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*'''May 3, 2012''': we had a temporary hitch with the Mac Ministry Mailing list, but it was back up and running by the end of the day. Thank you for your understanding during the outage. | *'''May 3, 2012''': we had a temporary hitch with the Mac Ministry Mailing list, but it was back up and running by the end of the day. Thank you for your understanding during the outage. | ||
*'''May 30, 2011: Quick Tip # 3''': extend your '''[[iPhone battery life]]''' by switching off subtle features that you probably don't need. | |||
*'''May 12, 2011: Quick Tip # 2''': DO NOT install '''MacProtector''', the latest name for '''fake''' antivirus software previously named MacDefender and MacSecurity. Just google the name and you will see plenty of advice on removing it. [http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-mac-protector This one] looks thorough. | |||
*'''March 8, 2011''': Tim Butler invited CATUG members to submit designs for a new '''[[CATUG logo]]'''. | *'''March 8, 2011''': Tim Butler invited CATUG members to submit designs for a new '''[[CATUG logo]]'''. | ||
*'''March 3, 2011''': CATUG members came up with plenty of [[How to justify buying an iPad|reasons to buy a new iPad]]! | *'''March 3, 2011''': CATUG members came up with plenty of [[How to justify buying an iPad|reasons to buy a new iPad]]! | ||
Revision as of 08:41, 17 June 2012
This is an archive of CATUG news items previously displayed on our front page as part of Template:News, the current version of which is displayed in the first section below.
We will only archive items about CATUG, not software offers or other items that may have caught our attention.
Current news items
- (No news here 😀)
Archived items
- May 3, 2012: we had a temporary hitch with the Mac Ministry Mailing list, but it was back up and running by the end of the day. Thank you for your understanding during the outage.
- May 30, 2011: Quick Tip # 3: extend your iPhone battery life by switching off subtle features that you probably don't need.
- May 12, 2011: Quick Tip # 2: DO NOT install MacProtector, the latest name for fake antivirus software previously named MacDefender and MacSecurity. Just google the name and you will see plenty of advice on removing it. This one looks thorough.
- March 8, 2011: Tim Butler invited CATUG members to submit designs for a new CATUG logo.
- March 3, 2011: CATUG members came up with plenty of reasons to buy a new iPad!
- February 21, 2011: Leonard Durrenberger, a longstanding contributor who served briefly on the new Board of CATUG, went to be with the Lord. Rest in peace, Leonard.
- February 20, 2011: The wiki moved to wiki.catug.org.
- February 19, 2011: CMUG, the Christian Macintosh User Group, is going to become CATUG: the Christian Apple Technology User Group. The two mailing lists were merged back into one Mac Ministry List, hosted by Tim Butler using Mailman list software.
- February 12, 2011: Jesse Sng handed over the Presidency to Tim Butler, aided by a Board and Operational Board.
- January 27, 2011: due to a high number of account creations and spam links, the wiki had to be rolled back to remove all of that. To prevent this from happening again, users are no longer permitted to create their own accounts. Contact wikiservant@catug.org.
- January 24, 2011: our President, Jesse Sng, announced that some problems with the mailing list had been fixed. He set up a new interim operations group to work on other matters.
- January 6, 2011: David Burke, CMUG Ambassador, was in discussion with Jesse about the desired changes to the mailing list.
- December 29, 2010: An announcement of the new mailing list was sent to the old list, intending the transition of the Mac-Min mailing list to the new server and software.
- December 29, 2010: The default 'skin' (appearance) of the wiki was changed to 'Vector'. (If you have an account, you can go to the 'My Preferences' page then the 'Appearance' tab to change your skin to the default.)
- September 16, 2010: The wiki was moved to mac-min.org and a corresponding new mac-ministry mailing list was created and tested.
- August 27, 2010: Jesse asked for an end to discussion on elections, and issued a Call to Action for volunteers. See CMUG election discussion 2010 for those who responded.
- March 6, 2010: Neville Reid added policy/help pages and example articles, getting the wiki ready for prime-time.
- February 20, 2010: Vincent Danen set up the CMUG wiki.