“HELPING MEMBER GROUPS HELP THEIR MEMBERS“ The Speakers Bureau is one the benefits many member groups take advantage of. They appreciate not having the same members having to give presentations to their group and the member-presenters like taking a break from giving them and not burning out. Here are some kudos for a few of the presentations: Central Florida Computer Society…
By Don Arrowsmith, Advisor, Region 3. Working as an electronic engineer, I was very familiar with Murphy’s Law: Anything that can go wrong, will. That seems to be especially true when dealing with program presentations. Like having a backup of your hard drive helps rescue you from a computer problem, it helps to plan for…
The early days of personal computing were exciting, and each computer was somebody’s personal project. There were small computer shops everywhere, garage manufacturers, many magazines, books, TV and radio shows, and computer clubs, all trying to keep up. Then, PCs were considered to be a hobby, but since then the situation has changed dramatically. This…
Computer Users Group of Redding is Using ZOOM for SIGs & Meetings. Jane Quinn, SIG Leader, Beyond Basics http://cugr.apcug.org/ We used Zoom conferencing for our March SIG. We connected with Hewie Poplock from Florida for his presentation. He is a member of APCUG’s Speakers Bureau. There are several advantages to using the free Zoom Video…
By Hewie Poplock, APCUG Rep, Central Florida Computer Society Similarities between shopping malls and user groups are quite amazing. Gone are the shoppers looking for the traditional mall of the 1980s and 1990s. Times have changed. New and innovative shopping experiences have developed and are thriving. Many of the old indoor malls have empty store…