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Program Meetings
No admission fee for non-members.
Everyone is welcome!
Second Tuesday of every month, except August
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Help's Half Hour (Q & A) 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Upcoming & Tentatively
Scheduled Programs:
Special Events:
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December 9, 2008
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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Computer Jeopardy
Hosted by: Arpad Kovacs
The game board contains only computer related topics.
Member/contestants play the game and win prizes.
This is aways a lot of fun.
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November 11, 2008
Meeting Location: Map
Pittsford Library
24 State Street
Pittsford, NY 14534
There is parking in the rear of
the building. Enter and go in the first door on your right.
-Fisher Meeting Room-
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Gifts and Gadgets for the Holidays
Presented by: Arpad Kovacs
Don't miss Arpad's annual assessment of new things, technical and computer
related!
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October 14, 2008
Meeting Location: Map
Spiegel Community Center, Pittsford
Recreation Department (old Lincoln Avenue School)
35 Lincoln Avenue, Room 102
Pittsford, NY 14534
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The History of Desktop Computing
Presented by: Mike Lavelle
Mike will moderate an audience participation session on the history
of desktop computing. |
September 9, 2008
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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Concepts of Open Source Software
Presented by: Karlie Robinson
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August 12, 2008
Perinton
Park - Enclosed Shelter
99 O'Connor Road, Fairport - (Off
Rt. 31F, Fairport Rd., just West of the Barge Canal)
Satellite
Map with Zoom and Driving Directions Options
Socialize: 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Eat: 5:30pm
Silent Auction: 5:00pm - 9:00pm
RCSi Picnic and Silent Auction
Members, please sign up with Steve
before the August 1st deadline.
Questions?
Contact
Us
July 8, 2008
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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Genealogy
Presented by: Russ Cooper
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June 10, 2008
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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Print Management
Presented by: David Wilson
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May 13, 2008
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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Linux - You have installed it - Now what?
Presented by: Carl Schmidtmann & Bill Statt
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April 8, 2008
Meeting Location: Map
Penfield Courtroom A
(Opposite back corner from the
Penfield Library entrance)
There is an open courtyard just
to the left of the entrance. See Satellite
Map
1985 Baird Road
(North of Penfield Road, rt. 441)
Penfield, NY
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How To Create A Newsletter
Presented by: Arpad Kovacs
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March 11, 2008
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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VoicePower for Dragon Naturally Speaking
Presented by: Bill Statt
Bill will demonstrate the capabilities of VoicePower,
a program that enhances Dragon Naturally Speaking.
VoicePower helps in learning Dragon Naturally Speaking, using an interactive
'Virtual Trainer.'
It adds 10,000 productivity commands for use with other commonly
used applications, such as
Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, WordPerfect, Microsoft
PowerPoint,
QuickBooks, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Yahoo e-mail, Gmail,
ACT!, Eudora, Thunderbird,
Microsoft Access, and Adobe Reader.
It also provides for voice control over files, directories and your
desktop.
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February 12, 2008
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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Why Software Sucks ... And What You Can
Do About It
Presented by: David Platt
David Platt, author of Why
Software Sucks will speak to us from Boston.
(Via internet connection)
Humorous, insighful look at why software sucks, and why it
shouldn't have to from the prospective of a programming insider.
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January 8, 2008
Meeting Location: Map
Penfield Courtroom A
(Opposite back corner from the
Penfield Library entrance)
There is an open courtyard just
to the left of the entrance. See Satellite
Map
1985 Baird Road
(North of Penfield Road, rt. 441)
Penfield, NY
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How To Create A Newsletter
Presented by: Arpad Kovacs
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December 11, 2007
Meeting Location: Map
Penfield Public Library
1985 Baird Road
(North of Penfield Road, rt. 441)
Penfield, NY
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Computer Jeopardy
Hosted by: Arpad Kovacs as Alex
Member/contestants play the popular board game with
computer related questions and answers, of course!
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November 13, 2007
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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Building A PC From Scratch
Presented by: Tony Dellelo
Tony will demonstrate assembling a PC from components to the finished
product.
