Our regular January meeting is next Tuesday Jan. 24, 2012

Heads up!

Our next BGAMUG Computer Club meeting is Thursday, January 24th, at 6:30. See the BGAMUG website for the map and other information.

See you there!

Betsy Sheppard
BGAMUG Webmaster, 2012

Other Computer groups in Kentucky A - Kentucky groups

BGAMUG is a well-known computer club in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Their website is really cute. :-) It will be updated this year too probably and made more easy to navigate.

This interesting photographic mosaic is by photo by oztenphoto on Flickr

Some other computer clubs in Kentucky have some interesting websites too. I think it would be fun to visit some of these other clubs sometime. In the meantime, I think I can get some good ideas for the website from their sites too.

Here are a few other computer clubs and User Groups with websites and links to explore.

1. The Central Kentucky Computer Society
(Lexington) They have a page for Joe's Top 50 Tips here.

2. The Richmond Computer Club (a smaller site)

3. The Computer Club for Seniors (in Lexington at the Public Library) I think this one is just starting up.

4. KIPCUG - the Kentucky-Indiana Computer User Group in Louisville, Kentucky. This club has removeable bumper stickers and custom mugs for the group.

I know there are more sites - I'll just have to find them. It might be fun to list Nashville clubs next. Nashville is not far from here.

Oh - and check out APCUG on Facebook - they have some neat events listed here. They are also on Twitter. (BGAMUG is a member of APCUG.)

All for now - Happy Computing!

Betsyanne
BGAMUG Webmaster, 2012

Your oldest computer... the games on it were fun!

Do you still have your oldest computer?

It's fun to compare them now. I loved the games I could play on my oldest computer. The games kept improving through the years. I still love some of the older games.

Here is a photo of an IBM portable. Of course, this used two floppy drives.

Photo by Hanan Cohen on Flickr.

Do you remember your old computer? It boggles my mind how far computers have come, and how many things I can do with my computer now that I was not able to do in the past.

But the old ones were still fun... I liked the text adventure games best.

Here are some text adventure game sites - you can play many of these right on the sites.

Web Adventures
Adventure Games Live
Here are some later Indiana Jones games (some of these are great!)
What are your favorite older games? List them as a comment.

Later!
Betsyanne
Webmaster for BGAMUG 2012
The BGAMUG Computer Club

Fun computer humor sites and cartoons - I like them!

Computer, Geek, and Internet humor - I love it.

I love computer humor, AND the About.com site. I also love fun computer cartoons and jokes.

One of my favorite silly computer jokes is the one with the CD holder that somebody thinks is a coffee cup holder. It is hilarious! Jerry told it at a BGAMUG meeting once.

I was looking for a funny computer and internet site and found some good links at About.com's Computer and Internet Humor site.

OOPS - This cartoon is from free-cartoons.sangrea.net

I will definitely be back here. Today I tried the "computer strip" joke at the site, and then briefly glanced at the I Kiss You site (pretty old now, and I did not see the movie - I wonder where he is from...), and also the Funny Sites of the Day (last one is 2009 - this needs updating!)

Further clicks brought me to the Web Humor pages, which are more recent.

The site mentioned the Daily Cute site, is it ever cute! It is full of very cuddly and sweet animal pictures, which I like anyhow.

I do know about the Daily Kitten, which is a place that definitely makes you smile every visit.

I hope this posting brings a smile too!

Betsy Sheppard
WebMaster 2012
The BGAMUG Computer Club

Burning a CD. :-) Ar Ar Ar...

PS I used to know a fabulous newsgroup that was really funny. Everyone shared their latest jokes. Anyone else know some good humor sites?

Guest Poster needed for the BGAMUG Blog - are you next?

Okay, fellow BGAMUG'ers... (Or is that BGAMUGGERS?) 

I have a few other blogs. It is no problem to post here, but I think having other members do guest postings or other postings is a GREAT idea.

Just let me know, BGAMUG members.

It is fun to write about the club, about your computer, or whatever takes your fancy.

I'll stick some pictures on here to jump-start your creative writing juices. :-)

How about an idea for a presentation? Or your favorite computer tip?

Some other ideas are your trip, a family story, your favorite hobby or hobbies, or stories about computer meetings in the past.

Maybe your New Year's resolutions would make fun reading.

 Just email me (Betsy) and let me know that you would like to post here.

And have a GREAT rest of the holiday week.

Next up: New Years Eve and Day. Do you have plans for that time?

I and other members would love to hear about how you have been doing too.

E. Sheppard
BGAMUG Webmaster 2012

Get Connected, BGAMUG Club members and friends

BGAMUG members and friends, get connected!

The original photo here is by MikeBlogs on Flickr.

The BGAMUG Computer Club has a multi-page website at http://www.bgamug.com. If you have not been there for awhile, we'd love to have you visit. This is the site with the Meeting Map, the new officer emails, and more.

We hope to make some improvements to the site next year too. Be watching for that.

See the left side of this blog? Try following the blog and having your picture show up there. Also, share the posting on Facebook and Twitter. Also, subscribe via email.

We can also join each other at the BGAMUG Facebook page. While there (after "liking" the page) feel free to post your BGAMUG or computer-related link, joke, website or story. (Etc.) After you join, you will be Member #32. (Or maybe 33, 34, or 35!)

Want to learn some computer tips and just read a really fun newsletter? Try the BGAMUG News archive page.

I look forward to seeing you!

Elizabeth S.
BGAMUG Webmaster, 2011-12

PS Happy Holidays - - Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, and a Joyous Yule to everyone!!

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Joyous Yule, etc. etc.

I hope everyone has a GREAT holiday celebration this year. 

Hauling the Yule Log - - original from Clker.com

Have a Merry Christmas (December 25th, Sunday) , a Happy Hanukah (Dec. 20-28, Tues. - Wed.), and a Joyous Yule/New Year's holiday and Solstice Celebration this year on December 31st and January 1st.

The BGAMUG Computer Club's next meeting is on January 24th at 6:30 at the Bowling Green Technical College. There is a NEW map to the meeting on the BGAMUG Computer Club home page. Just click here to go there: http://www.bgamug.com/.

Truthfully, I do enjoy the wintertime mostly. Here in Bowling Green, the winters can be quite mild, but also can be quite stormy. We can have ice storms and big snowstorms too.

So here is hoping everyone is safe and happy throughout the holidays.

E. Sheppard
Webmaster 2012