Monthly E-mail Intros

Since April 2000, QMUG/LA has e-mailed out monthly meeting reminders w/ a section called “A Quick Note from the Editor!” — eighteen lines of additional information about that month’s presentation/topic or QMUG/LA in general. Because these intros are unique to the e-mailed monthly meeting reminders and are only retrievable clumsily via google.com, they are archived here for posterity and easier access.

April '00 <-> Networking May '00 <-> Speech Technology June '00 <-> A Brief History of Apple Computer, Inc., and QMUG/LA's *6th* Anniversary

July '00 <-> Star Search 2000 August '00 <-> Mac Basics & the System Folder September '00 <-> 3D Modeling & Animation II October '00 <-> Digital Video Editing November '00 <-> Hard Disk Utilities December '00 <-> Mac OS X January '01 <-> Web Authoring III February '01 <-> Digital Cameras March '01 <-> Printers & Printing April '01 <-> Conflicts, Errors & Crashes May '01 <-> Macs & PCs June '01 <-> Tips & Tricks

July '01 <-> Star Search 2001 November '01 <-> Upgrading Your Mac December '01 <-> Mac OS X

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Monday, April 10th, 7:30pm:

Networking

Hey! Longtime QMUG/LA attendees have been asking, "Where's my monthly e-mail reminder that I don't pay anything for?!" And new attendees have been won- dering, "I gave you my e-mail address -- where's my monthly mtng reminder??" Well hopefully from this month's e-mailing on, both questions will be answer- ed. So what's been going on for the past five months? Well, QMUG/LA was on IMRU, received a Best User Group Website Award for Small User Group category, and had a OneList Internet mailing list launched for it. Check out all three! And what's coming up? Well, this month's topic just oozes w/ info about your Mac and networking, May's topic will amuse you and amaze you w/ a presentation on your Mac and speech technology, and in just two short months, QMUG/LA turns six and has its annual Anniversary Raffle! The Raffle's a great opportunity to do some Spring Cleaning, so consider contributing to this exciting annual event. And what else is happening? Well, in the next 30 days you can enjoy the L.A. Rodeo, celebrate Earth Day, Dining Out for Life, and Cinco de Mayo, enjoy the Renaissance Pleasure Faire, and maybe even win $150 in Frontiers' Pride essay contest! And who are we? We're QMUG/LA, the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Macintosh User's Group for all of Los Angeles <http://qmug.org> -- Proud to be *your* MUG!

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Monday, May 8th, 7:30pm:

Speech Technology

"More notice!" is a request we periodically get about our monthly e-mail reminders, despite the fact that each reminder lists towards the bottom of its calendar section when the following month's mtng will be, in this case, on Monday, June 12th. "More notice!" despite the fact that our website of three years now not only lists the next mtng, but, in our Qalendar section, the next several mtngs, as well as every mtng QMUG/LA has had in its six years. What other organization, gay or non-gay, Mac or non-Mac, L.A. or non-L.A., gives you this kind of history? And finally, "More notice!" de- spite the fact that QMUG/LA has been mtng the 2nd Monday of each month for the past six years, so it's not rocket science to figure out when our next mtng is, just look at your own calendar and see when the next 2nd Monday will be. So if this monthly e-mail reminder doesn't give you enough notice about May's mtng, then please consider it one for June's mtng -- you'll be missing an excellent presentation on Speech Technology, but maybe you'll be able to catch an excellent History of Apple Computer, Inc., and maybe win something in our *6th* Anniversary Raffle. We're just your local QMUG/LA, the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Macintosh User's Group for all of Los Angeles <http://qmug.org> -- one of only two gay Mac user groups in the world.