This "how to" would be helpful for those wanting to replace individual
components, such as a hard drive.
Program Follow-up:
Presentation
Slides
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October 9,
2007
Meeting Location: Map
Penfield Public Library
1985 Baird Road
(North of Penfield Road, rt. 441)
Penfield, NY
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Gifts and Gadgets for the Holidays
Presented by: Arpad Kovacs
Arpad presents his annual review of new computer
and technology related gifts for the holidays.
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September 11, 2007
Meeting Location: Map
Spiegel Community Center, Pittsford
Recreation Department (old Lincoln Avenue School)
35 Lincoln Avenue, Room 102
Pittsford, NY 14534
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Microsoft Vista - Pros and Cons
Presented by: Arpad Kovacs
Come and hear the good and bad behind the hype, about Microsoft's newest
operating system.
Program Follow-up:
Presentation
Slides
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August 14, 2007
Buckland
Park - Enclosed Shelter
Westfall Road - (Between Clinton
S. Ave. and S. Winton Road)
Map
with Zoom and Driving Directions Options
Socialize: 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Eat: 5:30pm
Flea Market: 4:00pm - 9:00pm
RCSi Picnic and Flea Market
Members, please sign up with Steve
before the August 1st deadline.
Questions?
Contact
Us
July 10, 2007
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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Computer On A Flash Drive
Presented by: Arpad Kovacs
Have you ever wanted to take your computer with you? Now you can. With
portable applications and usb thumb drives, you can run virtually any application
on any computer. When you leave, your data goes with you.
Program Follow-up:
Presentation
Slides
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June 12, 2007
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
May 8, 2007
Meeting Location: Map
St.John's Meadows
Entrance - 1423 Elmwood Avenue,
just West of Clinton Ave. S.
The Briarwood
1 Johnsarbor Drive West
Park in front of the building,
go in the main entrance and to your left at the hallway.
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Dragon Naturally Speaking
Presented by: Bill Statt
Bill will describe and demonstrate the capabilities of Dragon
Naturally Speaking, a speech to text program. This software does
much more than just convert dictation to text in a word processor.
It incorporates control commands and allows one to interact with a computer
on many levels.
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April 10, 2007
Meeting Location: Map
Pittsford Library
24 State Street
Pittsford, NY 14534
Park in the back of the building,
and go in the rear entrance to the first door on your right.
-Fisher Meeting Room-
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Nick Francesco Talks About Linux
Presented by: Nick Francesco
Nick founded FROG (First Rochester Osborne Group) in the Spring
of 1982.
FROG later became the Rochester Computer Society, Inc., a not-for-profit
computer user group serving the Rochester, New York area.
Nick is an Adjunct Professor and Systems Administrator at the College
of Business, RIT. He can be heard, along with Dave Enright and Steve
Rae on the Sound Bytes radio program,
Sundays 11am to 1pm on 1180 WHAM.
He also has a computer help website: Ask
Nick.com
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Linux is rapidly gaining favor as an alternative
operating system for the PC.
Linux is free software with open source development.
For a description and history of Linux see wikipedia.
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March 13, 2007
Meeting Location: Map
Greece Community Center
Activity Room C
3 Vince Tofany Blvd
Greece, NY 14612
February 13, 2007
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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Video Editing - Part 2
Presented by: John McMillan, Secretary - RCSi
This will be a continuation of January's presentation, Video Editing
- Part 1.
Program Follow-up:
Presentation
Slides
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January 9, 2007
Meeting Location: Map
Pittsford Library
24 State Street
Pittsford, NY 14534
-Just east of the Route 31/Route
96 stop light in the center of the village of Pittsford-
State Street is route
31 from Monroe Ave. to Pittsford Palmyra Rd.
Park in the back of the building,
and go in the rear entrance to the first door on your right.
-Fisher Meeting Room-
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Video Editing - Part 1
Presented by: John McMillan, Secretary - RCSi
This will be an introduction to video editing.
What components and tools are needed to do the job?
John's discussion will be based on his experiences using Adobe Premier.
