| General Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 5:00 PM. The meeting locations are shown in the column on the left. | |
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January 10, 2012 5:00 PM San Jose IBM PC Club General Meeting Almaden Community Center Second floor computer room Directions to the Meeting |
Subject: Mozilla Thunderbird Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and news client developed by the Mozilla Foundation. On December 7, 2004, version 1.0 was released, and received over 500,000 downloads in its first three days of release, and 1,000,000 in 10 days. |
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February 14, 2012 5:00 PM San Jose IBM PC Club General Meeting Almaden Community Center Second floor computer room Directions to the Meeting |
Subject: RSS Wouldn't it be great to have a personalized newspaper? It wouldn't have all that stuff you don't care about. Instead it would be customized to just the things you are interested in. And it wouldn't be delivered just once a day--instead, the latest updates would arrive continuously. And it would tell you which articles you already read and which are new. If you'd like a personalized newspaper, come learn about RSS. See a copy of Alan's presentation here. |
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March 13, 2012 5:00 PM San Jose IBM PC Club General Meeting Almaden Community Center Second floor computer room Directions to the Meeting |
Subject: iTunes and iPods (not iPhones and
not iPads!) Speaker: Bruce Pumplin, Willows Learning Center Instructor The iTunes software is at the heart of Apple's digital music/video universe. And, of course, iPods are Apple's portable, digital media players that really started the revolution in music (and video) delivery channels. The presentation will include getting and configuring the iTunes software, adding music to your own personal digital library, transferring your library to other devices and media, and sources of free (and legal!) music. |
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April 10, 2012 5:00 PM San Jose IBM PC Club General Meeting Almaden Community Center Second floor computer room Directions to the Meeting |
Subject: Windows 8 Consumer Preview Walt and DeForrest will show two installations of Microsoft's newest operating system. They will demonstarte some of its new features, including the Metro interface and a few of the applications made specifically for it. Among those will be the new Metro version of the Internet Explorer. |
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May 8, 2012 5:00 PM San Jose IBM PC Club General Meeting Almaden Community Center Second floor computer room Directions to the Meeting |
Subject: Android Smartphone Bill will demonstrate his Android smartphone. |
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June 12, 2012 5:00 PM San Jose IBM PC Club General Meeting Almaden Community Center Second floor computer room Directions to the Meeting |
Subject: Use of the iPad and Applications Brian teaches two classes at the Willows Senior Center in San Jose; “Digital Photography” as well as a brand new course entitled “Intro to iPad and Senior Centric Apps”. Prior to 2004 Brian spent 20 years in Sales, Marketing and Operations in the Tech sector at companies such as: Flextronics, Cadence and a handfull of start-ups. He became a Realtor in 2004 and is with Intero Real Estate Services as a Certified Seniors Advisor - 80% of his business is done within the senior community. His goal is to educate, reduce stress and orchestrate the entire home selling process from beginning to end. |
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July 10, 2012 5:00 PM San Jose IBM PC Club General Meeting Almaden Community Center Second floor computer room Directions to the Meeting |
Subject: Recent Changes to Picasa Speaker: Walt Cole Walt has volunteered to present the recent changes that Google
has made to Picasa. |
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August 14, 2012 5:00 PM San Jose IBM PC Club General Meeting Almaden Community Center Second floor computer room Directions to the Meeting |
Subject: Member presentations of "My favorite software that is not well known" All members are invited to share a brief discussion of their favorite program or website that may not be well known by the other members. A connection to the projector is available for your laptop or flash drive. Let DeForrest Home know if you would like to have a specific program installed on a computer that you can use at the meeting. |
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September 11, 2012 5:00 PM San Jose IBM PC Club General Meeting Almaden Community Center Second floor computer room Directions to the Meeting |
Speaker: Walt Cole Walt will offer a condensed version of his SeniorNet class on Google's Chrome web browser. |
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October 9, 2012 5:00 PM San Jose IBM PC Club General Meeting Almaden Community Center Second floor computer room Directions to the Meeting |
Subject: Protecting Yourself, Your Computer and, Your Identity Seaker: Norbert “Bob” Gostischa It’s common wisdom that avoiding suspicious web-based content and especially ‘dodgy’ websites will keep you safe on the Internet. Unfortunately, that sort of information is ‘old and outdated technology’. Internet security (protecting both your computer and your identity online) can, however, be demystified. This presentation focuses on normal computer users, rather than “IT geeks,” and clearly explains security myths, Internet dos and don’ts, the evolution of computer threats, and more. Join presenter Bob Gostischa, as he simplifies, clarifies, and demystifies your computer, making your Internet experience a safe one. |
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November 13, 2012 5:00 PM San Jose IBM PC Club General Meeting Almaden Community Center Second floor computer room Directions to the Meeting |
Subject: Tax Planning for Retirees Speaker: Alan Baker A little planning can help you avoid an unpleasant surprise
on April 15th and maybe save you money. If you have some investments
and some discretionary income, you can smooth your path with
the following steps. |
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December 11, 2012 5:00 PM San Jose IBM PC Club General Meeting Almaden Community Center Second floor computer room Directions to the Meeting |
Subject: Annual Photo Sharing Show and Tell
Bring some photos that you would like to share. The rules are as follows:
No more than 25 photos per person. |
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