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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.
The next General Meeting will be held on Saturday, July 25, 2009
Featured Presentation: none scheduled
Featured SIG Presentation (presented by): An (Updated) Marketplace Snapshot of Inexpensive, Major-Brand, Desktop and Notebook PCs - as available on July 18-19, 2009 (Hardware SIG)
Capsule SIG Presentations:
Internet and Networking SIG - none (SIG Leader unavailable)
Window SIG - Windows Tips and Tricks
Digital Content, Scanning & Printing SIG - Adobe Photoshop Elements Techniques Magazine
Meeting Agenda (typical)
08:30 - 09:00 Random Access (General Q&A)
09:00 - 09:15 Administration and Announcements
09:15 - 10:15 Featured Presentation
10:15 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:10 Featured SIG Presentation
11:10 - 11:55 Capsule SIG Presentations (3)
11:55 - noon Raffle [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. The monthly raffle prize is a $50 Fry's Electronics gift card - plus possibly a book.]
SIG Meeting Information
Location - FOR SIG MEETINGS (only)
Costa Mesa Senior Center, 695 West 19th Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92627 (SIG Meeting Map)
Schedules (unless otherwise noted, meetings start at 7:00 P.M. and end by 9:00 P.M.):
Internet and Networking SIG First Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Focus: Networking Q & A
Hardware SIG Second Tuesday, July 14, 2009 [NOTE: Hardware SIG meetings may run to as late as 10:00 P.M.]
Featured Topic: TBD (e-mail suggestions to the SIG Leader before 6PM, Friday, July 3rd)
Windows SIG Third Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Focus: Windows Tips and Tricks
Digital Content, Scanning & Printing SIG Fourth Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Focus: 101 Photo Tips
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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