—Contents— About DMA ........................................... 2 The DatabusJanuary’s Meeting ................................ 3 The Amazon “Smile” Program............. 3 December Trustees’ Minutes .............. 4 DMA 40th Anniversary Celebration ..... 6 Newsletter of the DaytonBeyond Microcomputer Ordinary Backups ...................Association, 7 Inc. Review: The AMD A10 7800 CPU ..... 10 DMA Calendar .................................... 13 Membership Form ............................. 14 Newsletter of the Dayton Microcomputer Association, Inc. January 2015 Volume VI, Number 1 (New Series), January 2016 Page 2 The Databus January 2016 STABLISHED IN 1976 (we’ll be celebrating our 40th anni- E versary all this year), DMA is a group of Dayton–area professionals and hobbyists in the meld of computing and in- formation technology. General membership meetings are Post Office Box 4005 usually on the last Tuesday of each month. DMA has a num- Dayton, Ohio 45401 ber of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) in areas ranging from Telephone: digital investing and genealogy to the Linux operating sys- (937) 222–4DMA tem. Each SIG meets according to its own schedule. DMA is (937) 222-4362 a member of the Association of Personal Computer Users’ Groups (APCUG) and the Aoliated Societies Council Visit us at: (ASC). Click on any of the logos—including our own (top DMA1.org left)—to go to that organization’s Web site. Your 2015/16 Oocers: Submissions … President Debra McFall he Databus welcomes compliments, complaints, suggestions, and es- Vice–President T pecially articles. We can accept articles in ASCII, or as attachments in Gary COY Microsoft Word or Works, Open Office Writer, Word Perfect, or, yes, even ecretary S WordStar (a word–processing program that goes all the way back Glady CAMPION to the 1980s!). We can now also accept PDF files. Send articles to: Treasurer Pat FLYNN [email protected] Oocers need not be Trustees. All articles are subject to editing for spelling, grammar, usage, and Trustees: space. Always retain a copy of your work, as The Databus cannot be re- Martin ARBAGI sponsible for loss. When articles are of roughly equal quality, those by Glady CAMPION paid–up DMA members usually receive preference. Gary COY Patrick FLYNN Debra MCFALL ll registered trademarks, for example: DMA, Acronis, AMD, Key- pass, or Meijer’s, are the property of their respective owners. How- Ken PHELPS A Ed SKUYA ever, for better readability, the Registered Trade Mark symbols (® or ™) Gary TURNER have been omitted. The Editor occasionally inserts comments into articles. Such comments are usually in square brackets [like these] and are always Jim ULLOM preceded by the phrase: “Editor’s Note.” Webmaster: The Databus is written and published by volunteers. We do not give pro- Dave LUNDY fessional advice on computer, network, or software installation, trouble- shooting, or repair. If you need expert assistance, please seek the services of a competent professional. January 2016 The Databus Page 3 January Meeting: KEEPASS: A PASSWORD-PROTECTION PROGRAM Martin ARBAGI 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, 26 January at T. J. Chump’s, 7050 Executive Boulevard, Huber Heights (next door to Meijer’s —click here for a map). Come at 6:00 P.M. if you want dinner. E ALL HAVE PASSWORDS. Passwords for our bank and our broker; passwords for Amazon, W Newegg, L. L.Bean, and Target; passwords for our e- mail and Social Security accounts; our doctor, Pay Pal, and that Web site we maintain … and so forth. How do we keep them straight? Well, we could use the same password for every account. But that wouldn’t be very smart, would it? We could print them on paper, and keep them in a binder. That’s not a bad idea, but you can’t cut-and-paste from “hard” (printed) copy to a computer. And how to generate passwords? A number of programs, both free and pay, exist for gener- ating, storing, and protecting passwords. Many of them store your passwords on the Web, but one does so on your com- puter—and is free. Martin’s presentation will include (among other things): why, despite the inconvenience, it’s better to store your passwords on your computer rather than on the Web; all password protection programs require a Master Password. Martin will demonstrate an unusual method of generating (and remembering) such passwords; what Web sites won’t tell you about “high ASCII” characters; do you need Keepass at all?