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Report for February 11th, 2009
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Report for February 25th, 2009
Report for March 4th, 2009
Report for March 11th, 2009
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November 5th, 2008
No minutes submitted.
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November 12th, 2008
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November 19th, 2008
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November 26th, 2008
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December 3rd, 2008
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Dec 10th, 2008
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Dec 17th, 2008
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Dec 24th, 2008
No meeting.
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Dec 31st, 2008
No meeting.
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Jan 7th, 2009
Meeting called to order at 1:30 by President Bob King.
Bob King introduced our speaker Patrick Millette about the installation of Wydebeam broadband in the park. He talked about the DSL in the park ,the price $65.00 plus Mesa tax for modem. Willie will help with viruses. He answered questions from the audience.
John Schumaker talked about computer classes. Hand outs were given out, one per family.
President Bob King answered technical question from the floor.
Meeting closed at 2:45.
Submitted by Connie Willox, Secretary.
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Jan 14th, 2009
Meeting called to order by President, Bob King at 1:37.
Ky introduced our 2 speakers from Smart Computing from Lincoln, Nebraska. She talked on how to use their magazine and their Web Site. They gave out 4 door prices. The speakers were Lindsey Albers and Kyle Harpster.
John Schumacher gave a training update. 305 people signed up for classes, 41 classes with 12 instructors.
President Bob King answered general questions.
Meeting adjourned at 2:45.
Connie Willox, Secretary
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Jan 21st, 2009
Meeting called to order by President Bob King at 1:30 pm.
Pres. Bob King introduced himself to new members. He announced to contact Smart Computing one month before you leave with your change of address.
Bob then called a business meeting. He gave the Treasurers Report.
January income $3,372.00.
Paid $2500.00 contract for new computers,
collected $410.00 on dues;
$460.00 on classes.
Balance $2,688.39.
Report on committees: Banquet- Feb. 20th at North Point, Tickets go on sale 1/28, 2/4 and 2/11. Tickets are $7.50 per person; Hours 5:00 pm social hour, 6:00 pm meal.
John Schumacher gave a report on training. No old business and no new business.
Pres. Bob King called for a motion to close the business meeting. Motioned by Lila Hamre and seconded by Connie Willox.
John Schumacher gave a talk on router security. You can download the file he used in his presentation by
Clicking here.
Then John Schumacher and Dick Harris gave a talk on how to use a Web Cam. Bob King answered questions from the floor.
Meeting adjourned at 3:15 PM.
Submitted by Connie Willox, Secretary
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Jan 28th, 2009
Meeting called to order at 1:30 by Pres. Bob King.
Milt Stark gave a presentation on Web Sites. Web Sites: How to look for different things on VPCC web site.
John Schumacher told us about an additional training class- Intermediate Class, Feb 16th The new sign up sheet is in the Computer Lab.
Pres. Bob King gave a talk on a web site for seniors. He said you can use Google to search for Web sites.
Web Beginners - Learning to use Windows
This site is for those who wish to learn some basics about how to use their computers for simple tasks without becoming embroiled in a whole lot of technical detail. It is also aimed at showing some elementary operations of Windows for those who are new to personal computers.
http://www.winbeginners.com/
SeniorNet - SeniorNet's mission is to provide older adults education for and access to computer technologies to enhance their lives and enable them to share their knowledge and wisdom. Click on Technology link on left side for tips and hints.
http://www.seniornet.com
SeniorNet Tutorials, Tips & Demos -
http://www.seniornet.org/php/default.php?PageID=7117
Helping the home PC owner to use Windows Vista
These pages will give tips, tweaks, and tutorials for configuring and making better use of the Vista operating system. Beginners and intermediate PC users will find educational material that will help make running a Vista PC easier and safer. Click on Vista Tips and Tweaks.
http://www.vistaonwindows.com
Pres. Bob King announced he is looking for additional help for Milt Stark and John Schumacher. If interested call Milt or Bob.
Meeting adjourned at 2:55.
Connie Willox, Secretary
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Feb 4th, 2009
Meeting was called to order at 1:30 pm by Vice President Joanna Rheingams.
Joyce McCall reported that all banquet tickets are now sold. To go on a waiting list call Joyce at 5155. She reminded everyone that the banquet will be held on Friday, Feb. 20th at Northpoint Multi-purpose rooms 1 and 2.
Joanna introduced Patrick Davis from S.O.S. - Serving Online Seniors, located at 7435 E. Main St. #106 in Mesa. Patrick presented a very informative hour of tips and trends about virsuses, increasing the RAM on the computer and the important of maintaining your computer.
