Computer Club Minutes
2009-2010
November 18, 2009
T he first meeting of the season was called to
order at 9:30 AM by our Vice President, Ardis Golay, with 65 members
present. Ardis welcomed everyone. The minutes of the March 18 meeting
were approved as printed. We did not have a complete Treasurer’s Report
but Ardis said $1001.00 had been deposited from 4/23 to 10/26 (mostly
from Ads) which made a balance in the Checking Account of $11,397.21.
CLASSES: Elaine Olson thanked everyone for all the cards and
prayers she received during her recovery from back surgery. She still
has more healing to do and asked for help from those in the Club for
Teachers, Helpers, new ideas for classes, etc. Because of starting late
this year, the only two Classes scheduled for before Christmas are:
Christmas Letter Using Printmaster & Merging Mailing List taught
by Elaine and Greeting Cards, Labels and Business Cards taught by
Barbara. Check the Board or GV Web Site for dates and times. You must
have had a class in Printmaster for Elaine’s class and Barbara’s class
will be held one day on Dec. 4 for 3 hours.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. The resignation letters from our President, Judy Armstrong, and
Treasurer, Pat Galyardt, were read. Judy explained she enjoyed the short
time she was President but due to medical and family problems she felt
she must resign. Pat hopes to travel this winter so wasn’t sure just how
much she would be in the Park. Both letters were accepted with regrets.
2. The Election of Officers to fill these two positions was
help. Arvella Taratuta was elected to fill the unexpired term of
President until 2/11 and Lori Clark was elected to fill the unexpired
term of Treasurer until 2/10. In February the positions of Vice
President and Treasurer will be voted on. If you are interested in Vice
President (we hope Lori will want to continue as Treasurer), please
contact Arvella or Ardis. Our By-laws state you should be in the Park
from Nov.-March to be an officer.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Open Nights will be starting tomorrow night, Nov. 19, and
continue Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights from 6:30-8 PM. There is
no charge for members but visitors must pay $1. Monitors are needed. If
you can help, please contact Arvella 2765.
2. Dangles are available for $2.50.
3. Chuck Hillen is in charge of Country Store. We need volunteers as
runners, label cutters, etc. Market Day is Dec. 9. With the change in
GVRV’s zip code, this will probably be a busy day so please volunteer to
help.
4. Once again, we need someone to do weekly dusting and vacuuming of
the Computer Room since the Park does not clean our room. Any
volunteers?
5. Ardis mentioned the computer Virus which says “Postcard from
Hallmark”. DO NOT open this up even if it is from a friend or
relative. It will wipe out your computer. I
6. If you need your Lap Top Computer repaired, call Charles
480-982-8728. He repairs by appointment only.
PROGRAM ON REVIEW OF WINDOWS 7: Bob Wagenvoort spoke on the
new Windows 7 Program coming out to replace Vista. He said it appears to
be much easier to use and has many of the nice features that Vista had.
All new computers being sold now have the new Windows 7 on it. It was
suggested that if you are thinking of getting the program, check the
Microsoft web site: Compatibility for Windows 7 to see if your computer,
printer, etc. are compatible for this program. If it is, he suggested
getting the Family pack Home addition which lets you put it on 3
computers. After Bob’s presentation, Arnie made the motion to replace XP
on all our Club Computers with Windows 7. After discussion and a second,
the motion carried.
Bob, also, discussed how informative Kim Komando’s news is He
suggested everyone get her free downloads by going on to Komando.com.
Bob told us how he rewired the Computer room putting all the wires in
conduit. He installed a wireless router for internet service. He
certainly did a nice job and we all thank him for all his time.
INTERNET SERVICE; Right now the Club is using the Park
Wireless service. With all the computers running it can be very slow. A
motion was made to check into the cost and speed of DSL thru 4Pair and
Cable thru Dish. This will be reported back to us.
Ardis thanked Bob for the presentation and all his work in the
Computer Room. The meeting adjourned at 10:45 AM.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Bissell, Secretary
December 2, 2009
The meeting was called to order by our
President, Arvella, at 9:30 AM with 52 members present. The minutes of
the previous meeting were approved as printed. The Treasurer reported a
balance of $10,394.06 in the bank and $105.00 in petty cash.
