New Robotics SIG forming!    New!
Member Discounts
Reboot Program for Computer Recycling
Next  u n a b r i d g e d  Elevator Speech Workshop, Saturday, October 2, 2004
 
Training
Classes at UHU Annandale!
Classes at Harmony Hall
CPCUG Needs You To Be an Instructor! Please fill out and return our Teacher Information Form. (PDF file; 246 kbytes)

Internet
cpcug.org Internet Service
Announcement and Discussion Lists

Announcements
Event Scheduling Changes  Updated!
Inclement Weather Policy   *   CPCUG and Computer Viruses
CPCUG Awards
Sponsoring/Partnering/Advertising/Marketing Opportunities* Publicity Via This Web Page

CPCUG Directors Salute Volunteers!
Continuing Volunteerism
Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG Meetings and Seminars
Special Activity Volunteerism
CPCUG-Byte Back Booth Staffing at CFUN-02 (June 15-16, 2002)
UHU Annandale Setup (June 15, 2002)

"Observing Technology" is a CPCUG-sponsored  TV show shown
on Montgomery Community Television, channel 21, and possibly other community cable
stations.

The host of the show is CPCUG President Dennis Courtney.

The producer of the show is CPCUG Digital Video SIG Chair Merrill M. Hessel.

Appearing on the first show in January 2004 were Tammy Arnold of Toshiba America, Nayib Aljure of The Computer Place, and Geoffrey Snowman of Microsoft.

A new show is created each month and broadcast several times the last week of the month.

CPCUG's Reboot Program:

• Welcomes hardware donations, particularly Pentiums; donated computers must be 386 or newer
• Welcomes volunteers who can work 1 or 2 afternoons a month to join a group of about 10 who put together computers that work from the computers and parts donated
• Places computers with schools and nonprofit organizations

        http://www.zvideo.org/reboothousetour1.mov [122 Mbytes; 16 minutes; requires QuickTime 6 (free  download)]

To view in the tour in streaming real video:

        http://storymakers.net/projectreboottour.ram

Contacts:
Gerry Rosenkrantz, g.rosenkrantz@worldnet.att.net
Dave Barry, davbar20852@yahoo.com

Posted on MIX-L

Discounts on software, hardware, and training made available to CPCUG members for time periods too limited for publication in CPCUG's magazine, the Monitor, are often posted to the MIX-L e-mail distribution list hosted on cpcug.org. Access to this e-mail distribution list is restricted to CPCUG members.

Take advantage of a discount or two, and your CPCUG membership pays for itself!

Membership in the Capital PC User Group for the entire family is only $42 per year. Join now!

To subscribe to MIX-L, send a message to

LISTSERV@CPCUG.ORG

SUBSCRIBE MIX-L <yourfirstname> <yourlastname>

You will be added to the MIX-L e-mail distribution list, enabling you to receive messages and to post your own messages, as soon as your membership is verified by list moderator David Chessler.

Posted on cpcug.net

Some CPCUG discounts for members are posted to the member-only section of cpcug.net.

General Meetings/2nd Monday TechTalks

Locations vary throughout the area from month to month:

         http://www.cpcug.org/user/comm/gen-meet.html
 

Baltimore SIG

In hiatus. For the latest information, check the CPCUG calendar:

        http://www.cpcug.org/user/comm/cal-6mon.html
 

Digital Video SIG

No meetings during July and August.
 

Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG

September 2004 TechTalk is now scheduled for September 11 (2nd Saturday0

December 2004 TechTalk or other event will be December 11 (2nd Saturday).

Next Elevator Speech Workshop is 1:00 pm Saturday, October 2, 2004 ($79)
 

Investment SIG

No meeting in August
 

Internet SIG

Has closed.
 

Office SIG

Meetings are usually the 4th Wednesday of the month. During summer months, and November and December, dates may change. Check with SIG Chair Marie Parker.
 

PalmOS SIG

NOTE: Due to increased security measures, all attendees must arrive no later than 6:45pm to gain access to meeting location when meetings are held at the American Psychological Association.

The PalmOS SIG usually meets monthly. Meeting dates, times, and locations vary. To be sure of being in the right place at the right time, check the SIG's Web pages at http://www.interpug.com/dcpug/ or the CPCUG calendar at http://www.cpcug.org/user/comm/cal-6mon.html.

Contact: Frank Sokolove
 

Pocket PC SIG

The Pocket PC SIG is looking for new meeting space. If you have ideas, contact SIG Chair Ray Wiley via e-mail.
 

Statistics SIG

No meetings during summer 2004.
 

Check out CPCUG's 6-Month Calendar of Activities for the most up-to-date scheduling information for all CPCUG activities!

Millkern Communications and CPCUG Move To Protect Clients Against " ILoveYou" Virus

VBScript Virus Fix: Stops "ILOVEYOU" and all its variants without requiring virus protection software updates for each variant.

UHUs

Did you know? CPCUG has dubbed its newest Training Lab a UHU (pronounced yoohoo), symbolizing CPCUG's motto of Users Helping Users (UHU).

