December Meeting:
General Meeting--Wednesday, November 28th
Topic:
"Apple Computers"
By:
Steve Carter
UC Irvine
Steve
Carter
Steve Carter, Internet Manager for UC Irvine Book Store was our featured speaker. Steve updated us on the new Leopard operating system for the McIntosh as well as all the interesting features of his Apple Mac Book.
A good turnout was impressed with the ease of use of the McIntosh and many questions were fielded concerning the differences between Windows and McIntosh computers. There were at least 6 members present who have both Windows and McIntosh computers available to them at home.
Approximately 65 members out of 450 presently have Apples and that number will surely increase over the years, given the ease of use and new features built in to the Leapard operating system.
Jim
Mahlmeister & Mary Kautz
(Apple Gurus)
Jo
Ann Carter (Steve's Mother)
Afterwards, refreshments and a FREE McINTOSH APPLE were served as the members had a chance to socialize.
The Raffle winners were presented by Hal McCawley:
 Dorothy Camper & Hal McCawley |  Marie Rollo |
 Mel Eisenberger |  Muriel Kaplan |
 Dorothy Miller |  Gordon Beer |
Photos
by Tony Calderone | |
September Meeting:
General Meeting--Wednesday, September 26th
Topic:
"Maintenance & Repair of Your Computer"
By:
Jake Matta
Computer Circulation Center
Jake Matta, Computer Circulation Center owner, presented an interesting talk about the maintenance and repair of computers. Jake and his staff have the expertise to repair, build or consult about your computer repairs. Thanks to Jake for presenting an interesting look into the world of PC repair.
A very large turnout was impressed with the availability of services through the Computer Circulation Center. Many questions were handled by Jake for our members.
Afterwards, refreshments were served as the members had a chance to socialize.
The Raffle winners were as follows:
 Andy Truban |  Rae Ann Wirth |
 Sam Zeiden |  Fred Seigl |
Photos
by Tony Calderone | |
june
General Meeting--Wednesday, June 27th
Topic:
"Cox Cable System--TV, Internet
& Telephone"
By:
Cox Cable Systems
Tarlin (TJ) Lanese
Tarlin (TJ) Lanese, Cox Communications representative, presented an interesting talk about Cox Communications Web Services and especially the various help that is available either over the phone or in person. TJ was very knowledgable and took us through Cox's local computer services and showed us how to use the Cox security system and keep our Internet and Email connections humming.
A very large turnout was impressed with the availability of services through Cox. Many questions were handled by TJ Lanese for our members.
Afterwards, refreshments were served as the members had a chance to socialize.
Barbara
Hazlett & Muriel Kaplan
took tickets for the summer party...
Clarice
Magnusen & Dorothy Miller
The Raffle winners were as follows:
 Henry Siesel |  Don Raun |
 Connie Casselman |  Bob Van Houten |
Photos
by Hal McCawley | |
General Meeting -- May 23rd
Topic: "
"Top Things to View and Do on Fidelity .com"
By: Laura Peterson
Laura Peterson, Regional Consultant with Fidelity Investments, presented an interesting talk about the Fidelity Web Site. Navigating web sites can be exhausting due to the proliferation of information.Laura demystified using the web, showing our members how easy and pertinent the web is when managing our portfolios.
A very large turnout was impressed with the availability of services on the web. Questions were answered and helpful hints were handled by Laura.
Afterwards, refreshments were served as the members had a chance to socialize and meet Laura personally.
Laura also happens to be the daughter of Liz and Dick Travis of Ocean Hills.
Links to Fidelity Web Site is below:
The Raffle winners were as follows:
 Jim Mahlmeister |  Ken Hyde |
 Fred Spiegle | Photos by Tony Calderone |
 HP
Printer donated by Gerardo Loza from InkjetLab to the lucky winner Wanda Walsh | |
Video
from the meeting...
Video by Dick Travis
General Meeting -- April 25th
Topic: "How
to Research Consumer Items"
By:
Richard Nielsen
Richard Nielsen gave us a very interesting talk about his favorite search engine--COPERNIC. He demonstrated on-line, how to use the COPERNIC search engine to research consumer items or to find out answers to our computer problems.
Many questions from the members were answered, many by utilizing the power of the COPERNIC search engine. Richard encouraged and inspired us to do some research for our consumer searches. Richard is the owner of 24 hour Computer Repair and is available for home service at your convenience.
Links to the Web Sites are listed below:
A
large crowd attended the 4th meeting of the year
and enjoyed the refreshments
afterwards...
