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CCS General Meeting
Online Computer Library Center
February 17, 2010 |
CCS General Meeting at 7 PM in the OCLC Kilgour building auditorium
Speaker: Unknown
Topic: Unknown
The public is welcome to attend. (FREE)
From: "Registration"
Subject: Announcing: Family History Jamboree-
Registration is now open.
Sponsored by The Dayton Ohio Stake
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
What:
The Family History Jamboree is an all day event designed to promote Family History
activities among the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with an open
invitation to the public. The attendee may select up to six one hour classes out of a list of
about 20. They range from the beginner level to the more advanced topics. Space is limited
and advance registration is requested.
When:
Saturday, 20-February-2010, 8 AM
Where:
901 E. Whipp Rd.
Centerville, OH (Near Dayton, OH)
You can get additional info and
register at our web site ( http://fhj1.org ).
Please let your family and friends know if you think they might be interested. If you
have access to a bulletin board we would ask that you help us advertise by posting a flyer that
we have made available on our
web site ( http://fhj1.org/flyer.pdf )
Thank you and we hope to see you at the Jamboree.
Python programming group in Columbus
*** Python Meeting - **
MONDAY, January 25, 6:30pm at TechColumbus:
Josh Williams will be talking about using Python as the language of
choice for developing PostgreSQL stored procedures in PL/Python.
eric@intellovations.com
CCS Board Meeting Now Meeting at
Sumenos Italian Restaurant
at 7400 Sawmill Road almost at Hard Rd. Except December.
CCS members are welcome to attend.
DAS GSD State and Federal Surplus Services
View State Surplus Auction Dates. State of
Ohio, Department of Administrative Services is improving and streamlining its presence on
the World Wide Web. See:
http://das.ohio.gov/gsd/propfac/surplus/Auctiondates.htm
Auctions:
WAREHOUSE dates: January 23, 2010, March 13, 2010, May 8, 2010, July 17, 2010, September 18, 2010, November 20, 2010
Details-
http://www.das.ohio.gov/Divisions/GeneralServices/Surplus/WarehouseNextAuction/tabid/232/Default.aspx
Photos- http://dasapps.ohio.gov/Surplus/warehouse/index.htm
VEHICLE dates: FEBRUARY 20, 2010, April 10, 2010, June 19, 2010, August 14, 2010, October 16, 2010, December 18, 2010
Details-
http://www.dasapps.ohio.gov/Surplus/nextauction.asp
List- http://www.dasapps.ohio.gov/Surplus/nextauctionL.asp
Ubuntu team is already planning for 10.04 LTS, which will see the light of day in April 2010
Ubuntu 10.04 (codename Lucid Lynx) LTS will be released Next year on April 29th.
Ubuntu 10.04 Release schedule
December 3rd, 2009 – Alpha 1 release
January 7th, 2010 – Alpha 2 release
February 4th, 2010 – Alpha 3 release
March 4th, 2010 – Beta1 release
April 1st, 2010 – Beta2 release
April 15th, 2010 – Release Candidate
April 29th, 2010 – Final release of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
October 29th, 2009 - Final release of Ubuntu 9.10
The Ubuntu Countdown
Info for edubuntu and the education layer
http://www.edubuntu.com/Download
Simple image (for those who can't use javascript)
Here is what you'll see:
Get the code:
<a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/"><img src="http://www.ubuntu.com/files/countdown/static.png" width="180" height="150" alt="Ubuntu: For Desktops, Servers, Netbooks and in the cloud" border="0" /></a>
Get Ubuntu (200)9.04 now.