Program Follow-up:
Presentation
Slides
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December 12, 2006
Meeting Location: Map
Pittsford Library
24 State Street
Pittsford, NY 14534
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Computer Jeopardy
Hosted by: Arpad Kovacs as Alex
The game board contains only computer related answers.
Member/contestants play the game and win prizes.
This was a lot of fun last year.
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November 14, 2006
Meeting Location: Map
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
350 Chili Avenue
Rochester, NY 14611
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Gifts and Gadgets for the Holidays
Presented by: Arpad Kovacs
What's new for holiday gifts?
See Arpad's annual review of computer and
technology related gifts for the holidays.
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October 10, 2006
Meeting Location: Map
Spiegel Community Center, Pittsford
Recreation Department (old Lincoln Avenue School)
35 Lincoln Avenue, Room 102
Pittsford, NY 14534
| Lincoln Avenue runs parallel to and one block
South of Monroe Avenue, and extends from Sutherland Street to S. Main Street
in the Village of Pittsford.
Driving: From the Northwest, take Monroe Avenue
toward the Village of Pittsford. Just after the village limits sign you
will cross a canal bridge and railroad tracks. Take your first right onto
Sutherland Street, and first left onto Lincoln Avenue. The Spiegel Center
is on your right.
From 490: Exit 26, Pittsford Palmyra Road, take
Rt 31 West to the Village of Pittsford, past the library, and through the
stop light where Main Street crosses. (This becomes Monroe Avenue, Rt 31.)
Take your first left onto Washington Avenue, then first right onto Lincoln
Avenue. The Spiegel Center is on your left.
Parking: There is parking on the street in front
of the building and in the parking lot on the right side of the building.
From the center entrance, go up the stairs, to
the 2nd room on the right. (102)
From the right side entrance, go up the stairs
and down the hall to room 102 on the left. |
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Website Design - The Creative Aspect
Presented by: Emily Carpenter
| What creative processes take place in a web designer's mind from initial
concept, layout, placement of images, and use of scripts, to the finished,
integrated website?
Emily will describe and display the process of creating a new, real
commercial website.
She will answer commonly asked questions, address pitfalls, navigation
issues, consistency and 'must have' elements in website design. Questions
from the group are welcome. |
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September 12, 2006
Meeting Location: Map
Spiegel Community Center, Pittsford
Recreation Department (old Lincoln Avenue School)
35 Lincoln Avenue, Room 102
Pittsford, NY 14534
| Getting Unusual Use Out of Your Office Applications
Presented by: Van King
| Many computer users need to write large documents at least once in
a while. When such a writer is working alone, there are many times when
a user needs an extra voice or pair of eyes, much as a carpenter might
occasionally need a third hand. The digital camera, an OCR (Optical Character
Recognition) program, and an e-text reader can be used together in an unusual
collaboration to increase your efficiency (and save money). |
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August 8, 2006
Buckland
Park - Enclosed Shelter
Westfall Road - (Between Clinton
S. Ave. and S. Winton Road)
Map
with Zoom and Driving Directions Options
Socialize: 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Eat: 5:30pm
Flea Market: 4:00pm - 9:00pm
RCSi Picnic and Flea Market
Members, please sign up with Steve
before the August 1st deadline.
Questions?
Contact
Us
July 11, 2006
Meeting Location: Map
Gates Town Hall/Library Complex
1605 Buffalo Road
Rochester, NY 14624
490 Exit 7A- Rt. 33 Buffalo Road
~ 1.1 Miles East on Buffalo Road
Library Entrance - Rear of Building
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How to Sell on eBay
Presented by: Arpad Kovacs
This month's presentation is again about eBay.
This time: Selling on eBay
Program Follow-up:
Presentation
Slides
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June 13, 2006
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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How to Buy on eBay
Presented by: Arpad Kovacs
It seems that everyone has heard about the auction website eBay.
Just how does one buy things on eBay?
This presentation will fill you in on the details.
