December 13, 2001 - Thursday, 7:00PM
Last Minute Gifts Ideas for the Holidays!
NOTE: Brad was unable to make this month's meeting due to a scheduling conflict. We are still trying to arrange for Brad to join us at an upcoming meeting.
As we are heading into the holiday season, we thought it would be fun and helpful to take
a look at computer gifts for the holidays. Our surprise guest (well not any more) will be
Brad Koltz of the Essex County News organization (Salem Evening News, etc.). Brad will take a look at "What's Hot and What's Not This Holiday Season."
NOTE: The represntative from CompUSA did not show up for the meeting. There has been no communication from them as to the reason.
We'll also have a representative from CompUSA who will demonstrate a number of items which might be great gifts for that hard to buy
person on your list. Gifts will be identified for under $25 and under $50. If you have any great wish list ideas of your own, join us and share.
It's also our 5th birthday this month. We will be celebrating with cake and cookies. It is hard to believe that we have been a real independent group for that long, but here we are, still kicking after half a decade. Don't miss the party.
November 8, 2001 - Thursday, 7:00PM
Medical Resources on the Net!
One of the fast-growing arenas on the Web is medical information. It is
also one of the most controversial areas to those seeking answers to
important questions. Opinions abound online about illnesses and medical
conditions, both common and rare.
To help guide us safely through the virtual mine field of who knows what
regarding health issues, Dr. Robert Langston,
physician and computer enthusiast, joined us again to review a roadmap on where to go and how to find mediacal resources on the Web. He was also helpful in pointing the way towards
finding details on medical reports and research covering our medical concerns.
Here's a series of medical Web links used in this month's meeting.
October 11, 2001 - Thursday, 7:00PM
TechSmith's Capture Tools!
Looking for a way to capture images off of a Web site or a desktop application? Want to create a tutorial of proprietary software to train your staff?
Charisse Michelle Sebastian of TechSmith
www.techsmith.com/ will demonstrate TechSmith's capture tools including SnagIt and Camtasia that let you grab, edit, and transform image, text, video and voice.
September 13, 2001 - Thursday, 7:00PM
Computer Viruses Demystified!
David Hughes, President of Sophos, Inc., will try to demystify the issue of computer viruses at our first meeting of the season. Sophos is a leading vendor of anti-virus software and services to the commercial network market, but does not sell to the home or individual user.
If you have any computer virus questions, or are thinking of acquiring anti-virus software, do not miss this meeting.
June 14, 2001 - Thursday, 7:00PM
Scanning with HP & Antiques and the Internet!
Scanning with HP:
A representative from Hewlett Packard spoke on scanning at our June meeting. HP has several highly-rated scanners now on the market with a broad range of features and prices.
Information on their products is available on the Web at www.hp.com/.
Antiques, Collectibles and the Internet:
Milissa Putman, a new member of the Northshore Computer Society, give a great presentation on using the Internet to discover the value of your antiques. She introduced us to many basic and specialized sites to get you started on antique appraisals. She also explained how to use the Internet to learn more about the antiques and collectibles that you may have in your home.
Milissa has been collecting pottery and illustrated children's books for over 15 years. You can reach Milissa at
krom@gis.net.
May 10, 2001
Text Scanning Tools from ScanSoft!
ScanSoft made a presentation on several of their text scanning tools. Representing ScanSoft was Chris Strammiello, Product Marketing Manager for OmniPage Pro and Sebastian Gard, Product Marketing Manager for PaperPort Deluxe. They provided a demonstration of both OmniPage Pro and PaperPort Deluxe, along with a brief discussion of OmniForm.
Information on each product is also available on the Web at www.scansoft.com/.
April 12, 2001
E-books & Antiques!
Hypertext Publishing, Hypertext Tools and E-books:
Eastgate Systems publishes hypertexts -- original work written for the computer. Eastgate chief scientist Mark Bernstein demonstrated some of the tools Eastgate has developed for
literary hypertext, and discussed why electronic books are more important (and much more difficult) than ebook readers.
For the past fifteen years, Eastgate has been publishing original hypertexts and hypertext tools. According to Mark Bernstein, "Ebooks are unimportant, but the future of serious writing will flourish on the computer screen." Eastgate Systems can be found on the Web at www.eastgate.com/.
Antiques, Collectibles and the Internet:
Because of technical difficulties, Milissa Putman, a new member of the Northshore Computer Society, was unable to make her presentation how to use the Internet to learn more about the antiques and collectibles that you may have in your home. We hope to re-schedule her presentation for an upcoming meeting.
Melissa has been collecting pottery and illustrated children's books for over 15 years. She can be reached at krom@gis.net.
March 8, 2001
Digital Photography & Adobe's Hot Web Products!
Digital Photography:
William MacKenzie, Chief of Police of Wenham will be discussing Digital Cameras and Photography. Chief MacKenzie has been an avid computer buff since the early eighties and for thirty years has been his police department's photographer and identification technician, photographing crime scenes and motor vehicle accidents. When he took over as Chief of Police in nineteen ninety-five, he purchased the departments first digital camera. Impressed with the technology he decided to buy his own digital camera.
Over the past four years he has combined two of his hobbies, nature walks and photography. "I used to take regular film photos, but the expense enforced rigid restrictions on experimentation and subject matter. Now I sometimes take 200 shots on a weekend walk."
Adobe's Hot Web Products:
Timothy Plumer Jr., Application Engineer with Adobe Systems, will be demonstrating Adobe's Hottest New Web Products. Adobe has some of the premier products for building your Web site including Photoshop, Golive, Illustrator and LiveMotion.
February 8, 2001
Microsoft ME, Millennium Edition
John Stroiney from Microsoft provided an overview of Microsoft ME, Millennium Edition. This is
Microsoft's new consumer based OS. John visited with us last year as well.
January 11, 2001
Street Atlas USA & Computers in Law Enforcement
The first meeting of the New Year was a double-header!
For part of the meeting, member Dave Petersen conducted a demonstration of Street Atlas USA 8.0. This package facilitates detailed portal-to-portal trips between two,
or more, addresses in the United States. It also allows the user to locate significant points of interest anywhere in the country.
Also speaking at the January meeting was Sgt. William Terry of the
Beverly Police Department, a graduate of Northeastern University with a
BS degree in Criminal Justice. Sgt. Terry has 18 years service with the Beverly
PD and he is involved with training, grants, and the BPD computer system.
Sgt. Terry gave us a presentation about the role computers play
in law enforcement and the modern police department.
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