Portage Computer Users Group

PCUG Meeting 6/25/09 June 25, 2009

Here are my notes from today’s meeting:

Kodak kills Kodachrome film after 74 years
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE55L3CZ20090622

Big fine could be big trouble in downloading case
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h5cPHcxNbw61wli6CVCczuXJYgyQD98U0IVG2

Typing In an E-Mail Address, and Giving Up Your Friends’ as Well
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/20/technology/internet/20shortcuts.html?_r=1&scp=9&sq=tagged&st=cse

Open Office
http://www.openoffice.org/

Wayback Machine
www.archive.org/web/web.ph

Sleep
Hibernate
OFF

This first hour of today’s meeting can be viewed here:

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1710061

The second hour can be viewed here:

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1710310

PCUG Meeting 6/11/09 June 14, 2009

Here are my notes from this week’s meeting:

192.168.3.1
http://www.hulu.com/
skydrive.live.com
Wireless routers and security:
WEP-very poor security
WPA
WPA2
http://www.routerpasswords.com/
ssid
http://www.ustream.tv/
www.pcugmi.com
http://groups.yahoo.com

The first hour can be viewed here:

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1640177

The second hour can be viewed here:

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1640424

Note: on some browsers, you have to hover over the above links before clicking on them to go to the correct page.  I don’t yet know what the problem is, but this seems to be a reliable work-around.