High Vista Computer Club
Minutes For June 5,
2008
The meeting was
called to order by President Don Weston.
Don welcomed
guests Joannne Rogers, Gary Rogers and Beverly Cammerata.
Sue Gaddone read the minutes
which were approved as read.
Evette Sapirman
read the Treasurers Report which was approved and accepted.
There will be no
scheduled SIG classes for the summer months. SIG classes can be
arranged if you have 5-6 people and then put in a request to Don or
Eleanor.
In order to use
your laptop in the clubhouse there’s no longer a password needed. The
router has been reconfigured to eliminate the password and allow open
access. Instructions will be sent out over the internet and also will be
introduced to all laptops here tonight.
VISTA is a
problem for many people when they get a new computer. Vista can be
reset to be more like XP. Dick McQuillen has worked out several
methods.
User Account Control can be a
problem. To stop prompts, go to Run>MSConfig>OK>User Account
Control>Tools>Disable UAC>OK
To get START to look like XP go to
Start>Properties>Customize>classic start
Other hints from
Dick: Antispyware is a bad site, will wipe out your machine
Mcaffee
Site Advisor is free – good to have
Comodo is
a 100% safe firewall – is free
Noscript
– a good program for safety if you do banking on line
DON’T get
Service Pac 3 – especially if you have H.P.
E-mail Dick (rdm4444@earthlink.net)
for a PDF file of free websites that he recommends.
Dick also mentioned that Paypal has a new feature that will generate a
one-time-use credit card (if you don’t want to use your own card) – is a
good safety feature.
Dick Heitkemper
has an Apple computer and presented making a DVD of photos with music
using Apple VS PC. He used ULEAD for the PC “movie”, and then FINAL
CUT with the Apple. The Apple is more professional than the PC.
Following the
presentation, Eleanor Weston was available for beginner questions, Herb
Sapirman answered questions about Excel and Kurt Knuth was available for
Genealogy questions and Don Weston for photography.
A Motion to
adjourn was made by Kurt Knuth and seconded by Herb Sapirman. Meeting
adjourned at 8:40
Respectfully
submitted,
Sue Gaddone, Secretary
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High Vista Computer Club
Minutes For May 1,
2008
The meeting was
called to order by Don Weston, President. He welcomed all guests, Vickie
Pasqualucci and Bill Langan; as well as new members, Gail Johnston,
Nancy Mullen and Frank Kiernan. He also introduced the officers of the
club: Herb Sapirman 1st Vice President; Don Bennett 2nd
Vice President; Secretary Sue Gaddone; Treasurer, Evette Sapirman;
Eleanor Weston, Welcome/Membership Chairperson; Ben Skversky, Webmaster
of the Computer Club website and HOA website.
Don also
acknowledged Gary Koster our SIG class scheduler: Dick McQuillen who
keeps our equipment up and running as well as maintaining Channel 95;
Gil and Peggy Ketler who are in charge of the monthly Saturday night
movies and Tony Barrett who collects ink cartridges for the purchase of
DVD’s, which are shown at the Saturday night movies, then donated to the
Library.
Evette Sapirman
read the minutes and Treasurer’s report of the April meeting. A motion
to approve the minutes was made by Ann Kynast and seconded by Kurt
Knuth.
Don gave a
special thank you to our Computer Class Instructors: Kurt Knuth, Les
Cole, Frank Cornelius, Herb Sapirman, Don Bennett, Dick McQuillen,
Eleanor Weston and Don Weston. A plea for additional volunteer
instructors was made. Don & Eleanor will be glad to assist anyone in
getting started.
New Business:
A demonstration by Don Weston by rating of different fire walls
published in a subscription called Windows Secrets as well as
referencing a free online office suite that is compatible with Microsoft
Office called Open office. The address www.openoffice.org is
accessible through the internet and can be downloaded. This can be used
to completely replace Microsoft Works.
A motion to
adjourn was made by Eleanor Weston and seconded by Kurt Knuth.
Herb Sapirman
gave an interesting presentation on “Games People Play”. He gave several
websites and described how to play games online. He mentioned not only
can you play games, but you can find sites for crossword puzzles and jig
saw puzzles. Most of these sites are free but some may charge a fee.
Respectfully
submitted,
Eleanor Weston
For Secretary Sue
Gaddone
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High Vista Computer Club
Minutes For April 3,
2008
The meeting was
called to order by President Don Weston. He welcomed all guests and
introduced the officers of the club: Herb Sapirman 1st Vice
Pres., Don Bennett 2nd Vice Pres., Secretary, Sue Gaddone,
and Treasurer, Evette Sapirman.
Also acknowledged
were: Gary Koster, our SIG class scheduler; Dick McQuillen who keeps our
equipment up and running; Gil and Peggy Ketler who are in charge of the
monthly Saturday night movies and Tony Barrett who collects ink
cartridges for the purchase of DVD’s which are donated to the Library.
Sue Gaddone read the minutes.
The date of Best Buy’s opening was corrected to April 26th
and then the minutes were approved.
Don Weston read the Treasurers
Report which was approved.
Sue also read the
minutes of the Board of Director meeting on March 26, 2008.
It was noted that
you can bring your old computers to Staples or the Office Depot for
disposal, however, it’s important to destroy the hard drive first –
hitting it with a hammer is most effective. Bring your old cell phones
to the Haines City Police Department where they can be used for only
dialing 911.
Don Bennett gave a presentation
on Office Home & Student 2007 by Microsoft which contains Word 2007,
Excel, Power Point and One Note. It runs on XP and Vista. It costs
between $100 and $150. It can be purchased for $79 for military; it can
be used for up to
3 computers, you
can have the old 2003 Office as well on your computer. Check Costco or
on-line stores.
Les Cole will be running the
judging of the photo contest this fall. He presented his new voting
system where photos can be ranked first, second and third. Tallying of
the votes should be easier and give more photos a chance to win.
A motion to
adjourn was made by Frank Reiter, seconded by Erika Niegowski.
Don Weston showed a slide show
of his Hawaii vacation which included photos of his son’s ship, Hawaiian
flowers, scenery, and a luau, with fade-outs and music using Movie Maker
in Vista, how easy it was to make.
Respectfully
submitted,
Sue Gaddone, Secretary
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High Vista Computer Club
Minutes For March 6,
2008
The meeting was
called to order by Don Bennett at 7:35 PM. Don Weston had just returned
from Hawaii and was still ‘vacationing’.
The minutes of
the January 31st meeting were read by Sue Gaddone and
approved by a motion by Dick Neimon and seconded by
Gil Ketler.
The Treasurer’s
report was given by Evette Sapirman and approved by a motion from Gary
Koster and seconded by Jerry Campbell.
The up and coming
SIG classes for March are Files and Folders 3/11, Paint shop Pro 3/20
and Picasa – Googles Photo Editing 3/25.
