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| The .NET SIG has its meetings on the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room at Concord Police Department building, 1350 Galindo Street, in Concord (see directions in the Windows SIG announcement below). The SIG is dedicated to the new Microsoft .NET development tools, the newest Microsoft standard for developing cross-platform stand-alone and web-site applications. .NET tools include Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, Microsoft Visual C++ .NET, and Microsoft Visual C#. .NET developers can take advantage of a common toolbox, debugger, and task window, greatly reducing the developer learning curve and ensuring that developers can always choose the language most appropriate for their task and expertise .NET gives developers the tools for integrating solutions across operating systems and languages. The .NET SIG will provide an opportunity for .NET developers at all levels who live or work in the East Bay to network with fellow developers. The SIG will provide speakers on different .NET topics. If you or anyone you know could benefit from this SIG, please come to our meetings. Contact Ted Armstrong at ted1003@yahoo.com for more information. New Users SIG Bill Earl, SIG Leader – 939-5874 The New Users SIG holds its meetings at 6:30 p.m. prior to the regular DVPC monthly meeting on the first Thursday of each month at Bank of America building B. We discuss whatever is confusing or puzzling new PC users. If you are a new user of PCs who would like to meet with other new users — and some experienced users who can answer your questions as well — then join us at the New Users SIG meetings at 6:30 p.m. prior to each DVPC monthly meeting. PC 101 SIG Craig Peterson, SIG Leader – 671-7025 PC 101 (a class on how to use the computer) holds its classes on the Saturday following the general meeting at 1:00 p. m. at the Community Room of the Concord Police Station, 1350 Galindo Street, in Concord (see directions in the Windows SIG announcement below). The classes start at 1:00 pm and end at 3:00. Join us for some hands on, one-on-one help with the nuts and bolts of using computers. Those in the class enjoy the extra time we can devote to each problem, as well as the time to answer questions in class. Windows SIG Ron Ogg (415-281-0431) and Walt Parsons (934-0775), SIG Co-Leaders The Windows SIG usually meets at the Community Room at the Concord Police Department building on the first Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. We discuss the latest version of Windows, demonstrate interesting shareware and freeware, and have random access sessions where we all try to answer SIG members’ questions. Everyone who uses, is interested in, or is curious about Windows on their PC is invited to attend. 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. |
| I used XRay Vision, which I got from X10 ( www.x10.com). X10 makes a variety of products including switches, security products, controllers, small tv cameras, etc. Their stuff is very ingenious and relatively inexpensive. [Their web advertising pop-unders are a real pain and you can disable them if you go to their About page!] This software came free with their PC USB TV adapter. This $69.00 unit converts video from cameras into digital format that the computer can process. It plugs into the USB port which is ideal for laptops, that cannot take a capture card. You don’t need this device if you are using a webcam that already plugs into a USB, FireWire/iLink/IEEE1394, serial, or parallel port. |