This is a working page for agendas and minutes... and becomes our "Minute Book" and record for FRPCUG.

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Proposed Current Board Agenda:

07/09/2008

 

   Approval of Minutes

   Treasurer Report

    Newsletter Report

    Web Site Report

    Senior Center Class Report

    SIG Reports

    Digital Camera Lending Program Report

    Community Project Proposal Reports:

       Community Events Calendar

       Senior Center Web Site

       Cemetery GIS Project

    Review Upcoming Program/Event Schedule:

       August - No Meeting (Building Maintenence)

       September - Networking by Kerry Miller

       October - LifeBooks by Donna Gruis

       November - Mailing Label Magic

       December - Short Program and Social Hour

       January - Techsmith SnagIt 9 by Rick Mattingly

    Proposals for Future Programs/Events

    Old Business:

       Continuation - One Laptop Per Child Initiative Status

       Continuation - Building Help Resource List

       Continuation - OLPC Laptop future plan

    New Business:

       Door Prize Program Status

       Microsoft Mindshare Support Status

 

 

 

Board Minutes:

6/11/2008

Front Range PC Users Group – Board Meeting

June 11, 2008

1. Treasury report
The most recent bank statement delivered to Treasurer by President. Balance = $1785.14

 

2. Approval of minutes
Previous meeting minutes not available

 

3. Newsletter status report
June posted, July complete, August in process

 

4. Web status report
SIG pages consolidated into one page in Events panel. Three other pages will be consolidated into Software and Knowledge Resources page. "Pop-out" menu technical approach under evaluation.

 

5. SIGs

 

Technology and Digital Imaging SIGs continue to draw sufficient attendance and interest. No one showed at last month's DTP SIG, which has never had more than 4 attendees. If attendance/interest continues to remain low, discontinuing this SIG will be considered.

 


6. Meeting topics
July: Hardware/Software ZOO

Committments to date:

 

Rick Mattingly: Google Maps

Jim Bragonier: Photography

Jim Bragonier: Music

Mike Morris: Meet Your New Website

 

Free Raffle for 1 year's Free Membership

 

August: No meeting

 

September: Kerry Miller: Networking

 

October: Either Donna Gruis, Life Story software, or TBD, Basic System HW and OS Maintenance

 

November: Rick Mattingly (and others?), Mailing Label Magic

 

December: Annual Holiday celebration

 


7. Proposed future meeting topics
Registry cleaners (e.g., CCleaner)

Scanners

Proposed Current Board Agenda:

05/14/2008

    Approval of Minutes

   Treasurer Report

    Newsletter Report

    Web Site Report

    Senior Center Class Report

    SIG Reports

    Digital Camera Lending Program Report

    Community Project Proposal Reports:

       Community Events Calendar

       Senior Center Web Site

       Cemetery GIS Project

    Review Upcoming Program/Event Schedule:

       June - New Printer Technology

       July - Annual Hardware/Software Zoo

       August - No Meeting (Building Maintenence)

       September - Networking

       October - Basic System Hardware/Operating System Maintenance

       November - Mailing Label Magic

       December - Short Program and Social Hour

    Proposals for Future Programs/Events

    Old Business:

       Continuation - One Laptop Per Child Initiative Status

       Continuation - Club Laptop Computer Purchase Proposal

       Continuation - Building Help Resource List

       Continuation - OLPC Laptop future plan

    New Business:

       Door Prize Drawing Future

Board Minutes:

3/12/2008

Front Range PC Users Group – Board Meeting

March 12, 2008

 

President Rick Mattingly called the meeting to order at 7:00

Board Members Present: Rick Mattingly, Chuck McJilton, Jack Linder, Mike Morris, Virginia Febinger, and Jim Bragonier

 

Agenda Items:

  • Board Meeting Agendas are shown on frpcug.pbwiki.com under “Agendas & Minutes in the sidebar. Jim B. should bring a hard copy to the Board Meeting in February and thereafter.

  • Banking status: Balance is about $1319.15. All but three renewals for the membership are in, and membership stands at 52 people.

  • Website Report: Chuck, Jack, Mike and Jim continues to work the site functionality and on the Members Only security. Mike Morris has added two pages, Computer911 and Book/Software Reviews page, and has added a graphic calendar to the navigation panel. We are working on pop-out links on the Navigation panel to shorten the list of choices. Pages are being updated for the dynamic club calendar nearly every day.

  • The March k-Byte Newsletter is prepared and the April issue is underway. Timely mounting of the newsletter in both *.html and *.pdf formats has become a hallmark of Mike and Jack during this past year.

