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| Volume 23 | June, 2004 | Issue No. 6 |
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WHAT: Blue
Star Productions' Super Computer Sale
WHERE: Collinsville's Gateway Convention Center WHEN: June 18, 19, 20 Work the show, get in FREE! Sign up for work times at the meeting. |
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Introducing our new and improved (hopefully) raffle drawing! Details at meeting. |
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Regular Meeting
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Wednesday, June 16 Caseyville Township Bldg. |
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Board |
Wednesday, July 7 Spring Garden Restaurant Everyone is welcome |
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This
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Wireless security, routers, case modding
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Next
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Computer fixes and swap meet |
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Hello From The
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This meeting is going to be a little different. The board members decided to get a little creative and I think you’ll like it.
The show is coming up and we’ll have the sign up sheets for the booth if Victor reads this message before the meeting.
If he doesn’t, we’ll pull together a makeshift form and pass it around to make sure we have enough volunteers. I’m going to miss Saturday night and Sunday morning so we’ll have to make sure someone can cover for me. Chuck Hill has Bryce this weekend and his time in the booth will be limited too.
Enough chatter…
The demo will be on Ethernet Routers and how to reprogram and use them as webservers. We’ll also cover a little bit of wireless networking and case modding. It should be an interesting and demo and not our usual demo kinda night.
The 50/50 drawing is getting better. The board members and I talked about our finances and the fact that we actually have money now for the first time in 20 years. We talked about donating to charity and helping the poor and then we decided that the poor and needy should get their own money. Just kidding… We’ll probably do some giving in the future. But, this is club money and club members should have it. I like having money in the bank, but, we decided to give a little back to the members (If they’re lucky). I say (If they’re lucky) because what we have in mind is a progressive 50/50 prize. The first 50/50 ticket drawn will get $25. The next four tickets will get prizes. So far it sounds like our normal deal. It gets better. We’re going to let the five winners draw a card from a standard deck of cards + one joker card. If someone draws the lucky joker card they’ll get $100 and the drawing ends. If nobody wins the prize, we’ll add $25 to the prize total and try again the next month without the five losing cards. The most we could ever go is 10 months before someone wins the big prize. It should be fun. I’m sure that the big winner will buy donuts and so we’ll all be happy….
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See
you at the meeting … Mike |
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The Computer
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See you at the meeting. Enjoy.....JT |
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The Treasurer's
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TREASURER'S REPORT
Don Wold, Treasurer
Balance as of May 1, 2004:
$5017.93
INCOME:
May
50/50 Drawing: $40.00
2 New
Mbrs: 30.00
15
Renewals:
225.00
May CD
Sales:
None
Total Income:
$295
5312.93
EXPENSES;
Memorial
Donation:
$200
(To
Amer. Cancer Society in
memory
- Leonard C. Hill)
Balance as of June 1, 2004:
$5112.93
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The Secretary's Report |
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May 19 minutes The president, Mike Taphorn,
started the meeting at 7 PM sharp. He opened the meeting by explaining
about the availability of a new CD full of utilities that presently is
available with the librarian. He also explained in general terms the
meeting's presentation for that night. He followed by welcoming a number
of new members and guests. Mike also explained about the upcoming computer
show that will be held at the Collinsville Gateway Convention Center. He
continued with the Questions and Answer session which lasted about 30
minutes. After the Q&A meeting Mike was the lecturer himself, with the
help of the little elves, for the evening's presentation. He explained in
detail the different functions of the different utility programs. Our next
membership meeting will be on June 16 at the same time and place. Carlos |
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The Membership
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The Web Master |
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The Editor |
| We still have photos without a name to attach so if you recently had a photo taken please check for your photo badge and our list of unnamed photos. I'm also running slow on getting badges made. I think I'll have them all but check for your badge at the meeting. |
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Mitch's Corner |
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Later,
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Miscellaneous |
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The Lighter
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If
you have something you want to share, just send it to me
using the above mailbox
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