Past Meetings of the WIA:
January 2002
Presentation - Microsoft Windows XP - Home Edition.
Presenter: Mr. Jeff Pike, Electronics Lead, Staples - The Office Superstore. Mr. Pike for the last two years has been the Electronics Lead at Staples, spent a year as a beta Windows XP tester, and was a Microsoft rep for 2 1/2 years.
December 2001
- Introduction - Brief discussion of WIA business.
- Presentation - Open session addressed member and guest general questions on computers, software, the Internet, and related problem areas.
November 2001
Christine Justis, President, Computer Clinic of
Williamsburg, Inc., discussed Virus Removal, Performance Enhancement, Procedures for PC Good Housekeeping, and What to do with Error Messages. Mrs. Justis is a TNCC graduate with an Associate in Science degree. CNU graduate - BSBA with concentration in Management. Experience with computers since 1980; substitute and/or temporary teacher for 2 years teaching computer applications, math and business law; Mastering Computer courses in computer networking, Windows 3.1 and above. Formed Computer Clinic of Williamsburg, Inc. in 1994 when the original company, that was started in 1990, needed to fill the need for computer repair and troubleshooting.
October 2001
Did not meet
September 2001
Open Questions and video
August 2001
Chris Harwood - Computer Science major at Virginia Tech and software beta tester, discussed what is new in Windows XP - what we can expect of
Windows XP, what's new/different from Windows 98 and Windows ME, and
experiences with installing and using the operating system were
presented. There was a period for questions and review. Chris has been testing XP for several months.
July 2001
Open Questions and videos -Computer problems, questions, and information were shared. Plans were also made for upcoming meetings.
June 2001
- Joi Ball and Tony Frey discussed File Transfer Protocol, or FTP. How to upload and download files.
- Future programs for the group based on survey results and on ideas at the meeting were mapped out.
May 2001
- Joi Ball announced the results of the WIA member survey and the names of the prize winners. First prize went to Duncan McIver and second prize went to Charles Carney.
- We viewed part of the new video tape series, "PC Troubleshooting Videos" which the WIA recently donated to the Library.
April 2001
- Joi Ball discussed creating surveys and databases and the preliminary results of the WIA member survey.
- Workshop - Joi Ball and Tony Frey continued their introduction to HTML.
- Synopsis:
- Recap of Part I - we covered basics of why have a website, where to put the
website, where to learn about HTML, what software you need to create a
website. Also covered the HTML tags to create a simple page (head, body,
heading, bold, italic, paragraph, graphics, etc.). See
Example 1: http://www.inna.net/mpcug/tutorial/example1.htm
- Recap of Part II - we built onto the knowledge learned in Part I. Added
background color and background graphic, hypertext links, transparent GIF
and animated GIF. See Example 2:
http://www.inna.net/mpcug/tutorial/example2.htm
- Recap of Part III - we expanded on our sample website, we'll tackle text
features like size, color, different fonts. Also text alignment, image
alignment, ordered lists and unordered lists. See Example 3: http://www.inna.net/mpcug/tutorial/example3.htm
- Recap of Part IV - we built tables. See Example 4: http://www.inna.net/mpcug/tutorial/example4.htm
March 2001
Michael V. Taylor, Preservation Officer for the U. S. Navy's Hampton Roads Naval Museum spoke on the HRNM's Wisconsin project, projected future projects, and the collections digitizing projects' problems/pitfalls/victories/digital cameras/card readers/scanners. Mr. Taylor has a 27 year career in Archeology and Museum Education with a degree from Mississippi State University. He is the former supervisor of the Powhatan Indian Village and Curator of Archeological Collections at Jamestown Settlement.
February 2001
- Introduction, reviewed meeting objectives, discussed possible different meeting arrangements, proposal for advanced Internet topics and new meeting format, and discussed brief WIA business.
- Mr. Jason Stewart, Gateway Country, Sales Associate, presented two
topics, "How to buy a PC" and "Introduction to the Internet."
- Synopsis:
- "How to buy a PC."
He discussed different hardware options and what they mean. He also
discussed the meaning of these options and some corresponding software
applications. This discussion provided enough information to
be able to listen to a sales representative while purchasing a new PC.
- "Introduction to the Internet."
He discussed several primary aspects. These included: web browsers (what
are they? what are the different kinds?), search engines, URL's (what does
it stand for?), and the many connections we have available to the Internet.
- Workshop - Joi Ball and Tony Frey continued their introduction to HTML. Part 4 covered Tables.
January 2001
- Introduction and WIA business - Hank Dorris
- Presentation - "Internet Technology" - Hank Dorris
- Definition
- History
- How the Internet Works
- Services
- Connections
- Protocols
- Searching the Internet
- Search engines
- Information gathering
- Indexing the data
- Site sorting software.
- Workshop - Joi Ball and Tony Frey continued their introduction to HTML.
- The meeting will end at 9:00 PM.
