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Nov 20, 2013. Nov 19, 1863 Gettysburg Address. Nov 20, 1942 ALCAN Highway. Nov 21, 1620 Mayflower Compact. Past – Future Topics. Nov 13 Windows XP: What To Do Oct 13 What’s Your Passion 5 min for each person Sep 13 Culinary Delights Aug 13 Picnic
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Nov 19, 1863 Gettysburg Address Nov 20, 1942 ALCAN Highway Nov 21, 1620 Mayflower Compact
Past – Future Topics • 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
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
Board Meeting (Nov 7, 2013) • Down to 26 members, $1,700 • Look at apcug.org for speakers; so-so • Synching of travel computer for Jan ? • Severity of CryptoLocker • Possible Dec: YouTube videos, pick Joe’s brain
Important Items To Be Covered • CryptoLocker • Backups • Emails: types, encryption • BitCoin
General Comments • Membership Report • Treasurer’s Report • Status of Individual Members • Tonight’s Raffle Drawing Item(s) • On with the show …
Important Stuff • Is Microsoft Security Essentials Still Good ? • Is Malwarebytes still good ? • CryptoLocker 1 2 • Backups: Phantom, works • Emails: types, encryption • 3 Tb HD story: $, broke, fix • BitCoin12 • Wireless key & unintended results • Ubuntu 13.10
Club Website http://mcc.apcug.org 1 – added meeting agendas /piper 2 – tonight: http://mcc.apcug.org/piper/MCC-Nov13.ppt 3 – newsletters: 2007 to present 4 – may add 2000-2006; pub format 5 – also have a utilities list /utilities
Current Newsletterhttp://mcc.apcug.org/newsletters.html Pipers Ponderings: Win XP, Crypto virus, by-laws, grateful Tips & Tricks Apps for Windows 8 Smart Phone Junkie Turning into Magnetic Ink Some Free Favorites Command Prompt Family Photos How Will We Do This
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?
Interesting Websites #1 • Tor Network • Tor Network – Make Use Of • Tor Browser Bundle – download • Online, free PDF converter • 2014 Calendar Templates • Congestion Pricing (Sweden) • Microsoft Training Manuals • Hardware Info 32/64
Interesting Web Sites - #2 • AcCrypt free, encryption software; 32/64, portable • Windows XPocalypse • Iron Browser: Chromw.o. tracking ads • Epic Browser: no tracking • CourseraedXUdacity
What I Have Learned • 3 Tb Western Digital HD ‘crash’ • kid-credentialing; less than 1 week old • VA website (scary)
What Else I Have Learned • Important Dates for Internet & Computers • Colonial Penn • Grace Dow library under renovation
Interesting Videos & Books Killing Jesus, Bill O’Reilly Lean In, Sheryl Sandburg Forgotten Ally, Rana Mitter
My Personal Questions • How to remove obsolete link from Network • How to increase a partition size • Remove MS Word blocks, sections, lines • Removing CMOS battery from laptop • Network Printer addressing for Win XP
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
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