<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" color="#000000">AUSOM Announcements - February 2009</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" color="#000000"><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><i><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">PLEASE NOTE: AUSOM's monthly meeting moves to a new location in March 2009 (see details below)</font></i></b></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" color="#000000"><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" color="#000000">Monthly meeting - Saturday, 7 March 2009</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" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><span style=""><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">Main presentation - </font></b></span><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">Apple Store headlines AUSOM meeting</font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Verdana; min-height: 13px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><br></font></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><span style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">James Johnson, Manager of the Apple Retail Store in Chadstone, will be the keynote speaker in our new venue at the Melbourne PC Users Group premises. J</font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">ames will address the meeting for two hours and is looking forward to fielding a host of questions from the floor during that time. To expand on particular aspects of the keynote, he has also arranged for Genius Bar and Creative Team specialists to contribute to the meeting.</font></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">The move, the developing relationship between the largest Apple and PC user groups in Australia - AUSOM and Melbourne PC User Group - and the Apple Retail Store presentation set the scene for a great future.</font></p></p><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" color="#000000">The meeting runs between 9.30am and 5.00pm, with the keynote presentation starting at 1.00 pm.</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" color="#000000"><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" color="#000000">There's something for every Mac, iPod, and iPhone user. AUSOM publishes its own monthly printed magazine and hosts about 20 special interest groups. Member services include training CDs and DVDs; an online discussion forum with answers to everything on computing and beyond; book and disk libraries; phone help by experts in their respective fields; discounts on CDs and books; and lots 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" color="#000000"><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" color="#000000">For more information go to <<a href="http://www.ausom.net.au/nextmeetings">http://www.ausom.net.au/nextmeetings</a>></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" color="#000000"><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" color="#000000">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" color="#000000">Melbourne PC 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" color="#000000">2nd Floor, Chadstone Place</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" color="#000000">Chadstone Shopping Centre</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" color="#000000">1341 Dandenong Rd</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" color="#000000">CHADSTONE VIC 3148</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" color="#000000"><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" color="#000000">Melways Reference: 69, D4</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" color="#000000"><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" color="#000000">For full details see <<a href="http://www.ausom.net.au/access/">http://www.ausom.net.au/access/</a>>.</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" color="#000000"><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" color="#000000">Multimedia SIG - Tuesday, 10 March 2009</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" color="#000000">Topic and speaker: Rob John - musician and composer of music for film soundtracks.</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" color="#000000"><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" color="#000000">The Macintosh Multimedia Group [3MG] is a joint venture between AUSOM Inc and iMug. It meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the Balwyn Baptist Church (cnr Whitehorse and Parring Roads, Melway 46 F8) from 7.30pm to 10.00pm (doors open at 7.00pm).</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" color="#000000"><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" color="#000000">For more information go to <<a href="http://www.ausom.net.au/nextmeetings/">http://www.ausom.net.au/nextmeetings/</a>></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" color="#000000"><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" color="#000000">Retirees & Others SIG - Wednesday, 11 March 2009</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" color="#000000">Geoff Wallace - 'Getting the Most out of Mail' (Part 2) Geoff will continue with his advice for setting up the application and organising preferences to make Mail do what you want.</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" color="#000000"><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" color="#000000">Q&A session - bring your questions to be answered.</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" color="#000000"><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" color="#000000">This group meets on the second Wednesday of each month at the Balwyn Baptist Church (cnr Whitehorse and Parring Roads, Melway 46 F8) from 10.00am to 12 noon.</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" color="#000000"><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" color="#000000">For more information go to <<a href="http://www.ausom.net.au/nextmeetings/">http://www.ausom.net.au/nextmeetings/</a>></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" color="#000000"><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" color="#000000">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" color="#000000">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" color="#000000"><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" color="#000000">If you'd like to submit information for the Committee's consideration, please email <a href="mailto:com@ausom.net.au">com@ausom.net.au</a> 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" color="#000000"><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" color="#000000">Next CoM Meeting: Wednesday 18 March 2009</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" color="#000000"><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" color="#000000">Disc of the month - Personal Organiser</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" color="#000000">Personal Organiser contains a unique collection of applications to get your information in order ... and perhaps even the rest of your life!</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" color="#000000"><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" color="#000000">Any or all of Agenda, Caboodle, CheckOff, Circus Ponies NoteBook, ConceptDraw Office, C u r i o, Daylite Suite, FlexTeam, iClip, iSticky, LifeShaker, MacBreakZ, Scheduler for Macintosh, MindNode Pro, OmniFocus, OmniOutliner, Pastor, PersonalBrain, Process, Prospects, Savvy Clipboard, SharedPlan Pro, ShoveBox, Tags, Things, Today, Together, Voila and Yep will make life easier.</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" color="#000000"><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" color="#000000">The Disc of the Month goes on sale on the first Saturday of each month at our Monthly Meeting. It can be purchased a the Saturday meeting or ordered 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" color="#000000"><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" color="#000000">For full details about this Month's Disc contents and past releases, please visit <<a href="http://www.ausom.net.au/discofthemonth/">http://www.ausom.net.au/discofthemonth/</a>></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" color="#000000"><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" color="#000000">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" color="#000000">The Apple Users Society of Melbourne is Australia's </font><span style="font: 12.0px Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">largest and most active Apple User Group</font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"> 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 office@ausom.net.au or visit out website at <<a href="http://www.ausom.net.au/">http://www.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; min-height: 15px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><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" color="#000000">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" color="#000000">Invite others to join the AUSOM Announcements list by visiting <<a href="http://www.ausom.net.au/applelinks/">http://www.ausom.net.au/applelinks/</a>> or calling our office on 1300 360 813. You can find further information about forthcoming meetings at our website <<a href="http://www.ausom.net.au/nextmeetings/">http://www.ausom.net.au/nextmeetings/</a>>.</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" color="#000000"><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" color="#000000">To unsubscribe, change options or for information on other mailing lists, visit <<a href="http://www.ausom.net.au/applelinks/">http://www.ausom.net.au/applelinks/</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" color="#000000">----------------------------------------------------------------------------------</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" color="#000000">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" color="#000000">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" color="#000000">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" color="#000000">Website: <a href="http://www.ausom.net.au/">http://www.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; min-height: 15px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><br></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" color="#000000"><br></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><br><br></font><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">AUSOM Publicity (<a href="mailto:publicity@ausom.net.au">publicity@ausom.net.au</a>)</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">AUSOM Incorporated - Australia's leading Apple User Group</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">Office: 247 Flinders Lane Melbourne Victoria 3000 AUSTRALIA</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">Phone & Fax: +61 3 9654 1924 Email: <a href="mailto:office@ausom.net.au">office@ausom.net.au</a></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">Website: <a href="http://www.ausom.net.au/">http://www.ausom.net.au/</a></font></div></div></div></span><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"> </font></div><br></body></html>