Get ready for MacSpecialist's Grand Reopening taking place Tuesday, 
March 27th through Thursday, March 29th. Each day of this three day 
event will feature seminars and workshops with some of our most 
poplular vendors, including Apple, as well as the absolute best deals 
of the year on Macs and Mac related products.

All three days of our reopening will offer something new, with day 
one dedicated to Media, day two specializing in Creativity, and day 
three focusing on Small Business needs.

Day One will feature vendors that represent some of the most high- 
tech media products available in todays market. Vendors will include 
Apple Computer, Sling Media, and many more! Learn how the Mac and 
media fit perfectly into your home and business.

Day Two will feature representatives from companies such as Quark and 
Seefile, who will show you how to manage your creative workflow 
professionally as well as efficiently.

Day Three focuses on fitting the Mac into your small business. We 
will cover everything from accounting, to time management, to point 
of sale on the Mac. Dax Dasilva, CEO of Xsilva Systems and creator of 
Lightspeed will be here to lead a workshop and show off the latest in 
Macintosh point of sale technology.

Limited seating is available for these events, so we urge you to 
register as early as possible. Lunch will be provided each day.

We would also like to extend an invite to everyone who registers and 
attends our Grand Reopening to join us at our Vendor Fair and Social 
Gathering, taking place on the evening of Wednesday, March 28th at 
the Clubhouse in Oak Brook, Illinois.

Register at www.macspecialist.com

There will also be a big sale for Walk-in Customers:

Computers:


$20 off Mac Minis
$50 off iMacs
$100 off Mac Pros


Displays:


$30 off 20" Apple Cinema Displays
$50 off 23" Apple Cinema Displays
$100 off 30" Apple Cinema Displays


iPods:


$5 off 2GB iPod Nanos
$10 off 4GB iPod Nanos
$15 off 8GB iPod Nanos

$15 off 30GB Video iPods
$20 off 80GB Video iPods



Vendor Deals:


$50 off Quark Xpress 7 Upgrade
$25 off Slingbox AV or Slingbox Pro

These deals are for walk in customers only. Registered guests will receive even better prices. Prices so low we can not advertise them!

The Board of Directors of the Illinois Macintosh Users Group will be meeting Monday, March 19, 2007. The agenda will include discussion concerning the presentation for the April General Meeting. If any of you have an idea for a presentation topic, of if you yourself are interested in doing a presentation, please contact Curt by Sunday night at the latest. We look forward to seeing all of you at the Library for the April meeting.

The 10.4.9 Update is recommended for PowerPC and Intel-based Mac computers currently running Mac OS X Tiger versions 10.4.0 through 10.4.7 and includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes or compatibility updates for the following applications and technologies:

- Application launch times
- RAW camera support
- Updated ATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers
- Handling of large or malformed images that could cause crashes
- Image capture performance
- Mouse scrolling and keyboard shortcuts
- Font handling
- Dashboard stability
- Playback quality, and bookmarks in DVD Player
- USB video conferencing cameras for use with iChat
- Bluetooth devices
- Browsing AFP servers
- Apple USB Modem
- Windows-created digital certificates
- Open and Print dialogs in applications that use Rosetta on Intel-based Macs
- Sharing using AFP, SMB/CIFS, NFS and FTP file sharing protocols
- Login and authentication in a variety of network environments
- Connecting to Cisco VPN servers using IP/Sec and NAT
- AirPort including connectivity to EAP-FAST networks
- Searching iWork ‘06 and Microsoft Office documents using Spotlight
- Viewing of QuickTime streaming media behind a firewall
- Audio playback in QuickTime, iTunes, Final Cut Pro, and Soundtrack applications
- Determining the space required to burn folders
- Synchronizing contacts, bookmarks, and calendars to .Mac and mobile phones
- Mounting and unmounting iDisk volumes
- Time zone and daylight saving for 2006 and 2007
- Security updates