Number 284 - January 2007

UPDATE
Ubuntu Linux    The theme of this month's presentation is Linux on Live (bootable, hence self-loading) CDs, specifically Ubuntu Linux. Carl Tenning and Bob Thomson will present and demonstrate its features including logging on to the Internet. Look in the Operating System section for a brief blurb on the subject. then come to the January meeting to see it in action and get your own copy of the bootable CD. Zombieland    Beginners: Is some hacker using your machine without your knowledge? Check your machine and protect it from unauthorized use. Read the article and learn. Make E-mail Less Of a Pain    Steve Bass gives us some tips on how to be more considerate of those who receive our Cyber notes. E-mail Forwarding    Frank Kelly tells us how to clean up e-mails before forwarding them. Eliminate all those added lines and addresses before sending them on. Safeguard Your Data    Here are some handy, sensible rules from the Dept of Homeland security. Spreadsheet    The author uses Microsoft Excel to display the Cost of Natural Gas to illustrate the processes of Data Collection, Data Entry, Data Analysis, Graphic Representation and Interpretation	Record to CD    Buster White tells us how to save our favorite 78's, 33 1/3's and 45's to CD. Carl Tenning illustrated this last year at a club meeting. Here is more on the subject. Funny Stuff    The brief squibs, The Lighter Side and Computaholic 12 Step Program give us a smile or two amid the more technical stuff of the newsletter. Actually the Lighter Side is not a joke but an amusing real life occurence. U3 Drives    Did you ever want to take your current project with you and work on it on a remote location without lugging along your computer--laptop or otherwise? U3 drives allow you to do this conveniently. Take a look. Megapixels    The author discusses what he thinks are important things to consider when choosing and using a digital camera. TOG EARLY BIRD SIG    Ray Mills will conduct an early bird SIG meeting on the topis of Quick Shortcuts and any other topic of interest. All are welcome. Come and participate. Subject matter is not limited. You may ask questions on several topics if you wiah to do so.
Number 284 - January 2007