The meeting was
adjourned at 7:45 p.m. following a motion
from Herb Sapirman and seconded by Bill Robinette.
Our usual March
speaker from Smart Computing could not be with us, so The Geek Squad
from our new Best Buy Store at Posner
Center gave a presentation. The store will open on April 6th.
Mike Pol, the Deputy Counter Intelligence Agent introduced Anthony
Espinosa (manager), and agents John Jones, Kevin Blalock and Gary Raizer.
All were dressed in the Geek uniform, black shoes, white sox, black
trousers, ties and white shirts. The CIA’s (counter intelligence agents)
will be at the counter when you arrive at the store, Special Agents make
house calls in the Geekmobile. You can find more information at
www.geeksquad.com. Mike Pol reviewed the services available at
Best Buy, and touted their anti-virus and spyware program which is
guaranteed by them. He cautioned wireless users that it is very easy
for hackers to access your computer from a nearby location and to be
sure and purchase software to protect your computer. He recommended
that your computer be shut down completely at night, not just put into
hibernation.
There were 3 door
prizes of gift certificates to Best Buy and everyone attending the
meeting received a GEEK tee shirt.
Respectfully
submitted,
Sue Gaddone, Secretary
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High Vista Computer Club
Minutes For January 31,
2008
President, Don Weston welcomed the
many guests this evening who attended to see and judge the photo contest
pictures. Don also welcomed the following new members, Debbie Favinger,
Marilyn Gray, Pat Engler, Laura Hughes, Robert Hughes and Rich Rooney.
The meeting was called to order at
7:30 PM by Don Weston, President. The officers for 2008 were
introduced: Herb Sapirman 1st Vice President, Don Bennett 2nd
Vice President, Sue Gaddone, Secretary, and Evette Sapirman Treasurer.
Ben Skversky, Gary Koster, Dick McQuillen, Les Cole, Tony Barrett, Gil
and Peggy Ketler, and Eleanor Weston were also recognized for their
continuous help and support of club activities.
Don
Weston read the treasurer’s report on behalf of Evette Sapirman Treas.
A motion to accept the report was made by Frank Reiter and seconded by
Jack Dunmyre.
Sue
Gaddone read the minutes of the January 10th meeting; the
minutes were approved as read.
Don
reminded the group about the March 8 and 9th conference of
the FACUG (Florida Association of Computer Users Group) that will take
place in Zypher Hills.
We have a
new member, David Maris as of this meeting.
The new
projector has been installed with a sound system, it will be used to
show the Super Bowl in High Definition this weekend; people should bring
their own refreshments.
The usual
question and answer program was by-passed in order to get on with the
Photo Contest judging.
The
meeting was adjourned at 7:45 following a motion by George Deragon and
seconded by Rose Kenney.
The photo ballots
were passed out along with a pencil. The photos were numbered and as Don
showed the photos two times, people could make notes on their
preferences. They voted by circling their choice in each of the four
categories, looking for good lighting, good composition, and good
subject matter for the category.
Coffee
and cake was served while the votes were tallied.
The winners are:
NATURE Gary Koster
SCENERY Tie between Erica Johannessen and Les Cole
HUMOR Jan Walton
PEOPLE Dotti Zaleski
Respectfully
submitted,
Sue Gaddone, Secretary
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High Vista Computer Club
Minutes For January 10,
2008
The
meeting of the High Vista Computer Club was called to order at 7:45 p.m.
by Don Weston, President. The officers for 2008 were introduced: Herb
Sapirman, 1st Vice President, Don Bennett, 2nd
Vice President, Sue Gaddone, Secretary, Evette Sapirman, Treasurer. Ben
Skversky was introduced as the web-master, and appreciation was extended
to Gary Koster, the SIG class scheduler.
Don urged
everyone to visit the Homeowner’s web site for all the current
information that is also on Channel 95. You can scroll through the
events as quickly as you like on your computer.
Sue
Gaddone, Secretary, read the minutes of the December 6th
meeting. A motion by Frank Reiter to approve the minutes as read. Was
seconded by Gary Koster. Evette Sapirman gave the Treasurer’s report
(attached), a motion to accept the report was made by Paul Repke and
seconded by Ginny Heller.
Don
reminded everyone to pay their dues of $16.00. There is to be a FACUG
(Florida Association of Computer Users Group) conference in Zypher-
hills to which all are invited, go to FACUG.ORG for more information.
Some people from our club will probably be going.
The Photo
Contest entries must be entered by Jan 15th, Eleanor Weston
and Evette Sapirman are collecting the $5 entry fee and CD’s and they
will stay after the Smokey Joe Show to receive any last minute
applications. We have approximately 40 photos and need a total of 80
for the contest to go as planned.
Our new
Toshiba laptop plays High Definition and is planned to be used for Super
Bowl showing in the Clubhouse on the big screen with a USB attached TV
tuner and also for HD DVD movies. We are not necessarily buying those
DVD’s for our library for now. Peggy Ketler is buying regular DVD
movies to be shown on High Vista Computer Club sponsored Saturday night
monthly movies in the Clubhouse, because most people can’t use the HD
for now. The new laptop will also be used for teaching the Vista
Operating System as well as a tool for future computer educational
challenges.
Our
Clubhouse is a “hot spot” – the code is 10 “5’s” (put 5 in the pass code
ten times)
The
January SIG (Special Interest Groups) classes were announced, Frank
Cornelius gave a class on buying on E-Bay, it’s good to use Pay pal, and
he gave out a good guide to use to sell things on E-Bay
Future January
classes are:
How to
use a Web Cam – it can also be used as a phone
Basic Computing- you only have
to know how to turn the computer on
Intro to Vista – for anyone
planning on buying or has a new computer
Digital Photography – how to
size, send in e-mail, paper printing
All of the above
classes are listed on the Computer Club web site.
The
meeting was adjourned at 8:08 p.m. following a motion by Les Cole,
seconded by Jack Dunmyre.
After the
meeting
Bill and Jackey
Nevel gave an interesting pictorial travelogue of Bill’s trip to
Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe with movies, photos of animals and
scenery ending with spectacular rainbow views of Victoria Falls, the
largest waterfall in the world.
Respectfully
submitted,
Sue Gaddone, Secretary
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High Vista Computer Club
Minutes For December 6,
2007
The meeting of the High Vista Computer Club was called to order
at 7:30 PM. Don Bennett, Second Vice President, conducted the meeting
for Herb Sapirman, President, who is out of town.
Election of officers and setting up a web-cam video conference are
the two subjects to be covered tonight.
A welcome was extended to new members Dick Dangler and Veronica
Cook as well as guest, James Orbit. Ginny Heller, acting for secretary
Betty Barrett, read minutes from November 1, 2007. A motion by Russ
Merowitz to approve the minutes was seconded by Gary Koster.
