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Volume 16, Issue 7
CCS PROGRAMS & EVENTS
MONDAY JULY 9, 7 PM @
CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS SERVICE
MGI Software
PhotoSuite
VideoWave
PhotoVista
OFFICERS GIVEN VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
The incumbents officers of the Columbus Computer Society were granted another one year term in
office by the members of CCS. Voting was completed at the CCS General meetings in June and
counted by the election committee of Craig Wright
and Bill Merrill.
CCS Election Count
Presented by Dave Whittle
www.mgisoft.com
(See Page 8)
Ballots received
62
Discarded Ballots (expired membership) 2
Valid ballots
60
WEDNESDAY JULY 18,
7PM @ ONLINE
COMPUTER LIBRARY
CENTER
NISIS
QUICKPIX Qp2 Digital
Camera & Netcam
Presented by Don Rauch
globalnsu.com/QP-2/QP2.HTM
(See Page 9)
President
Charles Isaacs
Blank vote
59
1
Vice-president
John Cramer
Irene Scaramazza
59
1
Secretary
Ruth Albert
60
Treasurer
Helen Isaacs
Blank vote
59
1
CCS Summer School
SIGs Cancelled for
Independence Day Holiday
New classes begin in July and August
(Complete details on page 12)
Novice
Computer Networking
Investment Software
These SIGs will resume their regular schedule in August
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Intermediate Webpage Design, HTML 4.0
and
Introduction to Java Programming
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COMPUTERS IN YOUR LIFE
GOES ON-LINE AND RETURNS
TO THE AIRWAVES
WEDNESDAYS - 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
www.wosu.org
WOSU Radio-820 AM
In April, the Computers in Your Life radio program began its experiment with streaming audio.
The WOSU radio
station had planned
to preempt the show
to air Ohio State
Buckeye baseball
game play-by-play.
In order to provide
the up-to-date and
informative news on
all aspects of computers, that has been
the hallmark of the
show, volunteers
stepped up to provide a streaming audio solution over the internet.
The primary emphasis of this show is to have listeners telephone or e-mail their questions. A panel of
guests from the Columbus Computer Society and
other area computer user groups respond and resolve
these issues. Those of you, who are too shy to speak
on the radio, may submit your questions by email
during the program.
The show is in its tenth year with Tom Wiebell
as host.
WOSU plans to provide webcasting as a regular
feature of their programming. Check their website at
http://www.wosu.org to see when they activate that
service.
The radio show is on 820 on the AM dial every
Wednesday - 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Call 292-8513 to
ask a question during the show.
DISCOUNT FOR EMPLOYMENT ADS
“Columbus ComputerUser Magazine” is offering a member discount for Employment ads in the
Career Super Highway section. The $60 per column inch rate will be reduced to $25. For
discounted larger display ads, contact me for the
rate card. It can be faxed & emailed. Contact:
Diana Barnum at (614) 529-9459.
NEW CCS MEMBERS
FOR JUNE 2001
Javad Habibi, Zanesville
Jim Miller, Columbus
Welcome to
The Columbus
Computer Society !
INSTRUCTORS NEEDED!!
Due to the expansion of the classes being
offered through the Columbus Computer Society,
we are looking for people with knowledge in all
areas of computer programming, applications,
and systems. These people must have good
knowledge of the program they would like to
teach and enjoy sharing their knowledge with
others.
If you would like more information on how
to become a CCS instructor, please contact
Karen Shepherd at email kshepherd@columbus.rr.com or go to the CCS Web Site @
www.ccscmh.org.