The meeting was concluded at 2:35 p.m.
Submitted by Corinne Morton #2205
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Feb 11th, 2009
Meeting called to order at 1:30 pm by President Bob King.
Bob thanked Joanna Rheingans for conducting the meeting last week. Bob asked for questions from the floor.
K.E. Johnson introduced our Speaker Dave Whittle.
Dave gave a slide show on "Discovering Secrets of Happiness, Finding the Best Tech Stuff, Social Media. He gave a show on the two items he was selling, muvee autoProducer 6 and muvee Reveal. Dave also answered questions afterwards and he gave out a prize.
President Bob King announced our speaker for next week: Ron Brown.
Meeting adjourned at 3:05 pm.
Submitted by Secretary Connie Willox
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Feb 18th, 2009
Meeting called to order by President, Bob King, at 1:30 pm.
The minutes were read by Connie Willox, Sec. Approved by Will O'Shinsky, Seconded by Bill Arnold. Passed.
The President gave the Treasurer's Report as of Feb. 11th:
Expenses $2,473.40, Balance $3235.00. Banquet expenses still need to be taken out. Approved by Connie Willox, seconded by Hugh Tamblyn.
Bob King also gave a report on the banquet. Social starts at 5:30 pm, dinner at 6:pm, table ware supplies are provided. We're moving the banquet to a bigger room for next year.
New Business: none.
Old Business: Amended By Laws, Approved by Joanna Rheingams, seconded by Jean Pagano. Passed.
Bob announced about the user groups that the club belongs to: AZACC, EVACC, Microsoft Mindshare, O'Reilly User Group.
Business meeting closed by Joe Chambers, Seconded by Will O'Shinsky. Passed.
Ron Brown was our speaker: What to do before you call the "Geek Squad". Answered computer questions. He gave the first part today and the second part will be done next month.
To download a pdf file of the information presented, Click here
Our speaker next week is Craig Flannagan. Meeting closed at 3:00 pm.
Connie Willox, secretary
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Feb 25th, 2009
Meeting was called to order President Bob King at 1:30 PM.
Georgia Flannagan announced our speaker Craig Flannagan. He is Group Marketing Manager, XBox, Microsoft Interactive entertainment Division. Craig talked about Windows 7 coming out later this year. He gave a demonstration on Windows 7. Talked about XBox. He answered questions from the floor.
Joe Chambers told about refilling your ink cartiages. He handed out cards with his name and address.
Our speaker next week is Ron Brown, about email etiquette.
Joyce McColl read a thank you from Taft Elementary School, for the personal items the club donated before Christmas.
Our speaker was announced for March 18th "Ink Savers" .
Meeting adjourned at 3:00PM.
Connie Willox, Secretary.
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March 4th, 2009
Meeting called to order by President Bob King at 1:30pm.
Ron Brown was our speaker. He gave a a talk on How to forward e-mail appropriately. One thing he showed us how to do when you forward a message, so that you do not send all the e-mail addresses. He showed us how to delete the E-mail addresses.
Click here to download a pdf file of the information covered.
Pres. Bob King presented "Tour the World using Google Earth".
Click here to download a pdf file of the presentation (same as the information presented below).
Google Earth acquires the best imagery available, most of which is approximately one to three years old. The information in Google Earth is collected over time and is not in 'real time'.
Google Earth is available as a FREE download from
http://earth.google.com/
I suggest you NOT download using dial-up. If you are using dial-up, go to the Computer Classroom and connect to wireless network "VPCC". Then perform the download.
The Computer requirements to run Google Earth are:
Minimum:
- Operating System: Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista
- CPU: Pentium 3, 500Mhz
- System Memory (RAM): 256MB
- Hard Disk: 400MB free space
- Network Speed: 128 Kbits/sec
- Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 16MB of VRAM
- Screen: 1024x768, "16-bit High Color" - DirectX 9 (to run in Direct X mode)
Recommended:
- Operating System: Windows XP or Windows Vista
- CPU: Pentium 4 2.4GHz+ or AMD 2400xp+
- System Memory (RAM): 512MB
- Hard Disk: 2GB free space
- Network Speed: 768 Kbits/sec
- Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 32MB of VRAM
- Screen: 1280x1024, "32-bit True Color"
Most computers bought in the last couple years should meet the minimum requirements. Check first so you are not disappointed after installing Google Earth.
