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December 1st, 2006, Meeting Report
Andy Gilbert, Computer and Technology Buyer for PC Richard & Son, returned with his annual holiday recommendations for high-tech gifts.
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November 3rd, 2006, Meeting Report
John Aylward of Bennet-Tec made an informative presentation about Visual Basic programming interesting and understandable.
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October 5th, 2006, Meeting Report
Ira and Charlie presented "(Mostly) Free Internet Security," an overview of software and procedures for every computer owner required to prevent intrusion and theft by malicious software.
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Septamber 8th, 2006, Meeting Report
Larry, Charlie and Ira presented 33 "Fabulous Freeware" titles available to members on the CD distributed at the meeting.
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August 4th, 2006, Meeting Report
Andy Gilbert, Computer and Technology buyer for PC Richard & Son, discussed some of the latest in computers and hi-tech gadgetry for the back-to-school crowd and the rest of us. As always, the information given by Andy, and the door prizes for members, were fantastic.
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July 7th, 2006, Meeting Report
Bryce Washington from Hauppauge Computer Works discussed their video hardware products including capture cards, PVRs, TV tuners, etc and their use in Windows, particularly Media Edition.
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June 2nd, 2006, Meeting Report
Bernie and Shep Gorman gave an information-packed presentation entitled "DVD’s for You and Me." They covered most aspects of DVD technology including DVD players, DVD recorders and DVD burners. They covered the steps of making DVDs, video production and (mostly) freeware to get the job done.
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May 5th, 2006, Meeting Report
Bill Cottgrieve discussed using computers and the Internet to trace family geneology. He gave information about a wide variety of free Web sites that contain very useful data and informaiton from historical records. Bill also demonstrated software used to accumulate information and create family trees.
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April 7th, 2006, Meeting Report
Dave Whittle returned to ICON and presented "Whittle's Picks for the Digital Home," demonstrating muvee autoProducer 5, PhotoVista Panorama 3.5 and Invisus PC Security Solution.
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March 3rd, 2006, Meeting Report
Charlie Wagner discussed GPS (Global Positioning System), from handhelds to car installations to units built into your cell phone. He presented an historical perspective of locating oneself on the globe and covered theoretical aspects of GPS, what to look for when buying a unit and how GPS devices inerface with computers.
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February 3rd, 2006, Meeting Report
Laura Leita gave a great demonstration of GIMP - the FREE Open Source digital photo editing program. The Program's capabilities rival Photoshop, Phoshop Elements, Paint Shop Pro and other commerical programs. Using examples of her own incredible work in GIMP, Laura Leita also showed the tools and capabilities for retouching even severely damaged photos.
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January 6th, 2006, Meeting Report
Randy Gilbert discussed ICON's Web-based resources for members. In particular, using ICON's members-only Yahoo Group was discussed at length , along with information about the ICON Web site.
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DISCLAIMER
The information provided on these pages has been obtained from many sources and cannot always be verified. It is always recommended that you obtain professional advice from: software / hardware / operating system manufacturers, salesmen, their web sites, or other professionals dealing with the contents of these newsletters and web pages. The information that has been placed into newsletters or on this Web site has been obtained from many sources and cannot always be verified or tried on every type of computer or operating system. As such, ICON PC User Group cannot be responsible for any adverse outcomes that may result from information herein. Before applying any suggested changes, or installing recommended programs, you should backup your computer system and verify the recommendations with the manufacturers of your system and its components.
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