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Next General Meeting
Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Time: 6:15 – 8:15 p.m.
Place: West Charleston Library
6301 W Charleston Blvd (East of Torrey Pines)
No topic has been set yet for the March meeting.
Details will be posted when available, so check back later. If you're
interested in giving a presentation at this or any future meeting, please
contact one of the board members, or send an email to
president@lvpcug.org
The president will open the meeting at 6:15PM, when Larry
Burgher will show how to analyze a
phishing
email to determine it's country of origin among other things (this topic was
scheduled for February but was displaced by a lengthy Q & A session). The main presentation will begin at 7:00PM.
Discussion of club business, such as the upcoming March election
will begin around 8PM. Finally, door prizes will be awarded
at approximately 8:15, followed by adjournment in time to vacate the auditorium
prior to 8:30PM.
Results of the February 3rd General Meeting
The meeting was opened at 6:15PM by President Wendy
Jaroslawski. She introduced Larry Burgher who began with a Q/A session
dealing mostly with a couple of techniques for successfully sending attachments
via email which would normally be blocked by Outlook Express and Microsoft Mail.
Larry had planned on showing how to dissect a phishing email, but the Q & A
session lasted longer than expected, so he will save this topic for next month.
Wendy took over for the main presentation and demonstrated
some of the new features of
Microsoft Office 2010, which is expected to be
released in June of this year. Using the currently available Beta version,
she demoed the Ribbon, the Quick Access Toolbar and how to customize it, and
gave us a peek at the new versions of Word, Excel, Publisher, Power Point, and
Access.
Finally, two Smart Computing one-year subscriptions and
a gift card were awarded as door prizes to lucky winners Howard Mark, Morrie
Cutler, and Leland Beel, followed by adjournment.
March Is Election Time
Special thanks
to Evelyn Schiff, Charles Frederick and Linda DiGiovanni for taking on the
Election Committee duties. Stay tuned for more info about election
procedures for making nominations and casting your vote.
Speakers / Presenters Needed
In these tough economic times, it has become more difficult to find vendors and
knowledgeable individuals willing to come present their products and information
to our group. If you are willing to make a presentation, please email our
president, Wendy Jaroslawski at
president@lvpcug.org, or our program director, Don Sabatine at
program@lvpcug.org
Member Assistance Volunteers Needed
If you have time and expertise in any area, and would like the satisfaction of
helping fellow members with solve their computer problems, please consider
becoming a Member Assistance Volunteer (formerly called Helping Hands).
Contact the
president@lvpcug.org,
webmaster@lvpcug.org, or any board member to
volunteer, or get more information.
Special Interest Group Meetings & Discussion Forum
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Forum Admin and ask for one.
Announcements
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New! Check
out our new General
Meeting History page.
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The
January 27th
edition of
Little Bytes
is now available for viewing.
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The
January
2010 edition of
Bytes of Las Vegas
is now available for viewing.
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Day and Time change for
Novice & Internet SIG: The Novice (New Users) & Internet
SIG which formerly met at 4:00-6:00 pm on the third
Sunday of each month will commence meeting at 1:00-3:00 pm
on the 2nd Saturday of each month.
The location for meeting remains at the Wengert Room of NV Energy at
6226 W Sahara.
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Discontinuance of
Genealogy SIG: “Sam” Espino-Giordano is retiring from her
position as SIG leader. She'll conduct the meetings currently
scheduled for January and February, but that will be it. If you
would like to keep this valuable SIG going, please consider taking over
the job of SIG leader!
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Plans for second
general meeting delayed: It was previously announced that a second general meeting
was planned for
the 4th Saturday of each month at the Paseo Verde library, with the
first such meeting to have been on January 23, 2010. However, due
to difficulties in scheduling presenter, no such meeting will occur in
January. Board members are still working diligently to make the
second meeting a reality.
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Discontinuance
of Phone Line: Due
to an exceeding low call volume, and as a cost-saving measure, the Board
has unanimously decided to discontinue the club's information telephone
line.
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The
First Quarter 2010 edition of
APCUG Reports has been release,
and LVPCUG gets honorable mention on page 17!
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Check out
Don Sabatine's
software review of ZoomText Express 1, a software product to help us see the
fine print on our screens.
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Also take a
look at Richard Rosenheim's
book review of Marach's JavaScript and DOM Scripting.
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The Office
Applications SIG conducted by Wendy Jaroslawski has been discontinued.
The December meeting is cancelled, and no further meetings are planned
during 2010.
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If you're interested in finding out about Microsoft Windows 7, watch this 44
minute presentation
Windows 7 for Consumers by
Jay Ferron,
Microsoft MVP and President of APCUG
(Association of Personal Computer User Groups)
Recycle Program
Help our Club earn extra money and to keep the environment green. Bring us
your empty printer ink cartridges and old cell phones. We have started a
team once again to collect and recycle cartridges and cell phones and would ask
the members to bring your items to the General Meeting each month. The
Club will be sent a rebate for these items. If you have any questions
about the program, please contact
Charles Finnila.
Update Your Email Address
Please make sure your email address is up-to-date with our membership chair ,
Judy Ruf. Email her at
judygengenie@embarqmail.com
a
message from...
Las Vegas PC
Users Group
We are a
non-profit organization based in
Las Vegas,
Nevada that began in the 1980's. LVPCUG relies on its members to
provide unique resources for the benefit of those interested in the
field of computers.
The
organization's goals are to promote
fellowship
among
members, share computer knowledge and contribute computer expertise.
Members use, recommend and install the latest products, and help
individuals to utilize the capabilities of the technology they own.
This is a
wonderful opportunity for people to
learn
more about
computers. You can attend a meeting presented by a knowledgeable
speaker; explore your interest with Special
Interest Groups; get the latest copy of the
newsletter
that contains technical articles, reviews, and other news to read at
your leisure.
Any
individuals interested in
computers may apply for
membership. Whether you are a novice, expert, computer professional, or an
average computer user who wants to maximize existing skills or
acquire more, we invite you to join with us in pursuing this
collaborative mission.
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Schedule
Some of the presenters at past
General Meetings include:
PC Laptops
of Henderson
Custom-Built Laptops & Computers
Smart
Computing Magazine
"Smart Computing in Plain English"
Gregory Smith, Chief of
Investigations
Nevada Office of Attorney General
Al Gibes, the "Online
Guy"
Las Vegas Review Journal
Duane Dickhut
ComputerPros, LLC
phone: 702-304-0671
Extensoft
"The unofficial Windows Upgrade"
Las Vegas Metro Police Department
"Identity Theft is a threat to all of us"
Acoustica
"Software should be easy to use"
Trend Micro
Dave Perry on Internet Security
User Group Relations
Gene Barlow with Security and Backup Solutions
National
Weather Service
The Technology Behind It
"Whittle's Picks"
Dave Whittle and his Picks for the Digital Home
Computer Pros
Duane Dickhut
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