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Meeting Schedule for
Sunday, January 06, 2008

by Herbert Wong, Jr., caleditor@noccc.org - January 04, 2008 at 01:04:08

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Sunday 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)

Usenet (user network)
Usenet isn't for everyone's taste. However, many people become devoted users. For these people, usenet is as important as email and surfing the World Wide Web.

Usenet (derived from user network) was first developed in 1979. It is a messaging system that allows users to post articles (or posts) that can be read publically (i.e. - by anyone). Categories of these posts are called newsgroups (and sub-topics divided into subjects), hence the association of usenet with newsgroups.

Unlike latter day web-based forums, usenet is decentrallized (no single or primary central server) because of the early lack of dependability to find usenet servers that were currently active. Your articles are posted on your host's usenet server which in turn propagated the articles to other servers. In otherwords, In the past, messages were distributed across the Internet on a limited schedule (perhaps once a day). Today, the messages are distributed between servers much more quickly.

In addition to text messages, newsgroups are often devoted to binary file types such as images, movies, executable files, etc. In fact, as measured by size, it is suggested that over 99 percent of usenet traffic is binary attachments.

We'll examine usenet clients (such as Forte Inc's (www.forteinc.com) Agent, NewsBIN Pro (www.newsbin.com), Microsoft Outlook, and Google's Groups (groups.google.com)) that make usenet easy to use.

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




Raffle
This month's raffle includes D-Link Wireless N Router (hardware), The Craft of System Security Software (book), and more.
The Member-only prize (requires member to wear badge to get a free ticket) will be D-Link 802.11 Wireless Cordless Adapter(hardware), and Advanced UNIX Programming, 2nd Ed. (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 at the market for the January effect, watch for other special New Year conditions and continue with the presentation on Options to hedge stocks.
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 code developments, review some coding issues from the bulletin boards and gather feedback on subjects and areas members would like more detailed instruction and demonstrations.
SIG leader: Bob Krishfield (bobkrish@socal.rr.com)
Computer Security (Science 203)
Rogue Anti-Spyware (like AntiVirGear or SpyShredder) or on designing a sink-box with Cisco routers.
Also, now meeting on the World Wide Web.
SIG leader: David Keays (davekeays@yahoo.com)
Digital Photography (Irvine Hall)
We will have a hands-on tabletop photo-shoot with Q&A. Bring your camera. I think you will really like this meeting.
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)
Biometric Device Technology
There are a few devices that make securing your computer a matter of detecting your body parts rather than testing your memory for a password. We’ll take a look at some for the home and some for security at airports and other locations.
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 new features in NERO 8 will be discussed. Plus other questions answered and problems solved.
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, January 6, 2008
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Sunday, May 4, 2008

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