The download of the flight of the aborted US Airways flight 1549 can be found by
clicking here.
Excerpt from this page:
"Jeral Poskey has created an amazing Google Earth kml file of the flight with audio from eight tapes released by the FAA. This is a truly amazing (and eerie) re-enactment of the flight. You can read about how Jeral created the re-enactment on his website."
Click on "kml file" to download a copy of the presentation.
If you prefer to not download and install Google Earth or download the above kml file, you can access the video on UTube by
clicking here
acquires the best imagery available, most of which is approximately one to three years old. The information in Google Earth is collected over time and is not in 'real time'.
Google Earth is available as a FREE download from
http://earth.google.com/
I suggest you NOT download using dial-up. If you are using dial-up, go to the Computer Classroom and connect to wireless network "VPCC". Then perform the download.
The Computer requirements to run Google Earth are:
Minimum:
- Operating System: Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista
- CPU: Pentium 3, 500Mhz
- System Memory (RAM): 256MB
- Hard Disk: 400MB free space
- Network Speed: 128 Kbits/sec
- Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 16MB of VRAM
- Screen: 1024x768, "16-bit High Color" - DirectX 9 (to run in Direct X mode)
Recommended:
- Operating System: Windows XP or Windows Vista
- CPU: Pentium 4 2.4GHz+ or AMD 2400xp+
- System Memory (RAM): 512MB
- Hard Disk: 2GB free space
- Network Speed: 768 Kbits/sec
- Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 32MB of VRAM
- Screen: 1280x1024, "32-bit True Color"
Most computers bought in the last couple years should meet the minimum requirements. Check first so you are not disappointed after installing Google Earth.
The download of the flight of the aborted US Airways flight 1549 can be found by
clicking here.
Excerpt from this page:
"Jeral Poskey has created an amazing Google Earth kml file of the flight with audio from eight tapes released by the FAA. This is a truly amazing (and eerie) re-enactment of the flight. You can read about how Jeral created the re-enactment on his website."
Click on "kml file" to download a copy of the presentation.
If you prefer to not download and install Google Earth or download the above kml file, you can access the video on UTube by clicking here.
It was announced that Gene Barlow will be our presenter next week.
Meeting adjourned at 3:15 pm.
Connie Willox, Secretary
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Mar 11th, 2009
Meeting called to order by President, Bob King at 1:30 pm.
Bob King gave a talk on House Keeping items: Bob is testing some new ways to communicate with members.
Ink Savers will be at out next meeting. Monthy business meeting and committee reports next week. Ron Brown will give his second talk on Geek Squad on March 25th.
Kay Johnson announced our speaker, Gene Barlow, who talked about the "Perfect Back up Approch." Linda Barlow passed out hand outs. He also gave out 2 prizes.
Bob King talked about more volunteers next year for training classes.
Meeting adjourned 2:55 pm.
Connie Willox, Secretary
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Mar 18th, 2009
Meeting called to order by President, Bob King at 1:35 pm.
Monthly business meeting: Minutes read from the Feb. 18th business meeting by Connie Willox, Secretary. Approved by Bill Arnold Seconded by Joann Rheingan.
Treasurer's Report from Skip Trapp Balance $1,912.00 carry over for next year. Bank Of America waved their fee for us. Approved by Hugh Tamblin, seconded by Willie Muhlenberg.
Joyce McColl gave a report on the banquet-VCC paid $1020.00 for 102 members. Individuals paid $7.50 x 102 = $765.00, total cost $1785.00 for 104 people. VCC paid $100.00 tip to Diana Tenney.
John Schumacher gave recap of classes: total number of classes 17, instructors 12,class sessions 44, volunteers(approximate) 16, students 324.
Hugh Tamblin presented 2009-2010 officers: President, Bob King, V. President Joann Rheingans, Secretary Connie Willox, Treasurer Skip Trapp.
No new or old business. Business meeting adjourned at 1:50 PM.
Kay Johnson introduced our speaker: Steve Miller from Ink Savers. He answered questions. Bob King asked for questions from the floor. Next meeting second half of Ron Brown talk about Geek Squad.
Meeting adjourned at 2:45 PM.
Connie Willox, Secretary
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Mar 25th, 2009
Meeting called to order President Bob King at 1:33 pm.
Continuation of Ron Brown's presentation from 3/4/09. "Emails and Internet Security.
Click here to download a pdf file of the information covered.
Questions from the floor.
Meeting adjourned at 2:35PM.
Connie Willox, Secretary
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