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<strong>PML</strong> CUG Presentation<br />
Gary Oing – 5/15/2012<br />
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2012: Sun City Grand (AZ) <strong>Computer</strong> Club(s)!<br />
1. SCG <strong>Computer</strong> Club Review (from my 2011 presentation)<br />
o Largest club in SCG: ~1200 members; annual dues of $20/person<br />
o Members can use a well-equipped open-use computer room with special<br />
devices (print/analog digitizers, etc) and classroom for classes<br />
o Six active SIGs: Compose Yourself, Genealogy, New Technologies, Mac,<br />
Financial Education, Graphics<br />
o Tour of club website -- www.grandcomputers.org<br />
Coffee Chats (monthly meeting, free to all SCG residents)<br />
Classes taught (Education page)<br />
SIGs: some online content in Genealogy, New Technologies, Mac<br />
Newsletters (Newsletter Archive page)<br />
2. Guest Speaker – SCG Photo Club<br />
o Basic SCG webpage -- www.grandinfo.com – has overall HOA/clubs info<br />
o Photo Club webpage – www.grandphotos.org -- has club-specific info<br />
Specializes in digital photography<br />
SIGs: Wildlife, Landscapes, ProShow, …<br />
Education: Resources (Useful Links, Instructional Videos), …<br />
3. Coffee Chats<br />
o February: Tablets (66pg, ~3900KB, .pdf)<br />
Best tablets comparison – pg 9<br />
Tablet futures<br />
• Augmented Reality (see Wikipedia article)<br />
• Enhanced Augmented Reality, aka Articulated Naturality<br />
Web – pg 56 (YTD video: 3m 26s, ~58MB)<br />
• Solar-powered – pg 58 (YTD video: 1m 29s, ~34MB)<br />
o March: Home Entertainment (24pg, ~1000KB, .pdf)<br />
4. New Technologies SIG<br />
o February: Set-top Boxes & Internet TV (28pg, ~1200KB, .pdf)<br />
Internet-ready HDTVs – pg 4 (YTD video: 1m 35s, ~23MB)<br />
Online Services – pg 5 – 12<br />
Interactive Services – pg 13 – 16<br />
Set-top boxes – pg 17 – 22<br />
Sling Box – pg 25 – 26<br />
o March: Alternatives to Cable & Satellite TV Service (40pg, ~2600KB, .pdf)<br />
o April: Email & Beyond (19pg, ~700KB, .pdf)<br />
o Check newsletters on NT SIG website for other interesting articles/links<br />
www.grandcomputers.org/NewTechnologies_Sig.php
<strong>PML</strong> CUG Presentation<br />
Gary Oing – 5/15/2012<br />
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5. Windows 7 Level 5 Class<br />
o Two 2-hour sessions; my cost $10<br />
o Handout (9pg, ~110KB, .pdf)<br />
o Interesting/new (to me!) topics<br />
Device Stage (pg 2)<br />
• Logical grouping of all external hardware devices in “Devices<br />
and Printers” section<br />
• “Start”<br />
Task/Resource Manager (pg 2)<br />
• Ctrl/Alt/Delete<br />
• Choose “Start Task Manager”<br />
• “Performance” tab, “Resource Manager” (new in Win 7!)<br />
Problem Steps Recorder (pg 9) (new in Win 7!)<br />
• “Start”, “psr”<br />
• Creates a .zip file of actions taken and screen shots<br />
Ready Boost (pg 9) (new in Win 7!)<br />
• Extend internal RAM with flash/thumb drive memory<br />
• Flash drives should be > 2X the capacity of internal RAM<br />
• Autoplay menu: “Speed up my system”, “Dedicate device”,<br />
Apply, OK<br />
o Produce a printable list of files and associated info for a folder<br />
Start, “cmd.exe”<br />
Enter -- cd “desired folder” (eg, Dropbox )<br />
Enter -- dir *.* > 000_filelist.txt<br />
6. Other Classes Handouts<br />
o Google Search (15pg, ~1000KB, .pdf)<br />
o Internet Level 1 (13pg, ~300KB, .doc)<br />
o Internet Level 2 (11pg, ~135KB, .doc)<br />
o Facebook (6pg, ~180KB, .pdf)<br />
o Windows 7 Media Center (10pg, ~340KB, .ppt)<br />
7. Contact gary.oing@pmlmgc.com for more information on any of the above topics<br />
CLOSING THOUGHT: A COMPUTER CLUB CAN ONLY PROSPER IF IT HAS<br />
ACTIVE, INVOLVED MEMBERS!
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