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

The new BGAMUG Computer Club newsletter is out!

Have you read the BGAMUG Computer Club newsletter, BGA-Bytes? Now is your chance.

The new issue (Volume 23, Issue2) is out.

Here are some of the stories in it this time:

A New Windows (about Windows 8)

The Club Kroger report

The Webmaster Corner: Try a new fun program, site, or game

Are We Still A Computer Club? Kind a'-Sorta - Absolutely!

Warning: 81 Apps Accessed My Personal Info Online

Meet the 2013 APCUG Board Advisor for Region 6 (KY, IL, IN and MI)

WOW - What a Value!! SAIL-A-BRATON Caribbean Cruise

February Program "I-Tunes" by Jeri

You can download this issue here.

Later, gators!

And don't forget, our meeting is February 26th at 6:30. See you there!

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

Find out more at the BGAMUG website and Facebook page. 

Computers are so important for education today. The BGAMUG Computer Club also thinks so.

Photo by Jaci XIII on Flickr.

I agree: computer access (to the Internet) IS a basic need for education in our society, as Computer Labs and teachers will also tell you.

Kent Conrad is right.

When I taught, the library computer lab was SO important.

And if somebody has a personal computer, it is SO much easier today to do research, or learn online at home.

The BGAMUG Computer Club has given computers to schools all over. They also have furnished computers to people that could not afford them.

They have meetings every month except in December.

Find out more at their website and Facebook page.

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

BGAMUG Newsletters and Forms.

I hope you are having a great Presidents' Day!

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

FYI Links from the BGAMUG Computer Club

Hi, all! Here is an FYI posting...
letting everyone know where the BGAMUG Computer Club links are, and where to find the fun BGAMUG Computer Club newsletter.

"Computer testing" by Kodomut on Flickr.

The BGAMUG Computer Club meets on the fourth Tuesday at Bowling Green Technical College, 1845 Loop Street, Building F, all months except December.
 
Guests are most welcome. :-)

We learn about our computers, smart phones, antivirus programs, and lots more here. Soon, we will be offering classes too.

Find the map and more info. at the BGAMUG Computer Club website.

And here is another site:
The BGAMUG Computer Club Facebook Page.

You can download many issues of our fun newsletter here:

BGAMUG Newsletters and Forms.

I hope you had a great Valentine's Day!

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

BGAMUG's ace computer fix-it guy, new programs coming up, more

Just saying - Some club news from Betsy.

Our member, Joe Easterling, does computer work. He doesn't talk about it much, except to do free talks about computer safety, computer tips and tricks, and much more.

You can see his website here:

Western Kentucky Computers

He helps get rid of viruses and spyware, and can back up your files too, plus lots of other things.

Just saying! You may want to keep his site on your Bookmarks just in case. It's always good to have a Tech Guy you can call just in case.

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We had another Officer's meeting this week. We got some neat presents for next year's Christmas Party that will be given out then. (We got a good deal on them). I can't tell what these presents are, because they might be a secret. But they looked neat.

Some things people are going to be hearing about at future BGAMUG Computer Club meetings are iTunes and the iPhone. I use iTunes and really like it.

I changed my iTunes name and ID and am trying to find out how to get my old info. from that. Maybe I'll ask that question at the presentation meeting.

(Also: I am thinking of getting an iPhone - are you?)

Last but not least: The club is working on getting some computers ready for another club.

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Betsyanne
Webmaster for the BGAMUG Computer Club, 2013
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Here is our BGAMUG Website - this site also has directions to our meetings.

Also: Join us on Facebook! 

Want to learn more about your computer? Try the BGAMUG Computer Club News

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Hi, all!

If you want to learn more about your computer, you can attend a BGAMUG Computer Club meeting. The next one is Tuesday, February 26th, and guests are welcome.

In the meantime, we have some great BGAMUG Newsletters online to download.

You can access them here:
BGAMUG Newsletters and Forms.

The January 2013 one is there. It features some great articles.

Later!

Photo credit: kodumut on Flickr.

ES
Webmaster, 2012-13
and Volunteer Part-time Scribe
and Website Helper

The BGAMUG Computer Club
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Here is our BGAMUG Website - this site also has directions to our meetings.

Also: Join us on Facebook!