Misc. Thoughts

Google Drive announced

Hoax: series of 5 Fri, Sat or Sun in x months

• Chickens now laying medium eggs …

• Double lung transplant

• Prohibition: alcohol, DRM, health care, car ins.

June 27, 2012

Jun 27, 1977 Lawyers can advertise

05/27/10

“Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, make sure

you are not surrounded by a bunch of ASSHOLES."

Pintrest

05/27/10

E = MC2

Albert Einstein

Very good Albert, but next time show your work!

C+

Past – Future Topics

• Sep 12 Google Apps Everybody• Aug 12 Picnic• Jun 12 YouTube Larry, Carol, Howard• May 12 Lightroom Bill• Apr 12 Disaster Plan 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

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

Board Meeting(none in June)

28 members, $1,6xx balance• June: Simply YouTube• Google apps in fall• Will send email link rather than PDF• Lots of raffle items• Quarterly book coupons

• Move 2nd Tue to ???

General Comments

• Membership Report• Treasurer’s Report• Status of Individual Members• Other Business• Raffle Drawing ??

• On with the show …

Club Website

http://mcc.apcug.org

1 – added meeting agendas /piper2 – added June 2012 3 – newsletters: 2007 to present4 – may add 2000-2006; pub format5 – also have a utilities list /utilities

Current Newsletterhttp://mcc.apcug.org/newsletters.html

Ponderings:

Links: malware, sandbox, human, glass, Belgium video

Howard: Repair, Jump, TM

Copyright

Software Upgrades

USB connections

Toolbar installs

Word: Pics + Text

General Questions

• New Hardware? • New Software?• Newsletter or Web Site?• Microsoft Updates? Other Updates?

• News: Technical? Personal Experiences?

Individual Questions

Al – Woot changes

Laura – lynda.com

Kathy – ancestry.com

Microsoft has $15 upgrade to Win 8• Charter’s Latest Editions - $5/mo• Orbitz directs Mac owners to 30% higher• Microsoft buys Yammer for $1.2 B

What I Have LearnedHow to convert PPT to DVD’s to play on your TV?

Camtasia

Xilosoft

MovieMaker

Wink

Firefox shows a history when opening new tab

RSS feeds “overwhelm” your inbox

Kodak Easyshare now Shutterfly

Supermedia has great prices on “stick” drives

What Else I Have Learned

• Signed up for GoDaddy

• Generator connection to house

Wallenda at Niagra Falls

apostrophe vs. quotation marks

• YouTube 301

• Olympic Trials

• Tour de France

• RAAM

Interesting Web Sites

• Smilebox – DHS Reunion

• Prostate cancer screening – PSA recommendations• yudkowsky.net/rational/bayes Bayes Theorem

• Wason & Stroop Tests

• Google, Yahoo, CNN, Deskref, PCMag, Daily, PCWorld

Interesting Videos & Books

My Personal Questions

• What about Video recording of screen ?

• Remove MS Word blocks, sections, lines

• Epson R280 printer: inkjet, CDs, photos

• Google Play

Other Comments

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Personal Experiences

Attended Purdue Alumni

• Accessing Microsoft Templates: need IE

Time for the Raffle Drawing ?

Other Comments or Questions

Who

Who

Round-about in Midland

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

05/27/10

Definitions

• 1910-1960 I.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

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 –

05/27/10

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

Questions for Individuals

• Laura:

• Al:

• Howard:

• Carol:

• Gary:

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