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Misc. Thoughts

Stay up to date with the latest news and discussions on Google Drive, double lung transplants, prohibition, alcohol, DRM, healthcare, car insurance, and more. Plus, find out about a series of hoax events and chickens that are laying medium-sized eggs.

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Misc. Thoughts

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  1. Misc. Thoughts • Google Drive announced • Hoax: series of 5 Fri, Sat or Sun in x months • Chickens now laying medium eggs … • Double lung transplant • Prohibition: alcohol, DRM, health care, car ins.

  2. May 23, 2012

  3. May 23, 1934 Bonnie & Clyde Demise

  4. "I'd say the HDL hypothesis is on the ropes right now." Dr. James de Lemos

  5. Past – Future Topics • Sep 12 Google Apps Everybody • Aug 12 Picnic • Jun 12 YouTube Howard, Carol, Larry • May 12 Lightroom Bill • Apr 12 DisasterPlan Laura • Mar 12 Routers Howard • Feb 12 Cloud Larry • Jan 12 Tablets: Lynn – iPad, Al – Android • Dec 11 Christmas Party - 3rd Wednesday • Nov 11 Joe Holiday Technology Shopping List • Oct 11 Carol & Howard Skype • Sep 11 Ann Jarvis Library • Aug 11 Picnic • Jun 11 Ann Jarvis Library (Postponed) • May 11 Shirley Salas Facebook • Apr 11 Joe Photoshop Elements 9

  6. 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

  7. Board Meeting (May 08, 2012) • 28 members, $1,6xx balance • June: Simply YouTube • Google apps in fall • Will send email link rather than PDF • Lots of raffle items • Quarterly book coupons

  8. General Comments • Membership Report • Treasurer’s Report • Status of Individual Members • Other Business • Raffle Drawing ?? • On with the show …

  9. Club Website http://mcc.apcug.org 1 – added meeting agendas /piper 2 – added Apr 2012 3 – newsletters: 2007 to present 4 – may add 2000-2006; pub format 5 – also have a utilities list /utilities

  10. Current Newsletterhttp://mcc.apcug.org/newsletters.html Links: Duck, Dangerous, Data Mental Floss Howard: Tips & Tricks Convert Books for eReaders Crime & Conflict on Internet Dynamic Pricing Undeliverable emails Managing Autos in Office Using Windows Task Manager

  11. General Questions • New Hardware? • New Software? • Newsletter or Web Site? • Microsoft Updates? Other Updates? • News: Technical? Personal Experiences?

  12. Individual Questions • Lynn – talk • Al – Dropbox ? • Who uses scanner software? • Who uses Skype? • Who uses separate camera or microphone?

  13. What I Have Learned • How to convert PPT to DVD’s to play on your TV? • Camtasia • Xilosoft • MovieMaker • Google Cloud Drive went active last week • Kodak Easyshare now Shutterfly • 4 Lab sessions: beginner’s ‘class’ • sfc /scannow • Inhome Dental Care of Michigan • Doc -> Linux -> OpenOffice -> Word

  14. What Else I Have Learned • EULA’s specifically prohibit class action lawsuits • Chrome passes IE; Firefox, Safari, Opera • Reloading laser toner cartridge • Watson design and competition (PBS) • Signed up for GoDaddy • Encryption of credit card data • Graduate degree in Antarctica • Remove yourself from search engines ??? • Facebook IPO on May 18

  15. Interesting Web Sites • Science’s Ugliest Experiments (Scientific Amer.) • Top 10 Blacklisted Apps by Business • Bioterrorism - CDC • Wind Map • Lib of Congress – 100 year old newspapers • Prostate cancer screening – PSA recommendations • yudkowsky.net/rational/bayesBayes Theorem • Wason & Stroop Tests • Google, Yahoo, CNN, Deskref, PCMag, Daily, PCWorld

  16. Interesting Videos & Books • America the Beautiful, Ben Carson, 2012

  17. My Personal Questions • UI: Aero gone, Metro in • What about Video recording of screen ? • Win Live Mail ONLY sends to those in contact list • Win Live Mail: resize 1st column • Remove MS Word blocks, sections, lines • Epson R280 printer: inkjet, CDs, photos • Google Play

  18. Other Comments • Dioxin Study – Latest • Charter’s Latest Editions - $5/mo

  19. Personal Experiences • Attended Dow Stockholders Meeting • Attended Midland Sports Hall of Fame • Attended Purdue Alumni - Olympian • Accessing Microsoft Templates: need IE

  20. Time for the Raffle Drawing ?

  21. Other Comments or Questions Who Who Round-about in Midland

  22. Survey • House temperature set • ACT, SAT, GRE exams ? • GPS in car. Use it? • Backup Heating: fireplace, propane, etc • Browser: IE, Firefox, Chrome, Other • List of medications & doctors • System Info: Belarc, System • Generator; hookup to home wiring

  23. Definitions • 1910-1960I.Q.1961 – P.C. era • Genius 145-164 • Gifted 125-134 • Above Avg. 115-124 • Normal 85-115 • Deficient 71-84 Mildly Retarded • Moron 51-70 Moderate Retarded • Imbecile 26-50 Severely Retarded • Idiot 0-25 Profoundly Retarded

  24. 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 –

  25. Membership List • Al Adams Frank Koenig • Jerry Arch Gust Kookootsedes • Larry Ault Howard Lewis • George Binder Joe Lykowski • Kathy Bohl Judy Vogel • 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

  26. Questions for Individuals • Laura: • Al: • Howard: • Carol: • Gary:

  27. Template • Sample

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