The meeting was called to order by our President, Arvella, at 9:30 A.M with 85 members present. Arvella welcomed the new members and explained how the Club works. The January 4th Minutes were approved as printed. The Treasurer reported $4,710.73 in the checking account.

OLD BUSINESS:

1. Donation to the Park: Peggy Richardson was asked to speak. Many suggestions have been suggested such as: Restoration of the carved Ball Room doors, new Patio Tables, money toward Exercise Room equipment, more comfortable chairs for the Ball room or money toward a Chair Lift or elevator replacement (whichever the Board decides) in our building. After a discussion, it was decided to vote on this at our next stated meeting.

2 Election: The election for Vice President and Treasurer will be held on Feb. 1. If you would like to fill either of these positions, call Ted Linderman 2884 or Arvella 2765.

1. Casino Bus trip to Payson: Cricket said there was only 4 open seats left. If you have a Casino Card make sure you contact Cricket 2179 so she can call the number in.

2. CLUB PHOTO FOR DIRECTORY: We will have the Club's photo taken on Wed., Feb. 15th at 9:30 A.M. in the Ball Room. We will meet in the Ball Room.

3. Mack Users: Bill Hoffman is back in the Park. If you are interested in forming a Mack group or have problems, call him at 2510.

4. Monitors: If you offered to monitor on Open Night, there will be a meeting tonight (Jan. 18) at 6:30 P.M. for instruction.

5 Knowledgeable Computer Tech Needed: Peggy Richardson is our Tech and Bob Wagenvoort helps in the Fall when here, however, Peggy is on the Park Board and is very busy at times. If you could help her out, when needed, please contact her 1816.

6. Excel Teacher: We are looking for someone to teach Excel.

7. Country Store Helpers: Chuck Hillen thanked those who helped last week

CLASSES: Elaine welcomed the new members and explained the Club's agenda and system. Don't forget to look at the Bulletin Board or Web site gvrv.us to get the Classes and dates. If you can't make a class, please call the instructor on your slip to let them know. A Class for New Beginners will be held in February Watch for the date!

The meeting adjourned at 9:55 A.M. after which Paul Schmeil led a very interesting and informative talk on the differences of IPad, Kindle & Nook (E-Readers & Tablets). Several members brought theirs in and explained what they could and could not do.

We will have Dr. Kate as our speaker next week, Wed., Jan. 25, 2012.

Gary Stanley will speak on Wed., Feb. 8.

Respectfully submitted,

Barbara Bissell, Secretary

The first meeting of the year 2012 was called to order by our President, Arvella, at 9:30 A.M. with 54 members present. The minutes of the Dec. 14, 2011 meeting were approved as printed. Our Treasurer, Lori, gave her report and said we had $3,266.24 in the checking account.

New Business:

1. Donation to Park. In the past we have donated the money earned from the Casino Bus Trip to a needed project in the Park. Arvella suggested we discuss where we would like this money to go. Some suggestions were made such as the Exercise Room, the restoration project of the Main Building carved doors, etc. Peggy volunteered to look into other choices and we will discuss this at a future meeting. Do you have any suggestions?

2. Election. In February we will be voting on the Vice President and Treasurer's positions. If you would like to fill either of these, please let Arvella or someone on the Board know.

Announcements:

1. Casino Bus Trip to Payson. The trip will be made on Monday, Jan. 30. Tickets are available and the Sign up sheet is in the mail hallway. Cricket spoke about the Payson card and she, also, said to make sure you bring 2 ID's with you in case you win.

2. Club Photo for Directory. This will be Wed., Feb. 15 at 9:30 A.M. in the Ballroom.

3. Country Store. This is next Wednesday and Chuck Hillen NEEDS HELPERS. If you would like to learn to take orders, please let Arvella 2765 or Chuck 2874 know.

4 Monitors for Open Nights (Monday, Wednesday. & Thursday) are needed. Can you volunteer to come up one of these evenings?