UHU Annandale, VA
Annandale United Methodist Church, 6935 Columbia Pike, Annandale, Virginia (details)

UHU Annandale is CPCUG's first hands-on Training Center in Virginia. Furniture, new state-of-the-art computers, and a network have been installed by a dynamic team of hard-working volunteers. (Thanks, dudes!)

New class schedules have been posted on CPCUG's Education and Training pages.

Registration: 301-762-9372 or online at http://www.cpcug.net/trainingsearch.asp.

For more information, contact CPCUG Education and Training Director.

Fort Washington, MD

New equipment and software are up and running for new hands-on Training sessions at Fort Washington, MD.

Schedules are posted on CPCUG's Education and Training pages.

If you know someone who could use a little help getting started with computing, tell them about our introductory classes at Harmony Hall in Fort Washington, Maryland, many centered on Microsoft Office applications.

Location:
Harmony Hall Regional Center
Southern Area Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC)
Department of Parks and Recreation
10701 Livingston Road
Fort Washington, Maryland
(directions)

Registration: 301-203-6040 or online at http://www.pgparks.com.

For more information, contact CPCUG Education and Training Director.
 

Rockville

Hands-on training at CPCUG's Lone Oak Training Center in Rockville was discontinued in August 2001 for building renovation.

CPCUG Internet Domain cpcug.org Basic Offerings and Application Forms

Internet Service for cpcug.org Users Changes--March 1998
Read about the changes and new service options in Scott Mohnkern's article "Wild Things Are Happening at cpcug.org" in the March 1998 CPCUG Monitor. This article is available in .pdf format in the Monitor portion of this Web site. For an ASCII text version of Scott's article, go to http://www.cpcug.org/user/comm/398sm.txt

New Internet Offerings for CPCUG Members--October 1998
New options include e-mail forwarding, additional cpcug.org e-mail boxes, personal Web space for CPCUG members without cpcug.org accounts, and Telnet-only Shell accounts.

• Information about the new offerings
• Application form for the new offerings

National phone numbers for dialup access.

cpcug.org Internet Service Support Team Information including local phone numbers.

CPCUG has a number of Internet announcement and discussion lists in addition to our weekly e-mail calendar of CPCUG activities and events, CPCUGCAL-L. Discover what is available and subscribe online at http://www.cpcug.org/list/lwgate.cgi/listsavail.html

The MIX-L discussion list is for CPCUG members only.

CPCUG Monitor Wins New Recognition in Several Categories at Intergalactic 12 in New York

The New York PC Users Group 1999 Intergalactic 12 User Group Newsletter Contest, held just ahead of PC Expo in New York City in June, was sponsored by Adobe Systems Incorporated. The Monitor was entered in the Large Publications category (for publications of more than 26 pages).

Design
The Monitor was named Winner for Best Design in a two-way tie with the Journal of Washington Apple Pi.

Columns
The Monitor was designated Runnerup for Best Columns, with columns by Rich Schinnell, Gene Gould, and Paul Shapiro.

Features
The Monitor was named Winner for Best Features in a two-way tie with PC Alamode, the magazine of the Alamo PC Organization.

Overall
The Monitor was named Winner for Best Design in a two-way tie with the Journal of Washington Apple Pi.

Design of Electronic Format Newsletter
The Monitor was designated RunnerUp for Best Design.

The CPCUG Monitor received one of two Honorable Mentions awarded for Best Overall User Group magazine in the First Annual APCUG Editors of Excellence Awards Contest at Fall COMDEX. CPCUG's prize is a copy of JASC Software's Quick View Plus.

In the New York PC Users Group Intergalactic 11 1998 User Group Newsletter Contest, in the Spring of 1998, CPCUG's Monitor was named a Winner in a two-way tie in the category of "Best Features" in a Large Newsletter. The Monitor was also designated Runnerup for "Best Overall" among Large Newsletters. CPCUG's prizes were Adobe Acrobat 3.0 and JASC Software's Paint Shop Pro 5.

Congratulations and a big thanks go to all our contributors and staff--volunteers all--these folks have proven once again that they are real winners!

CPCUG Web Pages Win Recognition Again

In the 1999 APCUG Web Sites of Excellence Contest, preceding November COMDEX, CPCUG's Web site at cpcug.org was named--

        Overall Runnerup

Our Web site also received Honorable Mentions for--

        Design
        Ease of Navigation
        Effective Promotion Tool
        Up-To-Date Content
        Integrity

Congratulations go to our Webmaster, Larry McGoldrick.

Build-Your-Own-PC Race for Charity Win

Past CPCUG President Rich Schinnell Wins at COMDEX.

CPCUG Friend Michael Smith's company TeraTech, Inc., a long-time supporter of the Capital PC User Group, won the ColdFusion Developer Journal award for
           Best Coldfusion Consulting Service
[For more information about the awards and how Michael and TeraTech have helped CPCUG.]

Sponsorship and Partnering Opportunities With the Entire Organization
Contact: President

Sponsorship and Partnering Opportunities With the Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG of CPCUG
        For more information about this SIG:

               http://www.cpcug.org/user/entrepreneur/

        Contact