This month's PC Community meeting will feature presentations on both basic command line utilities and advanced 3D graphical desktop interfaces. Bud Gallagher will demonstrate the power of the Windows command prompt. Jan Fagerholm will showcase a 3D desktop of the future that allows a new way of interacting with computers. A raffle for a Western Digital hard drive will also be held.

1. www.pcc.org
September 1st, 2006 7:30 pm Main Meeting Volume 19 Number 1
Prompt
Command Prompt to Cubical Desktops
This month we cover it all
we cov
This month, we run the range of the computer This technology comes via the Open Source
experience - from bottom-line command line community and gives a peek into the future of
utilities to top-of-the-line graphical desktop desktops that you can use today. So you think
metaphors. 3D is just for games? guess again - now that
Bud Gallagher will PCs are getting powerful enough to run 3D
show us the hidden on everything, they give you a new way to do
underside of everything.
Windows - the
command prompt
and what it can do
for you. Often neglected
in these non-DOS days, the command prompt
gives you control over your system that you
cannot get any other way. Bud will be featuring
a series of short videos from Marc Liron,
recipient of Microsoft’s “Most Valuable
Professional” award.
Jan Fagerholm will show a slice of the future:
a desktop that works in 3 dimensions. It gives Command line to Common Object Model, see
an entirely new way to think about how you the breadth and depth of your computer at the
work on your computer. Main Meeting!
This month, we’re proud to offer a Western Digital WD2500JB 250 GB hard drive!
This Caviar SE hard drive offers superior performance and reliability. It’s EIDE, has
8 MB of cache, transfer rates of 100 Mbps, and Tom's Hardware Guide calls it, "very
fast and nearly silent". Now you can get 50 DVDs worth of storage for the price of a
raffle ticket!
Tickets are each, available at the back of the hall.
What's Inside:
What's
Newsletter Information ...................... 2 Map to PCC Clubhouse ..................... 3 Door Prizes ........................................ 8
PC Community Officers ..................... 2 Map to Main Meeting ........................ 3 SIG Meeting Info ............................... 9
About PC Community ........................ 2 Clubhouse Open House! .................... 4 Main & Exec.Meeting Minutes ........ 10
PCC Announcements ......................... 3 PCC at Hayward Street Fair ............. 5 Club Events Calendar ..................... 12
Products for Review .......................... 3 Review: CorelDRAW X3: part 2 ....... 6
September 2006 www.pcc.org 1

2. About
PCC News is the monthly newsletter of
PC Community (PC Clubhouse)
PC Community
Community
P.O. Box 55513
Hayward, CA 94545-0513
PC Community
PCC Of ficers
Officers PC Community is a computer users
and Staf f
Staff
group for people who wish to expand
their knowledge and experience of
personal computers and software. This
President — Bruce Hevelin is accomplished through monthly
bruce911@sonic.net (510) 489-7216 general meetings of the full
Executive Vice President — Bob Kyle membership where major industry
vendors present information, and
aebkhuv@comcast.net (510) 786-2748
EDITOR through smaller focus groups (Special
Treasurer — Tom Smith Interest Groups, or SIGs) where
Elsie Smith smith-tf@pacbell.net (510) 887-4038 members meet to share common
lcms@pacbell.net computer interests. The group’s
Secretary — Bayle Emlein
monthly Main Meeting takes place at
Assistant Editor: Jan Fagerholm pcc@ix.netcom.com (510) 652-1726
CSUEB, Hayward, CA in Room 2002
Online Editor: Diane George VP Clubhouse — Sidney Jordan of Meiklejohn Hall at 7:30 p.m. on the
Printing Manager: Tom Smith sjordan321@aol.com (510) 886-8188 first Friday of each month. Special
Interest Groups meet at other locations
Staff: Richard Churchill, Ruth VP Marketing & Emcee — Chuck Horner
and times throughout the month.
