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Board members present: Dianne Thomson, Al Miller, Craig Campbell, John
Hockemeier
Others present: Steve Pruess; Merlin Anderson
Call to order: 7:05 PM
Minutes: The minutes of the December 13 General Meeting were reviewed and approved.
Merlin Anderson: Merlin was welcomed back and announced he plans to be active in the club now.
Treasurer’s Report: Our current bank balance was $4384.87 as of today. Receipts were $ 125 in dues. This balance includes the expenses of $ 1954.99 for MacBook Pro, $ 440.75 for Nook Color and Kindle Fire, and $ 215.05 for Projector Stand. Purchase of the iPad3 will wait for its release soon. Merlin offered use of his iPad2 in the meantime. Membership is at 38 paid for 2012 and 172 paid for 2011.
APCUG Membership: Al reported that the club no longer needs this membership.
Education: Steve reported that 12 classes have been scheduled for January. The Win 7 class was popular. Steve will schedule new classes for Mac, Nook and Kindle.
Publicity: John Hockemeier is responsible for publicity. He will cover HOA web site, Quail Crossing, Quail X-tra, What’s Happening, and email to members of announcements. John will collect list of devices needed for IPAD.
Discover Quail Creek: Scheduled for March 10 – club needs to plan for all day open-lab coverage as well as suitable club responders in the Ballroom.
Password Change: New passwords have been created for lab and instructor files. Contact Steve Pruess.
March 5 Meeting in Ballroom: Various members were assigned responsibility for the new devices. Possibility of a Kindle door prize was discussed. Emails will be sent to non-members. Steve noted that one should be a member to win the door prize. More discussion is needed.
PayPal: Al suggested setting up a PayPal account to facilitate downloading apps for the Nook and Kindle. He suggested an initial amount of $ 50. He will look into setting it up.
Apple Resources: Dianne volunteered to search for trained Apple people for our new classes. Possibly start classes at end of January. Al volunteered to prepare preliminary notes for the classes.
Programs: Items for the next Anniversary General Meeting on January 17 were discussed. Plans for a few speeches from the founders and original photos were discussed. The meeting will be in the Gold Room.
Financial Audit: Craig raised the need for a 2011 annual financial audit. It was suggested that Dirk Seidel be asked if he would conduct the audit.
Adjournment: It was moved and seconded to adjourn at 8:55 PM.
Respectfully submitted by Craig Campbell, Treasurer.
Board Members present: Dianne Thomson, Al Miller, Craig Campbell, John
Hockemeier, Rand Hoffman, and Doug Sakal.
Others present: Steve Pruess; Merlin Anderson.
Call to order: 7:04 PM in the Gold Room.
Minutes: It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of the January 3 Board Meeting as corrected. Motion carried.
Treasurer's Report: Our bank balance was $4533.27 as of 1/17. Receipts were $ 850 in dues and $1305.38 from the Quail Creek Property Owners Association. Expenses were $139.93. The new bank balance is $6548.72, not including $15 in petty cash. Total paid membership is 95.
Craig reported that the financial audit was completed on 1/23/12. All receipts and disbursements were reconciled. There were two audit recommendations that will be implemented.
Education: Steve is working on a slate of classes for March and April. Al reported that he had received 50 Photoshop Elements tutorial disks. These can be integrated into our class offerings on Photoshop. Steve reported that the Help Clinics appear to be valuable.
Programs: The February program will be on streaming video, presented by Dave Andersen. The March program will deal with iOS devices like the iPad and iPhone and will include a look at iPad apps. Paul Jaffe will be the presenter. It was noted that the POA has a wireless public address system we can use for programs.
Old Business
Discover Quail Creek: Scheduled for March 10. We will staff our table from 9 AM to 4 PM. There are no plans to staff the lab.
March 5th eReader Program: The idea of a Kindle Fire door prize was discussed. It was moved and seconded to purchase a Kindle Fire and award it as a door prize. The winner need not be a club member. Motion carried.