To Get Ubuntu 9.04 or
To Get Ubuntu 8.04.n(2) : the LTS
------------------------
To download Ubuntu, or obtain CDs, visit:
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
Also
http://www.mythbuntu.org/
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#alternate
Info for edubuntu and the education layer
http://www.edubuntu.com/Download
Giveaway of the Day
http://www.pavingtheway.org/
Henderson Road is scheduled to be reduced to
eastbound only, April 20th, between just east of S.R. 315 (Starret Rd.) and High Street. Crews
will be reconstructing the road and making other improvements and expect completion late this
fall. Westbound traffic will be detoured to S.R.161 and North Broadway. For more information
visit the City of Columbus Henderson Road Project page.
SR315 going to have orange barrels:
Details to follow.
See:
http://www.dot.state.oh.us/projects/315/Pages/default.aspx
State Route 315 Project Information & map
http://www.dot.state.oh.us/projects/315/Pages/StateRoute315InteractiveProjectMap.aspx
Three miles of State Route 315 will be under construction beginning June 15, 2009 from
I-670 to North Broadway. Crews will work on several bridges and the pavement to improve
conditions for the 70,000 vehicles that use this gateway every day. Work on the northbound
side of SR 315 will begin this summer meaning both directions of traffic will use the
southbound lanes to travel. There will be two lanes of traffic maintained in each
direction during the construction period.
Micro Center In-store Clinic Update Overview:
Saturday, February 6 and Sunday, February 7
2:00 p.m. - BYOPC® Product Selection
Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14
2:00 p.m. - BYOPC® (Build Demo)
Saturday, February 20
2:00 p.m. - BYO Workshop
Sunday, February 21
2:00 p.m. - BYO Workshop (Overflow)
Saturday, February 27 and Sunday, February 28
2:00 p.m. - Troubleshooting
Saturday, March 13 and Sunday, March 14
2:00 p.m. - HDTV, Plasma and LCD Displays
Saturday, March 20 and Sunday, March 21
2:00 p.m. - Backup & Archiving
Saturday, March 27 and Sunday, March 28
2:00 p.m. - Rip Burn & Edit Music CDs
. . .
Come participate in the no-charge, in-store clinics hosted by our own tech support staff.
These clinics will be held at all Micro Center stores. Registration is recommended (not required)
since space is limited; sign up sheets are available only in your local Micro Center at Tech
Support or the Customer Service area. Clinics may be cancelled without notice due to holiday sale
events. Call your nearest Micro Center store to confirm your clinic.
Nov meeting covered:
Speaker: John Cramer & others
Topic: Digital to Analog TV Converter boxes
Main talk about Dishnetwork's DTV-Pal
One member reported 11 channels with a box & rabbit ears
$40 Off with government coupon. Issued two per family, also having a 3 month expire date for use
Feb. 17,2009 is announced cut-over date
Websites: http://www.dtv.gov , http://www.dtv2009.gov
http://www.dtvpal.com
Solidsignal has many boxes and U can compare them using:
http://www.solidsignal.com/dtv2009/compare/digital/converter/boxes/
http://www.solidsignal.com/cat_display.asp?main_cat=03&CAT=Digital%20Converter%20Boxes
http://www.solidsignal.com/
DTVPal, Magnavox, RCA, Zenith
Converter boxes
Sears-DTVPal$60, Magnavox$50
Wal-Mart-Magnavox $50
Wal-Mart-RCA $49.97
H H Gregg-Zenith$60
RadioShack-Zenith$60
Target STB7766G1 $49.99
Target GE w/smart Ant interface $59.99
Micro Center has 2 models.
