See what we have been up to...

April 12, 2008

Extended Question and Answer Session

Discussion of Future Direction of Club

March 8,2008

Working wireless

Speakers:
John Leary & Andy McLaughlin

February 9, 2007

Changes in taxes for 2008?
Sandy Johnson, AARP tax counselor
&
Photo Picture Frames
Bill Scott

January 12, 2008

SHOW & TELL
Bring your new Christmas ‘toys’ and show them off to the club!

December 8, 2007

Election of Officers!

December 1, 2007
3 PM

Christmas Party!
The Home Place
$17 Per Person

Make plans to attend the Christmas party.
Checks payable to RVPCC will save you a place!

November 10, 2007

John Leary will be bringing a selection of his Mac equipment.
He will share with us some of its features and advantages.

October 13, 2007

The club will tour VDOT's Location and Design office in Salem as part of the October meeting. We will see how VDOT uses computers to develop and print highway plans.
 
We will meet at Arnold Burton for the business portion of our meeting and then leave to go to VDOT around 9:40 AM for the tour.  The office is located on Harrision Ave, behind the Home Shopping Network building and Oakey Field.
 

September 8, 2007

Bill Scott will demonstrate his San Disk system for MP3s, videos, and pictures.
It has a lot of storage capacity and is user-friendly.
 

July 14, 2007

Using LINUX and UBUNTU

The Linux Home Page at Linux Online

Ubuntu Home Page

June 9, 2007

Bill Scott's robot

April 14, 2007

Buying and Selling
On e-Bay
By
Libby Chittum

eBay

March 10, 2007

Steve Hartman from Lee
Hartman & Sons presented HDTV's

Lee Hartman and Sons, Inc

February 10, 2007

Sandy Johnson presents 2006 tax changes

Look here for more info...
Tax-Aide -Estate Tax Planning, Retirement Finances - AARP

January 25, 2007

Taxchk06.exe

Developed for AARP Tax-Aide counselors as a quality review tool. Checks arithmetic and calculates Federal and Virginia taxes, Credit for the Elderly/Disabled, Earned Income Credit, Child Tax Credit, taxable amount of Social Security, and the reduced tax on capital gains. Written in BASIC. Works on 8088 and later processors. DOS 3x and later. Freeware - no fees or registration. A. E. Kirschner, Roanoke, VA
 

January 19, 2007

The RVPCC Treasurer's records have been transferred to the new treasurer.
Members can now send their dues (when due) to Box 322, Salem, VA 24153.
The February Meeting will have a Treasurer's Report.

January 13, 2007

Tim Johnson presents Microsoft Vista!

Windows Vista Home Page

Plus! Bring your Christmas goodies to show!

December 9, 2006

Homer Duff presents Microsoft Excel Part II

Elected Officers:

December 2, 2006

Christmas Dinner!
Saturday, December 2, 2006
3:00 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.
$17 per person

The Home Place Restaurant -- Catawba, VA

What a great time.  Hope you made it!

November 11, 2006

Homer Duff presents Microsoft Excel

A Few Links...

Memory upgrades from Crucial.com - Memory term definitions

How to use MSCONFIG NetSquirrel.com

GRIN - Great Images in NASA

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself

Coke and Mentos Fountain at EepyBird.com

Komando.com, Website for The Kim Komando Radio Show®

October 14, 2006

Kathleen Wood - program on Powerpoint.

September 9, 2006

Making music CD's and DVD's etc...

July 8, 2006

Using WordPad &
Word by Homer Duff

May 13, 2006

Roanoke Times Tour
10:30 AM

Our regularly scheduled meeting was held there.

April 8, 2006

Digital Photography...

How do you manage your digital photo collection?
Come watch and learn how others do...
Then share with us your tips and tricks!

March 11, 2006

How to set up a home network
(wireless and wired)...
and make it secure!

View online or download Ernie's presentation by clicking the links below...

View Wireless Presentation

Download Wireless Powerpoint Presentation

Plus! Tax Filing options with
Bob and Sandy Johnson

February 12, 2006

Del Kirschner's Tax Check program
is available for download...

Taxchk05.exe

Developed for AARP Tax-Aide counselors as a quality review tool. Checks arithmetic and calculates Federal and Virginia taxes, Credit for the Elderly/Disabled, Earned Income Credit, Child Tax Credit, taxable amount of Social Security, and the reduced tax on capital gains. Written in BASIC. Works on 8088 and later processors. DOS 3x and later. Freeware - no fees or registration. A. E. Kirschner, Roanoke, VA

January 14, 2006

Web sites of interest from the January meeting... 

