September 14th, 2010
Numbers and YummySoup!
Check back here in a few days for details on our next meeting…
The next monthly meeting of the Triangle Macintosh is Tuesday, September 14th at 6:30 at Hope Community Church, 821 Buck Jones Rd, Raleigh.
TMUG services update
- The issue with TWC / RoadRunner email addresses has been resolved. After TMUG's G4 server went off-line for ~11 days in early July, it was recolocated in Durham & we were up in relatively short order. However, in Durham we (now) are on a TWC backbone, and quite interestingly, the only ISP we had trouble delivering email to was… TWC. This of course affected TMUG-list traffic as well. It took us a while to figure out the problem, which involved our reverse zone file with TWC. Since we do not control the reverse zone, we were dependent on TWC making a change on their end, which they *finally* have. [8.27.10]
- It has come to our attention that tmug-list subscribers with nc.rr.com email domains are being blocked from receiving tmug-list email by Road Runner / TWC. We are working on a resolution. Subscribers may read list posts via the TMUG-list archives. You will need to login with your tmug-list password, which you may get from your TMUG-list: member options login page. [8.7.10]
- TMUG webmail is back on line as of 8.6.10. Members may access webmail from the Webmail (tmug.org) link under " members " in the sidebar on the right side of the tmug.org website.
- TMUG's server is back on-line. The web site, TMUG lists, and email services are up and running. Access to members' WebDisk space is available. Some services are still off-line, including webmail and access to the "Members Only!" area. We are still working to make all services operational, but some may be delayed until we set up a permanent location for the files.
We regret any inconvenience. And we appreciate the support and patience of our members.
(TMUG's server was off-line from 7.1.10 ~3:00 pm through 7.12.10 ~11:00 pm. It has been moved to a new location from the colocation service we were using for several years. Thanks to Stefan, 4pi, Charles, option8, & Cort for their assistance in getting TMUG operational again.)
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Apple Store and a Mini Raffle
The next regular meeting of the Triangle Macintosh is Tuesday, August 10th at 6:30 at Hope Community Church, 821 Buck Jones Rd, RaleighHope Community Church.
Want to know what it is like to work at an Apple Store?
Bill Ackerman, one of the managers from the
Apple Store in Crabtree, will talk about working for Apple, specifically within retail. He'll give you an overview of what Apple Retail accomplishes for customers in their store, and the radical changes Apple has done in the retail space to enrich the experience of our customers. There will be time for Q and A as well, regarding the store and working for Apple.
Crabtree Valley Mall Apple Store
Follow Up from Last Meeting
Smythe will field questions as a follow up to our Keynote presentation.
Q and A
Our regular Question and Answer session, always fun, will be led by Bob Chandler. We are going to start with the topic Macintosh only. It is time to get back to basics with questions about using our iMacs, MacBooks, Macbook Pros, etc… Get your question line up now. Let's try and stump Bob this time.
Mini Raffle
Bring a dollar bill or better a fiver. We have a mini raffle. We have several items that are up for raffle - an Apple USB Power Adapter (w/ cable), a Apple iPad Camera Connection kit, an Apple iPad Case and a Newer Technology USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter. This will be a "put your tickets in the correct bag" raffle, so there will be three bags and you can put your raffle ticket(s) into the bag for the prize you want to win. $1 each or 6 for $5. The raffle is open to all, regardless of membership and the drawing will take place at the end of the meeting.
It is going to be a busy and exciting meeting. We hope you will be there.
The lucky winners in the mini raffle were: Ed Webb for the Apple iPad Case, Ryan Kempf for the Apple iPad Camera Connection
kit, Joe Austin for the Apple USB Power Adapter, and Kim Kellam for the Newer Technology USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter.
Congratulations to everyone!
(Attendance at the August meeting was 38, including 6 visitors.)
Read other past meeting announcements on the Previous meetings page.
TMUG's QR Code:
It can be read by many mobile devices with appropriate software. Here is a link to the iPhone QR Code reader QuickMark iTunes Store link. TMUG does not endorse this product – it's here for informational purposes. Here is an article at Tidbits regarding QR Code.
Velomac 18:12, 28 August 2010 (EDT)
