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1September 2006 www.pcc.org

Volume 19 Number 1September 1st, 2006 7:30 pm Main Meeting

Newsletter Information ...................... 2PC Community Officers ..................... 2About PC Community ........................ 2PCC Announcements ......................... 3Products for Review .......................... 3

WhaWhaWhaWhaWhat's Inside:t's Inside:t's Inside:t's Inside:t's Inside:Map to PCC Clubhouse ..................... 3Map to Main Meeting ........................ 3Clubhouse Open House! .................... 4PCC at Hayward Street Fair ............. 5Review: CorelDRAW X3: part 2 ....... 6

Door Prizes ........................................ 8SIG Meeting Info ............................... 9Main & Exec.Meeting Minutes ........ 10Club Events Calendar .....................12

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This month, we’re proud to offer a Western Digital WD2500JB 250 GB hard drive!This Caviar SE hard drive offers superior performance and reliability. It’s EIDE, has8 MB of cache, transfer rates of 100 Mbps, and Tom's Hardware Guide calls it, "veryfast and nearly silent". Now you can get 50 DVDs worth of storage for the price of araffle ticket!

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This month, we run the range of the computerexperience - from bottom-line command lineutilities to top-of-the-line graphical desktop

metaphors.Bud Gallagher will

show us the hiddenunderside ofWindows - the

command promptand what it can do

for you. Often neglectedin these non-DOS days, the command promptgives you control over your system that youcannot get any other way. Bud will be featuringa series of short videos from Marc Liron,recipient of Microsoft’s “Most ValuableProfessional” award.Jan Fagerholm will show a slice of the future:a desktop that works in 3 dimensions. It givesan entirely new way to think about how youwork on your computer.

This technology comes via the Open Sourcecommunity and gives a peek into the future ofdesktops that you can use today. So you think3D is just for games? guess again - now thatPCs are getting powerful enough to run 3Don everything, they give you a new way to doeverything.

Command line to Common Object Model, seethe breadth and depth of your computer at theMain Meeting!

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PCC News is the monthly newsletter ofPC Community (PC Clubhouse)P.O. Box 55513Hayward, CA 94545-0513

Assistant Editor: Jan FagerholmOnline Editor: Diane GeorgePrinting Manager: Tom SmithStaff: Richard Churchill, RuthChurchill, Charles Dumm, BayleEmlein, Jan Fagerholm, Bruce Hevelin,Bob Kyle, Elsie Smith and Tom Smith.Contributors: Bayle Emlein, JanFagerholm, Diane George, BruceHevelin and Elsie Smith.Deadline: Copy must be submitted nolater than the second Saturday prior tothe main meeting. Check the newslettercalendar for the date. Submissionsshould be made by e-mail to the editor,[email protected]. Advertising ratesare available from the editor.Contents © 2006 PC Community,except as noted. Permission forreproduction in whole or in part isgranted to other computer user groupsfor internal, non-profit use, providedcredit is given to PC Community and tothe authors of the material.

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PC Community is a computer usersgroup for people who wish to expandtheir knowledge and experience ofpersonal computers and software. Thisis accomplished through monthlygeneral meetings of the fullmembership where major industryvendors present information, andthrough smaller focus groups (SpecialInterest Groups, or SIGs) wheremembers meet to share commoncomputer interests. The group’smonthly Main Meeting takes place atCSUEB, Hayward, CA in Room 2002of Meiklejohn Hall at 7:30 p.m. on thefirst Friday of each month. SpecialInterest Groups meet at other locationsand times throughout the month.PC Community is dedicated tocommunity service, providing enablingtechnology to people with specialneeds, working with local schooldistricts to obtain computer equipment,and working with other computer-oriented groups to help people extendtheir lives through computertechnology.PC Community has a home page on theInternet at www.pcc.org. Informationis online, there are links to areas ofinterest, and links to Internet-activePC Community members.Membership dues are $30.00 per year.Seniors (65 and over), students, andadditional family members are $18.00per year. Call 510-436-0799 for moreinformation, or write to PC Com-munity at the address on this page.

