May 27, 2015
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Biographer Sylvia Nasar wrote in the 1998 book
A Beautiful Mind,
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“It was Nash’s genius … to choose a woman who
would prove so essential to his survival.”
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The Imitation Game
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(Alan Turing)
Agenda
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Welcome to Meeting & Meet New Attendees
What we will be talking about tonight
Brief Business Meeting –
Online Learning Opportunities
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What’s New in the Technology World
Things to Discuss
Member Questions
My Comments & Questions
Raffle & Give-Aways
• http://mcc.apcug.org/piper/
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Past – Future Topics
Jun 15
May 15
Apr 15
Mar 15
Feb 15
Jan 15
Dec 14
Nov 14
Oct 14
Sep 14
Aug 14
Jun 14
May 14
Apr 14
Mar 14
Feb 14
Jan 14
Dec 13
• Nov 13
Windows 10
Learning Online, Free Opportunities
AV & Diagnostic Boot CDs
Remote Assistance, Routers, Projector
Skype & Team Viewer
What’s in Your Tool Bag
Holiday Party, Videos?
Chromebook, Run Chrome OS on Win 8.1
Windows 10, O’Reilly Books, Social Media Survey
Windows 8
Picnic
Browsers
HGTV, How stuff Works, How-To, eHow
Joe on Budgeting with Technology
Linux on XP
Gadgets
Privacy
Christmas Party
Windows XP: What To Do
Board Meeting
(May 7, 2015)
• Treasure Report: ~$1,400
• Now 27 members
• May – Howard & Carol: Online Learning
Will do another Win 8.1 & Win 10 program
No camera; Carol able to record voice
Handbrake, Serif, UEFI
General Comments
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Membership Report
Treasurer’s Report
Status of Individual Members
Other business to discuss
• Lab, I’m always there
• Tonight’s Raffle Drawing:
• On with the show …
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The Great Courses
Library – cassette, CD, DVD
 Wide variety of subjects
 Actual college course, ~45 min, ~8 in audience
 Good use of graphics, slides and actual objects
 $30 - $100 cost
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Lynda.com
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Mostly computer courses
Presented by “contractors”
6-8 minutes long
Follow along with actual software
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The Great Courses
Library – cassette, CD, DVD; 338 entries
 Wide variety of subjects
 Actual college course, ~45 min, ~8 in audience
 Good use of graphics, slides and actual objects
 $30 - $100 cost
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Lynda.com
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Mostly computer; 3,541 courses; $25 to try, $20/mo
Presented by “contractors”
6-8 minutes long
Follow along with actual software
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Certificates
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Microsoft
Linux
YouTube
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General Questions
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New Hardware?
Tablets
New Software?
Win7, 8.1 Upgrades
Newsletter or Web Site?
Microsoft Updates? Other Updates?
News: Technical?
Personal Experiences?
Computer Repairs?
Club Website
http://mcc.apcug.org
1 – added meeting agendas /piper
2 – tonight: http://mcc.apcug.org/piper/MCC-Dec14.ppt
3 – newsletters: 2007 to present
4 – may add 2000-2006; pub format
5 – also have a utilities list /utilities
Current Newsletter
http://mcc.apcug.org/newsletters.html
Pipers Ponderings: Free Online Courses
Articles
Layout in Word
Win 8.1 Customize
Fun with YouTube
Internet Finds
Modify Music & Video Files
Review of WOW!
My ebay for Seniors
Websites hal
Abby Stokes
APCUG website
APCUG channel on YouTube
Never connect to Internet
Crows
Debt reconciliation
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Midland Police Department lobby – social
Google introduces Chrome devices
Intel Compute Stick
Windows PC for $35 ?