Churchill, Charles Dumm, Bayle churck@comcast.net (510) 887-4123
Emlein, Jan Fagerholm, Bruce Hevelin, PC Community is dedicated to
VP Membership — Jan Fagerholm community service, providing enabling
Bob Kyle, Elsie Smith and Tom Smith.
pcc4me@netscape.net (510) 652-1726 technology to people with special
Contributors: Bayle Emlein, Jan needs, working with local school
VP Newsletter — Elsie Smith
Fagerholm, Diane George, Bruce districts to obtain computer equipment,
Hevelin and Elsie Smith. lcms@pacbell.net (510) 887-4038
and working with other computer-
Deadline: Copy must be submitted no VP Programs — Bruce Hevelin oriented groups to help people extend
later than the second Saturday prior to bruce911@sonic.net (510) 489-7216 their lives through computer
the main meeting. Check the newsletter VP Special Projects — Bayle Emlein technology.
calendar for the date. Submissions pcc@ix.netcom.com (510) 652-1726 PC Community has a home page on the
should be made by e-mail to the editor, Internet at www.pcc.org. Information
lcms@pacbell.net. Advertising rates Webmaster — Diane George
is online, there are links to areas of
are available from the editor. digeorge@sbcglobal.net (510) 538-2449
interest, and links to Internet-active
Contents © 2006 PC Community, APCUG Representative — Bayle Emlein PC Community members.
except as noted. Permission for pcc@ix.netcom.com (510) 652-1726 Membership dues are $30.00 per year.
reproduction in whole or in part is Network Coordinator — Paul Cooper Seniors (65 and over), students, and
granted to other computer user groups additional family members are $18.00
paulc2553@comcast.net (510) 733-2613
for internal, non-profit use, provided per year. Call 510-436-0799 for more
credit is given to PC Community and to Projector Coordinator — Jan Fagerholm
information, or write to PC Com-
the authors of the material. pcc4me@netscape.net (510) 652-1726
munity at the address on this page.
Thanks to WeirdStuff (www.weirdstuff.com)
for donations for door prizes,
Adobe PageMaker 7.01 is used to raffle items and give-aways. PCC Members,
publish PCC News show your badges for a 5% discount.
ICEMAN Thanks to PCC Member Chris Yager, Thanks to The Diamond Lane (www.tdl.com)
Consulting ICEMAN Consulting Enterprises, Inc., for providing an Internet account and Web
Enterprises, for printing PCCNews. server space for PCC’s Web Site.
Inc.
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3. PCC Announcements
Request a Product for Review O’Reilly - Books and Media
Product for Review O’Reilly Books
Software Items Now Available for Review Review a Book: Review an O’Reilly book and get
Deposits required for these products are fully published in the PCC Newsletter and on the
refundable.There are two new items available this month. PCC Web Site. Find a book that interests
you at www.oreilly.com or in O’Reilly’s
Product List Price, for deposit catalog and let me know so I can order it for
Arc Soft Photo Printer $49.99 you. PCC requires a deposit from you in the
Arc Soft CD & DVD Labelmaker $29.99 amount of the User Group price, a 30% discount. You
Diskeeper 10 Professional Premier $99.95 have 60 days to complete the review, at which time the
If you are interested in reviewing a product, please deposit is refunded and you keep the book.
contact Bruce Hevelin by email, by phone, or in person. Elsie Smith - PCC UG Representative to O’Reilly
bruce911@sonic.net or 510-489-7216 lcms@pacbell.net or 510-887-4038
Rec
ecy Prog
ogr Back, Bigg
PCC Recycle Program is Back, Bigger and Better!
Your used toner cartridges, old cell phones, any of these items off at our Clubhouse or
used inkjet cartridges, old PDAs and at a Main Meeting. Do your part for PCC
defunct iPods are valuable. Don't toss and your community! Keep the
them in your trash to be used as landfill. environment clean by taking a few extra
They are worth something to PCC and moments to recycle these items with
other groups, either in the form of PCC.
exchange or as discount on products contact:
at some local retailers. This not Chuck Horner
only helps PCC, but also helps churck@comcast.net
our community. You can drop
510-589-9677
Directions to the PCC Main Meeting
Directions
From Dublin (580), take the Strobridge Exit, turn left on
Castro Valley Blvd., then left on Foothill Blvd. (2nd light),
and join Mission Blvd. southbound to Harder Road. Follow
instructions below from Mission Blvd.
From Oakland (580) take Hayward Exit to Foothill Blvd.,
continue South until it joins Mission Blvd., Continue
southbound to Harder Road. Follow instructions below from
Mission Blvd.
From 880, take Jackson St. (92) East, turn right at the 1st
light east of 880 (Harder Road). Stay on Harder Road all the
way up the hill to Cal State.
From Mission Blvd., take Harder Road eastbound up the
steep hill. Near the top, Meiklejohn Hall is the first large
building on the left. Parking is OK in the staff lot on your
left. Follow the signs to room 2032.
