The April meeting was fun. Join us in May, on Tuesday, May 28th.

Well, another BGAMUG Computer Club meeting is done, and it was a good one.

Computer with peripherals. Credit: Dnikolos on Flickr.

Our next BGAMUG Computer Club meeting is on Tuesday, May 28th.

Guests are always welcome. So stop by!

The BGAMUG Computer Club has a website AND a page on Facebook.  Also, you can download many issues of our fun newsletter here: BGAMUG Newsletters and Forms.

Thanks for visiting the BGAMUG Computer Club blog.

Join us on Facebook! We have a BGAMUG Computer Club page there.

Hi all!

FYI, computer users in the Bowling Green, Kentucky area and elsewhere: The BGAMUG Computer Club has a website AND a page on Facebook.

We would love to have you.

And if you are living in the Bowling Green area, you can attend the meeting as our guest.

Later!


Betsy
BGAMUG Webmaster, 2013

You can download many issues of our fun newsletter here:

BGAMUG Newsletters and Forms.

Microsoft to bring back its "Start" button? Is that something you would like?

Is this something you would like?

I think I would. I tried to navigate a Windows computer with a new OS about a year ago. I could not find where to go!

Maybe a start button (like I'm used to) would help. I am used to using a Mac, but I used to use a Windows OS before. It would help me possibly use one again.

Why? Because not all programs are made for both platforms (think: Corel!)

What do you think?

Here is the (pretty interesting!) article I found today via Yahoo News.

Microsoft told to bring back Start button as ‘a sign that it listens to its customers’ by Brad Reed.

Betsy
BGAMUG Webmaster, 2013

You can find out more about the BGAMUG Computer Club at their website and Facebook page.

And you can download many issues of our fun newsletter here:

BGAMUG Newsletters and Forms.

It's time to backup!

Have you backed up your important computer files lately?

If not...

This cool Image (above) credit: ~Twon~ Robert Anthony Provost on Flickr.

An example of important files are:

Your book manuscripts

Names and addresses

Important emails

Etc. Etc.

You will be so happy to have this extra copy when you need it.

You can also double-backup by using a Cloud service or another form of backup.

Later!

Betsy
BGAMUG Webmaster, 2013

You can find out more about the BGAMUG Computer Club at their website and Facebook page.

And you can download many issues of our fun newsletter here:

BGAMUG Newsletters and Forms.

New Authors and Articles needed for this blog: the BGAMUG Computer Club Blog

Are you a computer whiz? Or do you enjoy using your computer?

We would love a guest posting here on the BGAMUG Computer Club blog.

If you are a member of the BGAMUG Computer Club blog, that's even better.

So send your ideas as comments here after this posting.

And Happy Computing!!

And just for fun, here is a computer joke from pickandsend.com:

It's time to turn off your computer when...

...you wake up at 3 am to go to the bathroom, but stop to check your email first...

Betsy
BGAMUG Webmaster, 2013

You can find out more about the BGAMUG Computer Club at their website and Facebook page.

And you can download many issues of our fun newsletter here:

BGAMUG Newsletters and Forms.

 Art credit: Clker.com

Some things I have learned lately - - from Betsy, BGAMUG Webmaster 2013

Fun Musings about the BGAMUG Computer Club and more.

Art credit

By E. Sheppard

Hi, all!

This is Betsy, webmaster in the BGAMUG Computer Club.

I saw that the BGAMUG Blog had not been updated for awhile, so I'm going to write today about some things people are talking about online (that I have looked at) are:

People are excited about the new Google Glass that is coming out. What do you all think about these new glasses that Google will be making?

Apple is coming out with a new watch too that you have probably also heard of. Other companies are watching this very closely. I wonder what they will be like.

More and more people are discovering Google+. I know I have been using it lately to find new articles. Some of the people I know from Squidoo are using it for advertising. Others share new tech discoveries there. I have made several groups there, and also have joined others. Some are tech-related, others are writing-related.

People in the BGAMUG Computer Club are using smartphones and are looking forward to learning more about apps that are popular for them. We have already found out about some of them.

Also, we have recently learned more about iTunes too. One thing that happened to me lately is that I was in touch with Apple customer service about my personal iTunes songs I used to have. I say USED to because I have a new Apple ID now.

The tech advisor on the other end of the phone at Apple helped walk me through bringing my old tunes over to my new name. I really like having these songs back. I had almost given up on being able to access them.

It's neat to realize (as many of our members did at our last BGAMUG meeting) that nowadays people have computers inbedded in many products they use. And we don't just have computers anymore. We have smart phones, tablets, and more that act like computers too. So there is a lot to learn about all of these. But I personally think it is worth learning about each new discovery.

I have been using some apps on an iPad and found out that although this item is useful and you can do a lot on it (like checking email and etc.) you can't run huge programs on them because they simply are not made for them.

What things have you learned lately? Share them as a comment or comments here.

Club members and others: if you would like to do a posting here, just let me know.

