[CGUYS] CPCUG EC SIG: Taxes w/ CPA Jina Etienne
--- 2/19/11: TAXES: What Every Entrepreneur and Consultant Needs To Know Speaker: Jina Etienne, CPA, Etienne Associates, LLC --- Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG (EC SIG) (Meets the 3rd Saturday afternoon of most months; Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC Saturday, February 19, 2011, 12:45-3:15 pm - * Handout * - Door Prizes, including _Switch: How To Change Things When Change Is Hard_ by Chip and Dan Heath - TAXES: What Every Entrepreneur and Consultant Needs To Know Speaker: Jina Etienne, CPA, Etienne Associates Is your business paying more in taxes than required by law? Whether your business grosses millions of dollars each year or you are just getting started as an independent consultant, you probably hire an outside accountant to handle tax return submission. The ultimate responsibility for paying appropriate taxes, however, is yours. Do you have the basic accounting knowledge needed to supervise the work of your accountant? Do you stay current on tax law changes? Because tax return deadlines for corporations and individuals are approaching, the focus of this presentation will be on income tax compliance and preparation rather than on tax planning and consulting issues. This presentation will alert you to mistakes and oversights that can cost you money, and to tax law changes you need to know about. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session, so gather your questions and join us. Speaker: Jina Etienne, CPA, has more than 15 years of public accounting experience. She began her career with Deloitte Touche, one of the Big Eight accounting firms, where her focus was tax planning and compliance for corporations, partnerships, and S corporations ranging from government contractors and vending companies to hospitality and retail firms. When she left Deloitte Touche to start Etienne Associates, LLC, her focus shifted to the needs of small- and medium-sized businesses. With her own practice, Jina Etienne provides a wide range of accounting services for businesses and individuals, including tax planning and preparation, and business consulting. Her client base is diverse, including retail and service-based businesses as well as consultants and contractors. For individuals, her services generally include tax return preparation and tax planning, including tax research and representation before the IRS. Ms. Etienne earned an M.S. in taxation in 1993 and a B.S.B.A. in accounting in 1989 from American University. Jina has also taught accounting as an adjunct professor at American University and teaches QuickBooks at accounting seminars and conferences. * Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (west side, between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street For additional Information about the CPCUG EC SIG and its events (including any updates on topics, speakers, dates, times, and locations; agenda; area map; related Web links; and more), visit the CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG Web pages-- http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ These events are FREE and open to all. Advance RSVPs are needed for event planning. To RSVP: Send e-mail to Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org ** Saturday, February 19, 2011, 12:45-3:15 pm 12:45 pm Check-In 1:00 pm Program: TAXES: What Every Entrepreneur and Consultant Needs To Know Speaker: Jina Etienne, CPA, Etienne Associates, LLC http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/211meet.html ** Dates/Times of Future Meetings (topics and speakers to be announced): Third Saturdays: Saturday, March 19, 2011 Saturday, April 16, 2011 Saturday, May 21, 2011 Saturday, June 18, 2011 *** Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CONENT-D: CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG list for event announcements and discussion of business, technology, and computer hardware and software selection, setup, installation, maintenance, and upgrade (usually low volume) To subscribe: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/index.html#listsub
[CGUYS] CPCUG EC SIG: Rob P, _Wash Post_ Tech Columnist
=== Register for this FREE Event via e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org === Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants Special Interest Group (EC SIG) (Meets the 3rd Saturday of most months) CLEVELAND PARK LIBRARY, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC ** Saturday, December 11, 2010, 1:00-3:30 pm 1:00 pm End-of-the-Year Celebration: Pizza, Salad, and Soft Drinks 1:30 pm Program: TABLET COMPUTERS Speaker: Rob Pegoraro, Technology Columnist, _The Washington Post_ Surprised by the research needed to select a computing device other than a classic desktop or laptop? _Washington Post_ technology columnist Rob Pegoraro will bring and demo an Apple iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab, and Barnes Noble NOOKColor to jumpstart your decisionmaking. He'll also discuss what he'd like to see each do better. Gather your questions and join the discussion. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from an unbiased technology expert. Rob also will answer questions and share tips about gadgets, software, and services he's used and appreciated. Speaker: Rob Pegoraro writes the _Post_'s Fast Forward column--a weekly look at computers, the Internet, and consumer electronics--and the Help File QA. Online, he writes the Faster Forward blog, hosts Web chats, and holds forth on Twitter. Pegoraro has been with the _Post_ since 1993, during which time he has sorted mail, answered phones, and written for many sections, including National, Metro, Style, Sports, Health, Food, Home, Weekend, Real Estate, Outlook, Sunday Arts, Sunday Source, Travel, Book World, and the Magazine. His byline has made the front page. * Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (west side, between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street For additional Information about the CPCUG EC SIG and its events (including any updates on topics, speakers, dates, times, and locations; agenda; area map; related Web links; and more), visit the CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG Web pages-- http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ These events are FREE and open to all. Advance RSVPs are requested for event planning and to let registrants know about any change in event date, location, topic, or speaker. To RSVP: Send an e-mail message to Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org ** NOTE: 2nd Saturday! Saturday, December 11, 2010, 1:00-3:30 pm 1:00 pm End-of-the-Year Celebration! Pizza, Salad, and Soft Drinks 1:30 pm Program: TABLET COMPUTERS Speaker: Rob Pegoraro, Technology Columnist, _The Washington Post_ ** Dates/Times of Future Meetings (topics and speakers to be announced): Third Saturdays: Saturday, January 15, 2011 Saturday, February 19, 2011 Saturday, March 19, 2011 Saturday, April 16, 2011 Saturday, May 21, 2011 Saturday, June 18, 2011 *** Barbara Connbc...@cpcug.org Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CONENT-D: CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG list for event announcements and discussion of business, technology, and computer hardware and software selection, setup, installation, maintenance, and upgrade (usually low volume) To subscribe: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/index.html#listsub *** CPCUG EC SIG Registration for FREE Events: Send e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org *** *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
[CGUYS] EC SIG EVENT: Hackers, Viruses, and Phish
=== Register for this FREE Event via e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org === Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants Special Interest Group (EC SIG) (Meets the 3rd Saturday of most months) CLEVELAND PARK LIBRARY, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC ** Saturday, November 20, 2010, 12:45-3:15 pm HACKERS, VIRUSES, AND PHISH, OH, MY! Avoiding Potholes on the Yellow Brick Cyberhighway Speaker: Tom Gutnick, President and Chief Dragon Slayer, Sunny Banana IT Consulting The average computer user today faces enormous online threats, from loss of privacy to malware infections to theft of banking credentials. How can you stay safe? And what about the extra vulnerabilities when you're traveling? This presentation will discuss common-sense precautions and software tools that will help, whether working at home or on the road. Speaker: Tom Gutnick, the owner of Sunny Banana IT Consulting, has decades of experience in many areas of information technology, including information security, enterprise architecture, Web site design, and software development. His clients have ranged from Fortune 500 corporations to small businesses and nonprofit organizations. He has taught everything from junior high science as a Peace Corps volunteer to high-level computer seminars for corporate audiences. In addition to personal technology classes for Arlington Adult Education, he teaches information systems classes at Northern Virginia Community College. Sunny Banana IT Consulting helps small businesses and individuals who are struggling with the complexities of technology and don't have their own IT departments. With in-depth knowledge and experience, Sunny Banana helps clients harness the right technology for their business, with patient and jargon-free consultation and training customized to their needs. * Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (west side, between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street For additional Information about the CPCUG EC SIG and its events (including any updates on topics, speakers, dates, times, and locations; agenda; area map; related Web links; and more), visit the CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG Web pages-- http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ These events are FREE and open to all. Advance RSVPs are requested for event planning and to let registrants know about any change in event date, location, topic, or speaker. To RSVP: Send e-mail to Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org ** Saturday, November 20, 2010, 12:45-3:15 pm HACKERS, VIRUSES, AND PHISH, OH, MY! Avoiding Potholes on the Yellow Brick Cyberhighway Speaker: Tom Gutnick, President and Chief Dragon Slayer, Sunny Banana IT Consulting http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/1110meet.html ** Dates/Times of Future Meetings (topics and speakers to be announced): NOTE: 2nd Saturday: Saturday, December 11, 2010, 12:30-3:00 pm End-of-the-Year Celebration! Pizza, Soft Drinks, and Salad Third Saturdays: Saturday, January 15, 2011 Saturday, February 19, 2011 Saturday, March 19, 2011 Saturday, April 16, 2011 Saturday, May 21, 2011 Saturday, June 18, 2011 *** Barbara Connbc...