Summer Programs: Doug is still evaluating possible activities.
Computer Club Survey: The next survey was discussed. Doug noted that the club could use Constant Contact for a $25 fee. Al agreed to assist Dianne with the survey.
PayPal Account: The club needs a way to pay for downloading apps to the club iPad. A PayPal account is being evaluated, but it seems a bank account or credit card account is necessary. More investigation is needed.
New Business
Apple Education: Skip Fumia and Pat Ghoca have volunteered to conduct Apple classes. Mac Basics will begin in February on the 22nd and the 29th. The Mac 101 class will do be presented again on 2/23.
Projector Sharing: A request for sharing the lab projector was discussed. No action was taken.
Adjournment: It was moved and seconded to adjourn at 9:10 PM. Motion carried.
Respectfully submitted by Rand Hoffman, Secretary.
Board Members present: Dianne Thomson, Al Miller, Craig Campbell, John Hockemeier,
Rand Hoffman, and Doug Sakal
Others present: Steve Pruess; Merlin Anderson
Call to order: 6:58 PM in the Gold Room
Minutes: It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of the February 7 Board Meeting as corrected. Motion carried.
Treasurer's Report: Our bank balance was $6647.72 as of 3/5. Receipts were $ 270 in dues. Expenses were $80.81. The new bank balance is $6836.91, not including $15 in petty cash. Total paid membership is 119.
Education: Steve is working on a slate of classes for April. March classes are scheduled although sign-ups are on the low side. We would like to have John Muñoz present his Kindle e-Reader class. Steve will coordinate.
Programs: Paul Jaffe will be the March program speaker on Apps for iOS devices. The April program will compare Microsoft Office and Open Office. A future program may be 'Show your favorite App'.
Publicity: John will prepare an article on the recent e-Reader event for the Quail Crossing.
Old Business
Club Meeting Venue: Dianne submitted a request for the Silver room. Depending on room availability, the club may need to move the monthly meeting to a new day. A portable screen would be needed. Merlin will obtain pricing for screens.
March 5th eReader Program: A very effective publicity effort resulted in about 250 people attending the event. Nine people joined the club after the presentation.
iPad Purchase: The decision will be delayed to the next meeting.
Mac Basics Class: The 'Anatomy of a Mac' class had 11 attendees in addition to several club 'observers'. Steve will follow up with Pat Ghoca regarding additional classes.
New Business
Old Equipment: It was moved and seconded to sell the old (non-working) Epson projector and the HP Scanner. Motion carried. Merlin will handle the sale.
Survey: Preliminary survey results were discussed. There were 34 responses. Windows 7 and XP are the predominant operating systems. Laptop use is almost twice that of desktops. There is a definite interest in tablet computing.
Software: It was moved and seconded to purchase five 2-license packs of Photoshop Elements 10 at a cost not to exceed $400. Motion carried.
Other: Dianne will draft a procedure for control/check out of the club e-readers and tablet devices by board members. These devices are to be available for Labs and Help Clinics.
Adjournment: It was moved and seconded to adjourn at 8:37 PM. Motion carried.
Respectfully submitted by Rand Hoffman, Secretary.
Board members present: Dianne Thomson, Al Miller, Craig Campbell, Rand Hoffman
Others present: Steve Pruess; Merlin Anderson
Call to order: 7:00 PM in the Gold Room
Minutes: It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of the March 6 Board Meeting as corrected. Motion carried.
Treasurer's Report: Our bank balance was $6856.91 as of 3/26. Receipts were $ 30 in dues. Expenses were $385.91. The new bank balance is $6501.00, not including $15 in petty cash. Total paid membership is 122.
Education-Steve: Eight or nine have registered for the iPad Tips & Tricks. Six have registered for the Kindle class. Many of the April classes have little or no sign-ups so far. There will be a Mac help clinic/workshop in April and again in May.
Publicity-Dianne: We will be using 'What's Happening at Quail Creek' to announce the Kindle classes with John Munoz on April 17 and 25.