  • Mike Morris has the General Electric 7.1 MegaPix, 3X Zoom, digital camera, and is Musing it as part of his Graphic Image SIG. Warren Wards photos of club members have been added to the club pictures sets after a Shop Talk demo of how to move them easily between camera and computer was undertaken one Saturday.

  • Don Anderson presented the Spring – Summer schedule through August was distributed and it was presented as an update.

  • Partnerships: Michael Stolz, owner of Renaissance Computer, has been invited to the General Meeting of our club to introduce himself to the club members and describe the store's mission and mode of operation. What do we have to offer the business that might consider a partnership relationship with us? We may want to further define our part of the partnership.ld business: Fax machine?? Currently at Dave Ball's Hub Enterprises. E-Fax may be a possibility, but Mike M. pointed out that there are not local numbers for E-Fax. On the free account is 30-day storage, free receipt of up to 20 faxes a month. This could serve us, but we might want to change this sometime in the future.

  • Bean Pot Drawing – money put into the pot for a drawing... in the hopes of the stimulating interest. The idea remains an open possibility. It could be and should be a social event. It needs to be entertaining and low stakes.

  • Sr. Center Website – Jim to follow-up with the center about how our group might help mounting a more informational page... and linking to our site and us to theirs for better publicity.

  • Mike Morris received lavish praise for his PR work and all editoring.

 

PROGRAM TOPICS:

     

  • April 1, 2008: OLPC -- Jim to get contact NCLUG presenters from McJilton and Kyle, and contact the PSD media personnel about the program. PSD should be aware that we have purchased a demo copy for our Club and to develop a project through the two-for-one OLPC offer.. and then give away the second computer. Race to the bottom for IBM, Intel and others looking to market to the resf of the World.

  • May 6, 2008: Personal Information Management systems -- free imaging software – IrfanView and other low to high horsepower image manipulations.

  • June 3, 2008: Printer Technology

  • July 1, 2008: Zoo -- Handouts to have additional

  • August: No Meeting

  • September: Administration, and maintenance of computer systems.

  • October: Donna Gruis – Living History Story

        • Jim to alert Donna of her program choice for the Club

 

MINI PROGRAMS:

  • Crap Cleaner what it can do for your registry, etc.

  • The purchase of the laptop computer was suggested by Mike Morris to develop a machine for testing trial software, for teaching, etc. How do you manage a laptop and what is the need. How do you 1.) update a computer that is used by so many people? 2.)

  • FRPCUG website meeting program ... to demo the new pages on the website. It was decided that we should have the Website on the Video screen at the beginning of all meetings. Point out one or two items of interest.

  • Digital books available on Google books... short subject.

  • Infected photos and frames....

  • VSO Info – tells you what you have for hardware so that you can order appropriate software for what you have.

 

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Meeting Programs:

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Program Suggestions:

  • Jim Watt --- computerized investing-- Jim is a columnist for the Coloradoan

  • Techsmith, SnagIt

  • Internet & Email Browser

  • Computerized Investing – Jim Watt Member

  • Linux Live -- Ubuntu, Knoppix,

  • Remote Computing – Log Me In -- Seems to a lot of interest in this program topic.

  • Computer Control of Residential Systems -- Brandt Irion? Jim is to seek out others who are doing the same thing.

  • Pod Casting -- Linux Journal had article

  • OLPC .... and others from several companies... Asus computers (at $400 with intentions to drop the price to $200)

  • Books on Computers ---

  • Myth TV, digital audio and video, home systems...

  • Genealogy/Life Histories, and development of books and life histories through the web

  • How to record talking books onto I-Pod??

 

 

Board Minutes:

12/12/2007

Front Range PC Users Group – Board Meeting

December 12, 2007

 

President Rick Mattingly called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

Board Members Present: Rick Mattingly, Don Anderson, Chuck McJilton, Mike Morris, Burt Broekstra, Jack Linder, and Jim Bragonier

 

Agenda Items:

 

Minutes are shown on frpcug.pbwiki.com under “Agendas & Minutes in the sidebar.  Look for the past minutes there, and in the “Meeting Topics”  area for and to update potential meeting topics.

 

Treasure's Report:: No Report...  the renewals for the membership is at 82%.

 

Website Report:  We now have a working security certificate operating on our website and hope to develop the Members Only section for a Telephone Book, etc.  Charles McJilton and Jim B. are working on a more secure members-only site.

