tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9937415204276896502012-02-11T10:37:42.925-08:00The OLLI program at USF Tampa supports many activities including the Seniors Networking Users Group, or SNUG. It runs a meeting at 1 pm in the Westside Conference Center on campus on the second Friday of each month, September through June. See the September 2008 entry for How the SNUG blog works. If you want to contribute to this blog, either leave a comment under any post, or contact blogmaster Jim Kaehler at jimjacq@gmail.comDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06022425888900323830noreply@blogger.comBlogger291100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993741520427689650.post-57996568632213109062010-01-12T15:05:00.001-08:002010-01-13T09:51:29.373-08:00

Thanks to Frank Weitzman for conducting this Q&A session.--DPH Q&A and Problems: Q. Do cell phone numbers go public this month?  The consensus is no, this is probably just an e-mail rumor.  However, you may at times get unsolicited calls that are dialed by computer using essentially random numbers. Warnings about unauthorized persons pretending to be census employees. Genuine employees have a

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Refreshments: Linda and Mary Fairbanks, Terri McIvor, Nancy Sjoberg, Grover Good, June MillerSet-Up: Jim KaehlerVisitors: Sylvia Moss, Maury Grimes, Ursula CheneyDoor Prize Winner: Bob CapelliniNatalie Holley is in assisted living. See people news for more information.Terri McIvor will help with publicity for SNUG. She will send information to some of the small, weekly neighborhood

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Refreshments: Rose Terenzi, Dorothy Whyte, Nancy Sjoberg, Jim KaehlerSet-Up: Jim KaehlerDoor Prize Winner: George LottVisitors: Claudette Kirk, Maury Levine, Mike CawthonProgram: Frank Zacherl, one of our longtime computer instructors, talked about making your own custom music CD, as well as demonstrating Skype and Slingbox.Skype enables the user to make free phone calls over the internet. You

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SNUG meets for socializing and refreshments at 1 pm on Friday January 8th in its usual location, Westside E. The program is another in the popular PC Care series, in which we address members’ PC problems in a Q&A format, and offer product news and demonstrations, including an introduction to Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system.  

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There will be no SNUG meeting in December. We hope to see you at the all OLLI Holiday Gathering on December 17 in the Westside Conference Center. The next SNUG meeting will be Friday, January 8, 2010.  Have a most happy holiday season, and we will see you in the New Year!—Jim Kaehler, VP

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PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGED DATE. This month only, SNUG will meet on the third Friday of November in its usual location of Westside E. Our speaker will again be Frank Zacherl, a long time OLLI computer instructor, whose topic will be “Creating Your Own Custom Music CD”. If you care to bring a CD with a favorite song on it, you may be chosen to loan it to add to his other songs. Frank also promises a

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Panelists: Frank Weitzman, Lilli Guttman, and David Henry Question on Global Template: It was explained that Word's Normal Template contains settings such as default styles, AutoText, macros, toolbars, and other customizations that determine the basic look of your document. For an explanation of Global Template, visit http://freeringer.biz/faq.shtml#q6 Discussion also touched on Skype and

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Refreshments: Peggy Ellis, Katy Kotecha, Nancy Sjoberg, and Jim kaehler, set-up and ice.First-time Visitors: Dale Edminster, and George JennerGail Benton won the door prize—symphony tickets. Katy Kotecha won the 50/50.President Jay Hall commented that the integration of several organizations coming together under the OLLI umbrella is progressing. There is an OLLI Potluck Picnic on Thursday,

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PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGED DATE. This month only, SNUG will meet on the third Friday of November in its usual location of Westside E. Our speaker will again be Frank Zacherl, a long time OLLI computer instructor, whose topic will be “Creating Your Own Custom Music CD”. If you care to bring a CD with a favorite song on it, you may be chosen to loan it to add to his other songs. Frank also

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SNUG meets at 1:30 pm Friday October 9 in Westside E, preceded by refreshments and socializing from 1 pm. There will be a panel discussion and Q&A covering “PC Help and Care” in a similar format to the separate WSIG meetings that have been discontinued. PC Help and Care will appear as the main SNUG topic from time to time, alternating with presentations by invited speakers.—David Henry  

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Preceding the meeting, delicious refreshments were offered to members and guests, brought in by Marilyn Bartholomew, Shirley Miller, Nancy Sjoberg, Rose Terenzi and Caye Wheeler. Jim Kaehler handled room set-up.President Jay Hall opened the meeting at 1:30 p. m. and welcomed members and guests. Jay recapped some of the SNUG changes beginning this fall, including a separate date and location for

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Snug meetings are now free to all OLLI members! One result is a change in the procedure for obtaining a USF parking permit (which previously were automatically mailed on payment of required SNUG dues). This procedure has two advantages: (1) a permit is required only for those meetings you attend, and (2) cost is only $3.00, rather than the public charge of $5.00. (Of course, volunteers can just

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(Westside Conference Center Room E) SNUG begins its 2009-2010 term with its first meeting on Friday September 11. Many of the mechanics remain the same while, at the same time, there are some changes. First, the main meeting times remain the same – the second Friday of each month (unless otherwise noted) –starting with our renowned ½ hour social time (with great desserts and coffee) at 1:00 pm,

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FACUG’s Technology Conference Bahamas Cruise on the Norwegian Sky will be from February 26 to March 1, 2010.  After one month, there are already more than 200 signed up for this historic event. Don’t you want to be among them? Be sure to take a look at: http://tinyurl.com/facug080909 to read an article in the Sun Sentinel. Remember the early bird cruise rates expire on October 22 when the

