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Apple will be on hand January 27, MMI Washington Apple Pi anXiously eXpects Apple for the January MMI: A software odyssey. General Meeting. They haven't eXactly eXpressed their eXpectations for the meeting, so we won't eXaggerate or fiXate on the 24th letter of the alphabet. Maybe they'll tell us something about Element 22 in the Periodic Table. [Jan. 27, 2001] Office: Mac 2001 Released in October 2000, the latest version of Microsoft Office for the Macintosh features an expanded entourage with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and something new. Microsoft will demonstrate their latest wares at the February General Meeting. [Feb. 24, 2001] Nominations Due It may seem a long way away, but the May elections are fast approaching. Send your nominations for Pi officers to secretary@wap.org. Due date: February 24, 2001. Summer Computer Camps Summer computer camps will be offered for youth, parents/teachers and seniors this year. Details will be posted soon. [July-Aug. 2001] MacWorld New York Bus Trip Washington Apple Pi will sponsor another bus trip to MacWorld Expo New York, this year on July 19. Again, details will be posted soon. (We have photos and more photos of last year's trip.) [July 2001] Untangling the Mac OS X Desktop Application The Pi's own Jon Thomason takes on the Desktop application of the Mac OS X Public Beta. Find out where the Mac OS tradition and the NeXT tradition collide--and what can be done about them. A public letter to Apple, reprinted from the November/December 2000 Journal. [Nov. 2000] Pi Winter Garage Sale Yes, the last Garage Sale of the 20th century is over, and as soon as the Webmaster stops goofing off, we'll post pictures. Stay tuned. [Dec. 2000] User Group Specials Page A new page highlights a variety of special industry deals available to members of Washington Apple Pi. [Oct. 2000] Pi Site Search engine Locate pages on this site with our new Sherlock-enhanced search form. [Sept. 2000] High-End Macintosh Benchmarking Washington Apple Pi Labs attempts something with gerbils that you probably shouldn't try at home. [Nov. 2000] Apple Pro Mouse: A Quick Look Washington Apple Pi Labs takes a look at the new Apple Pro Mouse. Should you retire your Mac IIsi and buy a G4 just so you can get this mouse for free? Absolutely! [Sept. 2000] Pi Journal Index A comprehensive, searchable index details all the articles printed in the award-winning Journal from 1994 to 1999 (with 2000 "coming soon"). Our thanks to volunteer Bonnie Ashbaugh for the index. [Sept. 2000] MacWorld New York 2000 Washington Apple Pi visits the Big Apple to see the new little Apples. Detailing the show we have movies, photographs, more photographs, and notes on the keynote, the show floor, and event advertising. [July 2000] Pi Summer Garage Sale 2000 Until the Webmaster posts pictures from the Winter Computer Show and Sale, you can view the Summer Garage Sale on digital film. Making its debut this year: Pi UnsteadicamTM. [June 2000] Pi Fillings CD-ROM Version 7.0 is now available. And it features a shocking innovation: not only is it in the traditional iMac flavor (strawberry this time) but, for the very first time, it includes a volume number! Visit the Pi store for purchase, or click on the CD-ROM for more information. Pi Fillings Goes To School: the first specialty edition of the Pi's famed CD-ROM series has an emphasis on education. To order, get on the bus... Twenty Years of Pi: A Living Photo Archive (which means we're not done yet) Washington Apple Pi Journal: Online Edition Recent additions: iMovie Sans the iMac, Melody Assistant, The Geek Handbook, Movies from Still Pictures, plus 1999's much-lauded A Hundred Apple IIs.