QC MUG meeting to be held Oct. 16


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Posted Online: Oct. 01, 2012, 1:17 pm
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Press release submitted by Susan Berger

The QC MUG (Quad Cities Macintosh Users Group) meets the third Tuesday of every month, at the Bettendorf Public Library at 2950 Learning Campus Drive.

The group will next meet on October 16, 2012, in the Norm Kelinson Room (2nd floor) of theBettendorf Public Library from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. At each meeting there is a special program / presentation on Macintosh Applications or hardware, and an "Open Forum" question and answer period where members help other Macintosh users solve problems and improve their computer skills.

Guests are always welcome. Family memberships are only $20 for the year. Visit the QCMUG website for more information: http://www.qcmug.org.

The program for the October 16, 2012, meeting will be: "Updating to the new Mac OS 10.8 – what's new?"






















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