Thanks to The Diamond Lane (www.tdl.com)for providing an Internet account and Webserver space for PCC’s Web Site.

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Thanks to WeirdStuff (www.weirdstuff.com)for donations for door prizes,

raffle items and give-aways. PCC Members,show your badges for a 5% discount.

September 2006

President — Bruce Hevelin

[email protected] (510) 489-7216

Executive Vice President — Bob Kyle


Treasurer — Tom Smith


Secretary — Bayle Emlein


VP Clubhouse — Sidney Jordan


VP Marketing & Emcee — Chuck Horner


VP Membership — Jan Fagerholm


VP Newsletter — Elsie Smith


VP Programs — Bruce Hevelin


VP Special Projects — Bayle Emlein


Webmaster — Diane George


APCUG Representative — Bayle Emlein


Network Coordinator — Paul Cooper


Projector Coordinator — Jan Fagerholm


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From 880: take the A St. exit East (toward thehills). Immediately after crossing the overpass, turnleft at the light onto Princeton. Go straight ahead toSunset Ave, then turn right. After half a block, turnright into the driveway where the playing fieldmeets the parking lot. Drive all the way back pasttwo fences. When facing the Gym, the clubhouse ison the left side.

Review a Book: Review an O’Reilly book and getpublished in the PCC Newsletter and on thePCC Web Site. Find a book that interestsyou at www.oreilly.com or in O’Reilly’scatalog and let me know so I can order it foryou. PCC requires a deposit from you in the

amount of the User Group price, a 30% discount. Youhave 60 days to complete the review, at which time thedeposit is refunded and you keep the book.

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Software Items Now Available for ReviewDeposits required for these products are fullyrefundable.There are two new items available this month.Product List Price, for depositArc Soft Photo Printer $49.99Arc Soft CD & DVD Labelmaker $29.99Diskeeper 10 Professional Premier $99.95If you are interested in reviewing a product, pleasecontact Bruce Hevelin by email, by phone, or in [email protected] or 510-489-7216

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From Dublin (580), take the Strobridge Exit, turn left onCastro Valley Blvd., then left on Foothill Blvd. (2nd light),and join Mission Blvd. southbound to Harder Road. Followinstructions below from Mission Blvd.From Oakland (580) take Hayward Exit to Foothill Blvd.,continue South until it joins Mission Blvd., Continuesouthbound to Harder Road. Follow instructions below fromMission Blvd.From 880, take Jackson St. (92) East, turn right at the 1stlight east of 880 (Harder Road). Stay on Harder Road all theway up the hill to Cal State.From Mission Blvd., take Harder Road eastbound up thesteep hill. Near the top, Meiklejohn Hall is the first largebuilding on the left. Parking is OK in the staff lot on yourleft. Follow the signs to room 2032.

Your used toner cartridges, old cell phones,used inkjet cartridges, old PDAs anddefunct iPods are valuable. Don't tossthem in your trash to be used as landfill.They are worth something to PCC andother groups, either in the form ofexchange or as discount on productsat some local retailers. This notonly helps PCC, but also helpsour community. You can drop

any of these items off at our Clubhouse orat a Main Meeting. Do your part for PCCand your community! Keep theenvironment clean by taking a few extramoments to recycle these items withPCC.

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The PCC Clubhouse will host an open house with cookoutand a raffle, Saturday September 9, 2006, beginning at11:30 A.M. There will be food, fun, and good company allaround. We’ll be holding raffles running continuously forsome very nice prizes. Tickets will be $1.00 each. Raffleswill be run all day until all prizes are won.