TIVAX STB-T8 $54.99 (tivan.com)
DigitalStream $49.99 (dsconverter.com)
Antenna information
http://tvfool.com/
http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/Welcome.aspx
Target Philips Ant. SDV2115/27 $9.99
Target Philips Ant. SDV2210/27 $12.99
Target Philips Ant. SDV2710/27 $19.99+
Target Philips Amplified Ant SDV2730/27 $30+
Target Philips Ant. SDV2740/27 $39.99
www.rca.com
WalMart-RCA Ant111 $8.96
WalMart-RCA Ant1050 $19.84
WalMart-RCA Ant1450 $29.96+
WalMart-RCA Ant1500 $49.96
WalMart-RCA 18dB Ant806 $68.96
WalMart-Philips Ant. SDV2210/17 $9.96
WalMart-Philips Ant. SDV2711/27 $19.92
WalMart-Philips 18dB Ant SDV2740/27 $27.92
WalMart-Philips 24dB Ant SDV2750/27 $36.96
WalMart-Philips 18dB Ant MAN960 $38.22
Philips SDV9011K - HDTV / TV / radio antenna - Outdoor from Philips. FM, UHF, VHF
The SDV9011K offers the longest range reception for analog and digital TV. Receive signals from
up to 140 miles away. Tune in channels 2 through 69, plus FM. Enjoy excellent long range reception.
Lowes-Asst, Philips Ants $5.47>$99.98
Lowes-RCA ant121 $16.97
Lowes-RCA ant 1500 $44.97
My Uncle Leon Hipple made one of these in the 60's.
I remember alumfoil and woodthreadspools on Cardboard. jwc
http://uhfhdtvantenna.blogspot.com/
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWQhlmJTMzw
or
http://www.tvantennaplans.com/
I searched for:
How to build a HDTV Antenna
Columbus Digital TV Channels:
http://tvfool.com/
http://columbusoh.about.com/od/television/a/digital_tv.htm
Columbus--WCMH 4-01/NBC--becomes 14
DC.Columbus--WCMH 4-02/RTN--becomes 14
Columbus--WSYX 6-01/ABC--becomes 13
DC.Columbus--WSYX 6-02/MYTV&THIS--becomes 13
Columbus--WBNS 10-01/CBS--becomes 21
DC.Columbus--WTTE 28-01/FOX--becomes 36
DC.Columbus--WOSUHD 34-01/PBS--becomes 38
DC.Columbus--WOSUD1 34-02/Ohio Chnl--becomes 38
DC.Columbus--WOSUD2 34-03/How to Chnl--becomes 38
Newark --WSFJ 51-01/IND ptl_tbn--becomes 24
DC.Chillicothe--WWHO 53-01/CW--becomes 46
DC - Digital Channel now
CCS Board Meeting Now Meeting at
Sumenos Italian Restaurant
at 7400 Sawmill Road almost at Hard Rd. Except December.
Other item(s) of interest:
Free 14th Annual Family History Jamboree in Dayton Ohio
C.O. SharePoint User Group www.COSPUG.org
FreeGeek Columbus
Subject: Announcing: 14th Annual Family History Jamboree(Feb 2010)
Sponsored by The Dayton Ohio Stake
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Central Ohio SharePoint User Group (www.COSPUG.org) is a
Microsoft-sponsored community group that
comes together to explore
SharePoint and the applications that work with SharePoint. The user
group is targeted towards
end users, administrators, implementers,
developers, and anyone who likes to learn about emerging technology.
We meet the third Thursday of every month from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
at the Microsoft office (near Polaris),
8800 Lyra Drive Suite 400, in
Columbus, Ohio.
Everyone who attends the user group meeting, no matter
what their level of SharePoint experience, will likely leave having
learned something new. Admission is free. No reservations needed.
information, contact Carol Fleming at 614-566-8657
cfleming@ohiohealth.com
2009 meeting dates: Jan 15, Feb 19, Mar 19, Apr 16, May 21, Jun 18,
Jul 16, Aug 20, Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Nov 19, Dec 17, 2009.
