PCC Newsletters

August 2008. Main Meeting: Andy Marken presents the new CyberLink MediaShow 4 and PowerDVD v.8 player and PCC celebrates its 20th Anniversary, President's Podium by Chuck Horner, Backup Data and Program Files Separately separately by Gene Barlow of User Group Relations, review of Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 by Jan Fagerholm, The Penguin Partition: Linux for Humans by Jan Fagerholm, Special Interest Groups, PCC Main and Executive Meeting Highlights and the calendar.

July 2008, Main Meeting: Google Pack and more presented by Jan Fagerholm, how to use the PCC forum. President's Podium by Chuck Horner, review of Your Brain: The Missing Manual, by Matthew McDonald, review of AmbiCom GPS-USB by Jan Fagerholm, Special Interest Groups, PCC Main and Executive Meeting Highlights and the calendar.

June 2008, Main Meeting: Kevin McGary with LightsTogether will be here to make a presentation of their unique social networking solution, President's Podium by Chuck Horner, review by Del Parton of Linux Networking Cookbook With Easy-to-Use Recipes for Every Administrator, author: Carla Schroder, review by Linda E. Adams of QuickBooks Pro 2008 and Quickbooks 2008: The Missing Manual, author: Bonnie Biafore, Linux for Humans: The Penguin Partition by Jan Fagerholm, Special Interest Groups, PCC Main and Executive Meeting Highlights and the calendar.

May 2008, Main Meeting: Dave Whittle is back to show Invisus PC Security Suite and to talk about Invisus Direct, President's Podium by Chuck Horner, review of Chris Seibold's Big Book of Apple Hacks, Gauging Google Pack by Jan Fagerholm, The Penguin Partition: Linux for Humans by Jan Fagerholm, Special Interest Groups, PCC Main and Executive Meeting Highlights and the calendar.

April 2008, Main Meeting: Bill George will bring some ideas and resources for researching your family history, President's Podium by Chuck Horner, Vista Vexes by Jan Fagerholm returns, review by John Broughton of Wikipedia: The Missing Manual from O'Reilly Books, The Penguin Partition, Linux Like You Would Not Believe, by Jan Fagerholm, The Otter Box, product review by Jan Fagerholm, Special Interest Groups, PCC Main and Executive Meeting Highlights and the calendar.

March 2008, Main Meeting: Andy Marken is back with some interesting technologies, Cyberlink's DVD Suite 6 and YouCam and Pinnacle's VideoSpin, President's Podium by Chuck Horner, Deconstructing Ergonomics by Deborah Quilter, Review of Dynamic Learning: Dreamweaver CS3 from O'Reilly, Review of Saitek's Cyborg 5.1 Headset by Jan Fagerholm, Special Interest Groups, PCC Main and Executive Meeting Highlights and the calendar.

February 2008, Main Meeting: Lawrence Wong will talk about Kaiser Permanente's web site with emphasis on the resources therein for members and non-members and Bruce Hevelin will show some of the new features of Microsoft Publisher 2007, President's Podium by Chuck Horner, review of Quicken 2008, The Missing Manual, review of the Sansa Clip Media Player by Jan Fagerholm, review of the JVC HA-FX300 Stereo Headset by Jan Fagerholm, Special Interest Groups, PCC Main and Executive Meeting Highlights and the calendar.

January 2008, Presentation on Windows Home Server by Bud Gallagher, President's Podium by Chuck Horner, see variations of the Mac vs. PC commercials, review of Windows Vista: The Missing Manual by David Pogue, One Laptop Per Child OX Laptop by Jan Fagerholm, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Main Meeting and the Executive Committee, SIG and Clubhouse News, Calendar.

December 2007, This month, we’re doing our annual holiday members presentation, with lots of goodies that you will want to see!, President's Podium by Chuck Horner, Big Book of Windows Hacks from Make by Preston Gralla, Review of Saitek Optical Mouse and Mini-Hub by Bayle Emlein, The Penguin Partition by Jan Fagerholm, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Main Meeting and the Executive Committee, SIG and Clubhouse News, Calendar.