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CCS CALENDAR - July 2001
SUNDAY
MONDAY
1
TUESDAY
2
• Web
Applications SIG
• WordPerfect
SIG
8
MarketPro Show
and Sale
9
• General Meeting
(Chem. Abs)
WEDNESDAY
3
• Computer
Networking SIG
cancelled
• Novice SIG
cancelled
4
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
5
6
7
12
13
14
20
21
27
28
3
4
• Investment SIG
cancelled
WOSU radio
cancelled
Independence Day
10
• AutoCAD /
AutoLISP SIG
• Windows SIG
THURSDAY
11
• Consulting SIG
• Delphi SIG
• Super Highway
SIG
WOSU Radio
15
16
• Act SIG
• Paradox SIG
17
• Genealogy SIG
• LINUX SIG
18
• General Meeting
(OCLC)
19
• JAVA / Open
Source SIG
WOSU Radio
22
23
• Access / Visual
Basic SIG
Intermediate Web
Page Design class
begins
• Fox
Programming
SIG
• Board Meeting
29
24
30
31
• Board Meeting
25
• Web Page
Design SIG
26
• Microsoft Office
WOSU Radio
August
1
2
MarketPro Show
and Sale
• Investment SIG
WOSU Radio
5
6
• Web
Applications SIG
• WordPerfect
SIG
7
Computer
Networking SIG
Novice SIG
8
• Consulting SIG
• Delphi SIGI
9
10
11
17
18
• Super Highway
SIG
WOSU Radio
12
13
• General Meeting
(Chem. Abs)
14
15
• AutoCAD /
AutoLISP SIG
• Windows SIG
WOSU Radio
4
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• JAVA / Open
Source SIG
Intro to JAVA
Programming
class begins
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CCS SIG and GENERAL MEETING DETAILS
SIG/MEETING
LOCATION
TIME/DAY
CONTACT
Access/Visual Basic
CCS Resource Center
7:00 pm - 4th Tuesday
Steve Patterson
777-9540
ACT!
Chemical Abstracts
7:00 pm - 3rd Monday
John McAlister
source@columbus.rr.com
AutoCAD/AutoLISP
CCS Resource Center
7:00 pm - 2nd Tuesday
Mark Landis
740-363-4012
Board Meeting
CCS Resource Center
6:30 pm - Last Monday
Charles Isaacs
901-0043
Computer Networking
CCS Resource Center
7:00 pm - 1st Tuesday
John Cramer
279-8721
Consulting
Chemical Abstracts
7:00 pm - 2nd Wednesday
Dave Williams
dcw@dcwconsulting.com
Delphi
CCS Resource Center
7:00 pm - 2nd Wednesday
Rick Ross
898-2767
Fox Programming
Chemical Abstracts
6:30 pm - 4th Monday
Barbara Brunot
Jerry Gibson
488-4186
jegibson@on-ramp.net
General Meeting
Chemical Abstracts
7:00 pm - 2nd Monday
CCS Info Line
461-6227
General Meeting
Online Computer Library
Center (OCLC)
7:00 pm - Wednesday after
3rd Monday
CCS Info Line
461-6227
Genealogy
CCS Resource Center
7:00 pm - 3rd Tuesday
John Cramer
279-8271
Investment
Chemical Abstracts
7:30 pm - 1st Wednesday
Frank Tarr
876-4648
LINUX
Chemical Abstracts
7:00 pm - 3rd Tuesday
Scott Sharkey
ssharkey@lanshark.com
Microsoft Office
CCS Resource Center
7:00 pm - 4th Thursday
Steve Rollison
srolliso@columbus.rr.com
Novice
Chemical Abstracts
7:00 pm - 1st Tuesday
Craig Wright
885-9419
JAVA and Open Source
Ohio Supercomputer Center
1224 Kinnear Rd, Rm 405
7:00 pm - 3rd Thursday
Ken Langer
klanger@infinet.com
Paradox
CCS Resource Center
7:00 pm - 3rd Monday
Dave Sherman
228-3626
Super Highway
Chemical Abstracts
7:00 pm - 2nd Thursday
Charles Isaacs
Craig Wright
901-0043
885-9419
Web Page Design
CCS Resource Center
7:00 pm - Last Wednesday
Charles Isaacs
901-0043
WEB Application
CCS Resource Center
7:00 pm - 1st Monday
Charles Isaacs
901-0043
Windows
Chemical Abstracts
6:30 pm - 2nd Tuesday
Bruce Hotte
459-5657
WordPerfect
CCS Resource Center
6:30 pm - 1st Monday
Bill Young
267-8452
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Columbus, Ohio 43202
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ONLINE
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Online Computer Library Center
6565 Frantz Road
Dublin, Ohio 43017
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RECENT CCS BOARD ACTION
In the past few months, the CCS Board of Trustees
has been looking into the possibility of moving the
Resource Center to a new location. The lease for the
current location was up at the end of June 2001. The
investigation has been spearheaded by Judy Bell, CCS
Public Relations Director.
The Board was interested in opportunities to get a
better value location - improve the available space
and/or reduce the rent. Judy analyzed the zip codes in
the membership database and had the goal to find a
location more central to where the members live. The
concentration was found to be in the northern part of
the county, with the communities of Westerville,
Worthington, Dublin, Hilliard, Clintonville, Gahanna,
Upper Arlington, Grandview and north Columbus
each having a significant number of members.
