If you would like to present at the Hunterdon Computer Club, you can contact us with your topic.
| Topics for Upcoming Meetings | |||
| Dates | Topics | Speakers | Location |
| 7/20/2013 | TBA | TBA | Hunterdon Medical Center |
| Past Meeting Topics | ||
| Dates | Speakers | Topics |
| 6/15/2013 | Paul Glattstein | A Dozen QR Codes |
| Paul provided a presentation on various uses of QR codes. A QR code is a scannable image that virtually represent an infinite number of characters and numbers. It is free for anyone to use and the internet provides web sites such as Kaywa AG where you can create a QR Code. Included in the dozen examples were the Guinness mug that reveals a scannable QR Code when full, the world’s largest QR code in Alberta, spray painting cows in Somerby, UK, and war graves sites at Botley Cemetery in Oxford UK. Members with iPads and iPhones were able to scan the QR codes on the projector to see what information they provided. Paul pointed out that the QR code was invented by Toyota in 1994 for use in automotive manufacturing. It provided a way to accurately identify parts in the factory. Download Paul’s presentation PDF file A Dozen QR Codes. | ||
| 5/25/2013 | Bruce Arnold | Things I Like About Ubuntu 13.04 |
| Bruce covered the best new features of Ubuntu 13.04 such as the Apps Center, Rhythmbox for Music, Shotwell for Photos and cloud access. A comparison with Windows on items like bootup speed and functionality were covered. He included the hardware and installation requirements. He also pointed out that a read only version of Ubuntu could be installed in 5 minutes on a CD disk so you could try it without making any changes to your computer. Some discussion on VMWare Player was also included in the talk relevant to running various copies of Windows or other operating systems on the same computer. | ||
| 4/20/2013 | Lon Hosford | iPad and Apple TV Potpourri |
| Topics included using the iPad as a hotspot, at wifi locations, wifi at the Hunterdon Library, cellular data, Apple Notes, installing and removing apps, Apple TV and sharing between Apple devices. | ||
| 3/16/2013 | Club Winter Breakfast | Clinton Country Griddle |
| 2/16/2013 | Other Household Uses for a Digital Camera | Paul Weeks |
| 1/26/2013 | Windows 8 Live | Bruce Arnold |
| Windows 8 made generally available on October 26, 2012 introduces significant changes to the operating system’s platform, primarily focused towards improving its user experience on mobile devices. It has new security features such as malware filtering, built-in antivirus software, and support for secure boot. Windows 8 also introduces a new shell and user interface based on Microsoft’s "Metro" design language, featuring a new Start screen with a grid of dynamically updating tiles to represent applications, a new app platform with an emphasis on touchscreen input | ||
| 7/21/2012 | Paul Weeks | Backup Planning |
| 5/19/2012 | Paul Weeks | Evaluating and Improving Your Home Network |
| 4/21/2012 | Paul Glattstein | SugarSync |
| 3/17/2012 | Paul Weeks | Your DNA in Criminal Investigation CODIS Databases |
| 2/18/2012 | Bruce Arnold | A Review of the Microsoft Fix-It Center |
| 1/21/2012 | Cancelled | Weather uncertainty. |
| 12/17/2011 | Club Holiday Party | |
| 11/19/2011 | John Warsinski | Virtual Box |
| 10/15/2011 | Club Fall Breakfast | |
| 9/17/2011 | David Deutsch | Why Fear Social Media? |
| 8/20/2011 | Paul Weeks | Google Picasa photo editing, organization and facial recognition software for individuals. |
| 7/16/2011 | Bruce Arnold | Ubuntu is an operating system that can take you away from the Microsoft world. It works on new computers as well as older computers. It’s a free download. It can be tried on your own computer without erasing or changing anything. |
| 6/18/2011 | Paul Weeks | Microprocessors- How Did they Evolve”. It covers the beginnings of computing devices from WWII era to the invention of the microprocessor and its evolution to today. |
| 5/21/2011 | Lon Hosford | IPad2 and the changing way we are using our computers |
| 3/19/2011 | Scott Crabtree | Social networking / Face Book – The hard nosed operation, facts, cautions and opportunities of the social networking industry via Facebook – A MUST for all network users |
| 2/19/2011 | Parry Snyder | USB booting operating systems – A great demonstration of programs available free on the net – Sick of MS – then bring your thumb drives and upload the latest booting systems. |
| 1/15/2011 | Bruce Arnold | Windows 7 has been out there for a little over a year. If you’ve made the upgrade… congratulations! Version 7 has been well received and there are dozens of reasons for this in the form of features, support and overall user-friendliness. This lecture/demonstration will underscore the best of Windows 7 features and controls. |
| 12/18/2010 | Regular meeting 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m | Holiday Program The usual good Holiday Party with food and good company plus Q&A. |