Election of officers; nominations are:
Don Weston, President
Herb Sapirman, 1st Vice President
Don Bennett, 2nd Vice President
Sue Gaddone, Secretary
Evette Sapirman, Treasurer
Since, there were no nominations from the floor, Don called for a
show of hands. The nominations were then unanimously approved by the
membership. Don also added that Ben Skversky is doing an excellent job
as our Club’s webmaster and will continue in that position.
Tuesday, December 11 at 2:00, Les Cole will be offering the last
SIG class for this year. Les gave a short talk on Power Point. The
class will be 1˝ to 2 hours. Computers can be brought to class. At
least 6 students per class are needed to avoid cancellation. Five
classes will be offered in January – subjects to be determined. Member
fee for each class is $3. Eleanor Weston reminded us that when
e-mailing reservations for classes, the e-mail should be sent to the
instructor.
Don reminded us that
membership dues of $16 will be due in January. Members will receive a
free class certificate upon payment.
A new Toshiba laptop computer was purchased by the club as per last
month’s approval.
January 2008 meeting will be moved to Thursday January 10 because
of holiday travel.
Member’s printer problem was discussed.
Motion to adjourn by Les Cole; Rose Kenney seconded the motion.
After meeting:
Don Weston covered the
rules of the photo contest. Photo should be saved on disc and submitted
to Evette Sapirman, Eleanor Weston, or Betty Barrett. Photos need to be
classified by subject and submitted with $5 for each photo. Prizes are
$150 for each subject. Judging will be held at February’s meeting.
Food and treats will be served.
Don Bennett and Don
Weston did an interesting presentation on web cam and Skypes software.
Consensus is that Web cam is an excellent suggestion for a Holiday gift.
Door prize winners: Ginny Heller - web cam
Gary Koster won
a subscription to Smart
Computing Magazine.
Meeting concluded at approx 8:37.
Respectfully
submitted,
Nancy J. Tomasic,
Acting Secretary
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High Vista Computer Club
Minutes For November 1,
2007
The November
meeting was brought to order by Vice-president Don Bennett at 8:30 PM
after a very interesting talk on “Internet Security” by Melanie Wood
from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. New member Jay Johnston was
introduced.
Minutes of the
October meeting were read by Secretary Betty Barrett. Moved to approve
by Evette Sapirman. Seconded by Kurt Knuth.
Treasurer Evette
Sapirman gave the financial report. Les Cole moved to approve. Seconded
by Erica Nagowski.
Frank Cornelius
announced candidates for officers of the Club.
President
Don Weston
1st
Vice-President Herb Sapirman
2nd
Vice-President Don Bennett
Secretary Sue Gaddone
Treasurer Evette Sapirman
Webmaster Ben Skversky
No candidates
announced from the floor.
SIG classes were
discussed. Several new ones were announced. More instructors are needed.
From now on, 6 registered up students are needed for a class to be held.
A free coupon for a SIG class will be given to every paid up member
every year.
The 2nd
Annual Photo Contest was discussed. This is a fun contest to be judged
by the community, not professionals. All entries are anonymous. A
minimum of 80 entries is needed for the contest to be held.
Eleanor requested
members to check the community signs announcing events. If the Computer
Club meeting is not announced on the sign, please change the sign. It’s
one of those little jobs all members can perform to help the Club.
Due to Budget
considerations, monthly door prizes will not be given in lieu of one
larger prize each year.
Dick McQuillan
recommended that people be very faithful about backing up data
frequently. Many computers have been wiped by lightening this year and
data was lost.
Office 2007 –
Student Home Edition is available for $109 - $149 and can be installed
on up to 3 PC’s.
AOL interface is
available free. It is a good way to run your e-mail as you can reach
your address book. It does present a problem is you are a guest on
someone else’s PC.
Don Bennett explained the need
for a new laptop computer with Vista to use for teaching classes. He
asked for a show of hands to vote on spending about $1500 for this
purchase. The members approved the purchase.
Next meeting will
be on Dec 6, 2007 and Don Bennett will demonstrate using a Webcam.
Frank Cornelius
moved to close the meeting at 9:05. Seconded by Les Cole.
Respectfully
submitted,
Betty Barrett,
Secretary
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High Vista Computer Club
Minutes For October 4,
2007
The meeting was
called to order by president, Herb Sapirman, at 7:33 PM. He welcomed
guests Will Bradley and Ray & Connie Philion.
Secretary, Betty
Barrett, read minutes of the September meeting. There was a correction
by Herb Sapirman to change the word Virtually to Visually. Moved to
approve by Frank Reiter and seconded by Gary Koster.
Treasurer, Evette
Sapirman, read the financial report and noted that since October 2006,
the Club has received $893 from the cartridge program and spent $580.56
on DVD’s for the Library. Moved to approve by Jack Schreiber and
seconded by George Deragon.
Gary Koster is
looking for more SIG class instructors to serve between November and
March. Instructors receive $25 per class. Eleanor Weston also appealed
for more instructors and requested people to sign their names to their
reservations for a SIG Class reservations are important for the class to
be held and proper amounts of handouts to be made. Classes are now open
to all residents for $6 fee. Members pay $3. One coupon per year is
issued to members in good standing that entitles them to a free SIG
class.
Don Weston gave the rules for
the 2008 Photo Contest. (See attached). Don also discussed some new
equipment that is being purchased for viewing movies and the photo
contest entries.
Herb Sapirman
mentioned Ohdontforget.com offers a free reminder program. Put in your
cell phone number, date, text message. On the proper date, a text
message reminder will be displayed on your cell phone. Pat Stoika said
msn.com also has a free reminder program. Gethuman.com will help get a
real person on the phone.
Herb asked people
to fill out some small forms that were passed out with ideas for
classes, programs, or help that members may need.
Volunteers are
needed for helping with many club chores. Eleanor could use help filing
nametags. Program suggestions would be appreciated. Suggestions or
volunteers for candidates for club officers would be appreciated. A 1st
vice-president and a secretary will be needed for sure.
Surge protectors
for computers should have phone protection as well. Good serge protector
companies often offer financial compensation if your computer is damaged
and has their protector on it. UPC is one reputable company.
Three door prizes
were awarded. Herb announced the Nov. 1 meeting will feature a
presentation on Internet Security by the Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.
Moved to adjourn
at 8:22 by Frank Reiter, seconded by Manny Ostrofsky.
Respectfully
submitted,
Betty Barrett,
Secretary
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High Vista Computer Club
Minutes For September 6,
2007
Meeting was
called to order by president Herb Sapirman at 7:33 PM. Visitor Russ
Merowitz was welcomed.
Minutes of the
May meeting were read by Secretary Betty Barrett. Minutes were moved to
approve by Frank Reiter and seconded by Dick McQuillen.
The financial
report was given by Treasurer Evette Sapirman. Moved to approve by Frank
Reiter and seconded by Gary Koster.