Judy found a promising location near Huntley,
Wilson Bridge, and Worthington-Galena roads. The
rental cost would have been lower than the location on
West Broad Street. But in light of the cost of building
modifications necessry to have three meeting rooms
and moving costs, the Board voted to not go to this
site at a special Board Meeting held on May 30.
With the Broad Street lease expiring at the end of
June, President Isaacs agreed to speak with the landlord to determine whether we could renew on shorter
terms or month-to-month, while we continued to
search for a new location. Landlord required that the
renewal be for one year. The Board voted to extend
the lease at the June 25 for one year. Judy was asked
to continue the search for a suitable location for a
change at the end of the lease next summer. The
Board thanked Judy for her efforts on this project.
THESE BUSINESSES
SUPPORT THE
COLUMBUS COMPUTER SOCIETY
Career Development
Steve Patterson, President
6017 Buffalo Head Trail
Dublin, Ohio 43017
www.capturedtech.com
Harry E. Kitchen, CSQE
Embedded and real-time solutions for physical
measurement and process control. Firmware
development, software project management and process
improvement. Over thirty years of contract service to
industry.
614-538-9808
Hkitchen@columbus.rr.com
http://www.hkitchen.com
KEEP UP ON WHAT’S HAPPENING IN CCS
WEBSITE
http://www.ccscmh.org/
CCS BOARD MEETING MINUTES AND
TREASURER’S REPORTS
http://www.ccscmh.org/members/profit_loss_index.html
HELP LIST
http://www.ccscmh.org/members
CCS INFORMATION LINE
(614) 461-6227
(phones are monitored by volunteers on Monday afternoons
except holidays -- if you call at some other time, please leave a
message and you will be called back)
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CCS News (ISSN 1041-0538) is published
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as a service to its members. © Copyright 2001
by the Columbus Computer Society.
Permission for reproduction in whole or part
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Change of address should be directed to CCS
Membership Director, PO Box 163336,
Columbus, OH 43216-3336.
PC 101 SIG and Saturday
Afternoon Family Computer Club
Plan Hiatus through the Summer
SIG Leader Judy Bell announced that
these two SIG’s which have been meeting at
local bookstores on the fourth Saturday of the
month will be going on hiatus for the summer.
They will possibily begin meeeting again in
September.
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JULY PROGRAMS & EVENTS
By James Simbro (jsimbro@ccscmh.org)
JULY 9, 2001, 7:00 P.M.
CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS
2540 OLENTANGY RIVER ROAD, COLUMBUS
MGI Software
PhotoSuite, VideoWave & PhotoVista)
Presentation by Dave Whittle
http://www.mgisoft.com/
Digital photography and digital video have steadily
grown to become two of the hottest arenas in personal
computing today. Getting started is probably easier than
many might imagine. You can create digital photos
ready for use on your computer by scanning in your
snapshots or by taking pictures with a digital camera,
thereby eliminating the cost of film and developing.
Similarly, you can create digital video clips by capturing
your camcorder tapes using an inexpensive "video capture adapter" for older analog camcorders, or an
IEEE-1394 adapter for digital camcorders. Although
you should have a 166Mhz, 32MB system for digital
photography and at least a 64MB, 266MHz Pentium
MMX-capable system for digital video (with several
GBs of free disk space), the rewards of going digital easily outweigh the very reasonable costs of the digital
imaging software as well as the costs of upgrading your
system as necessary.
MGI® will be featuring its award-winning products
and technologies, presented by David B. Whittle, author
of "Cyberspace: The Human Dimension" and named by
Working Woman magazine as "one of America's most
original technological thinkers." Dave will demonstrate
MGI's newest digital imaging products and introduce
exciting new MGI products and technologies that have
the potential to "change the way you picture the world."
MGI PhotoSuite 4 Platinum
Edition® is Web and PC Photography made easy. As users
of its predecessor products can
attest, PhotoSuite is the fastest,
easiest way to capture, touch
up, transform, organize, create,
show, and share your photos.
Enjoy a creative freedom
you've never had before. Turn
your photos into scrapbook
pages, greeting cards, personal calendars, postcards,
invitations, certificates, web pages, collages, family letters, business cards, report covers, posters, magazine
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covers, sports cards, ads, and much, much more. Now,
with PhotoSuite 4 Platinum Edition, this consumers'
favorite now includes additional photo-enhancement
tools, fresh content, and more photo-sharing capabilities.