Have an exciting, great, and fun week, everyone! And thanks for stopping by.

-Betsy S.
Webmaster
The BGAMUG Computer Club
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Here is our countdown ticker until our next meeting:

Meeting Countdown

You can find out more about the BGAMUG Computer Club at their website and Facebook page.

And you can download many issues of our fun newsletter here:

BGAMUG Newsletters and Forms.

A new and fun website design for BGAMUG - - this year sometime!

We are trying out a new website design this year.

One of our most hardworking members, Jeri, is working on it right now.

I think it's good to try out new things and have new designs every so often.

Here is something else new: (new to me!)

Ghost horses...

It's a picture of some horses in the yard of Bashford Manor in Louisville. Bashford Manor is a bed and breakfast there. I recently got to spend some time there.

This house used to have many horses. It doesn't any more. Just statues of them.

Anyway, it's neat to look at new things every so often - - houses, and web sites. So stay tuned!

-Betsy S.
Webmaster
The BGAMUG Computer Club
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Here is our countdown ticker until our next meeting:

Meeting Countdown

You can find out more about the BGAMUG Computer Club at their website and Facebook page.

And you can download many issues of our fun newsletter here:

BGAMUG Newsletters and Forms.

It's a Wild Computer World out there!

It helps to know what to do in case of... spammers, phishing, worms, hoaxes, etc. etc....

You can learn more about your computer and how to protect yourself at BGAMUG Computer Club meetings and on its website too. We meet in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Find out more here.

Here is our countdown ticker until our next meeting:

Meeting Countdown

You can find out more about the BGAMUG Computer Club at their website and Facebook page.

And you can download many issues of our fun newsletter here:

BGAMUG Newsletters and Forms.

Have a great week!

Betsy S.
Webmaster
The BGAMUG Computer Club
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Cartoon credit: this cartoon is from the Sangrea.net website and used with permission under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License.

Helpful Computer Links A from the BGAMUG Computer Club 2013

The BGAMUG Computer Club has its own website. 

Here is our countdown ticker until our next meeting:

Meeting Countdown

If you are a member, you can list your favorite sites on the website, or here on the BGAMUG Computer Club blog. Just leave a message about it and I will contact you.

Members have suggested some sites also on the BGAMUG Computer Club newsletter. I will share them here today.

They are from recent newsletters.

Helpful for genealogical research are Evernote, Worldcat.org, Protopage.com and Legacystories.com.

One of my favorite websites: Facebook - where you can reconnect with loved ones, family and friends.

A useful site to help secure your wireless connection is the Makeuseof site article here.

Three links to help you stay safe online are:

http://www.staysafeonline.org/ncsam/

http://www.staysafeonline.org/ncsam/champions/

and

http://www.microsoft.com/security/resources/cybersecurity.aspx

Quicken and Moneydance are two good money programs.

You can find out more about the BGAMUG Computer Club at their website and Facebook page.

And you can download many issues of our fun newsletter here:

BGAMUG Newsletters and Forms.

Here is our last posting about our last meeting, when we found out more about iTunes.

Have a great week!

Betsy S.
Webmaster
The BGAMUG Computer Club
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Notes from our last meeting - we found more out about iTunes

Our last meeting - Betsy's abbreviated Notes

A COMPUTER SERVICE PROJECT
Our service project of supplying computers to the Noon Rotary Club for their school project is going great. The Rotary Club is helping a local school. Club members Gene and Joe have been fixing the computers and getting them ready.

CRUISING DREAMS
The Florida User Groups have a great Royal Caribbean cruise available for interested group members. There is a special photography tour, events, a butterfly farm, AND a famous plane spotting location that some members may be doing too.

PRESENTATION ON iTUNES
Jeri showed us some of the many benefits of using iTunes! You can even make your own free custom ringtones with it. She also talked about how to sync a computer, an iPad, an iPhone, and iPod too, and showed some safety tips. She may talk more about the many things you can do with iTunes in another presentation later.

A PLAY IN BOWLING GREEN
Neva shared with us that Fountain Square Players is doing a performance of The Bridge to Terabithia. This is a children's play that addresses a child's death and helps children understand it better.

OUR GENEALOGY SIG
The Genealogy SIG, which meets before the regular BGAMUG meeting at 5:45, was very interesting. We all found out more about WorldCAT (a librarian site) and how to do a library search using it. We also learned more about the Tennessee State Archives. We may take a field trip there sometime.

MEMBER NEWS
We saw some new members and some returning members at the meeting too. We had a winner of the door prize too.

There was lots more!

You can find out more about the Bridge to Terabithia here.

Here is our countdown ticker until our next meeting:

Meeting Countdown

You can find out more about the BGAMUG Computer Club at their website and Facebook page.

And you can download many issues of our fun newsletter here:

BGAMUG Newsletters and Forms.

Have a great week!

Betsy S.
Webmaster
The BGAMUG Computer Club
Bowling Green, Kentucky