 

k-Byte Report:  The January k-Byte Newsletter is prepared and waiting for the January meeting topic.

 

Camera Lending:  Chuck reported that the General Electric 7.1 MegaPix, 3X Zoom, digital camera. Warren Ward has the camera since the November 4th meeting.  The LendingPolicy.pdf has been put on the frpcug.org website and a signup sheet accompanies the camera for tracking users and who has used the camera for tracking.  A copy of of the tracking sign-up  sheet needs to be maintained at the time the camera is borrowed, or put up on the website.

 

Senior Center Education:  Don Anderson presented the Winter-Spring schedule through May was distributed and is accepted by the presenters present.

 

Partnerships:  further refinement for Partners with Cartridge World, Computer Renaissance, and Run PC.  This item remains for future resolution.  What do we have to offer the business that might consider a partnership relationship.  Ask for suggested presentations about their services and products.  -- Yes, we can offer times for legitimate computer oriented products and services presentation not to exceed 15 minutes... preferably 10 minutes.  Check who might give a program at their facility for a field trip.   (Don't schedule field trips during meeting times.)

 

Dr. Computer's Corner:  Jack Linder brought Jim opened a hard drive for the October meeting for display and discussion,  and will bring a Pentium III 500 Mhz  computer to open up with a replacement motherboard.

 

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Jim is instructed to contact Jamie Leben  about the AMD programer that presented to the Greeley Users Group about a program in March or April.

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Program Topics:

January 8, 2008:  Audio Visuals, Motion activated picture, video... “Digital Video and Your PC,”   Ricks Logitech Audio Visual camera using an avatar USB camera...  Tim Hinde will present information about video capture and using photography  with

 

February 5, 2008:  Aaron Varao will do a program on CD and DVD burning for success.

 

March 4, 2008:   Remote Computing – Meeting Software System

 

April 1, 2008:     OLPC --   Jim to get contact and contact the PSD media personnel about the program and our club commitment to buy the two-for-one OLPC offer.. and then give away the second computer.

 

May 12, 2008:  Proposed:  Personal Information Management systems

 

Mini Programs:

        Crap Cleaner

 

Miscellaneous:

The purchase of the laptop computer was suggested by Mike Morris to develop a machine for testing trial software, for teaching, etc.  How do you manage a laptop and what is the need.  How do you 1.) update a computer that is used by so many people? 2.)

 

 One Laptop Per Child (OLPC):

The board authorized the purchase of one XO computer from the OLPC project for $400 which purchases one to be given away by OLPC and one which we will use to promote the OLPC project until such a time as that demo computer will be given to a child in need.  We hope to have the computer in time for our March or April meeting with the AMD representative explaining the project. 

 

 

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Front Range PC Users Group – Board Meeting

November 14, 2007

 

President Rick Mattingly called the meeting to order at 7:00

Board Members Present: Rick Mattingly, Don Anderson, Chuck McJilton, Mike Morris, Burt Broekstra, Jack Linder, and Jim Bragonier

 

Agenda Items:

  • Minutes are shown on frpcug.pbwiki.com under “Agendas & Minutes in the sidebar. Look for the past minutes there, and in the “Meeting Topics” area for and to update potential meeting topics.

  • Banking status: Monthly statement dated 10/31/2007 showed our bank balance at $__________. Hence we are in good financial position with the dues coming in with in advance of November. The annual dues are coming in at this time, so the balance is increasing weekly.  Forty-one people (approximately80% of the past year)  have renewed their membership at this time.

  • Website Report: We now have a working security certificate operating on our website and hope to develop the Members Only section for a Telephone ...

    The December k-Byte Newsletter is prepared and waiting for the January meeting topic.

  •  

  • Chuck reported that the General Electric 7.1 MegaPix, 3X Zoom, digital camera. Warren Ward has the camera since the November 4th meeting. The LendingPolicy.pdf has been put on the frpcug.org website and a signup sheet accompanies the camera for tracking users and who has used the camera for tracking. A copy of of the tracking sign-up sheet needs to be maintained at the time the camera is borrowed, or put up on the website.

  • Don Anderson presented the Winter-Spring schedule through May was distributed and is accepted by the presenters present.

  • Partnerships: further refinement for Partners with Cartridge World, Computer Renaissance, and Run PC. This item remains for future resolution. What do we have to offer the business that might consider a partnership relationship.

      • Ask for suggested presentations about their services and products. -- Yes, we can offer times for legitimate computer oriented products and services presentation not to exceed 15 minutes... preferably 10 minutes.