Directions to The PCC
Directions The
Clubhouse
From 880: take the A St. exit East (toward the
hills). Immediately after crossing the overpass, turn
left at the light onto Princeton. Go straight ahead to
Sunset Ave, then turn right. After half a block, turn
right into the driveway where the playing field
meets the parking lot. Drive all the way back past
two fences. When facing the Gym, the clubhouse is
on the left side.
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4. Celebr
bra
PCC Clubhouse Open House Celebration!
Mark Your Calendar - Saturday, Sept. 9th!
Mark Your Saturday Sept.
turda
Sid Jordan, V.P. Clubhouse
The PCC Clubhouse will host an open house with cookout facilities -- the high-speed Internet access, the wireless
and a raffle, Saturday September 9, 2006, beginning at access if you bring your wireless device, and the ever
11:30 A.M. There will be food, fun, and good company all popular gaming network, if you need to frag your friends.
around. We’ll be holding raffles running continuously for If it’s done on computer, we do it here.
some very nice prizes. Tickets will be $1.00 each. Raffles Members and family are welcome, but don’t forget to
will be run all day until all prizes are won. invite your computering friends that aren’t members -- we
may convince them to join!.
Well-known PCC Fragger nukes all comers
Prizes include the following:
* 19" ViewSonic ultrabrite Monitor
* 17" Compaq 7550 Monitor
* HP PSC 95 color printer ‘Puter Parts await assembly for new home
* HP Photosmart 1000 Color Printer
* Magnavox VCR There will be food on hand, but think potluck -- bring your
* 30 GB Maxtor Hard drive favorite foods to share with others.
and more prizes too numerous to mention here We’ll also have a table set up for members who are not yet
During the day, we’ll be giving guided tours of the registered with the Hayward Adult School. This helps us
Clubhouse, starting at 1:00 P.M. Some of the Clubhouse and helps the Hayward Adult School, where we are
staff will make a short presentation highlighting what we tenants. Registering gives the school credit for attendance
do and what their specific tasks are in our refurbishing and helps them get funded. That’s why we ask members
projects. Our purpose to sign in at the clubhouse. The school
is to show you what receives credit for “Average Daily
goes on at the Attendance” (ADA) for PCC member
Clubhouse and to presence. We ask that you register while
provide an overview of you’re there, if you haven’t already done
the goals and objectives so. It’s free, it helps the school, and it
of PC Community as a helps PC Community
group. Keeping in mind We look forward to seeing you there. Be
that this computer stuff there or... -- this is not to be missed!
can be fun, you will also
get a look at our other
Master Computerist resuscitates CPU
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5. at Hayward Street Par
ywar arty
PCC at the Hayward Street Party
Next Street Party - Saturday, Sept. 21st!
Next Street Par
arty Saturday Sept.
turda
by Bayle Emlein, Party Girl
What’s missing from this picture? You! Come see what all the fun is about, release as many frustrations as we have
keyboards, talk PCC up to the crowd, wander around and find out about other community groups and businesses
in Hayward.
During the summer, many cities
and towns hold street parties or
fairs give local enterprises and
organizations a space to show off
to the community and a space for
members of the community to come
find out more about what goes on
in their very own back and front
yards.
Add your charm to the last Hayward
Street Party of 2006, September 21
from 5:30 to 8:30 P.M. It’s held on
B Street from Foothill to Mission
and Main Street, between A to C
Streets. Take a look at their Web
Hard working PCC crew sets up booth site at www.haywardbusiness.com.
Crowds of 6,000 have attended over the past six summers.
There’s food, music, exhibits, art projects for kids, balloons, an
occasional freebie, a whole block of classic and muscle cars, and
more food.
Locals demonstrate dexterity
PCC is attending this year as part of our
membership drive. Come spend a little time
with PCC at Table 41, right on B Street. See
you some time between 5:30 and 8:30 on the
third Thursday in September.
PCC Pro demonstrates “Hit Any Key To Continue”
September 2006 www.pcc.org 5

6. By Bayle Emlein, Graphics Geek
[Ed. note - this is part 2 of the CorelDRAW review version of CorelDRAW that I’ve seen has come with a
published last month.] thick book thumbnailing the fonts and graphics. I just wish
I was so excited with all the new features in Corel they could come up with better titles than X3001168'
PHOTO-PAINT and Capture that I didn’t say much about though I suppose that it’s more multi-lingual than trying to
CorelDRAW in Part I. Here’s how it can be useful for find a way to say “Walrus Head’ In English, German,
more than “drawing”. French, Spanish, and Japanese in less space than the actual
One of the world’s best-kept secrets is what a workhorse graphic uses.
