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		Welcome to the Mac Users Group at RPI! Want information about Macs at RPI? Check out our Wiki! Though we're still working on getting the rest of the site fully up and running, the wiki has a lot of information on it about Macs at RPI, and we're working on adding even more. And of course, you can always visit apple.com for more info about Macs and OSX in general. What is RPI MUG? The RPI MUG is a Macintosh Users Group is a club at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, with both student, faculty, and community members. RPI MUG prides itself on being the largest computer oriented club at RPI, with general meetings held on a weekly basis. Through our weekly meetings and mailing list, we discuss everything from Apple software and hardware, to graphic techniques and comptuer troubleshooting. Members are encouraged to ask questions and use RPI MUG as a valuable resource to school and everyday life. Aside from weekly meetings, RPI MUG also hosts Apple Computer for on campus computer shows, as well as participates in a number of fund raisers. When and where are club meetings? Under normal circumstances, we meet during the fall and spring semesters every other Thursday at 7pm in the Student Union on the main RPI campus. Meetings are announced on the mailing list. If you are a community member and need assistance finding the Student Union please do not hesitate to contact us by using the contact page. How can I join? Joining the RPI MUG is easy, simply attend a meeting and ask to be a member. If you are unable to attend the next meeting and would like to become a member immediatley or if you have questions please contact us using the contact page. Is there an offical mailing list or chat service from MUG? MAILING LISTS There are currently three Macintosh-related mailing lists available at RPI. Most members will find that the mac-ug-l-at-lists.rpi.edu is most suited to their needs and is also the most active mailing list. MAC-NEWS-L-at-LISTS.RPI.EDU This is a strictly-moderated low-traffic announcement list for new products and events. Login to https://lists.rpi.edu/reguser/listutil/MAC-NEWS-L with your RCS userid to join this list. MAC-USERS-L-at-LISTS.RPI.EDU This is a faculty/staff/student-oriented support/discussion list. Some users on this list are subscribed in "digest" form. They receive messages from the list as one automatic daily compilation. Login to https://lists.rpi.edu/reguser/listutil/MAC-USERS-L to join this list. CHAT SYSTEMS An instant messaging system called Lily is maintained at RPI, and has hundreds of active members who are alumni or current members of the Rensselaer community. The system has several highly active instant messaging discussions pertaining to the Macintosh, OSX, as well as hundreds of other topics. You will need to request a lily account, and install a lily client. More user-friendly clients are in development, but for now one that works can be found here. Some basic unix knowledge is required to install and run this.