We will meet on Feb 12. Please bring your camera and laptop.
To print these notes, remember to HI-LITE the section desired. Then hit FILE - PRINT and choose SELECTION. Otherwise you will get 48 pages of old minutes.
Members present were: Jim Albach, Marianne Benttine, Bob Bolter, Jim Broschat, Sharon Conroy, Nancy Curtis, Myrna Dirk, Jim Erickson, Darlene Femrite, Arlene Frolick, Jim Girardin, Marian Grider, Ed Heimiller, Bill Kautt, Sharlene Langdale, Clare Manz, Peter, Dorothy Pickering, Stanton Rickey, Rich Russo, and Chic Wray.
Nancy Curtis showed a slideshow of photos taken at the Botanical Gardens, which featured displays of renowned glass sculpture DALE Chihuly amongst the cacti.
Marian Grider reported that our treasury contains $1545.00.
Peter stated that the FREE anti-virus program AVAST is another alternative to AVG. Avg has slowed some computers – the clubhouse computer is much faster on Avast than on AVG. Available at : http://www.avast.com/eng/home-registration.php It requires a free registration code. This is sent by email. The code must be entered again next year, so WRITE IT DOWN !
Passwords can be easily lost or forgotten. If "Cookies" or "History" are deleted during cleanup, email access and banks may demand passwords be re-entered. Don’t depend on automatic passwords. Write them down and tape to your computer.
E-Mail ADDRESS LISTS usually are stored on your (ISP) Internet Provider’s serve - not on your computer. Except for AOL, address lists can be exported from one ISP to another by creating a text list in a (CSV) Comma Separated Value file. Peter demonstrated by moving a list from Outlook Express to Hotmail.
Open your email page. Go to FILE , pull down and click on EXPORT. Click on Create CSV and give it a name. Save this on your desktop - and someplace else for backup. Then similarly IMPORT in new ISP's email page. Do you know your passwords ? Write them down.
FAVORITES can also be transferred. Recommend backing up to a CD for backup.
Go to START - SEARCH and enter "Favorites". Multiple hits will be found. Look for the 2 folders with yellow stars. RIGHT button drag to the desktop. Select COPY HERE. Now save to CD-R or thumbdrive for security. One Village laptop died this weekend with all the passwords and business data lost. (Not a Club member)
SKYPE enables verbal conversation between two computers, provided both have SKYPE installed. Tele-conference with a webcam and microphone.
FREE phone calls over the internet can be made through your computer. Go to: www.freecall.com to try it free and give a report next week. Many international destinations are available without charge.
ADOBE PHOTODELUXE 3 has the key attributes that are most helpful when enhancing photos. They are LIGHT, HUE, LEVEL HORIZON, REPAIR FLAWS, CROP and CLONING TOOL. See Peter for a download CD. [May or may not work with Vista.]
GOOGLE EARTH 5 UPDATE continues to improve the quality of their SEARCH process by adding new overhead photography. They recently added underwater mapping coverage at key locations and a historical timeline feature.. Peter demonstrated another feature where individuals have posted photos. When on a particular site, click on the small squares. To get started go to: GOOGLE and click on MORE then pull down and click on EVEN MORE. This brings up a menu. Select and click on GOOGLE EARTH then download and install.
Peter recommends you stay away from PICASA ,also on above GOOGLE Menu. It will take over all of your photos. www.flickr.com is preferred over PICASA when posting photos on the internet. It can be password protected and you control who gets the password. The slideshow format is pure eye-candy.
We WILL be meeting next Thursday 12 Feb 2009; 1:30 PM at our Village clubhouse. Bring your camera and laptop.
See you there,
STANTON RICKEY, Club President
Dick Conroy's recent sky-diving flight is here:
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