Special BGAMUG Christmas Party is this Friday

BGAMUG Members - the Christmas Party is this Friday, 11-9-10, from 6-8 p.m.

We will have entertainment and food. Bring a salad, vegetable dish and/or dessert. Bringing a guest or more? Bring enough food for them. The club is furnishing the meat for everyone.

Can you help with setup, cleanup, more? Let the Chairman, R. Eddy, know.



See you there!

Betsy Sheppard
Webmaster
BGAMUG

Some new YouTube videos about Facebook privacy

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I was helping a friend today who had gotten off of Facebook because of privacy concerns. Of course, I wanted to let her know about the new Facebook privacy options in case she wanted to go back to Facebook.
I found three videos on YouTube that I shared with her. Now I can share them here with you. Three experts tell about what Facebook has in terms of security, and also what they do not have.
Here is one link:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=ConnectSafely#g/u
And another:
Facebook privacy settings - what you need to know:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTpa3AS39uA
And another good one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGkUA84ftYU
I think the best advice anyone can give about Facebook, and about the whole web in general is NOT to post anything online that you would not put on a public postcard. In other words, Facebook is just The Internet configured for ease of use. 
But I think it is a lot of fun anyhow!
Betsy S. 
Webmaster
The BGAMUG website 

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Free computer classes at the Bowling Green, Kentucky library

Image by SeeMidTN.com (aka Brent) via Flickr (remember this?)  

Free classes for you and your computer from the BG Libraries.

The Bowling Green libraries have been offering some great classes lately.
You do need to pre-register for them, but they are free.
One you may like to take will be on  Monday, August 30 at 10 a.m. It is a free Computer class, Facebook for Beginners. Graham Drive Community Branch library.
Call to pre-register at 781-1441.
Here is the link for Adult Events on the Bowling Green Public Library site:
http://www.bgpl.org/activitiesandprograms.html
And here is some description of other classes coming up (from the site):

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  "Main Library Free Computer Training
  Join us for hands-on workshops in computers and the internet, job hunting and resume skills, e-mail basics, social networking, and more. Classes are offered at various times throughout the day and evening for your convenience. We now offer two classes taught entirely in Spanish. Here is a complete schedule for the August and September workshops at Main. 
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  Graham Drive Free Computer Training
  Adult classes, including Microsoft Word, Job Hunting, Online Health and Nutrition, and Online Gardening Tips, will resume soon. Check back here for more information."
  The August and September inks above allow you to download a pdf file telling about all the classes, locations, and times.
  Leave a comment below this post - I would love that!
  Thanks for stopping by.
  

 

 

 

The top image is from Brent at SeeMidTn.com via Flickr.

The computer image is from the copyright-free Clkr site here: http://www.clkr.com.

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BGAMUG meeting is tomorrow, Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 at 6:30 p.m..

Hi all!

This is Betsy, the BGAMUG Club's Webmaster. This meeting should be very interesting tomorrow. We will be learning about files and folders. Jerry will tell the members and guests how he keeps his computer files organized. His presentation is called Creating, Naming, and Organizing Folders.

Also, it is that time again to elect new officers. Do you want to run for office? There are a few openings for people to run for office this year. This is a good way to meet other members, bounce ideas off each other, and help the club too. You are needed. The club does a lot of good things, and this is your chance to give back and give of yourself.

There are open nominations this meeting, so plan to speak up if you are interested. The meeting is held here:
Place:Bowling Green Technical College, 1845 Loop Street, Building F, Bowling Green, Kentucky. A sign will be posted, and there is plenty of room there.

As usual, guests are very welcome, so if you are thinking of attending, tomorrow is a very good time.

See you there!

Betsy S.
Webmaster
The Bowling Green Microcomputer Users Group
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Here is a map to show you how to get to the meeting at  Bowling Green Technical College.
MAP TO MEETING

Free computer classes for July at the BG Main Library

The Main Library in Bowling Green, Kentucky is offering some free computer classes this month. You must pre-register for them first. The library is located at 1225 State Street.

Monday, July 12: Intro. to Computers for Spanish Speakers - 2 - 3 p.m. BG Main Library. Call 781-4882 to register.

