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The next meeting is November 19, 2009 (12:30 p.m.).
091105 – At the November 5th, 2009 meeting we discussed some of the issues of upgrading to Windows 7. Dick Henthorn suggested that the club create a Google group where members could interact. Details for the annual Christmas Luncheon are outlined in the minutes. Make plans to attend on Thursday, December 17th.
091015 – At the October 15th, 2009 meeting Bob Blum demonstrated some of the features of Windows 7 and Norm Bohrer discussed some of the reviews to date and why XP users may wish to hold off on upgrading to this new operating system. Microsoft began selling Windows 7 to the general public on October 22nd.
091001 – The annual election of officers took place at the October 1, 2009, meeting. The slate of candidates was elected. All officers except the Vice President - Program Chairman agreed to serve another term. The club seeks a volunteer to fill this important vacant position.
090917 – The Sep 17, 2009, meeting speaker was Dr. Mark Matties of the Computer Science Department, Bowie State University. He talked about Bowie State University's Computer Science program and their XSeed supercomputer project.
090903 – Member Charlotte Melichar gave a PowerPoint presentation about her experience when she spilt a glass of water on her Dell laptop keyboard.
090820 – No presentation. Eric Hein described Computer Classroom/Lab's new connection to the internet separate from the City's.
090806 - AT&T Mobility (formerly Cingular) reps talked about cell phone technology: cell towers, factors affecting transmission coverage, speed, and quality.
090716 – Bob Rapczynski demonstrated How to Replace a Desktop's Power Supply.
090702 - No presentation.
090618 – Ted Tuck demonstrated his “robotic toys.”
090604 - No presentation.
090521 - Upgrading of RAM, optical drives, harddrives & other hardware was demoed on three computers
090507 - City of Bowie's webmaster, Mr. Anthony Hogue talks about the new City of Bowie website.
090402- Bob Blum talked about USB flashdrives. (see his “Flash Drive Handouts”)
090319 - No presentation.
090305 - Discussion of club's revamped web site. Discussion / demo of Skype. Review of an article titled "The Best Free Software".
090219 - No presentation. Discussion on Hauppauge's TV Tuner Stick which was used during the Senior Center's Inauguration event.
090205 - Featured speaker was Mr. Rob Pegoraro of The Washington Post.
090115 - William L. Blakeman, III, discussed the technology available for our military personnel serving in Iraq to communicate with family
081120 - Steve Deming, Microsoft Technical Specialist
081106 - No presentation.
081016 - BG&E’s Customer Support
081002 - Club elections; Computer Backup using GHOST
080918 - Club elections nominations
080904 - No presentation.
080821 - Computer Forensics Unit, PG County Police