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Monday, June 19th, 7:30pm:

A Brief History of Apple Computer, Inc., and

QMUG/LA's *6th* Anniversary

"It's astounding -- Time is fleeting -- Macness takes its toll. But listen closely, not for very much longer, I'll press command-option-control! I remember doing the time-warp, drinking those moments when... the darkness would hit me, and a void would be calling... let's do the time-warp again, Let's Do The Time-Warp Again, LET'S DO THE TIME-WARP AGAIN!" <hehehe> Wow, this is so amazing that yet another year has gone by, and now QMUG/LA is celebrating its *6th* Anniversary! Join us as we feel nostalgic and walk down memory lane to enjoy a brief history of Apple Computer, Inc., the company who makes the computers we love to use, from its products and peo- ple to its stock prices and commercials! And join us as we indulge in the highlights of QMUG/LA, from this past year to all *6* years! We'll also thank the people who've helped make this a fabulous year, and have yet another of our legendary raffles! Oh, and *everyone* walks away w/ a Goodies Tube! So join us! And do the Time Warp, on Monday, June 19th. You can also time warp to the Renaissance Pleasure Faire which runs 'til Sunday, June 25th! "It's just a jump to the left, and..." We're QMUG/LA, the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Macintosh User's Group for all of Los Angeles <http://qmug.org> -- one of only two gay Mac user groups in the world.

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Monday, July 10th, 7:30pm:

Star Search 2000

So what topics are of interest to you enough for you to attend meetings on them? Some we're considering so far are...

3D Modeling & Animation II Mac Basics Digital Cameras Mac Books Digital Video Editing Mac Games (iMovie, etc.) Mac OS X Ethics & Responsibility Preparing for Natural Disaster (BSA, Napster, etc.) Printers & Printing Hard Disk Utilities System Folder (DiskWarrior, Norton, TechTool) -- What the hell is this? Int'l Mac Video Conferencing -- Learning a Foreign Language (CU See Me, etc.) Mac & Sound II Web Authoring III -- Remix & DJ on your Mac

...and we're pretty sure these 16 topics will easily increase to 30! So help us set our calendar of meeting topics for 2000-2001! We're QMUG/LA, the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Macintosh User's Group for all of Los Angeles <http://qmug.org> -- one of only two gay Mac user groups in the world.

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Monday, August 14th, 7:30pm:

Mac Basics & the System Folder

So what topics are of interest to you enough for you to attend meetings on them? Well, we found out last month, and since then QMUG/LA's Coordina- ting, Organizing, Recruiting and Retention Entity (the QORE) has been busy coordinating, organizing, recruiting and retaining presenters to allow those top 12 topics of interests to happen. And we did it; we were suc- cessful. This was our third Star Search, and like the overwhelming success of our first two, we let the people who actually attend our meetings set the agenda, set the Qalendar for the next year, all the way to June 2001. We think this is the most democratic process we could employ. What other gay or even non-gay group allows *you* to set its agenda or calendar? Not many, and not often. We do it every year. People who attend our August meeting will be one of the first to find out exactly when those top 12 top- ics will happen, and who will present them. If you're unable to attend, you can check our website the next day for this information. Again, what other group can tell you what they'll be doing every month through June 2001? Not many. But then, we're not like many groups. We're QMUG/LA, the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Macintosh User's Group for all of Los Angeles <http://qmug.org> -- one of only two gay Mac user groups in the world.

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Monday, September 11th, 7:30pm:

3D Modeling & Animation II

So what topics are of interest to you enough for you to attend meetings on them? Well, we found out in July, and after much hard work, were proud to unveil and announce our Qalendar of presentations through June 2001 last month. This information has also been available on our website since then, but just to make sure you know, here it is in e-mail now.

Mon, Jul 10th "Star Search 2000" Mon, Aug 14th "Mac Basics" and "the System Folder" Mon, Sep 11th "3D Modeling & Animation II" (October's meeting will be at Dr. Rawstock, 6150 Santa Monica Blvd). Mon, Oct 9th "Digital Video Editing" Mon, Nov 13th "Hard Disk Utilities" Mon, Dec 11th "Mac OS X"

(January's meeting will be on the 3rd Monday of the month.) Mon, Jan 15th "Macworld Expo/SF 2001 Review" and "Web Authoring III" Mon, Feb 12th "Digital Cameras" Mon, Mar 12th "Printers & Printing" Mon, Apr 9th "Conflicts, Errors & Crashes" Mon, May 14th "Macs & PCs" Mon, Jun 11th "Tips & Tricks" and "QMUG/LA's *7th* Anniversary"

What an exciting year! You selected the topics; we set the order. Again, all meetings take place on the 2nd Monday of each month (except January's), 7:30pm at the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center (except October's). We're QMUG/LA, the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Macintosh User's Group for all of Los Angeles <http://qmug.org> -- one of only two gay Mac user groups in the world.

