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Bracknell-Forest Mac User Group

Welcome to the home page for the BFMUG, here in the UK. We hope you will find this site informative, useful, helpful or inspirational!

The emphasis on this site (and indeed the group) is to provide a service to the local Apple Macintosh community. What the site doesn't try to do is provide information regarding the very latest Mac related news - there are plenty of other sites that do that...

Anyway, have a read, see what you think and hopefully show your face at a meeting.

At present the facilities of this site are basic, but based on feedback and demand we hope to grow the provided capabilities.


 Products: 2008/07/16 - iSoftPhone 2.3 - Turn your Mac into a Phone

Offers and New ProductsiSoftPhone 2.3
Hamburg, July 15th 2008


Dear Sir/Madam,

It is with great pleasure that we bring you iSoftphone 2.3 with a plethora of new communication features.

Unified Communication are just two words that could sum up the latest version of iSoftPhone, as iSoftPhone evolves from a desktop phone to a desktop communicator supporting all communication methods.

If your SIP server or SIP provider supports SMS you may now simply chat with mobile phones users by sending and receiving SMS directly to/from iSoftPhone. Conversations with mobile phone users appear as a seamless discussion thread.

Instant Messaging to other contacts whether they are using iSoftPhone or some other desktop IM application.

Presence allows you to see if people in your address book are online and allows them to see you of course. You may also block users from knowing when you online to protect your privacy.

You may further protect your Privacy from unwanted calls or messaging by blocking users.
This is simply done in the address book by right-clicking on a contact to choose the block option. Blocked users may be viewed in Preferences under the Privacy tab and unblocked by simply removing them from the list.

Version 2.3 Feature Summary:
  • SMS
  • SMS and IM chat integrated with OS X address book.
  • Presence showing users online/offline.
  • Presence status switching.
  • Privacy, block users from messaging/calling and viewing online status.
  • Port auto discovery - supports networks where SIP is blocked.
  • Open iSoftPhone from Growl Notification.

Important links:

Download:
http://www.xdsnet.net/isoftphone/iSoftPhone2.3.dmg

Product information portal:
www.call4mac.com

Company information:
www.xdsnet.net

Online Shop
www.call4mac.com/shop/buy.html

XML PAD file
www.xdsnet.net/mailing/iSoftPhone.xml

Posted by bfmug on Thursday, July 24 @ 18:46:00 EDT (4 reads)
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 Products: 2008/07/15 - 25 reasons to avoid iPhone

Offers and New ProductsSee what you think!!


25 reasons to avoid iPhone
http://timesbusiness.typepad.com/money_weblog/2008/07/reasons-to-avoi.html

But here is a review of the iPhone for comparison!
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4302441.ece

Posted by bfmug on Thursday, July 24 @ 18:41:24 EDT (2 reads)
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 Products: 2008/07/04 - Express Burn 4.06 software download - Mac OS X

Offers and New Productshttp://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/34403

CD/DVD creation software - the name sounds familiar ?

No Toast but it is free  !

But not for Intel

Posted by bfmug on Thursday, July 24 @ 18:34:38 EDT (3 reads)
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 2008/07/04 - OS X flaw exposes Leopards and Tigers

AppleSecurity vulnerability easily closed

http://macuser.pcpro.co.uk/?news/news_story.php?id=207480

Posted by bfmug on Thursday, July 24 @ 18:31:54 EDT (4 reads)
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 2008/07/01 - List of Apple Mac Repairers

Apple-related articlesOn 30 Jun 2008, at 15:38, Ian Burn <i.j.burn@reading.ac.uk> wrote:

A list of 'local' Mac repairers:

Rapid Group Plc.
10 Waterfront Business Park
Fleet Hampshire
GU51 3TX
Tel: 01252 788 222
Fax: 01252 788 223
http://www.rapidgroup.net/
officially recommended by Apple for warranty repairs


Visual Information Services Ltd
Copenhagen House
Riseley Business Park
Basingstoke Road
Riseley
Reading
RG7 1NW
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)118 988 66 33
Fax: +44 (0)118 988 44 40

