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Contents 1 Thank You for Not Playing: Microsoft Expires DRMed Music - Glenn Fleishman 2 About k-Byte 3 Moving on to Vista-Part 6 - Neil Stahfest 4 Why I like the Ubuntu Operating System - Phil Vogel 5 The Asian Invasion - Sandy Berger 6 Calendar of Events 7 The Two Month Activities Calendar 9 Tip of the Month - Mixing Portrait and Landscape Page Orientations in a Word Processing Document-Part 1 9 Photo Gallery 10 About Trading Post 12 Directions and Map to Meeting Place 12 FRPCUG Contacts Meeting Previews on Page 6:
 Quote of the Month Conscience is the perfect interpreter of life. Karl Barth [1957] Thank You for Not Playing: Microsoft Expires DRMed Music by Glenn Fleishman, glenn@tidbits.com, http://db.tidbits.com. This article http://db.tidbits.com/article/9595 is copyright 2008 Glenn Fleishman. Reuse is governed by the Creative Commons License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0. Credit is due to the Champaign-Urbana Computer Users Group, CUCUG http://www.cucug.org for bringing this article to the attention of the User Group community in the May 2008 issue of their newsletter, The Status Register http://www.cucug.org/sr/sr0805.html. Microsoft plans to break their customers' ability to play MSN Music-purchased songs on computers other than those that are currently authorized after 31-Aug-08. When the Zune was introduced in late 2006, Microsoft abandoned its long-time PlaysForSure digital rights management (DRM) system that embeds information in media to control playback. You can read a lovely, snarky annotation of Microsoft's letter to its MSN Music purchasers http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/games_consumer/my_dear_john_letter_from_msn_music.html at eWeek Microsoft Watch. The Zune Marketplace uses a different DRM system that's compatible with only the Zune. Microsoft currently sells no unprotected music, while Amazon's entire digital music catalog is DRM-free, and a subset of the iTunes Store is sold without device and playback locks. Geoff Duncan wrote about the new and old DRM systems in "Of the Zune, DRM, and Universal Music http://db.tidbits.com/article/8751," 2006-11-13. Users can continue to play MSN Music audio indefinitely on any machine authorized before 31-Aug-08, and can transfer and authorize songs on up to 5 computers total for any one song until that date. However, because Microsoft's system works on a per-song basis, if someone transferred a large library to another computer, they would need to authorize each song - one source says by starting to play each song, which must be an overstatement - before the August 31st deadline. After that point, music will continue to play only on previously authorized computers. Anyone forced to reinstall Windows, upgrade, or add a new machine is out of luck. Microsoft suggests burning songs to audio CDs, although it doesn't mention the necessary second part of that transaction, which is to rip the music back as unprotected MP3, AAC, or even lossless music files. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has challenged Microsoft's action http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2008/04/28/microsoft-open-letter as part of their long-running battle against DRM http://www.eff.org/pages/customer-always-wrong-users-guide-drm-online-music. The EFF is not against copyright, ownership, control of usage, royalties, or reasonable limitations. Rather, they believe DRM is an ineffective method to provide such controls, because DRM punishes only those who opt into it by broadly restricting personal use rights that are encoded in both law and judicial decisions. These rights include being able to make reliable backups, play media on any device one owns, and choose when and how to pause and resume playback; various DRM systems restrict different sets of personal use rights. [Editor's note: For a detailed academic look at the implications of how the content industries are encapsulating intentionally fluid laws into rigid DRM technologies, see Tarleton Gillespie's "Wired Shut http://www.tarletongillespie.org/wiredshut" -Adam] Microsoft is engaged in what many opposed to DRM view as the worst-case scenario: a company sells a lot of media with DRM, then prevents users from continuing to use the media within the constraints imposed on the system, and offers no recompense or reasonable option to work around the shutdown. What's odd, of course, is that Microsoft is neither going out of business (obviously) nor shutting down MSN. Rather, they made a business decision to shift their entire protected music approach to a new one because PlaysForSure wasn't reliable enough for them to eat their own dog food. This also left in the lurch lots of their partners who had stuck with PlaysForSure through thick and thin. It's a crummy decision. Microsoft could have used technology to unlock all the music purchased, even if that required them to make additional payments to the copyright holders. They could have chosen to run their DRM authorization servers indefinitely. They could have done lots of