—An interesting alternative to using Keepass. Help DMA by using Amazon’s “Smile” program! mazon, the Internet’s largest retailer (if you haven’t noticed, A Amazon isn’t just for books any more!) has a “Smile” feature whereby Amazon donates a percentage of almost any purchase you make to a selected nonprofit organization. There is no extra cost to you. Click here to learn more or here to go directly to the sign-up page. Be sure to put DMA down as the beneficiary of your purchases. Page 4 The Databus January 2016 inutes are usually published almost two months late. This is because the Minutes for, say, M the December Board meeting must be approved by the Trustees at the following month’s meeting—in this case, early January. The corrected and approved December Minutes will thus ap- pear in this (January) issue, published toward the end of the month. The next Trustees’ meeting will be on 1 February 2016 at the Chestnut Street Community Room of the Greene Shopping Mall. The meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. (Click here for a map.) MINUTES DMA Board of Trustees – Meeting of Monday, December 7, 2015 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:11 P.M. by Debra McFall. Trustees present: Martin Arbagi, Gary Coy, Pat Flynn, Debra McFall, Eric Ottoson, Ken Phelps, Ed Skuya, Gary Turner. Excused: Jim Ullom. Others Present: Glady Campion OFFICERS’ REPORTS President—Debra McFall We are looking forward to the Holiday Dinner. Vice President—Gary Coy No report. Secretary—Glady Campion Glady Campion presented the Minutes for the November Board meeting. Gary Coy moved the minutes be accepted. Eric Ottoson seconded and the motion passed. Treasurer—Pat Flynn Pat Flynn presented a revenue and expense report for January 1-November 30, 2015. Our Fifth Third Checking Account has a balance of $18,619.23. Our Fifth Third Savings Account has a balance of $11,220.26. Our Dayton Foundation Account has a balance of $74,820.93. Our Paypal Account has a balance of $705.12. This gives us a total of $105,365.54. Pat can contact our insurance agent or our APCUG rep and ask about our current need for Direc- COMMITTEE REPORT Audit–Glady Campion Bylaws Review—Eric Ottoson Eric met with Grant and Lillian. The proposed amendments are being reviewed. Funding—Open No report. Membership—Glady Campion At the time of the General Meeting in November, we had 62 Regular, 5 Associate, 0 Student, and 2 Life members for a total of 69 members. Attendance was 24 and the 50/50 brought in $15. Net Administration Team—Ken Phelps, Gary Turner No problems to report. The Web site and e-mail are running well. (Continued on page 5) January 2016 The Databus Page 5 (Board of Trustees’ Minutes—Continued from page 4) Programs—Jim Ullom January will be a presentation by Martin Arbagi on Keypass February should be a talk on the 3D printers available at Greene county libraries. March will tentatively be a talk about Drones. Publications—Martin Arbagi The next DATABUS will be posted after the Holiday Dinner OLD BUSINESS Advertising/Publicity – Ed Skuya Ed will try to post notices of the General Membership meeting one week in advance. From now on, the efforts of this group will be recognized as the Publicity Committee. Meetup – Debra McFall, Gary Coy Debra has been researching the details of a Meetup account. The yearly cost will exceed the $120 allotted at last month’s board meeting. Gary Turner moved that Debra should spend up to $200 for a 12 month account with Meetup. Eric Ottoson seconded and the motion passed. The Meetup fees should be paid with a DMA debit card. Glady needs to add Pat Flynn’s name to our Fifth Third account and have them issue a debit card in his name. It was also noted that a number of keywords need to be chosen for use in setting up the Meetup account. Gary Coy will ask Dave Lundy for access to the DMA Facebook account and take over the mainte- nance. Records Committee—Debra McFall, Glady Campion, Eric Ottoson, Wynn Rollert, Martin Arbagi The group met and reviewed the contents of 4 boxes. Three should be kept and the fourth shred- ded. Wright State Archives—Martin Arbagi, Glady Campion No progress. Gary Turner told the board he had transferred tapes of Computerfest 2002 onto DVD. Holiday Dinner—Glady Campion Plans are in place for December 15 at TJ Chumps in Huber Heights Meet & Greet at 6 P.M., Buffet Dinner at 7pm, and Awards and Prizes at 8pm. The Grand Prize is a 32" LED TV that can be used as a monitor. We also have a 7" Tablet, an Automo- bile heads-up display, a 2 TB hard drive, and 128 GB flash drive and much more. Next Board Meeting The next Board Meeting will be held at 7 P.M. on Monday, January 4, 2016 at The Greene Commu- nity Room in the breezeway of the Ritch Building on Chestnut Street. If you would like to join us for dinner, we will be meeting at 6 P.M. at El Toro in the shopping center on the North side of Indian Rip- ple. Possible Location for General Membership Meetings – Eric Ottoson The Berry room holds 40 to 50 people, has WiFi, but no TV for presentations.