I am told this company is expensive
http://www.applemacparts.co.uk/store/


CANCOM Limited
Genesis House
Merrow Lane
Guildford
Surrey
GU4 7BN
01483 500500
01483 500505
http://www.cancomuk.com/


Amsys Plc
Byron house
Lower Road
Kenley
Surrey
CR8 5NB
Tel: 020 8660 9999
Fax: 020 8763 9332
Email: general@amsys.co.uk
http://www.amsys.co.uk/

Posted by bfmug on Thursday, July 24 @ 18:28:35 EDT (3 reads)
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 Products: 2008/07/01 - IceClean

Offers and New ProductsThis is handy!

http://www.macdentro.com/MacDentro/IceClean.html

Adrian

Posted by bfmug on Thursday, July 24 @ 18:22:08 EDT (3 reads)
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 Products: 2008/06/28 - MicroAnvika offers

Offers and New ProductsI also noticed the following advert which the same John may appreciate knowing about:

It’s from Micro Anvika, for Norton AntiVirus Dual (Mac and PC). They say: “If you use Boor Camp to run Windows on your Mac, it is as open to viruses as any PC. Our Norton AntiVirus Dual/Parallels Bundle will protect your Mac AND your PC.” NAVD costs £49.99, and they offer a copy of Parallels for an extra £9.99 as part of the bundle, claiming to save you £30.

www.anvika.com
020 7467 6050

Posted by bfmug on Thursday, July 24 @ 18:19:36 EDT (4 reads)
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 Meetings: Forthcoming technology events

External EventsDaniel writes "The Institution of Engineering & Technology and the British Computer Society are organizations that offer their members and non-members access to talks and day visits to sites of great technological interest that are not normally available to the general public.

I have been asked to put up a list of selected days and talks in the near future:
http://www.ieesurrey.org.uk/events/index.php?eventid=79 Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) CCTV (Unis 09/07/98)
http://www.guildford.bcs.org/forthcoming_events.htm Olympics - Real Time Results Management

If you have any further questions please contact me and I will put you in contact with the relevant person."

Posted by bfmug on Saturday, June 28 @ 17:56:03 EDT (38 reads)
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 Products: 2008/06/12 - Save your memories with MacJournal

Offers and New ProductsHow many memories do you recall in your life?

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You’ve talked about keeping a journal for the longest time. You've even considered creating a blog to record many of those priceless moments. But life gets busy and before you know it, the years and those important events, have passed. Here at Mariner Software, we can’t give you back the years, but we can help you keep those memories.

Built from the ground up for Leopard (yet still supporting Tiger), MacJournal is the worlds most popular and easiest journaling software for the Mac. In seconds, create a personal journal to record your daily events, your photos, your thoughts, your blog...even add video. Concerned about prying eyes? MacJournal has a two level security feature—password protection and encryption—which will keep your journal both personal and private.
Are you the sharing type?
MacJournal has the power to publish your journal to a blog. Unlike using a blog site's limited web interface, you have the full editing power of MacJournal and will always be able to keep your writing with you, whether you are online or offline.
Never blogged before? Don't worry, MacJournal does the work for you; post your journal entries to popular blog sites like LiveJournal, Blogger, WordPress, Movable Type or a .mac account in two mouse clicks!
The gift of gab...MacJournal style.
MacJournal features full audio recording. Personalize your entries by recording a loved one's voice, leave messages, reminders...anything.
Find your inspiration.
Start saving the memories of your life today.
Learn more about MacJournal 5.
Place your order for MacJournal 5.


Happy journaling.

Logan Ryan
Director of Marketing
Mariner Software

PS: Don't forget, this price ends June 16.

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©2008 Mariner Software, Inc.
All rights reserved.
This email was sent by lryan@marinersoftware.com

Mariner Software, Inc. | 401 North 3rd Street #665 | Minneapolis | MN | 55401

Posted by bfmug on Saturday, June 28 @ 17:34:47 EDT (32 reads)
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 2008/06/11 - Oh My Heavenly Stars!! What *Is* This? Gotta have it!!

Offers and New ProductsWatch and be fascinated!

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=3900118


Posted by bfmug on Saturday, June 28 @ 17:22:03 EDT (30 reads)
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