In addition, new Web features allow users of any experience level to create stunning, image-rich personal Web
pages in minutes complete, with 360-degree Panoramas
and animated GIFs. The program includes tools for
organizing photo, video, and audio files in a wide variety
of industry-standard formats into easy-to-search albums,
for presenting photos in compelling multimedia slide
shows, and for sharing photos and creations through
e-mail or a free photo-sharing web site. Users can even
stitch together as many as 48 photos, or turn a photo into
a dramatic mosaic of small thumbnail photos.
Dust off your home movies and put some life into
them with MGI VideoWave
4®, the complete PC & Web
video experience. VideoWave
is the first application to fundamentally change the way video
is edited on a PC. Aimed at the
non-technical, general business
or home user, MGI VideoWave
takes a fresh approach to video
production by eliminating the
traditional timeline interface
used by other products. MGI VideoWave lets you
quickly and easily capture, edit and produce videos on
your computer for documentaries, business presentations, training materials, content for the Web, or to spice
up home movies. Through its intuitive and revolutionary
StoryLine and powerful editing features, VideoWave lets
you easily combine video clips, transitions, photos, special effects, music, and narration to "tell a story" in
video. With MGI VideoWave, you can produce videos
in AVI, MPEG, MPEG2, RealVideo, and Internet
streaming video formats for playback on computers, the
Internet or output back to tape.
MGI PhotoVista Virtual Tour® represents an exciting new extension to MGI's product line. Virtual Tour is
an easy-to-use, complete package suite for creating interactive Web sites with engaging, media rich content. Now
Web designers can create virtual tours of real estate
properties, vacation spots,
museums, shopping malls, and
more, complete with controlled-motion panoramas,
audio and 3D image objects.
Let your site visitors zoom,
rotate or pick up merchandise
and other objects. Add hotspots
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that link to other images, locations and scenes, allowing
visitors to explore your online world -- no plug-ins
needed.
See these products and learn more about how digital
imaging is changing the way you picture the world by
attending our next user group meeting. You will come
away from this meeting entertained and informed. Dave
will provide time for an open Q&A period and will bring
valuable door prizes, informative handouts, and product
for sale you can take home with you at especially low
user group prices for those wishing to purchase these
outstanding products at the meeting. See you then!
MGI is a leading provider of visual media software
products and infrastructure that maximize the use of digital visual content by businesses and individuals. We do
this by providing software and services that uniquely
enhance every step of the visual media communications
cycle, including capturing, creating, streaming, viewing,
storing, sharing, and publishing. Using our software,
businesses and individuals create rich visual content to
deliver optimal Internet experiences that communicate,
drive user enjoyment and customer frequency, duration,
transactions and satisfaction. With headquarters in Richmond Hill, Ontario, MGI employs over 300 people with
offices in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. MGI
Software is publicly traded on The Toronto Stock
Exchange under the symbol "MGI". For more information visit http://www.mgisoft.com
JULY 18, 2001, 7 P.M.
OCLC (ONLINE COMPUTER LIBRARY
CENTER), 6565 FRANTZ ROAD, DUBLIN
NISIS QUICKPIX Qp2 Digital Camera &
Netcam with AVI Movies capability
Presented by Don Rauch
http://globalnsu.com/QP-2/QP2.HTM
THE NISIS Qp2 takes up to 26 pictures in high-resolution mode or 107 pictures in the lower resolution
mode. The Qp2 even has a Self
Timer mode and a Self Power
control function to save battery
life. PLUS the Qp2 can be used
as a full function PC Internet
camera to send video mail or
video conference with friends
and family in full motion
video.
IN ADDITION you can
also capture video clips in AVI
format. ONLY 3 CLICKS to
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Bring a Friend to a
Meeting
You do not need to be a member to
attend any of CCS's meetings! Guests
are always welcome. There is a new
member/prospective member orientation
at 6:30 p.m. before each meeting. Join us
and find out what membership in CCS is
all about.
install and simple to connect with the USB interface.