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Monday, October 9th, 7:30pm:

Digital Video Editing

So why is this month's meeting not at the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center? Well, we certainly could have presented this month's topic there -- the Center has been our meeting place for every one of our monthly meetings since we began over six years ago, and will continue to be our primary meeting place for years to come hopefully -- but sometimes a change of scenery is good. One of our longtime members has worked for Dr. Rawstock for years, which just recently moved to a new building, a beautiful facility w/ ample park- ing that's also very secure, and its new Digital Division's primary goal is to provide L.A. w/ a new place to edit its digital video. Dr. Rawstock has editing bays and equipment (like cameras and G4s) you can rent, and classes you can take (like iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Premiere, After Effects, Media Cleaner Pro, GoLive, etc.), and hosts many Apple DV seminars as well as the Final Cut Pro Users Group meetings. So QMUG/LA is very excited to be able to have one of our meetings here so our members can see this place first- hand and so you can benefit from it by renting some bays or equipment or by taking some classes. We're keeping our eye out for you. We're QMUG/LA, the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Macintosh User's Group for all of Los Angeles <http://qmug.org> -- one of only two gay Mac user groups in the world.

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Monday, November 9th, 7:30pm:

Hard Disk Utilities

[No "Quick Note from the Editor:"]

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Monday, December 11th, 7:30pm:

Mac OS X

So, December Greetings! At no other time than this time is this time the best time to be a member of a user group, specifically QMUG/LA. At this time, members of QMUG/LA (those who have attended our meetings) and those who know about QMUG/LA can save on up to four different offers: save $15 or more on Alsoft DiskWarrior and other Alsoft products; save $15 on "the Digital Universe," revolutionary astronomy simulation software; save way more than $15 at the Apple MUG Store; and save $10-$25 on Macworld Expo/SF exhibits pre-registration or 15% on conference pre-registration! It's Christmas time, so treat yourself and some Mac user you love. A couple of these offers are for a limited time: the Alsoft offer ends Friday, December 15th, 2000; and the Macworld offer ends Monday, December 11th, 2000. And, yes, it's Macworld time: time to go to San Francisco, time to pilgrimage to the Castro, and time to shop at the Company Store in Cupertino. Because this Macworld takes place the second week of January, the next time QMUG/LA meets will not be on its usual second Monday, but will be instead on the third Monday of that month -- Monday, January 15th, 2001. It's QMUG/LA time, and we're QMUG/LA, the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Macintosh User's Group for all of Los Angeles <http://qmug.org> -- one of only two gay Mac user groups in the world.

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Monday, January 15th, 7:30pm:

Web Authoring III

So, Happy New Year! Time to make some resolutions, and we have a few sugges- tions: back up your HD regularly, pay your shareware fees, and attend your monthly QMUG/LA meetings! Macworld Expo/SF 2001 happens next week, and be- cause of that, QMUG/LA will not, but instead will meet the 3rd Monday of this month -- Monday, January 15th. Also, because that Monday is Martin Luther King day, the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center will not be open, so QMUG/LA will meet at Dr. Rawstock, at 6150 Santa Monica Blvd, just a few blocks east of the Center. Dr. Rawstock has ample parking that's also very secure. Once inside, we'll enjoy a "Macworld Expo/SF 2001 Review" -- from the keynote and exhibits floor to the cool new hardware and software announcements, we'll give you the inside info on what happened! -- and "Web Authoring III" -- from Dreamweaver and Flash and GoLive to how to deal w/ clients, manage projects, and generate revenue, we'll give you tips and tricks on the nuts and bolts and the ins and outs! Then join us Monday, February 12th, back at the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center for "Digital Cameras," everything you ever wanted and needed to know before and after you buy. Kick off your year with QMUG/LA, the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Macintosh User's Group for all of Los Angeles <http://qmug.org> -- one of only two gay Mac user groups in the world.