The Raffle winners were as follows:
 Ruth Gans |  Martha Pistone |
 Loraine Tichenor |  Bernice Loeb |
 Dick Travis & Bob Weber | Photos by Werner Greve |
Photography by Werner Greve
General Meeting -- March 28th
Topic: "Genealogy:
A Subject you can Relate to"
By:
Margaret Read
Margaret Read gave us a very interesting talk about Genealogy--both from a beginner's standpoint and that of an experienced genealogist. Her teaching experience was obvious as she lectured and gave pertinent stories regarding the fun of Genealogy, especially in today's on-line environment.
Many of our members had questions which she answered, many with sources and web sites for people to research. Her affiliation with the Carlsbad Library was indicated and offered as a great resource for in-depth and free on-line research. She spoke of the benefits to be gained from membership in the Society, which meets in the Library twice a month.
Margaret encouraged and inspired us to do some research on our families and gave us some web-sites which will definitely aid in our searches. Links to the Web sites are listed below:
Rochester,
New York City Directories Online
Google
Book Search
BYU Family
History Archive
Bureau
of Land Management - General Land Office Documents
Digital
documents at American Memory from Library of Congress
Library
of Michigan - 1870 Census Online
Ellis
Island Ship Passenger Arrival Records
Arizona
Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates
Alaska's
Digital Archive
USC
Digital Archives
Delaware
Digital Archives
Florida
State Archives Online Collections
The
Digital Library of Georgia
Territorial
Kansas Online
Archives
of Maryland Online
Missouri
Death Certificates, 1910-1955
Missouri
Birth & Death Certificates pre-1910
Virtually
Missouri
New York
Public Library Digital Library
Ohio
Memory
ARIAS
- Pennsylvania's Digital State Archives
South
Carolina Archives Digital Collections
Washington
State Digital Archives
West
Virginia Vital Records
A
large crowd attended the 3rd meeting of the year
and enjoyed the refreshments
afterwards...
Terry
Brown, Hal McCawley & Margaret Read
The Raffle winners were as follows:
 Jerry Buoniconti |  Beverly Nickerson |
 Lillian French |  Muriel Kaplan |
 Bob Van Houten | Photos by Tony Calderone |
Photography
by Werner Greve
General Meeting -- February 28th
Topic: "Learn
to Love EBAY"
By: Pat Gallagher
Pat Gallagher presented a very interesting demonstration of EBAY with a Power Point presentation with his own style of humor. His presentation covered the history and success stories of EBAY, Paypal, EBAY Stores and Half.com, along with many personal anecdotes regarding his experiences with buying and selling on EBAY.
Members were treated to several popular EBAY items by Pat for their families or grandkids. Pat answered many questions regarding EBAY and demonstrated where to find your "competition" when trying to sell items.
Links to the Web sites and Power Point presented by Pat are listed below:
EBAY http://www.ebay.com
HALF.COM http://www.half.com
A
large crowd attended the 2nd meeting of the year
and enjoyed the refreshments
afterwards... |
The Raffle winners were as follows:
 Sam Zeiden Laptop Bag (Donated by Ray and Sara Botts) |  Wilhelm Eck PC Camera |
 Rita Certain Chiropractic Massage |  Clarice Magnusen Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor |
 Ellen Kittle Gift Certificate--Lunch |  Sidney Pistone Flash Drive |
 | <---Unknown Member...with unusual teeshirt??? |
Photography
by Werner Greve
General Meeting -- January 24th
Topic:
"Free Things You Should Want"
By: Don
Raun
Don Raun presented a very interesting Power Point presentation and demo on how to obtain "free software". His presentation covered SKYPE, Natural Reader, PODCASTALLEY, Classified Ads, Microsoft Free Safety Scan and AVG Virus and Spyware protection.
Don answered many questions and demonstrated all of the above applications. Links to the Web sites where you can obtain all the software are listed below:
SKYPE-- http://www.skype.com/download
Natural Reader-- http://naturalreaders.com/download.htm
PODCASTALLEY-- http://www.podcastalley.com
Classified
Ads--
http://www.craigslist.com
http://ebay.com
http://members.cox.net/mywebgroup/OHCC.HTML
Microsoft Free Safety Scan-- http://safety.live.com
AVG,
Free Virus and Spyware Protection--
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5
A
large crowd attended the first meeting of the year
and enjoyed the refreshments
|Dick Travis had a few gifts for Don Raun in remembrance of his 6 years as our Club President.......................Great Job, Don...
The Raffle winners were as follows:
 Len Holness |  Bert Jaffe |
 Sally Monks |  Alvin Farber |
 Jim Amighi |  Gordon Bishop |
 Lorraine Tichenor |  Don Miller |
Photography
by Tony Calderone