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PROSPECTIVE MEMBER INFORMATION EDITION

This special edition of the TPCUG newsletter, THE Program, is designed to give a prospective TPCUG member an overview of the groups activities and benefits. A condensed version of a typical cover is shown at the bottom of this page A list of recent presentations given at the groups monthly meetings on the last Thursday of each month is shown on page 2. A list of some of the articles published in recent issues of the newsletter is given on page 3. The Newsletter is e-mailed to each member monthly. Page 4 shows examples of other important TPCUG information that is contained in every issue.

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WWW.TPCUG-CT.ORG for updated announcements on TPCUG MEETINGS - LIBRARY - FORUMTIPS & TRICKS
If the website is down or out of date, visit TPCUGs limited backup website at: http://tpcug-ct.net

Typical Cover Page Content

IN THIS ISSUE Intorduction Recent Meeting Presentations Recent Newsletter Articles Typical member info Cover 2 3 4

The Prez's Place

From the Desk of John Roy
Monthly thoughts from the Prez on past, present, and future activities of TPCUG.

THIS MONTH'S MEETING AGENDA Would be here

GET INVOLVED YOU CAN HELP!! Ask a Board Member How You Can Help TPCUG The Program October 2011

Announcements
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EXAMPLES OF TPCUG MEETING PRESENTATIONS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. CELL PHONES: DUMB TO SMART & DATA PLANS COMPUTER BASICS: TASK MANAGER - John Roy PROTECTING YOURSELF AND YOUR IDENTITY ONLINE - Bob Gostischa CLOUD COMPUTING - Norm Glover SETTING UP A HOME NETWORK- Larry Gross COMPUTER FILE MANAGEMENT File Management - John Roy COMPUTER CONTROLLED HOME DEVICES - Andy Rabinowitz CREATING EFFECTIVE POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS - Jerry Goldstein COMPUTER BASICS: Sending Links via Email & Introduction to Windows Folders - Al Rankell CREATING EFFECTIVE POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS - Jerry Goldstein TUNING-UP OF TPCUG MEMBER'S COMPUTERS IN A "TRIAGE SESSION" plus Discussion of Computer Issues - Bill Roman. PORTABLE APPLICATIONS ON A THUMB DRIVE - John Roy CRAZYTALK ANIMATOR John Martin of Reallusion . IS A HOME THEATER FOR YOU? - Larry Gross Making Movies with a 'Still' Camera - John Roy Just Got a Digital Camera - Now What? Good Photo Basics - Jerry Goldstein How to Buy a Digital Camera - Charles Partridge How to Down load Images from the Camera - Al Rankell Koffee Klatch Free Form Meeting, featuring: Extended Q&A, Exploring Windows XP vs. Windows 7 Using the Ubuntu Free Operating System - John Roy IDENTITY THEFT and E-MAIL "PHISHING - Al Rankell Preparing a New Computer for Use - John Roy Sending Photos - Al .Pot Luck and P.C. Operating Room Triage with Bill Roman and Friends - from Number Crunchers Unlimited Free Clean Up Tools & Restoring System Speed - Peter Basel, President of Basel Consultants The Perfect Backup Approach - Webinar by Gene Barlow of the User Group Store Using Tabblo for making photo cubes & other cool stuff with your photos Picasa Easy & Free Photo Tools - Jerry Goldstein Using a Netbook - Leo Sandman Latest Security Threats & Pot Luck with Bill Roman Overview of Free Utilities for Routine PC Maintenance - Pete Basel Picasa Easy & Free Photo Tools - John Roy Laptop Desks & Accessories from LapWorks - Jerry Goldstein The How's and Why's of Radio Voice-overs and Audio-book Narration - Randye Kaye Dell GX-280 Overheat Disk Drive Restore/Backup Acronis and Spinrite - Pete Basel Backing up Files Automatically - John Roy Email Etiquette - John Roy Experience with a Netbook Peter Heneage The Importance of Computer Backups, Antivirus, and General Security Issues INDOWS 7 - Adam Gitow CD/DVD Disks replaced by Flash Sticks and Cards Jerry Goldstein Using SKYPE Karl Witalis WINDOWS 7 - Jay Ferron Internet Security Jerry Goldstein MS Word Formatting with Tables Al Rankell TRAVELLING WITH A COMPUTER - John Roy Music, Podcasts & MP3 Players Al Rankell WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER - Larrow (Row) Garrett MODEL RAILROADING WITH COMPUTERS - Bill Dressler, Head Engineer G Scalers Model Railroad Club SNAGIT Screen Capture Software John Roy, TPCUG Member INTRODUCTION TO PERSONAL COMPUTER HARDWARE WITH A CUSTOM BUILT COMPUTER - Peter Basel Creating PDF Files with novaPDF and other Software Al Rankell, TPCUG Member Flash Animation - Larrow Garrett, TPCUG Member USE OF COMPUTERS IN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS- Kristophek Seluga, Technology Associates SPECIAL PINNACLE EDITION Heather Little, Pinnacle Sales The Program October 2011