things. Instead, they chose the worst possible solution. The EFF suggests that Microsoft either refund all purchases or provide DRM-free replacements. They also make the implicit point that given the aggressive tactics used by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which includes filing suits against dead people and grandmothers without computers, Microsoft should provide full documentation of purchases so that if their users choose to burn music to CD, they could later prove that they legitimately purchased that music. I don't know of any individuals who enjoy DRM; this move certainly strengthens the hands of all DRM opponents by providing a case in point: the day the music died. Reprinted from TidBITS #926/05-May-08. TidBITS has offered more than fourteen years of thoughtful commentary on Macintosh and Internet topics. For free email subscriptions and access to the entire TidBITS archive, visit the TIDbits website http://www.tidbits.com.  Published monthly, k-Byte is the official newsletter of the Front Range Personal Computer Users Group (FRPCUG): our mailing address is PMB 152, 305 W. Magnolia, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521. Opinions expressed in k-Byte are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the group or its members. Publication of information in k-Byte constitutes no guarantee of accuracy. Use of any information found in this publication is at the sole risk of the user. Neither k-Byte, nor its officers, nor its editors or contributors assume any liability for damages resulting from use of information in this publication. Submissions Articles, letters and short items of interest on computer-related topics are welcome and encouraged. All items submitted for publication are subject to editing. Send your contribution to the editor via e-mail attachment or submit on disk. If you have questions about a submission, please contact the editor for information. Copyright and Trademark Information k-Byte is copyrighted ©2008 by the Front Range Personal Computer Users Group. The k-Byte logo and the Front Range PC Users Group logo are Trademarked by the Front Range PC Users Group. Unless otherwise noted, other nonprofit users groups may reprint or quote from any articles appearing in k-Byte without prior permission, provided that: a) proper author and publication credits are given; b) that a copy of the publication in which the article appears is sent at no cost to k-Byte at the above mailing address, or emailed to contact(at)frpcug.org; and c) any additional instructions/restrictions contained in the article are followed. User groups wishing to exchange newsletters with FRPCUG are invited to send a copy of their newsletter together with an exchange request. Disclaimer IBM PC, OS/2, Compaq, HP, Dell, UNIX, Windows and other trademarks occasionally mentioned in k-Byte are registered trademarks of International Business Machines, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Corporation, Microsoft, Dell Inc., or their owners respectively. Neither FRPCUG nor its newsletter k-Byte are connected in any way with any manufacturer or seller. Acceptance by FRPCUG of donated products or services from suppliers, or inclusion of a supplier in the FRPCUG Partner list does not imply that any continuing financial support is received or expected by FRPCUG. Nor do such activities imply an endorsement of either the supplier or product or service. Such information is made available to members as a service. Use of any product or supplier found in this publication, or any FRPCUG publication, is at the sole risk of the user. Advertising Classified advertising is free to members for non-business ads. See "About Trading Post" for pricing for camera-ready display ads. Charges for ad makeup from sketches, etc., are available on request. Deadline for camera-ready and classified ads is 45 days prior to the month of publication. For example, ads for the March newsletter must be submitted by January 15th. For pricing and schedules for ad design, connect to contact(at)frpcug.org or kbyte(at)frpcug.org. About FRPCUG FRPCUG is an independent nonprofit computer society, so incorporated with the State of Colorado and open to anyone interested in Windows, or UNIX/LINUX microcomputers. Its purpose is to provide an educational and scientific forum of mutual benefit for members of the micro-computer community. FRPCUG holds a monthly meeting and conducts various special interest groups (SIGs) and seminars. Members have voting privileges, subscription to k-Byte newsletter, and access to SIGs and selected seminars. Annual dues are $25 for individual/family membership ($20 for students) and $50 for corporate/group membership. by Neil Stahfest, Librarian, Tacoma Area PC User Group, Washington, http://www.tapcug.org, ncstahfest(at)msn.com Does your computer go to sleep? By default, Windows Vista was designed to go to sleep after an hour of inactivity. This feature is primarily designed to conserve laptop battery power. Microsoft estimates that allowing a PC to go to sleep during off hours, as compared to leaving it on all the time, saves anywhere