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:

  • 7:15 pm – Announcements, followed by an open session during which members and guests can ask the group for help or opinions.

  • 7:30 pm – Main presentation.  Click here for a list of prior speakers.

  • 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.