Prizes include the following:* 19" ViewSonic ultrabrite Monitor* 17" Compaq 7550 Monitor* HP PSC 95 color printer* HP Photosmart 1000 Color Printer* Magnavox VCR* 30 GB Maxtor Hard driveand more prizes too numerous to mention hereDuring the day, we’ll be giving guided tours of theClubhouse, starting at 1:00 P.M. Some of the Clubhousestaff will make a short presentation highlighting what wedo and what their specific tasks are in our refurbishingprojects. Our purposeis to show you whatgoes on at theClubhouse and toprovide an overview ofthe goals and objectivesof PC Community as agroup. Keeping in mindthat this computer stuffcan be fun, you will alsoget a look at our other

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facilities -- the high-speed Internet access, the wirelessaccess if you bring your wireless device, and the everpopular gaming network, if you need to frag your friends.If it’s done on computer, we do it here.Members and family are welcome, but don’t forget toinvite your computering friends that aren’t members -- wemay convince them to join!.

There will be food on hand, but think potluck -- bring yourfavorite foods to share with others.We’ll also have a table set up for members who are not yetregistered with the Hayward Adult School. This helps usand helps the Hayward Adult School, where we aretenants. Registering gives the school credit for attendanceand helps them get funded. That’s why we ask members

to sign in at the clubhouse. The schoolreceives credit for “Average DailyAttendance” (ADA) for PCC memberpresence. We ask that you register whileyou’re there, if you haven’t already doneso. It’s free, it helps the school, and ithelps PC CommunityWe look forward to seeing you there. Bethere or... -- this is not to be missed!

‘Puter Parts await assembly for new home

Master Computerist resuscitates CPU

Well-known PCC Fragger nukes all comers


What’s missing from this picture? You! Come see what all the fun is about, release as many frustrations as we havekeyboards, talk PCC up to the crowd, wander around and find out about other community groups and businessesin Hayward.

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During the summer, many citiesand towns hold street parties orfairs give local enterprises andorganizations a space to show offto the community and a space formembers of the community to comefind out more about what goes onin their very own back and frontyards.Add your charm to the last HaywardStreet Party of 2006, September 21from 5:30 to 8:30 P.M. It’s held onB Street from Foothill to Missionand Main Street, between A to CStreets. Take a look at their Website at www.haywardbusiness.com.

Crowds of 6,000 have attended over the past six summers.There’s food, music, exhibits, art projects for kids, balloons, anoccasional freebie, a whole block of classic and muscle cars, andmore food.

PCC is attending this year as part of ourmembership drive. Come spend a little timewith PCC at Table 41, right on B Street. Seeyou some time between 5:30 and 8:30 on thethird Thursday in September.

Hard working PCC crew sets up booth

Locals demonstrate dexterity

PCC Pro demonstrates “Hit Any Key To Continue”


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By Bayle Emlein, Graphics Geek

[Ed. note - this is part 2 of the CorelDRAW reviewpublished last month.]I was so excited with all the new features in CorelPHOTO-PAINT and Capture that I didn’t say much aboutCorelDRAW in Part I. Here’s how it can be useful formore than “drawing”.One of the world’s best-kept secrets is what a workhorseCorelDRAW X3 is when it comes to recreatingdocuments. Although the folks asking me for an updatedversion of their formsdidn’t know thedifference between atypewriter and acomputer, they did haveenough sense to asksomeone who knows howto turn the computer on -me. I’m sure the folks inCanada didn’t know thatthey should include all theforms for a Californiaschool district in theirtemplates, so, pulling outtheir versatile tool boxes,I proceed with my project.First step: Locate a paperoriginal. Scan it with PHOTO-PAINT. Import intoCorelDRAW. Now I have a background template. Lookingthrough the font list, I find that Old English is closeenough to the fancy font needed. Because there is littlewriting, I decide to retype each text section in a separatetext box. That allows me to move the elements around thepage individually. When signatures in the original extendbeyond their boundaries it’s easier to erase that sectionentirely and start over. Layering my text boxes over theoriginal, however, made it easy to match type size. (Workin progress, Figure 1.)Total work time, under an hour. Downside: 1) I nowrealize that not only are photos not to be believed anymore, other documents might also need outsideverification. 2) ‘they’ know I know how to do this, so Imay get aked again. (See the results in Figure 2.)As a product, pricing is one place that CorelDRAWtrumps the Adobe products. Another is the vast library ofclipart that can be imported and used as-is, or modified,disassembled, recombined and otherwise edited. Each