Monday, July 12: Microsoft Word - 6 - 7 p.m.

Tuesday, July 13: Microsoft Excel Basics 9-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, July 14: Beginning Your Resume 9 - 11 a.m.

Thursday, July 15: Compose Your Resume 10-11 a.m.

Monday, July 19: Introduction to Computers and the Internet 2-3 p.m.

Monday, July 19: Intermediate Comp. and Internet 6-7 p.m.

Tuesday, July 20: Learn to Download audiobooks and ebooks 10 - 11 a.m.

Tuesday, July 20: Computing for Seniors 6-7 p.m.

Wednesday, July 21: Email Basics 6-7 p.m.

Tuesday, July 27: MS Excel Intermediate 9 - 10:30 am.

Tuesday, July 27: Intro. to the Internet for Spanish Speakers 2-3 p.m.

Wednesday, July 28: Introduction to Genealogy Resources 6-7 p.m.

Thursday, July 29: Facebook Intermediate 6-7 p.m.

Again, you must pre-register for these computer classes by calling (270) 781-4882. All classes are at the BG Main Library, at 1225 State Street.Make sure and double-check each date and time with the schedule below.

You can download these schedules as pdf files : http://www.bgpl.org/activitiesandprograms.html. Here is a copy of both pages:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A bit about computer clubs in Kentucky

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The BGAMUG computer club (BGAMUG - the Bowling Green Micocomputer User's Group) is a group based in Bowling Green, Kentucky. You can learn more about your computer, and network with other users there. You can also participate in social events, and more.
This blog has more information about it.

There are some other Computer User's Groups here in Kentucky. Here are a few:


The Central Kentucky Computer Society - Lexington, Kentucky
The Kentucky-Indiana PC Users Group in Louisville - KIPCUG
 This group is Kentucky's largest computer users group.

Here are links to other computer user groups in the U.S. and elsewhere. It is a page written by the Space Coast PC User's Group, Inc. http://www.scpcug.com/uglink.html

And here is another list:
http://www.softwaremarketingresource.com/usergroupdirectory.html

Macintosh User Groups list:
http://www.ssrc.hku.hk/cult/mugs.html

 More Mac User Groups
http://www.nexcomp.com/macresources/links/usergroups.html


And Bowling Green has a Commodore club too (scroll down at site)
http://mysite.ncnetwork.net/longrj2/cpsl/clubs.html

Some photos from our meeting yesterday 5-25-10

Here are some photos from yesterday's BGAMUG meeting on Tuesday night, 5-25-10.

We had a discussion about questions about computers, then President Jerry Gillette had a presentation for the club about how to use a scanner.

We learned about all-in-one printers that can include scanners, how to use setting buttons to customize our scans, and what makes for a good looking black and white and color scan. We also learned something about resolution and improving the looks of old photographs.

Nobody won the Door Dollars drawing, so maybe someone will win it next time. Also, we have a new VP of Protocol, Jeri Steele.  Congratulations, Jeri! I hope I have your name spelled right. Just let me know if not. :-)

-E. Sheppard
Webmaster

Check out our website: http://www.bgamug.com

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Club Meeting is tonight!

Image by betsyanne via Flickr

Just a reminder - our BGAMUG computer club meeting is tonight! So take your car, your ship, or whatever you usually take to meetings, and meet us there.

Guests are very welcome. We would love to see you!

Find out more at out website:
http://www.bgamug.com

-ES

Want to be a published author?

Image via Wikipedia - a partial map of the internet.

BGAMUG club members, YOU can write an article and have it published in our monthly newsletter, the BGAMUG News. You can have your own by-line too.

Just send your article or idea to our editor via email.

Any computer-related story is great. You can also write about what YOU like about computers, sites you enjoy, hints and tips for other members, and more. You can send computer related jokes, games, cartoons, etc.

Want to know what other people have written about? Just visit the BGAMUG News Archive here:
http://www.bgamug.com/newsarchive.html

So... get that inner writer going and submit a story or filler for the BGAMUG News today. You will be glad you did!

Just send your story here:

 (This is inside a colored block to prevent automated bots from putting our newsletter editor on their spam lists.)

All for now,
E. Sheppard
Webmaster



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Question: How do I find out what is new at the BGAMUG website?