from $55 to $70 a year so this feature has some value for desktop users. Of course the amount you save will vary depending on the type of monitor that you use and your local electric utility rates. Here in the Pacific Northwest, with our relatively low electric rates, I suspect that the savings will be something less than $55 a year but multiply that amount by the number of computer monitors that you have and you can probably fill your gas tank once or twice. With Windows XP, application programs can veto a user's request for the PC to go to enter sleep mode. Consequently, laptop owners who thought they had put their computer to sleep, might discover a few hours later that the machine had remained on and the battery had been drained. Vista features a ?group policy tool? that can enforce power management settings over the ?wishes? of application programs. Vista's new sleep option, allows you to wake up your computer to install security updates, while letting it remain in the power-saving mode the rest of the time. So how can you control this energy/battery saving feature? 1. Go to your Control Panel and select the ?Classic View 2. Double-click on ?Power Options. 3. The right pane of the Power Option Window shows the main power plans which are currently available or in use. In the top left pane of the Power Option Window you'll see the following options: - Require a password on wakeup is self explanatory. - Chose what power buttons to use opens a new window where you can select implementing the sleep mode by pressing a ?sleep button, the power button or closing a laptop's lid. Actually there are a number of options available here including Hibernate and shut down. - Choose what closing the lid does is similar to the above option (it even uses the same window). - Create a power plan offers three basic plans plus an option to create customized plans. - Choose when to turn off the display offers sixteen different time intervals to activate this feature. - Change when the computer sleeps works the same as the turn off the display feature. - Adjust the display brightness obviously controls the screen's brightness and the amount of power consumed by the screen. So make your choice(s). Save power, your battery and the environment. On another topic, when I first tested the pre-release version of Windows Vista I noted that file transfers seemed to be much slower than with Windows XP. This problem was not corrected when Vista was released to the general public. The problem becomes very noticeable when you try to transfer very large files from one partition to another. Maybe it will be corrected when Vista Service Pack 1 is released but, in case it isn't, here's how you can fix it. The cause for slow file transfers is apparently something called Remote Differential Compression which is used when files are transferred from one partition to another. The fix is to disable Remote Differential Compression. How do you do that? 1. From the Start button, open the Control Panel. 2. Go to the Programs and Features section. 3. In the left pane select ?Turn on or off Windows features. 4. Uncheck the option for Remote Differential Compression. That's all there is to it! Enjoy your faster file transfers. Obtained from APCUG with the author's permission for publication by APCUG member groups. This article has been provided to APCUG by the author solely for publication by APCUG member groups. All other uses require the permission of the author (see e-mail address above). By Phil Vogel, Director at Large, The Olympia Microcomputer User Group, Washington http://www.olymug.org, director3(at)olymug.org My interest in alternative operating systems started 20 years ago when I worked for the State of Maryland during a year of computer chaos. We had a good office system using WordPerfect but some high State official(s) made a decision to go with Microsoft Word. At our facility WordPerfect was no longer funded and we were no longer able to use it. Yet our mental facility didn't have the budget to buy all the copies for all of our computer, only a few. Thus my co-workers and I became interested in alternative sources of software. One of the writing programs that we used was the predecessor of OpenOffice and not very good. And because of the high prices charged for an inferior product (Word compared to WordPerfect) at the time, we looked to finding an alternative Operating System to Microsoft products. I remember investigating Red Hat distribution of Red Hat Linux at the time. But at the time it was not up to par with Microsoft's Windows 95. When I joined OMUG, I was delighted to find that there was a Linux SIG. "Linux" is a term for many operating systems (OS) using the Linux "kernel" or "heart" or "engine." The kernel "drives" the system like a car engine powers a car. Conrad Schuler, one of the leaders of the Linux SIG was promoting SUSE, a "distribution" of Linux which originally came from Germany. Paul Braget, another leader, liked Ubuntu. When joined, I found I was totally lost. However, I stuck it out and some of the understanding and data is beginning to stick to the walls