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Sydney PC User Group Incorporated ~ Members helping Members for over 22 Years ~ Visitors are always welcome
*WEEKLY SIG MEETING UPDATE 28 JUNE - 4 JULY 2009*
1st Floor Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts 280 Pitt Street, Sydney http://www.sydneypc.com UPCOMING SIG'S 5 - 11 July 2009 Seniors Communications *MAIN MEETING* Door Prize John Cook *MAIN MEETING PRIZES* Donated by Alex Zaharov-Reutt 4 x Windows 7 RC Discs 1 x 4 GB, 1 x 2 GB USB Sticks Dynamo Rechargeable LED Torch Pocket Screwdriver Set WordPerfect Office X4 John Cook Wordperfect Office X4 James Hill 1 x 4 GB USB Stick Thomas Windows 7 Release Candidate Elaine Rush Pocket Screwdriver Set	Hello and Welcome, Last Tuesday's Main Meeting started with a lively Q & A with Alex and Robert providing the answers. Alex had brought back from America a portable battery pack, which enables one to use an AC outlet when you are on-the-go and the laptop battery runs out. The battery pack comes with various connectors to suit different laptop models. I think Alex must have bottomless pockets in his coat, it is amazing to watch, as he pulls out the next interesting gadget. Although it was just on six months since Dell presented their Dell Mini 9 and 12 netbooks, Dell returned to show us their latest. Their representative Michael Townsend gave a very comprehensive presentation on the latest models available. It was particularly interesting to see the new, much talked about touch screen, though you do end up with a pretty dirty screen! Our thanks to Michael for bringing us up-to-date on Dell's latest. You can also now buy Dell from retail outlets. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday 28 June - Membership Drive - 9 am - 3 pm Roundhouse, University of Sydney The Membership committee will be hosting another stall in an effort to boost the club's membership. It is hoped that those of you who can make yourselves available will come along and help in promoting the benefits of the SPCUG. Parking is available please see map. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saturday 4 July - Penrith - Frank Bowman - 2 pm - 4 pm St Clair High School, Endeavour Avenue, St Clair This month the afternoon will begin with the usual Q & A session around the table, where members share problems, advice and tips. We will run the new Windows 7 RC OS, and compare it to Vista. Using the freeware version of Paragon Disk Manager an attempt will be made to make an image of Windows 7. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tip of the Week Mailinator was the first (and still the best!) disposable e-mail service for people who want to protect their online identity. It is a tool that allows users to create an on-the-spot e-mail identity that provides anonymity and fights web inertia in one easy step. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Update regarding our membership officer, Mark Windridge's progress. Mark is undergoing rehabilitation at Mona Vale Hospital and should be able to return home and work in about six weeks. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remember if your e-mail address is changed for any reason at all, unless you tell me your new address then you will not receive these weekly updates! Any change of address should be notified to changedetails@sydneypc.com So until next week, Cheers Elaine Please e-mail this newsletter to all your friends. Simply click Forward, add their e-mail addresses. Then click Send
Information for Members and Visitors: Sydney PC User Group's FREE newsletter: Subscribe Send to Friend Un-subscribe Go to Sydney PC User Group's: Website Events Calendar Please note that all Meetings, except where specifically stated, are held on the 1st Floor, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney.

Sydney PC User Group Incorporated

~ Members helping Members for over 22 Years ~

Visitors are always welcome

WEEKLY SIG MEETING UPDATE 28 JUNE - 4 JULY 2009

1st Floor
Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts
280 Pitt Street, Sydney
http://www.sydneypc.com

UPCOMING SIG'S

5 - 11 July 2009

Seniors

Communications

MAIN MEETING
Door Prize

John Cook

MAIN MEETING PRIZES

Donated by
Alex Zaharov-Reutt

4 x Windows 7 RC Discs

1 x 4 GB, 1 x 2 GB USB Sticks
Dynamo Rechargeable LED Torch
Pocket Screwdriver Set
WordPerfect Office X4

John Cook

Wordperfect Office X4

James Hill

1 x 4 GB USB Stick

Thomas

Windows 7 Release Candidate

Elaine Rush

Pocket Screwdriver Set

Hello and Welcome,

Last Tuesday's Main Meeting started with a lively Q & A with Alex and Robert providing the answers. Alex had brought back from America a portable battery pack, which enables one to use an AC outlet when you are on-the-go and the laptop battery runs out. The battery pack comes with various connectors to suit different laptop models. I think Alex must have bottomless pockets in his coat, it is amazing to watch, as he pulls out the next interesting gadget.

Although it was just on six months since Dell presented their Dell Mini 9 and 12 netbooks, Dell returned to show us their latest. Their representative Michael Townsend gave a very comprehensive presentation on the latest models available. It was particularly interesting to see the new, much talked about touch screen, though you do end up with a pretty dirty screen! Our thanks to Michael for bringing us up-to-date on Dell's latest. You can also now buy Dell from retail outlets.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sunday 28 June - Membership Drive - 9 am - 3 pm
Roundhouse, University of Sydney

The Membership committee will be hosting another stall in an effort to boost the club's membership. It is hoped that those of you who can make yourselves available will come along and help in promoting the benefits of the SPCUG. Parking is available please see map.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Saturday 4 July - Penrith - Frank Bowman - 2 pm - 4 pm
St Clair High School, Endeavour Avenue, St Clair

This month the afternoon will begin with the usual Q & A session around the table, where members share problems, advice and tips.

We will run the new Windows 7 RC OS, and compare it to Vista.

Using the freeware version of Paragon Disk Manager an attempt will be made to make an image of Windows 7.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Tip of the Week

Mailinator was the first (and still the best!) disposable e-mail service for people who want to protect their online identity. It is a tool that allows users to create an on-the-spot e-mail identity that provides anonymity and fights web inertia in one easy step.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Update regarding our membership officer, Mark Windridge's progress. Mark is undergoing rehabilitation at Mona Vale Hospital and should be able to return home and work in about six weeks.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Please remember if your e-mail address is changed for any reason at all, unless you tell me your new address then you will not receive these weekly updates! Any change of address should be notified to changedetails@sydneypc.com

So until next week,

Cheers

Elaine

Please e-mail this newsletter to all your friends.
Simply click Forward, add their e-mail addresses.
Then click Send

Information for Members and Visitors:

Sydney PC User Group's FREE newsletter: Subscribe Send to Friend Un-subscribe

Go to Sydney PC User Group's: Website Events Calendar

Please note that all Meetings, except where specifically stated, are held on the 1st Floor,
Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney.