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August General Session
"Are You An Experienced Surfer?"
July 16th at 7:00 PM
by Doris Collins

What do you really know about surfing the Internet? OK, you know to bring up a Google Screen, type in a word or a phrase and press “go.” Hopefully, you get what you were looking for, or maybe not. Would you like to know a lot more than you do about surfing the Internet? Have we got a treat for you! 

Mark Voyles is currently the Technology Coordinator for the Edmond Fire Department. Prior to this position he worked in IT for the City of Edmond for 17 years, so he is obviously very knowledgeable. In addition to this, he is a lifetime member of the Computer Club of Oklahoma City and former President of what was then the OKCPCUG (Oklahoma City PC Users Group) - as the Computer Club of Oklahoma City used to be known. Although he couldn't remember an exact date, Mark estimates he's been a member of the Club since approximately 1986. 

In case you don’t know, the Club has recently installed a wireless network system. If you have a laptop and a wireless card, you are encouraged to bring it so that you can follow along and try some of the things you'll learn. (Be sure your battery is fully charged, as there will not be enough outlets for everyone to plug in.) If you don't have a laptop, hopefully you will be able to "share" with someone who does. Mark has prepared a handout for you to take home so you can remember all of the techniques you will see demonstrated. 

The Computer Club of Oklahoma City has two door prizes to give to its members, and two for visitors. This month the prize for the first visitor will be a one-year membership to the Computer Club of Oklahoma City; the second visitor’s prize will be a 4GB Flash Drive. For the members’ drawings, we have a 500GB external hard drive and a 32GB flash drive!

July 16, 2009 General Meeting Review
Are You into YouTube or Perhaps A Wannabe,

By: Troy Segler

The July 2009 General Meeting of the Computer Club of Oklahoma City enjoyed an interesting program by Jim Foreman, who recently joined the organization.  He previously joined in some discussion at SNUG regarding his experiences with the internet.  For somewhat of a biography of Jim, you might wish to look at the June announcement on our website regarding the July program.

Jim first made the point that when taking any pictures you must not move the camera.  The object and the camera must remain stationary unless you are using a movie camera.  He received his first movie camera this past Christmas and has began the path to becoming an accomplished user. Another pointer was that when taking pictures with a movie camera, you should take all the shots you want, then edit out those scenes that cannot be used effectively to display the story you are trying to tell. 

After taking your pictures or scenes those with Windows XP or later operating systems have access to a program Windows Movie Maker that can be used to construct .avi movies.  You can import still pictures or movie clips into Movie Maker and edit to include music or a monologue regarding the video you are constructing.  Frames per second can be selected based upon the speed that is ideal for presenting your message.

Once you have your clip ready, go to YouTube and upload the clip to your website on YouTube. In order to establish a website or page it is necessary to establish an account with a user name and password.  On YouTube is is possible to leave your video available to anyone having a login for YouTube or to restrict to only those persons you wish to read it.  As a account holder in YouTube, you have the capability to report any sites that might contain vulgar, indecent, or otherwise inappropriate for general viewing. 

Jim took us to his site and we viewed a listing of things he has posted.  He opened a couple of his videos and displayed them for us.  Jim is humorous and entertaining as well as being very talented at the many things he has accomplished, such as building an airplane, building a house, etc. in additional to being a good photographer.

Mark Voyles, who was an early member of the organization that preceeded the Personal Computer Users Group (PCUG) of Oklahoma City and was club president in 1993 and 1994 was in attendance at ths meeting.  Mark is an outstanding photographer and very talented in many ways.  He demonstrated the process of collecting several postings under one folder that is called a “channel” on You Tube.  Several people from the audience participated during the presentation by providing personal experiences or asking very relevant questions.  We had a very good meeting.

Our desire is that general meetings cover a variety of topics relevant to computer uses and solutions.  If you do anything with a computer that could assist others in improving their experiences and would be interested in presenting a program at one of our future general meetings, please contact Doris Collins, club president.  Her email address is posted on the CCOKC website.

At the conclusion of the presentation by Jim Foreman, door prizes were announced and names drawn.  As is our custom visitors participate as well as members.  Jay Robertson, a visitor, received a free one year membership to CCOKC.  Another visitor, Gary Horton, received a 4GB Flash drive.  The first member name drawn was that of Carol Bennett, recipient of a cordless laser mouse.  Jim Ike received a 250 GB portable external hard drive, and Alex Weeks, one of our youngest members received a CD containing patriotic music.

Please plan to meet with us on August 20th for another informative meeting.

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What is a Study Group

     The Computer Club of OKC offers many different Study Groups. They are groups of 10-50 people who meet monthly to learn about a particular subject. The format is part presentation and part facilitated discussion. These meetings are supported by our membership. There is no charge to attend these meetings.

     Come to a Study Group in our Resource Center at 3000 United Founders Blvd.!

We are located at the east end of the Center 3000 Building in Suite 201, so use Entrance One on the east side of the building.

      We are a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization of around 1200 members, with the goal of teaching each other more about using and enjoying their personal computers for business and pleasure. The sole purpose of the organization is reflected in its motto, “Computer Users Helping Computer Users.”

New Senior Combo Members (50 +) can now register for the Computer Fundamentals class at no charge.

Contact Charlene Francis 359-5675, if you have any questions regarding membership and/or registration for the class.