| Message from the President
by Sharon Addison |
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It's been a busy month for your TVCUC Officers and
board of Directors. The biggest news is that the property lease
for the new TAP (Technology Access Program) workshop has been signed
and the move to the new location is taking place. Thanks to Donna
Akey, Lakeside Properties who offered the property below
Catino's at a reasonable price. There's a lot of work to be done
to get the place ready (including cleaning and shelving setup) and then
to get equipment moved. If you'd like to lend a hand, contact
Warren Sanders at 408-0304 or Vince Alline at 824-3380. And look
for an article about our club and the TAP program in the Sunday,
July5th News Sentinel.
In other news, Monta Hirzel has
agreed to Chair the Program committee and work on getting interesting
programs scheduled for TVCUC and we appreciate her willingness to
support our club. Since she's a new member, many of you may not
have met her but please take the time to say "Hello!" at our next
meeting.
Dean Miller, our Communications Chair, has been
working on the Communications Strategy for TVCUC and has gathered
contact names and information to better publicize our
events. He'll be working with our new webmaster, Lou
Miller, to keep the content on TVCUC up-to-date and they'll be looking
at revitalizing the entire site, so if you have ideas or suggestions on
how to make the site more useful to you, please let them know.
Dean and Lou, thanks for taking this on. This kind of effort
and interest makes a big difference in making information
available to our members.
Here is some current informaton on programs:
July - Drop-in workshop at the Yacht Club
August - Nothing scheduled at this time
September
1 - Open House at the new TAP location. (Watch for information
later about a special door prize on this occasion!)
October 6th - Lois Symington from ETTAC (East Tennessee Technology Access Center)
Finally,
there's the issue of wi-fi access at the Yacht club. The POA has
responded to the problem, the situation is now fixed and we
should have a stable environment in the future. Those of you who
were present at the June meeting saw that we could not access the
Internet. After reviewing the situation with the IT Director for
the POA , he has made substantive changes in the way the public wi-fi
access will work at the Yacht Club. All the equipment, including
the Wireless Access Point (WAP), is now placed behind the wall and
the access panel to the equipment is now locked. If we ever need
to get to the equipment, we will go to the manager on duty at the Yacht
Club to get the key. This way, there will be more control of the
equipment and unauthorized people will not be able to reconfigure or
damage the equipment. The problem at the June meeting was several
fold. The modem and router behind the access panel had been
disconnected and the network wire connection on the WAP had been
broken.
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Membership
by Bob Kutschera
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We received three new memberships
last month. Their names are listed below. Since we will not
be having a general meeting this month, if you know or meet them this
month please welcome them to our club. They are:
Woody King
Allen Phillips
Marce Strickland
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EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGES.
When you make a change to your e-mail address, please remember to
send us a notice of that change. Please notify me at
bkkutch@yahoo.com or Ethel Tatro at ehtatro@earthlink.net.
When you don't notify us we are unable to get you our
newsletter or any other important news. Thanks.
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MAILING OF CHECKS
Effective immediately, please mail checks FOR ANNUAL DUES AND CLASS FEES to a NEW ADDRESS which is located in the More Than Mail office in the village. Funds for TAP activity should NOT be sent there. That new address is:
Tellico Village Computer Users Club
298 Village Square drive, Tellico Village, #128
Loudon, TN 37774.
NOTICE
DO NOT use PO in the address. Using PO in the address forces your letter to go to the
Loudon post office.
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| Learning Center
Bob Mugge |
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Special thanks to Ken Wood, Ken Ray, Karen Brown and Jim Peterson for assisting me in help sessions this month.
The
four open house learning sessions held in June did help those who came,
but we are not having a lot of customers. We did not get any
specific questions on Word or Excel as I had planned. What is evident
from recent sessions is that one-on-one contacts, either using the club
laptops or personal laptops that customers bring to the session, seems
to provide the best help.
Since we do not have a
specific program planned for the general meeting on July 7, I will
bring two or three of the club laptops to the Yacht Club that evening,
and we will set them up to use for general help at the 7 PM time.
Hope to see you all there!
Since the Rec Center has Kids
Camp during two weeks in July (6-10 and 20-24) and our room will not be
available, I am not scheduling any Rec Center open houses in
July. Those wanting one-on-one help can call me and we can
schedule a session at our mutual convenience.
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| First Level Support
by Joe Solymossy |
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Lately we have received many calls about losing
contact with the Internet while using the wireless network.
Although there can be many reasons for this, a few steps that can be
taken will soon get you back on the Internet.
1. Carefully check the wires to your cable/TSL
modem (is your cable TV working properly), your wireless
router (the unit with 1-2 antennas, and the Ethernet cable from
the cable/TSL modem), and the wireless receiver installed in your
computer or attached to your computer. Are each powered and
enabled? 2. Unplug the power source to your
wireless router, and power to the cable/TSL modem. Wait two
minutes and plug the power cable back in to the cable/TSL modem.