FreeGeek Columbus
email to info@freegeekcolumbus.org
http://freegeekcolumbus.org
Has a new address: 82 E 16th Ave, Columbus OH
Free Geek Columbus, a non-profit organization dedicated to recycling
and re-using computers, benefiting both the environment and the
community. For more information on donating, volunteering, or
earning a free computer, visit:
http://freegeekcolumbus.org
A recommended $10 fee is collected for each monitor donated
John Cramer is also a contact for them. 279-8271
4th Street location is now closed:
New FreeGeek Columbus Phone number is 614-360-2182
New Location: 82 East 16th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201
(Corner of Waldeck and East 16th Avenue)
Entrance on northwest corner of building from parking lot
– General Days and Hours of Operation
Monday, Thursday, 7:00 pm till 9:00 pm
Also additional hours open on Tuesday, Friday
Schedule should be checked on their web site for closed nights and updates for times and days.
http://freegeekcolumbus.org/
free geek columbus web site
FreeGeek Columbus Phone number is 614-360-2182.
Past Presentations 2010:
Jan-John Cramer: Win Program installer (ninite.com)
Past Presentations 2009:
Dec-Craig Wright: Skype
Nov-Ken Tubaugh: MSWord styles & themes
Oct-Craig Wright: Mac Snow Leopard update
Sept-Ken Tubaugh: Craig's List
Aug-Craig Wright: I-Tunes
July-Malav Shah: EBay usage & setup
June-Craig Wright: iLife (20)09
May-Bill Blinn/bill.blinn@techbyter.com:
Adobe and the Creative Suite 4
April-Craig Wright: VM Machines, VirtualBox & Mac usage
March-Ken Tubaugh & Dave Sherman: Windows 7 Beta
Feb-Craig Wright: FireFox Addons & Extentions
Jan-Micro Center: Windows® Vista® Basics
Past Presentations 2008:
Dec 17-Gene Barlow:Webinar-Backing Up Your Hard Drive with Acronis TrueImageHome2009
Nov 19-Digital to Analog TV Converter boxes
Oct 15-Ken Tubaugh:Public WiFi Safety Options
Sept 17-Brian Galloway:50 Useful Web Destinations
Aug 20-Kyle Sharkey & Sonduong Phan:How to design and build a robot
July 16-Craig Wright-Home Game Machines: Wii, Xbox360 & Etc
June 18-Eric Baenen[eric@baenen.com]-Open Source Software for Home
May 21-Scott Sharkey-Topic-Asterisk PBX
Apr 15-Steve Williford-Franklin Computer Services
Topic: Problem Solving for IT and Beyond
Mar 19-Bill Blinn/bill.blinn@techbyter.com
Topic: Podcasting for Everyone
Mar 19-James Conway-Home Cyber Security Topic: Pharming
Feb 20-Scott Sharkey-Intro & Cool things in Ubuntu-Linux
Jan 16-James Conway-Home Cyber Security Topic: Phishing
==
Past Presentations 2007:
Dec 19-Craig Wright-Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Nov 21-CCS Meeting Cancelled Per Holiday Happy Thanksgiving
Oct 17-Craig Wright-Q&A & WebDesign Q&A
Sept 19-Craig Wright-Mac iWork 08 Q&A
Aug 15-Craig Wright-Mac iLife '08 and Q&A
July 18-Craig Wright-Second Life Intro & Demo
June 20-"Dave Whittle-Picks for the Digital Home kathy@webworkingservices.com"
Contact: (801) 489-0605 For Dave’s website, visit: www.whats4me.com
May 16 B. Michael Lehner Cord Univ/Camera blehner@cordcamera.com "capturing the feeling" to turn a snapshot into a photograph
April 18 Craig Wright Presentation on AIM chats using video live demo
Mar 21 Scott Sharkey-Asterisk-Open Source PBX in a box
Feb 21 Gail Emelko Vista & Office 2007
contacts: [mailto:gemelko@fcsg.com]
January feature speaker was:
Gary D. Zeune/The Pros & The Cons contacts:
gzfraud@bigfoot.com
The Pros & The Cons (all things fraud)
10356 Wellington Blvd, Suite D
Powell, OH 43065
Phone 614-761-8911
Fax 206-202-0880
Cell 614-571-8334
http://www.TheProsAndTheCons.com
==
Past Presentations 2006:
Dec feature speaker was:
Speaker: Adam Porr
Topic: Free Geek Columbus
email to info@freegeekcolumbus.org
http://freegeekcolumbus.org
Has a new address: 82 E 16th Ave, Columbus OH
Free Geek Columbus, a non-profit organization dedicated to recycling
and re-using computers, benefiting both the environment and the
community. For more information on donating, volunteering, or
earning a free computer, visit:
FreeGeekColumbus.Org
A recommended $10 fee is collected for each monitor donated
John Cramer is also a contact for them. 279-8271
4th Street location is now closed:
New FreeGeek Columbus Phone number is 614-360-2182
New Location: 82 East 16th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201
(Corner of Waldeck and East 16th Avenue)
Entrance on northwest corner of building
– General Days and Hours of Operation
Schedule should be checked on their web site for all times and days.