How to find out what is new at the BGAMUG website

Members and others can find out what is new at the BGAMUG site by going to the What's New page.

That page is located here:
http://www.bgamug.com/whats_new.html

Listed here will be new events, new BGAMUG website pages, and more.

See you there!

-Betsy S., 2010 Webmaster for the BGAMUG website.

The BGAMUG website main page
http://www.bgamug.com/

The BGAMUG Facebook group link
BGAMUG FB Link

New stuff is on the BGAMUG site!

Check out the new photos and more.

Check out the Whats New page for more information on the new things on the BGAMUG site.

Here is that link:
The BGAMUG Site.

There are new photos posted about the recent Earth Fair booth in Franklin, Kentucky. And don't forget: our next meeting is on Tuesday, May 25th. Jerry will be showing us some pointers on using a scanner.

All for now,
-Betsyanne

Join me at my personal/business site at http://www.betsyanne.com or at the Nontrads site at http://www.nontradstudents.com.

The website has been updated

The BGAMUG website has been updated.

Look for more links, a better map, and more computer tips and tricks, and more links suggested by club members and taken from newsletters.

Come by and visit! Here is that address: http://www.bgamug.com.

-Betsyanne
BGAMUG webmaster

A few fun computer jokes

 I was updating some blogs today and thought I would put some funny jokes and sayings here.

Here are some cute jokes that I got from the http://computer.cleanwebjokes.com/ site today. They are from their Bumper Sticker page.

I have just picked three of them. You can read more at their Bumper Sticker page.


"1. BREAKFAST.COM Halted...Cereal Port Not Responding

5. Access denied--nah nah na nah nah!
 
26. Error reading FAT record: Try the SKINNY one? (Y/N)
 
 29. Backup not found: (A)bort (R)etry (P)anic"

I love these! Add your favorite in the comments section right after this posting.

-Betsy

Make sure to heck out the BGAMUG site here:
http://www.bgamug.com

BGAMUG Meeting is tomorrow, April 27th, at 6:30

Don't forget the BGAMUG meeting is tomorrow. We meet at the Bowling Green Technical College Building F at 6:30 p.m.

This meeting we will have a Wheel of Fortune game! It should be very fun. The hosts will wear costumes and Jerry is helping make props.

Did you get your latest newsletter? You can download it at the website here:
http://www.bgamug.com/news_forms.html

Also, you can now download many of the older newsletters on the News Archive Page here:
http://www.bgamug.com/newsarchive.html

Remember (members) to bring books or software you are willing to lend out.

See you there!

-Betsyanne (webmaster)

Have a book, disk, or computer something to share?

We are starting to bring things from home to share with other BGAMUG club members. If you have something you are willing to share with another member, bring it to the meeting next time.

You can also bring a card to go with it so the person borrowing it can jot down their name and info.

This is a good way to still have a library in the club, and not burden somebody with lugging it in and out every meeting.

Questions? Just ask about this at the meeting. Our next meeting is on April 27th, which is the fourth Tuesday of next month. Come one, come all! Guests are very welcome.

The BGAMUG next meeting will feature Wheel of Fortune and a presentation on Facebook.

A reminder: tomorrow at 6:30 is the next meeting for BGAMUG (The Bowling Green Microcomputer User's Group).

We will have a short presentation on Facebook.
 I thought the Wheel of Fortune Game was today too, but it won't be until April 27th, our next meeting.

So come one come all. Visitors are most welcome and we won't charge anything either.

Announcing our next BGAMUG meeting: March 23 2010

Our next BGAMUG meeting is on Tuesday, March 23, 2010.

Who: All members and guests, plus visitors!
What: A fun meeting complete with door prizes, news, and information about computing.
When: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Where: The Bowling Green Technical College, Building F, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
How: Get there by car, carpool, bicycle, horse-drawn carriage, Star Trek-like transporter beam, foot, motorcycle, skateboard, mobi, or whatever floats your boat. (But hopefully a boat won't be needed..)

Just go to our website, BGAMUG.com, to find out more about our group, the Bowling Green Area Microcomputer User's Group.