Herb Sapirman
appealed for more SIG class instructors that could offer more variety in
classes. Instructors are able to suggest their own area of expertise for
a class. Currently, instructors are paid $25 for each class. Members pay
only $3 for each class. This year non-members will be accepted for
classes but their fees will be $6. Three registrations must be received
by e-mail for a class to be held. Walk-ins are welcome but it is wise to
register so the class can be held. Gary Koster noted that the responses
for the class must be sent to the instructor, not the computer club
website. Coupons were distributed to paid up members good until the end
of the year. Each coupon can be used for one free class. In January, new
coupons will be given when dues are paid.
Don Weston gave a power point
presentation of the classes that could be possible if instructors are
found. Jack Pultz suggested that the class on Christmas Letters also
include a lesson on labels for envelopes. Don Bennett will offer classes
on Vista and Picassa. Don Weston has a CD-ROM about E-Bay that has a
great deal of information on how to proceed with this auction site. He
will see that it is shown but would like someone who is familiar with it
to give a class along with the CD. Don Weston stated that many of these
subjects are discussed in club meetings but the classes offer more
in-depth information.
Classes and Dates
were listed.
9/11 – 2 PM –
Eleanor will offer a class for Beginners.
9/25 – 2 PM –
Photography – Don Weston
9/27 – 7 PM –
E-Mail using Outlook Express and AOL, Eleanor Weston & Herb Sapirman
instructing.
Other dates will
be filled as instructors become available.
Dick Heitkemper
is interested in offering some classes but will have very small groups
in his home, as he is unavailable for our scheduled dates at the
clubhouse. He will work this out with Gary Koster.
“Teach Yourself
Virtually” Books will be available for instructors. If not in use,
members will be allowed to borrow these books for a short time to
determine if they would like to own it. These books are available
through Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com.
Don Weston reviewed the photos
from the 2007 Photography Contest and gave the rules for the 2008
Photography Contest.
Entrant must be a
High Vista resident and have personally taken the photo. If the entrant
is in the photo, a timer must have been used.
Categories will
be Scenery, Nature, People, and Humorous. The entrant will decide which
category suits their photos.
Only photos
entered must be submitted on a CD or DVD or even a 3-˝ floppy in .jpg or
.tiff format. No other photos except the entries should be on the disk.
Titles are allowed but must be put on photo by entrant.
A hard copy 4 x 6
photo and $5 must be submitted with each entry. Any number of entries
may be submitted but each will have a $5 fee and require a hard copy
photo for record keeping.
Herb Sapirman
encouraged members to talk about some of their favorite websites.
Mentioned were jigzone.com (a jig saw puzzle site),
hardtofind800numbers.com, mediamonkey.com (a site to help organize music
on your computer), howstuffworks.com, secunia.com (a free online
software inspector that updates programs that are prone to hacking, i.e.
acrobat reader, quick click, and others)
Members are
encouraged to bring computer related items to meetings to sell or give
away. A laptop computer bag was available free to a good home.
When ordering a
subscription to some of the computer magazines, please use the
appropriate code to give credit to our computer club. For every five
subscriptions accredited to our club, we receive one free subscription
that is given as a door prize. Our codes are:
Smart Computing
#11628
PC
Today #468
CPU #264
Three door prizes
were given and the meeting was to be followed by a roundtable
discussion.
At 8:25, Frank
Reiter moved to close the meeting, seconded by Gary Koster. The next
meeting will be Thursday, Oct 4, 2007 at 7 PM in the Clubhouse.
Respectfully
submitted,
Betty Barrett,
Secretary
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High Vista Computer Club
Minutes For May 3,
2007
The meeting was
called to order by President Herb Sapirman at 7:38. Herb welcomed a
guest, Jack Flannery.
Minutes of the
April meeting were read by Secretary Betty Barrett. Moved to approve by
Frank Reiter, seconded by Dick McQuillen. Approved as read.
Treasurer’s
report was read by Treasurer Evette Sapirman and approved as read. Gil &
Peggy Ketler were thanked for showing the double feature movies and
their good idea of selling hotdogs, which added funds to our treasury.
The Weston’s will show the monthly movie during the Keller’s absence.
The May movie will be The Holiday.
It was announced
that two dates were open if anyone is interested in giving a SIG class.
Dates are May 10 at 7 PM and May 15 at 2 PM. Anyone interested in
instructing should contact Gary Koster.
It was noted that
SIG classes have not been well attended this year. Hopefully, the new
policy of allowing non-members to attend for $6 will help. Other changes
are being made to inject interest.
Don Weston asked for suggestions
for categories for the 2nd Annual Photo Contest. He mentioned
the four categories he has planned: People, Humor, Nature, and Scenery.
Two suggestions were pets and sports. The entry fee will remain at $5
per photo. Multiple submissions are permitted and multiple photos are
allowed on one disk. Each photo must be submitted in jpeg format
accompanied by a hard copy of the photo for record keeping. The person
submitting it must take the photo them self and they may have a title
but the person submitting it must put the title on the photo them self.
Don will give a class in the fall to teach people how to do this. There
will be a prize for each category. The prizes will be determined at a
Board Meeting. The Board will also discuss how to extend opportunities
for submissions beyond Coffee and meetings.
Don Weston and Herb Sapirman
demonstrated some of their favorite websites.
New Business:
Kurt Knuth asked if anyone has any knowledge about the new photo
compression product Microsoft is introducing. There was also some
discussion on new camcorders that use flash cards. It was noted that
using a Gold or Platinum credit card for payment doubles the
manufacturer’s warranty.
Herb announced
the Club would not hold meetings over the summer. The next meeting will
be announced. Frank Reiter moved to adjourn at 8:28. Seconded by Don
Weston. Following the meeting, door prizes were awarded to the holders
of the winning tickets.
Respectfully
submitted,
Betty Barrett,
Secretary
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High Vista Computer Club
Minutes For April 5,
2007
Meeting was
called to order at 7:35 by the president, Herb Sapirman. There were no
guests or new members.
Secretary Betty
Barrett read the minutes of the March meeting. Moved to approve by Frank
Reiter, seconded by Gary Koster. Approved as read.
Treasurer Evette
Sapirman gave the financial report. Moved to approve by Gary Koster,
seconded by Frank Reiter. Approved as read.
There was some
free equipment offered by Kurt Knuth on the stage. People were
encouraged to take it if they could use it. This will be a regular
feature of the Computer Club. Equipment may be sold or given away. It
must be tagged with your name, the price, or if free. Equipment must be
removed at the end of the meeting.
Herb Sapirman
announced that the Computer Club Board of Directors is trying out a new
policy to encourage SIG classes. Starting in September, renewing or new
members will be given a coupon free for one SIG class that calendar
year. Also, SIG classes will be open to non-members for a $6 fee, but
will remain at $3 for members in good standing. A brief preview of the
upcoming classes will be given at each meeting. The April SIG classes
were announced and previewed.
