Our thanks to our friends (sister MUGs, sponsors. and associations) for their friendship and support. If you are an area MUG and are not on this list let us know. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor or affiliate feel free to contact us.

  1. Sister Mugs

Name: Tulsa Users of Macintosh Society (TUMS)

Location: Tulsa, OK

Web site: TUMS

POC: President John Pogue,  jpogue@tums.org

About: Tulsa Users of Macintosh Society (TUMS) was formed in October of 1984, the year the original Macintosh computers were introduced by Apple.

TUMS is a non-profit organization dedicated to the education and interchange of information by users and for users of Macintosh computers in the Tulsa and North Eastern Oklahoma area.

Every month they have a meeting at the Hardesty Regional Library
(8316 E. 93rd St. (just East of Jackie Cooper).


Name: The Village Macintosh User Group (VMUG)

Location: Hot Springs Village, AR

Web site: Village Mac User Group

POC: hsvmug@att.net

About: VMUG meetings occur monthly on the third Tuesday of each month at the Coronado Center in Hot Springs Village. Beginners classes will be in room 1 and 2 at 6:00 PM, regular meeting will follow at 7:00 PM. Our members include first-time Macintosh owners and long-standing users in the Hot Springs Village area. Membership and meetings are open to anyone -- All Hot Springs area residents are welcome to come join us and become members of the organization. Services: Newsletter (now in pdf format for all on line members) book and tape library, book discounts from various publishers, User Group Connection for hardware and software purchases and many new books available from the Village Library.

Name: AppleRock

Location: Little Rock, AR

Web site: AppleRock

POC: President Joan Poletti, jpoletti@sbcglobal.net 501-653-0281

About: AppleRock is dedicated to helping members use their Macs in all aspects of work and leisure. Meetings are great opportunities to share the latest news and learn more about our Macs, and things related, and are held at 7pm, the second Tuesday of each month, at CompUSA in Little Rock.


Name: Bella Vista Mac User Group (BVMUG)

Location: Bella Vista, AR

Web site: Bella Vista Mac User Group

POC: bvmug2@mac.com

About: The Bella Vista Macintosh User Group is a friendly association of Mac computer lovers who meet to learn and share knowledge. Meetings are the first Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at St. Theodore’s Episcopal Church in Bella Vista.


Name: Hot Springs Mac User Group (HSMUG)

Location: Hot Springs, AR

Web site: Hot Springs Mac User Group

POC: President T.J. Mahaffey, tjm@hsmug.org

About: The Hot Springs Macintosh Users Group. Meetings occur monthly on the second Saturday of each month, from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. Workshops often follow the main meeting for an additional one to two hours. All are welcome, including visitors and non-members.

  1. Sponsors

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Name: The Lincoln Echo

Location: Fort Smith, AR

Web site: The Lincoln Echo

POC: Napoleon Black, lincolnnews1@sccglobal.net, 479-783-6360

About: Coming soon


Name: Southwest Times Record

Location: Fort Smith, AR

Web site: The Times Record

POC: Carl Nobel,  cnobel@swtimes.com, 479-785-7700

About: Southwest Times Record has been in business for over 120 years and strives to give our customers the best coverage of Local, State and National news in Western Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma.  We are a morning paper and publish daily. Our main office is located at 3600 Wheeler Avenue.


Name: Steven Jones Photography

Location: Fort Smith, AR

Web site: Steven Jones Photography

POC: Steven Jones, mail@stevenjones.com, 479-494-3100

About: Steven Jones Photography is a full service commercial, and portrait photography business with a state of the art studio at 4 Riverlyn Dr. in Fort Smith.

  1. Associations