CorelDRAW X3 is when it comes to recreating One place where Corel, as well as Adobe, could use more
documents. Although the folks asking me for an updated resources is with Help and tutorials. I could fill pages with
version of their forms details of circular
didn’t know the references, definitions
difference between a with no clue about how
typewriter and a to access or use a feature,
computer, they did have and much more. None of
enough sense to ask this will surprise anyone
someone who knows how who has accessed the
to turn the computer on - oxymoronic Help menu
me. I’m sure the folks in of just about any
Canada didn’t know that Windows application.
they should include all the However, being #1,
forms for a California Adobe applications have
school district in their the advantage of being
templates, so, pulling out part of the graphics arts
their versatile tool boxes, curriculum in secondary
I proceed with my project. schools, adult programs,
Figure 1 - lining stuff up
First step: Locate a paper as well as in the syllabus
original. Scan it with PHOTO-PAINT. Import into of many college art departments. As a result, the Adobe
CorelDRAW. Now I have a background template. Looking online community is larger and one has a better chance of
through the font list, I find that Old English is close being rescued. It seems that Corel users would benefit
enough to the fancy font needed. Because there is little more from providing helpful Help.
writing, I decide to retype each text section in a separate Corel’s 429 page User Guide puts the built-in Tutorial
text box. That allows me to move the elements around the files for both CorelDRAW and PHOTO-PAINT on paper.
page individually. When signatures in the original extend This is convenience for those who prefer that medium or
beyond their boundaries it’s easier to erase that section are researching away from their workstation, but as
entirely and start over. Layering my text boxes over the frustrating as the on-line “help”. More ink is devoted to the
original, however, made it easy to match type size. (Work Pick Tool—a concept with correlations in word processing
in progress, Figure 1.) and other applications—than to layers and channels, two
Total work time, under an hour. Downside: 1) I now concepts that are unique to the digital graphics environment.
realize that not only are photos not to be believed any At least the online tutorial provided through a third party
more, other documents might also need outside (lynda.com) had better editing than Corel’s assumptive
verification. 2) ‘they’ know I know how to do this, so I explanations.
may get aked again. (See the results in Figure 2.) I found that the little CorelDRAW HANDBOOK was the
As a product, pricing is one place that CorelDRAW most helpful, despite its unevenness. Seven different
trumps the Adobe products. Another is the vast library of graphic artists walk the user through one project each. The
clipart that can be imported and used as-is, or modified, quality ranges from the Help-less (“I picked a brush and
disassembled, recombined and otherwise edited. Each drew a line I liked) to the clearly instructional (“Right-
Continued on page 7
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7. is $400 for a boxed version of the entire suite, and a lot less
Continued from page 6 for upgrades. You’d need to fork over $1200 for the
complete Adobe CS2 Professional. For a professional
click Layer 1, choose Rename”, followed by a readable[!] artist, whose time is literally money and who has used the
screen capture of the appropriate menu tree.) Hire this Adobe product line so intensively that its idiosyncrasies
person to rewrite all the Help files. Please. are as familiar as freckles in the mirror, CS2 may be cost-
Exploring the full range of options, I attempted the formaleffective. Did I mention that’s not me? The Adobe
Corel online Help several times. To get started, I needed applications are organized through a central media manager
to enter something called a PIN (Product Identification called Adobe Bridge. Sounds like a really good idea,
Number) in order to complete my request. Nothing in my except that it adds to the horsepower demanded by CS2.
box specifically identified itself as a PIN. Wandering In addition to the price of the software, you need to
back to Corel’s Web site a few weeks later, I found a consider the price of a machine that approaches
message that said I professional gamer
hadn’t used the specs; dual core AMD
correct code. So I Athlon FX, 2 GB
called the 800 RAM, etc.