      • Check who might give a program at their facility for a field trip. (Don't schedule field trips during meeting times.)

 

Dr. Computer's Corner: Jack Liner brought  a motherboard for an Intel P-III, a static bench cloth, wrist ground,  for inspection by the members.  Jack said that he felt strongly that you better demonstrate proper bench techniques if you showing bare-bones assembly systems.

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Program Topics for Upcoming General Meetings:

  • December 4, 2007: Elections and Social

    Rick will display his latest Asus Super Portable Computer.   For the Social Rick will bring cookies and coffee, Chuck will bring paper goods, Jack will bring decaf coffee, Mike will bring soda pop, and Jim will bring spiced cider.

  • January 8, 2008: Audio Visuals, Motion activated picture, video... “Digital Video and Your PC,” Ricks Logitech Audio Visual camera using an avatar USB camera...

  • February 5, 2008: Erin Varao presents foolproof CD and DVD burning.

  • March 4, 2008: TBA

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10/10/2007

Front Range PC Users Group –Board Meeting

October 10, 2007

 

President Rick Mattingly called the meeting to order at 7:00

Board Members Present: Rick Mattingly, Don Anderson, Chuck McJilton, Mike Morris, Virgina Febinger, Burt Broekstra, Jack Linder, and Jim Bragonier

 

Agenda Items:

  • Banking status: Monthly statement dated 7/31/2007 showed our bank balance at $1331.48. Hence we are in good financial position with the dues coming in with in advance of November. The discussion about the use of the dues has been put on hold for the moment, so we are retaining the status quo.

  • Rick had purchased a camera and both Chuck and Jim have used it, a nice General Electric 7.1 MegaPix, 3X Zoom, digital camera. A LendingPolicy.pdf has been put on the frpcug.org website and a signup sheet accompanies the camera for tracking users and who has used the camera for tracking. Make copies to keep track on the website by uploading a *.pdf on a user by user basis. It is important to us to keep the tracking current with the camera lending.

  • Newsletter Status: November newsletter is completed but not yet published.

  • Website is perking along, and Rick has renewed the domain name and purchased a security certificate. Chuck and Jim have started to install a secure folder and “members only” area of the site.

  • Don Anderson presented the Fall-Winter schedule through December was distributed and is accepted by the presenters present.

  • Partnerships: further refinement for Partners with Cartridge World, Computer Renaissance, and Run PC. This item remains for future resolution. What do we have to offer the business that might consider a partnership relationship.

      • Ask for suggested presentations about their services and products. -- Yes, we can offer times for legitimate computer oriented products and services presentation not to exceed 15 minutes... preferably 10 minutes.

      • Check who might give a program at their facility for a field trip. (Don't schedule field trips during meeting times.)

Dr. Computer's Corner: Jim opened a hard drive for the October meeting for display and discussion, and will bring a Pentium III 500 Mhz computer to open up with a replacement motherboard.

 

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Jim is instructed to contact Jamie Leben about Holly ?? from Smart Computing Magazine... So we can coordinate a possible contact and/or meeting presentation and notify our club members who might like to hear her presentationthat would like to hear it.

AND -- Daylight Savings time ends the first Sunday in November. Computers may or not be patched for this eventuality. This announcement should be part of the emailed general meeting announcement.

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Program Topics:

  • September 4, 2007: The world of Google, word processing, spreadsheet, website tools, application programing interfaces. Overview of Google and possibilities for Google Earth and Google Maps (Rick Mattingly) , Google Sketchup (Bragonier), Google Mail and online applications (Mcjilton), Picassa photo manage (Morris)...

  • October 2, 2007: Desktop Publishing by Mike Morris

    • Jim will bring “Dr. Computer's Corner”

  • November 6, 2007: Podcasting, radio streaming, You Tube, etc., + Nominations for officers

  • December 4, 2007: Elections and Social

 

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Meeting Programs:

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Program Suggestions:

Jim Watt --- computerized investing-- Jim is a columnist for the Coloradoan

Techsmith, SnagIt

Internet & Email Browser

Computerized Investing – Jim Watt Member

Linux Live -- Ubuntu, Knoppix,

Virtual Computing --

Distributing – Log Me In

Pod Casting -- Linux Journal had article

VOIP -- Packet 8, Qwest, Vonage, $200/year, $19.95 per month – Scott Finney from the former Windows Magazine. CDMCJ will try to find some people at work who have had experience with some sytems.

