What's Next at CPCUG — Saturday, July 19, 2008

1:00 pm. Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG. TechBrief: The HyperMiling.com Story: Building a Revenue-Generating Web Site; Speaker: Steve Chafe. A Little PC Cleaning Pays Off; Speaker: Gabriel Goldberg. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave., NW, 1st Floor Large Meeting Room, Wash., DC. Free..

News

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Capturing YouTube Videos | Project Reboot | Cheap Fuel | Shopping

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CNET Tip: Capturing YouTube Videos

If you're a regular YouTube viewer, you may have experienced the frustration of trying to save your favorite videos. The movies are presented in the Flash Video (FLV) format and can't be downloaded with a simple right-click. more . . .

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Project Reboot Update

On June 1, 2008, the fee for qualified individuals and organizations receiving a refurbished computer from CPCUG's Project Reboot increases to $10 per system. Project Reboot has refurbished and distributed 2,000 computers so far in the year 2008.

more . . .

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Cheap Fuel for Your Car
by John Sherman

If you have no interest in finding a cheaper place to re-fuel your car, read no further. I used this method last week and saved almost $0.20 per gallon when compared to a filling station I frequently have used in the past. To use my method, go to—

http://www.google.com

Search for

cheap gas

Review the results and pick one that seems appropriate. Provide your location and select the type of fuel. I use diesel.

Although there are many results from which to choose, the one I liked best was gasprices.mapquest.com.

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Support CPCUG With Your Online Purchases
by Gabe Goldberg

[Sun., Mar. 9, 2008] Thanks to Nan Blissett, CPCUG has an online "store" associated with the Amazon.com mega-shopping Web site. If you haven't visited Amazon lately, or haven't ventured beyond its huge book selection, you may be surprised that it's become an entire shopping mall offering electronics, apparel, baby items, beauty products, gourmet food, sports and outdoors items, and a wealth of other categories. As an approved Amazon Associate, CPCUG earns from 4 to 10 percent on Amazon purchases referred from the CPCUG.ORG Web site. The higher our referrals, the greater our earnings will be. So when purchasing from Amazon—think CPCUG.ORG! This helps fund CPCUG's revitalization and supports our community service activities (free meetings, science fair judging and prizes, computer recycling, etc.)

Shopping with CPCUG is easy and costs no extra time or money. Instead of going straight to the Amazon.com Web site, simply go to http://shop.cpcug.org/ and select the category in which you're interested. Once you're on the Amazon Web site, purchases you make in all categories during that visit will be credited to CPCUG.

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