Herb encouraged
members to announce websites they particularly enjoy at computer club
meetings. He offered several sites that are informative and enjoyable.
www.windowsvistatestdrive.com to check out Vista features. There is
also an upgrade advisor feature that will inform you of what upgrades
your computer would require for Vista at
www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista.
www.Komando.com run by Kim Komando. It offers a newsletter and “cool
site of the day” feature.
Another good
website suggested is
www.Buy.com for purchases.
There will be a 2nd
Annual Computer Club Photo contest next year. Don Weston is chairman and
he will be offering classes that might be helpful for people entering
the photo contest.
The next meeting
will be May 3, 2007.
Meeting was
closed at 7:55. Moved by Don Bennett and seconded by Kurt Knuth.
A very
entertaining and informative program about Vista followed the meeting,
presented by Troy Wells from Computer Plus. Mr. Wells gave a number of
very nice door prizes.
Respectfully
submitted,
Betty Barrett,
Secretary
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High Vista Computer Club
Minutes For March 1,
2007
The meeting was
called to order by Vice-President Don Bennett at 7:33 Pm. Don welcomed
new members Janice Dunn, Don Roos, Dee Singh, and Judi Stevens.
Secretary Betty
Barrett read the minutes of the February Meeting and the Treasurer’s
Report ass prepared by Evette Sapirman, Treasurer. Frank Reiter moved to
approve, seconded by Ginny Heller.
Don Bennett mentioned that
members were welcome to bring equipment or programs to sell at meetings.
It must be tagged with your name and the price. If giving it away, tag
needs to state this. All items must be removed at the end of the
meeting.
A review of March
and April classes was displayed on the website. Classes are available to
members for $3. March 29 class will be Advanced Microsoft Word given by
Les Cole. New instructors were solicited. There will be an April class
on the new Vista program. Les suggested that we consider allowing
residents to try one class before becoming members. This may help to
generate new interest in the Club.
The Ketlers have
been offering Saturday night movies twice a month, some double features.
They are well attended. Free popcorn and $1 hotdogs have been offered.
The movies are purchased with money from recycling ink jet cartridges.
After viewing, the movies are donated to the High Vista library.
Members were
reminded to renew their 60 or 90 day programs; otherwise they will
slowly quit working properly.
A member stated
he forgot to renew his virus protection and was infected with a Trojan
horse,
Jack Pultz has
free anti-virus from his Tampa Road runner ISP and highly recommends it.
The meeting was
adjourned at 7:52, moved by Frank Reiter and seconded by Gary Koster.
.The meeting was followed by an interesting presentation by Smart
Computing. Smart Computing gave every attendee a “goodie” packet
containing the April issue and also provided door prizes.
Respectfully
submitted,
Betty Barrett,
Secretary
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High Vista Computer Club
Minutes For February 1,
2007
The meeting was
called to order by president Herb Sapirman at 7:32 PM. New Member Wilma
Nesinger and Guests Barbara Schiffler and Janet Boner were welcomed.
Secretary Betty
Barrett read the minutes of the January meeting. Jack Dunmyre moved to
approve, seconded by Erica Niegowski...
Treasurer Evette
Sapirman gave the financial report. (See attached). Manny Ostrofsky
moved to approve, seconded by Paul Repke.
Herb Sapirman
thanked everyone involved with the Photo Contest. He stated that much
was learned from this year’s contest that will be applied to the photo
contest next year.
A review of the
February SIG classes was given. Gary Koster asked if someone would like
to offer a class on Feb. 22. He requested that anyone willing to share
his or her knowledge would be appreciated as an instructor. Classes are
listed on the computer club website. Members were urged to take
advantage of classes. It is a nice benefit of belonging to the computer
club.
Microsoft’s new
program “Vista” is now available. Revisions will probably be made. Les
Cole said that several versions are available but be careful of OEM.
Vista also requires a newer computer that is capable of handling Vista.
It will overwhelm older equipment. An expert on Vista may be at the
April meeting and it is hoped he can answer questions regarding
hardware. At this time, you can download a program from Microsoft that
will evaluate your computer to see if it has enough power.
Herb Sapirman
reported that the committee involved in finding space for an enlarged
fitness center has dropped the idea of using the card room. A petition
had been passed in December regarding this project.
Herb brought up a
new idea that will be tried for the next few months. Anyone with
equipment or programs to sell or give away is invited to bring their
items to the meetings and put them on the stage with the sellers name
and the price on the item. The items must be removed at the end of the
meeting.
There was a
suggestion that the Computer Club offer a lending library of programs
loaned by members. They could be listed on the website. Herb thought it
was a good idea but it needs a coordinator.
Herb suggested
that members make better use of the “Help Desk” on the computer club
website. There is a list of members who have offered to provide
assistance in their area of expertise. This very helpful service can
always use more members who can provide help when needed.
Gil Ketler’s idea of a double
feature movie with a hot dog break was very well received. The
attendance was good and people had a very enjoyable evening. Gil was
thanked.
The FACUG meeting
will be held on Mar 2 – 4. Information regarding this meeting is
available from Herb Sapirman. No officers are planning to attend.
The March meeting
will feature a presentation by Smart Computing.
Door prizes were
awarded to Erica Niegowski, Floyd Haff and Gary Koster. A motion to
adjourn was made by Gary Koster at 8:01 PM and seconded by Les Cole.
The meeting was
followed by roundtable discussions led by members. Dick Heitkemper led a
roundtable on Videos, Don Weston – Digital Photography, Eleanor Weston –
Basic Computing, Kurt Knuth –Excel, Dick McQuillen – Major Headaches.
Respectfully
submitted,
Betty Barrett,
Secretary
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High Vista Computer Club
Minutes For January 4,
2007
Meeting was
called to order by president Herb Sapirman at 7:32 PM. New Members and
guests were welcomed to this Fifth Anniversary Meeting of the Computer
Club.
Minutes of the
December meeting were read by Secretary Betty Barrett. Eleanor Weston
corrected the name of new member Deni Jacobson who had been listed as
Doris in the minutes. Frank Reiter moved to approve the minutes,
seconded by Gary Koster.
Treasurer’s
report was given by Evette Sapirman. See attached.
Herb thanked
everyone involved with the photo contest, especially Don Weston who was
the project creator and devoted so much time and energy to it.
Don Weston showed
the photo submissions on the large screen twice, once with numbers and
once without. Voters marked their ballots (see attached) and they were
collected for tallying.
While the votes
were being tallied, Don Weston gave a brief history of the Computer Club
starting with it’s inception as “Friends of the High Vista Website”. New
by-laws were written, a logo was produced and the motto “Members helping
Members” was established. SIG classes were started and the club now
offers 6 – 8 classes each month. Don mentioned that the Clubhouse is a
hot spot and community members can use their laptops with no cost to
them.
