Why join?

Not long ago, a club like MUGOO was the best information source because it was accessible and interactive.

This has certainly changed. Web sites have sprung up supplying news, reviews, opinions, and rumour. Software is downloadable for testing directly from the developer. The only limitation seems to be the time you are willing to invest hunting for the information or waiting for the download.

So why isn't MUGOO dead? Why have a meeting at all if it's all on the Web?

MUGOO continues to exist because people demand more than what the Internet can provide. It is not often you can have Corel, Adobe, Apple, and Microsoft provide a personalized presentation about their latest products in your basement.

No matter how good bulletin boards and ICQ is at bridging the vastness of the Mac community, it is still hard to beat six people sitting around a table hammering out a solution or exploring the options. Do the specs really tell you all you need to know? Ten minutes watching someone demonstrate a feature of a software title could save you hours of frustration or, better yet, money.

It is a mystery how far the Internet will go. It may, someday, superscede the need for a local user group to provide real meetings between geographically connected people. Until then, see you at MUGOO.

Membership rates

MUGOO charges an annual fee to its membership. This entitles a member to vote in executive elections, attend meetings for free, attend club SIGs, and win prizes offered as door prizes.

Annual Fees for 2005: $ 50.00 per year

The money collected from fees pays for club expenses such as meeting facilities rental, hardware rental and other club expenses. MUGOO is a provincially registered not-for-profit corporation.

Membership application

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