Los Angeles Macintosh Group Introduces Hands-On Training Program

The Los Angeles Macintosh Group (LAMG) announces the introduction of its Hands-On Training Program at the organization's Resource Center in Santa Monica. LAMG has expanded its popular seminar series to include intensive hands-on classes on a variety of topics including: Beginning Macintosh, Director, Macromedia Studios, Photoshop, QuarkXPress, PageMaker, Illustrator, Painter, FileMaker Pro, HTML, Internet/Telecommunications, and After Effects.

"We are glad to offer the Southern California computing community an affordable, comprehensive selection of hands-on computer instruction," states Suzy Prieto, Executive Director. "This expansion offers even more options to people wishing to enhance their computer skills and learn new programs for today's competitive job market."

Special features include discounts for LAMG members, instruction by LAMG experts and recognized top industry instructors, and customized sessions for corporate clients. Small, personal classes-a maximum of eight people-are equipped with one PowerMac per person. Some sessions are applicable for Windows users.

The LAMG Hands-On Training Program kicked off with several two-day sold out sessions featuring Director, Macromedia Studios, and Photoshop.

LAMG is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping microcomputer users use their computers as productively and pleasurably as possible.

Celebrating its 12th anniversary in 1996, LAMG has grown to be one of the largest Macintosh user groups world-wide with over 5,000 members. Benefits of membership include a subscription to the award-winning, monthly publication, LAMG Digest; access to a world-class, multi-line Bulletin Board System; experts list; employment exchange; discounts on hardware and software; over 25 monthly meetings; rentals of popular training videos; extensive training seminars and a variety of other services.

LAMG also produces major events: including MacFair LA, the largest Macintosh trade show in Southern California, and quarterly swap meets.

For more information or a free copy of LAMG's monthly award-winning magazine, LAMG Digest, call (310) 319-1821.