 Number 313 - June 2009 |
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TOG Officers Relected For Another Year The results of a hand vote for TOG officers was held at the May meeting. with the following results: President Carl Tenning Vice Pres./Prog Ch. Vacant Sec'y/Treas Bob Henkel Librarian Tom Stepanek Newsletter Bob Thomson Show and Tell Replaces Usual Program Presentation at TOG Meetings TOG is temporarily without a Vice President/ Program Chairman. One duty of this officer's position is to organize the program presentation at the monthly meetings. Until this position can be filled, we are changing the meeting format to replace the "Program Presentation" with a "Show and Tell" presentation. Please support this by bringing to the meeting something you can "Show and Tell." It doesn't need to be fancy. Even five minutes would be welcome. The "Show and Tell" may be a s simple as getting up and speeaking or may include any object you want to show. Since we have a digital projector, the "Show and Tell" may also include material for projection. Just put it on either a CD-ROM or USB thumb drive and we'll put it in the computer for presentation. We usually also have a broadband internet connection to show web pages. Material on CD-ROM or USB drive can be as simple as text files. The host computer also supports Microsoft Office 2007 file formats such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. |
Communications Ed Richards tells us about a new communication tool called Dropbox which allows communication between computers. In Alternative Internet Browsers - Maybe Better Than IE Ira Whilsker makes us aware of other alternatives to Internet Explorer. Some of you already use some of these. Take a look and see if there are others you might like to try. In Magic Jack - To Buy or Not Vinny LaBash discusses the pros and cons of using this device which you use instead of your phone service. He suggests that you consider what guarantees you have if they go out of business. Read carefully. General Interest In File Management - Part One Ron Hirsch leads us through a discussion of what file and folder names mean and how to use them effectively. Leaving that chore to the machine may not be the best option. In Things, Thinglets, And Thingassos author S. Jack Lewtschukof MBUG talks about a wide range of subjects from cleaning, your computer, how to reduce long web addresses to manageable size, Credit cards and Debit cards and third generation USB ports. Hardware In 10 Things You Should Look For in a Notebook the author gives a detailed list of things that he thinks are important in that next computer that you will probably buy. If you're in the market check this list over and maybe take it with you to the computer store. But wait... in Setting Up a New Computer Brian Lewis gives us his slant on what he thinks is important by describing his experience in replacing an aging laptop. |
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Number 313 - June 2009
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