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Monday, Febuary 12th, 7:30pm:

Digital Cameras

So, flashback five years to Feb '96 when QMUG/LA first presented digital cameras, Apple's QuickTake digital camera -- hard to believe it's been five years already -- and now five years later, we're presenting the topic again! <http://qmug.org/LA/qd-qalendar/matrix.html> Digital cameras and the tech- nology behind them have changed a lot in five years, and we'll show you everything you need to know, before and after you buy -- from becoming buzz- word compliant (what's a megapixel?), thru getting an overview of what cam- eras are available and about how much they cost, to finding out about all your accessory options like lenses, batteries, flash memory cards, and digi- tal picture frames, etc. Next month we'll focus on printers & printing -- from the three basic kinds and how to print w/o a printer, thru switching between printers and paying attention to Page Setup, to unorthodox use of your apps to create/layout all the different things you can print -- CD la- bels and inserts, business cards and envelopes, your own mugs and t-shirts, and more. Gosh darn, this is all more fun than you can shake a stick at! <hehehe> So you just won't want to miss out on all the fun here at QMUG/LA, the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Macintosh User's Group for all of Los Angeles <http://qmug.org> -- one of only two gay Mac user groups in the world.

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Monday, March 12th, 7:30pm:

Printers & Printing

So, dot matrix inkjet laser Brother Canon Citizen Epson HP IBM Kodak Lexmark NEC Okidata Panasonic Printronix Star Micronics Tektronix Xerox DesignJet DeskJet DocuPrint LaserJet Optra Phaser Stylus banner low-cost fast clean noisy slow high-cost imagesetting plotting thermal and dye sublimation Pow- erPrint StyleScript paper path straight through paper size A6 A4 Letter Le- gal Tabloid Super B Custom weight brightness cumulative cost ribbon ink to- ner continuous feed photo quality premium connectivity Mac serial SCSI USB ethernet infrared dpi duplexing multifunctioning network ready speed ppm mpp cps paper trays faxing Kinko's copying printing renting switching Chooser Extensions Manager cleaner simpler better Default Page Setup portrait land- scape Communicator Explorer headers footers backgrounds fit to page Layout pages per sheet borders economy watermarks Confidential Do Not Copy Draft Duplicate For Your Eyes Only Hot Priority Review Copy Top Secret Urgent color intensity business cards index cards postcards cd labels and inserts envelopes mousepads t-shirts gray foil PaperDirect unorthodox use of your applications tips and tricks FileMaker correspondence HTML tables QMUG/LA, the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Macintosh User's Group for all of Los Angeles <http://qmug.org> -- one of only two gay Mac user groups in the world.

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Monday, April 9th, 7:30pm:

Conflicts, Errors & Crashes

So, why does qmug.org have a community calendar? And is there a limit as to how many items get listed? QMUG/LA is the unique union of the gay communi- ty, Mac community, and L.A. community, communities that have a multitude of wonderful events happening at any given time. qmug.org of course wants you to attend QMUG/LA's next meeting by telling you when it is and what its top- ic will be, but qmug.org doesn't want to be so insular and singular as to only tell you this and nothing about the other great events that we know about that might be of interest to you. When qmug.org started almost four years ago, it's community calendar was about half a page, and that has now grown to a page and a half. This month, if we listed every item we wanted to let you know about, that listing would have been over two and half pages! Not only did we not want to print up this extra page for our meeting's hand- out, but you probably wouldn't want to scroll through them. So this month, 19 new items (of 26) appear in place of others we've told you about before. qmug.org's community calendar is not exhaustive or all-encompassing, but it's a pretty good cross-section of what's going on. That's us, QMUG/LA, the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Macintosh User's Group for all of Los Angeles <http://qmug.org> -- one of only two gay Mac user groups in the world.

