Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 13:26:09 -0400 From: Michael Steinberg Subject: NE Palm Alert: Great Meetings coming up! NEPUG Update (Opt-Out instructions are at the end of this message) ============================================== Next General Meeting: The Next NEPUG general meeting will be held on Tues, Oct 15th, 2002 at 7:00PM. We will meet at MIT, Plasma Fusion Lab, 175 Albany St, Cambridge, MA. At the request of our MIT host, please DO NOT arrive before 6:30PM. The main presentation will be the BotZam Utilities Suite. These are a new set of applications for the Palm OS. BotZam is a local developer whose founders also started Actual Software, which was eventually acquired by Palm. For more info, please go to www.botzam.com. These are very interesting and diverse applications, some of which will be shown for the first time at our meeting. We'll have a variety of door prizes, including donations by Botzam and Handango. Light refreshments will be served. Complete details and directions to the location are on the web site (www.nepug.org). Let's see a great turnout this month! Next Exec Board meeting: The next NEPUG Exec Board meeting will be Tues, Nov 5, 2002 at 6:30PM. We will be meeting at Pizzeria Uno, Porter Sq, Cambridge, MA (617-864-1916). Free parking is available in the rear of the building. Via the "T" - get off at Porter Square Station on the Red Line. Please note the change of location. Exec Board meetings are open to all NEPUG members. We plan future meetings and discuss other group activities. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to mes@ne-palm.org (for head count only). If you can not attend and have an idea for a future meeting or other comments, please feel free to send me a message directly. Next Boston.com PDA Chat: I will host my next Boston.com chat on PDA's on Tues, Oct 15th at Noon, EST. Go to www.Boston.com and look for information on their daily chats. Please stop by and check it out. Pass the word! November Meeting Date Change! The November General meeting will be held on Thurs, Nov 14th at 7:00PM at our MIT location. The main topic will be Palm Office Suites. We will have a presentation on QuickOffice from Cutting Edge Software. Please note the date change. PUG Discounts: Here are a few discounts only available to PUG members: LearningToGo is offering a 30% discount on it's DictionaryToGo software. The discount code is 4E17DB47. To get the discount, you must purchase the software from the LearningToGo web site at: http://www.learningtogo.com/promobuy.php QuikSense is offering a $4 discount on it's QuikBudget software. The coupon code is ug2002. To get the discount, you must go to this web page http://quiksense.com/pug My thanks to these and the many other vendors who support the NEPUG. Please show your appreciation by purchasing their software. Note: some of these are limited time offers - don't delay. POPTECH! While not a PDA event specifically, you might check out www.poptech.com. POPTECH is an annual conference held Oct 18-20 in beautiful Camden, Maine covering different technology topics. This years topic is Artificial Worlds. It's worth a look. Other User Groups If you are looking for a user group that offers information on various other PDA's, please check out the Boston PDA User Group at www.bospdaug.org. For a list of the many other Computer User Groups in the Boston area, check out www.bostonusergroups.com. Refer a Friend today! If your relative, friend or colleague uses a Palm OS device, please forward this message and suggest the join the NEPUG. Referrals are one of our best sources of new members. Thanks Michael (Opt-Out Notice: While we would be saddened to see you leave, if you wish to be removed from our membership list, please go to this web page: http://www.nepug.org/form/form2a.htm Please select "Unsubscribe" as the first option. Please fill in and submit the form. You will receive a confirmation of removal. Please DO NOT reply to this message to request removal from the list.) Michael Steinberg President New England Palm Users Group email: mes@ne-palm.org web: http://www.nepug.org