March 2017 The Outer Edge Page 1 The Outer Whole No. 343 Edge ISSN 1055-4399 Next meeting: Saturday, March 25 March 2017 Vol. 30, No. 7 Newsletter of the Channel Islands PC Users Group The Friendly Computer Club Helping Make Computers Friendly. On the Web at www.cipcug.org COMMAND.COM By Lisa Toth, president Attendance at the February general meeting: 39 members and guests. How to contact us ow! So much rain. How much did you get in your neighbor- The Outer Edge hood? During the biggest storm, we got over 4 inches! Of ……………[email protected] course, now everything is growing like crazy, especially weeds. General Info (Ventura County It’s going to be a tough year for airborne allergies. I’m thinking Computers)..............805-289-3960 W I should stock up in allergy medicines and tissues. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 51354, Last month’s program was impromptu by our computer gurus, Toby and Oxnard, CA 93031-1354 Michael! There is always something to learn or re-learn. Q&A is great, too. Email addresses for board members are Someone asking a question reminds me of something I’d like to on page 2 know too, so I get a chance to solve a problem I'm having or just On the Web: cipcug.org get an answer to a question I didn't even know I had! On Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/cipcug I’ve been posting questions on Facebook, too, and listening to the podcast on Tuesday morning. If you haven’t checked out the FB page or listened to any of the shows I urge you to do so. Once again, I am going to nag you about the election coming Toth up fast in June. I must step down; it is in the by-laws. We need Inside someone to run for president. I will be happy to help out; I’ll ● If no one runs for president, CIPCUG even do meetings if that is your bugaboo about the president’s position. Other will die. Surely, someone must be willing to positions you might consider are treasurer and secretary. Please participate, prevent that. otherwise our club may fail. — Page 3 Short and sweet this month. I'll see you at the meeting on the 25th. ● You’ve heard it before, but Michael — Lisa Toth Shalkey showed once again during his pro- gram about online safety that random clicking can be dangerous. — Page 8 ● We all know that computers can some- times do something for no obvious reason that mess up our lives. Bob Dinsmore offers the solution for one shuch thing. — Page 11 Page 2 The Outer Edge March 2017 Channel Islands The Outer Edge Root Directory PC Users Group CIPCUG mailing address: CIPCUG NEWS P.O. Box 51354, Oxnard, CA Benefits ......................................... 19 93031-1354 Board meeting minutes ................ 10 CIPCUG sponsors ......................... 17 Executive Committee Coming CIPCUG events ................. 3 (Elected members of Board of Directors) Command.com ................................ 1 President………...........................Lisa Toth Editor’s corner ................................ 3 .……………………[email protected] Map to meeting place .................... 20 Vice President/Program Chairman Membership report ....................... 18 ………………..………………..Craig Ladd Program: Online safety ………………[email protected] Random clicking dangerous ...... 8 Secretary…………….…….Bob Dinsmore Recent activity on our ……………………[email protected] Facebook page .......................... 10 Treasurer……..…….……....…Andy Toth Q&A sessions ................................. 4 …………………[email protected] Immediate Past President Editor……………………..John Weigle GENERAL …………………........Sandy Tsutsui-Trujillo Recovering iCloud Contacts and P.O. Box 6536, Ventura CA 93006 485-7121………[email protected] Calendar in MS Outloo0k ........ 11 (Appointed members of Board of Directors) The Outer Edge is published monthly by Channel ADVERTISEMENTS Technical Adviser……….………..Toby Scott Creative Technology ................... 17x Islands PC Users Group (CIPCUG), P.O. Box 51354, Web Page Editor….……………....Andy Toth Oxnard, Calif. 93031-1354. an independent, nonprofit Members’ classified ads ................ 17 ……………………[email protected] corporation. Contents of The Outer Edge copyright Mercury Broadcasting ................. 17x TOE editor.…….………….…….John Weigle 2001 by Channel Islands PC Users Group. 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Edward Lynch useful; however, no warranty, express or implied, is made by Channel Islands PC Users Group, its officers, Publicity Chairman...…………..…Rick Curry editorial staff or contributors. This disclaimer extends SIG coordinator…..…………....Larry Hudson to all losses, incidental or consequential, resulting from the use or application of the information provided. Past Presidents Channel Islands PC Users Group does not endorse or Walt Yates…………………………….