BENTSEN GROVE COMPUTER CLUB BULLETIN

Week of December 15th 2003

 

MEETINGS

MONDAY

 

ROOM 3 & 3R

BEGINNERS

PRESENTATION

9:30 AM

 

GENERAL

MEETING

10:30 AM

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS:

If you would like to meet in a small group to discuss one of the following subjects, contact the following people.

 

PHOTOGRAPHY

WEB PAGE

INVESTMENT CLUB

 

Bill Wiese

Harold Buechly

Corinne Higbee

 

580-3184

581-3180

585-5664

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EMERGENCY

RESPONSE

TEAM

John Abbott…...424-0537

Val Barron…..….519-2319

Harold Buechly..581-3180

Claude Westfall 580-4042

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Monday December 15th 2003, 9:30 AM New user lesson, By Corinne Higbee

Click here to get next week’s lesson, print it and bring to class.

Monday December 15th 2003, 10:30 AM General meeting By Val Barron

Click here to get next week’s tutorial, print it and bring to class.

Note: Download and print both Corinne’s lesson and Val’s tutorial. Both will be used Monday!

No meeting Dec. 22 and Dec. 29. Happy Holidays.

Next meeting Jan. 5, 2004

 

 Barron’s Bytes

By Val Barron

 

We Did Lunch

On Monday, December 8 many club members had lunch at Lin’s Grand Buffet.

Lin’s was an interesting change from our usual lunch at Mr. Gattis. The selection was large and varied and all who attended had a good time while enjoying their lunch.

 

Door Prizes

Thanks to all who contributed items for door prizes-Dave Cisna, Marlin Johnson, and Bill Wiese. If I’ve failed to acknowledge anyone, I apologize.

 

Downloading and Installing Programs

We ran out of time in the demonstration and discussion of downloading and installing programs so that topic will be continued at the next meeting.

This process consists of several related operations: 1) determining the folder the compressed program file will be saved (downloaded) to, 2) downloading the compressed program file, 3) unzipping the file, (4 finally choosing the folder the uncompressed program file will be saved to.

You may also be asked if you would like to have a shortcut to the program file placed in the start menu programs folder, in the startup folder, and in the desktop folder. At this point you will be ready to run the program

Remember, think files and folders.

 

Ink

To reduce the cost of printer ink we basically have two choices. Buy cartridges on line that are either remanufactured or compatible. For example, most Hewlett Packard cartridges have a patented print head in each cartridge so no one else can manufacture them but recycled HP cartridges can be “remanufactured” by ink supply companies. The price for these remanufactured cartridges remains fairly high however. On the other hand for printers like Cannon and Epson we can buy “compatible” cartridges or tanks at a very reasonable price.

For these reasons I buy ink and refill my HP cartridges but Jan is able to buy compatible cartridges for her Cannon printer. Jan’s compatible cartridges cost about half as much as the original Cannon cartridges.

Best Deal In Town

While ordering Jan some cartridges from InkSell.com earlier this week, I spoke to InkSell’s Retail Marketing Manager-Charlie Smith. Charlie agreed to give our club a special deal during December. Below is a slightly edited version of Charlie’s e-mail to me.

 

Val,
Thanks for calling.

The coupon code: dealsguy2003, can be used by the members of the Bentsen Grove Computer Club for a 10% discount at InkSell.com.

Should they have any questions, or would like to order over the phone, please have them call 210-2-BUY-INK (210-228-9465)

or, even better, Toll Free 800-255-0483.

Thanks,

Charlie

 

InkSell.com has been rated best overall ink and cartridge supplier in the country by several reviewers and, as a personal endorsement, Jan and I have been very happy with their products and service.

 

I also understand that instead of using the above code you can use the coupon code “fastship” instead and receive free 2 day shipping. So figure out which is the most advantageous to you. Just put the code in the appropriate place when ordering from the web or if phone ordering just give the code to the order taker.

 

Happy Computing

valbarron@att.net

 

 

Pictures from Lin’s Grand Buffet last week

Go to www.bgrcc.com and click on Lin’s Buffet. You can click on any picture to view a larger image.

Top Downloads

Go to www.bgrcc.com and click on Top Downloads to direct you to download sites for several programs that have been talked about recently at the meetings.

Some really well done web sites

Go to www.bgrcc.com and click on Top Web Sites

Search only the bgrcc site

Go to www.bgrcc.com and scroll to the bottom of the page and enter your search word, words or phrase.

Harold

 

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