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The new Real Estate SIG meeting location is still being researched, so meetings have been postponed until a new location can be finalized. The relocation is required because the Insurance Commissioner's office is prosecuting 5 other title companies for current RESPA violations. My boss and I are trying to figure out how to side step the commissioners office and make our efforts legal. If you have any ideas they would be appreciated. Contact SIG Leader Bill Thompson at (925) 998-8530 or email at thompson@dlsnetwork.com for additional information.

The Windows SIG meets at the Community Room at the Concord Police Department Building on the first Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Note that this is a new night! Everyone who uses, is interested in, or is curious about Windows on their PC, is invited to attend.
Here are directions: The Concord Police Department is at 1350 Galindo Street in Concord. From the 242 Freeway take Clayton Road east to Galindo and turn right; the Police Department building is 3 blocks south on your left. From Highway 24 take Monument Blvd. east and continue on Monument Blvd. to where it changes to Galindo; the Police Department building will be on your right a short distance past the signal at Cowell Road.

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files for school that she wanted to save on CD-ROM. Since her computer doesn't have a CD burner, we just sent the files to one that did. Similarly, doing back-ups are infinitely easier utilizing the network. Playing games over the network is also a lot of fun since there is little lag. Surprisingly, setting up a simple peer-to-peer network in Windows 98 is very easy. (For me, the hardest part is making the cable). The cost is also very reasonable (unless you go wireless!). If you have more than one machine, networking is really a great way to go!
In April we are looking forward to a presentation by Microsoft on Windows 2000 and, of course, our DVPC elections. SEE THE LATEST IN OPERATING SYSTEMS AND RUN FOR A DVPC OFFICE! A great double header!
A word about our elections. DVPC is a non-profit volunteer organization run by its members. Each year we elect a slate of officers to work as our Board of Directors and manage the business of our organization. To be a member of the Board means that you take on the responsibility of performing one of the duties of the Board, and attend the once-a-month Board meetings. For this effort you get the accolades of the membership, and you get to eat pizza at the Board meetings and join in hearty discourse. How about running for the Board? See me or any of the current Board members at the March meeting -- and remember, it's in Building A this month only.