http://freegeekcolumbus.org/
free geek columbus web site
FreeGeek Columbus Phone number is 614-360-2182
Also Miles Curtiss (614) 743-5130 for more details
==
Nov 2006 -Michael Lehner contacts:
Education Coordinator Cord University
614-343-6000 ext 2235 blehner@cordcamera.com
-Basic Guide to Better Digital Photography
-Nuts & Bolts of Digital Cameras
-Image Files
-Camera Batteries
-Accessories
-On-camera Flash
-Letting your Camera do the Work
==
Notes from October 2006 meeting.
Oct 2006 -David Lauridsen
Photo sites:
Flickr www.flicker.com
Picasa Web Albums picasaweb.google.com
Photobucket www.photobucket.com
Bolt www.bolt.com
DropShots www.dropshots.com
MyPhotoAlbum www.myphotoalbum.com
Kodak EasyShare Gallery www.kodakgallery.com
SmugMug www.smugmug.com
PictureTrail www.picturetrail.com
WebShots www.webshots.com
Video sites:
Google Video video.google.com
YouTube www.youtube.com
Photobucket www.photobucket.com
Grouper www.grouper.com
Bolt www.bolt.com
DropShots www.dropshots.com
MyPhotoAlbum www.myphotoalbum.com
Photo site Reviews:
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6451_7-6245099-1.html
http://photo-sharing-services-review.toptenreviews.com/
Movie-Video site Reviews:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1934659,00.asp
http://www.dvguru.com/2006/04/07/ten-video-sharing-services-compared/
http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=100934
http://www.testinggrounds.loadedpun.com/
Examples:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1&Uc=sltmjj0.9jty8w2k&Uy=-mw67el&Ux=1
Also discussed:
Hofbrauhaus in Newport, KY
http://flashblock.mozdev.org/installation1.html
flash block
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2108/Stylish 0.4
Hofbrauhaus at Cincinnati USA
Hofbrauhaus. 200 E. Third St. Newport, Ky. 41071
(859) 491-7200...
(859) 581-2260 50 E. Rivercenter Blvd., Suite 810 Covington, KY 41011 ©2006 Cincinnati ...
http://www.cincinnatiusa.com/Attractions/detail.asp?AttractionID=56
From: "Registration"
Subject: Announcing: Family History Jamboree-
Registration is now open.
Sponsored by The Dayton Ohio Stake
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
What:
The Family History Jamboree is an all day event designed to promote Family History
activities among the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with an open
invitation to the public. The attendee may select up to six one hour classes out of a list of
about 20. They range from the beginner level to the more advanced topics. Space is limited
and advance registration is requested.
When:
Saturday, 16-February-2008, 8:30 am
Where:
901 E. Whipp Rd.
Centerville, OH (Near Dayton, OH)
You can get additional info and
register at our web site ( http://fhj1.org ).
Please let your family and friends know if you think they might be interested. If you
have access to a bulletin board we would ask that you help us advertise by posting a flyer that
we have made available on our
web site ( http://fhj1.org/2008flyer.pdf )
Thank you and we hope to see you at the Jamboree.
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