Program Follow-up:
Presentation
Slides
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May 9, 2006
Meeting Location: Map
Penfield Public Library
1985 Baird Road
(North of Penfield Road, rt. 441)
Penfield, NY
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Help's Two Hours
Extended 'Help's Half Hour'
Election of Officers
Computer problems Q & A. Bring in your computer questions! Share
your knowledge.
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April 11, 2006
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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Smart Computing Magazine
Presenter: Jen Clausen, User Group Representative
- Smart Computing Magazine
They're Back!!!
A power failure scuttled the July 12 presentation.
The presenters have agreed to return, this time to the Brighton library.
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March 14, 2006
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
Build Your Own Computer
- Program Provided by Intel®-
Presented by: Tony Dellelo
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February 14, 2006
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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Search Engine Optimization
Presented by: Mary Anne Donovan, Vice President
- SEO Linking Courses, Inc.
Internet presence is essential for today's businesses.
The competition to be "seen" is intense.
Search engine localization search capability is quickly replacing the
Yellow Pages as the place people look for local goods and services.
Search engine optimization is the process by which a business
can improve its site's ranking with search engines, with the goal
of making it into the top 30 listings on the results page.
Program Follow-up:
Click
here for Mary Anne's Power Point Presentation Slides
(From Power Point View menu, click on Slide
Show.)
If you do not have MS Power Point installed, you'll
need to download
Power
Point Viewer.
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Download and install PP Viewer
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Download and save SEOPresentation.ppt
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Open Viewer and Browse to Presentation File
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Open - Slide Show will Auto-Start
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SEO
Literacy Consultants Course Offerings
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January 10, 2006
Meeting Location: Map
Penfield Public Library
1985 Baird Road
(North of Penfield Road, rt. 441)
Penfield, NY
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Sound Bytes Forums, RCSi Forums
Presented by: John McMillan
Slides, with a look at the Bound Bytes forums and RCSi forums
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December 13, 2005
Meeting Location: Map
Penfield Public Library
1985 Baird Road
(North of Penfield Road, rt. 441)
Penfield, NY
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Jeopardy
Hosted by: Arpad Kovacs as Alex
Members play the game and win prizes. All questions are computer related.
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November 8, 2005
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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Gifts and Gadgets for the Holidays
Presented by: Arpad Kovacs
What is contained in Arpad's compilation of this year's
new and improved gadgetry for geeks and techies?
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October 11, 2005
Meeting Location: Map
Penfield Public Library
1985 Baird Road
(North of Penfield Road, rt. 441)
Penfield, NY
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Digital Video
Presented by: Jeremy Sarachan, Editorial Staff
- ComputerLink Magazine
What should you consider when buying a digital camera?
How can you make the best use of it in conjunction with your computer?
Come hear about the camera features that will help you create better
movies.
See a demonstration of digital video editing.
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September 13, 2005
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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Extended Help's Half Hour
Presented by: Ron Matteson
There will be Q & A from the group as well as answers to commonly
asked questions.
Also - Backing up your computer
Features of the Linux distribution Ubuntu
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August 9, 2005
Perinton
Park - Enclosed Shelter
99 O'Connor Road, Fairport - (Off
Rt. 31F, Fairport Rd., just West of the Barge Canal)
Map
with Zoom and Driving Directions Options
Socialize: 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Eat: 5:30pm
Flea Market: 4:00pm - 9:00pm
RCSi Picnic
Members, please sign up with Steve.
Questions?
Contact
Us
July 12, 2005
Meeting Location: Map
Webster Library
Webster Plaza
980 Ridge Road (Corner of Hard
Road)
Webster, NY
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Smart Computing Magazine
Presenter: Jen Clausen, User Group Representative
- Smart Computing Magazine
User Groups exist on a basis of users helping users. Smart Computing
is devoted to the betterment of the user group community by supplying users
with the most viable computing and technology information available and
providing ongoing support for user group events. We know that user groups
hold the knowledge, information, and interest needed for individuals to
be successful in today’s ever-changing world of technology, and we want
to ensure this doesn’t change. How? By delivering the information you need
to improve your PC productivity.
