Date: December 6, 2011 
Location: Lord of Life Lutheran Church, St. Simons Island, GA
Attendees: 45
Topic: Computer Security and Privacy
Details: Chris Gray did a presentation on what you should do to ensure your computer security and privacy online and off-line. Check out his presentation for useful information and links to related websites.

Date: November 1, 2011
Location: Ida Hilton Public Library, Darien, GA
Attendees: 20
Topic: Open Forum Discussion
Details: Topics covered included: helpful websites for making purchases on and off-line like PC Magazine, PC World, CNet, and Top 10 Reviews for getting information, reviews, and ratings; Black Friday Ads for upcoming Holliday sales; New Egg for making electronic purchases; Google Chrome as a fast browser alternative; Groupon and The Brunswick News as resources for great restaurant coupon deals; and making a beer can antenna to increase your WiFi coverage. 
 
Date: October 4, 2011
Location: Brunswick-Glynn County Library, Brunswick, GA
Attendees: 35
Topic: Buying Computers and Mobile Devices
Details: Charles Murphy did a presentation on buying desktop and laptop computers, tablet computers, e-readers, and smartphones.

Date: September 6, 2011
Location: Lord of Life Lutheran Church, St. Simons Island, GA
Attendees: 46
Topic: Apps for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch
Details: Charles Murphy did a presentation on the latest and greatest apps for these increasingly popular mobile devices. See Charles' presentation for more information on the apps and the touchscreen stylus he demonstrated.

Date: August 2, 2011
Location: Ida Hilton Public Library, Darien, GA
Attendees: 14
Topic: Easily Create and Host a Free Website
Details: Steve Oldaker did a presentation on creating and hosting a free website for yourself, business, organization, etc. using Weebly.com. Once you register for free, you easily build your site from your choice of 100 professional looking website themes and drag-and-drop webpage elements for text, photos, multimedia, forms and more. Help and support is extensive including live training videos and previously recorded videos for Weebly beginners and advanced website editing.

Date: July 5, 2011
Location: Brunswick-Glynn County Library, Brunswick, GA
Attendees: 29
Topic: The iPad 2
Details: Charles Murphy did a presentation on the iPad 2. Check out the iPad guided tours to learn more about the built-in apps and apps available from the App Store.
 
Date: June 7, 2011
Location: Lord of Life Lutheran Church, St. Simons Island, GA
Attendees: 19
Topic: The Apple TV
Details: Chris Grey did a presentation on the Apple TV, arguably the premiere device for streaming Netflix movies and TV shows, Podcasts, YouTube videos, your iTunes music, video, and photo libraries, and much more to your TV.

Date: May 3, 2011
Location: Ida Hilton Public Library, Darien, GA
Attendees: 26
Topic: Mixed Bag and Open Forum Discussion
Details: Steve Oldaker hosted a mixed bag and opened forum discussion on a variety of computer and IT related topics. Websites and topics discussed included GasBuddy for the best gas prices, Yelp and TripAdvisor for dining and travel, Free Stock Charts, and Square - a device and service that lets you accept credit card payments with your mobile phone or iPad.

Date: April 5, 2011
Location: Brunswick-Glynn County Library, Brunswick, GA
Attendees: 34
Topic: Cloud Computing
Details: Charles Murphy did a presentation on Cloud Computing which included a Common Craft video on the subject, an article on 5 Examples of Cloud Computing, and several cloud computing services/applications, i.e. DropBox, SkyDrive, Evernote, SpringPad, and Airset. 

Date: March 1, 2011
Location: Lord of Life Lutheran Church, St. Simons Island, GA
Attendees: 38
Topic: Netflix
Details: Steve Oldaker did a presentation on Netflix, the largest Internet subscription based service for watching DVDs and instant streaming movies and TV shows, and Chris Grey did a brief demo of the Apple TV, one of 200+ devices that can play Netflix streaming content. View Steve's presentation notes for tips and details, the Netflix Blog and Hacking Netflix for timely news and info on Netflix, and the Netflix App Gallery for info, links, and ratings for lots of helpful 3rd party apps, mostly for managing your queue. 

Date: February 1, 2011
Location: Ida Hilton Public Library, Darien, GA
Attendees: 28
Topic: Backing up Your Documents, Data, Photos, Music, Etc.
Details: Charles Murphy did a presentation and discussion on backup strategies and options which including the Windows 7 Built-In Backup, Data Backup Software and Reviews, Online Backup Reviews, SugarSync, Dropbox, and Carbonite.

Date: January 4, 2011
Location: Brunswick-Glynn County Library, Brunswick, GA
Attendees: 51
Topic: Computer Maintenance
Details: Charles Murphy did a presentation on computer maintenance we should know and do. He recommended a number of websites and tools including The Windows Information Site; FileHippo.com - a portal for free software and tools such as CCleaner, Defraggler and more; Carbonite - an online backup service; TuneUp Utilities 2011; Disk Wipe - a utility for thoroughly deleting your files; Firefox and Google Chrome alternative Web browser options; free Norton Security Suite subscriptions for Comcast/Xfinity subscribers; free AT&T Internet Security Suite powered by McAfee for AT&T U-verse and AT&T High Speed Internet subscribers; and Secunia PSI - designed to detect vulnerable and out of date programs and plug-ins.

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