Meeting Agenda

Demos, presentations and SIG's will begin immediately following the general meeting. Meeting room opens at 12:00, general meeting starts at 12:30.
TBA 2005	Video Editing, PowerPoint, CD/DVD Labeling, When to upgrade, Windows Utilities (msconfig, regedit), Computer Backup Systems, Build You Own Computer
	Digital Corner (3D Album) The Easy Yet Powerful Digital Photo Solution for Everyone
October	TBA
September	Round Table (Ask the Gurus) This is a Q&A session so bring all your question you've been pondering over the summer.
August	Digital Corner (Digital Music MP3s) From copying a CD to downloading music from a subscription service and creating your own custom mixes, we will cover the most popular digital music activities and address your most common questions.
June 11, 2005	Window XP Media Center 2005 Want to watch and record TV with TiVo-like functionality on your PC in addition to playing music, photo slide shows and videos.
May 14, 2005	Genealogy 101 with Terri - Learn how to research your family surname. Create great charts and reports, and even create your own family book Introduction of the 2005-2006 Board of Directors
Apr. 9, 2005	LCACE 22nd Anniversary InfinaDyne (Diagnogostic) will be presenting their CD/DVD Inspector, CD data recovery software. www.infinadyne.com/cddvd_inspector.html Elections 2004 - Nominate and vote of the 2005 - 2006 Board of Directors
Mar. 19, 2005	“How To Battle the Dark Side of the Net and Win - Foiling Spam, Spyware, Trojan Horses, Viruses and Hackers" Nominations for the 2005 - 2006 Board of Directors
Feb. 12, 2005	Alternate Web Browsers Use a wide range of alternative approaches, different from traditional mouse-and-screen-based browsers Digital Corner (Digital Music MP3s) MP3 (Re-scheduled) Nominations for the 2005 - 2006 Board of Directors.
Jan. 8, 2005	Q&A Roundtable (Ask the Gurus)
Dec. 4, 2004	Christmas Party, Raffle & SwapFest - The annual Christmas party will be held at the University of Illinois Annex, Rt. 45 and Rt.120, Grayslake, Il. Bring a dish to share, and any computer related software or hardware you want to sell or swap. There will be music, games, raffles, and plenty of FUN, FUN, FUN!
Nov. 6, 2004	Point to Point Access: Wireless access points (APs or WAPs) are specially configured nodes on wireless local area networks (WLANs). Access points act as a central transmitter and receiver of WLAN radio signals. Digital Corner (Video Editing) - From the camera to a CD/DVD see just how easy it is to product you own mega hits with the latest in easy-to-use video editing software. How did they do that! (TO BE RESCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE)
Oct. 9, 2004	This form will replace the Video Editing presentation which will be rescheduled for a later date. The gurus will address any question that you may have.
Sept. 11, 2004	Audio Editing - want to learn how to edit those mp3's you've downloaded and make custom audio files. Digital Corner will have a Q&A SIG. Let's talk photo presentation programs, removal of red-eye, and how to take two not-so-go photos and make one good one.
Aug. 14, 2004	Alternate web browser and utilities - Windows Internet Explorer and Netscape aren't the only browsers on the block.
TBA	Scanning / Digital Technology - The purpose is to offer some scanning tips and to explain the basics for photos and documents. It is about the fundamentals of digital images, about the basics to help you get the most from your scanner.
July 2004	NO MEETING
June 12, 2004	Paint Shop Pro by Ronetta Colbert - The most complete photo and graphic editor
May 8, 2004	SIG Breakout sessions (Beginner's MS Office suite, Digital Corner, Ask the Guru, etc.)
Apr. 10, 2004	Peer-to-Peer Networking for the home - Peer-to-peer is a style of networking in which a group of computers communicate directly with each other, rather than through a central server. This is often used for multiplayer online games, such as Activision's Battlezone, to avoid the expense and delay of handling all that traffic at the server. Elections 2004 - Nominate and vote of the 2004-2005 Board of Directors
Mar. 13, 2004	Introduction to Linus / OS by Zack Giberstsen, Digital Corner SIG with J.J Johnson
Feb. 14, 2004	Q&A Roundtable - Ask the Guru's - Digital camera's networking, upgrades, movie editing, genealogy, this is an open form for the members to get some of their questions answered.
Jan. 10, 2004	DB3 Wireless Internet Service (High-speed Internet access in the Lake County area) by Dan Belmont (This demo will be rescheduled)
December 6, 2003	Christmas Party, Raffle & SwapFest - The annual Christmas party will be held at the University of Illinois Annex, Rt. 45 and Rt.120, Grayslake, Il. Bring a dish to share, and any computer related software or hardware you want to sell or swap. There will be music, games, raffles, and plenty of FUN, FUN, FUN!
November 1, 2003 (Rescheduled meeting date)	Video Conferencing with Net Meeting NetMeeting's audio and video conferencing features let you communicate with anyone on the Internet.
October 11, 2003	Microsoft PowerPoint Work smarter with PowerPoint the Microsoft Office presentation graphic program. Create attention grabbing slides quickly.
Sept. 13, 2003	DB3 Wireless Internet Service (High-speed Internet access in the Lake County area) by Dan Belmont (This demo will be rescheduled)
August 1, 2003	GPS (Global Positioning System) a worldwide radio-navigation system formed from a constellation of 24 satellites and ground stations used as reference points to calculate positions accurate to a matter of meters. GPS is used in cars, boats, planes and even laptop computers. Soon GPS will become almost as basic as the telephone. Beginners SIG's and Q&A - In separate room during main presentation.