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June 14, 2005
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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Intel® Technology for the Digital Home
Experience
Presented by: Arpad Kovacs
In the digital home, PCs and consumer electronic devices work
together to deliver digital media such as video and music throughout your
home. Learn more about it, including the technologies that make it happen.
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May 10, 2005
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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Centrino Technology
Presented by: Ron Matteson
Find out about the Intel® Centrino™ mobile technology:
how it enables extended battery life,
delivers outstanding mobile performance,
and includes integrated wireless LAN capability.
The presentation will include a short video about the Intel Centrino
mobile technology,
as well as an overview on how to take advantage of the latest wireless
innovations.
Also learn more about installing your own wireless network.
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April 12, 2005
Meeting Location: Map
Gates Town Hall/Library Complex
1605 Buffalo Road
Rochester, NY 14624
490 Exit 7A- Rt. 33 Buffalo Road
~ 1.1 Miles East on Buffalo Road
Library Entrance - Rear of Building
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The Sound Bytes Crew
Dave Enright, Steve Rae and Rob Linton
Computer experts from the Sound Bytes radio program
Broadcast every Sunday - 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - 1180
WHAM
* Business Meeting @ 6:30pm
* Program ~6:45pm
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March 8, 2005
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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The World Wide Web - What kids are doing there.
Presented by: Arpad Kovacs
What kinds of things are kids finding and downloading from the Web?
What techniques are they using to download files?
Spyware and harmful files might be downloading without anyone's knowledge.
What other things should you be aware of and be diligent about finding
out?
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February 8, 2005
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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GPS/GNIS
Presented by: Larry Lavery
GPS - Global Positioning System
GNIS - Geographic Names
Information System
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January 11, 2005
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
December 14, 2004
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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Quicken
Presented by: Jack Baly
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November 9, 2004
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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Gifts and Gadgets for the Holidays
Presented by: Arpad Kovacs
2004 is nearing its end and with it have come many new and exciting
technologies. Many advances have been made over the past year, from computer
technology to digital cameras to music players, with still more to come.
Here, we'll review some of the year's favorites, plus some tech gems that
may have been overlooked. Also, we’ll have a look ahead at what to expect
in the next year. With gift giving holidays just around the corner, you
won't want to miss this! |
October 12, 2004
Meeting Location: Map
Chili Public Library
Town Hall/Library Complex Directions
3333 Chili Avenue
Rochester, NY 14624
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Genealogy - Family Tree Maker 11
Presented by: Stanley Lochocki
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September 14, 2004
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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Wireless Networking will be rescheduled.
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August 10, 2004
Perinton
Park - Enclosed Shelter
99 O'Connor Road, Fairport - (Off
Rt. 31F, Fairport Rd., just West of the Barge Canal)
Map
with Zoom and Driving Directions Options
6:00 pm until closing
RCSi Picnic
Members, please sign up with Steve.
Questions?
Contact
Us
July 13, 2004
Meeting Location: Map
Webster Library
Webster Plaza
980 Ridge Road (Corner of Hard
Road)
Webster, NY
June 8, 2004
Meeting Location: Map
Penfield Public Library
1985 Baird Road
(North of Penfield Road, rt. 441)
Penfield, NY
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The Magic of OCR
Presented by: Ron Matteson, Program chairman -
RCSi
What is OCR (Optical Character Recognition)? Why is it important?
How does it do its magic? How can we run it on our computer?
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May 11, 2004
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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Installing Linux
Presented by: Max Kessler, Bill Statt and Tony Dellelo
Illustration and Explanation of a Linux Installation on a PC
There will be four Linux distributions: Mandrake, Fedora, SuSE and Debian.
Each distribution will, in turn, and as time permits, be installed,
tweaked and discussed.
The computer and four Linux distributions will be raffled off to the
membership.
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April 13, 2004
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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Photography BC & AD - Before Computers
and After Digital
Presented by: Gordon Brown - veteran of Kodak and
an internationally known
speaker and author in the photography field
Gordon will present a Microsoft PowerPoint program
comparing digital and conventional photography and how it affects you and
your photography. This program is a review of digital photography from
the beginning to the present, comparing photographic tasks with what we
used to do with conventional photography. It asks, and answers, the questions:
"What Have We Lost?" and, "What have we gained?"
