Woodward Macintosh Users Group @ The Woodward School The Club for Woodward Macintosh and PC computer users

@ The Woodward School

The Club for Woodward Macintosh and PC computer users

The Woodward Macintosh Users Group is a member of

the following corporate user group programs:

ADOBE SYSTEMS, APPLE, MICROSOFT CORPORATION,

PEACHPIT PRESS, AND O'REILLY MEDIA

An official Apple MUG since December, 1996.

Last Updated on July 14, 2008.

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WoodwardMUG Meeting Information

Our meetings take place in the Woodward School Katherine Bacon Library, although it is small quarters for our expanding membership, standing right now at 47 members. We usually meet twice a month during lunch and our midday "study" period, 11:20-12:20. You are welcome to bring your lunch, or watch for eNews announcements concerning our famous "Lunch Buffet", our code name for ordering lunch from local restaurants. Get your lunch reservation in the day before to be sure you are included, as our "Lunch Meetings" are quite complicated to run, and we could use a break.

Activities

We’re looking forward to the 2008-2009 year of the WoodwardMUG Computer Club at the Woodward School. Lots of exciting happenings are planned with both in-person and iChat AV video conferencing guest speakers. This year’s fundraisers will focus on our annual barbecue party; our annual computer club lunch party, hosted by Woodward School Chair of the Board, Mrs. Shaw; and weekly Pizza Fridays. Daily snack, drink, and ice cream sales in the cafe will continue.

During 07-08 we purchased a new iMac for the lab. This year we will purchase at least one new iMac computer and one MacBook for a mobile podcasting studio.

The WoodwardMUG Podcast Team will resume production of podcasts in the fall. If you are interested in participating, please stop by the lab or sign up for the new podcasting elective.

Visit our Meeting News BLOG to view all of our activities for the last six years!

WoodwardMUG

Who may become a member of WoodwardMUG?

All students, faculty, and staff of The Woodward School are welcome to become members of our group. Also, friends and family members of our school community are welcome to join us as full members. Just stop by the computer lab and add your name to our membership list.

What do you do at meetings?

• Discuss problems that people are having with their computers at home, even PCs. Members try to troubleshoot and make helpful suggestions on what to try to correct the problem, and suggest Internet resources.

• Inform members about new software that is being released, from product description and review, to where to buy it.

• Demonstrate software in the Computer Lab.

• Students in our Advanced Computer classes: HTML and Web Design, Digital Media with Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe InDesign, and Filmmaking I and II with Final Cut Express and iMovie, take the opportunity to show off their completed projects and works in progress.

• Talk about the latest Apple and PC news, and new software.

• Guest speakers from the computer industry.

Our WoodwardMUG logo features an apple for education and a Woodward Wildcats paw print.

Hot News

•Jim Heid of “The Macintosh iLife ’08” will present via iChat in September.
•New iMac purchased for the lab thanks to this past year’s fundraisers!
•New computer electives for the fall announced. Click here for info.

Upcoming Events

Guests set for the 2008-2009 school year include Joe Kissell of the Take Control series of books and Chuck Joiner of the MUG Center (www.mugcenter.com) and producer of three pocast series on the iTunes Music Store - “MacVoices,” “MacNotables,”

and “MacJury.”

Ongoing Ink and Toner Cartridge Recycling

Help us purchase new iMacs for the lab. Support our snack sales in the cafe and Pizza Fridays.