July, 2003	NO MEETING (Enjoy your summer vacation)
June 14, 2003	Microsoft Office 2003 - Learn the latest features and compatibility of the newly released version of MS Office 2003. Beginners SIG - If you have basic Windows questions, the gurus will walk you through them and help you better understand how to use your computer.
May 10, 2003	Beginners SIG - Ask the Gurus: This Q&A forum is for beginners and novice to get their questions answered. Digital Corner - FlipAlbum 5: Create and Share 3D Page-Flipping Digital Albums Introduction of new Board of Directors and Officers. Beginners SIG - If you have basic Windows questions, the gurus will walk you through them and help you better understand how to use your computer.
April 5, 2003 (rescheduled meeting date)	LCACE 20th Anniversary Celebration (7301 days old) Elections 2003: LCACE will elect their new board of directors. Make your vote count.. USB Flash Drives - PINGTEC will be demonstrating their innovative USB products. USB-based flash storage devices are the smallest removable storage around. They're about the size and weight of a disposable lighter, but they can hold from 8MB to 1GB of data. They don't need a separate power supply or batteries, and they draw very little power from the USB port, making them ideal for laptops. They're also fast, sporting transfer rates of more than 1MB per second. And their dimensions and ease of use make them great for shuttling files between work and home, giving presentations, or swapping MP3s.
March 1, 2003 (rescheduled meeting date)	Microsoft Office XP - This presentation will introduce you to the new features in Microsoft Office XP (Word, Excel and Access). Nominations: March will be the second round of nominations for the 2003-2004 LCACE board of directors. Nominate the members you want to lead your club.
February 8, 2003	USB Flash Drives - PINGTEC will be demonstrating their innovative USB products. USB-based flash storage devices are the smallest removable storage around. They're about the size and weight of a disposable lighter, but they can hold from 8MB to 1GB of data. They don't need a separate power supply or batteries, and they draw very little power from the USB port, making them ideal for laptops. They're also fast, sporting transfer rates of more than 1MB per second. And their dimensions and ease of use make them great for shuttling files between work and home, giving presentations, or swapping MP3s. Nominations: February will be the first round of nominations for the 2003-2004 LCACE board of directors. Make a difference and volunteer.
January 11, 2003	Backup Programs - Want to back up your entire hard drive or just a particular folder or folders. Then we will demonstrate several programs that will allow you to perform this task. With PowerQuest's Drive Image you can create an exact image of your hard drive for backup and disaster recovery, or to upgrade your system, quickly and easily. Beginners SIG - If you have basic Windows questions, the gurus will walk you through them and help you better understand how to use your computer.
December 7, 2002	Christmas Party & SwapFest - The annual Christmas party will be held at the University of Illinois Annex, Rt. 45 and Rt.120, Grayslake, Il. Bring a dish to share, and any computer related software or hardware you want to sell or swap. There will be music, games, raffles, and plenty of FUN!
November 16, 2002 (rescheduled meeting date)	CD Burners - Phil Grimm has tentatively volunteered to do a presentation on CD Burning with *EZ CD Creator* and *Nero Burn* software. Mr. G. volunteered display the *History of Atari Computers* and will bring in his collection of 8-bit and 16-bit computers. Mr. G will also be displaying his CAD computer system developed by MarsGraphic
October 12, 2002	Q&A Roundtable (Ask the Gurus) This form will replace the Video Editing presentation which will be rescheduled for a later date. The gurus will address any question that you may have.
September 14, 2002	Snag-It - makes is easy: presented by Marshia Hobson Capture an exact copy of anything that appears on your screen Apply edits and annotation Send the screenshot directly to the printer, a file, an e-mail, or the web
August 10, 2002	OpenOffice - Lester Larkin will demonstrate OpenOffice software an affordable alternative in office productivity suites that runs on multiple operating systems, including the Solaris[ Operating Environment, Microsoft Windows, and Linux. The suite has a simple, easy-to-use interface and contains full-featured applications including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and graphics capabilities. Beginners SIG - If you have basic Windows questions, the gurus will walk you through them and help you better understand how to use your computer.
July 13, 2002	No Meeting (Enjoy your summer!) For those with nothing to do, we are planning a field trip to visit the Mac group in Palatine. The Northwest of Us (TNWofU) meets on the same second Saturday as us so this will give us a good opportunity to visit another computer club. Their normal attendance is 150+ members.
June 8, 2002	PC Clinic - Bring in your computer for spring cleaning and a tune-up. The gurus will blow it out, clean you keyboard and mouse. Upon request, the gurus will teak your OS, offers hints and tips to improve your performance, and offer general trouble-shooting along with some common questions with your Windows system. Beginners SIG - If you have basic Windows questions, the gurus will walk you through them and help you better understand how to use your computer.
May 11, 2002	Wireless Network - Jim Rutledge will show us how to Installing and setting up a home wireless network between multiple computers.
April, 13, 2002	Elections 2002 Digital Corner SIG & MS Office (Publisher 2002). Mike McEnery (editor) will demonstrate how he creates our great-looking newsletters. The Publisher desktop publishing program makes it easy to design print and Web promotional materials for your business. This latest version of Publisher offers professional design guidance, thousands of customizable templates, 15 new design sets, powerful integration with Office, and enhanced support for commercial printing and Web publishing.
March, 9 2002	Flight Simulator 2002 - presented by Mike McEnery. Flight Simulator 2002 is a revolutionary new release in the history of Flight Simulator! It includes real-time, interactive ATC, stunning new auto-generated scenery and visual effects, cool new airplanes — including a floatplane — plus more activities to challenge and excite new virtual pilots and long-time enthusiasts.