PRODUCTIVE SOFTWARE supplied with the Qp2
includes Digital Camera Manager and Microsoft
NetMeeting, Ulead: Photo Express, Photo Explorer,
Cool 360 and Video Studio
The product’s technical specifications are
! Digital, Web & Video Colour PC Camera
! Colour VGA (640 x 480) CMOS Image Sensor
! Maximum Resolution: 640 x 480 (307,200 pixels)
! USB port interface
! Image performance for Video stream:
9 fps for QVGA (320 x 240)
3 fps for VGA (640 x 480)
! Still Images
26 Pictures for VGA (640 x 480 pixels)
107 Pictures in QVGA (320 x 240 pixels)
! Memory: SDRAM 64 Mbits (8 Mbytes)
! TN LCD Display
! Hr: VGA Mode
! Lr: QVGA Mode
! Battery Low Status (display blink)
! St: Self timer Mode (10 seconds)
! Ct: Continuous Mode
! CL: Clear all pictures
! Dimensions: 5.6" x 1.35" x 1.0"
! Battery: 2 x 1.5V Alkaline batteries (size AAA)
! USB Power: When connected to USB port,
camera derives its power from the PC
! View Angle: 54 degrees
Minimum System Requirements
! Pentium 200MHz. processor or faster
! 32MB of RAM memory (64MB recommended)
! Graphics adaptor with minimum of 2MB RAM
and capable of displaying at least 16-bit high color
! Windows 98, ME or 2000
! Installed USB port
! CD ROM Drive
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FROM THE DEALSGUY
By Bob Click
Greater Orlando Computer
Users Group
E-MAIL ADDRESS
CHANGE
I'm changing my email
address from
[dealsguy@mindspring.com]
to [dealsguy@dealsguy.com].
The old address will work for
a while, but with spam increasing each day, and now
some of it porn, I want to change it. I'll shut down the
old address when the traffic slows to just spam. Also,
if I want to change to another ISP, it's much easier.
Thanks for your help.
There is also a movement to have users lease their
software by the hour, using it via software provided by an
Application Service Provider (it's not even on your
machine). That is "supposed" to prevent software pirating
and provide cheaper applications. Not my bag either. However, with consumer cooperation these new plans will
become prevalent. Without consumer cooperation, they
will not fly – right?
On the other hand, I hear a copy of the new MS Office
XP can be installed on your desktop and one portable. I
doubt that screwing a handle on top of another desktop will
qualify it as portable. They better not be networked either.
DISTRIBUTION UPDATE
My thanks to Mike Alcom, editor for Connecticut Personal Computer Users Group, and Michael Hayes, editor
for Columbus Baltimore User Group, who said they sometimes use my column and asked to be listed on my
distribution page. Also to Bonnie Rorabough, editor for
NOVACOM User Group in Fairfax, Va., and Steve Bass,
WHAT KIND-A-DEAL IS THIS?
editor for Pasadena IBM Users Group, who asked to start
I assume most of you are aware that when you
getting the column. Most editors are familiar with Steve
purchase software, you don't own it, but instead you
Bass since he works with the APCUG Editorial Committee
own a perpetual license to use it. Years from now, if
you're still using it, its OK. Well, things are a-changin'. and writes many good articles. Welcome to all the new
Probably because of sagging sales, Microsoft will readers.
It's been a rough month for the DealsGuy. Several ventry to discourage the sale of perpetual licensing to cusdors (leads from Comdex) did not return either my e-mail
tomers with 250 PCs beginning October 1, 2001.
or phone calls, and two are in financial trouble.
Instead, businesses may purchase a subscription
license for three years, and are "encouraged" to do it
before. A MS rep I talked to thought it would only be STILL GOOD
The Mouse Bungee deal is still good this month (I love
on business versions and would not trickle down to
mine),
order at [http://www.mousebungee.com]. Also the
personal copies for some time, but you should start
Quick
Drive
by H45 Technologies. Call 1-800-373-8181.
asking when you purchase software after Oct. 1, 2001
Now,
let's
see
what we have:
anyway. If I already had a subscription license, I'd no
longer be able to write this column in my present softMAGAZINE UPDATE FROM HERB
ware unless I upgraded because I still use MS Office
GOODMAN
97 and it would have shut down.
