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Tasty Links

by | Jun 18, 2013

Italian Sausage Links Backyard Barbecue May 01, 2010

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Curated collection of links to interesting and useful sites, including local/regional arts and events, educational sites, skill tutorials, and more.

Local and Regional Arts and Event Sites

  • 541 Live – Events calendar, outdoor activities, shopping, food and drink, and more for southwest and central Oregon – the very heart of the “541” area code.
  • Arts Central – As the Regional Arts and Culture Council for Central Oregon, provides arts services to the communities, artists and arts organizations in Deschutes, Jefferson and Crook counties.
  • Art Presence – Art enhancing community dedicated to encouraging and developing a growing and superior art presence in the city of Jacksonville, OR.
  • Ashland Art Center – Serves as a vital resource for art experience and education, while offering economic and social support to the visual arts community.
  • Ashland Galleries – The Ashland Gallery Association is a collection of over thirty galleries and dozens of artists, offering remarkably diverse and high quality works of art. The association also hosts the monthly First Friday Artwalk. (Ashland, OR)
  • Ashland Independent Film Festival (aiff) – More than 80 films shown in five days. A showcase for the highest quality independent films from around the world.
  • Ashland Source Center – Southern Oregon community events and news source for the “emerging culture.”
  • BendFilm – Celebrates the brave voice of independent cinema through films, lectures and education.
  • Briscoe ArtWing – Exploring the creative process in community.
  • Cascades Theatrical Company – Puts local residents on-stage and back-stage in productions that far exceed expectations of what “community theatre” is supposed to be. (Bend, OR)
  • Central Oregon Showcase – Energizing the Central Oregon community through the arts. Sponsors of the Central Oregon Film Festival.
  • Concerts in Bend, Oregon – Upcoming events and performances at Bend’s Les Schwab Amphitheater.
  • Craterian Theater at the Collier Center for the Performing Arts – Southern Oregon’s state-of-the-art community performing arts center. The facility features excellent acoustics and sightlines, an impressive array of theatrical equipment and is operated by a professional staff. The auditorium is intimate and comfortable and seats just 732 patrons, yet the stage can accommodate large national concert, dance and theatrical tours.
  • C3 Events – Central Oregon event productions. (Bend, OR)
  • FireHouse Gallery – Rogue Community College operates this facility, located in a converted firehouse. The gallery features artwork by local, regional, national, and international emerging artists, challenging preconceived ideas and attitudes. A variety of art educates and inspires viewers from the college and community. First Friday Art Night receptions are held here monthly. (Grants Pass, OR)
  • Mountain Stars Quilters Guild – Serving southern Oregon and northern California.
  • Oregon Cabaret Theatre – Intimate 140-seat musical theater in a striking former church, built in 1911. Six shows a week, year-round. (Ashland, OR)
  • Oregon Conservatory of Performing Arts – Southern Oregon’s original year-round theatre conservatory for youth. (Medford, OR)
  • Oregon Shakespeare Festival – A major theater arts organization based in Ashland, offering a diversity of plays as well as events and activities to enhance the overall theatrical experience.
  • Rogue Gallery & Art Center – Aiming to enliven the individual and enrich the community through inspirational visual art experiences. (Medford, OR)
  • Rogue Theatre – Intimate venue (Grants Pass, OR) in a funky old movie theater, for a diverse array of arts and cultural events that celebrate the human spirit, bringing people of all ages together to be entertained and inspired. Fantastic acoustics, as well as local craft beers and wines (which you may take to your seat).
  • Rogue Valley Chorale – “For more than 37 years the Rogue Valley Chorale has been at the heart of the arts scene in Southern Oregon. The 100 members who make up the Chorale are men and women with diverse musical backgrounds including professional singers, actors, music educators and gifted vocalists who simply love to sing.” (Medford, OR)
  • Rogue Valley Symphony – Inspires audiences of all ages and stimulates dialogue through live performances of diverse music and educational programs. (Ashland, Medford, and Grants Pass, OR)
  • S.O.A.R. – Southern Oregon Artists Resource
  • S.O.S.A. – Southern Oregon Society of Artists
  • S.O.V.A. – Southern Oregon Visitors Association: A regional, non-profit marketing group formed in 1984. Over the years, SOVA has grown into a seven-county association of hospitality and tourism businesses and destination marketing organizations.
  • The Source Weekly – Online version of weekly newspaper covering Bend’s news, opinion, culinary, and culture scenes.
  • Southern Oregon Chinese Cultural Association – Sponsors educational and cultural events in Southern Oregon that showcase Chinese culture and traditions.
  • Southern Oregon University Performing Arts Department – After years of separately fostering the performing arts as the independent departments of Music and Theatre Arts, the new unified department is fast becoming a powerful regional, national and even international center for the arts. (Ashland, OR)
  • Sunriver Music Festival – Presents quality performances of classical music, and provides educational programs for the youth of Central Oregon. (Sunriver, OR)
  • Tempo – Southern Oregon’s entertainment guide, via the Mail Tribune news organization.
  • Tower Theatre – 466-seat performing arts venue in Bend, Oregon. Central Oregon’s leading performing arts organization, providing cultural and educational programs that make essential contributions to the region’s lifestyle and strength of community.
  • Wiseman Gallery – Aesthetic, cultural, and social works by local artists as well as national artists of emerging importance. A variety of media and styles are presented to inspire and educate the viewer. Annual exhibits include the student and faculty shows. (Rogue Community College, Grants Pass, OR)

