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			The Virginia Macintosh Users Group (VMUG) has been providing Macintosh owners and users in the northern Virginia area with valuable services and support since 1990. Members trade information and advice, and network with other local Mac users at our monthly meetings, and through our communication forums. We invite you to be a guest at one of our meetings and discover how membership in our friendly group can help you get the most from your Mac. become a member
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			Digital Photography at Next Meeting June 2 Join us at the next VMUG meeting on Monday, June 6 for a discussion and presentation of equipment and software recommendations for digital photography. The meeting location is at Walter Reed Community Center, 2909 16th Street South, Arlington. The monthly Q&A starts at 6:30 PM, with the main meeting at 7:00 PM. location map  New Ultra Thin Apple Laptop During the latest Macworld, Apple unveiled its newest product - an ultra thin notebook computer. The MacBook Air is only 3/4 inch at its thickest, and sports some new features. A new multi-touch trackpad allows two-finger scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities. To get the thin size, a newer processor, battery, and hard drive are incorporated. But, the screen size comes in at only 13.3 inches. Apple is also touting its environmentally conscience with a mercury- and arsenic-free display. Prices start at $1799. more information / specifications Grocery Support For Kenmore Help support Kenmore Middle School again this year by shopping at one of the following stores and designating your credits from your shopping club card to Kenmore.     Harris Teeter's Together in Education     School code: 3954     sign up     Giant's A+ Bonus Bucks Program     School code: 02003     sign up     Safeway eScrip     sign up Your-Name@vmug.org VMUG is offering all our members their own VMUG email account on our new web server. Go to the members-only page to sign up. Select an email address (name@vmug.org) and password and send it to us. After your account is set up and activated, you will receive instructions and account information for your email software. Our email accounts have a web mail feature so you can receive and send from the web while on the road. The ability to have a sender's "black list" and "white list" for controlling spam, auto forwarding, and auto response features are also included. Time For A MUG Mug? Show the world your VMUG pride with VMUG merchandise. Mens & womens tee shirts, coffee mugs, bumper stickers, tote bags, and caps with the VMUG name and logo are all available at our online store. Browse the offerings and order one or as many items as you want. browse & shop	Products of the Month LEOPARD - THE MISSING MANUAL by David Pogue Updated version of the popular book for learning the ins and outs of Mac's OS. Features such as iLife, widgets, Spotlight, and Unix. Also presents tips and toubleshooting. Cost: $22.74  buy it  PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 6.0 by Adobe Latest version of the best and most popular Photoshop tools in an affordable software package. Cost: $79.99  buy it  See the VMUG shopping page for more recommendations. Help Us Buy A New Projector We are solicitating donations to purchase a new computer projector to use at our new meeting location. When we move, we will lose the use of the old computer projector. Please consider making a donation for new equipment to help continue our programs. donate  progress towards $2000 goal Tool Tip: Trash Shortcuts Empty the trash and move things to the trash quickly using some keyboard shortcuts From the Finder, hold down the Apple + shift + delete keys and select OK from the dialog box From the Finder, hold down the option + Apple + shift + delete keys to empty trash without confirmation. Click on the trash can and hold down the mouse until the menu pops up Move items to the trash in the Finder by highlighting them and holding down the Apple + delete keys