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Tech Club Newsletter Highlights: Club Updates, Members' Insights, and Useful Tips

Explore the latest edition of the Tech Club newsletter for updates on club meetings, member news, and technology insights. Discover helpful tips on gadgets, software, and interesting web resources. Stay informed about upcoming events and tech trends in the digital world.

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Tech Club Newsletter Highlights: Club Updates, Members' Insights, and Useful Tips

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  1. Misc. Thoughts • Hoax: series of 5 Fri, Sat or Sun in x months

  2. August 22, 2012

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  4. Past – Future Topics • Sep 12 (Google Apps) Everybody • Aug 12 Picnic • Jun 12 YouTube Larry, Carol, Howard • 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

  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. Board Meeting (none in August) • 28 members, $1,6xx balance • Sep: • Google apps in fall • Will send email link rather than PDF • Lots of raffle items • Quarterly book coupons • Move 2nd Tue to ???

  7. General Comments • Membership Report • Treasurer’s Report • Status of Individual Members • 4 Lab Classes each month • Raffle Drawing ?? • On with the show …

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

  9. Current Newsletterhttp://mcc.apcug.org/newsletters.html Ponderings: Links: Documentaries, 1st world, 3D aerial, hard disk, Pixar Carol: Display past browser tabs Tablet: iPad2 Agloves Thumb Drive Cut & Paste Evernote 4 Media Sharing Devices Search Eng: DuckDuckGo & Gibiru Carol: Samsung Galaxay Player 4

  10. General Questions • New Hardware? Tablets, thumb drives • New Software? Win8, ICE 4.0 • Newsletter or Web Site? • Microsoft Updates? Other Updates? • News: Technical? Personal Experiences?

  11. Individual Questions • Larry – Cloud, repaired 2 laptops • John – lynda.com • Kathy – ancestry.com • Harry – Charter modem • Microsoft has $15 upgrade to Win 8 • Orbitz directs Mac owners to 30% higher

  12. What I Have Learned • Epson R280 photo/CD inkjet printer • Acer laptop: Vista won’t increase partition size • Laptop Repairs: remove the HD (Ali & Scot); SATA • Magazines: • Library has microfilm of Midland Daily News

  13. What Else I Have Learned Firefox shows a history when opening new tab RSS feeds “overwhelm” your inbox Kodak Easyshare now Shutterfly Supermedia has great prices on “stick” drives

  14. Interesting Web Sites • Drugs.com • Resell used digital works http://tinyurl.com/8e9fakt • Public pension ROIhttp://tinyurl.com/9f6x9dl • Win 7 Downloads (free) here • Kingsofthttp://www.kingsoftstore.com/index • Aakash2 tablet (India) http://www.megaleecher.net/aakash_tablet_2

  15. Interesting Videos & Books • Your Brain: The Missing Manual

  16. My Personal Questions • Nikki asked for slide show. What to use? • What about Video recording of screen ? • Remove MS Word blocks, sections, lines • Google Play • GoDaddy website

  17. Personal Experiences • Blew water main, 2X on Wed, Aug 8 • Another friend died; military honors • Fell off ladder • Generator hookup to house wiring

  18. Time for the Raffle Drawing ?

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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 –

  22. What I Have Learned • How to convert PPT to DVD’s to play on your TV? • Camtasia Xilosoft • Wink MovieMaker • Prostate cancer screening – PSA recommendations • yudkowsky.net/rational/bayes Bayes Theorem • Wason & Stroop Tests

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

  24. Other Comments

  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. Template • Sample

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