Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 09:00:00 -0400 From: NEPUG EXEC Board Subject: New Eng Palm User Group Update - Please Read! ********************************************* New Eng Palm User Group Update - Please Read! ********************************************* SPECIAL BETA TEST OPPORTUNITY!!!!! =================================================== "EMAIL @ THE SPEED OF NOW!" =================================================== On behalf of NowSpeed, Inc., we'd like to invite you to Beta test our new MOBILE EMAIL PORTAL(tm) during the month of June 2000. NowSpeed's MOBILE EMAIL PORTAL services allow mobile users of wireless devices---including Palm Pilots(tm)---to significantly increase productivity by keeping them more connected and more current than ever before. In order to be wireless, your Palm III or V needs to be equipped with a wireless modem (such as the Novatel Wireless(tm) Modem with the Omnisky service) or a wireless connection through a cell phone. If you choose to join our Beta Program, you'll get a single, simple interface to your email accounts (via POP3 or IMAP) from a variety of mobile devices---including your Palm Pilot, cell phone, pager or laptop---to access and manage your email. The NowSpeed Beta Program will feature the Professional Edition of the MOBILE EMAIL PORTAL, which will enable Palm Pilot users to: * Be NOTIFIED of important email through a personalized page to their pager or cell phone * READ email on a browser enabled cell phone * LISTEN to email through our text to speech technology * DOWNLOAD email to a Palm Pilot NowSpeed's MOBILE EMAIL PORTAL is secure, affordable and effective. This wireless solution removes the obstacles to keeping mobile users connected to real-time email communications. For more information or to sign up for NowSpeed's MOBILE EMAIL PORTAL Beta Program, check out our Web site at: http://www.nowspeed.net The service is free during the beta period. After the beta, we will extend special charter member discounts to all beta testers. The number is beta users we will accept is very limited. Please respond ASAP! ================== UPCOMING MEETINGS: ================== *****June General Meeting Tues, June 20, 2000 6:30PM MIT, 175 Albany St, Cambridge, MA Topic: Product Showcase: Wizcom Pen Scanner and Cases & Styli for your Palm! Wizcom Technologies of Acton, MA will demonstrate the Quicklink Pen Scanner. The QuickLink Pen is a hand-held scanner that enables you to scan printed information, store it and upload it to your Palm Pilot. Just roll and read! It comes with four applications so you can easily scan addresses, Internet links, charts and tables or any other kind of printed text. Why use graffiti, or tediously key in data, when all you have to do is scan and beam? The Pen stores up to 1,000 pages of text (additional flash memory is available) and is designed with an open architecture, so that your Pen can expand to fit your needs! Wizcom had graciously offered to donate one Quicklink unit as a door prize for this meeting. Wizcom's web site is http://www.wizcomtech.com. IMPORTANT: For those attending the June 20th meeting, you will be able to purchase a Quicklink Pen Scanner for just $125. (retail price is $179, plus shipping). Note: if you pay with cash or a check, you will receive the product that evening. If you pay by credit card, your order will be processed and shipped on Weds, June 21st. The product should arrive within a few days. For those who can not attend this meeting, see the SPECIAL PRICING section below! We'll also be showing off numerous cases and styli available for the Palm. Participating vendors include StylusCentral, EB Cases, Ttools, Palmlife, StylusPlus and Ondata . Check the web site for details! This is going to be a great meeting of interest to all. Lots of Door Prizes! Hope to see you there. ******July Exec Board meeting Thurs, June 29, 2000 (NOTE: Special date due to July 4th holiday!) 6:30PM Bertucci Rest, Alewife MBTA Station, Cambridge, MA If you plan to attend, please send an RSVP to execboard@ne-palm.org. For information on our Exec Board Meeting, please visit our web site at http://www.ne-palm.org/exec.htm *****July General Meeting Tues, July 18, 2000 6:30PM MIT, 175 Albany St, Cambridge, MA Topic: Card games for the Palm OS. Watch for more details. ******Aug Exec Board meeting Tues, Aug 1, 2000 6:30PM Bertucci Rest, Alewife MBTA Station, Cambridge, MA If you plan to attend, please send an RSVP to execboard@ne-palm.org. For information on our Exec Board Meeting, please visit our web site at http://www.ne-palm.org/exec.htm ****Aug General Meeting VACATION - NO MEETING!!!!!!! SEE YOU IN SEPT! ====================== SPECIAL PRICING OFFERS ====================== - Wizcom Technologies For those unable to attend the June 20th meeting, you can purchase a unit for $149,including shipping, to an address within the US. In order to get this special price, you must contact Wizcom by phone, fax or e-mail, identifying yourself as a NEPUG member and requesting