@cpcug.org Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CONENT-D: CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG list for event announcements and discussion of business, technology, and computer hardware and software selection, setup, installation, maintenance, and upgrade (usually low volume) To subscribe: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/index.html#listsub *** CPCUG EC SIG Registration for FREE Events: Send e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org *** *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
[CGUYS] CPCUG *This* Saturday: Free and Fee-Based MS Office 2010
=== Register for this FREE Event via e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org === Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants Special Interest Group (EC SIG) (Meets the 3rd Saturday of most months) CLEVELAND PARK LIBRARY, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC ** Saturday, July 17, 2010, 12:45-3:15 pm MICROSOFT OFFICE 2010: Free and Fee-Based Versions Speaker: Dennis Courtney, President, CPCUG Join us as computer guru Dennis Courtney demonstrates the current incarnation of Microsoft Office. He will show us some of the new functionality of the just-released 2010 Office suite and discuss its integration with Microsoft SharePoint. He will also introduce the new free version. Bring your friends, colleagues, and questions. Learn what new features of Office 2010 you can use and whether a free version will meet your needs. Speaker: Dennis Courtney is the president of the Capital PC User Group. Over the years he has held many other positions within the organization including that of chair of the Delphi (now the Programmers) SIG. In his day job Dennis runs the the data center for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). During his 17+ years at IDB, he has also been a programmer for DOS- and Windows-based systems using client-server and Web-based technologies. In addition, Dennis has run a help desk supporting hundreds of end users. Dennis Courtney has a bachelors degree in business administration. * Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (west side, between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street For additional Information about the CPCUG EC SIG and its events (including any updates on topics, speakers, dates, times, and locations; agenda; area map; related Web links; and more), visit the CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG Web pages-- http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ These events are FREE and open to all. Advance RSVPs are requested for event planning and to let registrants know about any change in event date, location, topic, or speaker. To RSVP: Send e-mail to Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org ** Saturday, July 17, 2010, 12:45-3:15 pm MICROSOFT OFFICE 2010: Free and Fee-Based Versions Speaker: Dennis Courtney, President, CPCUG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/710meet.html ** Date/Time of Following Meeting: Saturday, August 21, 2010, 12:45-3:15 pm Topic and Speaker: To Be Announced *** Barbara Connbc...@cpcug.org Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CONENT-D: CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG list for event announcements and discussion of business, technology, and computer hardware and software selection, setup, installation, maintenance, and upgrade (usually low volume) To subscribe: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/index.html#listsub *** CPCUG EC SIG Registration for FREE Events: Send e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org *** *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
[CGUYS] CPCUG EC SIG: Internet Law for Your Online Presence
=== Register for this FREE Event via e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org === Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants Special Interest Group (EC SIG) (Meets the 3rd Saturday of most months) CLEVELAND PARK LIBRARY, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC ** Saturday, May 15, 2010, 12:45-3:15 pm INTERNET LAW FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL ONLINE PRESENCE Speaker: Joy Butler, Attorney and Author Do you maintain an online presence as part of your professional and business life? Whether you blog, podcast, operate a Web site, publish an e-mail newsletter, or offer original content on a social networking site, you should know how to stay legal online and how to protect your online interests. In this presentation, attorney and author Joy R. Butler will discuss legal issues that arise during the establishment and maintenance of your online presence including-- o How to protect your original content and your domain name o How and when you can use other people's materials online o What your legal obligations are to your online visitors (e.g., privacy, spam, and so forth) Speaker: Joy R. Butler is an attorney with a private practice focusing on entertainment, intellectual property, and business law. A frequent speaker and writer on entertainment and business issues, Joy has previously presented for our CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG on Intellectual Property and Licensing and on Forming Joint Ventures and Strategic Relationships. Joy is the author of _The Cyber Citizen's Guide Through the Legal Jungle: Internet Law for Your Professional Online Presence_ (forthcoming) and _The Permission Seeker's Guide Through the Legal Jungle: Clearing Copyrights, Trademarks and Other Rights for Your Entertainment and Media Productions_. Joy blogs about media and intellectual property law issues at http://www.GuideThroughtheLegalJungleblog.com and about business law issues at http://www.businesstransactionsblog.com. Joy is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Harvard College. For additional information on Joy Butler's law firm practice, visit http://www.joybutler.com/. For information on her books, visit http://www.GuideThroughtheLegalJungle.com. * Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (west side, between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street For additional Information about the CPCUG EC SIG and its events (including any updates on topics, speakers, dates, times, and locations; agenda; area map; related Web links; and more), visit the CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG Web pages-- http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ These events are FREE and open to all. Advance RSVPs are requested for event planning and to let registrants know about any change in event date, location, topic, or speaker. To RSVP: Send e-mail to Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org ** Saturday, May 15, 2010, 12:45-3:15 pm INTERNET LAW FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL ONLINE PRESENCE Speaker: Joy Butler, Attorney and Author http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/510meet.html ** Dates/Times of Future Meetings: Saturday, June 19, 2010, 12:45-3:15 pm Topic and Speaker: To Be Announced *** Barbara Connbc...@cpcug.org Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CONENT-D: CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG list for event announcements and discussion of business, technology, and computer hardware and software selection, setup, installation, maintenance, and upgrade (usually low volume) To subscribe: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/index.html#listsub *** CPCUG EC SIG Registration for FREE Events: Send e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org *** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Apr. 17--The Post's Rob Pegoraro on Tech Options for Mobile Business
=== Register for this FREE Event via e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org === Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants Special Interest Group (EC SIG) (Meets the 3rd Saturday of most months) CLEVELAND PARK LIBRARY, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC ** Saturday, April 17, 2010, 12:45-3:15 pm TECH OPTIONS FOR MOBILE BUSINESS: Smartphones, Netbooks, Accessories, Plans, Software, Services, and More Speaker: Rob Pegoraro, _The Washington Post_ What's worse than forgetting your laptop's power adapter before embarking on a 5-day business trip? And, choosing not to pack your phone's power adapter--because you can just recharge it off the laptop's USB port. This month's speaker, _Washington Post_ technology columnist Rob Pegoraro, managed to pull off this two-fer of blunders 3 years ago on his way to the Consumer Electronics Show, but then managed to put in a solid week of reporting. Pegoraro--who, despite his youthful appearance in some out-of-date photos, has been doing this long enough to remember when filing copy meant dialing up to a _Post_-run BBS and pasting text into a terminal window--will talk about what to do in that situation. He'll also share other tips about gadgets, software, and services he's used and appreciated when traveling for the _Post_ and on his own dime. Speaker: Rob Pegoraro writes the Fast Forward column, a weekly look at computers, the Internet, and consumer electronics, and the Help File QA feature. Online, he writes the Faster Forward blog, hosts Web chats, and holds forth on Twitter. Pegoraro has been with the _Post_ since 1993, during which time he has sorted mail and answered phones, written for many other sections (so far, his byline has appeared in National, Metro, Style, Sports, Health, Food, Home, Weekend, Real Estate, Outlook, Sunday Arts, Sunday Source, Travel, Book World, and the Magazine), and