Next Meeting:
Thursday May 15th at : 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Topic: Windows Home Server
Ask The Experts
Naples Branch Library
650 Central Ave
Naples, Fl
Note: The Naples Regional Library now closes at 7:00 pm on Thursdays
What is PCBUG?
PCBUG is the official acronym for the PC Business User Group of Naples,
the organization for users of "Industry Standard" (read: IBM Compatible")
Personal Computers. PCBUG has over 300 members with a wide range of
Professions, Businesses, Ages, Interests and computer experience. (We try
to accommodate the interests and needs of the "Expert" as well as those of
the "Novice.")
Who are the current board members?
President - Bill Grieve
Secretary - Perry Cannady
Treasurer - Jim
Baird
Dir - Don Beach
Dir - Harry Hanbury
Dir - Chuck Doebler,
Chairman Geneology SIG
Past Pres - Bob Hill
How do I join?
Our Annual Dues are $25, for which you receive, in addition to monthly
programs and participation in the Club's access to special
software/hardware pricing and software downloading privileges with several
Vendors See Treasurer at the door for a membership application.
Mail Checks to:
PCBUG
PO Box 285
Naples, FL 34106-0285
Include your Name, Street Address, Phone Number and Email Address
What is a SIG?
PCBUG also operates a number of SIGs, or "Shared Interest Groups" where
smaller groups meet for more detailed study of particular applications or
software packages. We are, primarily, an educational organization with a
mission of teaching the use of personal computers in handling business and
personal information.
How do I update my membership
information?
You can Update Your Current Contact Information by E-MAILING your NAME
and current Email and Mailing address to: membership@pcbug.org
Windows Vista (SP1) Released
Announcing the RTM of Windows Vista SP1 to OEM Vendors
Microsoft is excited to announce that we have released Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista to manufacturing (RTM) for our first set of languages (English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese).
Service Pack 1 is a very important milestone because it addresses many of the key issues that our customers have identified with Windows Vista over the last year both, directly and through programs like the Customer Experience Improvement Program. With Service Pack 1, we have made great progress in performance, reliability and compatibility. One of the great things about my job is that I get to play with the latest builds of our products -- I've personally been running Windows Vista SP1 pretty exclusively for a few months and I've noticed that my systems run faster and more reliably than they did with the "Gold" release of Windows Vista.
The normal way most consumers will recieve Vista SP1 will be through Windows Updates.
Announcing the RTM of Windows Vista SP1
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Standalone
Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) Final
Includes all
previously released updates for the Windows XP operating system. This
update also includes a small number of new functionalities, which do not
significantly change customers experience with the operating system.
The normal way most consumers will recieve XP SP3 will be through Windows Updates.
Windows XP SP3 Documentation - PDF
Windows XP Service Pack 3 Standalone - Direct MS download link - 336 MB
This is the full executable download.
Microsoft Offer of Vista Instruction
Submitted by jacksaul on
Wed, 2007-09-19 18:48. News - Software
Order a Free CD Set
Discover How to
Make the Computer Easier to
See, Hear, and Use
This free CD set shows you how to make your
computer more comfortable and easier to use with accessibility settings
and programs.
The free Microsoft Accessibility CD set includes:
Windows Vista
Accessibility Demonstrations and Tutorials CD featuring a video and
eleven demonstrations of accessibility. See the new Ease of Access
Center, Windows Speech Recognition, and Internet Explorer
7.
Accessibility Resources CD which features Windows XP accessibility
demos and tutorials, accessibility solutions, tutorials and training,
and resources for businesses. Learn about accessibility in Microsoft
products such as Office and Internet Explorer.
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/cd/default.aspx
OpenOffice.org 2.4 Free Office Suite
News - Software
OpenOffice.org 2.4 Office Suite
Free and Available without
registration
Components:
Writer - Word Processor
Impress -
Presentations
Calc - Spreadsheet
Base - Databases
Draw -
Graphics
Math - Equations and Formulae
http://www.openoffice.org/
Additional Openoffice based Office Suites:
StarOffice from Sun
Word processing, spreadsheet, presentation,
and more through Google Pack
http://pack.google.com/intl/en/pack_installer.html?hl=en&gl=us
Lotus Symphony from IBM
Richly-featured Office Suite productivity
tools.
http://symphony.lotus.com/software/lotus/symphony/home.jspa
Secunia Software Inspector
Submitted by jacksaul. News - Software
Many current adverse intrusions into our computers involve add ons to
browsers and other software. Examples are Adobe Acrobat Reader, Apple
Quickime, Macromedia Flash Player, Firefox.The following web site
enables a search of your computer for these add ons and locations for
finding updates for improving security. This tip is Via "Windows
Secrets" the former Fred langa list. Service is free and very
effective.
http://secunia.com/software_inspector/
Available on the same site is a "beta test progam" which I have not
evaluated.
3 D program
Submitted by jacksaul on Tue,
2007-11-13 02:17. News
- Software
Friends in Chicago have gone ape over this Google released program
for 3 D Computer assisted design.
Web site is:
http://www.sketchup.com/
Take a look at it!!
