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you do, then break out that pen and paper or
Editor’s Note shall I say keyboard and write brief article. It

doesn’t have to be a masterpiece, just a few lines
I to tell us what, when and where.
t’s hard to believe that this Volume 27, Issue 8
of the Lake County Area Computer Enthusiast
I’ve even published an article in the newsletter a
News Journal (formerly known at Lake County
Atari Computer User Group Newsletter). I originally few times on how to write an article, so if you
need it or some help, let me know.
produced this newsletter on an Atari 8-bit computer
Looking forward to publishing your article!
with a 40-columun screen with a program called
Assistant editor
Bob’s Easy Writer and later Atari Writer. It was easy
on either of these programs because it was still a cut J.J. Johnson
and paste production to create a two-column news-
letter with lots of clipart that had to be cutout and
Content
pasted onto a storyboard.

Over the years, better programs were created, and
real 80-column display screen made desktop publish-
ing easier. But anyway, you look at it, its still work.  4 Password Manager

Of that 37 volumes, more than 18 of it was produced  5 New Surface Pro 7
on my computers. But in the hay days, there were  5 Digital Corner
many club members contributmonthly articles to
 6 How to Clean Your Dirty Laptop
lighten my burden. Members shared their experience
 7 Tech Talk: Q&A
with new software and hardware, and they didn’t
write an article, they would happily give a presenta-  8 Geeks on Tour
tion at an upcoming meeting. For this, the moto  8 Programs & Events
“Members Helping Members” was created. Of
 9 Wander the Web
course, many of this articles and presentation lead to
 9 Windows 10 2019 Update
some of us going out and spending some money on
what they read or seen, but as we all know getting  10 Elli-Q

firsthand information or seeing a product demon-  11 Buying a Shredder
strated allows you to make a better decision on
 12 Tossing in the Shredder
whether or not to buy.
 14 Bits & Bytes
I hear discussion during the meetings or members
 14 Did You Know?
talking about a new toy or software that they are us-
ing but wouldn’t be better if this information could  15 Prize Winners
be share with all the members. For this very reason,  15 LCACE Historian

in January with have a Show n’ Tell presentation so
 16 ComEd Efficiency Program
you can tell us about any new toy you may have
 16 Web News
gotten over the holiday. I realize that some members
feel a little uneasy talking in front of a group, and if  17 Holiday Party

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