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Meetings Below
is a list of dates for 2010.
March 31st
April 28th
May 26th
June 23rd
August 18th
September 15th
October 13th
November 10th
December 8th
2010 Photographic Competition
Following
the success of last years competition we would like to make this
years even better. We have 6 new topics for you, so why not get
your camera out and get snapping . If you have any questions about
the topics I am sure Geoff will be pleased to answer them for
you at the next meeting.
1.........Self Portrait.
2.........Travel Photographs.
3.........Humorous Subjects.
4.........Weather.
5.........Abstract.
6.........Streams & Rivers.
Microsoft
security patch brings BSOD misery for XP users
Microsoft’s support forums are being inundated with complaints
that its latest security updates are crippling Windows XP machines.
Microsoft recently posted 11 security updates for XP, once they
are installed and you carry out the usual reboot that’s
when your the problems can start. From then on, Windows cannot
restart again! It is stopping at the blue screen with the following
message: “A problem has been detected and Windows has been
shutdown to prevent damage to your computer.”
Users have narrowed the problem to update KB977165, described
by Microsoft as "MS10-015. This patch was intended to address
a 17-year-old kernel bug present in all 32-bit versions of Windows.
Melton Computer Club
Minutes of Annual General Meeting 3rd February 2010
1..
Meeting started at 7.40pm.
2..
Apologies received from Derek Kerr and Ben Barretto.
3..
Minutes of 7th January 2009 were approved as a true record of
the meeting.
4..
Matters Arising
No Matters arising from the above minutes.
5..
Chair’s Report
Larry
Larsen explained that due to outside commitments he had been unable
to be a full participant of the club over the last year and to
this end he had decided that he would be standing down as Club
President and from the committee. He then went on to record his
thanks to all the members for their support during his tenure
as President and hoped the club would continue in its current
successful fashion. Larry went on to thank the committee for producing
a good and varied programme for 2009 and hoped that everyone enjoyed
the meetings. Mentioning our 25th Anniversary, he thanked Ben
Barretto for organising the Anniversary and Christmas dinners
and Geoff Walsh for yet another successful photographic competition.
Finally Larry thanked everyone for coming and wished his successor
all the best for the future.
6..
Secretary’s Report
Thanks
to those who braved the elements in January but due to the adverse
weather conditions causing the low turnout we were forced to postpone
the AGM until the February meeting. Hopefully the membership enjoyed
the programme set for 2009. The committee continues to strive
to give as varied a topic list as possible. The year started out
with Diane Cave introducing us to the Apple I Phone and explaining
some of the reasons why this was the must have device. We looked
at the Sony E player which two members currently have and explored
ways to back up system data with the powerful Acronis True Image
package. The problem solving evening again proved popular and
is now becoming a fixture in our calendar. We explored the mysteries
of Visual Basic applications in Microsoft Excel with Barry Gilchrist
who later in the year introduced to us to the dark arts of the
Windows Services software. Steve Orrell introduced us to free
desktop
publishing and Alan Danbury showed us how to set up network remote
accessing – which still leaves me bewildered! On a lighter
note we looked at creating photographic montages and showing how
effective and professional they can be made. Peter Simpson showed
us some of the features of Microsoft PowerPoint and we completed
the year with another successful Photographic Competition. The
standard of entry continues to rise and thanks to everyone who
entered and made it a fun evening. Well done to Steve Orrell for
his overall winning entry and once again our thanks to Geoff Walsh
for donating the prizes. 2009 was our 25th anniversary and the
club celebrated it with an excellent dinner at the Bowls Club.
We also completed the year with our annual Christmas dinner at
the same venue. My thanks to Ben for ensuring all went well on
both evenings and everyone knew what they had ordered!!!!
New ideas for the programme are always welcome and we will always
do our best to accommodate. We also welcome any member who wants
to share their knowledge with the rest of us. Please contact the
committee members with your ideas and suggestions for future meetings.
7..
Treasurer’s Report
The
finance statement shows a profit of £47.79 on the previous
year. Derek explained that subs were increased to £15.00
which helped to create a balance of £243.89. He explained
that it was necessary to have a fund to cover the cost of replacing
the lamp in the club’s projector. He felt that the club
was in a financially stable position and membership remains healthy.
There had been no increase in room rental although postage is
due to go up in April.
8.
Elections
The
following members were elected:
Secretary
– Dave Robb Proposed: Geoff Walsh
Seconded: Derek Taylor
Cttee Members – Alan Danbury Re-elected unanimously
Peter Simpson Re-elected unanimously
David Arkle Proposed: Derek Taylor
Seconded: Geoff Walsh
Thanks
were recorded to Larry Larsen who decided to step down as Chair
and from the committee this year.
The
position of club chair will be considered at the next committee
meeting.
9. Newsletter & Club Website
The
club website continues to be a medium for the Electronic Newsletter.
Articles are sparse and usually originate from the Newsletter.
Ideas to improve its content would be readily welcome. Chris Fox-Mapletoft
explained that as msn groups were now defunct the private area
was now abolished.
The
newsletter continues to be well received. The discussion regarding
its medium was again considered and members were actively looking
at acceptable alternatives to the printed format. Members felt
that it was informative and a handy referral to previous presentations
and a good reminder for the next meeting. Most of the work creating
it is carried out by a minority of people and they could do with
some support with more articles. So please come forward to help
us out.
10.
Feedback from 2008 topics and ideas for future topics
2009
had been well received by members present and they felt that the
presentations went well.
Topics
for 2009 included
The Apple I Phone
Acronis True Image
Problem Solving
Sony E Player
Microsoft XL VBA
Graphics
Desktop Publishing
Network Remote Accessing
Windows Services
PowerPoint
Photographic Competition
Ideas
for 2010 include
Forums
I Players
Windows 7
Free Graphic Packages
Problem Solving
Web browsers
11.
Any Other Business
None
12. Meeting closed at 8.30 pm.
Windows
to promote random browsers from March 1
Microsoft has revealed that Internet Explorer users will be given
a choice of which browser they want to surf the web with from
March 1.
The 'web browser choice screen' is part of a proposal by Microsoft
to help settle the EU's investigation which followed a complaint
filed by the developer of the Opera browser.
Microsoft said Windows 7, XP, Vista users would be offered an
automatic download of the browser ballot screen, which provides
a choice of five browsers and is currently undergoing internal
testing, over the next few weeks.
A limited roll-out externally should have started by now, and
expect that a full scale roll-out will begin around March 1, a
couple of weeks ahead of schedule. So by the time you read this
article the choice of which browser to use should be available.
Microsoft said anyone running Internet Explorer as their default
browser would see the screen, which offers more information and
links to download Google Chrome,Firefox, Safari and Opera, as
well as IE.
Microsoft said the list is presented in random order, in keeping
with the company's agreement with the European Commission. Users
who get the choice screen will be free to choose any browser or
stick with the browser they have, as they prefer.
If you make use of this option why not write us a sort review
of your experience
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