New Business:
Angel Tree: It was voted to donate $200 to the
Angel Tree.
Old Business:
There was no old business.
Announcements:
Windows 7: Windows 7 has been installed on
all the computers in the Computer Room. The officers and teachers went
last Sat. to the Microsoft Store in Scottsdale for a demonstration on
Windows 7. We all gleaned much from going. Arnie will be having classes
on Windows in Jan.
Country Store: Country Store will be next Wed.,
Dec. 9. Remember Apache Junction has a new zip code. We will be taking
orders for labels and business cards.
House Keeper: We
are still looking for someone to volunteer to clean the Computer Room.
The Park does not clean our room and it should be dusted and vacuumed
every week.
Classes:
There are still openings in all upcoming classes.
Mail Merge: Tues., Dec. 8 and Tuesday, Dec. 15 from
9-11 AM
Card Factory 7Greeting Cards, Labels & Business
Cards: Fri., Dec. 4 from 9-12
Bring a jump drive or CD to the class if they want
to keep the card or projects you make.
Note: This program was offered again at Staples in
last Sunday’s Newspaper for $9.99 after rebates. The regular price is
$49.99.
Windows 7: Mon., Dec. 7 & Thurs., Dec. 10, also,
Mon., Dec. 14 and Thurs., Dec. 17 from 10-12 AM. These two classes will
touch on the looks and handling of Windows 7. It will not teach the
program like XP. That will come in January when Arnie teaches a class on
Windows.
The meeting adjourned at 9:50 AM after which Jayme
Black from 4Pair Networks spoke on the High-Speed DSL Internet service
they provide. Many in the Club use their service.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Bissell, Sec.
January 6, 2010
The first meeting of the New Year was
called to order by our President, Arvella, at 9:30 AM with 86 members
present. The Treasurer reported a total of in our treasury.
OLD BUSINESS:
Reserve Banking:
Arnie Dickinson spoke on the need to set some of our money aside toward
the future purchase of new computers. Right now we have extra money in
the treasury so we should look ahead to the future. After some
discussion, Paul Schmeil made the motion to put $6,000 in a Reserve
Account, leave $4,000 in the operating fund and any additional over the
$4,000 be added to the Reserve Fund. This motion passed.
CLASSES:
Elaine spoke on the upcoming classes. Teachers and new ideas are needed.
If you would like to share your computer knowledge or teach a class,
please contact Elaine 2695 or Arvella 2765. A list of the classes, dates
and times is posted on the bulletin board by the mailboxes and on our GV
Web site. These classes include, Windows, Camera Download, Searching the
Web, Buying & Selling on EBay, Jump Drive/External Hard drive, Greeting
Cards, Scrap Booking and a Very Beginners Class for new computer users.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
OPEN NIGHTS: These will resume on Tues.,
Wed. & Thurs. Nights 6:30-8:30 PM.
COUNTRY STORE: This is next Wed., Jan. 13.
Chuck will need all his regular helpers plus anyone who would like to
assist with the Card & Label orders at the Store.
CASINO TRIP: The Club is sponsoring a Casino
Trip to Payson Feb. 8. Cost is $10 which you get back. Tickets are
available from Arvella 2765 or Cricket Olson 2179.
ADS: Our new Ad person is Roger Clarke. Ad
slips are available across from the mailboxes.
CLEANING COMPUTER ROOM: A signup sheet was
passed for those who would be willing to clean the Computer Room each
week. Please volunteer to help.
OLDER COMPUTER FOR SALE: A member has an
older computer plus monitor for sale $75. If you are interested, call
Betty Delger 2219.
INTERNET SERVICE IN COMPUTER ROOM: Research
is being done to see what is the best way to have reliable internet
service in the computer room. Wireless, Cable & Broadband are all being
looked into.
Keith Sjoholm’s retirement:
A card was passed for the members to sign to thank Keith for all his
years of service to the Computer Club. We shall all miss him and hope he
enjoys his retirement.