In conventional photography, we explore the changes
that have occurred in the transition to digital photography from the magic
of the darkroom to the magic of the computer.
We examine what has changed, why it has changed,
and if it is good for photography and us or not. Some things have changed
for the better, and other changes make things more difficult. We will examine
which is which and when it is more advantageous to use either system. We
will also compare the quality and imaging chain of both systems and why
they work as they do, mentioning all of the cautions along the way.
We will also compare the quality and imaging chain
of both systems and why they work as they do, mentioning all of the cautions
along the way. We will also cover the following functions:
Digital Negatives
"dcr" Files
Image
Authentication software
CCD
Spectral Sensitivity
Image
Control
Histograms
and Curves
Printing
& Color
Color
Management
Retouching
Archive
Prints
Organizing
Your Photos
What
the future holds
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March 9, 2004
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
| 3D Stereo Photography
Presented by: David Boyer
Stereo 3D photo slide show depiction of Japanese life and culture |
February 10, 2004
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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The Mystery of the Portable Document Format
Presented by: Ron Matteson
What is PDF? What are the benefits of using the PDF? How can we view
and create PDF documents?
Program Follow-up:
Click
Here for Ron's Presentation Slides
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January
13, 2004
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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Paint Shop Pro
Presented by: Bill Statt
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December 9, 2003
Meeting Location: Map
Penfield Public Library
1985 Baird Road
(North of Penfield Road, rt. 441)
Penfield, NY
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Gadgets and Gifts for Christmas
Presented by: Arpad Kovaks
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November 11, 2003
Please note early start
time for this presentation.
Help's Half Hour: 6:00pm
Presentation: 6:30pm
Meeting Location: Map
Gates Town Hall/Library Complex
1605 Buffalo Road
Rochester, NY 14624
490 Exit 7A- Rt. 33 Buffalo Road
~ 1.1 Miles East on Buffalo Road
Library Entrance - Rear of Building
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Cyberlens
Presented by:
John
Woods -Kodak - Adobe Certified
Expert in Photoshop 4, 5, 6 & 7
Instructor - Kodak Educational Development Center
Jim Lyon - Kodak - Photographer/Cinematographer
Coordinator - Kodak Ambassadors
John and Jim will present a two hour session devoted to illustrating
how intermediate and advanced Photoshop techniques may be used to adjust
images digitally in a manner similar to familiar darkroom and camera corrections.
They will approach Adobe Photoshop as a tool for photographers, much as
lenses, flash and other variables are manipulated when taking pictures.
Recommendations regarding books and other Photoshop resource materials
will be given to the seminar participants and a CD ROM containing tutorials
from the lecture and sample images will be provided to each student. |
October 14, 2003
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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Approaches to Backing Up Your Hard Drive
Presented by: Gene and Linda Barlow
- User Group Relations
Representing: PowerQuest
Corporation
To loose any or all of the files stored on your hard drive is
a major disaster and one that would
take you weeks or months to recover from. You may never recover
from the loss of your most
important files. To protect yourself from the loss of your hard
drive with a well thought out
backup plan is essential for every one of us to implement. This
presentation will explore the
many backup options available to you and help you pick which
one is best for you. |
September
9, 2003
Meeting Location: Map
Brighton Town Hall/Library Complex
2300 Elmwood Avenue (~1.5 miles
west of 'Twelve Corners')
Rochester, NY 14618
Park in West Parking Lot
Enter Library Main Entrance - Turn
Right and go up the steps to the Meeting Room
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PC 'Modding'
Presented by: Arpad Kovacs
This is one of the hottest new trends in the computer culture. Modifications
range from neon
lights and florescent case fans to all out redesign of the case and
parts themselves. This
gives the PC owner a chance to personalize his or her rig to one's
own personality.
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August 12, 2003
Brighton Town Park - Enclosed Shelter
Westfall Road near S. Clinton Avenue
- Map
4:00 pm until closing
RCSi Picnic
Members, sign up with Steve.
