2005
December 9th, 2005, Meeting Report
    Andy Gilbert of PC Richard & Son gave everyone a ton of information on current hi tech gifts for giving this season. His presentation covered a wide variety of hardware and included some great pricing for the holidays. Andy also brought some great door prizes and two new printers which became the prizes in ICON's holiday raffle.
November 4th, 2005, Meeting Report
    "Making Sense of Resolution": author/columnist John Woram discussed "resolution", an important imaging parameter used in scanners and digital cameras, as well as an important printing parameter, aka dpi (dots-per-inch) or ppi (pixels-per-inch.) More from, and about, John Woram can be found on his Web site.
October 7th, 2005, Meeting Report
    Gene and Linda Barlow spoke about Internet security issues, organizing information on your desktop and backing up information on hard drives. Gene demonstrated a variety of programs including Optimal Desktop Pro and Acronis True Image.
September 9th, 2005, Meeting Report
    The meeting featured Jeff Bennett who demonstrated how programs are written, especially using Microsoft's Visual Basic. The discussion did not require knowledge of computer programming and included the very basics of Visual Basic. It was an interesting introduction for everyone interested in viewing how computer programs are made.
August 6th, 2005, Meeting Report
    Andy Gilbert, Computer and Technology buyer for PC Richard & Son, showed some of the latest in computers and hi-tech gadgetry for the back-to-school crowd and, actually, all of us.
July 8th, 2005, Meeting Report
    At this meeting, John and Laura Leita demonstrated digital movie-making using Adobe Premier, DVD Lab and Audacity audio software. They covered all aspects of the postproduction process including digital editing, audio editing, special effects and DVD authoring.
June 3rd, 2005, Meeting Report
    At this meeting we were shown what programs came with the accessory pack for Windows XP and a program for playing Karaoke called Rhapsody and a slide show creator / presenter. All products were very interesting and easy to use. Come down to our next meeting and enjoy the fun.
May 6th, 2005, Meeting Report
    The meeting featured many things Internet and how to avoid some of it's annoyances.
April 1st, 2005, Meeting Report
    The meeting featured an excellent presentation of a large “white board.” It was impressive. In addition, a slide presentation showed what to expect to see and find at the Trenton Computer Festival. Not to mention the worlds famous gigantic portion sizes at Harold’s. These simply must be seen to be believed.
March 4th, 2005, Meeting Report
    ICON member Neil Rosenberg & good friend Kal Qubain returned to discuss buying and selling on eBay, including setting up an account, using PayPal to receive funds and some info on packing and shipping. As an added bonus ICON has made arrangements with Bill Mayes of Money Tree Auctions, an eBay DIFM (Do It For Me) brick and mortar store in Huntington, for a special discount to ICON members. You can view their site at www.moneytreeauctions.com.

    Joel Becker, Computer Project Coordinator for F·E·G·S Health and Human Services, spoke about the help needed for his organization in assisting efforts to provide working computers to families who do not have the means to obtain computers for their home. F·E·G·S is recruiting volunteers to provide technical assistance, transport computers, or tutor of basic computer operation. F·E·G·S can be reached at (516) 496-7550.

February 4th, 2005, Meeting Report
    The meeting featured Joe Schibani (aka "Joe Tek"), who demo'ed what is involved in building your own computer.

    Joe made several points clear: He is an "AMD guy" who, in truth, recognizes the value and speed of many AMD CPU's. He used, and recommends, newegg.com as the low cost source for the computer's components. Joe's goal was to build a very current but low-cost computer. He chose a Celeron-D CPU on an ECS micro-ATX motherboard that included onboard video, audio and Ethernet, plus eight USB ports and Firewire.

    By the end of the demo, Joe had a working computer, built for under $600, in a $35 case with a window to its interior (glowing in red and green) and a handle.

January 7th, 2005, Meeting Report
    The meeting began with requests for help with the Web site and representing ICON at various upcoming computer shows. Randy Gilbert informed members about malware (spyware, adware, popupware, keyloggers, dialers, etc.) solutions (see our FAQ Page).

    Richard Pierce presented an introduction to Amateur radio and the Internet, featuring ECHOLINK, a computer program that allows Amateur Radio stations to communicate with one another over the Internet. ECHOLINK uses Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology. VoIP is the same technology used the new phone services offered by broadband providers like Cablevision and companies like Vonage.

    ECHOLINK, however, can only be used by licensed amateur radio operators. Using ECHOLINK, Richard was able to connect to Ham operators as close as the street outside and as far as New Zealand. He also informed us about the January 9th "Ham Radio University and ARRL New York City/Long Island Section Convention" (and FCC Amateur Radio licensing exams) at Briarcliffe College.

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