made it onto the front page twice. * Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (west side, between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street For additional Information about the CPCUG EC SIG and its events (including any updates on topics, speakers, dates, times, and locations; agenda; area map; related Web links; and more), visit the CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG Web pages-- http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ These events are FREE and open to all. Advance RSVPs are requested for event planning and to let registrants know about any change in event date, location, topic, or speaker. To RSVP: Send e-mail to Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org ** Saturday, April 17, 2010, 12:45-3:15 pm TECH OPTIONS FOR MOBILE BUSINESS: Smartphones, Netbooks, Accessories, Plans, Software, Services, and More Speaker: Rob Pegoraro, _The Washington Post_ http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/410meet.html ** Dates/Times of Future Meetings: Saturday, May 15, 2010, 1:00-3:15 pm INTERNET LAW FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL ONLINE PRESENCE Joy Butler, Attorney, Author, and Principal Sashay Communications http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/510meet.html Saturday, June 19, 2010, 1:00-3:15 pm Topic and Speaker: To Be Announced *** Barbara Connbc...@cpcug.org Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CONENT-D: CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG list for event announcements and discussion of business, technology, and computer hardware and software selection, setup, installation, maintenance, and upgrade (usually low volume) To subscribe: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/index.html#listsub *** CPCUG EC SIG Registration for FREE Events: Send e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org *** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] CPCUG EC SIG: Windows 7 w/ Mark Mabee, Mar. 20, 2010
=== Register for this FREE Event via e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org === Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants Special Interest Group (EC SIG) (Meets the 3rd Saturday of most months) CLEVELAND PARK LIBRARY, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC ** Saturday, March 20, 2010, 12:45-3:15 pm MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7 OPERATING SYSTEM Speaker: Mark Mabee, IT Network Pro Microsoft released its Windows 7 operating system in October 2009. Did all the release candidate features make it into the final product? Is now the time for you to get a new computer with Windows 7, or does the new operating system have more bugs than you have time to deal with? Can you look forward to using Windows 7 effortlessly after suffering through or working around the Microsoft Vista operating system? Is it true that some of the features of Windows 7 make it more like a Mac in appearance and functionality? Join us on Saturday, March 20, 2010, as long-time CPCUG member Mark Mabee demonstrates Windows 7 and investigates its capabilities. Bring your questions. Using Windows 7 now? Join us and share your experiences. Speaker: Mark Mabee, an IT network professional, is a long-time member of CPCUG. He has been the featured presenter at a number of CPCUG events and has handled technical questions during pre-presentation QA sessions at other events. Mark uses both PCs and Macs. * Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (west side, between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street For additional Information about the CPCUG EC SIG and its events (including any updates on topics, speakers, dates, times, and locations; agenda; area map; related Web links; and more), visit the CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG Web pages-- http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ These events are FREE and open to all. Advance RSVPs are requested for event planning and to let registrants know about any change in event date, location, topic, or speaker. To RSVP: Send e-mail to Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org ** Saturday, March 20, 2010, 12:45-3:15 pm MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7 OPERATING SYSTEM Speaker: Mark Mabee, IT Network Pro http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/310meet.html ** Dates/Times of Future Meetings: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 1:00-3:15 pm TECH OPTIONS FOR MOBILE BUSINESS: Smartphones, Netbooks, Accessories, Plans, Software, Services, and More Speaker: Rob Pegoraro, _The Washington Post_ Saturday, May 15, 2010, 1:00-3:15 pm INTERNET LAW FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL ONLINE PRESENCE Joy Butler, Attorney, Author, and Principal Sashay Communications Saturday, June 19, 2010, 1:00-3:15 pm Topic and Speaker: To Be Announced *** Barbara Connbc...@cpcug.org Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CONENT-D: CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG list for event announcements and discussion of business, technology, and computer hardware and software selection, setup, installation, maintenance, and upgrade (usually low volume) To subscribe: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/index.html#listsub *** CPCUG EC SIG Registration for FREE Events: Send e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org *** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] CPCUG EC Event: Mobile Apps, Feb. 20, 2010
