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Yard
Sale - June 12-13-14
It's time to get all those unused items collected so you'll
have space available for the new things you are going to want
(once you have space for them).
If you have large items, call Nancy Cook or Tom Vogel to
arrange for a pick-up.
Smaller items can be brought to the Tuesday meetings. But
don't wait to get them to us, the sale dates are coming up
fast!
Plus, do sign up to help for an hour or two during the sale,
or a couple days before. We need everyone's participation
for this to be a success, and not wear out a few dedicated
volunteers.
Meeting
Agenda For June 2009
June 2 - MailWasher
Pro
 Many
of you saw Nick Bolton at the conference over the weekend.
What a delightful couple Nick and his wife, Helen,
are. He has come all the way from New Zealand to participate
in the conference and was pleased when I invited him to our
meeting. This is the only computer club (user group) meeting
he'll be attending so let's show him how great we are!
If you were at the conference, please wear your badge holder
(put your TUGNET badge in it when you come in). What a thrill
it will be for him to see those tomorrow night!
The ultimate spam blocker software. Stop spam and
unwanted e-mail with the award winning MailWasher Pro.
It's easy to use and very effective. Save time by only getting
the e-mail you want. Over 8 million people use MailWasher
Pro as their spam blocker. (You're apt to get the program
free if you are here.)
 He'll
also tell you about a brand new program, Encrypt. He
says they've solved a major problem with encryption –
usability and user authentication. Now there will be no excuse
to not send every e-mail encrypted without it affecting how
the receiver gets their e-mail. This simple solution means
you don't need to change anything about how you send email
and also proves the identity of the sender.
Having Nick Bolton here is a rare treat for TUGNET
members and their guests. Don't miss it!
June 9 - Topaz
Labs Enhancement Software
 We
will be welcoming an old friend, Greg Rostami. If you
attended the Computer Shows in the past, you have seen Greg
– his was the booth that always had a crowd around it.
The same still holds true since he had quite a group surrounding
his booth at the Expo of the recent Southwest Computer
Conference. Greg began his career in 1988 using
computers to develop special effects for film and television;
long before many even knew that such things were possible
with personal computers.
From the ages of 20 to 24, Greg created graphics for
animation projects, flying logos, on screen playback of monitors
for sci-fi movies and games. He broke into the big leagues
with a job for Dream Quest working on a 70mm
ride film project called Space Shuttle America.
For many, working on computer special effects for films such
as Batman Forever, Outbreak, Species, Under Siege 2: Dark
Territory, Deep Blue Sea, and Mortal Combat would be enough.
Not for Greg. Always an innovator, he went to work
for EDS Digital Studios where he developed technologies
to restore films, including Gone with the Wind and In the
Heat of the Night.
In 1999, he built the world's first all digital transfer
process for Disney's animated features. His work on
Tarzan changed the way Disney viewed electronic
distribution, and was a critical element in the emerging E-Cinema
technologies.
Today, Greg continues to contract special effects
and animation projects. In 2006, Greg's love of image/video
processing brought him together with Dr. Albert Yang
from Topaz Labs. Over the last 3 years he has
represented the revolutionary products of Topaz Labs which
include:
 Topaz
Adjust: A powerful & unique exposure, detail, and
color adjustment tool
Topaz Denoise: Critically acclaimed the best noise/grain
reduction technology
Topaz Simplify: Convert photos to stunning art without
any drawing skills
Topaz Clean 2: A power tool for converting photos to
smooth and crisp art
Topaz Vivacity: An advanced collection of photo tools
including `Enlarge,' `Sharpen' and `DeJPEG'
Greg will be demonstrating never-before-seen solutions
to common photography problems along with some amazing ways
of effortlessly converting your photos into ready to frame
art.
Don't miss this!
June 12-13-14 - Yard
Sale
 June
16 - Microsoft Office Excel
We'll finally welcome Rani Stoddard back to give us
a lesson on Excel. If you use Excel,
you're bound to pick up a tip or trick to help you make it
even  more
useful. Rani is quite an expert on the program so if
you have any questions about it, this is when you can get
an answer.
Microsoft Office Excel is a powerful and widely
used tool that helps people analyze information to make more
informed decisions. Based on the job you need to accomplish,
whether it's creating a table or writing a formula, Office
Excel presents the appropriate commands when you
need them.
Since most of us have a spreadsheet program in our computers,
we will see how we can make good use of it and Rani will
help us to do so.
June 23 - Computing
101 & Hardware Lab
 Computing
101
Preventive Maintenance
You spend a lot of money on your computer equipment - so learn
how to take care of it, make it last longer, and keep it out
of the repair shop!
Come learn how to safely remove dust from your computer's
innards, how to make your own cheap LCD screen cleaning fluid,
identify needed upgrades, and speed your computer up like
it was when you first bought it.
 Hardware
Lab
This is the meeting when members can bring in a misbehaving
computer. Our techies will try to solve the problem. Please
leave it in the car when you arrive and bring it in at the
break.
It’s really important to let us
know if you intend to bring your system to the meeting and
what your problem is. Those who let us know will be first
to get attention. Contact information is in your newsletter.
Remember, these sessions are geared toward hardware problems
rather than software problems which are addressed during our
Q & A periods.
June 30 - Pot
Luck, Business Meeting, More
Our pot luck, usually scheduled for a meeting in July, will
see us kicking off the summer which officially began the week
before, June 21st.
 Same
procedure as in the past with everyone bringing a dish of
choice, hopefully serving about 10 people. If you are unable
to do so, we'll seek a donation of $10 to cover your meal
- to be used to fill in the table as the committee feels necessary.
 Following
that scrumptious dinner we'll have a business meeting to discuss
a number of things, including upcoming events.
Then we'll relax with some Fun Stuff and a few other
activities being planned.
Hope you'll plan to attend!
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