Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 22:55:29 -0400 From: NEPUG EXEC Board Subject: New Eng Palm User Group Update - Please Read! ********************************************* New Eng Palm User Group Update - Please Read! ********************************************* ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IMPORTANT SPONSORSHIP NEWS: The NEPUG is pleased to report that AdTech Systems has agreed to provide a document camera at our general meeting as a sponsor. This will improve the quality of presentations at future meetings. If you are planning to purchase any audio video equipment for your business, please contact our AdTech Sales Rep, Mike Depietro at 800-359-0077 or email him at mdipietro@adtech-sys.com. Please tell him you were referred by the NEPUG. Our hope is that we can bring them business, which will encourage them to continue sponsorship. If your not planning an AV purchase in the near future, you can: - refer AdTech to colleagues or friends that might be looking to purchase audio or video equipment (mention NEPUG) - send an email to Mike thanking AdTech for their NEPUG sponsorship and telling him you'll keep AdTech in mind for your future audio video needs. AdTech Systems has offices throughout New England. It is VITAL to all inquires are made directly to Mike Depietro. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ================== UPCOMING MEETINGS: ================== *******Oct General Meeting******* Tues, Oct 17th, 2000 6:30PM MIT, 175 Albany St, Cambridge, MA Topic: Dining and Shopping Guides for the Palm. CREATE FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE CITY SAFARIS WITH JUNGLEPORT AND WIN COOL STUFF! JunglePort is THE leader in location-based services. Come see for yourself at Tuesday night's NE-PUG meeting and win wicked cool stuff: - Legal Sea Foods Gift Certificates - JunglePort T-Shirts - Palm Keyboards Visit www.jungleport.com and win more cool stuff! JunglePort offers free, fully personalizable city guides, or Safaris for your color or b/w PalmOS device to guide you through the urban jungle! Interactive maps for more than 30 US cities. Powerful search tools that allow you to find restaurants by name, cuisine, neighborhood, price, rating, or keyword. Search for locations by street address, intersection, point-of-interest, or directly from your address book. JunglePort provides all the information you need about your destination including directions! Don't forget to bring your PDA so we can beam you your first Safari! *******Nov Exec Board Meeting*********** Tues, Nov 7th, 6:30PM Ground Round Rest Alewife Brook pkwy Cambridge, MA RSVP Requested - mes@ne-palm.org *******Nov General Meeting******* Thurs, Nov 30th, 2000 NOTE: SPECIAL DATE!!!! 6:30PM MIT, 175 Albany St, Cambridge, MA Surprise Presentation - watch for announcement! ====================== SPECIAL PRICING OFFERS ====================== - 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. - Fictionwise.com Just in time for Halloween, Fictionwise.com, the popular eBook website that features short fiction for Palms, is offering PUG members a 20% on all eBooks by Horror/Science Fiction master Ian Watson. To take advantage of the offer, register with Fictionwise for free, add Watson short stories to your cart, and put in the following coupon code in at the bottom of the Check Out page: IW2620D1031 One story to consider is Watson's "The Coming of Vertumnus," which is a Year's Best Science Fiction Pick and a British Science Fiction Award Runner-up. The coupon is good until October 31, 2000 and you can use it for one purchase of as many Watson eBooks as you wish. The Fictionwise website is at: http://www.fictionwise.com ... Ian Watson stories can be found at: http://www.fictionwise.com/servlet/mwserve?a=v&t=author.htm&authorid=26 - Watch for more special offers for PUG members only! =============== OTHER BUSINESS: =============== +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IMPORTANT SPONSORSHIP NEWS We are pleased to announce that US Datacenter.com has agreed to sponsor and host the NEPUG web site. Please consider US Datacenters.com for all of your web hosting needs. US Datacenters.com is hiring! Please see their web site for details. http://www.usdatacenters.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ For the latest NEPUG news, please visit our web site: http://www.ne-palm.org and our message board http://www.ne-palm.org/message.htm 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. Michael Steinberg President New England Palm Users Group e-Mail: mes@ne-palm.org web: http://www.ne-palm.org http://signature.coola.com/?mes@ne-palm.org Coola members: Use the above link to add me to your Palm address book Don't belong to Coola? Join today at http://www.coola.com Author: Sams Teach Yourself PalmPilot and Palm III in 10 Minutes, MacMillian Comp Publishing http://www.business-trip.com/PalmBook