version of CorelDRAW that I’ve seen has come with athick book thumbnailing the fonts and graphics. I just wishthey could come up with better titles than X3001168'though I suppose that it’s more multi-lingual than trying tofind a way to say “Walrus Head’ In English, German,French, Spanish, and Japanese in less space than the actualgraphic uses.One place where Corel, as well as Adobe, could use moreresources is with Help and tutorials. I could fill pages with

details of circularreferences, definitionswith no clue about howto access or use a feature,and much more. None ofthis will surprise anyonewho has accessed theoxymoronic Help menuof just about anyWindows application.However, being #1,Adobe applications havethe advantage of beingpart of the graphics artscurriculum in secondaryschools, adult programs,as well as in the syllabus

of many college art departments. As a result, the Adobeonline community is larger and one has a better chance ofbeing rescued. It seems that Corel users would benefitmore from providing helpful Help.Corel’s 429 page User Guide puts the built-in Tutorialfiles for both CorelDRAW and PHOTO-PAINT on paper.This is convenience for those who prefer that medium orare researching away from their workstation, but asfrustrating as the on-line “help”. More ink is devoted to thePick Tool—a concept with correlations in word processingand other applications—than to layers and channels, twoconcepts that are unique to the digital graphics environment.At least the online tutorial provided through a third party(lynda.com) had better editing than Corel’s assumptiveexplanations.I found that the little CorelDRAW HANDBOOK was themost helpful, despite its unevenness. Seven differentgraphic artists walk the user through one project each. Thequality ranges from the Help-less (“I picked a brush anddrew a line I liked) to the clearly instructional (“Right-

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CorelDRAW X3 Graphics SuiteMSRP $399, Academic $99Corel Corporation1600 Carling Ave.Ottawa, ONCanada K12 8R7www.corel.com/cdgsx3

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click Layer 1, choose Rename”, followed by a readable[!]screen capture of the appropriate menu tree.) Hire thisperson to rewrite all the Help files. Please.Exploring the full range of options, I attempted the formalCorel online Help several times. To get started, I neededto enter something called a PIN (Product IdentificationNumber) in order to complete my request. Nothing in mybox specifically identified itself as a PIN. Wanderingback to Corel’s Web site a few weeks later, I found amessage that said Ihadn’t used thecorrect code. So Icalled the 800number. The in-troductory voice mailtold me that I couldspeed up service byentering my PIN.Nevertheless, I waitedcalmly for the 9minutes it took me toget through. When Igot there, it was clearthat my questionabout PINs hadn’tcome to the call centerand we parted with aguess or two aboutwhat I should do.Are you confused by the fact that the CorelDRAWGraphics Suite has an application called CorelDRAW? Ifrequently am. For the graphically disabled (like me),CorelDRAW X3 has plenty of compensatory tools to getme beyond the printed word. The vector drawing program,CorelDRAW, has been the core of the suite since itsbeginning. PHOTO-PAINT is the bitmap editing portionof the suite, good for dealing with camera images andother bitmaps. Rumor has itthat Adobe Photoshop CS2 isstronger, but PHOTO-PAINTX3 has enough horsepower torescue me. However, given thatall these products operate in aspecialized universe, you canexpect to spend some timegetting through the learningphase.This looks like a good segueinto pricing. The Corel product

