Feb 22, 2012

I am a horse for a single harness,

not cut out for tandem or teamwork.

Albert Einstein

Past – Future Topics

• Apr 12 Disaster Prep. Laura• Mar 12 Routers Howard• Feb 12 Cloud Larry• Jan 12 Tablets: Lynn – iPad, Al – Android• Dec 11 Christmas Party - 3rd Wednesday• Nov 11 Joe Holiday Technology Shopping List• Oct 11 Carol & Howard Skype• Sep 11 Ann Jarvis Library• Aug 11 Picnic• Jun 11 Ann Jarvis Library (Posponed)• May 11 Shirley Salas Facebook• Apr 11 Joe Photoshop Elements 9• Mar 11 (meeting canceled)• Feb 11 Howard Utilities (mostly free)• Jan 11 Carol Computer Updates; Joe Scams• Dec 10 Christmas Party(3rd Wed)• Nov 10 Lewis Office 2010 (3rd Wed)• Oct 10 Hammel – Picard Cloud Computing - Updating

Who Are Our Officers ?

• President Larry Piper

• Vice President Joe Lykowski

• Treasurer Laura Hammel

• Newsletter Carol Picard

• Membership Gary Ensing

• Webmaster Carol Picard

• Publicity Al Adams

• Program Co-Chairs Howard Lewis & Bill Tower

• At-Large Board Al Adams & Shirley Salas

General Comments

• Membership Report• Treasurer’s Report• Status: Individual Members• Other Business:

• On with the show …

Cloud (Examples)

• What is it?• Should I care?

• How do I use it?

Board Meeting(Feb 14, 2012)

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• 29 members, $1,442 balance

Club Website

http://mcc.apcug.org

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

Larry: SOPA & PIPA

Al: Readitlater.com

Backup vs. Image

ICE you cell phone

Staying young - technically

U.U.S. websites

General Questions

• New Hardware? • New Software? ProShow Gold• Newsletter or Web Site?• Microsoft Updates? Other Updates?

• News: Technical? Personal Experiences?

What I Have Learned

What Else I Have Learned

• Noble gases aren’t inert (PtF6)

• Epson R280 printer: inkjet, CDs, photos

• Reasonable person vs. Average person

• Skype: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

Interesting Web Sites• Effects of Jan 18 Internet blackout• Those who died in 2011• Microsoft templates• Inspiration (by Zig Ziglar)• yudkowsky.net/rational/bayes Bayes Theorem• Cloud Tools • Zeitgist 2011• 10 Curses of an Analytic Thinker

• Google, Yahoo, CNN, Deskref, PCMag, Daily, PCWorld

Interesting Videos & emails

• Church

• Lack of female supervision

• Ballistic effects

• Commercial you won’t see today

• Hitler rant on SOPA

Survey

• House temperature set

• GPS in car. Use it?

• Backup Heating: fireplace, propane, etc

• Browser: IE, Firefox, Chrome, Other

• List of medications & doctors

• System Info: Belarc,

• Generator

Other Comments or Questions

http://

Round-about

Edenville drowning

Time for the Raffle Drawing ?

Membership List

• Al Adams Frank Koenig• Jerry Arch Gust Kookootsedes• Larry Ault Howard Lewis• George Binder Joe Lykowski• Kathy Bohl Judy Vogel• 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

Personal Experiences

• Accessing Microsoft Templates: need IE

Size Files to Backup, G

Users MyDoc Music Pics Video Down

• Larry1 18.4 17.8 8.2 18.6 0.2 131

• Larry2 28 8.7 2.1 0.8 0.1 10.2

• Judy 9.3 3.4 20 0.1 - 0.1

• “ Int-7.2 Qu-1 6.2 32.6

• HP Lap 5.8 0.04 - .01 - 1.3

• Acer L* 14.6 7.0 0.1 0.6 - 3.5

• Test 3.5 2.4 - - - 0.4

* Vista

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What is the cloud?

• SamplePunched CardsFloppy DiscOffsite Storage of TapesCDs, DVDs & Flash DrivesReceptionist takes HD homeExtra HDs: NAS or attachedInternet Connection

The Cloud TheThe Cloud has been:

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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 2nd item• Carnival Games – Magic Illusions –

Questions for Individuals

• Laura:

• Al:

• Howard:

• Carol:

• Gary:

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