number. The in- In summary, the
troductory voice mail CorelDRAW X3
told me that I could Graphics Suite is the
speed up service by most cost effective
entering my PIN. solution to vector-
Nevertheless, I waited based drawing and
calmly for the 9 photo editing that
minutes it took me to word processors can’t
get through. When I handle. Simpler, less
got there, it was clear expensive graphics
that my question applications are much
about PINs hadn’t more limiting. High-
come to the call center end professional
and we parted with a production tools, such
guess or two about as dedicated drafting
what I should do. Fugure 2 - The Final Product
applications, cost a lot
Are you confused by the fact that the CorelDRAW more for the software and for the hardware needed to run
Graphics Suite has an application called CorelDRAW? I them. CorelDRAW X3 Graphics Suite is a reasonably
frequently am. For the graphically disabled (like me), priced suite that has the tools I need to expand my skills,
CorelDRAW X3 has plenty of compensatory tools to get minimize the complexity, and keep my attention on the
me beyond the printed word. The vector drawing program, task at hand.
CorelDRAW, has been the core of the suite since its The only reason you wouldn’t want the CorelDRAW
beginning. PHOTO-PAINT is the bitmap editing portion suite yourself is that you’re indifferent to a creative
of the suite, good for dealing with camera images and challenge and that you know an accidental techie who can
other bitmaps. Rumor has it be persuaded to fix your
that Adobe Photoshop CS2 is photos for you, outsmart
stronger, but PHOTO-PAINT
X3 has enough horsepower to Product Information: uneditable online forms,
design fliers, and take the
rescue me. However, given that CorelDRAW X3 Graphics Suite credit for artistic talent. But
all these products operate in a MSRP $399, Academic $99 you’re missing a lot. Get
specialized universe, you can CorelDRAW X3 Graphics
expect to spend some time Corel Corporation
1600 Carling Ave. Suite for yourself and find out
getting through the learning how much fun graphics can
phase. Ottawa, ON
Canada K12 8R7 really be.
This looks like a good segue
into pricing. The Corel product www.corel.com/cdgsx3
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8. Prizes
Door Prizes
Congratulations to all the members who won door prizes at the Main Meeting!
General Drawing
Active PDF ................................................................................................................... Dan Peterson
Answers.com tee shirt .................................................................................................... Chris Yager
Business Card CD-R DIY Kit from Weird Stuff ....................................................... Ruth Churchill
Down on the Farm ................................................................................................ Richard Churchill
Intel key ring ......................................................................................................... George Kornbluth
InterVidio DVD Copy .............................................................................................. Murray Cooper
JASC cd carrying case ........................................................................................................ Don Odle
M Fuel emergency phone charger and book bag ........................................................... Bob Stephan
Microsoft Accessibility Microsoft Publisher 2003 ................................................... Michael Wong
Norton Internet Security 2005 ....................................................................................... Mack Longo
PC Novice Instant Answer Book ..................................................................................Robert Rofen
PC World CD carrying case ........................................................................................ Bayle Emlein
PNY USB smart card reader/writer ............................................................................ Bob Kiessling
Sandy Berger’s Great Age Guide to the Internet, QUE .............................................. Bob Sorensen
VersaCheck ................................................................................................................. Bud Gallagher
VST velour (paper) note book ..................................................................................... Diane George
Windows 20th anniversary hat .................................................................................... Matt Hossack
Outlook Personal Trainer, fromO’REilly ..................................................................... Andres Tews
Word 2003 Trainer, from O’Reilly ......................................................................... Chuck Dormann
Fund Raiser
Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003 ........................................................ Allen Bertillion
Welcome! PayYour Dues the Easy Way
yYour Wa
New PCC Members
New Members Remember, you can always pay your dues by mail.
Join us at the Main Meeting on September 1st. Make a check payable to PC Community for the
Participate in the happenings at the Clubhouse and at amount of $30 for regular membership, or $18 for
the SIGs. associate, student or senior. Mail it to:
Locate one of our Officers or SIG Leaders if you have PC Community
questions. See Page 2 for names of Officers and Page P.O. Box 55513
9 for names of SIG Leaders. Hayward, CA 94545-0513
Newsletter
On-line Newsletter
Forma
ormat
in PDF Format This
Dues Expiring This Month!
Would you prefer to download PCCNews from The following members dues expire this month:
our Web site instead of receiving a printed copy?
The monthly Newsletter, in PDF format, is located
June Alfonso
on the Newsletter page of our Web site --
www.pcc.org. Acrobat Reader is required to view Robert Kyle
the PDF file, and the entire Newsletter, including Robert G.Orcutt
graphics, can be printed.
