Surf Express, Family Antics by Connectix; -club member-

We will have short presentations (by a club member) of two products by Connectix, 'Surf Express' and 'Family Antics'.

• Anyone who uses a modem to browse the Web knows a lot about waiting. SurfExpress lets you connect to Web servers faster, and decide when pages are verified and which images are stored. Surf Express loads stored Web pages up to 36 times faster than you browser can download those same pages.
• 'Family Antics' is a collection of photo fun for everyone! Family Anticsÿ offers entertainment for everyone with four great software packages: LiveGreetings, Connectix Desktop Designer, Connectix AlbumMaker and Wig Out!

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iMac Demonstration and Show by Apple Computer; Mike Shebanek 

StudioJ - Java Tools by RogueWave; Trevor Misfeldt  Enjoy (a hot cup of) Java in StudioJ 

Your browser is Java-enabled? Or not? How do you know when a web page uses Java? Does it make any difference? Have you had nonfunctional Java pages? Do you develop Java applications? 

To answer these and more questions, you are invited to hear the latest about a set of Java Applications Development tools by RogueWave: 

Are you looking at widgets from one vendor, and charting tools from another? What are the chances they'll work with that grid package you picked up last month? It doesn't have to be so complicated! StudioJ is your one-stop solution: high-quality, integrated, pure Java components and classes from Rogue Wave Software and its Stingray division.  

Integration Saves Time-and Money!  

Downloading a free JavaBean component here and there is easy to do. But what happens when you actually start using them in your development project? Do the classes work together seamlessly? Or will you need to build time into your schedule to work with them separately, and then spend more time tying the whole project together at the end? Save yourself the time and trouble-start out right with StudioJ, the hottest suite of integrated Java tools on the market! They'll help you add powerful capabilities to your Java apps and save you loads of time you might otherwise have spent hand-coding. And with this one-stop, integrated solution, you'll have all the right tools in one convenient place.  

The Suite That's Complete  

StudioJ offers Java developers a complete, affordable package of integrated components for GUI development, data analysis, charting, and database access.

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Observations about the IT and PC Industry; Mike Bruzzone
 
Suspicious of market dominance in the PC and IT markets? It is not just the Software sector where one giant company seems to be calling all the shots. Mike Bruzzone of Camp Marketing Consultancy will talk about x86 competitive escalation, Intel competitive strategy and potential violations of the Sherman and Clayton Acts. The program includes completion of a study among various user groups around the country. Don't miss the chance to hear all about and be heard in the battle for the future of Personal Computing! 

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IBM PC Update; J.B. Burke 

The PC Industry is moving at lightning speed - and IBM is right there with the best of them.  Come to our August meeting and learn what's new, what's different and what's the latest in the IBM Employee's Purchase Program (now handled by CompUSA).   We've got Consumer systems (Aptiva and ThinkPad) and we've got Commercial systems (PC Desktop, ThinkPad and PC Servers) to talk about.  Bring your questions.  Our speaker, J. B. Burke, will answer all he can. 

Remember - if a 66MHz 486X with a 400MB drive, 16MB of RAM and Win3.1 is your idea of a good time, you've been out of the market just a BIT too long.  (Think 400MHz and rising, 3D Graphics, DVD, 16GB drive and 128MB RAM!!!) 

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Open Forum 
Our meeting will feature a special opportunity to share information about the latest developments on hardware, software, networks and the Internet.  Based on information gathered from what someone recently called "the mother of all websites," Smart Links (the website mentioned at our last meeting), we will moderate a discussion of topics of interest to the attendees.  You might want to review this website and be especially prepared to talk about Windows98, and its ramifications for your own PC usage and applications.

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Netscape Update; Hisham Ghazouli 
Please join us for an overview and update of Netscape's products, brought to us by Hisham Ghazouli of Netscape, Mountain View. His presentation will include the current products, available from the Netscape web site, the professional editions, Smart Update features, developer support, as well as future plans. We will also hear about Netscape's positioning vs. competitive products, i.e. IE and Opera.