We plan to have a presentation about Facebook, presented by Betsy (that's me) and Kathy Jill. I hope to see everyone there, plus loads of visitors.

Later!
-Betsyanne

Find out more:

The BGAMUG website
The BGAMUG Facebook page (for fans and members)

Yay! The photos have arrived!

I have just gotten photos as attachments online from BGAMUG club members of the Cruise! These photos will be so fun to see.

I have a couple downloaded and I will put a photo of the ship here. The rest will be uploaded to the Members Only site and the BGAMUG site ASAP next week. And maybe here too!

I can't wait to hear more about the cruise at the meeting and at the Board Meeting too.

What a neat cruise ship! It is beautiful.

Betsy S.

The APCUG site and some neat things it offers for our group!

I found the APCUG site today and definitely think it could be useful for BGAMUG. I bet some of the members are already using it for ideas and articles.

Here is the site and a short description of what I found today. I am sure there are other neat resources here, too:

APCUG - http://www.apcug.net/ We belong to this group. It is the Association of Personal Computer Groups. They are mostly talking about the Phoenix Regional meeting they had in February. They feature their latest  Jerry Awards here. Plus they have help for their Member User Groups here, like articles, computer tips, articles about communications, and a link to a site called Dave's Bytes, which is not being updated right now. Maybe he is too busy with his radio show, which scrolls around the top of the page.

(from the site) Here are the articles they offer about Communication:

A Journey Into the World of Logo Designing

Guenter Schott

Newsletter Submission Guidelines

Guenter Schott

Design and Layout of a Newsletter

Linda Gonse

Design and Layout of a Newsletter

Guenter Schott

Editor's Job Description

Fallbrook PC User's Group

How to Fill Your Newsletter

John Weersing

The Ethical Art of Editing

Alan Zeichick

The Fine Art of Editing

Esther Schindler

How to Write a Press Release

Ken Fermoyle

Anatomy of a Press Release

Ken Fermoyle

What Graphic File Extension to Use

Clarke Bird

Are Legal and Ethical Questions Being Ignored?

Ken Fermoyle

8 Things to Know About Building a Website

Linda Gonse

PR Tips

Ken Fermoyle

Inside Secrets of Free Publicity

Ken Fermoyle"

They also have ideas for fundraising and How to Grow Your Membership, among other things.

It is definitely a great resource. Please leave a comment on things you find here, or other things to post here on the BGAMUG Club Blog.

Also, if you want to write an occasional article here, please email me or leave a comment. The more editors and writers, the better!

Senior Info. Fair Feb. 22nd

This information is via Bowling Green's AARP group.

 Sr. Information Fair

"LOCATION: WKU Center for Research & Development

                     2413 Nashville Road

                     Bowling Green, Ky.

DATE:    February  22

TIME:     9am -12pm CST"

Find out more details at the Cheap and Free Stuff blog.

I will post more links here as I see them online. Feel free to add more info. that you find out. Thanks!

Our Board Meeting went great!

We had a really nice Board meeting. We got to see a neat automated clock, plus a new-style combination paper holder and clipboard that Jerry brought to the meeting.

Some of the officers had dinner and chatted until the meeting started.

One member had to leave a little early to see the premiere of LOST, her favorite TV show. (OK, it was Betsy...)

We talked about how excited some of us are about the upcoming meeting's presentation by new member Jeri Steele. She will talk about Using the Internet Effectively for Genealogy Research.

Jerry talked about a game he is getting ready, based on Wheel of Fortune. He was very excited about it.

OUR NEXT MEETING: Our next meeting is on Tuesday, February 23rd.

Learning Windows 7? Here are some videos to help.

Student Again, a nontraditional student blog, posted some links to YouTube videos recently and gathered them all into a web page. They are videos about learning Windows 7.

So... if you want to learn Windows 7 for free, check out these Video Training Modules.

Featured on this page are these videos:
1. Introduction to the Start Menu
2. Best 7 Tips in 7 Minutes
3. Introduction to the Desktop
4. Navigating Personal Folders
5. Using Libraries
6. Security
7. Customizing the Wallpaper
8. New Snipping Tool (for Screen Shots)
9. SNAP
10. Aero
11. Windows in Windows 7
12. Personalized Windows 7

Hey - maybe we can watch these at a future meeting? Let me know if these are any good.

