Welcome to the OCIPUG Web Site

The Orange Coast IBM PC User Group (OCIPUG) was founded in 1985 as a resource to current and prospective IBM PC-compatible computer users in California’s Orange County and surrounding areas (south of LA). OCIPUG is an independent, California, non-profit (501.c.3) corporation not affiliated with any vendor or supplier. This user group is a member of the “Association of Personal Computer User Groups” (APCUG). All the meetings noted below are open to the general public, without fee.

Featured Presentation (presented by): WordPerfect® Office X5 - Standard Edition (Trial): Installation and Tour (Ed Leckliter, Operating System and Productivity Suites SIG Leader)

Capsule SIG Presentations:

Internet and Networking SIG - possibly none (SIG Leader out of town)

Hardware SIG - none (please come at 6 PM to attend the monthly Hardware SIG meeting)

Digital Content, Scanning & Printing SIG - show and discuss programs from Topaz Labs that are made to work with Adobe Photoshop programs

Meeting Agenda (typical)

7:00 PM - 7:10 PM Administration and Announcements

7:10 PM - 8:10 PM Featured Presentation (from "outside" or from one of the OCIPUG SIGs - see above)

8:10 PM - 8:55 PM Capsule SIG Presentations (2-3 - see above)

8:55 PM - 9:00 PM Raffle (possibly a book or other "training/educational" item donated by Peachpit Press, Pearson Education) [Tickets are FREE - five (5) to each member attendee and one (1) to each adult, non-member attendee. Please pick them up when you sign in.]

SIG Meeting Information

Location - FOR ALL MEETINGS

Costa Mesa Senior Center, 695 West 19th Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92627 (Map)

Schedules (unless otherwise noted, meetings start at 7:00 PM and end by 9:00 PM):

Internet and Networking SIG First Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Focus: Pocket routers, what they are and a user's experience with one.

OS and Productivity Suites SIG Second Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Focus: Kubuntu (Ubuntu on the KDE platform) - installation and brief tour

Hardware SIG Third Tuesday, September 21, 2010 [NOTE: Hardware SIG meetings run from 6:00 - 7:00 PM]

Featured Presentation: none ("only" Hardware News, Random Access (Q&A), and "quick" hardware submissions (Hardware Assistance) until January 2011)

Digital Content, Scanning & Printing SIG Fourth Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Focus: More on Photoshop Selections and Masking using the provided CDs (with work files for members to use on their computers).

Meeting Agenda: Varies by SIG - members, please see the latest README.DOC (newsletter) or info e-mail.

OCIPUG Membership

Members receive a meeting reminder and the monthly newsletter (README.DOC) via e-mail (the online newsletter archive is on a three month delay). Member dues help the group pay its bills (liability insurance, APCUG membership fee, equipment maintenance, web site domain name registration and hosting fees, and raffle prizes). Memberships run from September through August and are prorated for those joining after September. The membership form, including dues schedule, is available at (link).

OCIPUG Bylaws (link)

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