Please be reminded that if you haven't paid your 2008 dues, please do so by sending a check to Bob Kutschera, 203 Ootsima Way, Loudon, TN 37774-2820 made out to TVCUC in the amount of $15.00.

It is preferred that you send a check so that congestion at the monthly meeting registration table can be reduced if not eliminated. Also, your check will serve as your receipt.

If you are not certain that you have paid the 2008 dues, please email Bob at bkkutch@yahoo.com.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter and for your participation and support of the Tellico Village Computer Users Club.

Ruppert Cooke
Gary and Helen Koranda
Joyce and Jim Louttit
David and Sharon Miller
Ron and Charlotte Tomasco
Robert and Elaine Tomkins
           Penny and Dr.Gerald Viscont 

Three SIGs are now meeting each month.  The meetings last for about an hour and half.

   Genealogy-                First Thursday at 3:00 PM at Chota Rec Center (contact Don Stieghan at 458-2142)

   Digital Photography-  Second Thursday at 3:00 PM at Chota Rec Center (contact Jim Noonan at 458-9940)

   Computer Hardware-  Third, contact Vince Alline at 824-3380

Do you want to be a part of these exciting programs or just ask questions about SIGs?  You can receive meeting announcements and organization information.  Just send your e-mail address to me at tvdon@chartertn.net, or call at 458-2142 or see me at the TVCUC general meeting.  Also, help is available to start additional SIGs by expressing your special interest.  You do not have to be the expert to lead a SIG to propose the organization of one, just have an interest in the subject matter.  In the future, new SIGs will probably result from the classes being planned.

I love my laser printer . . . and I've always had one. Why? Because it's fast, it's less expensive to operate than an inkjet, and 99% of the things I print can be printed in black and white.

Oh, yes, I have an inkjet also. I use it to print out my calendars and my bridge convention cards-things that I want color on. Rarely I print a photograph because I have personally found that I don't get as good a print as I do if I sent my photos to Kodak Gallery or Snapfish or one of those services. My inkjet is usually turned off to save power.

If you only have an inkjet, however, and you use it to print everything, you should look to see whether your printing preferences can be set to grayscale or to draft to save ink. When you print off a Web page, for example, you don't need it to print in color for the most part. You only want the information . . . so why waste your color ink! And many printers can be set to print draft copies, which use less ink.

Back to my love of lasers, however. I recently purchased a new Brother HL-5240 at a total cost of about $100 (Brother was offering a $100 rebate). It has a bigger footprint that most inkjets, but I have room so that wasn't a consideration. The 5240 prints great grayscale, it's fast, printing two-sided is incredibly easy. I don't yet know how long the initial cartridge will last, but usually the replacements I purchase run about 6,000 sheets. Replacement cartridges usually run about $60. (By the way, I also have it set to print draft to save ink and the printouts are still great.)

If you print a lot of stuff like I do, consider getting a laser as a second printer. You'll love it!

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MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007
 

If you are an Office 2007 user, remember that this new version creates files using extensible mark-up language. That means that by default, files are created using a .docx extension rather than the .doc extension of previous versions. That means that people like me cannot read the file unless we download a converter.

So to save everyone headaches (including yourself), you should save your files (Save As) in an Office 97-2003 format. Under Save as type select Word (or Excel) 97-2003.