Number 223 - December 2001

UPDATE
A Thousand Apologies!     To those of you who showed up for last month's meeting and found the Library building closed and locked, we apologize. In past years, the Pierce County Library at Parkland was not open on Mondays, so we used to pick up the key to the building on the Saturday before our Monday meeting so that we could open the meeting room. This year the Library has been open on Mondays so we got into the "bad" habit of entering the Library at the beginning of the evening and picking up the key to "lock up" if our meeting went beyond the Library closing time. Noone thought of checking to see if our meeting date fell on a holiday during which the Library would be closed, and then making arrangements to pick up the key early. This year, the November 11th observance of Veteran's Day was shifted to November 12th and the library was closed. We are very sorry about that! Perhaps the answer lies here. Home Network Demo     The program on creating a home network with several personal computers, intended for presentation last month, will be presented this month instead. Seasonal Celebration     You are invited to bring cookies, cakes, non-alcoholic punch, etc. for sharing and enjoyment after (even during) the December 10th meeting. Credit Where Credit Is Due     It has been a tradition in the Computer User Group community that members help one another to solve	problems and share with each other tips and experiences that enhance the usefulness and enjoyment of their computers. This is not unique to computers, of course, and is quite common throughout the "hobby" world.     Perhaps what is special in the computer world is the proliferation of Computer User Group newsletters, some are very professional magazines. User Group newsletters are interchanged by mail throughout the country, nay the world, and many are now even more accessible through the Internet. While we have our favorite sources, which you can discern by reading the byline of each article, we wish to acknowledge the contributions of all of the authors and their editors who have unselflishly shared their expertise with us. Our own little group's newsletter could not have carried so much good stuff if we had had to generate it all ourselves.     A big "Thank You" from us to all those authors and editors who have made our job of keeping our membership well-informed so much easier! Brains, Brawn vs Brash Blather     We have often said, when pontificating to our children on the work ethic and value system, that to get ahead in the world hard work often matches, sometimes beats "brains", especially if the brainy one is lazy. This advice is confirmed in a way in the short article "THIS Explains Everything!" on page 9. However, a couple of even more powerful attributes also seem to be at work. Take a look.
Number 223 - December 2001