The Chicago Apple User Group
L.S. HEIMANSON INTERIORS offers paid up members of Chicago Apple User Group
discounts of from 25 to 50 percent... on a selection of new furniture including:
ergonomic seating, computer desks, high density filing cabinets, architectural products,
panel systems, and loads of custom and semi-custom problem solving products.
As a bonus, paid up members may use these discounts
for their own home office or pass these savings on to their employers.
Click to send an email to our user group Ambassador for information on how to receive this discount.
Special Offer: 25% off Mailplane
Mailplane is the most productive way to use Gmail on your Mac:
- Save time using photo drag-and-drop to send attachments
- Personalize your messages with formatted signatures
- Easily switch between different Gmail accounts
- Never miss an important message with notifications
- Link Gmail conversations with Mac documents
Download the 30-day free trial version to get started.
http://mailplaneapp.com/
Click to send an email to our user group Ambassador for discount code.
This worldwide offer is valid through May 31, 2010.
Special Offer: 33% off Mac3Composites Notebook Cases
Mach 3 Composites is introducing their new Carbon Fiber case for your MacBook. It features a new hard shell, light-weight, low profile, checkpoint friendly case. These cases are hand-made and designed to help protect your Apple laptop. All case exteriors have a high gloss finish with 100% carbon fiber, interiors are padded, and covered with a high-quality soft liner. They come in four sizes to best fit your needs.
Retail prices range from $151.99 to $199.99 (USD), depending on your laptop size; Apple user group discounted prices range from $99.99 to $146.99 (USD). Shipping will begin in mid-February.
Give your MacBook piece of mind: www.mach3composites.com
Click to send an email to our user group Ambassador for discount code.
This worldwide offer is valid through May 30, 2010.
Special Offer: 25% Off RouteBuddy Software and Maps
RouteBuddy for Mac OS X allows you to plan, manage and manipulate geodata (waypoints, routes and tracks) using RouteBuddy’s high-quality vector road maps and seamless raster topographic maps for countries worldwide. RouteBuddy supports a wide range of GPS devices, allowing transfer of data and real-time tracking (depending on device capability). You can also display and add geodata to RouteBuddy’s topographic maps with RouteBuddy Atlas on the iPhone/iPod touch.Apple user group members get 25% off the $99.50 (USD) retail price of RouteBuddy for Mac OS X, and 25% off all RouteBuddy Map products which start at $5.99 (USD). RouteBuddy Atlas is free from the iTunes Store.
Click to send an email to our user group Ambassador for discount code. For more information and free demo: http://www.routebuddy.com
This worldwide offer is valid through June 30, 2010.
Special Offer: 20% off Pixelmator
Pixelmator is a beautifully designed, easy to use image editor built only for Mac OS 10.5.7+ machines that has everything needed to create, edit and enhance images. Outstanding features include:
- Image processing powered by Core Image and Open GL
- Over 20 tools that select, crop, slice, paint, retouch, measure and navigate
- Over 15 color correction tools
- Over 130 Core Image-powered filters
- Compatible with 100 file formats
- Layers-based image editing
- Quick access to iPhoto
- Automator actions, with drag-and-drop support
- Apple Fonts and Apple Color Picker palettes
- Send To Mail and iPhoto
- Prepare and export web images easily
- Languages: English, German, French, Japanese, Spanish and Italian!
Click to send an email to our user group Ambassador for the code.
For more information and free demo: www.pixelmator.com
This worldwide offer is valid through May 15, 2010.
Special Offer: 20% off iStockphoto images
iStockphoto is the world’s leading royalty-free stock destination with more than 5.6 million stock photos, vector illustrations, video footage, audio and Flash files. Add style to your next creative project with iStock. Buy stock or sell stock – or both.
Apple user group members get 20% off your first purchase of 50 credits (iStock’s currency) or more.
Get great pictures now: www.istockphoto.com/
Click to send an email to our user group Ambassador for discount code.
This worldwide offer is valid through March 31, 2010.
Special Offer: 30% off all Take Control Ebooks
Whether you’re looking to upgrade to and get started with Snow Leopard or you want to set up a rock-solid backup strategy, there’s a Take Control ebook for you. There are also books offering expert advice on maintaining your Mac, troubleshooting, AirPort wireless networks, iWeb, GarageBand and more. Take Control ebooks are written by the most-trusted names in the Mac world and published by Adam and Tonya Engst of TidBITS.
An exclusive 30% off their already low prices is offered to Apple User Group members on all Take Control ebooks.
Click to send an email to our user group Ambassador for discount code.
Purchase Take Control books: http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/
TidBITS http://www.tidbits.com
This worldwide offer is valid through February 28, 2010.
Special Offer: 25% off Strider Software TypeStyler
TypeStyler is an extremely sophisticated, yet simple and intuitive, page layout and graphic design tool that allows users to create spectacular graphic designs by applying special effects and distortion to type and graphic images. The new version takes TypeStyler’s unequaled control over text shaping, styling, flow and layout even further by exploiting Apple’s latest technologies such as Unicode, Core Image, OpenGL, QuickTime and Quartz compositions.
User group members can buy TypeStyler, regularly $179.95 (US), for $134.95 (US), and TypeStyler Upgrade for $74.95 (US); both are 25% discounts.
Click to send an email to our user group Ambassador for the discount code.
Download a 60-day tryout and purchase at: http://www.typestyler.com
This worldwide offer is valid through February 28, 2010.
O’Reilly: New Discounts for User Group Members
O’Reilly Publishing is offering new and better discounts for groups. User group members can get a discount of 35% off all books and PDFs from O’Reilly, No Starch, Paraglyph, PC Publishing, Pragmatic Bookshelf, SitePoint or Syngress books that are purchased directly from O’Reilly by phone or online. Add in free shipping for orders over $29.95 (US) and the offer gets even better.
Order from the O’Reilly Store online or by phone at 1-800-998-9938 ( extra shipping costs outside U.S.).
See what the buzz is about: http://www.oreilly.com/store/
Click to send an email to our user group Ambassador for the discount code.
This worldwide offer is ongoing.
Join the Peachpit Club
You can save 35% on all Peachpit books by becoming a Peachpit Club Member. Membership is free and easy. All you have to do is answer a few questions in Peachpit’s online survey, which you can access from any book page. After you fill out the survey, you’ll save 35% by entering the coupon code at checkout. (You cannot use this discount in conjunction with any other coupon codes.)
Apple user group members get 35% off the normal price . . . PLUS, if you spend more than $55 (USD) in one order, your discount will expand to 40%!
Join the Club: http://www.peachpit.com
Click to send an email to our user group Ambassador for the discount code.
This offer is ongoing.
Macworld Magazine
Macworld offers Apple user group members a special subscription offer. Macworld magazine is the ultimate Mac resource! We pack each issue with industry news, future trends, practical how-tos, in-depth features, tips and tricks, and more; we provide the tools Mac professionals and enthusiasts need. Best of all, you can depend on our unbiased, thorough product reviews and buying advice. Stay informed about what’s new, exciting, important. Become a Macworld reader.
Normal Price: $27.97 UG Price: $15.00(USD) for 12 issues
Click to send an email to our user group Ambassador for the discount code.
This offer is ongoing.