is $400 for a boxed version of the entire suite, and a lot lessfor upgrades. You’d need to fork over $1200 for thecomplete Adobe CS2 Professional. For a professionalartist, whose time is literally money and who has used theAdobe product line so intensively that its idiosyncrasiesare as familiar as freckles in the mirror, CS2 may be cost-effective. Did I mention that’s not me? The Adobeapplications are organized through a central media managercalled Adobe Bridge. Sounds like a really good idea,except that it adds to the horsepower demanded by CS2.In addition to the price of the software, you need toconsider the price of a machine that approaches

professional gamerspecs; dual core AMDAthlon FX, 2 GBRAM, etc.In summary, theCorelDRAW X3Graphics Suite is themost cost effectivesolution to vector-based drawing andphoto editing thatword processors can’thandle. Simpler, lessexpensive graphicsapplications are muchmore limiting. High-end professionalproduction tools, suchas dedicated draftingapplications, cost a lot

more for the software and for the hardware needed to runthem. CorelDRAW X3 Graphics Suite is a reasonablypriced suite that has the tools I need to expand my skills,minimize the complexity, and keep my attention on thetask at hand.The only reason you wouldn’t want the CorelDRAWsuite yourself is that you’re indifferent to a creativechallenge and that you know an accidental techie who can

be persuaded to fix yourphotos for you, outsmartuneditable online forms,design fliers, and take thecredit for artistic talent. Butyou’re missing a lot. GetCorelDRAW X3 GraphicsSuite for yourself and find outhow much fun graphics canreally be.

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Door PrizDoor PrizDoor PrizDoor PrizDoor PrizesesesesesGeneral DrawingActive PDF ................................................................................................................... Dan PetersonAnswers.com tee shirt .................................................................................................... Chris YagerBusiness Card CD-R DIY Kit from Weird Stuff ....................................................... Ruth ChurchillDown on the Farm ................................................................................................ Richard ChurchillIntel key ring ......................................................................................................... George KornbluthInterVidio DVD Copy .............................................................................................. Murray CooperJASC cd carrying case ........................................................................................................Don OdleM Fuel emergency phone charger and book bag ........................................................... Bob StephanMicrosoft Accessibility Microsoft Publisher 2003 ................................................... Michael WongNorton Internet Security 2005 ....................................................................................... Mack LongoPC Novice Instant Answer Book ..................................................................................Robert RofenPC World CD carrying case ........................................................................................ Bayle EmleinPNY USB smart card reader/writer ............................................................................ Bob KiesslingSandy Berger’s Great Age Guide to the Internet, QUE .............................................. Bob SorensenVersaCheck................................................................................................................. Bud GallagherVST velour (paper) note book ..................................................................................... Diane GeorgeWindows 20th anniversary hat .................................................................................... Matt HossackOutlook Personal Trainer, fromO’REilly ..................................................................... Andres TewsWord 2003 Trainer, from O’Reilly ......................................................................... Chuck DormannFund RaiserMicrosoft Office Small Business Edition 2003 ........................................................ Allen Bertillion

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The following members dues expire this month:

June Alfonso

Robert Kyle

Robert G.Orcutt

Daniel Peterson

Lorine Stafford

Malvin Swan

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Congratulations to all the members who won door prizes at the Main Meeting!

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Would you prefer to download PCCNews fromour Web site instead of receiving a printed copy?The monthly Newsletter, in PDF format, is locatedon the Newsletter page of our Web site --www.pcc.org. Acrobat Reader is required to viewthe PDF file, and the entire Newsletter, includinggraphics, can be printed.Please contact Jan Fagerholm, VP Membership,at [email protected], to let him know youprefer to download the Newsletter instead ofreceiving it in printed form by mail.

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Join us at the Main Meeting on September 1st.Participate in the happenings at the Clubhouse and atthe SIGs.Locate one of our Officers or SIG Leaders if you havequestions. See Page 2 for names of Officers and Page9 for names of SIG Leaders.


