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Monday, September 14th, 8pm, Christian Boyce told us everything we could ever want to know about the Apple Solution Professionals Network — what it is, how you can benefit, how you can join, etc.
Monday, September 14th, 9pm, QMUG/LA presented Apple’s iMac intro video, Performance Shootout, and Simplicity Shootout; handed out its big brochure; pointed out the iMac’s technical specifications, TV commercials online, excellent Support pages, and Authorized Resellers, as well as the iMacCentral, iMacintouch, and iMacworld websites; and raffled off some cool t-shirts!
Tuesday, September 15th, the Source Services is looking for Mac Support Specialists and Web Developers. For more information, call Christian Carrasco at (818) 905-1500 x3044.
Thursday, September 17th, Apple e-mailed us about its iMac Survey. If you bought an iMac, participate in Apple’s survey!
Thursday, October 1st, Computer Currents released its 1998 Readers’ Choice Awards ballot. Download yours today, vote for your favorite products (desktop, laptop, printer, browser, e-mail client, website, mail order company, etc.), and fax your ballot to 1-510-527-4106 by Wednesday, November 25th!
Wednesday, October 14th, 9pm, Love Lounge becomes Club ’80s — dance to and relive the music of the ’80s, over and over, again and again, every Wednesday night. Love Lounge is at 657 N Robertson, and cover is $1. For more information, call (310) 659-0471.
Sunday, October 18th, 7pm, Gay Goodenough presents “Can’t Get Enough,” a one-woman show about life, love, denial and dysfunction. Tickets are $10. “Can’t Get Enough” shows every Sunday at 7pm through November 29th. For more information, call (213) 664-9150.
Tuesday, October 20th, 7pm, PFLAG hosts Betty Degeneres at the Westside Methodist Community Church at 10497 Wilshire Blvd in Westwood. For more information, call PFLAG at (310) 472-8952.
Thursday and Friday, October 22nd-23rd, 9am-4pm, MacAcademy presents “Tools and Techniques of Photoshop 5.0” a two-day seminar on selection tools, color management, automating tasks, etc. Registration is $399. For more information, call MacAcademy at 1-800-527-1914 x209.
Friday, October 23rd, 8pm, Chastity Bono reads from her new book, “Family Outing” at A Different Light, 8853 Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood, (310) 854-6601; Wednesday, October 28th, 7:30pm, at Borders Books & Music, 100 South Brand Blvd. in Glendale, (818) 241-8099; and Thursday, October 29th, 7:30pm, at Barnes & Noble, 1201 Third St. in Santa Monica, (310) 260-0158.
Sunday, October 25th, 2am, Spring Forward; Fall Back — Pacific Daylight Time ends; Pacific Standard Time begins. Set your computers, clocks and watches back one hour.
Tuesday, October 27th, 11:30am-5:30pm, Adobe presents its “Adobe Digital Video Invitational,” a series of seminars focused on how to get started in digital video and how to make the switch from traditional film to video on the desktop. For more information, call Adobe at 1-888-900-9152 x200.
Saturday, October 31st, is Halloween:
Tuesday, November 3rd, 8am-4pm, “Color Management: Seven Easy Steps” — match colors between Photoshop, Illustrator, XPress and PageMaker — takes place at the Los Angeles Hyatt Regency. Registration is $199. For more information, call 1-800-269-5742.
Saturday and Sunday, November 7th-8th, celebrate Palm Springs Gay Pride Wknd! For more information, call (760) 416-8711.
Monday, November 9th, 7:30pm, QMUG/LA has its next meeting! For more information, call (323) 222-7684.
Tuesday and Wednesday, November 10th-11th, 9am-4pm, Apple presents “Troubleshooting & Problem Solving on the Macintosh.” Day 1 will tackle hardware issues; Day 2 will tackle the Mac OS and software issues. Registration is $395 for both days. For more information, call 1-800-685-8484.
And, Friday, November 13th, 8pm-1am, enjoy the 11th Annual “Gay Night” at Knott’s Berry Farm. Note that there won’t be a gay night at Disneyland this year, so this is the big gay amusement park thing this year. Tickets are $29. For more information, call toll-free 1-877-429-4636.
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