The meeting adjourned at 10:06 AM after which there
was a short demo of Beginning Scrapbook Page followed by Arnie having a
mini class on “More about Windows 7” plus some questions and answers.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Bissell, Sec.
December 16, 2009
The Computer Club was called to order at 9:30 AM by
our Vice President, Ardis, with 39 members present. Our President,
Arvella, was present but not feeling well. The Secretary’s report was
approved as printed. The Treasurer reported $10,495.18 in Savings and
$210.00 in Petty Cash. Arnie spoke about the fact that we have a good
amount in the bank, however, our computers and other equipment will
probably have to be replaced in a couple of years. Next month, when more
members are present, we will discuss putting part of the money in a
Reserve Fund so money will be available for this purpose.
There was no Old or New Business.
Classes: Elaine
spoke about the upcoming Classes to be available in January.
Some of these Classes are: Advanced Web Search,
Downloading Camera and filing photos, Windows, Beginner/Beginners,
Greeting Card, Beginner Printmaster and Scrap booking. The dates and
times will be posted on the Web Page and on the Board by the Mailboxes.
Announcements:
Open Night is closed until January.
Casino Trip to Payson – Feb. 8th.
Cost $10 which you get back. Sign up
Sheet on board by mailboxes or get tickets from
Cricket 2179 or Arvella 2765.
Ads: Starting in
January Roger Clark 2924 will be Ad person.
No Meeting Dec.
23rd or 30th.
The meeting adjourned at 9:50 AM after which Sarah
Johnson from Dish Network spoke. Their Internet service costs
$24.99/month with no contract necessary. There is no installation fee;
however, a cable modem is necessary which is a one/time cost of $34.99.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Bissell, Secretary
January 20, 2010
The meeting was called to order at 9:30 AM by our
President, Arvella, with 59 members present. The Secretary’s report was
approved as printed. The Treasurer, Lori Clark, gave her report. We have
$3,931.22 in the checking account, $210.00 in Petty cash, plus the money
put in the Reserve Fund. (Note: Dues are now due and must be paid before
you can take a Class. Also, if you are not returning to the Park, please
let the Sec. know so your name can be removed from the Roster.)
There was no OLD or NEW Business.
CLASSES:
Elaine spoke about all upcoming classes which are posted on the
Bulletin Board by the Mailboxes and on the GV Web site. New ideas
and New teachers are needed. Please volunteer!!!! We are the
largest Club in the Park and offer a service to all our members. Because
we have installed Windows 7 on all our club computers, Arnie is going to
have a Class for Teachers, Helpers and Officers ONLY this Friday night
from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. to help familiarize us about the new program.
Since there is room for only 15, plus 4 laptops, call Elaine 2695 if you
would like to be included.
COMMITTEE REPORTS|:
Country Store:
Chuck Hillen thanked all his helpers. Over 40 orders were taken. He said
these orders were a service to our residence in the Park.
Casino Bus to Payson:
The Bus trip is Mon., Feb. 8. and costs $10 which is returned when you
arrive at the Casino. The sign-up sheet is by the Mailboxes or contact
Cricket Olson 2179 or Arvella 2765 for tickets. The bus should be in the
Park by 7:30 AM and leave at 7:45 AM.
Open Night: Marty
Anderson, Chairman of the Monitors, said there is a good response to the
Open Nights on Tues., Wed., & Thurs nights, however, the internet
service has been very poor. She is happy that the people have been
patient when they can’t get onto the internet and she hopes this problem
will be solved soon. It was announced that there is a meeting about the
problem tomorrow and hopefully some help will come soon.
Elections:
Ted Linderman spoke about our elections which will be Feb. 3. The
Offices of Vice President and Treasurer will be voted on for a 2-year
term. If you would like your name placed on the Ballot, please contact
Ted space 884 (no phone) or Arvella.
ANNOUNCEMENTS;
Copy/Print Paper is available for purchase – 500
sheets for $5.
Used DSL Modem for sale $15.
