July Meeting is in a new building.

Hi all!

We meet this month on Tuesday, July 23rd.

Building Access – "Our July meeting will be held in Building H, Room 133 and then they will determine what to do with us for future meeting depending on the renovation process taking place on campus."

Here is the map to the building: (Thanks for this, Jerry.)

Note that we will use the Main Entrance.

There should be plenty of parking, though maybe not right next to the building.

See you there!

Betsy

Webmaster 2013

BGAMUG

BGAMUG Computer Club, Bowling Green, Kentucky - it's a place to learn about your computer

The BGAMUG Computer Club is a great place to learn more about your computer, whether you use a PC or a Mac. 

We have fun and free presentations each month. And our location is at the Bowling Green Technical College. You can find a map to the meeting here:

 
Our next BGAMUG Computer Club meeting is on January 22nd, at 6:30 p.m. You are most welcome to come and check it out.

And have a great holiday too.

Santa and some helpers - from Rjcastillo on Flickr - Muñecos San Nicolas

ES
Volunteer Part-time Scribe
and Website Helper

The BGAMUG Computer Club
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Here is our BGAMUG Website

Also: Join us on Facebook!

What is a BGAMUG? The Meaning Behind our Name...

BGAMUG Computer Club recently updated its name.

Lots of people already know the BGAMUG Computer Club in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It was started back when Bulletin Boards were in style. It used to be the latest thing, years ago, and helped people connect.

This club is expressly for people who want to learn about their computer. I know I have learned so much at the BGAMUG meetings. I have also had a lot of fun at their events.

Some people don't know that BGAMUG (the original club name) means the Bowling Green Microcomputer User Group.

There are many User Groups in the country, and BGAMUG Computer Club is made up also of computer users from all over.

Do you live in the Bowling Green, Kentucky area? Do you like to learn about your computer? Then the BGAMUG Computer Club may be the club for you.

We love visitors! Come by and see what we are all about. We help people learn about their computers, and learn how to protect their information and find neat things online.

Later!

Betsy Sheppard

Webmaster, The BGAMUG Computer Club 2012

All for now,
Betsy Sheppard
Webmaster, 2012
The BGAMUG Computer Club (website)

Join us on Facebook! (Be "Like" Member #44)

Read a BGAMUG newsletter

Some fun computer advice and tech sites

Hi, this is Betsy, your friendly neighborhood webmaster for the BGAMUG Computer Club.

Today I have a few links to sites you may like. My favorite is #1, the techie site Mashable, where you will find some of the latest gadgets, talk about social networking, and lots more. I use it a lot.

#1. Mashable - I check here a lot for neat tweets about technology. I think you'll like it too. Many different authors and tech experts combine here on this site.

#2. Tips from Ask Leo: http://ask-leo.com/.
Also, here is Ask Leo on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/askleofan
Leo has tips for all, but mainly for Windows users.

#3. YMLP - Your Mailing List Provider - I wound up using this mailing list provider after trying out several others. I like this one because it has many of the higher-end features (like templates and campaigns) of the more expensive providers, but doesn't cost as much.

#4. Backblaze - my latest online backup. Backblaze is a cloud application that copies your files in an online backup. The service has unlimited storage for only $5.00 a month. This is not a misprint. I like it because I take a lot of photos. Now they have even gone down to #3.96 per month.

#5. SelfPromotion - a great website and blog submission site. It is preferred to contribute here. You can submit your sites here and the owner will also do this every once in awhile too. There is much information here about gaining readership.

Do you have a favorite tech site that you love? Add it here as a comment.

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

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

Some photos from the BGAMUG Christmas Party 2011

Here are just a few photos from the BGAMUG Christmas Party.

I took a few videos too, but need to check them out. I will post one or more here as soon as I check them and possibly learn how to edit them.

The Horseshoe Bend Family Band all playing together.

A closeup.

I like this photo!

The Horseshoe Bend Family Band was there! I really liked them. They got lots of applause too.

There were some good laughs, awesome decorations and planning, some fun tunes, and great food.

All in all, what a super great event. Thanks, Sharon! (Sharon was our Grand Party Planner.)

All for now
Betsy Sheppard
Webmaster of BGAMUG 2011-12
And all-around bottle washer.

News from BGAMUG Mailings and more. See you next meeting!

News from BGAMUG Mailings and more...

My computer...

The BGAMUG computer club is getting ready to have a fun meeting next month. The meeting is on Tuesday, November 22nd, at 6:30 at our usual location. The map on the web page shows the OLD way of getting to the meeting. Now you take the second entrance at the right and go around in a circle until you reach the building.

Read about the meeting here at the website page: http://www.bgamug.com/.

Members of the group are now getting APCUG updates by email, via the APNUG Nooz online magazine. If you are a member of BGAMUG, you have a chance to go to the APCUG cruise meeting which is January 23-27. Some of our members attended this last year. Interested? Come to a BGAMUG meeting to find out more.

See you there! Visitors are welcome. Oh - and visit us to like us on Facebook.

All for now,

E. Sheppard
Webmaster
The BGAMUG Computer Club

Neva is in a play! And links to Blood Relations play and FSP

I found out from a recent club email that a member of our group, Neva, is in a local play. Here is part of the email from our President, Jerry G.

"Our member, Neva , asked that I pass this on as she will be in a show called   Blood Relations.  The story of Lizzie Borden.  Sort of a murder mystery.  

 

The play will be at the Phoenix Theatre  across the street from  Tidballs.  They open on Thurs. 10 Nov. thru 13 Nov. at 8pm.  There is an afternoon show on Sunday 14 Nov. at 3pm."

Thanks for this information, Jerry.

Here is more information about the play:

 

Blood Relations (from the Kentucky Museum)

 

Fountain Square Players' site

BGAMUG is on Facebook - come join us!

Join BGAMUG on Facebook!

You can see some of my postings and also add your own on the Wall. Share your computer stories, great links, stories, talk about BGAMUG, coming events, and more.

Here is the address:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/238044399188/

See you there. We have 30 members now. Yay! Some are old BGAMUG members you may not have seen for awhile. Others are people interested in the group from all over.

Make a visit, click "Like" and join the group. 

ES
BGAMUG Webmaster 2011
Bowling Green Kentucky

And here is another site you can visit:
The BGAMUG website

Facebook settings - some links to help.

 Facebook News: As you probably have heard, Facebook is getting ready to unroll many new changes.

There is a way to get ahead of the game and have your settings in order too. I found another great site today to help with this. It is another link for adjusting Facebook settings.

Here is that link:

The 10 Facebook Privacy Settings You Need to Know.

It goes well with these other sites that are also good:

The LifeHacker Article: How to Quit Facebook with actually quitting Facebook


And here is the newest: What's Coming Up on Facebook - a YouTube video by Kay Hebbourne.

I will list other links as I find them.


Later!


E. Sheppard
BGAMUG Webmaster 2011

The newsletter is online for March!

This is a heads up. The latest newsletter for BGAMUG is now available. You can download it here:
http://www.bgamug.com/newsarchive.html.

Just scroll down to find it plus other newsletters there too.

And don't forget, our next meeting is Tuesday, March 22nd, at 6:30. We will be learning about Skype! Be there or be square!

E. Sheppard
Webmaster
The BGAMUG Club
Bowling Green, Kentucky

A bit about computer clubs in Kentucky

Image via Wikipedia

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