Anti-Virus

http://www.symantec.com/index.htm 
http://www.mcafee.com/us/

Spyware

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

info on SPYBOT

http://antivirus.about.com/od/spywareandadware/a/spybot.htm
http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/?ref=google_pop

Using batch files for backup

http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ak621/DOS/Bat-Adv2.html
http://www.speedguide.net/read_articles.php?id=1547
http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,112043,00.asp
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1767

Batch file programming

http://www.evergreen.edu/biophysics/technotes/program/batch.htm

December 2, 2005

Christmas Party!!
6 PM
Golden Corral

Hope to see you there!

December 10, 2005

ELECTION OF OFFICERS for 2006

Your vote counts!

November 12, 2005

NOMINATION OF OFFICERS for 2006

Show & Tell:
Any PC-related object

Question & Answer:
Any PC-related subject.

September 10, 2005

Show-n-Tell

Bring your goodies!

August 13, 2005

Extended Q&A

June 11, 2005

Electrical Info and Safety
by: Earl Abbot

Microsoft Photo Story 3
By: Tim Johnson

Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows make show-n-tell cool again

Other Links Presented:

Beroux.com Rename-It!

Mailwasher Anti Spam Software The Reliable Spam Blocker

May 14, 2005

Extended Q&A
Show and Tell

Some sites shown at the meeting...

Komando.com, Website for The Kim Komando Radio Show®

WorldStart Home Page

Magical Jelly Bean Software

Woot!

Walmart.com - Always Low Prices!

SAM'S CLUB

Newegg.com - Buy Computer Parts, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras, and Electronics

ZipZoomFly

Tax Check for Year 2004 Ready for Download!

Developed for AARP Tax-Aide counselors as a quality review tool. Checks arithmetic and calculates Federal and Virginia taxes, Credit for the Elderly/Disabled, Earned Income Credit, Child Tax Credit, taxable amount of Social Security, and the reduced tax on capital gains. Written in BASIC. Works on 8088 and later processors. DOS 3x and later. Freeware - no fees or registration. A. E. Kirschner, Roanoke, VA

2004 Version - Free Download!
Click below for the self-extracting zip file...
Taxchk04.exe
(Version 2-12-05)

January 8, 2005

Show & Tell - Q&A

Bring in and come prepared to talk about your newly received Christmas toys and gadgets!

December 11, 2004

Election of Officers...

  2005 Elected Officer

December 1, 2004

Christmas Party!!

Golden Corral at 6 PM
(Near Sams Club)

November 13, 2004

Nomination of Officers

Enhancing Digital Photos

Speaker Joe Huddleston, a member of the Roanoke Camera Club and a photographer for more than 35 years, does all of his editing and printing of photos.
He converted to digital photography
four years ago.
Huddleston will give tips on basic
editing and enhancing of photos.

 October 9, 2004

Spyware removal and protection...

Here are some links to good prevention software.

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Spybot-S&D

SpywareBlaster

HijackThis - investigate browser add-ons

Startup Control Panel

September 11, 2004

Learn how easy it is to set up a home network!

August 14, 2004

On-Line Courses

 Inez Farrell will be have a presentation of on-line courses offered at Virginia Western Community College.

Virginia Western Distance Learning

July 10, 2004

Optimize your broadband experience with MSN®!

Broadband offers more than just a faster connection to the Internet. Learn how to optimize your broadband experience with the latest services and features from MSN.

Come see demos of the latest features and tools built on Microsoft technology that will enable you to take advantage of all your broadband connection has to offer. You’ll learn how to manage and share your digital photos, and explore new ways to communicate and interact with family and friends online. You’ll also learn how to help protect yourself and your family from unwanted junk e-mail, harmful viruses, pop-ups and more. And, you’ll get a sneak preview into some of the advanced features of MSN Messenger, an industry leading instant messaging client.

A MSN presenter will join us on July 10, 2004 at 10 AM for an hour-long presentation including Q&A and the chance to win some great prizes. Everyone who attends will receive a MSN token for four free months of MSN Premium Internet Software – no obligation required!

Mark your calendar for July 10, 2004!

June 12, 2004

Back up your whole computer!

Come learn about a few backup tricks!

May 8, 2004

Q&A...

April 10, 2004

Digital Camera Roundup!

Bring in your digital camera and let's learn a few tricks!

March 13, 2004

Bill Scott Presents...

Bill will present Lego Mind Storm II
 LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ Center
and also show some different things
you can do with a computer.

Here are some meeting notes and links...

329570 - Cannot Open E-Mail Attachments in Outlook Express After You Install SP1

Adobe Photoshop Album 2.0 Starter Edition - Download

California Coastal Records Project -- Aerial Photographs of the California Coastline

Full Of Life : Keyboard Letter Stickers

Grand Challenge

Zone Labs: IMsecure®

February 14, 2004

Tax Check!

Del Kirschner will present his Tax Check program.