=== FREE! Register via e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org === Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants Special Interest Group (EC SIG) (Meets the 3rd Saturday of most months) CLEVELAND PARK LIBRARY, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC ** Saturday, February 20, 2010, 12:45-3:15 pm INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY WITH MOBILE APPS Speaker: Barg Upender, Mobomo, Founder and CEO Smartphones powered by Apple's iPhone and Google's Android platforms are transforming the business landscape. Now, more than ever, people on the go can carry their offices in their pockets and be more productive. With small pieces of software known as apps, smartphones do so much more than send and receive calls and e-mail and text messages. With more than 100,000 apps on Apple's platform, there's an app for just about everything. With the touch of a button, someone on the go can manage client relationships and sales leads, find a nearby shipping center, comparison shop, and much more. During this session we will discuss some of the best business apps for the iPhone, including several from Mobomo. We will also explore where the mobile industry is heading. Speaker: Barg Upender is the founder and CEO of Mobomo, a mobile development company focused on building Smart Apps for Smartphones. As a technologist with 20 years of experience in commercial software product development, he has helped launch successful products for Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, and government agencies including AARP, NIH, Comcast, GEICO, and United Technologies. In 2009 _Washingtonian_ magazine named Barg one of its Top 100 Tech Titans. As a serial entrepreneur, Barg Upender founded and sold Concentric Methods, a biomedical informatics company. He also was a founding member of NeoDiagnostix Inc., a biomarker-based cancer diagnostic company. In addition, he was a founding partner of Intridea, a Web development company. Products developed at Intridea are funded for launch. Barg Upender has been covered by many publications including BusinessWeek, VentureBeat, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and Washington Business Journal. He earned a Masters in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and a Masters in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is an alumnus of the MindShare CEO Network. Mobomo provides end-to-end mobile strategy, design, and development for businesses and organizations that want to acquire, retain, and engage mobile customers. Combining mobile expertise with disciplines in business strategy, interactive marketing, Web development, and systems engineering, Mobomo creates mobile applications for the Apple iPhone, Google Android, Palm Pre, and other smartphone platforms. * Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (west side, between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street For additional Information about the CPCUG EC SIG and its events (including any updates on topics, speakers, dates, times, and locations; agenda; area map; related Web links; and more), visit the CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG Web pages-- http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ These events are FREE and open to all. Advance RSVPs are requested for event planning and to let registrants know about any change in event date, location, topic, or speaker. To RSVP: Send e-mail to Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org ** Saturday, February 20, 2010, 12:45-3:15 pm INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY WITH MOBILE APPS Speaker: Barg Upender, Mobomo, Founder and CEO http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/210meet.html ** Dates/Times of Future Meetings: Saturday, March 20, 2010, 1:00-3:15 pm Topic and Speaker: To Be Announced Saturday, April 17, 2010, 1:00-3:15 pm TECH OPTIONS FOR MOBILE BUSINESS: Smartphones, Netbooks, Accessories, Plans, and More Speaker: Rob Pegoraro, _The Washington Post_ Saturday, May 15, 2010, 1:00-3:15 pm Topic and Speaker: To Be Announced Saturday, June 19, 2010, 1:00-3:15 pm Topic and Speaker: To Be Announced *** Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CONENT-D: CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG list for event announcements and discussion of business
[CGUYS] EVENT: Taxes w/ CPA Jina Etienne, Jan. 16, 2010
