Technology Tips and Updates for Midland Computer Club Members

1. Oct 26, 2011

3. The last person to have my job was Sisyphus.

4. Past – Future Topics • Jan 12 Tablets: Al – Android, ? - iPad • Dec 11 Christmas Party - 3rdWednesday • 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 (Posponed) • May 11 Shirley Salas Facebook • Apr 11 Joe Photoshop Elements 9 • Mar 11 (meeting canceled) • 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

5. General Comments • Membership Report • Treasurer’s Report • Other Business: • Board Meeting • Whatever • Windows • On with the show …

6. Carol Piccard Howard Lewis • Skype

7. Board MeetingOct 11, 2011 • Future meetings • ideas: Win8, TiVo • raffle: $50, Acronis 2012 • 28 members • future of software, games

8. 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

9. Club Website http://mcc.apcug.org 1 – added meeting agendas /piper 2 – antivirus 3 – past meetings

10. Current Newsletterhttp://mcc.apcug.org/newsletters.html Communicating with the world Useful websites Howard: Tips & Tricks Tablets: Function & Prices Webcam & Telephone Calls

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

12. What I Have Learned • Timelinesaddon for PowerPoint, templates • RedditEx2Ex3 • MakeUseOf website • Chemistry addin for Microsoft Word • RSS feeds • Doomsday dates • Dropbox

13. Other Comments or Questions http://tinyurl.com/3hywjehMS downloads http://www.google.com/chrome Chrome browser http://www.academicearth.org Online courses Duplicate birthdays: how many people? 23 have 50% chance Dow stockholders meeting College: costs vs. value vs. school vs. curriculum

14. Interesting Web Sites • http://tinyurl.com/3zpuetu 9/11/2001 boats • http://www.learnoutloud.com/Free-Audio-Video#directoryaudio books • http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/best-free-pdf-tools.htmbest PDF tools • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgwF8mdQwlw jeep • http://www.americantorque.com/game/car-show-50s/car • Google, Yahoo, CNN, Deskref, PCMag, Daily, PCWorld

15. Survey • Active email accounts: 1, 2, 3, >5 • Facebook # friends • Twitter # followers • Txt on phone # times/month • Other social media ? • Phone: land, cell, Skype, magicJack

16. Interesting Videos & emails • Redneck duck hunting • Wife tester • Pool shot • Last space shuttle launch • Robot solves rubik cube • Flying lawnmower

17. Time for the Raffle Drawing ?

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. Personal Experiences • Accessing Microsoft Templates: need IE

20. 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 –

21. 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

22. Questions for Individuals • Laura: • Al: • Howard: • Carol: • Gary: latest membership list

24. Template • Sample