<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Verdana; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">AUSOM Announcements - October 2008</font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Verdana; min-height: 22px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Verdana; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Monthly meeting - Saturday, 4 October 2008</font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><b></b><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Main presentation - Adobe guru talks Creative Suite Master Collection</font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Mike McHugh - Adobe Ambassador and an Adobe Certified Training Provider</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Mike will present an illuminating and exciting demonstration of Adobe's Creative Suite 4 Master Collection. He'll cover the new CS4 products highlighting the print, animation, web and video capabilities of the suite.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Mike established and managed his own digital graphics business in Melbourne for many years. Currently a Melbourne-based Creative Systems Engineer with Adobe, Mike is the author of several books and hosts his popular video podcast called Creative Sweet TV - </font><a href="http://www.creativesweettv.com"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">www.creativesweettv.com</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">. He regularly speaks at conferences and has taught thousands how to use Adobe software.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">See also 'Disk of the Month' below for a collection of 30-day trial Adobe CS3 installers.</font></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Members and visitors attend Swinburne Univeristy, Prahran Campus (High Street, Prahran) on the first Saturday of each month (except January). The meeting runs between 9.30am and 5.00pm. Special interest group meetings cover using Apple Macs in digital photography, iPods, home movies, genealogy, finance, databases, the Internet, Excel, Word, networking and many other topics. The location is convenient to tram and train and there is ample parking. Lunch may be purchased on site and vendors sell small computer items such as CDs, DVDs, ink jet cartridges, cables, etc. We have a monthly raffle of valuable prizes such as iWork software, the iPod shuffle etc.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">For more information go to <</font><a href="http://www.ausom.net.au/nextmeetings/index.html"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.ausom.net.au/nextmeetings/index.html</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Meeting location</font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Swinburne University Prahran Campus</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Building PA</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Corner Thomas & St John Streets</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">(Off High St, near Chapel St)</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Melways 2L, H12</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">See <</font><a href="http://www.ausom.net.au/access/index.html"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.ausom.net.au/access/index.html</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">> for a map and further details.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Verdana; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Multimedia SIG - Tuesday, 7 October 2008</font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Bill Oldham will demonstrate a number of software tools that Google has put at the disposal of users. You can share information, collaborate with others, set up a personal social network on the internet and much more.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The Macintosh Multimedia Group [3MG] is a joint venture between AUSOM Inc and iMug. It meets on the second Tuesday of each month (except this month) at the Balwyn Baptist Church (cnr Whitehorse and Parring Roads, Melway 46 F8) from 7.00pm to 10pm (doors open at 7pm).</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">For more information go to <</font><a href="http://www.ausom.net.au/nextmeetings/index.html"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.ausom.net.au/nextmeetings/index.html</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Verdana; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Retirees & Others SIG - Wednesday, 8 October 2008</font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Graphic artist Grant Gittus will present 'From the Idea to the Printed Page'.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">This group meets on the second Wednesday of each month at the Balwyn Baptist Church (cnr Whitehorse and Parring Roads, Melway 46 F8) from 10am to 12noon.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">For more information go to <</font><a href="http://www.ausom.net.au/nextmeetings/index.html"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.ausom.net.au/nextmeetings/index.html</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Verdana; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">AUSOM Committee of Management Meetings</font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The AUSOM Committee of Management (CoM) usually meets on the Wednesday night two weeks before the next Main Meeting (this is usually, but not always the the second Wednesday of each month) at 247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">If you'd like to submit information for the Committee's consideration, please email </font><a href="mailto:com@ausom.net.au"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">com@ausom.net.au</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> or write to AUSOM Committee, 247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000. If the submission is received by the Monday evening prior to the Committee Meeting, it can be placed on the agenda for consideration at that next meeting, otherwise it may be held over until the meeting.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Next CoM Meeting: Wednesday 15 October 2008</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Verdana; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Disc of the month - Hobby Mac Vol 1/Adobe Installers</font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">HobbyMac Volume One is a collection of software that allows you to use your Mac to help pursue your favourite hobbies. It includes more than 50 applications to assist you pursue over two dozen different hobby types.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">30-day trial installers of Adobe's range of products are available on three sets of DVDs. Installers include Illustrator CS3, InDesign CS3, Photoshop CS3, Photoshop Elements 6.0, Dreamweaver CS3, After Effects CS3 and Premiere Pro CS3.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">AUSOM regularly produces a Disc of the Month that goes on sale on the first Saturday of each month at our Monthly Meeting. It can be purchased a the Saturday meeting, by contacting the AUSOM Office on 1300 360 813 or ordering online; click on the AUSOM Store button on AUSOM's homepage.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">For full details about this Month's Disc contents and past releases, please visit <</font><a href="http://www.ausom.net.au/discofthemonth/index.html"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.ausom.net.au/discofthemonth/index.html</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Verdana; min-height: 17px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><b></b><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Verdana; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">About AUSOM Incorporated</font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The Apple Users' Society of Melbourne is Australia's </font><span style="font: 12.0px Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">largest and most active Apple User Group</font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> and this AUSOM-Announcement is a brief summary of upcoming meetings. For more information about AUSOM please call our Administration Office on 1300 360 813, email us at </font><a href="mailto:office@ausom.net.au"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">office@ausom.net.au</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> or visit out website at <</font><a href="http://www.ausom.net.au/"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.ausom.net.au/</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Verdana; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The AUSOM Announcements list</font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Invite others to join the AUSOM Announcements list by visiting <</font><a href="http://www.ausom.net.au/applelinks/index.html"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.ausom.net.au/applelinks/index.html</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">> or calling our office on 1300 360 813. You can find further information about forthcoming meetings at our website <</font><a href="http://www.ausom.net.au/nextmeetings/index.html"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.ausom.net.au/nextmeetings/index.html</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">>.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">To unsubscribe, change options or for information on other mailing lists, visit <</font><a href="http://www.ausom.net.au/applelinks/index.html"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.ausom.net.au/applelinks/index.html</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">----------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">AUSOM Incorporated - Australia's Leading Apple User Group</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Office: 247 Flinders Lane Melbourne Victoria 3000 AUSTRALIA</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Phone & Fax: 1300 360 813. Email: <a href="mailto:office@ausom.net.au">office@ausom.net.au</a></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Website: </font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; "><a href="http://www.ausom.net.au/"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">http://www.ausom.net.au/</font></a></span></div><br></body></html>