3 Jump Drives (4 GB) available at $12 each or (2
GB) $8 each
2 Used Computer Club T-shirts for sale
Helpers List: A list
for those who can assist members who have a problem in a particular area
will be looked into. This proved to be a very helpful tool once before.
The meeting adjourned at 9:50 AM after which Ted
Linderman gave a very interesting program on “Everything You Need to
Know about the Various Free Email Programs”.
Next Week Paul Schmeil will talk about Excel.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Bissell, Sec.
February 3, 2010
The meeting was called to order at 9:30 AM by our
President, Arvella, with 82 members present. The Minutes of the Jan. 20th
meeting were approved as printed. The Treasurer reported $4,115.63 in
the Checking Account and $260 in Petty Cash.
There was no Old
Business.
New Business: The
election of a new Vice President and Treasurer was held. Both unopposed,
Carol Bostrom was elected Vice President and Lori Clark was elected
Treasurer unanimously. Arvella thanked Ardis Golay (our outgoing Vice
President) for her years of service to the Club.
Classes:
Elaine spoke on the upcoming classes. They are: Jump Drive, Greeting
Cards, Web Search, Beginning Computer (Basic), Files and Folders,
Beginner PrintMaster, and Windows 7. Please check the GV Web site or the
bulletin board across from the mailboxes for times and dates. Ted
Linderman will be teaching Windows 7. It is being taught in 2 sections
and Ted will be using the book “Easy Computer Basic Windows 7 Edition”.
He has ordered some for those taking the class ($13.10 each) or you can
order one on the computer yourself, however, if you order yourself be
careful you aren’t required to sign up for other books or commitments.
He purchased them from Buy.com.
Announcements:
Country Store is
next Wed., Feb. 10.
Microsoft Grant:
Arnie spoke on the $5,000 Grant Microsoft has given to the Club. The
money was spent to purchase 16 Microsoft Office Publisher, 7 Web Page
(Front Page Replacement) for those doing the GV Web Page and 4 Upgrade
Home Premium. He explained how we obtained this Grant.
Open House: Paul
Schmeil invited everyone to his Open House this Sat. from 1-3.
Old Computers:
Arnie has an old computer and printer for sale $25 (2188) and Muriel
(2226) has one she will give anyone.
The meeting adjourned at 9:50 AM after which we had
a very informative presentation from SOS (Serving Online Seniors).
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Bissell, Sec.
February 17, 2010
The Meeting was called to order by our President,
Arvella at 9:30 AM. The Minutes of the Feb. 3 meeting were approved at
printed. The Treasurer reported $5,166.08 in our checking account and
$260.00 in Petty Cash.
There were no Old or New Business.
CLASSES:
Elaine spoke on all the ongoing and upcoming classes. The
times and dates for these are posted on the GV Web site and on the
Computer Club bulletin board by the mail boxes. Some are: Beginner
Computer, Windows 7, Organizing Files and Folders, One-on-One, Greeting
Cards and Beginner Printmaster. Next month they hope to have a class on
Email in Windows 7 – “Windows Live”.
ANNOUNCEMENTS;
Marty, our Monitor Chairperson, reports the
Club’s DSL internet service is working well.
Mon., March 8 at 6:30 PM our club will host
the EVACC (East Valley Assoc. of Computer Clubs). The
meeting will be held in the Game & Craft Room. Please mark
your calendar and try to attend. We would like to have a
nice representation of our membership at the meeting.
At our Feb. 24 meeting we will have a
program on Identity Theft by the Apache Junction Police
Department.
On March 3 our speaker will be from Wells
Fargo Bank.
The meeting adjourned at 9:42 AM after which Arnie
Dickinson gave a mini program on Skype.
Respectfully Submitted, Barbara Bissell, Sec.