Dodged a bullet
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Win 10 options
Tech Nostalgia of ‘80s
Tech Nostalgia of ‘70s
7 Worst Things on the Internet
Chromixium OS
Carol: non-contract phone
Normalization of data, Net Worth, Resolutions
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7 Worst Things Internet Brought Us
Today I Found Out
Hardwoods, Lead, Swastika, Great Race, 1st Rodeo
Tech Nostalgia of the ‘80s
Tech Nostalgia of the ‘70s
Origin of 1st MAC keyboard
Activate Windows’ hidden, Master admin account
System File Checker sfc /scannow
Find the #1 song on the day you were born
Become a tree
Patch My PC
Crossword Puzzle help site
Elon Musk 12 book recommendations
5 popular podcasts
Get free Windows installation media
Other News Items
• What good deals have you found ?
• Any new or different scams ? Larry: Medical
What I Have Learned
Dr. Frank Hardy, Sep 29, 1937
HP Stream Mini
ROKU 3 – not used yet
Repair Windows System Files: sfc /scannow
H.H.Dow steps off train in Midland, Aug 14, 1890
What I Have Not Learned
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How to assemble recumbent bike
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How to use SnagIt recording
Record video, mike helps, get entire screen
300M mp4 file for 90 min, wireless mic ~$50
1596 x 818 pixels
Use my new Chromebook
• Use my new Envirens
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• Lynda.com – Dreamweaver CS6
• Chromebook to work with Epson projector
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Plug PC into TV: VGA, HDMI, S-video, USB ?
Interesting Videos & Books
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Anybody have a drone? Solve Rubik's cube ?
Apple watch ?
Run DOS commands
What’s your net worth? Weight? BP? BMI? Sugar?
Right-click, context menus
By-Laws
How to remove obsolete link from Network (print)
Remove MS Word blocks, sections, lines
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President
Program Coord.
Program Coord.
Treasurer
Membership
Newsletter
Webmaster
Publicity
At Large
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Larry Piper
Bill Tower
Howard Lewis
Jan Ensing
Gary Ensing
Carol Picard
Carol Picard
Al Adams
Joe Lykowski
Membership List - 27
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Al Adams
Gus Kookootsedes
Larry Ault
George Binder
Roger Bohl
Mary Branson
Terry Brown
Jim Carrier
John Dashner
Gary & Jan Ensing
Laura Hammel
Debbie Todd
Rich Holbrook
Ted Hummel
Jerry Arch
Lynn Walker
Howard Lewis
Joe Lykowski
Robert Miller
Harry Morton
Frank Neeb
Carol Picard
Ron Picardi
Larry & Judy Piper
Bill Tower
Bill Kocher
Alan Reisig
Time for the Raffle Drawing ?
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Jackpot fever (story of Ohio guys)
Cannot get 5.25” floppy as an USB extension
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Sneezy vs. Sneaky
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Survey
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GPS in car. Use it?
Backup Heating: fireplace, propane, etc
Browser: IE, Firefox, Chrome, Other
List of medications & doctors
• Generator: hookup to home wiring
Server
Router
Switch
Cloud
Charter
Asus-Larry
Phone
Lenovo-J
Modem
HP-1-L
HP-2-Test
Dell, Optiplex & Judy
Color
Galaxy Tablet
HD
HD
B/W
Inkjet
Piper’s Home Network
9-28-13
B/W
Questions for Individuals
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Jan:
Al:
Howard:
Carol:
Gary:
John:
Membership List - 27
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Al Adams
Jerry Arch
Larry Ault
George Binder
Kathy & Roger Bohl
Mary Branson
Terry Brown
Jim Carrier
John Dashner
Gary & Jan Ensing
Laura Hammel
Rich Holbrook
Bill Kocher
Bill Walton
Gust Kookootsedes
Howard Lewis
Joe Lykowski
Robert Miller
Harry Morton
Frank Neeb
Carol Picard
Ron Picardi
Larry & Judy Piper
Shirley Schmidt
Debbie Todd
Bill Tower
Lynn Walker
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Ads – What’s The Catch
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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 –
What I Have Learned
My tool bag
My hooked rug of squares
• yudkowsky.net/rational/bayes Bayes
TheoremWason & Stroop Tests
How to convert PPT to DVD’s to play on your TV?
Camtasia
Xilosoft
Wink
MovieMaker
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