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Partition Magic, Drive Copy, Drive Image by PowerQuest, Photo Suite by MGI; Dave Whittle 
User Group Relations is pleased to represent MGI Software and PowerQuest Corporation in presenting their award-winning products to the user group community.  MGI Software is "changing the way we picture the world" with simple yet powerful software designed to do for photos and videos what desktop publishing software did for the printed page.  PowerQuest Corporation is the developer of the best disk management software in the world.  

PowerQuest has just announced Drive Image 2.0 which is easier to use and  faster than version 1.0.  A new graphical, wizard-like interface takes the user step-by-step through the imaging process.  The feature-packed upgrade also includes enhanced removable media support, the ability to extract individual files from within an image, the ability to resize images to fit smaller drives, and a new security feature, ImageShield, which allows users to password protect important image files.  

Are you interested in digital photography or digital video but didn't think you could afford it?  Two award-winning products from MGI Software, MGI PhotoSuite and MGI VideoWave, give you unlimited options when it comes to your photos and videos.  MGI PhotoSuite is your complete PC photography solution.  It's the fastest, easiest way to edit and organize your photos while giving you a creative freedom you've never had before.  Turn your photos into greeting cards or incorporate them into personal calendars, web pages, family letters, and share them with others via email or on the Internet.  MGI PhotoSuite makes it possible.  And with MGI VideoWave, you can now capture, edit, and produce your own videos on your PC.  

Find out more about how to improve your life with PowerQuest's lineup of strong disk utility products as well as how MGI Software can help you begin to picture the world in a whole new way by attending our next user group meeting.  

Our guest presenter will be Dave Whittle; on behalf of PowerQuest Corporation and MGI Software.  Dave will explain hard disk concepts and  introduce and explain new products such as Drive Image and DriveCopy from  PowerQuest and VideoWave from MGI Software.  He will also demonstrate  PowerQuest's Partition Magic as well as MGI PhotoSuite.

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Posta by Tumbleweed; Min Yoo 
Tumbleweed, the leader in secure document delivery, will be demonstrating the Posta solution.  Posta is a software solution that provides a fast, secure and reliable way to deliver documents electronically to any environment outside your enterprise -- regardless of operating system, hardware, or e-mail software. Posta is faster than overnight express and offers 24-hour delivery convenience. Posta offers business users unprecedented control and protection over their electronic deliveries by ensuring security, universal compatibility, and comprehensive tracking capability. Posta is designed for customers who distribute important documents such as financial information, graphics, and legal contracts.

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3COM, Modems, Video, Palm Pilot; Richard Horsley 
Please join us for a presentation of new and updated 3Com (ex US Robotics) products.  Richard Horsley, 3Com sales manager for the Bay Area, will speak about the exciting new Sportster 56K and V.90 modems with x2 Technology.  Upgrade options and costs will be covered.  Rick will also give us an overview on new Bigpicture Video products, ConferenceLink telephones and PalmPilot handheld organizers.  The PalmPilot has recently been announced by IBM as the 'IBM WorkPad'.

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Intuit's Quicken98 and Turbo Tax 1997; Bernhard Krevet 
It's Tax time - time for an update on Intuit's latest!  Intuit, the maker of Quicken and TurboTax has made available to us evaluation copies of their best-selling financial software. One of our officers has prepared a critical review of many of the new features.  You will see demonstrations of TurboTax Deluxe and Quicken98 and share in unique experiences of upgrading from earlier versions. There will be a FREE TurboTax Trial CD-ROM for all and everyone in this meeting! (See the Review)

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INTEL Update; Maureen Murray 
Our speaker, Maureen Murray of Intel will kick off our meeting season with a special presentation of what is new at Intel, and where the chips are falling ...  uh ...  heading.  Maureen will pay special attention to the latest developments in PC architecture, servers and home computers, and what we can expect in the next couple of years.