Note:
I have been asked to add the following to today’s minutes. It is the
minutes of Mac Special Interest Group who meet every Monday night in the
Computer Room. If you have a Mac Computer, they would love to have you
join them. Bill Hoffmann is the leader of this group. Barbara
Macintosh Users Special Interest Group (SIG)
2/16/2010:
After a few weeks of the Mac SIG and we have 3-6
people of the 14 registered Mac Users coming to the Monday 6:30 PM
meetings. We are basing lectures on the 600+ page book, “Visual
Quickstart Guide for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard”, the latest operating
system. OS X 10.6 opens faster than previous systems and takes less
system hard drive space. We cover topics such as 1) managing and
organizing files and photos, 2) finding lost files using Spotlight and
Finder, 3) how to use multi-finger track pad, 4) how to take “Screen
Shots” to include in e-mail 5) doing automatic file backups with Time
Machine and 6) introducing a simple data base program, Bento. Also, free
at-home help is offered.
March 3, 2010
The meeting was called to order by
our Vice President, Carol Bostrom, at 9:30 a.m. with 60 members present.
The Minutes of the February 17th
meeting were approved as printed. The Treasurer reported $4,767.08 in
the Checking Account, $260 in Petty Cash and $648.14 to be deposited
into savings.
There was no Old Business or New Business.
Classes: Elaine spoke
on all the upcoming classes. The Times and Dates are
available on the Web (GVRV.US) and will be posted on the Computer Club
Bulletin Board across from the mailboxes. She noted that there are going
to be new classes (mainly shared information) on the Email groups of
AOL, Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo. She is looking for someone willing to
head each of these. If you use any of these servers and are willing to
lead the discussion in yours, please contact Elaine at 2695. She noted
that the Mack group still meets on Monday nights and Digital
Scrapbooking continues to meet each week, also.
There are still Windows 7 books available for $15.
Announcements:
1, Monday, March 8 at 6:30 p.m. our club will host
the EVACC (East Valley Assoc. of Computer Clubs) in the Craft & Game
Rooms. Please mark your calendars and try to attend. We would like to
have a nice showing of our membership at the meeting.
Next Wednesday’s presentation will be
iPods/iTunes by Doctor Kate
Country Store in next Wed., March 10. Chuck
Hillen and Arvella will both be absent so helpers will be
needed.
There will be NO
MEETING on March 17th because of St.
Patrick’s Day activities, however, the Computer Room will be
open between 9:15-9:45 a.m. so members can sign up for classes.
The meeting adjourned at 9:45 a.m. Bonnie Harvey
gave a short talk about her upcoming class on Excel (which is a spread
sheet), after which Arnie had a short program on “Right Click”. Wells
Fargo Bank cancelled their presentation today and we will try to have
them come another time.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Bissell, Sec
March 24, 2010
The meeting was called to order at 9:30
a.m. by our Vice President, Carol Bostrom, with 30 members present. This
was our last business meeting of the season. The minutes of the March 3rd
meeting were approved as printed. The Treasurer reported a balance of
$4,262.97 in the check book.
There was no Old Business
or New Business.
Classes:
Elaine said there are only two classes left for this season – Files &
Folders this afternoon from 2-4 p.m. and One-on-One Thursday
from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Scrap booking is still meeting on Thursdays from
1-3 p.m. This is not a class – just a jam. Ted Linderman
purchased another box of the “Easy Computer Basic Windows 7” books for
the club. These are available for purchase at $15 in the computer room.
Announcements:
Arnie has been in touch with Microsoft, since we haven’t received the
programs he ordered and he is getting ready to leave. They will look
into it. One of the programs ordered was Microsoft Publisher. He
ordered enough for all the computers and hopefully there will be a class
next season on this.
Elaine spoke on the EVACC Meeting. She
said how lucky our Club is that everyone volunteers and helps make
money. One Club reported that they have only been able to afford to
purchase the Windows 7 program for three of their computers where we
have it on all of ours. She thanked everyone for their help.
Carol told everyone our President,
Arvella, hopes to fly in on the 29th and be at our last
meeting of the season next week.
Next Wednesday,
March 31, we will have an “End of the Season Party”
at 9:30 a.m. All Club members are invited. Donuts and beverage will be
served.
The meeting adjourned at 9:45 a.m.
Afterwards, Arnie showed us how to make a Home Page and, also, spoke on
Windows Live and all the Tutorials available.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Bissell
For those leaving, drive safely, have a
wonderful summer
and we will see you next November.
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