November 2007, Presentation by Gene Barlow, Top 10 Ways to Protect Your Computer, President's Podium by Chuck Horner, Review of Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder by Bayle Emlein, iPod: The Missing Manual, Review of Pentax Optio M40 by Jan Fagerholm, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Main Meeting and the Executive Committee, SIG and Clubhouse News, Calendar.

October 2007, Presentation by Nancy Blachman, creator of Google Guide, President's Podium by Chuck Horner, Vista Vexes by Jan Fagerholm, Review of Saitek P3200 and Cyborg Rumble (P3600) by Jan Fagerholm, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Main Meeting and the Executive Committee, SIG and Clubhouse News, Calendar.

September 2007, Presentation by Chuck Horner on Tips and Tricks and SuperTalk II, Presentation by Perla Mazzini from Open Workforce, President's Podium by Chuck Horner, Vista Vexes by Jan Fagerholm, Linux World by Bayle Emlein and Jan Fagerholm, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Main Meeting and the Executive Committee, SIG and Clubhouse News, Calendar.

August 2007, Presentation on Pinnacle HDTV tools by Andy Marken, President's Podium by Chuck Horner, Vista Vexes by Jan Fagerholm, Review by Bayle Emlein of "We, The Media", book by Dan Gillmor, Review of Acronis True Image by Jan Fagerholm, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Main Meeting and the Executive Committee, SIG and Clubhouse News, Calendar.

July 2007, PCC User to User Presentations by Bayle Emlein, Jan Fagerholm and Chuck Horner. President's Podium by Chuck Horner, Vista Vexes by Jan Fagerholm, Review of SnagIt by Bayle Emlein, Review of Saitek My Spkr A-100 by Jan Fagerholm, Alternative Keyboards article from Smart Computing Magazine, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Main Meeting and the Executive Committee, SIG and Clubhouse News, Calendar.

June 2007, Main Meeting, Vijay Pullur for Pramati Technologies will show off their latest desktop platform product, Dekoh, President's Podium by Chuck Horner, Vista Vexes by Jan Fagerholm, Silence Please - Music In Progress HA-NC80 Noise Cancelling Headphones by Jan Fagerholm, VCom Fix-It Utilities 7 by Jan Fagerholm Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Main Meeting and the Executive Committee, SIG and Clubhouse News, Calendar.

May 2007, Main Meeting-Greg Marek from GuardID Systems presents ID Vault, President's Podium by Chuck Horner, Vista Vexes by Jan Fagerholm, Review of the X52 Pro,a USB flight control system for flight simulator programs on the PC. by Jan Fagerholm, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Main Meeting and the Executive Committee, SIG and Clubhouse News, Calendar.

April 2007, Main Meeting-Trend Micro's David Perry and what’s new in the world of PC security, President's Podium by Chuck Horner, Vista Vexes by Jan Fagerholm, Review of Logitech Z-10 2.0 Speaker System by Jan Fagerholm, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Main Meeting and the Executive Committee, SIG and Clubhouse News, Calendar.

March 2007, Main Meeting, President's Podium by Chuck Horner, Vista Vexes by Jan Fagerholm, Review of Diskeeper 2007 Pro Premium, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Main Meeting and the Executive Committee, Calendar

February 2007, Main Meeting, President's Podium by Chuck Horner, Tips & Tricks--Free Games by Diane George, Review of Inside the MachineAn Illustrated Introduction to Microprocessors and Computer Architecture by Bob Kyle, VistaVexes - The Windows Vista Pains‘n’Gains Page by Jan Fagerholm, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Main Meeting and the Executive Committee, Calendar.

January 2007, Main Meeting moves to the Hayward Adult School, Tips & Tricks--Internet Explorer 7.0 by Diane George, review of Computer Privacy Annoyances: How to Avoid the Most Annoying Invasions of Your Personal and Online Privacy by Bayle Emlein, Vista Vexes The Windows Vista Pains 'n’ Gains Page by Jan Fagerholm, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Main Meeting and the Executive Committee, Calendar.

December 2006, Main Meeting: Learn about Titanize, the online backup service that automatically packs up your PC to their site over the Internet, and that you can then access from anywhere that you can get an Internet connection, President's Podium by Bruce Hevelin, Smart Computing Q & A, Vista Vexes by Jan Fagerholm, Traveling with Your Computer by Diane George, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Main Meeting and the Executive Committee, Calendar.

