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Meeting Schedule for
Sunday, December 2, 2007

by Herbert Wong, Jr., caleditor@noccc.org - November 30, 2007 at 11:30:07

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Sundays, December 2, 2007
January 6, 2008
NOCCC
Electronic Waste Collection Day

The use and abuse of personal computers has created a tremendous problem. How is computer equipment to be properly disposed so that the hazardous substances (such as lead, nickel, mercury, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, and zinc) do not contaminate the environment?
NOCCC has the solution!
For one day, we will give members an opportunity to safely recycle their useless equipment.
Products may include televisions, monitors (CRT, LCD, and plasma), laptop computers, PDAs, VCRs, printers, cell phones, desktop computers, calculators, and audio-video equipment. Each item must be in a safe to handle condition (no broken glass, no foreign toxic chemicals, no dangerous condition).
Bring these items to the Sunday meeting (from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.). Go to the Chapman University Hashinger Science Center parking lot.
Not all items are acceptable. Talk to the NOCCC volunteers about what items will be taken. Do not leave any items in the parking lot unless instructed to do so.
NOCCC reserves the right to refuse any and all items.


Recycling courtesy of:

Omni Technics, Inc.

www.omnitechnics.com
15131 Triton Lane #118
Huntington Beach CA 92649
(562)627-1910


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Important Schedule Changes!

New Meeting Hours

NOCCC has a simplified SIG (special interest group) schedule. The new schedule will allow everyone to go to three SIGs before the Main Meeting and the Main Meeting can last as long as needed.  Please check time and room changes for each SIG.
Each SIG will last almost 90 minutes. The time slots are:
9:00 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.,
10:30 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.,
12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. (lunch break),
and 12:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.
The Main Meeting will be from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.






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General Meeting

Main Meeting (2:00 p.m. in Irvine Auditorium)

OpenOffice.org (www.openoffice.org)
Many new computers will be purchased this holiday season. Hardware prices are very low, but putting a software office suite on it may be more expensive than the cost of the computer, monitor, keyboard, mouse, and operating system combined.
There has to be a better way! There is, it’s called OpenOffice.org 2, and it is free because it’s open source (based on Sun Microsystems StarOffice).
OpenOffice.org (currently version 2.3) components are Writer, Calc, Base, Draw, Impress, and Math. It is available in versions for all of the major operating systems such as Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Unix, etc.
Download it and try it out. It's free. Upgrades are free. Go to www.openoffice.org.
Read the article in this month's Orange Bytes called OpenOffice.org - How Suite It Is (An Introduction) for a preview of what you'll see at the General Meeting

Presented by Herbert Wong, Jr., NOCCC.
Presentation coordinator: (programs@noccc.org).


Computer Auction
This month's special auction includes a refubished Complete Computer. The auction items are part of NOCCC's eWaste Recycling Program.


Raffle
This month's raffle includes Symantec Norton Norton Confidential (software), Acronis Disk Director Suite 10.0 (software), Advanced Unix Programming (book), and more.
The Member-only prize (requires member to wear badge to get a free ticket) will be Microsoft Ready to Launch – Visual Studio Std., SQL Server, Biz Talk (software), and Real 802.11 WiFi Security (book),.

9:00 a.m. SIGs

AutoCAD (Science 203)
AutoCAD computer aided design (CAD).
SIG leader: Joe Mizer (joescrouge@earthlink.net)
Computer Aided Investing (Wilkinson 221)
Investment strategies, techniques, and software.
We will look into what it takes to pick ETFs and funds for short/intermediate term trading and the use of Puts to protect profits of long positions.
SIG leader: Bob Krishfield (bobkrish@socal.rr.com)
Consignment Table (Science Courtyard)
Consignment Table is only during months with eWaste collection (about once per quarter year). Look for a message at the top of the monthly calendar page for the eWaste announcement.
NOCCC members take the opportunity to sell their computer wares for a small commission.
Consignment Table: Cathy Shimozono (chatty.cathy@charter.net)
Consignment Table: Richard Miller (rrrmil@yahoo.com)
Linux (Wilkinson 117)
Linux operating system.
SIG leader: Bob Ray (bobcray@pacbell.net)
Visual Programming (Science 111)
Visual C++ and Visual J++ for beginners.
SIG leader: Anson Chapman (aecrc@hotmail.com)

10:30 a.m. SIGs

AmiBroker (Wilkinson 221)
We will look at some new trading system ideas and the afl code for them.
SIG leader: Bob Krishfield (bobkrish@socal.rr.com)
Computer Security (Science 203)
Mozilla's latest woes and the options for those who wish to jump ship.
Also, now meeting on the World Wide Web.
SIG leader: David Keays (davekeays@yahoo.com)
Digital Photography (Irvine Hall)
Learn easy ways to include yourself in group photos. You may soon be shopping for a new camera. Time and interest permitting, we can talk about the features supplied by the latest crop of digital cameras.
Attend the SIG and help pick future program topics.
SIG leader: Larry Klees (lklees@dslextreme.com)
Linux (Wilkinson 117)
Linux operating system for programmers and system administrators.
SIG leader: Bob Ray (bobcray@pacbell.net)
Understanding Operating Systems (Science 111)
Get help with DOS, Windows 3.1/9x/ME, OS/2, etc.
SIG leader: Charlie Moore (mooreca@aol.com)

12:00 p.m. SIGs

PIG SIG (Argyros Hall Cafeteria)
Socialize and dine in Chapman University's fine dining hall (closed during summer months).
Try some NOCCC hot dogs during the summer.

12:30 p.m. SIGs

Hardware Essentials (Science 109)
Optical Disk Technology
CD, DVD, HD-DVD, and BluRay disks are the biggest and best removable media for now. We'll discuss the drives and the media. Plus, the pros and cons of using them and their reliability.
SIG leader: Herbert Wong, Jr. (NOCCCHWSIG@SingularityTechnology.com)
OS/2 (Science 203)
OS/2 news and installation.
SIG leader: Steve Schiffman (schiffman@attglobal.net)
PC Question and Answer (Irvine Hall)
The Ubuntu version of the Linux operating system will be discussed.
SIG leader: Jim Sanders (jsanders@ligasmicro.com)

2:00 p.m. Main Meeting

Main Meeting (Irvine Hall)
See Main Meetings at top of page.
Presentation coordinator: (programs@noccc.org)

Future Confirmed NOCCC Meeting Dates

Sunday, December 2, 2007
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Sunday, May 4, 2008

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