of my mind. I listened, worked on the Linux programs on the computers in the Senior Center and became convinced that I wanted to try it out for myself. I like laptops. I can grab a computer and move it to a room or across the country easily. In this country all computers are Microsoft friendly but only some brands and some models of the other brands such as Dell are Linux-compatible. I decided after some research to take a chance on a new Toshiba Qosmio. We had difficulty installing SUSE and because of inexperience it became corrupted. However, it was easier to install Ubuntu. "Ubuntu" is a South African word which means, "I am because you are." I am writing this article because you are here, OMUG. I am using Ubuntu because a lot of people around the world contribute to its innovation, maintenance, and security. By the way, the Toshiba came with Windows Vista Home Edition. I only use it for QuickBooks; that is, I can boot into Vista when I need to, but use Ubuntu most of the time . I use Ubuntu to surf the web because it has a very secure hard kernel. It is almost impossible to attack a Linux based machine because all the software programs are attached to the outside of the kernel. At most a particular program will become dysfunctional but not the operating system. For this reason about 90 percent of the servers around the world use Linux based software. Some servers are so reliable that service is minimal. The Linux kernel is simple, clean and fast, allowing me to turn it on and be on the web in a fraction of the time required by my Windows machine. My web browser is FireFox, an excellent free program. I am writing this article with OpenOffice because it is another excellent writing program that is on a par with Microsoft Office. And it is a free program also. I must admit that Microsoft's "Access" program is superior to OpenOffice's "Data." All the above programs are "open source" which means that you can obtain them for free by a download, or on DVD or CD for a nominal charge. However, there are also companies that will supply a person with disks, manuals and service contract just like Microsoft. But everyone is bound by the EULA of the "open source" contract, including companies and also users like me. For instance anyone who comes up with a change or improvement must make it available to any one else for free. So this is why I like Ubuntu, FireFox and OpenOffice. I also use other features such as watching movies, burning DVD's, and WiFi-and they work well. Now I want to edit and burn a home made movie. Plus Ubuntu has an extensive Internet support system. New programs and updates are coming out all the time. It is an example of a technology rising up from the grassroots rather than from the top down. Obtained from APCUG with the author's permission for publication by APCUG member groups. This article has been provided to APCUG by the author solely for publication by APCUG member groups. All other uses require the permission of the author (see e-mail address above). by Sandy Berger, CompuKISS, http://www.compukiss.com, sandy(at)compukiss.com The real cost of cheap electronics is being revealed as experts find that some of our most widely used gadgets are coming with unwanted parasites. The Associated Press reviewed several cases where equipment made in China came pre-loaded with viruses. All of these devices, including Apple iPods, digital picture frames sold by Target, Sam's Club, and Best Buy, and TomTom navigation equipment are attached to the computer for transferring and/or updating information. Unless the computer is protected by good anti-virus software, the virus can be spread to the computer when the gadget is plugged into the USB port. The Associated Press story reports that Jerry Askew, a Los Angeles computer consultant, bought a Chinese-manufactured Uniek digital picture frame at Target. Upon hooking it up to his computer he found that it was infested with four viruses, including one that steals passwords. We do not know how many infected devices have been sold. However, when you consider how many products are turned out by China's mass manufacturing, the number of infected products could be huge. As more and more companies turn to Chinese factories to keep prices low, the American public is becoming aware that Chinese standards do not necessarily meet American's expectations, needs, or wants. Last year's tainted dog food, and harmful lead-painted toys, may just be the tip of the iceberg when it comes to depending on China's quality control. Investigators seem to think that the factory-installed viruses found so far were caused by lax security and infected testing computers. While they do not think that these viruses were purposely aimed at infecting computers, how long will it take for hackers to figure out that this is an easy way to steal passwords and take control of computers? Organized hacking in Chinese factories is certainly not out of the question. Who will start taking responsibility for the quality and safety of goods imported from China? While many parents are currently boycotting toys made in China, this type of action would be very difficult for gadget purchasers. The number of gadgets and components manufactured in China may make it almost impossible to boycott them. Two things are for sure: 1. Products "Made in America" are looking better and better. 