March Program:

Monday, March 5, 2007 at 7:30 PM, UAW-Local-14 Hall, Jackman & Northover (between Laskey & Alexis Rd), Toledo, Ohio.

In This Issue ...

TPCUG Data
From the Prez
Minutes
Treasurer’s Report
Membership Expirations
Computer-Investing-Group Meeting
TOLTBBS Information
See the Harvester Project, Project Honeypot, and Videos have Net bursting at the seams.

TPCUG’s Website

Coming Meeting: Monday,
April 2, May 7, June 4, July 2, August 6, August 27, October 1, November 5, December 3.

The Toledo PC Users’ Group
P.O. Box 13085
Toledo, OH 43613

Officers
President: Floyd Miller
Vice-President: Rick Snyder
Treasurer: Steve Tryc
Secretary: Sándor Halász

Standing Committees
Computer Shows: Steve Tryc
Librarian: Open
Membership: Roy Ballogg
Programs: Lester Miller
Public Relations: Lavern & Eugene Curtis
Complaint Dept.: Helen Waite

SIG Leaders
Internet SIG: Jim Bell ............ 419-877-1109

Statement of Intent: The Toledo PC Users’ Group is a not-for-profit corporation, formed to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and information regarding the use and enjoyment of personal computers.

Affiliations: TPCUG is a member of APCUG (Association of Personal Computer User Groups), which provided the APCUG logo.

Meetings: Meetings are generally held the first Monday of each month, at UAW-Local-14-Hall, 5411 Jackman Rd., Toledo, OH. In the event of emergency, members may be reached during meetings at a pay phone in the hall, 419-473-9571.
Visitors are always welcome at monthly meetings!
Executive-Board meetings are generally held after the regular monthly meetings.

Membership: Dues are $25. per year. To obtain an application, call any officer or member.

Moving? Notify the Membership Chair to redirect your newsletters.

Copyright 2007: The Toledo PC Users’ Group, the publisher of this newsletter, is a not-for-profit organization. Although it asserts a copyright for the newsletter, permission is granted to reprint this publication in whole or in part for any noncommercial use, with credits acknowledged.

Newsletter Deadline is the 15^th of each month. All members are encouraged to contribute articles and reviews for this newsletter. Submissions may be made by email to the editor.

Advertizing: Business cards (2”×3½”) will be run in three issues for $5. Commercial ads: $10 for ¼ page; $20 for ½ page; $30 for ¾ page; $40 for full page. Larger ads are run in two issues from a graphics format, JPEG or GIF or … Members may place free ads for the sale of computer-related personal items on a space-available basis. Contact editor for details.

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From the President

Rod Scher writes in Smart Computing (March 2007), The Early Bird Gets The Worm—And Who Wants A Worm?:

Isn't it great that we can rely on new technologies to work, first time every time, when we bring them home? Yep, it's such a nice feeling knowing that, right out of the box, any new device or software we get our hands on can be counted on to get the job done with a minimum of fuss and bother, with no glitches or problems, and with only a moment's setup time. Why, we just plunk our money down for the latest software or hardware widget, take it home, follow the easy-to-understand directions, and a few minutes later, it's up and running and…. What? This doesn't happen for you?! You poor sap!

Well, it doesn't happen for me, either. In fact, at least half the time I pick up some new gadget or software, there turns out to be a problem: Either I can't get it installed or, once installed, it fails to work. If it does work, it turns out that it doesn't really do the job I had in mind for it. Worst of all are the times that I get it installed and running perfectly, only to discover that it causes some other piece of software or hardware to stop working. Arrrgh!

But it's always been this way. New technology—poorly tested and almost always rushed to market—often fails. And this is true no matter how far back we choose to look.

Scher sites three failures on the Lewis&Clark famed exploration of the West: An air rifle that fired with the force of a Kentucky rifle but fired unexpectedly, an expensive clock ($250) to be used to determine exact locations to facilitate mapping did not work, and a boat that did not work. It was Arthur C. Clark's famous dictum: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. How true this is for the novice and near novice computer user!!

So it is that we near novices gather for the Toledo PCUG monthly meeting to learn something about all that magic in that metal and/or plastic box with all those cables attached. So bring your friends and/or enemies to the meeting. As you know, they are always welcome. Lethal weapons will be checked at the door!! Hopefully any attending "blue smoke" will not trigger the fire alarm!!

Your Prez, Floyd L. Miller

Minutes

There was no meeting, cancelled for the cold.

Respectfully submitted by Sándor Halász, secretary

Treasurer’s Report

Balance Ending 1/15/07 $1194.14

Income 0

Expense
APCUG Renewal $50.00
Rent Jan. 07 through June 07 $150.00
Total $200.00

Balance Ending 2/15/07 $994.14

Steve Tryc, treasurer

Expired & Expiring Memberships

Computer Investing Group

Because of the postal holiday on the 19th, you may postmark your registration by February 20; her address is 2331 Mill Race Ct., Holland, OH 43528. The form is found in the fall newsletter or on line at our chapter site (see below for directions on navigating the new site). You also may call Registrar Marilyn Adams (419-865-6061) to be sure of a place. Don't delay; we want to insure that these valuable classes go on as planned.

ValueLine Plus, Part 1 and Part 2

DATE: Part 1 on Feb. 26, 2007; Part 2 on March 5, 2007
TIME: 6:15–8:15 pm
LOCATION: Sylvania Branch Library, 6749 Monroe St., Sylvania, OH
COST: $15 for each part or $25 for both parts
REGISTER BY Feb. 20, 2007

This is the return of the very successful class from last year.

There is too much to cover in one meeting, and we are offering this class in 2 parts.

We will cover many things:
• What the Value Line is
• Where items are located on the chart
• Price-to-Cash-Flow information
• Calculating how Value Line gets its estimated percentage projections going from one mean to another
• How to calculate from the last completed fiscal year out five years

Come and learn how this essential tool can help you to become a more informed and better investor!

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BetterInvesting Web Page Has a New Look

Here are the steps you need to do now to log in to the new BI Member page so that you can view our chapter page. The Public page will only allow you to see coming events.

1. Put http://betterinvesting.org in the address line of your browser.
2. This takes you to the Public Page. If you are not a member, you can find our events listed by scrolling down to about the middle of the page to Join Our Community. Click on Attend Seminars …, then click on Find an Event Near You, then go down to the bottom and select Ohio - Northwest Buckeye Chapter (the zipcode box may not work). You will find a list of events; you can click on each one to find more details and find the registration form for it.
3. If you are a member, go to the right column. Type in your ID# which is your member number found on the address label of your BI magazine. Type in the same password you used before. You will probably need to do this every time you visit the site. If you never logged in before, click to create an account (New User? Register Here) and follow instructions there.
4. On the Member home page, click on Chapters and then on Chapter Listing (My Chapter does not work yet). Scroll down to Ohio and click on Northwest Buckeye. You are now to our chapter home page, which should look as it did before.
5. Click around on the BI home page and the Northwest Buckeye Chapter page to see what you can discover.

Remember that you may need to log in every time you visit, even if you see Welcome Your Name at the top.

You can try saving a direct link to the chapter page in your browser and it may work.