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Exploring Linux for Older PCs: Budget-friendly Options and Features

Discover cost-effective choices for RAM, HD, processor, and more when considering Linux for aging computers. Learn about benefits and savings.

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Exploring Linux for Older PCs: Budget-friendly Options and Features

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  1. Mar 26, 2014

  2. Mar 25, 1954 RCA Color TV Mar 26, 1953 Salk polio vac. Mar 27, 1998 Viagra

  3. Past – Future Topics • May 14 HGTV, How stuff Works, How-To, eHow • Apr 14 Joe on Budgeting with Technology • Mar 14 Linux on XP • Feb 14 Gadgets • Jan 14 Privacy • Dec 13 Christmas Party • Nov 13 Windows XP: What To Do • Oct 13 What’s Your Passion5 min for each person • Sep 13 Culinary Delights • Aug 13 Picnic • Jun 13 Internet: Good, Bad & Ugly 5 min for each person • May 13 Backups Carol, Laura, Howard, Larry, et. al. • Apr 13Favorite 5: Websites & Apps/Programs • Mar 13 email scams Joe, Howard & Larry • Feb 13 Library Ann Jarvis • Jan 13 Win 8 Howard • Dec 12 Christmas Party (3rd Wednesday) • Nov 12 Latest Gadgets Joe (4th Wednesday) • Oct 12APCUG Greg West • Sep 12 Fav. Programs Board Members • Aug 12Picnic • Jun 12YouTube Larry, Carol, Howard • May 12Lightroom Bill • Apr 12 DisasterPlan Laura • Mar 12 Routers Howard • Feb 12 Cloud Larry • 5

  4. Board Meeting (Mar 6, 2014) • Treasure Report: $1,800 • Still 26 members; • Decided on Linux on XP for Mar • Apr is Joe: Budgeting with Technology • May – Do It Yourself: HGTV, HowTo, eHow • Raffle Items, Feedback from Gadgets, Antennas

  5. General Comments • Membership Report • Treasurer’s Report • Status of Individual Members • Other business to discuss ? • Tonight’s Raffle Drawing Item(s) • On with the show …

  6. Older Computers & Linux Older PCs: RAM, HD, Processor, CD/DVD, USB What are some choices What will it cost me What does Linux have to offer

  7. Club Website http://mcc.apcug.org 1 – added meeting agendas /piper 2 – tonight: http://mcc.apcug.org/piper/MCC-Jan14.ppt 3 – newsletters: 2007 to present 4 – may add 2000-2006; pub format 5 – also have a utilities list /utilities

  8. Current Newsletterhttp://mcc.apcug.org/newsletters.html Pipers Ponderings: Articles Websites

  9. General Questions • New Hardware? Tablets • New Software? Win7, 8.1 Upgrades • Newsletter or Web Site? • Microsoft Updates? Other Updates? • News: Technical? • Personal Experiences? • Computer Repairs?

  10. Things We Should Talk About Purchased new PC: Dell Inspiron 660 Win 7, 8G, 1 Tb, $400 Dow Corning employee purchase Slipstreaming Charter (free) anti-virus software Right-click context menus (how to edit) I have 6 laptops that don’t work. What to do? Samsa “The Gadget” of Los Alamos Taxes: online

  11. Interesting Websites #1 • Pennsylvania H.S. uses 1,700 Linux laptops • Microsoft sets Oct 31, 2014, Win 7 sales • Microsoft can scrub Win XP up to Jul 14, 2015 • Personal TV Guide • MDOT Driving Map • Weather Nation • National Geographic covers buy all mag $20

  12. Interesting Web Sites - #2 • Medical conspiracy, 50% • Microsoft drops prices on Win 8 • Kill Switch on cell phones • SkyDrive becomes OneDrive • Search 60 M archived newspaper pages • 120 G SD Card, $120 Ed Bott • One thing to do in each state • Charter virus protection • Extend range of fob • CourseraedXUdacity

  13. What I Have Learned • Dow Corning “Corporate Versions” • What is in my TOOLKIT • Class action lawsuit - $10 • Create DVD to play on TV: • WinX DVD Copy Pro • WinX DVD Author

  14. What Else I Have Learned • Buffett, Billion & Odds 263 = 9.2 x 1018 • Top 4 seeds: 247 = 1.4 x 1014 140 trillion:1 • CR 2032 batteries • Pawn shop AU prices • World’s Smallest Pacemaker

  15. Interesting Videos & Books Wolves & Yellowstone , How YouTube Changes Everything

  16. My Personal Questions • Get a copy Win XP for use after April 12, 2014 • Load OS on HD with USB CD-ROM • How to remove obsolete link from Network • How to increase a partition size – AOMEI • Remove MS Word blocks, sections, lines • Removing CMOS battery from laptop • Network Printer addressing for Win XP

  17. Time for the Raffle Drawing ?

  18. Comments • Jackpot fever (story of Ohio guys) • Cannot get 5.25” floppy as an USB extension

  19. Survey • 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

  20. Membership List • Al Adams • Jerry Arch Gust Kookootsedes • Larry Ault Howard Lewis • George Binder Joe Lykowski • Kathy & Roger 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

  21. Older Computers & Linux Older PCs: RAM, HD, Processor, CD/DVD, USB What are some choices What will it cost me What does Linux have to offer

  22. Officers For 2014 • President Larry Piper • Vice President Joe Lykowski • Treasurer Jan Ensing • Newsletter Carol Picard • Membership Gary Ensing • Webmaster Carol Picard • Publicity Al Adams • Program Co-Chairs Howard Lewis & Bill Tower • At-Large Board Al Adams

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