Developed for AARP Tax-Aide counselors as a quality review tool. Checks arithmetic and calculates Federal and Virginia taxes, Credit for the Elderly/Disabled, Earned Income Credit, Child Tax Credit, taxable amount of Social Security, and the reduced tax on capital gains. Written in BASIC. Works on 8088 and later processors. DOS 3x and later. Freeware - no fees or registration. A. E. Kirschner, Roanoke, VA

2003 Version - Free Download!
Click below for the self-extracting zip file...
taxchk03.exe

January 10, 2004

City of Roanoke!

Jill Brooks will be with us talking about
Roanoke City and our award winning web site.
We have won the Digital City award three years in a row!
Check it out here!

Welcome to the City of Roanoke, Virginia

December 13, 2003

Elections!

The election is over!
Congratulations to the new and returning officers!

    2004 Officers

Christmas Party - December 06, 2003

The Party was great!!

This year our dinner party will be at Yearly Haven.
Just four miles from I-81 exit 141.

Directions:
Exit 141 to Rt. 311 at Hanging Rock.
About 3 miles (next road past the Moose Lodge) turn right.
Go about 1.2 miles and Yearly Haven is on the left.

The dinner party starts at 6:30 PM and we eat at 7:00 PM

You can contact Joey Nicely at Yearly Haven
by calling 384-6036.

November 08, 2003

Sandy Workman of Hayes, Seay, Mattern, & Mattern

October 11, 2003

Microsoft presents Office 2003!

This firsthand look will provide a sneak peek at the new Microsoft Office System and show you how to maximize your productivity at home and at the office, reduce spam, customize your email, and much more.

Nominations coming up. Now is your chance to help!

September 13, 2003

Presentation on DVD writers using the new
version of Nero and Pinnacle Studio 8

March 08, 2003

The Value of Laptops

Let's explore the great value laptops are these days.
Prices are coming down and laptops are
worth taking a looking at!

February 08, 2003

Del Kirchner's Tax Check Program

Developed for AARP Tax-Aide counselors as a quality review tool. Checks arithmetic and calculates Federal and Virginia taxes, Credit for the Elderly/Disabled, Earned Income Credit, Child Tax Credit, taxable amount of Social Security, and the reduced tax on capital gains. Written in BASIC. Works on 8088 and later processors. DOS 3x and later. Freeware - no fees or registration. A. E. Kirschner, Roanoke, VA

(Download here)

January 11, 2003

Show & Tell - Plus Extended Q&A

December 14, 2002

Microsoft User Group Video...

Interesting links presented at the meeting...

California Coastal Records Project
http://www.californiacoastline.org/

TerraServer V5.0 Homepage
http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/

    2003 Elected Officers!

Christmas Party December 6, 2002!

November 9, 2002

Alan Hale - Roanoke County Library
http://rvl.info

Nomination of Officers

October 12, 2002

http://www.homecontrolcorp.com/

Learn how wired homes are automated and remotely controlled.

Links from the October 14th. meeting.

GeoClock
GeoClock shows the current time (based on your computer's clock) with a high quality map of the earth.

VirtualDub.org
VirtualDub is a video capture/processing utility for 32-bit (98/NT/2000/XP) Windows platforms.

Sonic Foundry
Sonic Foundry develops sophisticated technology for creating, editing, managing, delivering and accessing rich media.

HEMERA.COM
Digital images with many dimensions™

Micrografx Is Now Part of Corel Corporation
Picture Publisher 10 Professional -- the premier easy-to-use solution for professional image processing and management.

September 14, 2002

Bill Scott presents digital video capture and editing.

August 10, 2002

Ernie Arnett talks about virus protection.

Ernie's Virus Presentation

July 13, 2002

Pam Rickard, Director of Development & Communications for the YMCA of Roanoke Valley, Bill Zazynski, Branch Director for the Central YMCA, and Mike VanHaelewyn, Branch Director for the Salem Family YMCA, presented a brief overview of the Y's current offerings and future plans.

June 8, 2002

Powerpoint presentation & WindowsXP demo.
FileSync demo http://www.fileware.com/
ZTreeWin demo http://www.ztree.com

May 11, 2002

Microsoft!

Andy Coughlin - Windows XP

There's a new user group forming!
Check 'em out...
Meetings on the third Tuesday of each month.

BRMUG

http://www.brmug.com/

BRMUG is Southwestern Virginia's only user group concentrating on Macromedia web construction tools -- ColdFusion, Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Homesite, and ColdFusion Studio.

April 13, 2002

CD Burning presentation!

We will show how easy it is to burn CD's.

Two burning utilities will be shown...