Educational and Learning Sites

Graphics and Design Sites

  • Font Squirrel – Curated collection of downloadable fonts, 100% free for commercial use

Health and Fitness

Sites for Learning Skills

Useful Sites and Web Apps

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Miscellaneous Interesting Sites

Credit for many of these these links goes to this website. (We aren’t going to spell it out due to its NSFW name.)

No waiting for the new iMac at Connecting Point: in stock NOW!

by | Feb 20, 2013 | Announcements, Apple Inc., In Stock Now, New and Hot

Apple iMac 21.5in and 27 inch models

All four iMac models are in stock at Connecting Point.

Since their introduction last fall, Apple’s stunning, ultra-slim iMac family has been in extremely short supply. Right now, if you wanted to order a 21.5-inch iMac from the Apple’s online store, you’d see this:

21.5-inch iMac availability from Apple Store

Even worse, if you wanted a sleek new 27-inch iMac, here’s how long you’d have to wait:

27-inch iMac availability from Apple Store

Miraculously, if you came into either of Connecting Point’s store locations for one of the new iMacs, you’d walk out the door with one right now. As in, immediately.

We’ve got plentiful stock of all four main models, ready for a good home. (Or office.) The product is identical, the price is the same. And the service and support you get from Connecting Point is not only excellent, it’s also free…and for life. So give in to that very human need for instant gratification: Get a new iMac, instantly, from your local Apple Specialist, Connecting Point Computer Centers.

UPDATE 02.20.13 | 12:30 PM: Well, that happened fast. Our Bend store now has only the $1299.99 model 21.5-inch iMac and the $1799.99 27-inch iMac in stock. We are expecting shipments of the other two models to be arriving shortly.

UPDATE 03.03.13 | 12:55 PM: Looks like Apple’s online store is finally catching up with iMac demand. Both sizes appear to be shipping within one to three days. But if we may again point out the obvious: the price is the same, the tech support is for life – and you can have it right here, right now by getting your new iMac from the friendly folks at Connecting Point.

Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, iPad, iPod, iPhone, Genius, Boot Camp, Macintosh, MacBook Air, Time Capsule, iMac and MacBook Pro are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. AppleCare and iCloud are service marks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. iOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. and other countries and is used under license.

Whoa…full day for Apple at yesterday’s “a little more to show you” media event.

by | Oct 24, 2012 | Apple Inc., New and Hot, Tech News

It looks like the pundits and the rumor sites got it mostly right.

Yesterday, Apple announced a Shrinky Dinked addition to their tablet family, the iPad mini (7.9-inch 1024 x 768 display versus the original’s 9.7-inch one, making for a pencil-thin form factor you can hold in one hand).

Apple also announced a new version of the 13-inch MacBook Pro, this time with a 2560 x 1600 Retina display. And they previewed a Kate Moss-thin revamp of the iMac (say goodbye to built-in SuperDrive, and hello to faster Intel Core quad-core processors, Thunderbolt, and an innovative hybrid storage system Apple calls Fusion Drive). (more…)

Why buy from us?

by | Jul 9, 2012

Why buy from Connecting Point, Medford OR

You have plenty of choices for computer and device sales, service, and support. So why buy from Connecting Point? Fair question. Here are seven reason why:

1. Experience.

Connecting Point has been helping folks with their technology needs since April 1975, making us one of the oldest personal computer dealerships in the country… and indeed, the world.

2. Locally owned and independently operated.

Connecting Point has been a locally-owned, family-run independent business since the beginning. Keep your hard-earned dollars here in our community, where they can do the most good.

3. We service what we sell.

Not only are we an Apple Premium Service Provider, able to offer the highest quality authorized service for everything Apple makes, but we also sell, service, and support Windows PCs.

4. We’re an Apple Premier Partner.

Connecting Point is one of a small, elite group of computer retailers in North America to be honored with this designation. As such, we provide the very best buying experience for the entire Apple product line – before, during, and (especially) after the sale.

5. We take trade-ins.

Currently, we’re accepting late-model Mac systems and iPads for trade toward any new product. We’ll also take a look at late-model PCs, both desktop and laptop.

6. No sales tax.

Oregon is one of only four* states that has no sales tax. That can save visitors to our fair state a bundle.

7. Shop in-store or online.

Get the ultimate personal shopping experience at our beautiful McAndrews Road location, or enjoy the convenience of online shopping from anywhere at our eStore.

We know you have lots of choices. Connecting Point truly appreciates your support, and we’ll continue to work hard every day to earn your business!

* In case you were wondering, the other three are Alaska, Delaware, and Montana.