Feb 26, 2014

05/27/10

Feb 25, 1964 C. Clay gold medal Feb 26, 1993 WTC bombed Jan 27, 1827 Mardi Gras

Agenda Welcome to Meeting & Meet New Attendees 5 What we will be talking about tonight 5 Brief Business Meeting – 5 Members & Treasurer Report 5 Tonight : Gadgets: How You Use Them55 What’s New in the Technology World15 Things to Discuss10 Member Questions 5 My Comments & Questions 5 Raffle & Give Aways

Past – Future Topics Apr 15 Joe Mar 15Linux on XP Feb 14Gadgets Jan 14Privacy Dec 13Christmas Party Nov 13Windows XP: What To Do Oct 13What’s Your Passion 5 min for each person Sep 13Culinary Delights Aug 13Picnic Jun 13Internet: Good, Bad & Ugly 5 min for each person May 13BackupsCarol, Laura, Howard, Larry, et. al. Apr 13Favorite 5: Websites & Apps/Programs Mar 13 scamsJoe, Howard & Larry Feb 13LibraryAnn Jarvis Jan 13Win 8 Howard Dec 12Christmas Party (3 rd Wednesday) Nov 12Latest Gadgets Joe (4 th Wednesday) Oct 12APCUGGreg West Sep 12Fav. ProgramsBoard Members Aug 12Picnic Jun 12YouTubeLarry, Carol, Howard May 12LightroomBill Apr 12Disaster PlanLauraDisasterPlan Mar 12RoutersHowardRouters Feb 12CloudLarryCloud 5

Board Meeting (Feb 7, 2014) Treasure Report: $1,691 Still 26 members; check on a couple Decided on Gadgets for Feb Still thinking Mar to be Linux on XP computers Apr is Joe: Mint, & more surprises May – nothing for now More details on back up (drivers, Cloud)

General Comments Membership Report Treasurer’s Report Status of Individual Members Tonight’s Raffle Drawing Item(s) On with the show …

05/27/10 CurrentCurrent Top 100 (Gadgets) C/Net History Channel Top 101 GadgetsJuly 2, 2011Gadgets 100 Gadgets of all timeFeb, 2005Gadgets Gadgets that changed the world Nov 3, 2007

Purchased new PC: Dell Inspiron 660 Win 7, 8G, 1 Tb, $400 Performance, HD fail, Genuine, , getting full I have 5 laptops that don’t work. What to do? Don’t send free greeting cards Microsoft wants help upgrading XP to 8; won’t work Taxes: online Fluorescent reindeer antlers Finland 05/27/10

Club Website 1 – added meeting agendas /piper/piper 2 – tonight: – newsletters: 2007 to present 4 – may add ; pub format 5 – also have a utilities list /utilities/utilities

Current Newsletter Pipers Ponderings: CES, concerns & 3D Articles Tips & Tricks: hide ribbon, cust. Q.A. tbar 808 Headphones Get Plain Text Interesting Internet Finds Filter Junk Mail Outlook 2010 Otterbox Cases Upgrade iOS7 ? strobist.com photo education site Jeopardy Answer Tiny Computers Websites foodbycountry.comcountry Google searches in real timesearches history explorerexplorer jigsaw puzzlespuzzles macro photos of snowsnow

General Questions New Hardware? Tablets New Software? Win7, 8.1 Upgrades Newsletter or Web Site? Microsoft Updates? Other Updates ? News: Technical? Personal Experiences? Computer Repairs?

 Pennsylvania H.S. uses 1,700 Linux laptopsLinux  Microsoft sets Oct 31, 2014, Win 7 salesWin 7  Microsoft can scrub Win XP up to Jul 14, 2015scrub  Personal TV GuideTV Guide  MDOT Driving MapMap  Weather NationNation  National Geographic covers buy all mag $20covers

Interesting Web Sites - #2 Marble mapsmaps Microsoft drops prices on Win 8prices Kill Switch on cell phonesSwitch Current Top 100 (Gadgets) C/Net Current SkyDrive becomes OneDrive SkyDrive Search 60 M archived newspaper pagesarchived 120 G SD Card, $120Ed BottCard One thing to do in each statestate What to do about Windows XP Leo N.Windows Coursera edX Udacity CourseraedX

What I Have Learned Win 8 Upgrade from Win XP PC not likely “Free” birthday wishes likely have spam Sugar Sync, et. al. Clouds, no longer free Removal of Windows Genuine “nag” Create DVD to play on TV: WinX DVD Copy Pro WinX DVD Author

What Else I Have Learned Japan JM 25 Naval Code; Library has microfilm on Midland Daily News Pawn shop AU prices World’s Smallest PacemakerPacemaker Linux Mint 14

Interesting Videos & Books World’s Smartest KidsWorld’s Smartest Kids, Amanda Ripley WolvesWolves & Yellowstone, How YouTube Changes Everything

 Get a copy Win XP for use after April 12, 2014  Hinge on laptop broke; won’t power up  Load OS on HD with USB CD-ROM  Windows Live Mail failed – closed wrong; FIXED !!!  How to remove obsolete link from Networklink  How to increase a partition size – AOMEIAOMEI  Remove MS Word blocks, sections, lines  Removing CMOS battery from laptop  Network Printer addressing for Win XP

Time for the Raffle Drawing ?

 Jackpot fever (story of Ohio guys)  Cannot get 5.25” floppy as an USB extension 05/27/10

Survey 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

Piper’s Home Network Asus-LarryLenovo-JHP-1-LHP-2-Test Galaxy Tablet HD Inkjet Dell, Optiplex & Judy Modem RouterSwitchServer Cloud HD Color B/W Charter Phone

Questions for Individuals Jan: Al: Howard: Carol: Gary: John:

Membership List Al Adams Jerry ArchGust Kookootsedes Larry AultHoward Lewis George BinderJoe Lykowski Kathy & Roger Bohl Mary BransonRobert Miller Terry BrownHarry Morton Jim CarrierFrank Neeb John DashnerRon Picardi D. DucommonCarol Picard Gary-Jan EnsingLarry-Judy Piper Laura HammelShirley Salas Rich HolbrookBill Tower Bill KocherLynn Walker

05/27/10

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 2 nd item Carnival Games – Magic Illusions –

What I Have Learned How to convert PPT to DVD’s to play on your TV? CamtasiaXilosoft Wink MovieMakerWink yudkowsky.net/rational/bayes Bayes Theorem yudkowsky.net/rational/bayes Wason & Stroop Tests WasonStroop

Officers For 2014 PresidentLarry Piper Vice PresidentJoe Lykowski TreasurerJan Ensing NewsletterCarol Picard MembershipGary Ensing WebmasterCarol Picard PublicityAl Adams Program Co-ChairsHoward Lewis & Bill Tower At-Large BoardAl Adams