EZCD Creator by r o x i o


and

NERO by ahead Software

Where Is It will also be demonstrated showing how easy it is to keep up will all those CD's. Plus there will be a drawing for a licensed copy to be given away to one of our members present at the meeting! Many thanks to Robert Galle for donating a copy of WhereIsIt!

March 9, 2002

User Group Video by Microsoft!

Bylaws changes were accepted by majority vote.

Meeting Date - January 12, 2002

Show & Tell!

Here are some links to the software shown at this meeting...

IrfanView - Freeware Graphic Viewer

Screen Paver Photo Slideshow Screensaver for Windows

Here is the link to review the bylaws. We will vote on the changes at the February meeting. Look at the last page of the bylaws to see proposed changes.

Bylaws

Calling all Seniors - See the New BEV Library in Blacksburg!
January 14th. at the Recreation Center, Patrick Henry Drive

Contact Frank Lau franklau@earthlink.net for more information.

Visit their site by clicking the link below...

The Blacksburg, Virginia, Electronic Village Senior Citizens Information Page

Christmas Party Friday December 14 - 6PM!

 Cost is $6.00 per member up to 3 - then $10.00 each additional guest.

The Menu this year will include the following:

Roast Beef and Fried Chicken

Scalloped Potatoes, Green Beans,
Macaroni & Cheese and Buttered Corn

Tossed Salad, Cole Slaw, Potato Salad,
and Mixed Fruit Salad

Apple Pie and Chocolate Cake

Fresh Baked Rolls

Coffee and Iced or Hot Tea

December 8, 2001

Elected Officers!

November 10, 2001

MEETING AT ARNOLD R. BURTON

The count is in and the membership voted to remain at Arnold R. Burton.  A show of hands was taken at the October 13, 2001 meeting. The email votes sent in were also counted. This process gave every member the opportunity to cast their vote.

October 13, 2001

MEETING AT ARNOLD R. BURTON

Presentation to be Announced.

We have evaluated the Carilion site. There will be a vote held at the October meeting at Arnold R. Burton to see if we should make the move to Carilion permanent.

You will be able to cast your vote by sending email or by attending the October meeting. Be sure to include your name and member number if voting by email.

Location Change for September 8, 2001 Meeting
THIS MEETING ONLY!

We are evaluating a new meeting site to help ease the sometimes crowded conditions at our current location.

There will be a reminder posted at Arnold R. Burton letting any people that drop by know where we are meeting.

Please attend the next two meetings! This is an important issue!
We want you to be informed and have the opportunity to vote on the future direction of our club.

Thanks...

September 8, 2001

Cyberline Computer Systems

General Manager Tim Poindexter and Mike Suter
show us all about laptops and how they have
improved over the years...

Changed our site a bit. Hope you like the new look!
Got rid of the frames...

August 11, 2001

Dr. Richard Shelly
Director of the Governors School

Dr. Shelly will discuss ways the students use their computers.
You will be surprised at the level of achievements.

July 14, 2001

Bernie Cosell

Speaks about how a virus works and security using ecommerce.

Mr. Cosell has been involved in the Computer arena since his days
of working on the "Arpanet" system when the Government funded the
initial setup of what we now refer to as the Internet.

For a history or Arpanet look at the links below...

An Atlas of Cyberspaces- Historical Maps

 TCMHC Internet History 1962 - 1992

The culture of the Internet and Usenet

Presented at our May 2001 meeting...
MadCow.doc
Download and then double click the speaker
icon in the document to hear the cows moo!

June 2, 2001

Pictures from the Microsoft eXtreme event in Roanoke!
We had a blast!

Click on any picture to see a larger view.

Microsoft eXtreme has always been your backstage pass to preview upcoming products and technologies from Microsoft. Now Microsoft® Office XP is ready to launch, and you'll be among the first to eXPerience it! Plus, see live demos of the latest, greatest Windows® XP operating system and much more at this free, live event!

To learn more visit the Microsoft eXtreme site! http://www.microsoft.com/extreme/

CLUB BULLETIN BOARD - (Taken off line July 26, 2000)

Soft Talk II

***Off Line (540) 562-1827 Off Line***

2400/9600/14.4/33.6 (8 bits, 1 parity, no stops)

The BBS was for membership use, but guests could sign on and look around with limited access. Club members had 24 hour daily access, with a limit of 90 minutes per day. Unused daily minutes (up to 90) could have been saved in the time bank for future withdrawal in order to download large files. The BBS supported multiple file transfer protocols with ZMODEM being the most commonly used. Conference areas for computer related subjects and e-mail among members were some of the many reasons to sign on regularly.

The BBS ran a US Robotics  33.6  Modem, utilizing PCBoard ® software.
The  hard drive storage capacity was 2.5 Gig's and 1 CD ROM online.

The internet took all the callers away.

The SoftTalk II was retired July 26, 2000.