2. Remember that you need to watch out for yourself when others are not. Make sure that you have a good anti-virus program running on your computer at all times. Obtained from APCUG with the author's permission for publication by APCUG member groups. 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2008 Graphical Events Calendar July General Forum Meeting We will meet at the Fort Collins Senior Center on Tuesday, July 1st 7:00 PM Meeting Agenda: 7:00 to 7:15 Announcements 7:15 to 8:00 Open Forum 8:00 to 8:15 Break 8:15 to 9:00 Annual Hardware/Software Zoo August General Forum Meeting There is no meeting in August. The Senior Center will be closed for annual maintenance. See you at the meetings! Get full membership benefits. If you are not a current member, download an application from http://www.frpcug.org/memberap.htm Future General Forum Meeting Notes July is the time for the annual Hardware/Software ZOO. Discover what your fellow members have achieved with their computer experiments by viewing their demonstrations at the meeting. If you would like to present a demonstration of your own contact Rick Mattingly or Jim Brogonier by June 22nd (see the contact list on page 11 of this newsletter for phone numbers/email addresses). THERE WILL BE A FREE DRAWING FOR MEMBERS AT THE JULY MEETING! YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN. THE PRIZE: ONE YEAR'S FREE MEMBERSHIP There is no meeting in August. The Senior Center will be closed for annual maintenance. Future SIG's, Seminars, and Other Meetings Digital Imaging SIG The Digital Imaging SIG is a forum for discussion of digital imaging hardware and software. The meetings are held every 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM in the Senior Center Lobby. The meeting format is informal, using the Shop Talk sessions as a basis. For more information, contact Mike Morris at twriterext(at)gmail.com. Desktop Publishing SIG The DTP SIG is a forum for discussion of desktop publishing applications. The meetings are held every 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM in the Senior Center lobby. The meeting format is informal, using the Shop Talk sessions as a basis. For more information, contact Mike Morris at twriterext(at)gmail.com. New Technology SIG The New Technology SIG provides advance support for all PC related operating system and telecommunication issues. The meetings are held at 7:00 PM on the third Thursday of each month at Bluebird Manufacturing Inc., 1421 Webster Avenue, in Fort Collins. For more information, contact Chuck McJilton at 970-493-2987. Shop Talk One-on-one assistance. Drop in to the Senior Center lobby on any Saturday (holidays excepted) from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Board Meeting FRPCUG's executive board meets on Wednesday of the week following the General Forum meeting. All members are welcome and are encouraged to attend. These meetings are held at 7:00 PM in the Staff Board Room of the Fort Collins Senior Center. July 2008 1 FRPCUG General Forum Meeting 7:00 PM 5 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM 8 Digital Imaging SIG Meeting 7:00 PM 9 FRPCUG Board Meeting 7:00 PM 12 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM 16 DTP SIG Meeting 7:00 PM 17 New Technology SIG Meeting 7:00 PM 19 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM 26 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM August 2008 2 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM 5 NO FRPCUG General Forum Meeting 9 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM 12 Digital Imaging SIG Meeting 7:00 PM 13 FRPCUG Board Meeting 7:00 PM 16 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM 20 DTP SIG Meeting 7:00 PM 21 New Technology SIG Meeting 7:00 PM 23 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM 30 Shop Talk 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM XP SP3 SPECIAL NOTE ON WINDOWS XP SP3 The Orange County PC Users Group has published several articles on problems with the Windows XP Service Pack 3. These articles are included in the June issue of their newsletter, Nibbles and Bits http://www.orcopug.org/news.html. Click on the June 2008 newsletter. The articles begin on page 6. by Mike Morris, Front Range PC Users Group, http://www.frpcug.org There are times when the use of both Portrait and Landscape page orientations are needed in a word processing document. This combination can be useful when a photograph, with width greater than height, is inserted into a word processing document, and the desired size of the photograph fills up a page. Another reason to use a combination of page orientations is when a wide spreadsheet (which is a common occurrence) is linked into a word processing document. There may be other reasons, but those two are probably the most likely cases to arise. This month's tip will explain how to set up the mixed page orientation in Microsoft Word (based on Word 2002 SP3). Next month, the procedure for OpenOffice Writer (version 2.2) will be described. The key to success in using mixed page orientations in Word is the use of Sections. Here is the sequence of steps required to insert a Landscape page between two Portrait pages: Enable the display of all formatting marks. You can do this using the Word Standard Toolbar, or from the Tools/Options menu item (from the View tab).  