March 23, 2010

1. March 23, 2010

3. Past – Future Topics • May 11 Shirley Salas Facebook • Apr 11 Joe Photoshop Elements • Mar 11 Ann Jarvis Library • Feb 11 Howard Utilities (mostly free) • Jan 11 Carol Computer Updates; Joe Scams • Dec 10 Christmas Party (3rd Wed) • Nov 10 Lewis Office 2010 (3rd Wed) • Oct 10 Hammel – Picard Cloud Computing - Updating • Sep 10 Lykowski (something very hairy) • June 10 Misc (3) Slide Show, PSR, Member Poll • May 10 Picard Hardware • Apr 10 Lykowski Media Alter atives

4. General Comments • Membership Report • Treasurer’s Report • Other Business • On with the show …

5. Who Are Our Officers ? • President Larry Piper • Vice President Joe Lykowski • Treasurer Laura Hammel • Newsletter Carol Picard • Membership Gary Ensing • Webmaster Carol Picard • Publicity Al Adams • Program Co-Chairs Howard Lewis & Bill Tower • At-Large Board Al Adams & Shirley Salas

6. Club Website http://mcc.apcug.org

7. Current Newsletterhttp://mcc.apcug.org/newsletters.html

8. Board MeetingMarch 08, 2011 • Future meetings set through May, 2011 • June: iTunes, PDF, WordPress, • ELMO, flash drive, member profiles

9. General Questions • News: Computer? Technical? Midland? • New Hardware? • New Software? • Newsletter or Web Site? • Microsoft Updates? Other Updates?

10. Other Comments or Questions IE 9 – speed, clean look; Firefox 4 Bandwidth limits: Charter, ATT, Phone NY Times to charge (after 20 reads) Blog Books Printed 3G/4G Networks Do Tiny URLs have an expiration limit? Powweb Web Host 48169 Zip Code Radiation Levels: medical, background, Japan Bathroom remodeling Physical Therapy Car Insurance

11. Interesting Web Sites • Corruption_Perception_Index • http://www.shapecollage.com • www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock.swf • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgwF8mdQwlw • http:// • Google, Yahoo, CNN, Deskref, PCMag, Daily

13. Interesting Videos & emails • Bridge at Boulder Dam • Butterfly • Lawnmower

14. Personal Experiences • Dell locked up; seems to be RAM; 5-1-2-3 • Acer laptop quit; HD OK • Purchased 3-pack of Win 7 for $150 • Use of NetMeter • Purchased HP Laptop, 17”, 4G, $500 • Find a PC serial number

15. Time for the Raffle Drawing ?

16. Ads – What’s The Catch • Send in your gold • Free credit scores • Professor & free CDs • Geiko & Progressive Car Insurance • Body Building • Weight Loss • Pay shipping on 2nd item • Carnival Games – Magic Illusions –

17. Who Are Our Officers ? • President Larry Piper • Vice President Joe Lykowski • Treasurer Laura Hammel • Newsletter Carol Picard • Membership Gary Ensing • Webmaster Carol Picard • Publicity Al Adams • Program Co-Chairs Howard Lewis & Bill Tower • At-Large Board Al Adams & Shirley Salas

18. Membership List • Al Adams Frank Koenig • Jerry Arch Gust Kookootsedes • Larry Ault Howard Lewis • George Binder Joe Lykowski • Kathy Bohl • Mary Branson Robert Miller • Terry Brown Harry Morton • Jim Carrier Frank Neeb • John Dashner Ron Picardi • D. Ducommon Carol Picard • Gary-Jan Ensing Larry-Judy Piper • Laura Hammel Shirley Salas • Rich Holbrook Bill Tower • Bill Kocher Lynn Walker

19. Questions for Individuals • Laura: • Al: • Howard: • Carol: change email on Club web to lynnix56

20. Template • Sample