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Monday, May 14th, 7:30pm:

Macs & PCs

So, in 1984, when DOS was the lay of the land, Macintosh was a breath of fresh air. And though Windows 1.0 shipped in Nov '85 and was upgraded every few years, not 'til Windows 3.1 in '92 did it reach critical mass. Perhaps more interesting than the differences in these two operating sys- tems is the disdain their users feel towards each other: "My computer/op- erating system is better than your computer/operating system." When Steve Jobs returned to Apple and delivered the keynote at Macworld Expo/Boston '97, he dropped the bomb and asked, "Why can't we all just get along?" Ac- cepting from Microsoft $150 million and a five year commitment to the Mac- intosh for Office, he began Apple's return to greatness. Now, Mac users are probably less hostile towards Windows and its users, and vice versa. ~27% of QMUG/LA's members/attendees use Windows, UNIX or some other operat- ing system every week, and last year's Star Search meeting brought the top- ic of Macs and PCs to our Top 10 list (out of 30 topics). So come to what should be an interesting presentation and discussion on their differences and similarities, and maybe why people feel the way they do, at QMUG/LA, the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Macintosh User's Group for all of Los Angeles <http://qmug.org> -- one of only two gay Mac user groups in the world.

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Monday, June 11th, 7:30pm:

Tips & Tricks

So, another month, another year; another presentation you'll want to hear! Need a few reasons to attend this month's meeting? Well, [1] Exceed your eye-candy quota w/ this month's presenter, an Apple Solutions Expert, the author of "Your Mac Can Do That" and other books available through amazon .com, and the object of his own webcam! [2] Find out about all kinds of Tips & Tricks! [3] Mix and mingle while ten minute's worth of Apple com- mercials play! [4] Enjoy a review of QMUG/LA's meeting topics and presen- ters, and highlights and milestones for this past year and our past seven years! [5] Congratulate w/ us this past year's officers, presenters and significant others w/o whom this past year could not have happened! (See the list online!) [6] Wish one of our co-chairs well as he steps down af- ter seven years of service and 21(!) presentations! And, [7] Enjoy the chance to win a copy of Microsoft Office 2001 (a ~$449 value), Adobe GoLive 4.0 (a ~$289 value), Microsoft Office 98 (a ~$259 value), four other pieces of software, 14 Mac books and more than 28 other unique tchotchkes in our Awesome Anniversary Raffle! (See the complete list online!) We're QMUG/LA, the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Macintosh User's Group for all of Los Angeles <http://qmug.org> -- one of only two gay Mac user groups in the world.

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Monday, July 9th, 7:30pm:

Star Search 2001

So, we've said the following before, but it bears repeating: we think we're incredibly fortunate to be lesbian, gay and bisexual Mac users living here in Los Angeles because there are *so* many activities and events hap- pening all around us all the time. Every month has a major, special event: Jan has the Pasadena Rose Bowl Parade; Feb has West Hollywood's Mardi Gras; Mar has Spring Internet World; Apr has the L.A. Gay Rodeo; May has Cinco de Mayo; Jun has the L.A. Gay Pride Parade; Jul has the OutFest Gay Film Festival; Aug has the Sunset Junction Street Fair; Sep has AIDSWalk L.A.; Oct has Halloween; Nov has the Pasadena Doo Dah Parade; and Dec has rest and relaxation to prepare for Jan's Macworld Expo/SF! And for the past seven years, every month has had a QMUG/LA general meeting to encour- age you to enjoy these upcoming events. QMUG/LA is poised to begin an eighth year, and we're excited about the possibilities. We want *you* to be excited about the possibilities, too, and we want to encourage you to take an active interest in helping QMUG/LA happen and continue. So show up and find out what can happen to ensure QMUG/LA continues. We're QMUG/LA, the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Macintosh User's Group for all of Los Angeles <http://qmug.org> -- the only active gay Mac user group in the world.