The word document will look something like this: Those characters that look like a backwards letter P are paragraph marks.  When you reach the position in the document where you want to change to Landscape orientation, press the Enter key four times. This adds a little vertical space between the text and the Section break. Place the cursor on one of the blank lines such that there are blank lines both above and blow the cursor position (this is not absolutely necessary, but it makes for a less confusing procedure-in my judgment). From the Insert menu, click on Break. From the options displayed, under "Section break types," select "Next Page."  You will see this on the page where you inserted the Section break:  Depending on how many times you pressed the Enter key, you may see a number of paragraph formatting marks (blank lines) at the bottom of the text on the page where you inserted the Section break, and also on the new page. Click in that new page and press the Enter key several more times. This will add, perhaps unwanted blank lines, but they can be deleted later. However, adding these blank lines, although not absolutely necessary, makes setting up the sections easier. Now create another Section (Next page) while on the newly created page. You have added two blank pages bounded by Section breaks. Click on the first blank page. From the File menu, click on Page Setup, and from the Margins tab, on Landscape. Note that there is now one Landscape page "sandwiched" between two Portrait pages.  Two blank pages separated by sections were inserted and then the first blank page was changed to Landscape orientation. That isn't the only way to accomplish the task, but it is a less confusing way to continue with the Portrait orientation after the Landscape page. You can now insert your photograph into the Landscape page, or, using the Paste Special command, link a spreadsheet into your Word document. |
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Photo Gallery This month's featured photographer: Mike Morris, using the FRPCUG digital camera. Mode = Auto F number = 4.72 Shutter Speed = 1/212 seconds Exposure Time = 1/209.2 seconds ISO = 80 A Summer Morning On the Big Thompson |
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Noncommercial Advertising k-Byte runs classified ads in Trading Post for three consecutive issues. Trading Post ads up to 10 lines (or 70 words) long are free to FRPCUG members and only $10 for non-members. To place an ad in Trading Post contact Rick Mattingly at 970-613-8968 or e-mail to rickmatt(at)q.com. Commercial Advertising Specifications (Per Issue) Full Page (8.5" x 11")*$50.00 Half Page (5.5" x 8.5")*$30.00 Quarter Page (4.25" x 5.5")*$20.00 Business Card (2" x 3.5")*$10.00 We ofer a substantial discount for repeat ads and continuing contracts. For an additional charge we will design your ad for you. Contact Rick Matingly for more information on this service at 970-613-8968 or email to rickmat(at)q.com. *Allow for 0.5 inch margins  The Fort Collins Senior Center The Fort Collins Senior Center is located at 1200 Raintree Drive. This site is situated at the northwest corner of the Shields and Raintree Drive intersection, on the north side of the Raintree Shopping Center, and just west of the bank building on the corner of Shields and Raintree (see map at right). Check the marquee at the main entrance for directions to the specific meeting room. |
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| FRPCUG CONTACTS | ||||
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| FRPCUG Officers | Name | Work | Home | |
| President | Rick Mattingly | 613-8968 | rickmatt(at)q.com | |
| Vice President | Don Anderson | 498-3534 | 482-0943 | doande(at)gmail.com |
| Treasurer | Virginia Febinger | 498-2127 | gingercln(at)comcast.net | |
| Secretary | Jim Bragonier | 484-9061 | james.bragonier(at)comcast.net | |
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| Editor-in-Chief | Mike Morris | 461-2002 | twriterext(at)gmail.com | |
| Features Editor | Mike Morris | |||
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| Membership Coordinator | Jack Linder | 663-2151 | jack(at)frpcug.org | |
| New Technology SIG Leader | Chuck McJilton | 493-2987 | cdmcjs(at)gmail.com | |
| Digital Imaging SIG Leader | Mike Morris | |||
| DTP SIG Leader | Mike Morris | |||
| Publicity | Mike Morris | 461-2002 | twriterext(at)gmail.com | |
| Door Prize Coordinator | John Goldey | 221-0877 | johngoldey(at)juno.com | |
| FRPCUG Fax Line | 493-1408 | |||
| FRPCUG Home Page w/E-Mail | http://www.frpcug.org | |||
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