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Meeting Agenda For April 2012

April 3 - Tablet Pet Pals

Tablet Bean Bags are ergonomically and therapeutically designed to eliminate neck pain and strain when working with your iPad or tablet. They facilitate better body positioning when reading, viewing movies or working on your tablet. Easily position your tablet in a vertical or horizontal position, from a 0 to 90 degree angle to your comfort. The Tablet Bean Bag accommodates any tablet size that is on the market.

There’s also the Tablet Teddy Bear which is designed for kids but why should they have all the fun? The Teddy Bear features include being Ergonomically designed, sits up independently with flexible arms and legs, even has a carry handle.

These are products I found at CES and they are adorable. Dean Designs offers three designs: Bean Bag, Pet Pal and Teddy Bear. Since they are adaptable for many devices and would make a super gift, come see them “in the flesh.” We’ll welcome the inventor of these very useful and attractive products, Dean Theodore.

April 10 - Basic Computing SIG Report

There are basic computing skills which we often do without, only because we either forget about them or just simply miss the steps when they are demonstrated or maybe don’t realize the value at the time. This SIG is designed to help everyone catch up on many of these which in turn improve our computing experience.

This evening will be a review of the topics that have been featured. We can all learn something, and just one ‘trick’ is more than worth an evening.

April 17 - Windows 8 Preview Continued

Following up with the previous great presentation by Jay Ross, we can gain insight into additional features that may or may not make it into the final version. Jay made some very good points last time, both being happy with some features and not so pleased with others. However, while these were his opinions, he explained why he judged them as he did.

Windows 8 is coming, probably toward the end of the year since October is most often mentioned as a probable release time. Whether we think we will upgrade or not, it behooves us to be aware of what it is about, how it looks, and how much of it we think might be useful to us. With the consumer beta version available to everyone, many of our members may want to try it themselves to see if they agree with what they are hearing and reading.

April 24 - Computing 101 with Judy Taylour

Everyone looks forward to the meetings when Judy comes because she always has something special to share. We have learned a lot from her presentations and this one will give us another of her specialties. This month the plan is to examine Google’s privacy policy and maybe find a way to work around it. Does anyone not ever use Google? We should all have a complete understanding of their policies, so this is very timely.

Just click on one of the topics for the latest articles from several of your favorite Computer Magazines.
Desktop Computing Computer News Briefs Software-Personal Use Microsoft Windows Peripherals	Laptops and Tablets Linux PDA's & Handheld Devices Video/Digital Photography Networking

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