Herb notified editors who regularly print his discount
Another possible scenario: What if it was the third
year for a business using subscription software during magazine subscription service that Windows Magazine,
Windows Sources and Home Office Computing have all
an economic downturn. A business might be hard
pressed financially to upgrade their license. Neverthe- ceased publication. However, the rest of his magazine discount subscription list still has the same prices: Computer
less, either upgrade or their software shuts down, and
Gaming World - $14.95, Computer Shopper - $17.97, Dr.
they agreed to it when they read the EULA during
Dobbs Journal - $15.95, Family PC - $8.95, Mac Home
installation (you do read the EULA when you install,
Journal - $15.97, Mac World - $12.95, Maximum PC don't you – do pigs fly?) Talk about being between a
$8.97, Microsoft System Journal - $21.95, Mobile Comrock and a hard place -- that could be the straw that
puting - $9.95, PC Magazine - $25.97, PC World - $14.95,
broke that camel's back. According to one article,
Publish - $17.95, Smart Business (PC Computing) some managers say subscriptions are OK, but more
don't want it. I personally want no part of that plan if it $11.50, Wired - $13.97 and Yahoo! Internet Life - $13.95.
comes to personal packages, even though software is
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somewhat outdated in three years. There are some columns on ZD net about all this.
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System:
Intuos 6x8 (USB) Special Price: $199.67 (SRP Prices are for new one-year subscriptions and renew- $383.99)
Intuos 9x12 (USB or Serial) Special Price: $299.62
als. (E-mail him for longer-term prices.) Check, cash or
Money Order must accompany all orders. Make payable (SRP - $509.99)
Intuos 12x12(USB or Serial) Special Price: $299.62
to Herb Goodman, and mail to:
(SRP
- $509.99)
Herb Goodman
Intuos 12x18(USB or Serial) Special Price: $399.37
8295 Sunlake Drive
(SRP - $819.99)
Boca Raton, FL 33496
For product information, check out
e-mail: [hgoodman@prodigy.net], Telephone:
[http://www.wacom.com/productinfo/intuos.cfm].
561-488-4465
Please allow 10 to 12 weeks for your magazines to
"This is an exclusive offer that Wacom is making to
start. For renewals you must supply an address label
from your present subscription to insure the correct start select associations, organizations and user groups. To
maintain this exclusivity, if your association would like
of your renewal. As an extra service, Herb will mail a
Wacom to maintain a list of your members, we will refrenewal notice about four months prior to their expiraerence it when someone calls in to make a purchase. If
tion date.
not, we will simply request that the caller give us their
name, organization and Source Code
EXPENSIVE SOFTWARE THAT'S
(JUNEMEMBER1) to ensure that the offer has in fact
"ALMOST" FREE
Clark Bird of Alamo PC Organization alerted me to been extended to your group. Call 1-800-922-6613 to
a special for their group that led to this deal. If you check order."
(Note) Briefly, I think this is a pressure sensitive tab[http://www.G7PS.com] and go to the upper left, then
let for graphic artists or Web graphic developers. It can
click on "View Cart," you will be guided to an array of
have multiple pens and offers 2450 dpi. Can also be used
software packages just for the cost of S&H. Is that a
for 3D graphics. This offer expires June 30, 2001, but try
deal, or is that a deal? Some of these packages sold for
well over a hundred bucks. You will see nothing in your anyway if it's within a few days.
That's it for this month. Meet me here again
cart, but you should scroll to the bottom for specials.
Read the instructions, and be sure to click where it says, next month if your editor permits. This column is
"Click Here." The free ones that I saw are: Express
written to make user group members aware of speForms 2000, Fortune Relationship Manager, DataScan
cial offers I have found or arranged, and my
Business Card Scanning Software, VersaClips and
comments should not be interpreted to encourage,
TransForm Suite Personal. I didn't see the descriptions
or discourage, the purchase of products, no matter
so I'll leave that up to you.
how enthused I might sound.
This company also offers products for printing your
own checks, even if you have a laser printer, but that's
Write the author, Bob (The Cheapskate) Click, at
not part of this deal. Perhaps in the future. However, if
[dealsguy@mindspring.com]. Visit my Web site at
you need something like that now, check further with
[http://www.dealsguy.com] for past columns and some
them. The above closeouts are in limited supply so act
other articles of interest.
fast.
From the Dealsguy (continued from page 10)
THIS JUST IN
I believe Bill Lindsay, Southeastern Regional Sales
Manager, Wacom Technology sent this to all user
groups, but I will repeat the message for my readers. It
follows:
"In an effort to recognize select user groups and professional associations, Wacom would like to extend
some special pricing considerations to your organization.
For a very limited time, you can obtain one of the following graphic tablets for as much as 50% off the
suggested retail price! The Intelligent Graphics Tablet
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NEW CLASS OFFERINGS
Intermediate Web Page Design - HTML 4.0
The Intermediate Web Page Design Class is a continuation of our Basic Web Design Class. Topics covered will
include Tables, Frames, Cascading Style Sheets, Online
Forms, JavaScript, and CGI Perl Scripts.
