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Every Tuesday at 7:00PM
Granada Pavilion
11128 Balboa Blvd.
Granada Hills, CA
91344-4203
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The 16th Annual
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May 29 to 31, 2009

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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

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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.

I Love My Computer CartoonHardware 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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