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Monday, November 12th, 7:30pm:

Upgrading Your Mac

So, omigosh, we've been so incredibly busy that we've been absolutely ter- rible about communicating to you what we've been so incredibly busy doing! <hehehe> We have the incredible fortune and pleasure of benefiting from some important changes:

(1) NEW FEMALE OFFICERS. At our July "Star Search 2001" meeting, two won- derful women volunteered to help out, one who will be our new Female Co- chair and help facilitate monthly meetings, as well as represent QMUG/LA at Macworld Expo/SF 2002 and to local lesbian organizations and publications.

The other will be our new Membership Chair and will help update our mem- bership database of the over 200 of you and ensure our contact information for you is up-to-date, as well as eventually send out these monthly meeting reminders in a more timely fashion than this one. <hehehe> <http://qmug.org/LA/qi-qore/*present.html>

(2) NEW MEETING TOPICS. As we have done at our previous three annual "Star Search" meetings, those in attendance voted for what topics they wanted presented, and from that we've been able to set our Qalendar of topics and presenters through June 2002. That alone I think makes us pretty special.

They are: AUG, Job Hunting; SEP, 3D Modeling; OCT, Marketing Yourself; NOV, Upgrading Your Mac; DEC, Mac OS X; JAN, Web Authoring; FEB, Video Conferencing; MAR, Printers & Printing; APR, Conflicts, Errors & Crashes; MAY, Tips & Tricks; and JUN, Shareware & Freeware and *8th* Anniversary. <http://qmug.org/LA/qd-qalendar/qurrent.html>

(3) NEW MEETING LOCATION. Our meeting time remains the same, but also at our July meeting, those in attendance voted for where they wanted our meet- ing place to be, and that was at Dr. Rawstock, 6150 Santa Monica Blvd, on the south side of Santa Monica Blvd between Vine and Gower.

Dr. Rawstock is behind a tall black gate, so parking is secure but not necessarily conducive to late arrivals, so get there early, or at least on time! Inside is a lovely facility w/ great overhead projectors, plenty of seating and a fast Internet connection. <http://drrawstock.com>

(4) NEW LOGO CONTEST. Lastly, now that Mac OS X is upon us, we're looking at our current logo and wondering if we can Aquafy it, or maybe try some- thing totally different. What do *you* think? All you creative types, pull out your Freehands and Illustrators and show us what you can do! <mailto:logo@qmug.org>

So, that's what's new for now -- new female officers, new meeting topics, new meeting place, and new logo contest -- so check us out at this month's "Upgrading Your Mac" or at next month's "Mac OS X (10.1)." We're QMUG/LA, the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Macintosh User's Group for all of Los Angeles <http://qmug.org> -- the *only* active gay Mac user group in the world!

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Monday, December 10th, 7:30pm:

Mac OS X

So, the holidays are upon us -- Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's -- and we hope you're holding up, juggling company, parties, shopping, etc. Mac OS X is also upon us -- more responsive, repositionable Dock, auto-PPP/DHCP detection, etc. -- and we hope you're enjoying it as much as we are. And applications for Mac OS X are upon us -- ViaVoice, Office, Virtual PC -- and they just keep coming! Here at QMUG/LA, we're happy to offer you new documents like last month's "Web Programmer position" announcement and "Upgrading Your Mac" outline and this month's Intego "NetBarrier" and "VirusBarrier" offer and our updated "Top 10 Mac OS X Links." And check out our "Holiday Gift Guide" for that special Mac user in your life (or maybe just for yourself)! Even the L.A. Palm/Portable/PowerBook User Group resumes meetings this month, now in Marina del Rey! And next year kicks off w/ a bang w/ Showtime's "Queer as Folk" starting its second season, and Steve Jobs delivering his Macworld Expo/SF 2002 Keynote. So throughout all this, here's a wish to you and yours for peace and prosperity during this holiday season and on into the new year from all of us here at QMUG/LA, the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Macintosh User's Group for all of Los Angeles <http://qmug.org> -- the only active gay Mac user group in the world!

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