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SNUG, OLLI’s friendly computer users’ group, is now FREE to all OLLI members! SNUG meetings are held the second Friday of each month, except July and August, in the Westside Conference Center-E on the USF Tampa campus. Social time, including refreshments, begins at 1:00 p.m., followed by the meeting at 1:30. A guest speaker or a question-and-answer session can help attendees solve common PC

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SNUG Minutes May 8, 2009 Desserts were provided by Gail Benton, Rubye Nelson, Rose Terenzi, Barbara Jacobs, Betty Jane Turner and Nancy Sjoberg. Thanks to Grover Good and Nancy Sjoberg for set-up. Charles Hale won the 50-50 and Raymond Garcia attended as a visitor. President's Message: President Jim Kaehler made a few remarks about the relationship between OLLI, SNUG, Lunch and Learn and Senior

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If you receive an email apparently from a friend, complete with their photo, and it’s from Tagged Inc, be aware that it has probably been sent unbeknownst to your friend. Don’t click either the YES and NO buttons—they both lead to the Tagged commercial site; simply cancel the window instead. Facebook has played the same game, and there may be others. – David.

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The last SNUG meeting of the 2008-2009 term will be Friday June 12 in the USF Westside Conference Center, but note it will be in Room B/C (rather than the usual Room E). A number of important items will be covered. One, of course, is the election of the new officers for the 2009-2010 term. Those nominated are Jay Hall, president; Jim Kaehler, vice-president; Caye Wheeler, treasurer; and Gale

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SNUG is honored to have Dr. Martine Extermann as it's program presenter at its May 8 meeting in the Westside Conf. Center (Room E), speaking on the prediction/prevention of treatment in older cancer patients. Dr. Extermann is an Attending Physician and Faculty Member in the Senior Adult Oncology Program at the Moffitt Cancer Center, specializing in research focusing on cancer in the elderly. She

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Lovely refreshments were provided by Jane Jukes, Rose Terenzi, Jim Kaehler, Nancy Sjoberg, and Katy Kotecha. Thanks to Robert Rodgers and Nancy Sjoberg for set-up. A number of guests attended, including Dorothy Whyte, Fred Barthmus, president of the OLLI Interim Board, Charlie Delp from LIR, and Frank Weitzman. Andy Conda was the photographer. George Lott won $22.00 in the 50/50.Presidents

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            Continuing the challenge of bringing you interesting and expanding information on the cyberworld, our meeting on Friday April 10 (in Westside Conference Center Room E) will feature a “first” – our first program on the capabilities and features of   “Mac” computer operating systems.  Presenters will be Bruce Snyder and his son, Bruce Jr., who have years of experience using the “other

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 SNUG (the OLLI computer user's group) meets on the 2d Friday of each month in the Westside Conference Center, Room E, on the USF campus. Our program on April 10 will feature a presentation by Bruce Snyder and his son, Bruce Jr., on the features and capabilities of Mac computer operating systems. Bruce is a graduate of Duke and Rutgers Universities and his son graduated from Buffalo State

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President Jim Kaehler opened the meeting by welcoming guests Anne Jouret, Fred Barthmus (Olli interim board pres.), Florence Antoine and Mary Fairbanks.Lovely refreshments were prepared by Jim Kaehler, Rita Arrowood, Andy Conda, Rose Terenzi, and Nancy Sjoberg. Thanks to Robert Rodgers and Nancy Sjoberg for set-up. Presidents Remarks: Jim Kaehler stressed the importance of coming up with good

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Good Evening to All.........Hope to see you all at Snug this Friday (3/13). Following the meeting I would like to have a Board meeting ......subject(?)......discussion of election/appointment procedures to select the new Officers/Board for the 2009-2010 term. Many of us have been in office for awhile... and many of us (including  me) have indicated a strong desire to retire from continued

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Hopefully everyone and your plants have weathered our recent “cold” snaps. (Sorry for the pun.) After a most enjoyable luncheon in February, we get back on schedule at our meeting in Westside Center Room E on Friday, March 13, with a program featuring Lindsay Albers from Smart Computing magazine. This is always an interesting presentation, illustrating the features made available by this

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      We enjoyed a lovely covered dish luncheon with a Valentine theme. Thanks to Robert Rogers, Marilyn Bartholomew, Grover Good, and -- especially -- Nancy Sjoberg, for the arrangements and set-up. In addition to arranging the menu and sigh-up lists, Nancy made beautiful centerpieces composed of red heart-shaped baskets with pink hearts inside. We had a wonderful assortment of salads,

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    On October 25, 2008 the Florida Association of Computer User Groups (FACUG) held its annual Fall Convention in Clearwater, FL. The Association, founded in 1993 covering over 60 User Groups (with a combined membership of approximately 18,000), is  the leading regional associations of its kind in the United States. Each year it holds a 3-day conference in the spring and a 1-day conference

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David....as I suspected, I've gotten confused about how to directly post to the SNUG link of ollilifeusf.org. Attached is my "President's Notes" (which are a little repetitive), but let's post it anyway....I'm only human! Jim

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This blog starts with the record of the SNUG meeting of June 13, 2008. Visitors wishing to review earlier meetings may do so by clicking here where they will find monthly reports dating back to January 12, 2007. Those wishing to contribute to this blog may add to any post by clicking the Comments link below each post. New material such as President's Notes, announcements, photos, questions,

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