• Announcements - General Meeting Date changed for April!
• General Meeting-March 4th Review
• SIG News
• Article1: Free VideoSpin Software for you PC
• Article2: Benefits of Using a Computer Sandbox
• From APCUG Members
• About KIPCUG
• KIPCUG Friends
• Thanks to Our Featured Presenters

NOTE:  The General Meeting for April will meet on the 2^nd Tuesday of April, which is April 8th, 2008.  Please make a note on your calendar.  May will resume the normal 1^st Tuesday of the month schedule.

Mark your calendar,  come, join us... and bring a friend.

The nominating committee recommends the following list of candidates for inclusion in the Board of Directors for 2008.  You may review the requirements and regulations of the Board of Directors under Article IV of The Bylaws of The Kentucky-Indiana Personal Users Group, Inc.

Candidates to be considered for election:
President	John Henderson
Vice President	Bill Buzan
Secretary	Doc Viele
Treasurer	Rosemary Viele
Programs	Wayne Perkey II
Membership	George Buehler
Volunteers	Tom McArdle
SIG's	Charley May
At-Large	Cathy Barrick
At-Large	Stan Boyd
At-Large	Richard Jones
At-Large	Judy Lococo
Candidates to be considered for appointment:
Webmaster	Brian Miller
Public Relations	Robbie Gibson
Editor	Sue Foulks
At-Large	Steve Matthews
Additional Candidates to be considered for Committees:
Roger Klingeman	Assistant Public Relations
Joe Rothstein	Publicity Committee

The election will be held during the May General Meeting. The elected Directors will take office immediately at the close of the May General Meeting.

This month KILANFEST held its 2nd gaming event, although Mother Nature was not so kind during that weekend of March 8th-9th.  Brian Miller who hosted the event said that due to the inclement weather, there were a few no-shows, however attendance was actually up from the previous event.  Also, due to the generous donations by sponsors, there were prizes for all the attendees.  Brian extends thanks to the sponsors who made this a wonderful event, and asks everyone to show appreciation by supporting them (check out this link).  Remember to mark your calendar for June 28th - 29th for KILANFEST 3.0. 

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Chad Hanthorn from Smart Computing was our presenter for the March General Meeting.  Besides giving each attendee a "goodie bag" filled with the current issue of Smart Computing and a mouse pad, Chad discussed the benefits of Smart Computing, highlighting a favorite one:  Free Tech Support to paid subscribers.  From being able to talk to a "live" support person in Lincoln, Nebraska, to being on hold for no longer than 10 minutes (after which you are automatically kicked over to customer support), a subscriber is allowed unlimited calls for only $29 per year.  In addition, the website contains a section titled "Tech Support Center" where a subscriber can find information on the following:

	Error messages
	Solutions Knowledge Base
	Basic troubleshooting
	Security & Privacy Section
	Backup & Recovery
	Preventable & Regular Maintenance
	Networking Communications
	Driver Education
	Tips on Using Browsers

During the presentation,  Chad displayed a list (shown at right) stating Smart Computing's Top 10 Benefits for Paid Subscribers.  As he explained to the group, one of the "coolest features" was that a subscriber is able to browse all the issues and articles of all 5 magazines online: PC Today, First Glimpse, Reference Series, Computer Power User, and of course, Smart Computing.  One of the biggest selling points is that the magazine is written in plain English, so you do not have to be an IT tech to understand how to improve your computer or run the newest software (as there is a Software Review in every monthly issue).  Actually, there are numerous other benefits to be had within the magazine and on the website...something for everyone who has an avid interest in computing.  It was a pleasure having Chad with us, and we hope he comes back again.

AND THE WINNERS ARE:

What a way to celebrate a birthday!  Winnie Miller, the birthday Gal of the night won the first drawing prize.  Wayne Perkey won the raffle prize which was the cross-cut shredder.

Unfortunately, John Ashe was not present at the March meeting when his name came up for the member drawing.  Just a reminder that, in order to win the drawing, you must be an active member and you need to be present at the meeting .  The Drawing Program shown on the left randomly determines the winner based upon a list of all currently paid-up memberships.  So... keep your membership current, and join us in April.  The drawing will now be $30.  GOOD LUCK TO ALL!

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Listed below is a glance at the upcoming SIG's for the remainder of March and the first week of April. Please check out our current KIPCUG SIGS list for more information regarding these SIG's.  If you have any questions or would like to see us host a new or different SIG, please contact Charley May at sig@win.net

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By Ira Wilsker, iwilsker@apcug.net

Obtained from author with the author's permission for publication by APCUG member groups.

Many of us routinely perform the tasks of taking digital videos, and then editing them, converting them to a multitude of formats, and uploading them to one or more video hosting websites. While Windows XP users can download and install the free Windows Movie Maker 2.1 from Microsoft (it may already be installed on many machines with Service Pack 2 installed), and Windows Vista users have the Vista version of Movie Maker built in, there are also other superior, free video utilities available... more

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By Gene Barlow
User Group Relations
Copyrighted January 2008

Obtained from author with the author's permission for publication by APCUG member groups.

A computer Sandbox is newer technology that is not very well known, but, it can be quite useful in many situations. By using a Sandbox utility, you can place your computer in a protected state where you can try some rather risky things on your computer and not have your computer damaged in the trials. Once you place your computer into Sandbox mode, you can safely run anything on your computer, knowing that all changes to your hard drive will not be permanently made to your computer. While in Sandbox mode, your computer runs as if all changes to the hard drive were actually made to your system. But, at the end of using the Sandbox, you can throw away these changes, putting your computer back exactly the way it was before entering the Sandbox... more

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Special thanks to Brookdale Computer Users Group, Lincroft New Jersey (www.bcug.com).

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     The Kentucky-Indiana Personal Computer User's Group, from its beginning in the spring of 1983, has grown into a dynamic non-profit corporation, focused on educating and encouraging newcomers to computing as well as sharing technical information.

     KIPCUG is viewed as one of the leading groups in the nation by industry giants such as  Microsoft, Novell, IBM, and others. KIPCUG is a charter member of APCUG, the Association of Personal Computer User Groups, linking us with similar groups all over the United States.

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Special thanks to our recent Presenters:

March Presenter - Chad Hanthorn from Smart Computing

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January Presenters - Steve Pennington, CPA, for Intuit's Turbo Tax and Chris Jackman for H&R Block's TaxCut software