MEETING TOPICS & PAST PRESENTATIONS
Meeting Topics from the Present Back to 1996
Meeting Topics — From the Present Back to 1996
- Previous Meeting topics for perusal and use in planning future meetings.
Recent Meeting & Study Topics
eReaders and eBooks
- February 2nd, 2010 Meeting: Rick Mattingly and Chuck McJilton described the new eReaders, and demonstrated two of them. Connect to this link for a list of sources for eReader devices and also for sources of eBooks. This list (in PDF) was supplied by Rick Mattingly and edited and annotated by Mike Morris.
Backup Techniques and Tools
- March 3rd, 2009 Meeting. The meeting topic was Backup Techniques and Tools. Information is available from each of the three presentations:
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Click on Backup Techniques and Tools for the handout (PDF) provided with the topic introduction. It contains links to several free backup utilities, including the Advanced SystemCare application by IObit.com.
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Click on Acronis True Image for the handout (PDF) provided with the presentation on the True Image application, an image backup utility.
- Click on Reference Card for the source of the information provided with the Clonezilla presentation. Clonezilla is an open source partition or disk clone software application, suitable for the Linux and "Unix-like" operating systems. For more information, connect to Clonezilla. The application can be downloaded from SourceForge.
- November 4th, 2008 Meeting: Rick Mattingly, Jim Bragonier and Mike Morris demonstrate various software applications for creating mailing labels. Connect to this link for a Tutorial (PDF) on 4 ways to use Microsoft Word to create mailing labels.
Innovative Technology — It’s Never 2 Late
- October 7th, 2008 Meeting: Donna Gruis demonstrates the IN2L adaptive technology computer sytem. Connect to this link for a supplementary list (PDF) of Assistive Technology and Service Resources.
Using Outlook As Your Personal Information Manager
- May 6, 2008 Meeting: Mike Morris presents "Using Outlook As Your Personal Information Manager"
Connectivity, Remote Computing-Handout
Protocols and Connectivity Listing
- March 4, 2008 Meeting: Charles McJilton, Rick Mattingly and Jim Bragonier present "Connectivity, Remote Computing and Web Meetings -- An Historical Perspective with Demonstations"
Foolproof Burning CD's and DVD's
- February 5, 2008 Meeting: Guest speaker Erin Varao presents "Foolproof Burning CD's and DVD's -- An Outline and Tutorial of Burning Basics"
New Benefits for FRPCUG Members are Posted
- December 4, 2007 Meeting: Mike Morris presents "New Benefits for FRPCUG Members -- Membership benefits that can save you your dues!"
Desktop Publishing -- Choosing the Right Application
- October 2007 Meeting: Mike Morris presents "Desktop Publishing -- Choosing the Right Application"
Picasa Free Image Manager — Startup Manual (pdf)
- September 2007 Meeting: Mike Morris presents a manual to Picasa use on Windows and Linux machines.(PDF format)
