Date: December 1, 2009
Location: Lord of Life Lutheran Church, St. Simons Island, GA
Attendees: 10
Topic: Gaming for Everyone
Details: Kevin Strasser demonstrated and discussed the Nintendo Wii game console and several related games and peripheral devices including the Wii Fit Plus fitness game and balance board and the MotionPlus sensor for the Wii remote.
 
Date: November 3, 2009
Location: Ida Hilton Public Library, Darien, GA
Attendees: 12
Topic: Open Forum Discussion
Details: Steve Oldaker and Kevin Strasser moderated an open forum discussion on a variety of computer and IT related topics. The Keeping Kids Safe Online presentation originally scheduled for this meeting was postponed due to a last minute schedule conflict and will be rescheduled in the future.
 
Date: October 6, 2009
Location: Brunswick-Glynn County Library, Brunswick, GA
Attendees: 39
Topic: Windows 7 and Mac Snow Leppard Operating Systems
Details: Charles Murphy discussed and demonstrated the new Windows 7 and Mac Snow Leppard operating systems. View Charles' presentation files for each for more information (Windows 7, Mac Snow Leppard).
 
Date: September 1, 2009
Location: Lord of Life Lutheran Church, St. Simons Island, GA
Attendees: 32
Topic: Google Voice, Google Talk, and Skype
Details: Charles Murphy and Steve Oldaker discussed and demonstrated Google Voice, and Charles, Kevin Strasser and Chris Gray demonstrated Google Talk and Skype.
 
Date: August 4, 2009
Location: Ida Hilton Public Library, Darien, GA
Attendees: 34
Topic: Web 2.0
Details: Kevin Strasser discussed Web 2.0, the second generation of the Web, which enables people with no specialized technical knowledge to create their own websites, to self-publish, create and upload audio and video files, share photos and information and complete a variety of other tasks. Kevin reviewed numerous examples of Web 2.0 including Flickr, Google Docs and Spreadsheets, Twitter, Facebook, Wikipedia, Digg, Delicious, YouTube and LinkedIn. View Kevin's presentation for more information and links to several informative, humorous and inspiring videos on Web 2.0..
 
Date: July 7, 2009
Location: Brunswick-Glynn County Library, Brunswick, GA
Attendees: 30
Topic: Digital Cameras
Details: Steve Oldaker discussed tips on selecting and purchasing the right digital camera for you and provided a useful handout containing several digital camera website recommendations including buying guides and product review/comparison resources. There were several specific camera demonstrations: Charles Murphy demoed his Canon PowerShot SD 990 IS compact camera, Ed Meyer demoed his Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30 super zoom camera, Kevin Strasser demoed his Canon PowerShot SD 780 IS ultra-compact camera, and Ed Baethke demoed his Nikon D40 SLR camera and a Canon Selphy portable photo/postcard printer.
 
Date: June 2, 2009
Location: Lord of Life Lutheran Church, St. Simons Island, GA
Attendees: 35
Topic: How to Easily Create a Free Website
Details: Steve Oldaker demonstrated how to easily create and maintain a free website for yourself, a small business or nonprofit organization using services and tools provided by Microsoft Office Live for Small Business.

Date: May 5, 2009
Location: Ida Hilton Public Library, Darien, GA
Attendees: 25
Topic: Spring Cleaning Tips for Your PC's Hardware and Software
Details: Charles Murphy discussed numerous tips and provided two helpful handouts (part 1 & part 2) for reference.

Date: April 7, 2009
Location: Brunswick-Glynn County Library, Brunswick, GA
Attendees: 32
Topic: Computer Security - What You Should Know
Details: Chris Gray discussed and demonstrated numerous security related products, issues, and best practices including a guide to setting up a wireless network, NetGear wireless routers, a video on phishing, a good quiz on phishing, the Mozilla Firefox browser and videos on Firefox features. A helpful handout was also provided.

Date: March 3, 2009
Location: Lord of Life Lutheran Church, St. Simons Island, GA
Attendees: 25
Topic: Mixed Bag - Open Forum Discussion
Details: Ed Baethke demonstrated his new Kindle 2 e-book reader available at Amazon.com, Steve Oldaker discussed tax preparation software options including TurboTax and TaxCut, Charles Murphy discussed PC maintenance and uninstallation software options including TuneUp Utilities 2009, we showed several videos on IT basics at The Common Craft Show, and answered several open forum discussion questions.

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