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General Statement of Purpose and Scope:
The Orange Coast IBM PC User Group (OCIPUG) Operating System and Productivity
Suites Special Interest Group (SIG) provides presentations on desktop and
notebook, non-Apple,
non-server, “mainstream”, PC operating systems and compatible productivity
software suites, a forum for Random Access (Q&A)
on those operating systems and productivity suites, and an opportunity to
receive help with associated problems (hands-on assessment and assistance).
SIG Meetings:
This SIG has gone dark (for lack of a SIG Leader).
Next Meeting:
N/A
The following content was copied from the prior dedicated website.
Presentations:
SIG Meeting Presentations:
Presentations made in 2011:
Date: March 15, 2011 (PDF)
Featured Topic: none (only Operating System and Productivity Suites News)
Date: February 15, 2011 (PDF)
Featured Topic: none (only Operating System and Productivity Suites News)
Date: January 18, 2011 (PDF)
Featured Topic: none (only Operating System and Productivity Suites News)
Presentations made in 2010:
Date: December 14, 2010 (PDF)
Featured Topic: OpenOffice (open source productivity suite) - installation and brief tour
Date: November 9, 2010 (PDF)
Featured Topic: PC-BSD (Unix distribution) - installation and brief tour
Date: October 12, 2010 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Scribus (desktop publishing application) - installation and brief tour
Date: September 14, 2010 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Kubuntu (Ubuntu Linux on the KDE platform) - installation and brief tour
Date: August 10, 2010 (PDF) - First Meeting
Featured Topic(s):
Introducing OCIPUG's Newest SIG - Purpose, Scope, and Typical Agenda
An Introduction to Operating Systems and Productivity Suites
General Meeting SIG Presentations ("Featured Presentations" only):
Presentations made in 2011:
Date: February 15, 2011 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Windows 7 "god mode"
Presentations made in 2010:
Date: September 21, 2010 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Corel WordPerfect Office X5 (Standard Edition) - installation and brief tour
Provider Links:
Linux (open source)
Microsoft Windows
Vista (home)
XP (home)
Unix (open source
Microsoft Office 2010
Home and Student (home) / News
Professional (home)
Non-Microsoft
KOffice (open source) (home) / News
LibreOffice (open source) (home) / News ["The Document Foundation's" fork of OpenOffice]
OpenOffice (open source) (home) / News
WordPerfect Office (Corel) (home) / News
Add-Ons
GIMP (open source) (home) / News
Inkspace (open source) (home) / News
Scribus (open source) (home) / News
VirtualBox (open source) (home) / News
WordPress (open source) (home) / News
Utilities
Wine (open source) (home) / News
More
Freebyte (info/links to free - and non-free - operating systems and office productivity suites)
GNOME (typical Linux and Unix desktop environment) (home) / News
KDE (alternate Linux desktop environment - as used in Kubuntu) (home) / News
Kernel.org (Linux kernel info and source)
SourceForge (the source for open source for all platforms)
Resource Links:
See "Provider Links" page for provider news sites.
ZDNet (operating systems)
"Self Help" (all products and services are FREE unless otherwise noted on the associated site - if applicable, LOOK for the free download)
Disclaimer: These links are provided as a convenience to visitors to this site. We make no representation as to the quality of any product/service or its fitness for any particular purpose. Please contact the noted web site if you have questions about or difficulties in using their product/service. It is STRONGLY recommended that you contact the product/service provider BEFORE contacting third parties.
Provider Help/Support Sites (by product name)
GIMP (docs and FAQs)
Microsoft Knowledge Base - Advanced Search (All Products)
Microsft Office 2007 and 2010 Solution Center
Windows Solution Centers:
Product Identification/Info
Third Party "Help"
cnet forum (office and productivity)
PCMech (Linux and Windows OS forums)
protonic ("...submit your problem, get an answer for free...")
Smart Computing Magazine Tech Support
E-tailers (e-commerce retailers) and Pricing Engines
E-tailers
SundaySaver (links to weekly retailer/e-tailer ads)
Pricing Engines
Shopper (cnet)
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