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May 2, 2008 |
Editor:
Sue Foulks |
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Announcements
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 "Please
Mark Your Calendars"
Changes
in General Meeting Dates!
In the upcoming months of June and July, the KIPCUG General Meetings will be
held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month due to scheduling requests
from the church (June) and the presenter (July). Please mark your
calendars and join us on the following days:
June 10, 2008
for the June General Meeting
July 8, 2008 for the July General Meeting
 SIG - Changes during May
- BLOG SIG to begin in May! Time
and location to be announced at the May General Meeting. SIG Leader
will be Mark Monyhan.
- Intermediate Users SIG which normally meets on the 4th Monday of
the month will not have a meeting in May
because of the Memorial Day Holiday. Normal schedule will resume in
June.
Notice to KIPCUG Members
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KIPCUG's 2008 Board of Directors Slate has been
provided by the nominating committee and is now available for viewing on
the KIPCUG
website. KIPCUG Elections will be held during the May General
Meeting.
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Louisville Residents Urged to Dump Their Expired
Drugs
: (Louisville, KY) AARP Kentucky, Catholic Charities, Community Action
Partnership, KIPDA (Kentucky Indiana Planning & Development Agency),
Louisville Metro Police, Louisville Metro Solid
Waste, Senior Pharmacy Solutions and TRIAD are teaming up to provide
opportunities for Louisville residents to safely dispose of their
expired pharmaceutical products. They are sponsoring six
DRUG
TOSS events in Louisville Metro from May 20 to May 22nd.
Click
HERE to view the full details of the program.
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is offering a new discount to members: the offer gives users an
additional 20% off on orders over $50.
The discount code is available by logging in on the
members page.
All prior discounts have been discontinued.
Come and bring a
friend ...
just forward this email with a personal invitation from you!
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Please come and visit the SIG table during KIPCUG's
Networking portion of the General Meeting (6:30 - 7:00
pm). Discover what SIG's have to offer.
Check out the calendar for this month's date and join
others that share your interest!
SIG Table - February General Meeting |
| Start Time |
Topic |
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| 6:15 pm |
Doors Open |
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| 6:30 pm |
Networking:
| SIGs - located at the back tables |
| Newsletter - sign-up or feedback |
| Converse with fellow members |
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| 7:00 pm |
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Introduction & Announcements |
| Back-to-Basics |
| User-to-User |
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| 7:30 pm |
Main Presentation |
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| 8:30 pm |
Question & Answer |
| 8:40 pm |
Prize Drawings |
| 9:00 pm |
PIG
SIG (normally at Friday's) |
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Please come early to mingle, enjoy the refreshments sponsored by
the church, listen to our presenters, and don't forget about the
membership drawing and raffles - the winner could be you!
Finally, end the evening by joining us afterwards at the PIG SIG, for good food and
good conversation.
Membership Drawing
Unfortunately, there was no winner at the April General
Meeting. Thus, the prize amount
for May will now be $40. To be eligible, a member must be a paid-up member, who is
present at the time of the drawing. We look forward to
you being with us, and good luck!
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General Meeting Information |
 
Presenter: Andy Cobb, Ph.D.,
AC Forensics
Date: Tuesday,
May 6, 2008
Computer forensics combines the areas of law and computer
science. It is concerned with the preservation and analysis of data on
storage devices including mobile devices, PCs, Macs and servers containing
information such as spreadsheets, documents, images, emails, instant
messengers and data resulting from internet use, so that this digital
evidence may be presented in a court of law.
AC Forensics is a smart, effective firm specializing in comprehensive
computer forensic and data recovery services for individuals and
organizations, both public and private. With over 23 years computer
experience, certified examiners and a Ph.D. (See
CV) on staff, you will not find a more thorough, methodical provider of
computer forensic services.
