| Meeting Information Index | ||
| September 29, 2010 | October 28, 2009 | November 25, 2009 |
| January 2010 | February 24, 2010 | March 31, 2010 |
| April 28, 2010 | May 26 2010 | June 30, 2010 |
| September 30, 2009 | |
| Program | Dr. Michael Anning will talk about:
Carpal Tunnel, A lesson in ways to avoid getting it, and treatment options if you have been diagnosed with carpal tunnel symptoms. |
| Disk of the Month | TBA |
| Compu Prize | TBA |
| Meeting report | When available |
| Wednesday June 30, 2010 | |
| Program | Election of the 2010/2011 executive. Presentation from Member Dave Bartlett on the LINUX Operating System. Suggestions for presentations from any member would be most welcome. What do you want for the 2010-2011 season? |
| Disk of the Month |
June's DOM will be the updated "Open Office" a very useful piece of freeware. |
| Compu Prize |
The Compuprize for June is planned to be a really worthwhile prize, yet to be chosen, with a couple of minor items to round out the year.
Windows 7 Ultimate Disc along with the Key number, for our June meeting draw. (Donated by a member.) |
| Meeting report | When available |
| Wednesday May 26, 2010 | |
| Program | Amy Clarke and other Lambton College students will talk to us about their program to recycle used Lambton College computers. The computers are reconditioned and distributed to charities and needy individuals. This program is known as The Phoenix Project. |
| Disk of the Month | Bill will show us the Library, Museums and Galleries website. |
| Compu Prize | The compuprize this month will be a laptop accessory kit, An eight gig thumb drive and a flexible keyboard. |
| Meeting report | Amy has provided a copy of the Phoenix Project presentation. You can download a PDF version at this LINK. NOTE: It is BIG, more than 5meg, so it may take a while! |
| April 28, 2010 | |
| Program | Tonight, we will see a pre-recorded presentation called a "Presentation in a Box" procured through APCUG. Lapworks is a company specializing in Laptop accessories designed to make laptop use more ergonomic. Some of the statistics quoted in the presentation are alarming. I didn't realize that improper posture when using a laptop can result in so many painful and debilitating conditions. The presentation will be followed by a draw for several of their "Lapdesks". I hope you find this presentation informative.
Download PDF |
| Disk of the Month | "What's Running" which gives more info. on systems running in the background than the basic Task Manager. He might also present a second program named "Giveaway of the Day". |
| Compu Prize | Compuprize for April will be: Labeller second prize of an 8 gig Thumb Drive |
| Meeting report | After the meeting. |
| March 31, 2010 | |
| Program | Kathy Wallace from the Sarnia Police Services to give a talk on the 911 system. |
| Disk of the Month | ERUNT backups the Registry and provids an auto-backup capability. NTREGOPT is Registry optimization program for Windows XP. |
| Compu Prize | Shredder with two secondary prizes. |
| Meeting report | The Sarnia Police Service presentation on the 911 system by Kathy Wallace was most informative and of great interest to Members, with many and varied questions. Thank you Kathy and Jim for making the contact |
| February 24, 2010 | |
| Program | Pierre Houle, SCUG President, will be giving a talk on "Online Security: Pop-Up Scams". Pierre will attempt to show you how to spot a fake alert or a fake ad and how to have the proper safeguards in place to protect your system from scammers. |
| Disk of the Month | Interior Paint Scheme |
| Compu Prize | an HP Printer with a small secondary prize |
| Meeting report | After the meeting |
| January 27, 2010 | |
| Program |
This month our presenter will be Joe Black from Digital Friends.He is going to give a "General Talk on Computer Hardware, including what's new, how to optimize your computer and general Q and A". As you may recall Joe gave a talk last year on e-waste recycling which was ell received. He is a knowledgeable computer technician. |
| Disk of the Month | 3D Design This program allows you to design the interior of any and all rooms in a house and shows you The finished product in a number of ways. Download |
| Compu Prize | Draw for a - Monopod - 4GB Thumb Drive & a 5 port Ethernet switch. |
| Meeting report | After the meeting. |
| November 25, 2009 | |
| Program | We are pleased to have again, Antony Chodas, the owner of Forest City Imaging to talk on the latest in digital photography and other advances. |
| Disk of the Month |
Avery DesignPro for PC Avery Download Pick the Mac or PC version as you need. |
| Compu Prize |
Compuprize for November General Meeting is a 3 in 1 HP Printer and a Mouse is the secondary prize. Robert Devillaer won printer Jim LaPointe won mouse |
| Meeting report | Antony Chodas' very entertaining presentation on the technology improvements in cameras, plus a few other wider ranging items, was very well received. He had lots of exhibits, including a series of dissected memory cards, to show, teach and impress. There were many questions from the Membership, with Antony's usual enlightenment. |
| October 28, 2009 | |
| Program | Mitch Garvis will present on Windows 7 and possibly Office 2010. Here is a quote to introduce Mitch: "I have written a few articles on Windows 7 so far, and will be writing a number more in the next two weeks. The ones that are already published are at either mitchgarvis.com or garvis.ca. If you type in the word ‘Springboard’ into Search you should get the lot of them." You will not want to miss this meeting! |
| Disk of the Month | The free October software is called Book Designer. It is another piece of software that allows you to setup a photo album for your pictures. You can place a number of pictures on a page and put a short description with each picture. The company will gladly put these pictures in a finished album for a price. However the beauty of this software is that you can email your creation to your friends without going through the software company. Download link is to Photoinpress |
| Compu Prize | 50/50 Draw |
| Meeting Report | After the Meeting |