Mr. Charles Issacs will be instructing this exciting class.
Charles is a well-known Web page developer in this area and
has approximately 20 years experience in the Web design
field.
Participants may choose the software they want to use.
Charles will be using Homesite Tag Editor to design the
pages and illustrate the use of the HTML tags. Most of the
class time will be lecture, but there will be time allocated for
questions and open discussion during the class.
Classes will begin July 24, 2001 and continue for six
consecutive Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m . The classes
will be conducted at the CCS Resource Center located at
1091 W. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio.
The cost of this class is $159.00 for non-members with a
special reduced price of $109.00 for members. The cost of
the book is included in the class fee. For those already have
the book, the class fee will be reduced by $29.00.
Participants in this class will be responsible for obtaining their own Dial Up connection to an Internet Service
Provider. Most Internet Service Providers provide space for
personal home pages free of charge. Participants will want
to contact their providers to find out their specific setup
requirements.
For additional information on this class please contact
the instructor, Charles Isaacs by (evening) phone (614)
901-0043 or at cri@cri-business-solutions.com
Introduction to Java
An Introduction to Java programming is being offered
starting Thursday, August 16, 2001. Java is an object oriented programming language that can add interactivity to
web pages. Java can also be used to write full scale,
stand-alone applications that can run on any computer running a Java Virtual Machine. The write once, run anywhere
aspect of Java is what really makes it attractive to developers.
Craig Wright will be instructing this ten-week class on
Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. There will be a
two-week break in the class during the last week of August
and the first week of September. Classes will be held at the
CCS Resource Center located at 1091 W. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio.
The cost will be $169.00 for CCS members and $219.00
for non-members. Some experience with programming languages, particularly object oriented programming, is
desirable in order for you to fully appreciate this course.
Questions about the class can be directed to Craig Wright by
phone at (614) 885-9419 or to sysop@ccscmh.org
Registration closes on August 9, 2001.
Registration by the form below or online at http://www.ccscmh.org/ccsclasses.php3?showclass=all
CCS CLASS REGISTRATION
Look for class details within this issue of the CCS News. Send this Registration Form with a check made out
to the COLUMBUS COMPUTER SOCIETY to Karen Shepherd, 8457 Invergordon Court, Dublin, OH 43017
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Intermediate Web Page Design - HTML 4.0 7/24/2001
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Introduction to Java Progrmming
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CCS FIFTEEN YEARS AGO...
What follows is a software review from the July 1986 issue of
CCS News. Dave went from winning Paradox, to using it,
writing this review, being an evangelist for it, and starting the
CCS Paradox SIG, which he still leads. Paradox has had
many changes over the years, including the company owning
it and distributing it. Originally owned by ANSA Software,
Borland International and Corel have also had a hand in its
development and distribution.
PARADOX, By Ansa Softvare
A review by Dave Sherman
As the lucky individual who won the recent raffle of
Paradox, I have been asked to write a product review
concerning my first impressions of Paradox.
I waited until I purchased a hard disk before l started
to use it. Paradox sets up its own config.sys file when
you install it on the hard disk. The hard disk is necessary, I believe, because of the size of memory needed to
install Paradox (512K of RAM memory). To install Paradox on a hard disk takes about 10 minutes (the disks do
much of the work for you). If you have to work at a different machine, uninstalling Paradox takes less than 5
minutes. What Ease!
One of the features that I marveled at during Rick
Alber's demonstration was the speed of the various functions, especially the sort function. When I made up a
sample program for demo diskettes for the CCS Library,
the speed of the sort function still amazed me.
Paradox, the rational database, is a "Lotus" type
menu driven structure that is easier to learn than was
Lotus. It saves your work automatically. The Print
function is faster to print than Lotus.
As a novice user, I have found that the manuals are
the much better written than I expected after trying to
read the Lotus manuals. I have also found that Paradox
is a user-friendly database program.
System Requirements
! Microsoft or IBM DOS 2.0 or greater
! IBM or 100% IBM Compatible PC
! 512K RAM
! 2 floppy disks, or 1 floppy and 1 hard disk
(recommended)
! Can import or export from the following file
formats - Lotus 1-2-3; Lotus Symphony; dBase II;
dBase III; pfs:File; Visicalc; Ascii (delimited and
text)
Latest Developments
Ansa Software has made the following changes in
Paradox recently:
! The copy protection has been dropped, to
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eliminate the potential of failure;
! Release 1.1, which runs only on Microsoft core
MS-DOS systems will now read files from
upgraded versions of other programs released
since Paradox's debut;
! Now only registered users will get technical
support.