Details in the July 2003 Monitor.
Questions?
Contact
Us
July 8, 2003
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The Sound Bytes Crew
Computer experts from the Sound Bytes radio program
Broadcast every Saturday @ 12:20 p.m. - 1180 WHAM
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June 10, 2003
May 13,
2003
Meeting Location: Map
Penfield Public Library
1985 Baird Road
(North of Penfield Road, rt. 441)
Penfield, NY
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Win4Lin
Presented by: Ed Evans - IBM
Products that bridge the gap between Windows and Linux
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April 8, 2003
Post ice storm 2003 addition:
The meeting will be held as scheduled.
Meeting Location: Map
Webster Library
Webster Plaza
980 Ridge Road
Webster, NY
March 11, 2003
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The Tablet PC
Presented by: Richard Swacen
Demonstration and Review
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February 11, 2003
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Desktop Publishing
Presented by: Ralph Squire, Professor (Retired)
- RIT School of Printing
Desktop Publishing - Emphasis on Typography (Layout, Arrangement, Style)
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January 14, 2003
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DSL
Presented by: Chris Muller - Frontier
Overview of DSL - How it works and how it benefits the user
Comparison of high speed (broadband) options (Cable, DSL, Satellite,
ISDN, T1)
New enhancements, such as high speed games over the Internet
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December 10, 2002
Migrating Home Windows Applications
To The Linux Operating System
Presented by: Tony Placilla
Supervisor - Enterprise Services Division - Sun
Microsystems
Certified Linux and Solaris Systems Administrator
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November 12, 2002
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Microprocessor Trends
Presented by: Jeff Leist, President of MicroworxServiceland
AMD vs. Intel
Specifications
QuantiSpeed Architecture
Hammer Technology
FSB - Front-Side Bus
DDR, SDRAM
Memory speed
Program Follow-up:
Well attended, excellent presentation
by Jeff Leist, President of Microworx Serviceland
with assistance from Dave DeYager,
Manager - Serviceland
Click
Here For Jeff's Presentation Slides
AMD
'Upcoming Technology' Presentation Slides
(Jeff attended this AMD presentation
on 11/13/2002.)
Note: Both sets of slides require
Internet Explorer 6 for proper viewing.
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October 8, 2002
 Photoshop
Elements 2.0
Presented by: Ron Matteson
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July 9, 2002
June 2002
Digital
Presentations by
Gordon P. Brown: F64 Photo
36 Solmar Drive
Rochester, New York 14624-5233
(F64photo@aol.com ) 585-889-2532
Digital
Photography, One Pixel at a Time
Program:
Gordon will present a Microsoft PowerPoint program on digital photography
using the digital methods that he covers in his talk. His program will
explore the current state of the art of relatively low-cost digital cameras
(less than $1,000) and digital imaging. He will also briefly cover high-end
digital SLRs. Since the fast-moving pace of the digital imaging world is
difficult to keep up with, this program is constantly being updated to
make it as current as possible.
In this program, we will explore
how digital images are formed, and compare this process with conventional
photography. You will learn how to handle, manipulate, scan, print, and
make creative digital images. You will see examples of great looking photographic-quality
prints made at home on a $300 inkjet printer.
Gordon will also show a demo of a digital camera so that you can see
how it works. Digital imaging on the World Wide Web and e-mail will also
be overviewed. In this class, you will also see what types of computer
and cameras are required for entry-level, intermediate, and advanced users.
Particular attention will be paid to the following elements:
Why
Digital? Why Now?
What’s
a Pixel?
Similarity
to Photography
Film
and Print Scanners
Enlarging
& Printing Images
Working
With Color
Digital
Imaging Software
Creative
Images
Camera
Functions
Photo
& Picture CDs
Digital
Photos on the Web
Using
Digital Software.
Saving
Digital Files
Image
Sharing and Printing
Digital
Darkroom (Lightroom)
Making
a 16 x 20” photo-quality print
New
products.
The
future of digital imaging
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