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SAMPLE ARTICLES FROM PAST ISSUES

YEAR 2008 2007 2008 2010 2007 2007 2006 2010 2006 2008 2006 2006 2008 2007 2006 2009 2010 2010 2008 2010 2009 2010 2008 2006 2006 2010 2007 2008 2008 2009 2008 2010 2006 2008 2008 2008 2010 2006 2007 2010 ISSUE 7 4 5 4 1 8 10 4 11 1 11 6 2 7 2 2 1 2 8 2 5 3 3 8 11 5 4 10 8 6 9 1 12 10 4 11 6 11 10 1 SUBJECT Digital Flash Diskeeper 2007 ProPremier Donations Alert Dual Monitor Setup On the Cheap Dufferdom, Tales Of The Ordinary User Dumb Things To Avoid While Using Your Computer Earth Probe Eliminating Obsolete Window Device E-Mail: Be Less Annoying Erasing Your Hard Drive Error Messages Essential Processes, How You Can Tell Evaluating Your Anti-Spyware Program Exploring Windows Explorer Federal Website for Internet Safety and Security... Fibbing Made Easy File Associations Finding Our Roots Firefox 3 Fixing the Little Things Flash Drives Food Art Free Software Sites Free Trial Software LEAD Technol... Free Up Megabytes of Disk Space From Bits To Bemouth Get Organized Now!! Get Unleashed with Wireless USB Giggles: A Review Giveaway of the Day.com Going Green Good to Know: TPCUG Benefits Great Games for the Holidays Are Here: Changes in Industry & Technology Greenprint.com Grid Data Security Hacking 101 Hands Across the Ethernet Happy "Gadgetholidays!" Hard Drives And Partitions Hints For the Wannabe Blogger

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MEETINGS
The PC Users Group of CT. Inc. meets on the last Thursday of the month in the Community Room of the Trumbull Public Library on Quality Street (next to Town Hall). Meetings are free and open to the general public. The meeting starts at 7:00 PM, with a Question & Answer session and any announcements, usually followed by a short presentation on various topics followed by an intermission for refreshments and member interaction. The main presentation begins at 8:00 PM and concludes at 9:00 PM. A door prize drawing for current members, where various hardware/software items are given away, follows the main presentation. If the Library closes because of inclement weather, check WICC Radio (600 AM) or WTNH (Channel

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS Monthly Meetings with Guest Speakers; Monthly Newsletter via E-Mail; Free Personal Ads in Newsletter & on TPCUG Website; Member Forum; Member Discussion Group; Special Interest Groups (SIGs); Lending Library of Training CDs; Free Hardware/Software Table; Discounts at Local Area Computer Stores; Question & Answer Sessions; Free Computer Hardware & Software Help from other members; Free Refreshments; Annual Holiday Party; Free prize drawings

SITES OF INTEREST*
How to create and test strong passwords

http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/passwords-create.aspx
Best Free Screen Capture Utility http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-screen-capture-utility.htm? utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed% 3A+gizmosbest+%28Gizmo%27s+Best-ever+Freeware%29

Program Schedule DATE

Thursday, Oct 27 Thursday, Nov 17 Thursday, Dec 8
The PC Users Group of Connecticut 4 Daniels Farm Road, #147 Trumbull, CT 06611-3900

Scheduled Programs
Flip Video Camera - Andy Rabinowitz Quicken Financial Software - Caren Schwartz TPCUG Yahoo Groups Forum - John Roy Apple's Post PC Era Explained - Richard Frisch TPCUG Members Holiday Party

Next General meeting: October 27, 2011 Next Board Meeting: November 3, 2011

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