Upcoming Meetings and Presentations:
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| June 10, 2008 |
Presenter: Randy,
Computers Plus
Topic: Home Safety |
| July 8, 2008 |
Presenter: Ai2
Topic: Accessibility Hardware and Software |
| August 5, 2008 |
Presenter: Grisoft
Software
Topic:
AVG AntiVirus Software |
Additional Meeting Informationn Meeting
Location: CCUM Assembly Hall,
4614 Brownsboro Rd, KY
Corner of Brownsboro & Blankenbaker
Directions
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SIG News |
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 Listed below is a glance at the upcoming SIG's in
May. 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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Thursday |
May 1 |
Visual Basic SIG , next date
June 5th. |
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Monday |
May 5 |
Security SIG 6:30 pm
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Tuesday |
May 6 |
KIPCUG General Meeting 6:15
pm Doors Open |
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Thursday |
May 8 |
Genealogy II SIG
Investing SIG |
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Friday |
May 9 |
Windows OS SIG (Cancelled
until further notice) |
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Saturday |
May 10 |
Basic Access SIG |
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Tuesday |
May 13 |
Board of Directors Meeting |
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Thursday |
May 15 |
Webmaster SIG
(new time 7- 9:30 pm)
New Users South SIG (3-5 pm) |
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Friday |
May 16 |
Advanced SIG (6:30-9:00 pm) |
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Saturday |
May 17 |
Hardware SIG
- (3-5 pm) |
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Monday |
May 19 |
Genealogy SIG |
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Thursday |
May 22 |
Utilities SIG |
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Saturday |
May 24 |
Hands On SIG (2-4 pm) |
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Monday |
May 26 |
Intermediate Users SIG
Cancelled due to Memorial Day
Holiday - will resume in June |
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Thursday |
May 27 |
Digital Photography SIG
Technical Market SIG |
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Article 1:
Pinnacle PCTV HD Ultimate Stick Review |
By Bill James, APCUG Director; Editor & Webmaster,
Computer Club of Oklahoma City
www.ccokc.org
bjames(at)apcug.net
Obtained from author with the author's
permission for publication by APCUG member groups.
Some computer products just have a ‘wow’ factor on first sight; the
Pinnacle PCTV HD Stick is one of those devices. It is a TV tuner on a
USB stick and not just any TV tuner but one that is capable of pulling
down Standard Definition (SD) and High Definition (HD) content to your
PC. On seeing the Pinnacle presentation on their PCTV HD Stick at the
APCUG Convention in 2008, I have been itching to get my hands on one. I
was imagining a new widescreen computer monitor coupled with this device
as a means of having a really cheap HDTV. So I purchased a new
widescreen monitor (22”) and the PCTV HD Stick. The USB device comes in
3 flavors, PCTV HD ($69.99), PCTV HD Pro ($99.99) and the top of the
line PCTV HD Ultimate ($129.99). There is also an internal card version
($79.99). All these devices are designed for Windows XP and are Vista
Certified. There is a separate device with similar features for Mac
users ($129.99). I opted for the ‘Ultimate’ model because of its onboard
memory DVR and software. More on that later, but the Ultimate is a plug
and play that allows you to start watching and record SD and HDTV almost
immediately.... more
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Article 2:
Wireless Router Setup |
By Bob Elgines, Editor, Colorado River Computer
Club, Arizona
www.crccaz.com/
elginesz@rraz.net
Obtained from author with the author's permission for publication by APCUG member groups.
How to change the setup or configuration of your Wireless Router
and PC. First we need to get to your router after the original
setup by bringing up Internet Explorer on your direct wired
computer (Master) and typing in one of the code addresses below:
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TYPE |
CODE |
USER |
PASSWORD |
CHNL |
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Belkin:
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192.168.2.1 |
(No Name) |
(Leave Blank) |
6 |
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D-Link: |
192.168.0.1 |
admin |
(Leave Blank) |
6 |
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Linksys: |
192.168.1.1 |
(Leave Blank) |
admin |
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Netgear: |
192.168.0.1 |
admin |
password |
10 |
A login screen will appear, if you used your own login name and
password then use them. If you lost them and you wish to
reconfigure your router you will have to push the reset button
for at least 30 seconds. This sets the router back to its
defaults and you can use the default values above.... more
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From APCUG Members |
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About
KIPCUG |
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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KIPCUG Friends |
We urge you to support those that
support KIPCUG!
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Special thanks to our recent Presenters:
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 March Presenter
- Chad Hanthorn from
Smart Computing. Featuring free "live" tech help to
paid subscribers, along with "plain English" articles.
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April Presenter - John
C. Martin II,
Reallusion.
Featuring such products as CrazyTalk5, and iClone2.
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