Programs-Dianne: The April program will be a Mi-Fi presentation by Paul Jaffe, and Doug Sakal will present Cloud Computing & Storage.
Old Business
Room Assignments: The club has the Gold Room on first Tuesdays for board meetings. The monthly meeting room is the Crystal Ball Room on third Tuesdays.
Re-Arrange Lab: Sample revisions were reviewed. It was moved and seconded to authorize spending up to $700 for four 8' tables. Motion carried. Steve and Rand will work on the project over the summer.
iPad Purchase: It was moved and seconded to authorize spending up to $600 for a New iPad and case. Motion carried.
Mobile Device Check-out: A form is now available for recording the check-out/check-in of club mobile devices.
Photoshop Elements 10: PSE 10 has been installed on the Instructor PC and the Windows 7 PCs.
Credit Card for Mobile Device Registration/Apps: Dianne bought a $20 Visa Gift Card that can be renewed once. A new card can be obtained if/as needed.
New Business
Reimbursement: It was moved and seconded to reimburse Dianne $79.06 for a tablet stand and HDMI dongle for the iPad. Motion carried.
Open Labs: Traditional open lab use is way down. The board would like to expand the Help Clinics next season to four per month with two morning clinics and two afternoon clinics. Some may be advertised with a specific focus. A help clinic coordinator is needed so Dianne will contact potential volunteers.
Adjournment: It was moved and seconded to adjourn at 8:41 PM. Motion carried.
Respectfully submitted by Rand Hoffman, Secretary.
Board members present: Dianne Thomson, Al Miller (Skype), Craig Campbell,
Rand Hoffman, Doug Sakal, John Hockemeier
Others present: Steve Pruess
Call to order: 6:58 PM in the Gold Room
Minutes: It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of the April 3 Board Meeting. Motion carried.
Treasurer's Report: Our bank balance was $6471.94 as of 4/16. Receipts were $ 155 in dues and lab fees. Expenses were $531.93 for the new iPad. The new bank balance is $6095.01, not including $15 in petty cash. Total paid membership is 134.
Education-Steve: There are five May classes scheduled. Class attendance is beginning to fall off as members return to their summer residences.
Programs-Doug: The May program will be on Apps for Mobile Devices.
Old Business
Reports:
The first Mac Help Clinic was very successful. There were two instructors
and six students. Another Mac Help Clinic will be held on May 10th.
The first iPad Tips & Tricks class was full, with 15 students. The second has
six people currently signed up.
The two PSE Guided Edit classes were both full.
The Books for Your Kindle class by John Muñoz was well attended.
Doug is working with Nancy Lammers on a possible summer activity.
The club's new iPad has been received and will be used in the next Tips &
Tricks class on 5/8.
Over the summer Steve and Rand will work on a revised lab layout with an eye
toward reducing the desktop count to 8 and providing more table space for mobile
device and laptop offerings. Steve recommends retaining the dual boot pc and the
HP LaserJet printer
Rand will investigate disposition of the old (not working) projector.
Rand will investigate alternatives to folding tables for conference use
and make recommendations.
New Business
Honoring Merlin Anderson: The board discussed possible ways to honor Merlin. Dianne will prepare a draft and the board will take action in the fall.
System Administrator: Dianne will extend an invitation.
Help Clinics: Help Clinic frequency and composition were discussed. Including a specific topic expert is a possibility. The function of Open Labs will be absorbed into the Help Clinics.
Lab Monitors: Lab monitors will be given an expression of the club's appreciation for their faithful service.
Adjournment: It was moved and seconded to adjourn at 8:34 PM. Motion carried.
Respectfully submitted by Rand Hoffman, Secretary.
Board members present:
Respectfully submitted by Rand Hoffman, Secretary
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Respectfully submitted by Rand Hoffman, Secretary
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Respectfully submitted by Rand Hoffman, Secretary.
Board members present:
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Respectfully submitted by Rand Hoffman, Secretary.