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9/12/2007

Front Range PC Users Group –Board Meeting

September 12, 2007

 

President Rick Mattingly called the meeting to order at 7:00

Board Members Present: Rick Mattingly, Don Anderson, Chuck McJilton, Mike Morris, Virgina Febinger, Burt Broekstra, Jack Linder, and Jim Bragonier

 

Agenda Items:

  • Banking status: No change in status. We are in good financial position.

  • Newsletter Status: August newsletter was out and published by September 5, 2007 and was in good shape.

  • Website is complete. The Board approved increasing our web hosting account to the next level and adding a security certificate for the site. The certificate is purchased. Chuck and Jim will proceed with that process.

  • Sr. Center Classes: Don Anderson presented the Fall schedule through December and is working with the Sr. Center for the 2008 scheduling for our classes.

  • Mike Morris presented his thoughts on the use of future dues for an incentive program, for club computer for software trial, buy a computer for use by the club for teaching purposes. The topic provided some extensive discussions about incentives, how to encourage greater participation by members. Mike was asked to continue to develop his incentive ideas.

  • Chuck suggested that we get a digital camera and make it available for members to use to experiment with digital photography. The Board concurred and Chuck McJilton and Rick committed to look for a camera.

  • Partnerships: We will work to further refine the roles and relationships of “Partners” with Cartridge World of Loveland, Computer Renaissance, and Run PC.

      • Ask for suggested presentations about their services and products.

      • Check who might give a program at or about their facility.

     

Program Topics:

  • September 4, 2007: The world of Google, word processing, spreadsheet, website tools, application programing interfaces. Overview of Google and possibilities for Google Earth and Google Maps (Rick Mattingly) , Google Sketchup (Bragonier), Google Mail and online applications (Mcjilton), Picassa photo manage (Morris)...

  • October 2, 2007: Desktop Publishing by Mike Morris

    • Jim will bring “Dr. Computer's Corner”

  • November 6, 2007: Podcasting, radio streaming, You Tube, etc., + Nominations for officers

  • December 4, 2007: Elections and Social

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8/12/2007

Front Range PC Users Group –Board Meeting

August 15, 2007

 

President Rick Mattingly called the meeting to order at 7:00

Board Members Present: Rick Mattingly, Don Anderson, Chuck McJilton, Mike Morris, Virgina Febinger, Burt Broekstra, Jack Linder, and Jim Bragonier

 

Agenda Items:

  • Banking status: Monthly statement dated 7/31/2007 showed our bank balance at $1331.48. Hence we are in good financial position.

  • Newsletter Status: August newsletter was out and published by August 5, 2007 and was in good shape.

  • Website is complete and “looking good”. The Board approved increasing our web hosting account to the next level and adding a security certificate for the site. The security improvement should help with “members only” area, password protection and member data. Chuck and Jim will proceed with that process and check it against the costs necessary.

  • Don Anderson reported that the summer class schedule would be coming to a close the last two weeks of summer. The Sr. Center is looking for the 2008 scheduling for our classes.

  • The Partnerships and agreements about a benefits to and from “Partners” is still open to debate and revisions. We will have to be the agents for definition and refinement of what we want from the partners.

 

Program Topics:

  • September 4, 2007: The world of Google, word processing, spreadsheet, website tools, application programing interfaces. Overview of Google and possibilities for Google Earth and Google Maps (Rick Mattingly) , Google Sketchup (Bragonier), Google Mail and online applications (Mcjilton), Picassa photo manage (Morris)...

  • October 2, 2007: Desktop Publishing

  • November 6, 2007: Podcast, radio streaming, etc. + Nominations for officers

  • December 4, 2007: Elections and Social

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Program Ideas,  see:  FRPCUG Meeting Topics

 

 

How do we develop Presentations that Engage the members?

 

Possible Clinics Ideas:

  • Photography, image manipulation, clinic. It would appear to be only a question to of choosing a time, a place and how open to the

  • Paint.Net program and website

  • IrfanView is very fast... written in assembly language

  • Gimp .. a consortium package

  • Sharpen and Un-sharpen picture quality..

  • Histograms ... outside of general interest of most people....

  • Auto mode of color and contrast adjustments...

 

A next step: look at the updated outline, combine the outlines and

Mike's proposal to be high priority on September....

 

Community Projects:

  • Community Events Calendar

  • Help setup a Sr. Center Web Site

  • Cemetery Project

 

SIGS?

  • Website Development SIG

  • Recycle SIG

  • Photography SIG

  • Newbie SIG

 


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