GENERAL MEETING

JUNE MEETING:
Patch Tuesday

7:00 PM Tuesday
June 5th, 2012
Fort Collins Senior Center
(See Map Here)

COME TO THE MEETING AND CHECK THESE AND OTHER SPECIAL DEALS!

  • Acronis Backup Products
  • All Corel Products
  • O'Reilly Books

Enjoy these benefits of FRPCUG membership!

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS AND ACTIVITIES

membershipHere you will find a few of the benefits of membership in the Front Range PC Users Group. They are all important, but they all add up to a friendly helping hand from knowledgeable people.

Redball MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

  • General meetings, on the first Tuesday of each month (except August), feature:

    • Informative discussions and presentations on computer use, prepared for the general public.
      • An "Open Forum" discussions address individual user questions and problems.
      • See our GRAPHIC EVENTS CALENDAR for monthly meetings, times, and venues.

  • Technical assistance is available through:

    • Group sponsored Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings.
    • Our monthly k-Byte newsletter:
      • The PDF version is in traditional booklet format and is printable.
      • The HTML version is in standard web format and is searchable.
      • The PAST ISSUES of the k-Byte newsletter are an excellent source of information on many computer related topics.
      • The ARTICLE INDEX provides a searchable index of k-Byte articles beginning in 1999.
    • The Saturday Morning SHOP TALK free help sessions.
    • Training classes:
      • Clinics and seminars cover the use of:
        • Computer operating systems.
        • Application software.
        • Internet use.
        • Computer security.
        • Recreation.
        • Other aspects computer use—from basic to advanced issues.
    • This web site, and the many helpful links on:

  • Special discount programs for members:

    • Offers for:
      • Hardware
      • Software
      • Books
      • Other computer related products
    • Some discounts and offers are time-limited, but most are not. Access to these discounts and offers is available from the Members Only page.

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Redball SHARED ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS

Another extremely valuable benefit of membership is the opportunity to learn from other members about shared interests.

These interests are available in many activities. Some members use the General Forum meetings to report on their interests.

For example, connect to the MEETING TOPICS page to see past and recent meeting topics.

  • You will find there, among other helpful and informative presentations, a tutorial on burning CDs and DVDs.

Other members teach classes on computer topics:

  • These classes are offered as a service in partnership with the Fort Collins Senior Center.
  • A current SENIOR CENTER CLASS SCHEDULE shows classes taught by FRPCUG members.

Other examples of shared interests (by no means a complete list) are:

  • Astronomy
    • There is an excellent resource, maintained by member Jack Linder, for anyone interested in Astronomy, available from the KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES page. There is information for both adults and children of all ages.
  • Genealogy
  • Other topics of shared interest on the KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES page are:
    • A link to an online encyclopedia
    • Links to Internet resources, including, among others:
      • A link to a tutorial on effective web searching techniques
      • A link to a web site that provides practical tips to help you be on guard against Internet fraud and to help you protect your personal information.
  • Free (and reliable) software
    • Today there is a wide variety of free and open source software for many different interests.
    • The SOFTWARE RESOURCES page contains an annotated list of free and open source applications and annotated links to web sites that offer many more applications.
  • Book and software reviews
    • Members have contributed BOOK AND SOFTWARE REVIEWS on topics of interest to them.
    • These reviews include a ratings key that is unique to FRPCUG.

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