5. Recycling. We are looking for someone to put out the recycling material each week

6. Gary Stanley's articles. Arvella asked how many read Gary Stanley's articles. This week it was about Face Book. His e-mail address is www.Gary.Stanley.net

7. Virus Alert. Ted Linderman wants us to know about a new virus alert. American Airlines ticket reservation and UPS to pick up your package. Both contain virus so DON'T OPEN.

8. Library Computer Classes. The Apache Junction Library is offering computer classes.

If interested check out http://www.ajpl.org/library/classes.htm.

Classes: Elaine spoke about the upcoming classes. Check them out on our Bulletin board and the gvrv.us web site. Note: For the new computer users, a class will be held Tues., Jan. 17 & Thurs., Jan. 19. You must be a member to take a class.

The meeting adjourned at 10 A.M. after which Peggy Richardson spoke on:

1. Belarc.com - a free download program to keep track of all your computer programs.

2. Knowyourstuff.org - a home inventory program.

3. Teamviewer.com - a program to allow someone to repair your computer.

4. Ninite.com - free downloads and upgrades

Items 1 and 2 are Peggy's suggestion for New Years Resolution for computer & home..

Respectfully submitted,

Barbara Bissell, Sec.

The first Computer Club meeting of the season was called to order at 9;30 a.m. by our President, Arvella, with 63 members present. The Minutes of the March 16 meeting were approved as printed. The Treasurer reported what was earned as Ads during the summer and said we now have a balance, after expenses, of $3,973.68 in the checking account.

There was no OLD BUSINESS.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Angel Tree Donation: It was voted to donate $100.00 to the Angel Tree.

2. Proposed Ceiling Mounted Projector: Bob Wagenvoort spoke about installing a ceiling mounted projector in the Computer Room. He volunteered to do the labor (except for the electrical) for free. The cost should be under $2,000. He said that an overhead projector in the meeting room was. also, being discussed but will be on hold this winter. The motion was made in the amount of $2,000 for this project and was so voted.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. Casino Bus to Payson: The Computer Club will be hosting the bus on Mon., Jan. 30, 2012. There will be a signup sheet in the mail hall.

2. Housekeepers: The same housekeepers as last year have volunteered to clean the Computer room. A "Big Thank You" to them.

3. Greeter: Laureen Larson, our Greeter, is ill and won't be able to come down this year. We wish Laureen a speedy recovery. Jennifer and Marge have volunteered to greet this year.

CLASSES: Elaine spoke on the upcoming classes. She emphasized that this year each member bring a jump stick to class to save their information on. The following Classes are scheduled with more being planned. Watch the bulletin board or GVRV.us for future classes.

Christmas Letter: Mon,. Nov. 28 & Tues., Nov. 29 - 10-12 noon in Word

Mon., Nov. 28 & Tues., Nov. 29 - 1-3 p.m. in Printmaster

Note: Must have knowledge in Word or Printmaster and have wording organized and pictures to use already on your memory stick or CD,

One on One: Tues;, Dec. 6 6:30 - 8:30 p.m, , Tuesday, Dec. 20 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Tues., Jan. 10 evening, Tues., Jan.24 9:30-11:30 a.m. & Tues., Jan. 31 evening

Note: Have questions ready for what you are looking help in.

Windows XP to 7: 4 Sessions - Mon., Dec. 5, Thurs., Dec. 8, Mon., Dec. 12 & Thurs., Dec. 15. 10:00-12:00

Windows 7: 8 Sessions - Mon., Jan. 9, Thurs., Jan. 12, Mon., Jan. 16, Thurs., Jan. 19, Mon., Jan. 23, Thurs., Jan. 26, Mon., Jan. 30 & Thurs., Feb. 2 - 10:00 - 12:00.

Into to Publishers: Fri., Jan. 13, 20, 27 and Feb. 3 - 10:30-12:30 p.m

The meeting adjourned at 10:05 a.m. after which Jeff from Jabba Communications spoke.

Respectfully Submitted,

Barbara Bissell, Sec