Don Bennett gave
a brief commercial for the club discussing what we do in our meetings
and on our website. He also talked about our Homeowners Association
website. Brief tours of both websites were given.
Thumbnail
sketches were given for the January and February computer club SIG
classes which are listed on the website. Don introduced Gary Koster and
Jack Schefik as the team that arranges the SIG classes. The fee for a
SIG class has risen to $3 in order to help pay for the instructors.
Herb Sapirman
said that Ben Skversky, our Webmaster, would like people to contact him
if they are having any problem with the website so he can help them or
correct the problem.
Herb introduced
Tony Barrett who has been collecting the inkjet cartridges for
recycling. Tony said about $1000 has been collected with this project
and there is a potential for making more money by finding other
communities or organizations who would be interested in their own inkjet
project. The recycling company will pay our club $100 for each group we
get to collect cartridges, plus a $25 bonus every time that group sends
in a box. Tony is willing to speak to any group that might be
interested.
Gil Kettler was
introduced. DVD’s are purchased with the inkjet project money, shown at
a Saturday night movie once a month, and then donated to the Library.
Gil is going to offer double features starting at the end of January.
Hot dogs with sauerkraut will be available for $1 and there will be free
popcorn, a pleasant and inexpensive way to spend a Saturday night.
At 9:07, there
was a break for refreshments – cake, coffee, iced tea, and cookies.
After
refreshments, door prizes were given to Jim Burke, Tom Jeknavorian, and
Liz Zellhoffer. Jean Hannes won the Grand Prize, donated by Suzi Grubb,
of two nights at her condo in Daytona Beach.
Before announcing
the photo contest winners, Herb Sapirman said he hoped all entrants had
understood the photos were to be original, not from the Internet. The
winners of the photo contest were:
Nature
– Gary Koster
People
– Jean Lombardi
Humorous – Tom Douglas
(Subsequently, the prize money was declined by Tom as he didn’t
understand the rules) and the second place winner, Tony Barrett, was
awarded the prize.
Frank Reiter
moved to adjourn at 9:42, seconded by Gary Koster.
Respectfully
submitted,
Betty Barrett,
Secretary
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High Vista Computer Club
Minutes For December 7,
2006
Meeting was
called to order by president Herb Sapirman at 7:33 PM. Herb introduced
guest, Joe Gadone and two new members, Steve and Doris Jacobson.
Secretary Betty
Barrett read minutes of the November meeting. Frank Reiter moved to
approve as read, seconded by Gary Koster.
Treasurer Evette
Sapirman gave the financial report. (See attached). Frank Reiter moved
to approve, seconded by Tony Barrett.
Gary Koster spoke
on the need for instructors of SIG classes on Tuesday afternoons and
Thursday evenings. Herb Sapirman noted that starting in January, in an
effort to attract instructors, the Board of Directors has voted to offer
a $25 stipend to instructors for each class.
Nominating
Committee report was given by Gary Koster. All officers currently
serving have offered to remain in their positions except Dick McQuillen
whose work obligations make it impossible for him to serve. The 1st
vice-president position requires a full-time resident. At the present
time, the Nominating Committee was unable to secure a candidate for this
position and it will remain open. The following officers were elected
unanimously: President, Herb Sapirman, 2nd Vice-President, Don
Bennett, Secretary, Betty Barrett, and Treasurer, Evette Sapirman.
Tony Barrett
thanked the community for their participation in the cartridge recycling
program and especially our corporate benefactor. It has provided about
$950 for our club to use for the Library.
Herb Sapirman
presented a petition that is circulating in the community in opposition
to replacing the current card room with a fitness center. The plan to
put the card room in the pub would make it difficult for the computer
club to hold SIG classes. Members were encouraged to sign the petition
after the meeting.
Les Cole wondered
if anyone was having trouble installing Turbo Tax from the Internet.
Eleanor will hold
a class on Envelopes and Files on Tues. Dec 12 at 2 PM.
Peggy Kettler had
a problem with a computer monitor. It had an extended warranty and she
found it had been recalled and would have been replaced free of charge.
Dick McQuillen mentioned there is a laptop recall due to a power supply
that can cause fires. It was also noted that it is important to send in
warranty registration cards so companies can locate you in case of a
recall.
To view the
Resident Photo Gallery, you can go to highvistahoa.org Web Site, click
on the link bar labeled Residents Gallery and then enter the password
which is the same as the door code.
You can also view
the photos entered in the contest at the
Computer Club web site highvistacc.org.
A program was
given by Don Bennett on Preventive Maintenance for your PC. Don and Dick
McQuillen distributed a very useful handout describing which chores are
necessary and how often to schedule them. There are several programs
that can assist with pc maintenance. One is a free program
www.cccleansweep,com. Another program mentioned was Microsoft Live
One Care.
www.windowsonecare.com is a program with a yearly rate that can help
with the maintenance of up to 3 computers. One problem encountered was
trying to clear Norton out of your PC.
People were
invited to attend the January 4 meeting to vote on the Photo Contest and
enjoy some refreshments. The submitted photos for the contest were shown
and the cut off date of Dec. 15 was given.
Frank Reiter
moved to adjourn at 8:45, seconded by Gil Kettler.
Four door prizes
were awarded to Sue Gadone, Tom Douglas, Jack Dunmyre, and Jim Cahill.
Respectfully
submitted,
Betty
Barrett, Secretary
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High Vista Computer Club
Minutes For November 2,
2006
The
meeting was brought to order by the president, Herb Sapirman at 7:32 PM.
Herb welcomed new members Marilyn Tobin and Cathy Sorgi.
Betty
Barrett, Secretary, read the October minutes. Motion to approve by Frank
Reiter, seconded by Les Cole. Approved as read.
Treasurer, Evette Sapirman, gave the treasurer’s report (see attached).
Motion to approve by Jim Burke, seconded by Gary Koster. Approved.
The
November SIG classes will be held in the Card Room.
Nov 8 7 PM Photo Album 6 Don
Bennett
Nov
14 2 PM Files & Folders Eleanor Weston
Nov
16 7 PM Paint Shop Pro 10 Don Bennett
Gary
Koster is trying to arrange to use the card room for another class on Nov.
21 on Christmas Letters Using Microsoft Word to be given by Les Cole.
There is
a way to use an IPOD as a GPS by going to ipoddirections.com.
If you are
having trouble getting your e-mail to print on the right hand side of
the page, go to Page Set-up and make margins as wide as possible or
switch to Landscape. Using Internet Explorer 7, go to printer, click
print preview and use “Shrink to Fit” feature.