…1987-1989 recommend any specific hardware or software products, Lois Evans de Violini…………………...1989-1991 dealers, distributors or manufacturers. All trademarked Terry Lee…………………………….…..1991-1993 or registered trademarked names are acknowledged to Jerry McLoud…………………….……...1993-1995 be the property of their respective owners, and are used Robert Provart………………….………..1995-1997 for editorial purposes only. Toby Scott…………………………….…1997-1999 George Lakes …………………………...1999-2001 Advertising in The Outer Edge Andy Toth……………………………….2001-2003 Advertising is accepted for computer-related David Harris………………….………….2003-2005 materials, businesses and services only. Rates are Lois Evans de Violini………………….2005-2007 for Camera-Ready copy (clear, clean black and Paul Westefer…………………………...2007-2009 white masters). Typesetting and graphics are Rick Curry……………………………….2009-2011 available at an additional fee. AWARDS James Brown………………………….…2011-2013 Sandy Tsutsui-Trujillo………………….2013-2015 SIZE Cost/Issue 2004 APCUG: Large groups first (With the exception of the immediate past president, FULL-PAGE (9½”H x 7¼”W)................$50.00 place for website. past presidents are not board members.) HALF-PAGE (4½”H x 7¼”W) 2006 Southwest User Group or (9½”H x 3½”W )....….........................$30.00 Life members THIRD-PAGE (3”H x 7¼” W)………….$25.00 Conference: second place in both Frank Segesman* QUARTER-PAGE (4½”H x 3½W)..........$20.00 the newsletter and website Toby Scott BUSINESS CARD ad...............................$15.00 contests. Lois Evans de Violini Discounts for multiple issues (3, 6, 9 and 12 2011 APCUG first place in the Art Lewis* months) Helen Long Ad copy deadline is the 5th of the month of newsletter contest (medium *Deceased publication. groups). Make all checks payable to CIPCUG. 2012 APCUG first place in the Members’ classified ads are free but are limited to newsletter contest (medium 105 characters, including spaces. groups). March 2017 The Outer Edge Page 3 CIPCUG news and events Computer frustrations; Coming CIPCUG events plea for a president March speaker will his might have been the most frustrating month I’ve ever had putting an issue of TOE together. There were the usual minor items, but Bob discuss online safety T Dinsmore’s article on recovering iCloud contacts and calendar in MS Outlook just did not want to be wres- Programs tled onto the six pages it fills. Bob Gostischa, who has made several presentations to CIP- I believe — apparently foolishly — that an article writ- CUG over the years, will present “Tips for Staying Safe Online ten in Microsoft Word should easily be inserted into Mi- and Preventing Identity Theft. Learn to use the tools that make crosoft Publisher. After all, they’re both Microsoft pro- visiting the internet safe and enjoyable” at the March 25 meeting grams and part of Microsoft Office. at the Camarillo Boys & Girls Club, 1500 Temple Ave. I don’t know if I’m missing something (Ponderosa Drive and Temple Avenue), Camarillo (map on page Editor’s obvious or just don’t know the secrets, but 20). corner every time I import a Word article with pic- The meeting starts at 8:45 a.m. with the first part of the Q&A tures, everything goes crazy. Pictures al- session, followed by a business meeting, the second part of the ways seem to duplicate themselves in large Q&A, a break and the program. and small versions. Sometimes, there’s a Dates of other coming meetings: picture in a large box that is difficult to April 22 resize. I tried importing as a text file and as May 27 a PDF, but neither one worked. After spend- June 24 ing far more time than I should have on the July 22 Weigle problem, I decided to scan the original doc- Aug. 26 ument and put the jpegs on the pages. Fortu- Sept. 23 nately, the article did not require serious editing. I know Oct. 28 this is going to mean that this issue will probably be slow Nov. 18 (third Saturday) to download, but I couldn’t come up with any other solu- Dec. 16 (Third Saturday tion. SIGs Several of our regular features that are usually on page Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are sponsored by CIPCUG and, 18 were eliminated to get the other articles to fit. when offered, are led by volunteer club members. The SIGs are Elections are coming free to CIPCUG members. You’ve all heard this before — every two years when At the moment, no SIGs are being offered. Anyone interested our president has completed two terms and can not seek a in leading a SIG or who has suggestions for one should tell any third term because of the bylaws.