equinux has 100 free Macworld guest passes to give away for the upcoming Macworld 2009! Be one of the lucky ones to receive a free guest pass.

The passes, worth $25 each, will be given away on a first come, first served basis. To make sure that everyone has an equal chance to get a free guest pass, we’re only starting the promo on December 22, 2008 10:00am EST when everyone will have received our newsletter.

http://www.equinux.com/goto/macworld2009

The quote from OWC Larry’s December 12 mailing:

The wait if over for the Free Macworld Expo passes! If you are planning on attending the Expo, please be our guest and register online via our link here:

http://eshop.macsales.com/Macworld/

To receive your pass into the expo at no cost. Also available are discounted for the various conference options as well. The Expo pass itself provides entry to the full Macworld Expo Hall January 5th through the 9th next month. We hope to see you again or the first time!

Larry’s message requests that you don’t abuse this - don’t mooch passes you’re not actually going to use.

I recall that Charles mentioned it at the September meeting, but I didn’t get it written down in time, and I’ve already missed the free pass cutoff for previous attendees. I know it’ll show up in the September minutes whenever Robert gets a chance to post them; I just don’t want to miss another cutoff date.

BTW, if people do miss all these dates, OWC and iFixit usually have free passes; they tend to announce in November, with a cutoff date at the beginning of December.

Courtesy of the User Group Network News and MugCenter.com

MacUpdate is running a Mac software bundle offer that people would be crazy to pass up when they hear about it. Essentially we’re bundling 8+ apps together valued over $500 and selling them all for $49.99. A number of the applications are great general use apps for the creative minds. Some are just simple and nice to have like the most breath taking virtual fish tank screensaver you’ve ever seen. I wanted to give you all a heads-up about the deal so that you could pass it on to your users.

The bundle is time limited, so pass it on soon. Get it at http://www.mupromo.com/

Macware Offers Mac User Group Members 20% Off For The Holidays

Macware, a leading retail publisher of creative Mac software, is offering MUG members a very special holiday gift: 20% discount on all products available online at their web site.

Macware leads business and creative software categories with EmailCampaign, email marketing software for Mac users; MacTuneUp, a full system utility suite that makes bootable backups; MacFonts and Macfonts 2, each packed with 1000 TrueType fonts for personal use; FontLibrary, a collection of 600 fonts in OpenType format for commercial use (includes a 5 user license); MacFreelance, invoice and billing software for Mac professionals; WebGhost, anonymous web surfing to increase Internet security; Logo Design Studio, MacBackup, PowerSlides, Wedding Planner, and more.

Macworld Expo decided to change their processes a bit this year: www.macworldexpo.com/register

• Exhibit Hall passes are still the normal $20-25 at the door, but free passes by registering early closed in early November instead of the expected December timeframe.
• Passes will be held at the door for attendees. If you want your pass mailed to you, it will cost you an extra $2.

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For a detailed listing of VueScan features, see: www.hamrick.com/abo.html