November 2006, Main Meeting: Gene Barlow will be presenting his take on the upcoming Windows Vista and how to prepare for it, Do You Use One Space or Two Spaces at the end of a sentence, by June Hall, Editor, Windows on the Rockies User Group, Colorado, Smart Computing Magazine, Q & A on Utilities, Windows Vista on the Cusp, A Perspective on Vista from Jan Fagerholm in VistaVision!, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Main Meeting and the Executive Committee, Calendar.

October 2006, Main Meeting presents Larry Magid, nationally syndicated columnist, President's Podium by Bruce Hevelin, Tips & Tricks--U3 Flash drives, by Diane George, Review of The DAM Book, Digital Asset Management for Photographers by Diane George, Review of Ubuntu Linux for Non-Geeks, A Pain-Free, Project-Based, Get-Things-Done Guidebook by Bob Kyle, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Main Meeting and the Executive Committee.

September 2006, Main Meeting: Command Prompt to Cubical Desktops
This month we cover it all, PCC Clubhouse Open House Celebration!--September 9th, PCC at the Hayward Street Party by Bayle Emlein, Party Girl, Next Street Party - Saturday, Sept. 21st!, CorelDRAW X3 Graphics Suite, Part Two, by Bayle Emlein, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Main meeting and the Executive Committee.

August 2006, Main Meeting: Blake Ross will be back to talk about a new project at Mozilla and to feedback from PCC, Update on PCC's Recycling Program, Open House at the Clubhouse in September, Review of Firefox and Thunderbird:Beyond Browsing and Email (Book by Peter Hipson) by Bob Kyle, Review of CorelDRAW X3 Graphics Suite by Bayle Emlein, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Main Meeting and the Executive Committee.

July 2006, Main Meeting: Host Your Web Site for Free, Make Your Own DVD Movies, PCC Financial Statements, Tips and Tricks from Diane George: Open Source Software, Review of Logitech mm28 Portable Speakers by Jan Fagerholm, Widen your User Group Horizons by Bayle Emlein, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Main Meeting and the Executive Committee.

June 2006, Main Meeting: Internet Safety for Kids - A Presentation for Adults, President's Podium by Bruce Hevelin, It’s Never Done That Before! A Guide to Troubleshooting Windows XP by John Rosas, IGo everywhere 130 Power Adapter: Power Everything You Own by Jan Fagerholm, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Main Meeting and the Executive Committee.

May 2006, Main Meeting: Smart Computing’s User Group Program Comes to PCC, President's Podium by Bruce Hevelin, Tips and Tricks by Diane George: Options for Microsoft Office, Telling Stories: Celebrate Life’s Memories!, review by Bayle Emlein, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Main Meeting and the Executive Committee.

April 2006, Main Meeting: Lee Otsubo, The Digital Photo Guy (TDPG) will do a Webcast presentation of his informative and entertaining digital camera workshop. President's Podium by Bruce Hevelin, Tips and Tricks by Diane George: More Power Toys from Microsoft, Adobe Photoshop Restoration & Retouching, reviewed by Diane George, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Main Meeting and the Executive Committee.

March 2006, Main Meeting: Blake Ross and Asa Dotzler from the Mozilla Foundation speak about Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird. President's Podium by Bruce Hevelin. Tips and Tricks by Diane George: Yahoo Widgets. Review of O'Reilly's How Linux Works: What Every Superuser Should Know by Bob Kyle, Special Interest Groups, and Minutes of the main meeting and the Executive Committee.

February 2006 Main Meeting: Presentation was Thin Clients from Paul Glanville and Open Office from Jan Fagerholm. President's Podium by Bruce Hevelin: report on the new slate of officers and reports from APCUG and CES, Tips and Tricks by Diane George: revisit MSN's screensaver and how to protect yourself from losing files in Word and Excel, Preview of next month's presentation by Blake Ross and Asa Dotzler on the history and development of Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird, Review of O'Reilly's Podcasting Pocket Guide by Jan Fagerholm, Special Interest Groups, and Minutes of the main meeting and the executive committee.