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Genealogy

2nd Monday of the month:7:30 pm

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Servers and Vista

Will Bierman - (510) [email protected]

Pro, 2000, & 2003

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Last Saturday of the month:2 pm

Jan Fagerholm - (510) 652-1726 [email protected]

Dan Dolgin - (510)-895-8845

3rd Saturday of the month:7:30 [email protected]

PhotoDigital

2nd Saturday after Main Meeting:10 am

Mack Hossack (510)[email protected]

Carl Webb - (510) [email protected] Tuesday of the month:6:30pm

Del Parton - (510) [email protected] after Main Meeting:8pm

2nd Saturday of the month:9:30 am

Bud Gallagher - (510) [email protected]

Old Business: It was moved, seconded, and approved tore-structure PCC dues as follows:CategoryAnnual DuesRegular - $35Family (same household) - $45Educational, Seniors - $20Corporate, maximum 5 memberships - $100Jan will send an e-mail to the EC containing the oldMentor List to begin the process of updating it.We will conduct a survey to find out how many of ourmembers are interested in receiving PCC Newselectronically only.Bruce brought the cups, spoons, and other paper supplies,no longer needed at the Main Meetings for coffee and other beverages, to the Clubhouse.Elsie is still thinking about starting an Adobe PhotoShopCS2 SIG.

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The EC will not meet in August.Chuck will check on Jerry Awards to see if his EdenComputer Clubhouse meets any of the criteria.Chuck finds the donations information on the websiteconfusing. He will check with Diane and the Clubhousecrew to get clarification and find out which phonenumber to use for information.New Business: Sid is willing to return as VP Clubhouse.He reports that he has caught up with the paperwork.Oakland Paramount Theatre Music Library has askedfor help.Bruce appealed for a prompt start at the next meeting.Date and Time of Next Meeting: Saturday, September16 at 2 P.M., at 28924 Ruus Road, Hayward.The meeting was adjourned at 3:54 P.M.


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Secretary — Bayle [email protected]

Treasurer — Tom Smith [email protected]

Main Meeting Highlights

August 4, 2006The meeting was called to order at 7:34 P.M by Master ofCeremonies Chuck Horner.SIG Announcements:Chuck Horner: This month the Palm SIG will feature anadd-on for Outlook.Bud Gallagher: New User SIG is viewing a series ofvideos on Windows XP and related topics.In WillB i e r m a n ’ sabsence, Chuckreported: TheWindows XP,Vista, etc SIG hasbeen looking atVista (Will istrying to get thelatest build) andthe new Officesuite. Last monththey looked atVirtual PC.Matt Hossack:reports that theD i g i t a lPhotography SIGmeets the secondSaturday after theMain Meeting.Come out if you have an interest in digital photography.Jan Fagerholm: The Spectacular Linux SIG meets the lastSaturday of each month.Other Announcements:Chuck would like volunteers to help out at the remainingHayward Street Parties on August 17th and September21st -- the 3rd Thursdays -- from 5:30 to 8:30. Look for

Chuck and the PCC booth in front of the photographyshop at B and Main (downtown Hayward). Our boothoffers the chance to Strike Any Key, with a real hammerand a real keyboard. Y’all come and release yourfrustrations.Bruce clarified that tonight’s doorprize is MicrosoftOffice Small Business Edition 2003.Sid Jordan presented a report on the Clubhouse to bringthe membership up to speed. On September 9th there willbe an open house with food and a lot of raffle items. Invite

all your friendsand relatives andany othercomputer groupsyou know of.There will betours of theClubhouse and aregistration tableso that everyonecan sign in on themaster schoollist and yoursignature willearn AverageD a i l yA t t e n d a n c epoints andfunding forHayward AdultSchool, whoworks with us.

Today Sid, Tony Cozzette and Don Feist picked up twotrucks full of components to build computers forrefurbishing. By recycling the otherwise unusablecomponents, the Clubhouse brings in a lot of money.Bring all your old cards, memory, and other computerparts to the Clubhouse to add to the wealth. Or contact theClubhouse crew if you need help getting stuff moved.