! Paradox retains its $595 retail price with free
upgrades to all registered users as of March 17,
1985 and to any user who bought the program
after Feb. 15, 1986. Other users will have to pay
$19.95 to upgrade.
It's a great program, easy to learn, and easy to use.
COMPUTER UPGRADE WORKSHOPS
The Saturday Computer Upgrade Workshop
started in November 1999 are held on the second Saturday of odd-numbered months at the
CCS Resource Center at 1091 West Broad
Street. The upcoming workshops will be held
on from 9 a.m. until noon on the dates listed
below.
The Computer Upgrade Workshop will be
taking the summer off. The date in September is
yet to be determined.
The sessions will be FREE for CCS members and you will need to sign-up ahead of time
to insure that we have space for you and the
proper materials and leaders are available.
Here is how it works... You bring Tools and
your PC, monitor and mouse to the work-shop
along with the part or two that you would like
to add to the system. Also hardware manuals
are very helpful.
Persons wanting to know more about this
kind of work can sign-up on a list server that is
for sharing technical tips on doing work with
computers and software
If you want to attend this and you are not a
CCS member. Send a filled out membership
form to CCS Upgrade workshop with a check
made out to CCS for membership dues, also fill
out sign up form for the workshop. These forms
are on our web pages, find them print them out,
then fill them in.
Upcoming Workshops:
September & November 2001
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CCS Five Years Ago...
With this article by Phil Edelsberg, then CCS Assistant
Educational Services Director, it was made clear that the
Internet had grown from a curiosity and a toy to something
quite useful in everyday life. I can report that at the time, I
accessed the Internet through the Greater Columbus FreeNet
(GCFN) and got my email through Juno, GCFN and the email
facility of Colossus, the CCS Bulletin Board System. Later in
Eagan
1996, I graduated to America OnLine..
How I Found a Job through the Internet
by Phil Edelsberg
After working in Dayton for a year, coming
home to Columbus on weekends, I wanted to return
here full-time. So I decided to try searching the
WEB for a job. I tried looking under various search
engines using the keywords 'jobs" and "employment" and finally came across the On-line Career
Center at http://www.occ.com/
One can search this site by state, city, industry,
corporation, etc. One thing I like about it, is that
they list the most current job posting first. They display one job per line for approximately three
months' resources of listings.
One search that I ran, was to look for a data processing job in Columbus, OH. The search engine
presented a list of jobs, although, in some, the primary location of Columbus was inside the main
document, while in others it was on the description
line. For a long list I used the Find command in
Netscape, under the Edit pull down menu. It
searched each line for Columbus.
One job the system found was in New York City
on "Columbus" Circle. The OH was nowhere in the
found document~ However, there were quite a few
jobs found in Columbus, OH.
Another good search engine is located at
http://www.search.com/ and clicking on Employment. Some sites that appear, like E-span, allow
you to enter a keyword describing a job, the Company (which is usually useless) and the State.
Another, Monster Board, www.monster.com, allows
you to choose a city and a job discipline. The pull
down list ensures that your matches should be valid.
MARKETPRO SHOW & SALE
MarketPro calls themselves the Computer Products Superstore Show and Sale. These shows offer a
variety of vendors selling at bargain prices. This
month’s show is being held at theBuckeye Building
at the Ohio Expo Center.
If you would like to attend the MarketPro Show,
information is available at www.marketpro.com.
Save $1.00 off the admission price by clipping the
coupon below!
The Columbus Computer Society exhibits at this
monthly event. CCS expert members are available
to answer your questions and provide direction for
further assistance with many of your computing
problems. More volunteers are always needed.
Heading up this event is Assistant CCS Program
Director, Ron Vagnier. Contact Ron at
rvagnier@columbus.rr.com If you are interested in
helping with this event, . You will receive FREE
admission for your volunteerism!
! Sunday, July 8
9:30 a.m. til 4:00 p.m. @ Ohio Expo Center
! Saturday, August 4
9:30 a.m. til 4:00 p.m. @ Veterans Memorial
I hope this helps your endeavors.
Good Hunting!
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July 2001
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President
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Charles Isaacs
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Secretary
Ruth L. Albert
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Helen Isaacs
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