Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Club President Bruce Jones passed away



Bruce Jones has worked tirelessly, befriending and helping many, as Club President. Not long after chairing the Christmas Executive Meeting and returning home on Tuesday, December 18, Bruce died. [more... http://durhamobituaries.com/]

Visitation Friday Dec 21 7-9 PM

Funeral Service Saturday Dec 22 11:00 AM

Location ....... OSHAWA FUNERAL HOME

http://oshawafuneralhome.com/

847 KING STREET WEST

905 721-1234

Sunday, December 16, 2007

December 13 Meeting - Canada Computers (Ajax)

Tim Clapp, manager of Canada Computers in Ajax shared his choices for great Christmas gift ideas for computer enthusiasts of all levels and ages. His insider knowledge was most helpful. Tim provided each member with a sturdy Intel cloth "goodie bag", containing numerous gifts.





Friday, November 9, 2007

Nov 8 Meeting - Dragon Naturally Speaking - Paul Feldman

Paul offers accelerated and simplified courses about using "Dragon" - a program aimed at assisting the abled as well as the disabled. He also demonstrated his amazing new computerized wheelchair - controlled with head and foot pads.More photos in Ron's Picasa Album

Saturday, October 13, 2007

Friday, July 13, 2007

HTML Code by Bob Bell




July's presentation by Bob Bell - a club member and former Durham College Instructor - focused on the development of a web page using HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) He covered the basics of creating a SIMPLE page using HTML including adding headings, text, images, links and tables.

Friday, June 15, 2007

Rogers Portable Internet

Derek Maguire, from Rogers, demonstrated Portable Internet using cell phone towers. Read about his presentation in the upcoming July 2007 issue of the newsletter.






Sunday, May 13, 2007

Microsoft Vista Presentation

Farney wins draw - Vista Ultimate!


Barnaby Jeans (right), of Microsoft Canada, presents Vista Ultimate prize. Three other winners took away VX-3000 Life Cams. All members came away with a much deeper understanding of Vista's many advancements over XP.
For more photos, see Ron Locke's Picasa web gallery: view album

Thursday, April 19, 2007

April 2007 Video Extravaganza

Photos of the draw and the prizes, worth around $500.
Read a report about this presentation in your May club newsletter - Monitor.


Thursday, March 8, 2007

Christmas 2006 with Santa


Bruce, Santa and Hugh (draw helpers)

Hooters Calendar - sample blog entry

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