Daniel Peterson
Please contact Jan Fagerholm, VP Membership,
Lorine Stafford
at pcc4me@netscape.net, to let him know you
prefer to download the Newsletter instead of Malvin Swan
receiving it in printed form by mail.
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9. Interest Group
Special Interest Group Meetings
Digital
Photo Genealogy
Mack Hossack (510)278-5584 Carl Webb - (510) 481-1321 Del Parton - (510) 276-4292
Mack-Ho-Ho@comcast.net cwebb76220@aol.com delpa@pacbell.net
2nd Saturday after Main Meeting:10 am Third Tuesday of the month:6:30pm Saturday after Main Meeting:8pm
Jan Fagerholm - (510) 652-1726 Bud Gallagher - (510) 522-5960 Chuck Horner - (510) 589-9677
pcc4me@netscape.net budgall@alamedanet.net churck@comcast.net
Last Saturday of the month:2 pm 2nd Saturday of the month:9:30 am 2nd Monday of the month:7:30 pm
Room for more
for more
Pro, 2000, & 2003
Servers and Vista
here-
SIGs here-
Dan Dolgin - (510)-895-8845 Will Bierman - (510) 436-0799 start
start one!
dandolgin7@comcast.net wbierman@pacbell.net
3rd Saturday of the month:7:30 pm 4th Friday of the month: 6:00 pm
http://www.pcc.org/pocketpc http://xp-vista-sig.net/
Executive Committee Highlights
Continued from page 11 The EC will not meet in August.
Old Business: It was moved, seconded, and approved to Chuck will check on Jerry Awards to see if his Eden
re-structure PCC dues as follows: Computer Clubhouse meets any of the criteria.
Category Chuck finds the donations information on the website
confusing. He will check with Diane and the Clubhouse
Annual Dues
crew to get clarification and find out which phone
Regular - $35 number to use for information.
Family (same household) - $45 New Business: Sid is willing to return as VP Clubhouse.
Educational, Seniors - $20 He reports that he has caught up with the paperwork.
Corporate, maximum 5 memberships - $100 Oakland Paramount Theatre Music Library has asked
Jan will send an e-mail to the EC containing the old for help.
Mentor List to begin the process of updating it. Bruce appealed for a prompt start at the next meeting.
We will conduct a survey to find out how many of our Date and Time of Next Meeting: Saturday, September
members are interested in receiving PCC News 16 at 2 P.M., at 28924 Ruus Road, Hayward.
electronically only. The meeting was adjourned at 3:54 P.M.
Bruce brought the cups, spoons, and other paper supplies,
no longer needed at the Main Meetings for coffee and
other beverages, to the Clubhouse.
Elsie is still thinking about starting an Adobe PhotoShop
CS2 SIG.
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10. PCC Main and Executive
Executiv
ecutive
Meeting Highlights
Secretary — Bayle Emlein Treasurer — Tom Smith
pcc@ix.netcom.com smith-tf@pacbell.net
Main Meeting Highlights Chuck and the PCC booth in front of the photography
shop at B and Main (downtown Hayward). Our booth
August 4, 2006 offers the chance to Strike Any Key, with a real hammer
The meeting was called to order at 7:34 P.M by Master of and a real keyboard. Y’all come and release your
Ceremonies Chuck Horner. frustrations.
SIG Announcements: Bruce clarified that tonight’s doorprize is Microsoft
Chuck Horner: This month the Palm SIG will feature an Office Small Business Edition 2003.
add-on for Outlook. Sid Jordan presented a report on the Clubhouse to bring
Bud Gallagher: New User SIG is viewing a series of the membership up to speed. On September 9th there will
videos on Windows XP and related topics. be an open house with food and a lot of raffle items. Invite
all your friends
In Will and relatives and
Bierman’s any other
absence, Chuck computer groups
reported: The you know of.
Windows XP, There will be
Vista, etc SIG has tours of the
been looking at Clubhouse and a
Vista (Will is registration table
trying to get the so that everyone
latest build) and can sign in on the
the new Office master school
suite. Last month list and your
they looked at signature will
Virtual PC. earn Average
Matt Hossack: D a i l y
reports that the Attendance
D i g i t a l points and
Photography SIG funding for
meets the second Hayward Adult
Stephen Koren & Blake Ross Present the Tagger Platform
Saturday after the School, who
Main Meeting. works with us.