Two minutes later plug the power cable into the wireless router.
Let the wireless work.
3. Open the icon on the lower right of your
screen that says "wireless network connection" (looks like a single
computer screen) with a right click. Then select "repair" and
wait for the results. If this doesn't get your wireless Internet back on line, please call me at 458-3834.
Have a great day!
Joe
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TAP (Technical Access Program)
by Warren Sanders |
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We are having a very busy month. To date we have
given away about 250 systems and have given almost 500 children access
to a computer and the internet.
We are moving to our new
location this week and next. We can use help in making the move
so please be sure to volunteer. The fact that we are moving means
we have now started paying rent and utilities in addition to our other
expenses. The kids who get these units will vote some day and need
access to the Internet to know what is going on in their world.
Your gift can help make that access available to them. Remember us
when you consider how you will give your money in support of our
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| SIG's (Shared Interest Groups)
by Don Stieghan |
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Introduction to Genealogy Classes
Anyone interested in scheduling classes for an
orientation to genealogy should contact me at 458-2142 for
additional information. These two classes can be scheduled at the
TVCUC classroom for the cost of $5.00/person, which includes
researching the Internet for specific family history records.
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| Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
Jim Peterson |
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Internet
Explorer 8 is a new release and some websites may not yet be ready for
the new browser. Click the *Compatibility View* toolbar button to
display the website as viewed in Internet Explorer 7, which will
correct display problems like misaligned text, images, or text boxes.
This
option is on a per site basis and all other sites will continue to
display with Internet Explorer 8 functionality. When you click on the
Compatibility View button for a site, you don't need to do it again as
the next time you visit that site the browser will show it in
compatibility mode. If for some reason you'd like to go back to
browsing with Internet Explorer 8 functionality on that site, simply
click the *Compatibility View* button again.
The Compatibility View button
Try clicking the "Compatibility View" toolbar button to fix the problem.
It's located next to the Refresh button on the Address Bar.
You
can maintain a list within Internet Explorer 8 for sites that should be
displayed in Compatibility View. From the *Command Bar*, select
*Tools*, and then select *Compatibility View Settings* to add and
remove sites from this list. There are also options for viewing all
websites and intranet sites in Compatibility View.
Stay Safer Online
The
Internet has enhanced our lives in nearly every way. However, as more
of the things we do every day depend on the Internet, online crime has
risen in turn.
Cybercriminals are using increasingly sophisticated and deceptive methods such as:
*Malware*
- software that a cybercriminal can use to steal your bank account
information, track everything you type, send out malicious software or
spam, or harm your computer.
*Phishing* - an attack where
a cybercriminal pretends to be a legitimate organization, such as your
bank, in order to deceive you into giving up personal information such
as credit card numbers and account information.
Both of
these methods often involve tricking you into clicking on a link or
downloading a file that appears legitimate, but is actually harmful.
But cybercriminals are also using more elaborate ways to attempt to
compromise websites and attack your computer without your knowledge,
including "cross-site scripting" and "click-jacking," both of which are
becoming increasingly dangerous threats.
Internet Explorer
8 helps protect you from today's threats, including malware and
phishing, as well as emerging threats that can compromise your computer
without your knowledge. Other browsers either don't offer you this
level of protection or require you to download and configure
third-party add-ons to get it, but with Internet Explorer 8 you get it
right out of the box, and turned on by default.
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| Free Stuff, Cartoons & Photographs
by Frank Fritchman |
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Want to see what you cannot see when you look at some
really small things? Here is an interesting web site for some of
you, particularly if you are into photography and bugs. Go to mos.org.
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If you are a "space" junkie or an engineer, here
is a link from USA TODAY I think you will enjoy. It was sent to
me by our Bob Kutschera. Space Junkie
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Here is a picture sent to me by Dick Schmeling which
demonstrates vividly how much our computers have changed in what is
really a very short period of time. 
This is a hard drive weighing over a ton and
stored only 5 MB of data. So, appreciate your 16 GB memory
stick! And don't complain about how heavy your laptop is.
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This is another fascinating site sent to me by Howard Jones.
You will not believe how much work has gone into
this painting. The painting itself is great but as you run your curser
over the people it tells you who they are and provides a link (double
click on a person) to get more information on each person. This could
keep you occupied for hours.
This is an absolutely astounding "Index" to a wealth
of information. All of the people in the painting have been
"tagged," as in Facebook. But it is carried a step further.
By double clicking on any person you are sent to a link about that
person in Wikipedia. I recommend saving this link for future
reference. This could be of great use to students also.
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Enjoy the warmth of summer and I will look for you
around the village as we swim and walk our beautiful roads. Be
sure to take you "pick-up" device and plastic bag with you and keep our
village clean. | |