January 2006 Main Meeting: Ron Ring will demonstrate LogMeIn, an Internet service that allows you to log into your home computer remotely. Bud Gallagher will demonstrate Shadow, a continuous backup program. Jan Fagerholm will present OpenOffice, a free suite of applications similar to those in Microsoft Office. Tips and Tricks by Diane George: Free resources on the Microsoft site for donwloading software, Book Review by Bayle Emlein: Mind Hacks: Tips & Tools for Using Your Brain, Smart Computing Subscription Offer, Book Review by Bonnie Biafore: Quicken 2006 for Starters: The Missing Manual, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Executive and Main Meetings.

December 2005 Main Meeting: Gene and Linda Barlow present MySecurityVault Pro from White Canyon Software and Disk Director from Acronis. Tips and Tricks by Diane George: MSN Screensaver and ClipArt and Templates from Microsoft, Review of Windows XP for Starters: The Missing Manual, Smart Computing User Group Offer, Netiquette Equals Friendly Online Neighborhoods by Gabe Goldberg from the APCUG, Email Netiquette Tips from Heinz Tschabitscher, Your Guide to Email, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Executive and Main Meetings.

November 2005 Main Meeting: The New Windows--X64 and Vista, Review of Icon Changer by Bayle Emlein, Intel Build Your Own PC Seminar by Bruce Hevelin, Beware of Scumware Pretending to be Anti-Spyware by Ira Wilsker, APCUG Board of Directors, Smart Computing Magazine Subscriptions, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Executive and Main Meetings.

October 2005 Main Meeting: OQO's Amazing Windows XP Ultra PC, Tips & Tricks by Diane George, Firefox is Alive and Well by Bayle Emlein, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Executive and Main Meetings.

September 2005 Main Meeting: Digital Image Pro and Photostory 3, Tips & Tricks by Diane George, Browser Bits, Become a Book Reviewer, Southwest PC Users Group Conference story and photos, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Executive and Main Meetings.

August 2005 Main Meeting: Products from NewSoft, Differences in CPU Architecture by Will Bierman, Windows XP Personal Trainer, Map Mania by Jan Fagerholm, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Executive and Main Meetings.

July 2005 Main Meeting: The Great Debate-Windows vs. Linux, President's Podium-Mobile Computing is Taking Major Steps, Tips & Tricks by Diane George, Upgrade Instant Messaging, Ten PowerPoint Tips to Beat Tight Deadlines by Franklin Tesser, O'Reilly Author, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Executive and Main Meetings.

June 2005 Main Meeting: David B. Whittle presents "Whittle's Picks for the Digital Home - Quality Technologies and Products Anyone Can Use," President's Podium-Gabe Goldberg writes about Blogs, Tips and Tricks by Diane George, Review of Windows XP Power Hound by Diane George, PC Hardware Buyer's Guide, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Executive and Main Meetings.

May 2005 Main Meeting: Cyberlink presents its line of award wining DVD producing and authoring tools, President's Podium, by Will Bierman for Bud Gallagher, Tips and Tricks by Diane George, Review of Lite-On DVD Recorder by Jan Fagerholm, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Executive and main Meetings.,

April 2005 Main Meeting: Chris Conner of Conner Associates presents 3 1/2 Keys Seminar to help you do better presentations, including using PowerPoint slides effectively, President's Podium, Tips and Tricks by Diane George, review of HTML Utopia: Designing Without Tables Using CSS, author Dan Shafer, by Diane George, information about Don't Click on the Blue E, by Scott Granneman, the author, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Executive and Main Meetings.

March 2005 Main Meeting: Pixifun and How to Build a Computer. President's Podium, Tips and Tricks by Diane George, Microsoft Fingerprint Reader, review of PixSpeak by Bayle Emlein, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Executive and Main Meetings.

February 2005, Main Meeting: S3 Graphics, SIGs and more. Tips and Tricks by Diane George, reinstall Internet Explorer by editing the registry, print directory listings without using DOS commands and create an HTML page of your folders. review of Diskeeper 9 by Jan Fagerholm, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Executive and Main Meetings,

January 2005 Main Meeting: Net Games SIG Show, PCC Forum and How It Was Done and more member presentations. Tips and Tricks by Diane George, some Freeware and Shareware utilities for dealing with your holiday photos, Building a PC, Part 2 by John Bruzas, Special Interest Groups and Minutes of the Executive and Main meetings.