Come out if you have an interest in digital photography. Today Sid, Tony Cozzette and Don Feist picked up two
Jan Fagerholm: The Spectacular Linux SIG meets the last trucks full of components to build computers for
Saturday of each month. refurbishing. By recycling the otherwise unusable
components, the Clubhouse brings in a lot of money.
Other Announcements: Bring all your old cards, memory, and other computer
Chuck would like volunteers to help out at the remaining parts to the Clubhouse to add to the wealth. Or contact the
Hayward Street Parties on August 17th and September Clubhouse crew if you need help getting stuff moved.
21st -- the 3rd Thursdays -- from 5:30 to 8:30. Look for
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11. Main Meeting Highlights
Continued from page 10 Executive Vice President - Bob Kyle: Nothing to
report.
Presentation: Treasurer - Tom Smith: As of July 15, 2006 the
Blake Ross talked about new features in Firefox 2. checking account balance was $2,114.22. The savings
Phishing protection is one new feature. Dynamic account has been closed and the funds were rolled over
suggestions will help you improve your searching. Firefox into the checking account to cover expenses, including
2 has a ReOpen tab, useful for a quick rescue when you room rental for 2002 Meiklejohn for the second half of
accidentally close the browser. Tabbed browsing organizes 2006. The CD had $3,173.35. We had a grand total of
multiple windows and navigation. If you leave Firefox $5,287.57.
and then immediately open it again, you are returned to VP Marketing - Chuck Horner: Chuck will place an
the environment you left. Live Bookmarks allow you to
order for the informational business cards. He is still
keep up with sites where information is updated constantly
working on the brochures and fliers. As a fundraiser at
such as news and eBay.
the next Hayward Street Party, Chuck proposed '3
Social networking is a huge phenomenon but it is available whacks for a dollar' at a keyboard connected to a
to only a segment of users. Now that Firefox is a viable working computer. Bruce has given him several items to
enterprise, the crew has been able to go back to its interest use as giveaways at the Street Parties.
in connecting people. Current social networking schemes
Secretary - Bayle Emlein: No problems or issues to
do not address one’s different affiliations (e.g., family
report.
member, employee, poker player). The "Tagger" platform
that is being developed will allow people to share different VP Membership - Jan Fagerholm: Membership is
aspects of their lives with the members of their chosen currently 136.
groups, coordinating among web postings and local files. VP Newsletter - Elsie Smith: The deadline for
With Blake, Stephen Koren presented the Tagger platform submissions for the August newsletter is Saturday, July
which they envision as a way of managing private, 22nd at midnight. August newsletter assembly: Sunday,
shared, and public content at one website. Because the July 30th at 8:00 P.M. at the Smith's. Members are
website is managed locally, the creative process happens welcome to attend the newsletter assembly.
at the speed of the desktop. Blake hopes that Tagger will The deadline for the September newsletter is Saturday,
be launched by the end of the year. August 19th at midnight. September newsletter assembly:
The meeting was adjourned at 9:50 P.M. The next meeting Sunday, August 27th at 8:00 P.M. at the Smith's. October
will start at 7:30 P.M. on Friday, September 1, 2006. newsletter deadline: Saturday September 23th at
midnight.
VP Programs - Bruce Hevelin: In August, Blake Ross
Executive Committee Meeting Highlights from Mozilla will return. He will probably discuss a new
product.
VP Special Projects - Bayle Emlein: The order of
July 15, 2006 Norton Internet Security 2005 has arrived and is being
The meeting was called to order at 2:22 P.M. by President distributed in accordance with stipulations of the special
Bruce Hevelin. Members present: Bayle Emlein, Jan nonprofit pricing agreement. Jan and Bruce will
Fagerholm, Chuck Horner, Bob Kyle, Elsie Smith, Tom investigate the program in detail and report on its features.
Smith. Absent: Diane George, Sid Jordan. CSUEB reports that it doesn't have Assistive Listening
The minutes of the June meeting were approved. Devices for any facilities, including Room 2002
President's Report - Bruce Hevelin: The MAR project Meiklejohn.
with Livermore Rotary is complete. Webmaster - Diane George: Not present. Please check
Clubhouse Report: Chuck reports that, for security the website for Calendar updates.
reasons, it is not possible to have the Clubhouse open at Fund Raiser: Current (2003) version of Microsoft
times when Hayward Adult School is closed. Office Small Business Edition.
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