the special price. DO NOT order though the Wizcom web site, as the special price is not available to the general public. - ZingWare Zingware (http://www.zingware.com) is offering special pricing to Palm User Group members. See this web site for price and ordering info: http://www2.viaweb.com/pilotgearsw/zinpugspec.html You must order through this web site to get the special pricing. - StylusCentral StylusCentral (http://www.styluscentral.com)is offering a 10% discount for all products ordered through their site to Palm User Group members. In order to receive the discount you need to write in the gift card section of the order form "NE-PUG" and 10% will be deducted when the charge is put through. Questions? Contact jmyers@styluscentral.com. =============== OTHER BUSINESS: =============== - COMING IN SEPTEMBER - PALM, INC! Watch for details! - HELP WANTED MarketSource, an industry-leading marketing service organization, has current openings for part-time Retail Marketing/Training Specialists in your area servicing various retail accounts representing our clients handheld computing products. Position responsibilities include: increasing product and brand awareness by educating in-store sales reps and consumers to maximize product sales, executing marketing programs in the field, and implementing retail market strategies. These Part-time Marketing/Training Specialists have flexible hours, primarily Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., and earn a very competitive hourly wage ranging from $12 - $15 per hour. Knowledge, Skills & Personal Attributes Required: * Possess excellent communication skills * Personal integrity and character; positive attitude * Strong computer knowledge and Internet access * Local travel required for all positions. * Must be a self-starter, results-driven * Previous product demonstration experience a plus. Retail, training or promotional sales experience and knowledge of handheld computing products a plus. Contact: Harris Fishkin hfishkin@marketsource.com 216.408.3604 cell 208.475.9247 efax - NEPUG WEB SITE Have you been to our web site lately (http://www.ne-palm.org)? We strive to provide the latest info on meetings and other events. We also have a list of all books available to teach you how to use the Palm. These include several new titles. Check it out today! What else would you like to see on the NEPUG web site. Drop us a line at webmaster@ne-palm.org. - MESSAGE BOARD Don't forget about our message board. It's a great place to post questions and get answers to your Palm related dilemmas. Visit today at http://www.ne-palm.org/message.htm - HELP TEAM Want to part of our HELP (Help Everyone Learn Palm) Team! We are looking for folks who have detailed knowledge of the Palm in specific areas. These could be hardware or software related. Have you used the Palm with Lotus Notes? Have you converted your Sharp Wizard data to the Palm successfully? These are some of the questions we get from members. If you can help, contact Steve Isenberg at smi@ne-palm.org - PC EXPO, NYC Don't forget about PC Expo. It's in NYC from June 27-29. Palm and HandSpring are both listed as exhibitors. More details at http://www.pcexpo.com - START YOUR OWN REGIONAL GROUP! Have you thought about starting your own group? We know that it is difficult for many of you to make our monthly meetings. I would love to see groups start in Worcester, Springfield, Providence, Manchester and other locations throughout New England. Our problem is we don't have the resources to start these groups ourselves. If you have thought about starting your own group, here are my thoughts: First, check out the International Palm User Group web site at http://www.interpug.com. This site is run by the leader of the Nashville Palm User Group. He is offering web space to help new groups get off the ground. He plans to offer other resources in the future. After you contact them, if you decide to start your own group, please let me know. I'll provide whatever resources (limited as they are) to assist. - MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Help us sign up new members. We have aprx 600 members today. We would like to reach 1000 members by the end of this year. If each member would refer just one person, we can make our goal easily. Tell a colleague, forward this message to a friend or stop the next person on the street you see using a Palm and ask if they are a member (ok, maybe the last idea is a little extreme). Do you belong to other groups or organizations (computer or otherwise) whose members probably use Palm's? Mention the NEPUG at the next meeting. Your help will be greatly appreciated! Many Thanks Michael Steinberg President NEPUG mes@ne-palm.org http://www.ne-palm.org Opt-Out Note: If you wish to be removed from the NEPUG membership list, please send an email to mes@ne-palm.org. Please be sure and include the email address you joined under, as this is how members are listed in our database. Also, it would help us to know why you are leaving the group.