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M Bi. January 23, 2013. Jan 23, 1968 USS Pueblo, North Korea. Jan 22, 1973 Roe v. Wade, Supreme Ct. Past – Future Topics. Feb 13 ? Jan 13 Win 8 Howard Dec 12 Christmas Party (3 rd Wednesday) Nov 12 Latest Gadgets Joe (4 th Wednesday) Oct 12 APCUG Greg West

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  1. M Bi

  2. January 23, 2013

  3. Jan 23, 1968 USS Pueblo, North Korea Jan 22, 1973 Roe v. Wade, Supreme Ct.

  4. Past – Future Topics • Feb 13 ? • Jan 13 Win 8 Howard • Dec 12 Christmas Party (3rd Wednesday) • Nov 12 Latest Gadgets Joe (4th Wednesday) • Oct 12 APCUG Greg West • Sep 12 Fav. Programs Board Members • 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

  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

  6. Board Meeting (Jan 7, 2013) • 26 members, $1,6xx balance • APCUG Presentations • Jan – Howard, Windows 8 • Could not decide on other meetings (stump!) • Types of raffle items • Gary made a new logo • Speed of M.C.C. Internet – 10,28,10,28/5

  7. General Comments • Membership Report • Treasurer’s Report • Status of Individual Members • 2 Lab Classes each month • Raffle Drawing Items Could use more members • On with the show …

  8. Important S**** • Adobe CS2 downloads, free fat32 file size? • Win 8 Upgrade: $40 price ends Jan 31 • Scams: use Microsoft name on Event Viewer • Dell Optiplex 740: Win 7, 64 bit, $139

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

  10. Current Newsletterhttp://mcc.apcug.org/newsletters.html Ponderings: Purchase Decisions Howard: Windows 8 – Basics Custom Labels Microsoft Telephone Scam Technical Ecosystems Choosing a Smartphone Mouse-speak Book Review: Landscape Photography Nature photography Oceans Tutorials Dumb laws Airline complaints

  11. General Questions • New Hardware? Tablets, thumb drives • New Software? Win8 • Newsletter or Web Site? • Microsoft Updates? Other Updates? • News: Technical? Personal Experiences? • Computer Repairs? $200, Apple

  12. What I Have Learned • Got a “free” Samsung TV repair • Fidelity email: pfishing or legit? • Charter’s use of symbols: ❶ of ❸ • Lynn on Dell monitor purchase • MCC Lab: Harry, Kathy; Al Creative Element Power Tool • Greg West wants a joint meeting of MI user groups • Mega – new Cloud service • register w/Chrome, 50G, slow, controversial

  13. What Else I Have Learned • Disable Java (in browsers: add-ons & plugins); JavaRa • Free, power board replacement on 46” Samsung • Win 8 Pro Upgrade: free, $40 • Cloudeight Info says WinZip is no longer good • Sony Vaio has a “fix it” button • Mid-Mich Comp has moved (Bill Church) • I lose networked printers on power outage. • Google: Gmail + Drive (attach 10G files) • TV ads softer?

  14. Interesting Web Sites - #1 • Tour of International Space Station • Flash Drive, Portable PC Survival kit • Remove Yourself from Internet, KK • 3D “Replicator”, $2,199 • Delete yourself from social sites, KK • BioLiteCamp Stove w/USB charger, $129 • 2012 Top Companies for patents • 2012 Web: • online education • Shifting social networks • More & more mobile

  15. Portable Apps • http://portableapps.com/download/ • Accessibility-8, Development-9, Education-11, • Games-50, Graphics-25, Internet-40, Music-12, • Office-25, Security-8, Utilities-50 • System Rescue Thumb Drive

  16. Interesting Web Sites - #2 • Aerial America - Smithsonian • Phone Book - Switchboard • Neighborhoods • Windows 8 – answers by Ed Bott • Print templates

  17. Interesting Videos & Books • International Space Station • . • . • . • Jonathan Haidt

  18. My Personal Questions • MDN TV Guide • VA Hospital in Saginaw • Handicapping jockey weights in horse racing? • How to save Internet article? • What about Video recording of screen ? • Remove MS Word blocks, sections, lines • Google Play • GoDaddy website

  19. Webucator Group voucher number: 9439781 Link: http://www.webucator.com/self-paced-courses/index.cfm WordExcelPowerPoint

  20. Pipers-Place.net 10 different browsers • Wikipedia Article 44 different browsers

  21. Online Backup Sites • IDrive www.idrive.com • Skydrive • Spideroakwww.spideroak.com • SugarSync http://spideroak.com • Dropbox www.dropbox.com • Mozy • CX.com • ADrive www.adrive.com • Cubby www.cubby.com

  22. PC Repairs • Mall – Computers To Go • Circle – Compucon • SAMSA • Best Buy – Geek Squad • PC Knights • Staples • Mid Michigan Computer – Bill Church • Rich Holbrook • Airport Grocery • Frank Koenig • Ken’s Typewriter

  23. Time for the Raffle Drawing ?

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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 –

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

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

  29. 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

  30. Template • Sample

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