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This Page Last Updated January 3, 2006

DREAMLAND COMPUTER CLUB BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 2005

PRESIDENT - JUDY GARDNER VICE PRESIDENT - ELAINE WESTHAUES SECRETARY - IRENE HESELTON TREASURER - GAIL HENDERSON MEMBER AT LARGE - DEE MCBAIN MEMBER AT LARGE - JOHN SCHIEDLER MEMBER AT LARGE - HOWARD HANSON MEMBER AT LARGE - FRED RUTH BOARD ADVISOR - MIKE SOREM

How It All Began If you newer members have wondered about how your computer club was started, click here for the story!!

Our next General Meeting will be January 4, 2006 in Farnsworth Hall at 9:00 PM.    Smart Computing will be presenting the program. Come learn all about this very helpful magazine.

The Revised Computer Club By-laws that were approved in February can be read here.

CALENDAR JANUARY

Jan. 4 Farnsworth 9:00 AM General Meeting

Jan. 5 Room 9 9 to 11 AM Computer Room Open

Jan. 7 Room 9 9 to 11 AM Saturday Workshop

Jan. 10 Room 9 9 to 11 AM XP - Class One
with Pat Davis

Jan. 11 Room 9 1 to 3 PM Genealogy Class

Jan. 12 Room 9 9 to 11 AM Computer Room Open

Jan. 14 Room 9 9 to 11 AM Saturday Workshop

Jan. 19 Room 9 9 to 11 AM Computer Room Open

Jan. 21 Room 9 9 to 11 AM Saturday Workshop

Jan. 24 Room 9 10 to 11:30 am Beginner's Class
with Janet

Jan. 25 Room 9 1 to 3 PM Genealogy Class

Jan. 26 Room 9 9 to 11 AM Computer Room Open

Jan. 27 Room 9 9 to 11 AM XP - Class Two
with Pat Davis

Jan. 28 Room 9 9 to 11 AM Saturday Workshop

Jan. 31 Room 9 10 to 11:30 am Beginner's Class
with Janet

Should a member desire to utilize the facilities of the Computer Lab to scan a photo to a floppy, make a color print, etc., at any time, contact one of the Board Members for assistance. .

You can download a calendar from the   www.Azacc.org   to see what speakers are scheuled with the different member clubs.

MINUTES FOR DCC GENERAL MEETINGS Minutes of December 7, 2005
Minutes of October 5, 2005 Minutes of September 7, 2005 Minutes of June 1, 2005 Minutes of May 4, 2005 Minutes of April 6, 2005 Minutes of March 2, 2005 Minutes of February 2, 2005 Minutes of January 5, 2005
ARCHIVED MINUTES FOR DCC GENERAL MEETINGS
DCC Minutes for 2004 DCC Minutes for 2003 DCC Minutes for 2002 DCC Minutes for 2001

COMPUTER CLUB NEWS FOR CITIZEN News for June Citizen - 2005 News for April Citizen - 2005 News for March Citizen - 2005 News for February Citizen - 2005 News for January Citizen - 2005
ARCHIVED ARTICLES FOR CITIZEN
Citizen Articles for 2004 Citizen Articles for 2003 Citizen Articles for 2002 Citizen Articles for 2001

Our speaker at the May 2001 meeting, Katie Gertz gave us a good site for information on digital cameras.    PC Photo Magazine

Our speaker at the March 1999 meeting, Mike Martin, told of a good web site where you can check out unbiased information on various hardware components for your computer. Visit Tom's Hardware Guide

The Mesa Public Library offers FREE hands-on classes for Library computer catalog & electronic resources. You can use the Electronic Resources and Explore the Internet from the Mesa Library web site as Allen demonstrated at our September meeting.
The current Schedule for Library Computer Training can now be accessed on-line. Go to the Mesa Library web site and choose "Computer Classes" under the "Library Information" category. Classes are being offered at the Red Mountain Branch and the Dobson Ranch Branch as well as the Main Library in down town Mesa.
Glossary of Internet Terms

Web Sites for Virus & Hoax Information
When someone sends you an E-Mail telling about a new virus, check one of these sites first, before you forward their E-Mail. Often they are just a hoax.
Hoax Busters Computer Virus Myths Data Doctors Net Hoaxes & Urban Legends IBM Virus Research
In addition to the above, we have added the sites suggested by our speaker, Tom Lissiton, from the FBI. These sites should be good for virus alerts, hoaxes, hacker alerts and general tech information.
Federal Bureau of Investigation National Infrastructure Protection Center CERT Coordination Center Gibson Research Center

Kim Komando's Komputer Clinic is located on the Internet at www.komando.com. She also has an article weekly in some newspapers and has a three hour weekend talk show coast-to-coast on the radio. Locally she is on KFYI (550 AM) Sundays, beginning at 1 pm. For good reviews of computer related subjects go to Kim's Weekly Kolumn.

For information on "Cookies" check here.

We have discovered a new Freeware Program called WebFerret which does Internet searches for any topic. It is designed to search many search engines automatically for your topic. You don't have to stick to a one word topic, you can ask for a whole phrase. You can download WebFerret directly from: http://www.ferretsoft.com/netferret/download.htm Give it a try. I think you will like it. FerretSoft also has a shareware program called Phone Ferret. This performs a similar task by searching several directories such as Switchboard.com, etc. for phone numbers in the United States. There is a small fee for this program. It can be downloaded from the same URL.

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Jan. 4	Farnsworth	9:00 AM	General Meeting
Jan. 5	Room 9	9 to 11 AM	Computer Room Open
Jan. 7	Room 9	9 to 11 AM	Saturday Workshop
Jan. 10	Room 9	9 to 11 AM	XP - Class One with Pat Davis
Jan. 11	Room 9	1 to 3 PM	Genealogy Class
Jan. 12	Room 9	9 to 11 AM	Computer Room Open
Jan. 14	Room 9	9 to 11 AM	Saturday Workshop
Jan. 19	Room 9	9 to 11 AM	Computer Room Open
Jan. 21	Room 9	9 to 11 AM	Saturday Workshop
Jan. 24	Room 9	10 to 11:30 am	Beginner's Class with Janet
Jan. 25	Room 9	1 to 3 PM	Genealogy Class
Jan. 26	Room 9	9 to 11 AM	Computer Room Open
Jan. 27	Room 9	9 to 11 AM	XP - Class Two with Pat Davis
Jan. 28	Room 9	9 to 11 AM	Saturday Workshop
Jan. 31	Room 9	10 to 11:30 am	Beginner's Class with Janet