Betsy
Webmaster
BGAMUG

Our other sites: The BGAMUG website, BGAMUG on Facebook, the BGAMUG Members Only Forum.

BGAMUG meeting is tonight

Everyone in the BG area is invited to this January meeting of the BGAMUG Computer Club, also known as the Bowling Green Microcomputer User's Group.

We will have a special "Bringing up the Rear" award presentation, plus a presentation on Printing Better by Jerry Gillette.

Other highlights will include a Door Dollars drawing and a Smart Computing magazine door prize too.

Come one, come all! Visitors are very welcome.

Betsy Sheppard
Moderator
The BGAMUG Computer Club Blog

Other BGAMUG sites:

The BGAMUG website
BGAMUG on Facebook
The BGAMUG Members Only site

A Newbie's Guide to Facebook from Cnet News

I like this Newbie guide I found today.

Here is the link:
The Newbie's Guide to Facebook

It goes through the steps for joining Facebook and explains how to adjust your privacy settings too. This article also tells you how to add friends, your photo, and more.

It's a winner of an article.

If you are in the BGAMUG Computer Club, they have a Facebook page now. Here is how you can go there:
(just click the link: Go to the BGAMUG Facebook Page). After filling in your information, (or logging in) you can add the BGAMUG page by clicking on the "Become a Fan" button at the top.

There you have it! You can now access all the postings, AND you can post your own Wall Postings under the Fans section. There are 14 members there so far. If you add yourself, you can make it 15!

Let me know how it goes.

Betsyanne

Other sites for BGAMUG members:
The BGAMUG website
The BGAMUG Members Forum

Get Connected: BGAMUG members can now join the BGAMUG forum, more

Get Connected!

BGAMUG members, you can now join the BGAMUG forum here:

The BGAMUG Forum Group

Just sign up, and I will OK your membership asap.

The site will be updated and made better in the next few weeks. After your OK, you will be able to post photos, email to other group members, make a profile, and more. This will be a private group (members only).

Also, please join the Facebook group here: BGAMUG Facebook group. This is a public group.

Scroll down here on the blog and click the "Follow with Google Friend Connect" area. It is on the right.  That way, you will get all the notices from the blog.

The BGAMUG blog can be used by all members. If you are not already on the blog as a poster, I can add you.

and

The meeting went great

The meeting went great with Greg Ericksen at the International Center today. We talked about donating computers to the group and even possibly making a nice computer lab for the refugees there.

I didn't take pictures, but will upload some here soon. For now I will put a generic picture on the posting. Something nice.

We took a look around and saw the tentative choices for the computer room(s) and storage room(s).

Up next: a visit to Abel Court to see how they are set up. I will keep you posted about this.

Where did this photo come from? I downloaded it from Morguefile.com. You can use any of these pictures you want there without worrying about copyright. They have a Creative Commons license that says

morgueFile free photo

You are allowed to copy, distribute, transmit the work and to adapt the work. Attribution is not required. You are prohibited from using this work in a stand alone manner. 

About the photographer

Other BGAMUG links:

Go to the BGAMUG website

Join BGAMUG on Facebook

(to come) the BGAMUG Members Only area

Trip to the International Center is tomorrow

Two club members (Joe Easterling and I) are going to the International Center tomorrow to talk to the Educational Director, Greg Ericksen, about possibly furnishing computers for the refugees there. We will see what their needs are.

We will check out what rooms are available and also go outside and see what kind of storage they might have.

I will post some pictures here after we go.

B. Sheppard

Video about FREE computer classes (Word, Excel, The Internet on a Mac)

Hi BGAMUG group!

I had a video link here that told about some upcoming computer classes that are FREE at the Bob Kirby branch, but it got taken off by the TV station at the source.

Tina Brewster will be giving classes in Word, Excel, and going on the internet for Mac users. I would think that all computer users could benefit by the class, if just to see how a Mac works.

Sign up before going to each class. This Thursday's class is already full, and so might the other class. Class attendees will bring their own USB mouse.

Thanks for stopping by!

Betsyanne
Webmaster
The BGAMUG Computer Club site