Don
Bennett discussed a new photo program called Picasa 2 that locates and
organizes all of the photos on your PC. It is free from Google and can be
downloaded by going to Google, then Internet, More, Even More, Picasa, Free
Download. This program scans your hard drive for all photos stored in your
PC. They are displayed with no wait time and indexed as you have labeled
them or by subject matter, or by date. If you right click on any photo it
will give you data on that photo.
You
can also set up an account with many different photo printing companies and
e-mail them your photos. You can then pick them up in one hour on a CD. Don
Bennett uses Wal-Mart. This program can also interact with Google Earth in
an interesting way.
Dick
McQuillen stated that Microsoft has a program similar to Picasa called
“Location Finder”.
Don Weston showed the photos that have been submitted for the photo
contest.
Door prizes were awarded to Nancy Tomasic, Frank Cornelius, and Don
Bennett.
Meeting
was adjourned at 9:02 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Betty
Barrett, Secretary
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High Vista Computer Club
Minutes For October 5,
2006
The
meeting was called to order by President, Herb Sapirman, at 7:30 pm. One
new member was introduced, Phyllis Banner.
Jean
Strand read the minutes from the September meeting due to the absence of
Betty Barrett. Motion to approve the minutes was made by Jim Burke and
seconded by Frank Reiter.
Evette Sapirman gave the financial report. Motion to approve was made by
Frank Cornelius and seconded by Manny Ostrofsky. See attached.
Gary
Koster is taking over organizing the SIG classes. He spoke about the
upcoming SIG class on Basic Computer which Eleanor Weston is teaching on
October 12, 2006 at 7:00pm. Eleanor then spoke about the need for
teachers for the SIG classes. Teachers don’t need to be experts about
their subject, members of the computer club will help new teachers. It
is important for the Computer Club to offer these classes to their
members. With a little “help” from Eleanor the following people agreed
to teach classes in the near ftiture: Les Cole, Dick Heitkemper, Phyllis
Banner, Kurt Knuth and Frank Cornelius.
Dick
Heitkemper asked about the possibility of a survey to all club members
asking what topics they would like to see taught for future SIG classes.
Saturday movies continued in September and will happen the third
Saturday in October thanks to Jack Schreiber and Dick McQuillen. The
movie shown in September was Rumor Has
it.
Dick brought in a device which they
hooked up to Jack’s laptop, they had “surround sound” while watching the
movie on the big screen at the Clubhouse munching popcorn and drinking
soda pop.
During the New Business Herb thanked Dick McQuiflen for donating HP ink
cartridges to any member of the computer club who can use them in their
printers. Microsoft has a new program coming out in January 2007 called
Vista. If you go to Microsoft.com you can check your computer to see if
it will take Vista and which version it can use. Microsoft is looking
for 5 million people to test Vista but Herb cautioned against doing
this. Jack Pultz asked about virtual Memory which was discussed at last
months computer club meeting. Les Cole answered questions and talked
about Virtual Memory. If you need to change yours go to My Computer,
then System Information to change your settings.
Jack
Pultz requested a SIG class on managing files and folders. Eleanor
Weston has taught this class in the past and will try to have it again.
Dick
Heitkemper gave some infoimation about backing up your computer. He
found an external hard drive with 300 gigabytes for $100.00. Great buy.
Call him for information.
Jack
Pultz asked if there were any deals on Smart Computing Magazine.
His is about to expire. No special deals at this time.
The
Focus of tonight’s meeting is the Photo Contest. Don Weston emailed all
computer club members with the rules and regulations about the contest.
The ballots for the final judging in January 2007 will be taken from the
CD not the picture printed. He hopes to have thumbnails of all the
entered pictures in each category. Each entry will cost
$5.00
and the person entering it must
decide which category the picture will go into.
Door
Prizes were awarded to:1st
prize: Phyllis Banner
2nd
prize: Don LeBlanc
3rd
prize: Jean Strand
The
meeting was adjourned at 8:28pm. Motion to approve was made by Frank
Reiter and seconded by Gary Koster.
Respectfully submitted,
Jean E. Strand
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High Vista Computer Club
Minutes For September 7,
2006
The meeting was
brought to order by president, Herb Sapirman, at 7:30 PM. Several guests
were introduced; Ken & Elaine Ernst, Jim Schiflett, Phyllis Banner. New
member, Howard Bowling, was also introduced.
Secretary Betty Barrett read minutes
of the last meeting on May 4, 2006. Motion to approve by Eleanor Weston,
seconded by Gary Koster. Minutes were approved as read.
Evette Sapirman gave the financial
report. Moved to accept by Gary Koster and seconded by Jack Dunmyre. See
attached.
Don Weston announced the Computer Club
Digital Photography Contest and handed out fliers announcing the
contest. See attached. Don stated this is a first attempt by the
Computer Club and it is not a moneymaker. It is a fun project that
should help to maintain interest in the Computer Club.
The contest is open to all High Vista
residents and photos may be submitted from Oct – December 15th.
Contest will be advertised at Coffee, HOA meetings, Channel 95, the
newsletter, on website and photos will be shown at many events. All
submissions will be on a disk, in jpeg, and one hard copy will be kept
for identification purposes. Photos will be displayed anonymously for
viewing and voting purposes. Voting will take place at Jan. 4, 2007
Computer Club meeting. Entire community is invited to attend and vote.
See attached flier)
Some power cords and cables are
available.
Herb Sapirman announced that due to
several members’ health issues, there is a pressing need for volunteers
to
1)
Work with Don Weston on
scheduling SIG classes. The SIG classes are the lifeblood of the
computer club. These volunteers will also need to send out notices of
classes. Gary Koster and Jack Schefik volunteered.
2)
Give SIG classes.
Several classes such as Excel and Beginning Computing have a syllabus
already prepared and require a class leader. The club will help anyone
who volunteers to teach.
3)
Someone to do the
monthly movies until the Kettlers return. This would require picking up
a current movie, making popcorn and showing the movie. Jack Schreiber
was thanked for doing this in the past.
For September, the SIG classes and the
movie may be cancelled unless volunteers are found.
A computer question was asked. “What
does it mean when there is a message that says Virtual Memory is low”?
Dick McQuillen’s answer was to reset in My Computer.
At 7:55, Gary Koster moved to close
the meeting and was seconded by Eleanor Weston.
Discussion followed the meeting. Dick
McQuillen will bring information on network.magic to next meeting. It is
a good program for setting up your own network. He will also bring
information regarding a program to back up files – sync.com.
Dick Heitkemper demonstrated his new
20” Intel Apple computer. He is very pleased with the graphics. Dick
stated there was a good amount of support available at the Apple store
in the Florida Mall. Some free classes came with his computer, which he
attends. Dick said if you purchase this computer through MacMall there
is no sales tax.
Respectfully submitted,
Betty Barrett, Secretary
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High Vista Computer Club
Minutes For May 4,
2006
President Herb
Sapirman brought meeting to order at 7:30 PM. Two guests were
introduced, Rich Rooney and Doug Baker.
