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Vol.
14, Issue 3 |
THE
CLUB CONNECTION A Monthly Publication of the Ocean Hills Computer Club March,
2010 Club Website : www.oceanhillscomputerclub.net |
Patti Kopcho, Editor |
| MARCH CALENDAR
Thursday, March 4 at 1 pm in the Ladies Club Room, "Digital Photos & Movies" with Dick Travis. Wednesday, March 10 at 1 pm in the Ladies Club Room: "Photography/Computer Club" with Bud Demaris and at 3 pm, "Digital Camera Workshop" in the Computer Photo Lab. Thursday, March 11 at 10 am in the Photo Lab, "PhotoShop Workshop", with Larry Eaks Friday,
March 12 at 10 am in the Mens Club Rm., Friday, March 12 at 1 pm in the Mens Club Room, Board Meeting. Monday, March 15 at 1 pm in the Ladies Club Room, "Problem Solving ", with Terry Brown and Bob Weber. Thursday, March 18 at 1 pm in the Ladies Club Room, "Digital Photos & Movies" with Dick Travis. Tuesday, March 23 at 2 pm in the Computer Lab, "Help with the MAC, with Mary Kautz. Thursday,
March 25 at 1 pm, "Word Processing" with Dorothy Miller.
(more sessions in April)
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MARCH GENERAL MEETING Open
Computer Lab for March
Thanks to Cornell Jaray, Gerry Stier, Donald Wirth, Linda Strohm, Craig Powers, Kathy Moskovitz, Peter Klaphaak and John Schlecht our Computer Lab volunteers!
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Here is a real interesting Web Site that mashes together Google's Maps with their Street Views to really give you the ability to virtually travel almost anywhere??? (submitted by Dick Travis). Try
it...It's easier than you think??? Below
is a you tube link with a video explaining what can be done?
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The Kindle uses a display technology called electronic ink, that is meant to mimic the experience of reading black letters on white paper. It is easier to read in bright lights and it uses less electricity than the sort of displays used on laptop computers and cellphones. A few other companies, notably Sony, also sell electronic book readers. Amazon's approach is different because the Kindle does not need to be connected to a computer. Rather, users can purchase books right on the device, which downloads them over a wireless network. Also Amazon, which is one of the nation's biggest book sellers, has been able to convince most major publishers to release titles for the Kindle. While the Kindle was criticized for its bulky design and lack of features for Web browsing, it has been a hit in some quarters. The device appeals especially to heavy readers who like to travel or just move around town without the weight of several books. How can I accurately measure my internet speed? The
simplest way to see how fast your Internet connection performs is to visit a site
that offers a free broadband tool. One example is DSL Reports www.dslreports.com
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For people with the latest iPhone or Android phone, Google Buzz will soon become an amazing, indispensable app -- and a glimpse into the future for all of us. Google Buzz on a PC is a closed experience in two ways: First, you need Gmail to fully experience it. Second, you get messages only from people you're following. With Google Buzz on a PC, you're blind to non-Gmail users, and also to everybody you're not following. Google
Buzz on a phone is the opposite: The power of Google Buzz on a GPS-enabled cell phone is abstract, and it must be experienced to fully understand it. But until you do, let me tell you eight things you can do with Google Buzz on a compatible iPhone or Android device that can change your life. (More to come on Google Buzz in upcoming issues).
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SMART
COMPUTING MAGAZINE TIPS
BD (Blu-ray Disc) offers the best audio and video quality available, transforming your family movie night into a truly cinematic home-theater experience. Although BD movies cost more than traditional DVDs, they boast up to six times the amount of video detail in high definition, rendering the film's rolling ocean waves so realistically that you'll believe you're standing at the shore's edge. In addition to high-definition video, BD movies also feature higher-quality audio formats, often in the form of lossless or uncompressed audio, which means you'll fully hear every audio detail. BDs
can also hold more data than DVDs, which means there's more room on each disc
for special features. Get a behind-the-scenes look at your favorite movie and
learn about how it was made, play interactive games with the movie's characters,
or sneak a peek at never-before-seen deleted scenes.
Flash Drives It's important to remember that because of their small size, flash drives are easy to misplace or lose. Look for flash drives that include built-in file encryption to protect important business and personal data should any drives fall into the wrong hands. Most flash
drives with built-in encryption also have built-in software to set the encryption
level and a password or key. The software can be run from the flash drive itself,
or copied onto a host computer. Some flash drives include a security suite that
prevents any computer the flash drive is connected to from retaining any data
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WE SCREAM FOR OUR TEAM
(Original version by Grace Geller,Sept. 2004) EXTRA
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR: Portofino
#1 Gloria Rothenberg
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