to miss the main meeting. And besides, we need them to answer questions during our Q & A.

Raffle

This month marks the beginning of the LAMALUG Raffle! You must be a paid up member to pick up your free ticket at the door. Based on attendance for the last few meetings, your chance to win is about 50/50. What a value for your $20 membership!

We’re breaking apart a software bundle from Mac Heist. The bundle includes 11 software applications which we will raffle individually during our meeting. (Pay your dues.) The specific items and their value are listed below and a short description of each app is below that. For more complete information go to their website. They’ll even let you download a demo.

Our annual Pizza Party and Swap Meet was a great success! A small group of us brought some interesting items to swap. There were at least 25 attendees and everybody seemed to have a good time. And a few members even got some questions answered.!

L to R new member David Cheyne and LAMALUG secretary David Rumohr caught without time to smile for the camera.

L to R Paul and Barbara and Toman get answers from Mac gurus John Fauver and Gerry Felipe

Join us on December 20th for our annual Christmas Pizza Party (from Delucas) and we’re bringing back the Swap Meet. So get your unused software and hardware out and start pricing it.Since our meeting room is some distance from the parking areas, you might want to take digital photos of some or your heavier items and print them out rather than haul them in. You can leave them in your car and work out the exchange once you get a buyer. We’ll also have some volunteers to help you get your stuff in if you need it. Come in the driveway on the southwest corner of the building where there are a batch of handicap parking spaces.We’ll have the door open at 6:00 if you want to get there early to set up. The pizza should arrive at about 6:30 or 6:45.

  South West Entrance to the Arts and Science Building off Shiawasse Street.

  Accessible parking between TLC building and the Arts and Sciences for easy exchange.