Next GGCS General Meeting:
Jan 23, 2012 at 7:15 pm
Four Points by Sheraton Hotel (Napa Room)
1010 Northgate Drive, San Rafael
Click here
for directions.
Open to the public – admission and parking are free
Five Presentations - Something for Everyone
Russ Flaum - How to
make your office really paperless. How
to scan everything easily and still find stuff later.
Russ Flaum - Don't be
afraid of online banking ... an introduction for the timid.
Marcelino Nogueiro -
Do more with your network: This
will cover the benefits of a network attached storage (NAS) and a
network printer, and how to install and use them.
Steve Shank - An introduction and demonstration of "full
service" internet telephone. We'll
be talking about the likes of PhonePower, Vonage, Viatalk, etc., as
opposed to the more self service providers such as Skype, Ooma, or Magic
Jack. Can you save money, get more services, or are you asking for
headaches?
Steve Vance - Get
smart about passwords. Steve
will give important advice about passwords and demo his favorite way to
keep them safe ... a program called LastPass.
About the Meeting:
Our general meetings offer a friendly forum
for people interested in computers at all user levels, from novice to
expert.
Before the General Meeting, between 6:00
and 7:00 PM in the same room as the the main meeting
room, there is a free Introduction to Computing
Class. Ask at the reception
table outside the meeting room for directions.
Hungry? Have dinner before the meeting
in the Marin Steak & Spirits Company Restaurant, which you will
pass as you walk from the front desk to the meeting room.
From 6:30 to 7:00 PM Door Prize raffle
tickets are given out to members, memberships are renewed, etc. You
can stand around talking to people who know lots and lots about computers.
The meeting usually follows this schedule:
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7:15 pm –
Announcements, followed by an open session during which
members and guests can ask the group for help or opinions.
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7:30 pm –
Main presentation. Click
here for a list of prior speakers.
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9:00 pm –
Closing with a raffle of various hardware, software and
books. There are often quite a few items from which to choose.
Each member gets a free raffle ticket, both members and non-members
may purchase additional raffle tickets.
Future meetings: Our general meetings
are normally on the fourth Monday of the month. There is no meeting
in December. The May meeting is sometimes a week earlier or later
than normal when necessary to avoid Memorial Day. |