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Past ACS-PCUG Meetings and Events - Year 2003
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Meeting - December 11, 2003 - Wireless Internet
Technical and marketing gurus, Al, Mark, and Scott from TelAlaska, Inc. gave a most excellent presentation of their pioneering new service for wireless Internet access. TelAlaska uses Wi-Fi, wireless fidelity, to enable laptop and PDA users to access the Internet without the need for a wired connection at all.
By simply adding a wireless access card to your computer or PDA, you can log on to the Internet from any TelAlaska hotspot in the Anchorage bowl. Or, by creating an access point in your own home or business, you will be able to roam from room to room and even outdoors without losing access to the Internet.
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Special Event - November 5, 2003 - Microsoft Office 2003
In lieu of our regular meeting, we were invited to join AITP at their regular dinner meeting. Microsoft representative Genell Grow offered a first-hand look at the new features, functionality, and applications that make up the Microsoft Office System. The presentation included:
* In-depth information on how the new Microsoft Office System will help you increase your productivity, collaborate more effectively with colleagues, streamline day-to-day activities, and make more informed decisions.
* Live demonstrations on maximizing productivity at home and at the office, with new Microsoft Office technologies.
* A feedback forum to provide Microsoft with feedback on those items of value to you in future products.
Those who attended were eligible for a free copy of Microsoft Office 2003 Pro.
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Meeting - October 14, 2003 - HP and Microsoft Technologies
HP - Wireless and Mobile Devices
Chris Dunk demonstrated wireless connectivity, the kinds of devices available, wireless standards, and how wireless can work for us.
Microsoft - TabletPC and OneNote 2003
Microsoft Business Productivity Advisor Kathleen Thornton demonstrated the fusion of tools designed for the TabletPC with the newly released OneNote 2003.
Many thanks to Chris and Kathleen for their fine presentations!
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Meeting - September 11, 2003 - TiVo - The ONLY way to watch TV
Local guru Joe Hruska gave us a spectacular introduction to the wonderful world of DVR (Digital Video Recording). TiVo is one of the most popular and readily available DVR systems available on the market today. It combines simplicity with a large number of powerful features in a home media device that will make you wonder how you ever watched TV without it! "TiVo is a service that automatically records your favorite shows every time they air, even if the time slot changes. Watch what you want, when you can." (From the TiVo web site).
Joe says, “I have to admit, at first I was a skeptic. I really did not see the need for a TiVo. I had a VCR, I used it every once in a while to record shows that I wanted to watch. Well, I can guarantee you, one week with a TiVo - and you will never want to watch TV without one again.”
Joe Hruska is a local IT consultant for Integrity Solutions, Inc. Joe loves working with new technologies and is a home automation hobbyist. Joe has been playing with and ‘hacking’ TiVo systems for the past two years.
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Meeting - August 14, 2003 - Internet, GIS, and/or Database
Mark Pearson of GeoNorth gave an exciting presentation on some of the latest technologies his company is working on or with such as ArcView and ArcObjects from ESRI. GeoNorth plans, develops, implements, and integrates systems to search, display, analyze, publish, and maintain tabular and spatial data.
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Meeting - July 10, 2003 - WeBlogs: What & Why
Representatives from the Alaska High-Tech Council, Sally Suddock and Ariel Jones, gave an excellent overview of Weblogs, also known as Blogs. Blogs provide fast communication by letting one post info to the web whenever the urge strikes, and have become increasingly popular in the last year. We learned how to set up a blog and uses of blogs at a variety of existing web sites were reviewed. Blogs are taking the Internet by storm and we may have to set one up here!
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Meeting - June 12, 2003 - Web Sites and Online Universities
Local Chugach Electric webmaster, Jean Sauget, presented some great info on two areas that interest her: web site creation using tools like Dreamweaver, ColdFusion, and Photoshop; and online universities from a practical viewpoint, with emphasis on the University of Phoenix.
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Meeting - May 8, 2003 - Hard Drive Forensics
Nationally known, local computer security expert and previous ACS-PCUG presenter, Charles Preston, gave an excellent demonstration covering how corporations and law enforcement agencies are able to retrieve data from hard drives. You may want to think twice about cleaning up that drive before getting rid of your old computer! See Charles’ white paper on ‘Digital Forensics for Security Managers’ at his web site.
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Meeting - April 10, 2003 - Internet Spam Protection
Scott Armstrong of Mercury Data Group gave another fine presentation discussing how network administrators as well as standalone PC users can and are attempting to manage Internet spam e-mail.
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Meeting - March 13, 2003 - Making the Most of Your Palm Pilot
John Andrews, Principal at Baxter Elementary and trainer in the Palm Pilots for Schools project wowed the audience with tips and tricks of Palm Pilot use, including the many ways he uses his Palm Pilot to lead and manage at his school.
In addition, Larry Hatswell, Account Manager of The Chariot Group, Inc., in Anchorage, previewed one of the many high quality multimedia projecters his company promotes.
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Meeting - Feb 13, 2003 - 3D Studio Max
Staff from E-Terra, LLC gave a great presentation of Autodesk's 3D Studio Max. 3DS Max is one of the best packages for doing modeling, rendering and animation, all within one application in the PC or Macintosh environment. The 3D Editor module is used for basic modeling, while the 2D Shaper and 3D Lofter modules can be used for creating complex objects. Product uses were discussed followed by a demonstration of the how the product works and examples of 3D animation. 3DS Max is used for such animation as 3D fly-thru's and in movies such as Shrek. Check out Discreet.com for examples of images produced with 3D Studio Max.
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Meeting - Jan 9, 2003 - Favorite Web Sites
This meeting featured an online tour of our member’s favorite web sites, a popular event, presented by Dawn Scott, ASC-PCUG Programs Chair. User group members shared their coolest, most unique, and most useful web sites.
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Page last updated 2004-06-13
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