Minutes of the
April meeting were read by Secretary Betty Barrett. Motion to approve by
Bob McLean and seconded by Don Weston. Minutes were approved as read.
Evette Sapirman,
Treasurer, gave the financial report. See attached.
The SIG Classes
for May are:
Excel for
Beginners Wed May 10 2PM Card Room Herb Sapirman
Beginning
Computing Thurs May 11 2 PM Card Room Eleanor Weston
Digital
Photography Tues May 16 2 PM Card Room Don Weston
(Photo Album 5)
Files &
Folders Thurs May 18 7 PM Card Room Eleanor Weston
The Quicken class
offered by Jean Strand was cancelled as only one person signed up. The
Club does not offer class if less than three sign up
Kurt Knuth
suggested we list classes in newsletter when possible. It was agreed we
would try that in the Fall.
It was decided to
try to have a meeting on June 1. Ben Skversky will preside. We will not
meet in July and August. Regular meetings will start in September.
Jack Schreiber
was thanked for showing the Movie in April.. More people are needed to
learn to operate the equipment if this movie program is to continue over
the summer. Jack will check his calendar to see if he is available to
show movie on May 27.
The computers for
sale at April meeting were all sold. It was stated that members can
bring good usable equipment to sell at meetings starting in the Fall.
Club website could be utilized for advertising equipment for sale. Get a
photo and specs to Ben Skversky for advertising on website.
Don Weston
announced the Digital Photography Contest to start in Fall. Photos must
be in jpeg format on a disk and 1 print is needed for record keeping.
Residents will judge the contest and there will be a $200 prize for each
category (Nature, people, and Humorous). A $5 entry fee must accompany
each entry.
Tickets were
drawn for three door prizes, 2 $20 Gift certificates for Staples and 1
packet of photo paper.
Meeting closed at
8 PM and was followed by round table discussions.
Respectfully
submitted,
Betty Barrett,
Secretary
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High Vista Computer Club
Minutes For April 6,
2006
The meeting was called to order at 7:37 by president Herb Sapirman.
Secretary Betty Barrett read minutes of the March 2, 2006. Gary Koster
moved to approve as read, seconded by Jack Pultz.
Treasurer Evette Sapirman gave the financial report (see attached).
Sally Douglas moved to approve, seconded by Liz Zellhofer
April SIG Classes are:
4/11 2 PM VOIP Don
Bennett
4/19 2 PM Files & Folders for Beginners Eleanor Weston
4/20 7 PM Ulead & Slides (Advanced) Dick Heitkemper
4/27 7 PM Basic Quicken 2002 Jean
Strand
Herb Sapirman requested that members with ideas for SIG Classes please
bring their ideas forward. Any one offering a class will receive
assistance from other instructors.
Tony Barrett reported on the used inkjet cartridge project. $122 was
received this month bringing the total to $327 thus far. 10 DVD’s have
been purchased for $193.54 leaving a balance of $133.46 to be used for
this project. Tony thanked everyone for their cooperation.
Jack Schreiber will show this month’s movie on April 22. The movie will
be the latest King Kong production.
Don Weston announced the Computer Club would sponsor a community-wide
Digital Photography Contest. There will be 3 categories for submissions
– nature, people, and humorous. Each submission must be in jpeg format,
on a disk, and printed hard copy for record keeping. Each entry must be
accompanied by $5 and given to Evette Sapirman or Betty Barrett. Photos
will be displayed at the November and December meetings of the Club and
will be judged by attendees at the January 2007 meeting. Prizes of $200
will be awarded to winners.
Don Bennett gave an overview of some of the ideas brought back from the
Convention.
Some new Microsoft Beta products were discussed. A Beta program is a
trial program available to the public before the formal release of a new
product. Microsoft encourages feedback to work out program snags.
One Beta Program is Internet Explorer 7. It offers enhanced Tab
browsing with the ability to view many websites at one time. Also offers
RSS (Real Simple Syndication), which puts out information without user
searching. It offers alerts on phishing and has an improved print
preview. It will be available in the second half of 2006.
Windows Vista, designed to replace XP, will be released sometime in
early 2007. Business Vista will be out in November 2006. There will be 4
versions for home PCs.
Windows Live One Care Beta program is available during April 2006 for
$19.95. When the product is released to the public, it will cost $49.95
and can be used for up to 3 PCs. It will provide comprehensive security
protection for PCs with antivirus, antispyware, firewall, PC maintenance
tools, file backup and restore functions all in one product. Norton is
expected to have a full service program called “Genesis” in the summer.
Three computers were offered for sale by the Club. They have keyboards
and mouse but no monitors. Two cost $75 each and one was available for
$50. Dick McQuillen donated some power cords and printer cables for
members.
Next meeting will be May 4, 2006. Round table discussion groups with a
variety of topics will be offered.
Door Prizes were: 2 Staples gift certificates and a lock for a laptop.
Motion to adjourn was made at 8:37 by Gary Koster, seconded by Jim
Burke.
Meeting was followed by a video presentation of the 2006 High Vista
Fashion Show given by Dick Heitkemper.
Respectfully submitted.
Betty Barrett, Secretary
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High Vista Computer Club
Minutes For March 2,
2006
Meeting called to
order at 7:30 PM by president Herb Sapirman. Thirty-two members and five
guests were present.
New members,
Marilyn Bonomo, Shirley Peters, and Juanita Zoodsma, were introduced.
Secretary Betty
Barrett read minutes of the February meeting. Moved to approve by Peggy
Kettler, seconded by Fred Schneider.
Treasurer Evette
Sapirman read Trreasurer’s report. Moved to approve by Manny Ostrofsky
and seconded by Gil Kettler. (See attached).
March SIG classes
are:
Mar. 7
2PM Card Room Basic
Computers for Beginners
Eleanor Weston
Mar. 9
7PM Card Room Power Point
Don Bennett
Mar. 14 2PM
Card Room Music
Don Bennett
Mar. 23 7PM
Card Room Files & Folders
Eleanor Weston
Mar. 30 7PM
Card Room Ulead for Beginners
Dick Heitkemper
President Herb
Sapirman asked for more volunteer instructors. Volunteers do not need to
be professional computer experts or have a background in education. Don
Weston, our Education Chairman, will assist them in developing material
and getting started.
Gil & Peggy
Ketler were thanked for getting and showing the once a month Saturday
Night movie in the clubhouse. The February movie was “War of the Worlds”
and was donated to the Library. Volunteers are needed to take over the
monthly movie when Ketlers head North for the summer.
Tony Barrett
received a check for $105 for used cartridge recycling project which was
turned over to the treasurer. There are 6 HP#10 unused cartridges and 3
VC1 unused cartridges that will be advertised on Channel 95 by Juanita
Zoodsma. They are available for anyone who can use them. If they are not
taken, the
