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Welcome to the Hervey Bay Mac Users Group ©
*The Hervey Bay Macintosh Users Group is not affiliated to or associated with any commercial computer business.*
The next meeting will be held on Thursday 2nd July 2009 at 7pm at the Hervey Bay RSL Club Pialba.
The Hervey Bay Mac Users Group (HBMUG) was formed in May 2008. We meet on the first Thursday of each month in The Lakes Room at the Hervey Bay RSL Club, commencing at 7 pm. prompt. The Group was formed in an attempt to bring together Apple Mac users living in a Windows dominated world, and who often feel unable get help.
The latest 2009 iMac 20/24 inch screens with Intel Core 2 Duo, larger hard drives, better graphics, faster processors and more RAM have just been released
The latest MacBook Pro 13″ 15″ & 17″ with up to 5-8 hr battery life, and up to 5 years usage.
http://www.apple.com/au/macbookpro/
The Best Value Entry Level (White) MacBook at $1599
http://www.apple.com/au/macbook/
*You can now see and order Mac Computers in Hervey Bay: See News Page*
Want to switch to a Mac? See our Resources Page
We are a group of Mac users who want to help and learn from each other. Our experience ranges from newcomers to Mac, numerous switchers from Windows, right up to more advanced and very experienced users. We try to keep meetings simple. Many of our members are older people with limited computer knowledge, financial resources and download limits. With our combined knowledge, we can usually solve most user’s problems and queries.
We have no formal organisation or committees. Our membership is steadily growing and we are looking for more people to join us. We now have 57 members, nearly half of whom are female.
Most of us own relatively new Macs, iMacs and MacBooks and are running OSX (pronounced OS Ten) Leopard, or Tiger. We have members with older venerable machines, some up to 10 years old and yet able to give very reliable service still running an older version of OSX, Panther. One member is still using OS9 on an iMac G3 effectively along with OSX on an iMac G4 PPC.
Our meeting venue is centrally located with excellent car parking, audio- visual and general facilities. We are able to connect to the internet. We present topics and demonstrations each meeting followed by a Q & A session and then general discussion and social interaction. To see our proposed program, please see the Schedule of Topics. Explore our website and you will find many interesting items to assist and inform you further. There is a contact page if you want further information.
If you currently use a Mac, are thinking of buying one, or are one of the many people wanting to, or who have recently switched from Windows, you are most welcome to join our group. There is no joining or annual fee, so why not come along and chat with other Mac users. We do have a small charge payable only when you attend a meeting to cover hire of our venue, tea, coffee, etc. (details available when you contact us) Members (other than visitors to Hervey Bay) are requested to join the RSL in order to comply with their regulations. If you do not wish to, then you need to get another RSL member to sign you in please.
Any level of expertise is welcome, from beginner to experienced, (Don’t feel worried if you are a “newbie” we have all been there at some time!) and if you are switching from Windows, you are especially welcome. More info here). (Recent statistics showed that 31% of visitors to our website were current Windows users)
If you would like to join us, attend a meeting to see what we do, or simply want more information, please head to our contact page,
If you need help, tuition, or assistance in setting up a new Mac, give Ken a call on 0417 319 758 or send an email to kent@netspace.net.au
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HBMUG and website kindly sponsored by:
Design House Baycare Amcal Pharmacies
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