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The Outer E Newsletter of the Channel Islands PC Users Group d December 2002 Whole No. 188 Vol. 16, No.6 ISSN 1055-4599 Visit our Web page at: www.cipcug.org g e-mail: [email protected] OS/2:http://www.vcnet.com/os2-corner Dulcie Apgar, after a sketch by James Whistler The Friendly Computer Club Helping Make Computers Friendly e Attendance at the COMMAND.COM November general meeting By Andy Toth, President 107 members and 3 guests The perfect software application, myth or reality. I am currently on that We welcome 3 new members quest, or maybe I’ve always been on that quest. A few of the vendor presenta- tions discussing digital image processing included Microsoft Digital Image Pro (Picture It), MGI Photosuite, and Adobe Photoshop Elements. Each of To Contact CIPCUG these has its pros, cons, and gee whiz tool. Do any of them do exactly what I The Outer Edge...........(805) 485-7121 want to do? Hard to say — I am not sure of exactly what I want to do. Some General Information.. (805) 604-7538 things I did not realize could be done. After seeing the capability, I start to Mailing Address...P.O. Box 51354, Oxnard, CA envision how I could use this tool. Before I even understand how to use it I 93031-1354 am searching for a better or the best way to do it. Image processing is but one arena of software applications. I am bom- barded daily by software that improves something I did not know existed in the first place. There may be something out there that is perfect for me, but I will probably never find it. What I have decided is to select software I will use and learn how to use it before I search for the “Holy Grail” of that type of application. The CIPCUG TOE articles and SIGs have helped me decide on a product set to learn and to help me add new tools to my tool box. I find that I am barely scratching the surface of what is capable. It takes time and effort. Where is this going? CIPCUG gets a number of requests each month on software to review. Maybe one of these is the perfect one. I plan on having these posted on the Web site. With 300+ members, that diamond in the rough can be found. If each member of the club reviewed a piece of software each year that they used/tried, the TOE would be a new newslwetter. It could even be freeware that was downloaded. I realize that writing an article can be intimidating. It can be a very simple one: Where did it come from, what was it expected to Highlights do, did it do it, what did you like or dislike, and, will it continue to be used? Simply put, nothing more than explaining it to someone else. Maybe another member will see that diamond or just want to try it. Think about it. I joined to Double Q&A session learn, and learn I have. Each club member has talents and tools that add to — Page 4 and complement the whole, and that is what makes CIPCUG. I am looking at changing the format of the SIGs. I would to have two of the monthly SIGs be a sequence of three to six months. It does not necessarily Program report: Microsoft have to be the same moderator. The sequence on XP the OS by Rick is well attended. The StarOffice/OpenOffice ended in November with its tenth offer- holiday products ing. I am looking for ideas and moderators. One sequence to put together — Page 16 might start with creating a digital photo album, include some digital editing, maybe a little HTML, and end with creating a DVD that friends and relatives could view on their TVs. Sound ambitious. Not for the members of CIPCUG. December 2002 The Outer Edge Page 1 Board of Directors Executive Committee Programs.........Nita [email protected] President........ Andy Toth…[email protected] SIG Coordinator...Ralph Duchacek……...... [email protected] Vice Pres. Craig Ladd ....482-4344….vicepresident@cipcug. Membership.....Ken [email protected] org Librarian.......…A rt Jensen…….....…[email protected] Treasurer..........Art Lewis...................…[email protected] Legal Adv..... ..Michael Van Sickle....…[email protected] Secretary......Martha Churchyard…….…[email protected] Computer Shows....Roland [email protected] Past President ......George Lakes [email protected] Web Page........Helen [email protected] Past Presidents The Outer Edge is published monthly by Channel Is- Advertising in The Outer Edge Walt Yates ...........................1987/1989 lands PC Users Group, an independent, non-profit Lois Evans de Violini............1989/1991 corporation. Contents of The Outer Edge copyright Advertising is accepted for computer re- Terry Lee ............................1991/1993 2001 ã by Channel Islands PC Users Group. lated materials, businesses and services Jerry McLoud........................1993/1995 Permission for reproduction in whole or in part is only. 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All trade- Contact The Outer Edge Advertising Mgr. marked or registered trademarked names are ac- knowledged to be the property of their respective John Weigle at owners, and are used for editorial purposes only. (805) 485-7121 make all checks payable to CIPCUG CIPCUG is a member of APCUG The Association of PC Users Groups Root Directory CIPCUG NEWS OTHER ARTICLES BEGINNERS CLASS 19 COMING CIPCUG EVENTS 3 ADVERTISEMENTS COMMAND.COM 1 CIPCUG ISP DETAILS 18 EDITOR’S COLUMN 13 COMPUTER SHOWS 16 EXECUTIVE 4 COPY COURT 13 VENTURA COUNTY COMPUT- 12 F1: YOUR HELP KEY 17 MAP, SCHEDULE 20 MEMBERSHIP REPORT 15 Wanted: Advertising Manager PROGRAM: MICROSOFT HOLI- 16 The Outer Edge needs someone to sell ads in TOE to computer-related TREASURER’S REPORT 18 businesses in the county. Anyone WEB PAGE NEWS 14 interestedinterested shouldshould contactcontact AndyAndy TothToth oror JohnJohn Weigle at any meeting or by e-mail. Page 2 The Outer Edge December 2002 Coming up 3D-Album to be shown in December Programs December door prizes Jerry Lee will show 3D-Album at our December meet- The club door prizes for December are: ing on Saturday, Dec. 7 (see map and schedule on the back Microsoft Sidewinder Game Voice cover). Microsoft Sidewinder Game Pack Here, from the company’s Web site <www.3d-album. LiteOn CD-Rewriter 32x12x40x com>is some information about the program: Estimated retail value $175 The product is to create VCDs and more. You can cre- We have two types of raffle tickets: one for any ate VCDs and DVDs from 3D-Album Presentations with prizes offered by the presenter and one for club- Visviva Animation Capture. This software converts ani- provided prizes. The tickets for the presenter’s prizes mated 3D photo shows into various video formats, includ- are free and limited to one per member. The tickets for ing MPEG, MPEG2, AVI, WMV and RealMedia Movies. The Web site allows for a free download of Visviva the club-provided prizes are $1 each, $5 for six tickets, Animation. $10 for 13 tickets and $20 for 26 tickets and are avail- “Get ready to jet off on the most fun adventure through able to anyone. time you’ll ever take. You’ll love seeing how a paper air- plane flies onto your screen and unfolds into a full size SIG reminders photo. It then folds itself back up, flies off and a new plane available by e-mail flies in. This style lets you write a poem or tell a story in To keep members up to date on coming SIGs, Andy your own voice for each photo.” Toth has agreed to offer an e-mail reminder service to 3D-Album offers a photo album with shadowing, light- club members. Sign up and he will automatically send ing, reflection, and motion blurs effects and provides inter- active control of the album in a 3D world.