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Apr 22, 1970

Earth Day

Apr 23, 1985

Coco Cola

Apr 25, 1945

Truman: bomb

Past – Future TopicsMay 14 HGTV, How stuff Works, How-To, eHowApr 14 Joe on Budgeting with TechnologyMar 14 Linux on XPFeb 14 GadgetsJan 14 PrivacyDec 13 Christmas Party

• Nov 13Windows XP: What To Do• Oct 13What’s Your Passion 5 min for each person• Sep 13 Culinary Delights• Aug 13 Picnic• Jun 13Internet: Good, Bad & Ugly 5 min for each person• May 13Backups Carol, Laura, Howard, Larry, et. al.• Apr 13Favorite 5: Websites & Apps/Programs• Mar 13 email scams Joe, Howard & Larry• Feb 13 Library Ann Jarvis• Jan 13 Win 8 Howard• Dec 12Christmas Party (3rd Wednesday)• Nov 12Latest Gadgets Joe (4th Wednesday)• Oct 12 APCUG Greg West• Sep 12 Fav. Programs Board Members• Aug 12 Picnic• Jun 12 YouTube Larry, Carol, Howard• May 12 Lightroom Bill• Apr 12 Disaster Plan Laura• Mar 12 Routers Howard• Feb 12 Cloud Larry

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Board Meeting(Mar 6, 2014)

• Treasure Report: $1,800

• Still 26 members;

• Apr is Joe: Budgeting with Technology

• May – Do It Yourself: HGTV, HowTo, eHow

• Raffle Items, Feedback from Gadgets, Antennas

General Comments

• Membership Report• Treasurer’s Report• Status of Individual Members• Other business to discuss ?

• Tonight’s Raffle Drawing Item(s)

• On with the show …

Dell Inspiron 660 Win 7, 8G, 1 Tb, $400 New Computer: transfer, degunk, programs

What is going on with Win XP

Amazon Fire

Aereo & Supreme Court

Heartbleed

Ubuntu 4.14 Trusty Tahr

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Club Website

http://mcc.apcug.org

1 – added meeting agendas /piper2 – tonight: http://mcc.apcug.org/piper/MCC-Apr14.ppt

3 – newsletters: 2007 to present4 – may add 2000-2006; pub format5 – also have a utilities list /utilities

Current Newsletterhttp://mcc.apcug.org/newsletters.html

Pipers Ponderings: Articles

Tips & Tricks – Taskbar groupingMerging PhotosChromecastCloud StorageTV EarsThe Running of the Nerds – CES ShowAPCUG Virtual Conference

WebsitesMrFreeStuffGoogle TutorFox Hunting Food Sound Tourism

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?

Weather Nation 6 sites for capturing screens How do I backup my computer – Leo Calendars I Know Everything American Rhetoric Hacker Things Online Memorials

Interesting Web Sites - #2• Short-term email addresses• Windows Boot & Startup Disks

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What I Have Learned

• Microsoft sets Oct 31, 2014 to end Win 7 sales• How to sync your PC to the cloud• Brace yourself for new domain names• What is in my TOOLKIT• Does MSE support Win XP• • •

What Else I Have Learned

• Netflix to raise prices

• SAT changes vocabulary

• • Pawn shop AU prices

World’s Smallest Pacemaker•

Interesting Videos & Books

Wolves & Yellowstone

Get a copy Win XP for use after April 12, 2014 Right-click, context menus Anybody have Lithium AA rechargables ? Go to Dow Stockholders Meeting ?

How to remove obsolete link from Network 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

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Survey

• GPS in car. Use it?

• Backup Heating: fireplace, propane, etc

• Browser: IE, Firefox, Chrome, Other

• List of medications & doctors

• Generator: hookup to home wiring

Membership List

• Al Adams• Jerry Arch Gust Kookootsedes• Larry Ault Howard Lewis• George Binder Joe Lykowski• Kathy & Roger Bohl• Mary Branson Robert Miller• Terry Brown Harry Morton• Jim Carrier Frank Neeb• John Dashner Ron Picardi• D. Ducommon Carol Picard• Gary-Jan Ensing Larry-Judy Piper• Laura Hammel Shirley Salas• Rich Holbrook Bill Tower• Bill Kocher Lynn Walker

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Older PCs: RAM, HD, Processor, CD/DVD, USB

What are some choices

What will it cost me

What does Linux have to offer

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Officers For 2014

• President Larry Piper

• Vice President Joe Lykowski

• Treasurer Jan Ensing

• Newsletter Carol Picard

• Membership Gary Ensing

• Webmaster Carol Picard

• Publicity Al Adams

• Program Co-Chairs Howard Lewis & Bill Tower

• At-Large Board Al Adams