| 11/20/2010 | Lon Hosford | Google Analytics |
| 10/16/2010 | Suketu Shah | An introduction to Google Chrome and Google open source program offering. See what free Office & Utility programs Google is offering at its Google Chrome web site. |
| 9/18/2010 | TBD | Offsite Meeting |
| 8/21/2010 | Paul Glattstein | The low-down on Apple’s new iPad – This presentation revolves around the new trend setting Apple iPad. The iPad’s innovative format, construction and many applications set the standards for a wave of new PC product offerings. Critics are impressed and say the new product format will be quick to replace the now popular Net Books and Media Text readers |
| 7/17/2010 | Peter Czerwinski | The art of movie making on your PC – This is another one of Pete’s remarkably creative programs showing the scope, procedures, considerations and artful opportunities in converting a series of digital photos into a computerized movie presentation |
| 6/19/2010 | John Warsinski | E-Mail = The Good, The Bad & The Ugly along with what is currently available with the many E-Mail providers – A must for anyone who uses e-mail services |
| 5/15/2010 | Lon Hosford | FCC and Internet |
| 1/16/2010 | Lon Hosford | How to Sell Amazon.com Products From Your Own Amazon Store or Your Web Site |
| 2009 Dates * | Speakers | Topics |
| 10/19/2009 | Breakfast Meeting | We do not meet at Hunterdon Medical Center. Country Griddle in Clinton, NJ. |
| 11/19/2009 | Scott Crabtree | How to use and set up an effictive presentation using MS Power Point. Do’s Don’ts and the mechanics of how to manage todays Power Point |
| 12/19/2009 | Holiday Program The usual good Holiday Party with food and good company | |
| 2009 Dates | Speakers | Topics You Enjoyed |
| 9/19/2009 | Glynn Gelleit | A study of Mother Board components, what they are and how they work: Resistors, Capacitors, Chokes, Transistors and IC’s. |
| 8/15/2009 | Carmella Vowinkel | Wii = The latest computerized game and virtual reality tool. Carmella will demonstrate a series of Wii units and attachments that show the scope and future of the new innovation. |
| 7/18/2009 | Bruce Arnold Don Colombo |
Bruce: Balloons Program used at Hunterdon Senior Center computer courses. Bible web site www.CompositeBible.com Bruce built. Don: Photo Story 3 and his implementation for a trip he made into Africa. |
| 6/20/2009 | Christopher Waid | Computer security software & Hardware – Do’s, Don’t's, cautions, & the consumer – The program is a must for anyone involved in today’s computing world! |
| 5/16/2009 | John Warsinski | Down loading from the Net – The process, Problems, Cautions and vital free media programs to assure your down load’s proper performance |
| 4/18/2009 | Glynn Gelleit Held in HCC Conference Room behind cafeteria. |
All about batteries – Battery chemistry, types, advantages and care. |
| 3/21/2009 | Lon Hosford | How to Effectively Use The Internet to Find A Job. |
| 2/21/2009 | John Gbur | Slingbox – The virtues and dilemmas of the new Singbox |
| 1/17/2009 | Musa Husseini | Computer Forensic Investigation |
| 2008 Dates | Speakers | Topics You Enjoyed |
| 12/13/2008 | Regular meeting 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m | Holiday Program The usual good Holiday Party with food and good company plus Q&A. |
| 11/15/2008 | Carol Myers | A quick study on Genealogy – reasons for such a study, and use of the computer for resources, research and organization |
| 10/18/2008 | Parry Snyter | Safe Internet serfing = A run down on all the safty aids, programs, proceedures and attitudes to avoid being eaten by the spiders lurking in the Web! |
| 9/20/2008 | Regular meeting 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m | HCC 20th anniversary at Perkins |
| 8/16/2008 | Peter Czerwinski | Your PC on USB |
| 7/19/2008 | Scott Crabtree | How to protect your computer with AC line filters. |
| 6/21/2008 | Bill Woodall | Macro photography for the digital age |
| 5/17/2008 | Lon Hosford | Adobe Photoshop Express Beta. |
| 4/19/2008 | John Gbur | The scope, evaluation and operation of the YouTube web site |
| 3/15/2008 | Lon Hosford | Using Google Adsense. How to put Google ads on your web contents such as web pages and blogs and earn money. |
| 2/16/2008 | John Warsinski | The operation and evaluation of the Nero media program |
| 1/19/2008 | Bill Woodall | Review of Vista = Good, Bad and Ugly |
| 2007 Dates | Speakers | Topics You Enjoyed |
| 8/18/2007 | John Gbur | The operation and evaluation of Skype and other Voice Over IP (VOIP) offerings. |
| 9/16/2007 | Lon Hosford | Garmin Nuvi 660 show and tell and uploading videos to Google Web Album |
| 10/20/2007 | Bill Woodall | Advanced digital photography both hardware, programs and procedures |
| 11/17/2007 | Paul Natanson | The wonderful world of MS Office Macros – scope and how to do it |
| 12/15/2007 | Holiday Program The usual good Holiday Party with food and good company |
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