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Stephen Koren & Blake Ross Present the Tagger Platform


July 15, 2006The meeting was called to order at 2:22 P.M. by PresidentBruce Hevelin. Members present: Bayle Emlein, JanFagerholm, Chuck Horner, Bob Kyle, Elsie Smith, TomSmith. Absent: Diane George, Sid Jordan.The minutes of the June meeting were approved.President's Report - Bruce Hevelin: The MAR projectwith Livermore Rotary is complete.Clubhouse Report: Chuck reports that, for securityreasons, it is not possible to have the Clubhouse open attimes when Hayward Adult School is closed.

Executive Vice President - Bob Kyle: Nothing toreport.Treasurer - Tom Smith: As of July 15, 2006 thechecking account balance was $2,114.22. The savingsaccount has been closed and the funds were rolled overinto the checking account to cover expenses, includingroom rental for 2002 Meiklejohn for the second half of2006. The CD had $3,173.35. We had a grand total of$5,287.57.VP Marketing - Chuck Horner: Chuck will place anorder for the informational business cards. He is stillworking on the brochures and fliers. As a fundraiser atthe next Hayward Street Party, Chuck proposed '3whacks for a dollar' at a keyboard connected to aworking computer. Bruce has given him several items touse as giveaways at the Street Parties.Secretary - Bayle Emlein: No problems or issues toreport.VP Membership - Jan Fagerholm: Membership iscurrently 136.VP Newsletter - Elsie Smith: The deadline forsubmissions for the August newsletter is Saturday, July22nd at midnight. August newsletter assembly: Sunday,July 30th at 8:00 P.M. at the Smith's. Members arewelcome to attend the newsletter assembly.The deadline for the September newsletter is Saturday,August 19th at midnight. September newsletter assembly:Sunday, August 27th at 8:00 P.M. at the Smith's. Octobernewsletter deadline: Saturday September 23th atmidnight.VP Programs - Bruce Hevelin: In August, Blake Rossfrom Mozilla will return. He will probably discuss a newproduct.VP Special Projects - Bayle Emlein: The order ofNorton Internet Security 2005 has arrived and is beingdistributed in accordance with stipulations of the specialnonprofit pricing agreement. Jan and Bruce willinvestigate the program in detail and report on its features.CSUEB reports that it doesn't have Assistive ListeningDevices for any facilities, including Room 2002Meiklejohn.Webmaster - Diane George: Not present. Please checkthe website for Calendar updates.Fund Raiser: Current (2003) version of MicrosoftOffice Small Business Edition.

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Presentation:Blake Ross talked about new features in Firefox 2.Phishing protection is one new feature. Dynamicsuggestions will help you improve your searching. Firefox2 has a ReOpen tab, useful for a quick rescue when youaccidentally close the browser. Tabbed browsing organizesmultiple windows and navigation. If you leave Firefoxand then immediately open it again, you are returned tothe environment you left. Live Bookmarks allow you tokeep up with sites where information is updated constantlysuch as news and eBay.Social networking is a huge phenomenon but it is availableto only a segment of users. Now that Firefox is a viableenterprise, the crew has been able to go back to its interestin connecting people. Current social networking schemesdo not address one’s different affiliations (e.g., familymember, employee, poker player). The "Tagger" platformthat is being developed will allow people to share differentaspects of their lives with the members of their chosengroups, coordinating among web postings and local files.With Blake, Stephen Koren presented the Tagger platformwhich they envision as a way of managing private,shared, and public content at one website. Because thewebsite is managed locally, the creative process happensat the speed of the desktop. Blake hopes that Tagger willbe launched by the end of the year.The meeting was adjourned at 9:50 P.M. The next meetingwill start at 7:30 P.M. on Friday, September 1, 2006.

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