This month I plan to talk about and demonstrate browsers.  In particular, I’ll
show Swiftfox, which is a version of Firefox compiled strictly for Linux,
Opera, and Google Chrome, and maybe even throw in Ubuntu’s “vanilla” browsers,
Konqueror for KDE and Epiphany for Gnome.  As one would expect, they are
MOSTLY the same with respect to rendering web pages, but with the exception of
Konqueror and Epiphany, the other browsers are all faster than Firefox.

I’ve got a CD of Ubuntu Lucid Alpha 3 if anybody is interested.  It still has
the “old” color style, though.  As you may have read, Lucid will have a very,
very different color scheme for Gnome compared to the brown/orange that has
defined Ubuntu for a long time.

As usual, carbs and caffeine will be on hand.

–
John Dierdorf

How can we communicate to groups of people? There are a number of ways. We’ll look at several and concentrate on a couple.

There is (yet another!) new kid on the social networking block… with some interesting twists, so we’ll look into that too.

See the Internet SIG page for location, contacts, etc

AGENDA
o Display properties: Issues, Solutions and Tips
o Windows Q&A.
If possible, please email questions before the meeting so we can schedule enough time for answers.

We will be starting with Windows XP and expanding into Windows 7 over the next several meetings.

See the Windows SIG page for location, contacts, more.

AGENDA
o Transition software
Demo of free software that illustrates how to do things in Office 2007 that you do in Office 2003. Very clever and useful.
o Word
Printing envelopes and labels
o Excel
How to get started with Spreadsheets
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EVENT: Beginners’ Microsoft Office SIG (Special Interest Group) meeting
DATE:   Saturday, February 20, 2010    (3rd Saturday of each month)   
TIME:   10:10 to 12:15
LOCATION: North Village Public Library, 2505 Steck Ave (just West of Burnet Rd).
MAP:  Click here
CCA WEB SITE:  www.CCAustin.org

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For coffee/breakfast beforehand at 9am
San Francisco Bakery & Cafe,
2900  West Anderson Lane,  Suite L 
(Directly behind CVS pharmacy)  Map link

See the Beginners MSO  SIG page for location, contacts, etc

AGENDA
o Is your Computer Infected?
It may be hard to tell if your anti-virus has been compromised.
A clever way to test a computer for a virus or other malware.

o Connect your Computer to a TV.
The why and how explained.
And HDMI? VGA? RGB? S-Video?
What the TV connector terms mean. Which is best.

o Static Electricity can be a Computer Equipment Killer.
How to protect your gear.

o Identity Theft
Are you really safe?

o The Best Weather sites
Keep ahead of the storms.

o Mints on the Pillow

See the Grab Bag SIG page for location, contacts, more.

The topic will be putting the SystemRescueCD on a USB stick. It’s trivial enough that I’ve done it several times now, and I’ll have them to give away at the meeting. (I think I’ll have five of them, which means there will be a
lottery, unless 5 or less of you show up!) I WILL have enough copies of the System Rescue CD v1.3.5 to go around.

I’ll show some of the stuff that the SystemRescue system can do for you.

See the Linux Beginners SIG page for location, contacts, etc

The topic is TBA

See the Mobile Wireless SIG page for location, contacts, etc.

Sylvia Nimmo will be back again and will present: “Working Online with Maps and Place Names.” During her presentation she will demonstrate the available map and place name features in:

• Family Tree Maker 10™
• Legacy 7 Deluxe™
• AniMap 3™
• SiteFinder™
• Genealogy Software Compairson Chart

See the CCA Genealogy SIG page for location, contacts, etc

See the AustinGenSIG site for expanded coverage directly from John

AGENDA  

A review of the essential components of the Windows XP including:

o What is Windows anyway, and why do I need it?
o Understanding the Desktop
o Terminology and definitions.
o Icons, Start Button, Quick Launch Bar, Task Bar, Systray and more.

See the Windows SIG page for location, contacts, more.

AGENDA
o How to get police alerts on activities in your neighborhood.
Be aware of local crime and help the police at the same time.

o Another virus that attacks your wallet.
How to avoid this virus, and what to do if you didn’t.

o Internet popup ads can infect you, even if you close the ad.
A look at how this happens, and how you can protect yourself.

o Google may know all, but what does it know about you?
A visit to the site where you can see what Google has collected on you.

o Mints on the Pillow

See the Grab Bag SIG page for location, contacts, more.