=== * Handout * FREE! Register via e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org === Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants Special Interest Group (EC SIG) (Meets the 3rd Saturday of most months) CLEVELAND PARK LIBRARY, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC ** Saturday, January 16, 2010, 12:45-3:15 pm TAXES: What Every Entrepreneur and Consultant Needs To Know Speaker: Jina Etienne, CPA, Etienne Associates, LLC Is your business paying more in taxes than required by law? Whether your business grosses millions of dollars each year or you are just getting started as an independent consultant, you probably hire an outside accountant to handle tax return submission. The ultimate responsibility for paying appropriate taxes, however, is yours. Do you have the basic accounting knowledge needed to supervise the work of your accountant? Do you stay current on tax law changes? Because tax return deadlines for corporations and individuals are approaching, the focus of this presentation will be on income tax compliance and preparation rather than on tax planning and consulting issues. This presentation will alert you to mistakes and oversights that can cost you money, and to tax law changes you need to know about. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session, so gather your questions and join us. Speaker: Jina Etienne, CPA, has more than 15 years of public accounting experience. She began her career with Deloitte Touche, one of the Big Eight accounting firms, where her focus was tax planning and compliance for corporations, partnerships, and S corporations ranging from government contractors and vending companies to hospitality and retail firms. When she left Deloitte Touche to start Etienne Associates, LLC, her focus shifted to the needs of small- and medium-sized businesses. With her own practice, Jina Etienne provides a wide range of accounting services for businesses and individuals, including tax planning and preparation, and business consulting. Her client base is diverse, including retail and service-based businesses as well as consultants and contractors. For individuals, her services generally include tax return preparation and tax planning, including tax research and representation before the IRS. Ms. Etienne earned an M.S. in taxation in 1993 and a B.S.B.A. in accounting in 1989 from American University. Jina has also taught accounting as an adjunct professor at American University and teaches QuickBooks at local accounting seminars and conferences. * Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (west side, between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street For additional Information about the CPCUG EC SIG and its events (including any updates on topics, speakers, dates, times, and locations; agenda; area map; related Web links; and more), visit the CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG Web pages-- http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ These events are FREE and open to all. Advance RSVPs are requested for event planning and to let registrants know about any change in event date, location, topic, or speaker. To RSVP: Send e-mail to Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org ** Saturday, January 16, 2010, 12:45-3:15 pm TAXES: What Every Entrepreneur and Consultant Needs To Know Speaker: Jina Etienne, CPA, Etienne Associates, LLC http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/110meet.html ** Dates/Times of Future Meetings: Saturday, February 20, 2010, 12:45-3:00 pm INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY WITH MOBILE APPS Speaker: Barg Upender, mobomo.com, Founder, CEO http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/210meet.html Saturday, March 20, 2010, 1:00-3:15 pm Topic and Speaker: To Be Announced Saturday, April 17, 2010, 1:00-3:15 pm TECH OPTIONS FOR MOBILE BUSINESS: Smartphones, Netbooks, Accessories, Plans, and More Rob Pegoraro, _The Washington Post_ Saturday, May 15, 2010, 1:00-3:15 pm Saturday, June 19, 2010, 1:00-3:15 pm *** Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CONENT-D: CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG list for event announcements and discussion of business, technology, and computer hardware and software selection, setup
[CGUYS] EVENT: Firefox and Firefox Extensions
=== FREE EVENT! Register for each event via e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org === Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants Special Interest Group (EC SIG) (Meets the 3rd Saturday of most months) CLEVELAND PARK LIBRARY, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC ** NOTE: Time Change This Month--Late Start! Saturday, October 17, 2009, 2:30-4:30 pm FIREFOX AND FIREFOX EXTENSIONS Speaker: Steve Auerbach Independent Software Developer The best thing about Firefox is that there are thousands of extensions available to customize it--the very worst thing about Firefox is that there are thousands of extensions available. We will discuss the differences between add-ons, plug-ins, and extensions, and the extensions speaker Steve Auerbach has installed on his laptop. Assuming the Internet connectivity gods smile on us, we will explore the online Firefox extension library. Those already having strong opinions on extensions are urged to attend and share their experiences so we all benefit. Speaker: Steve Auerbach wrote his first computer program in 1962 for a high tech company in New York City: Macy's. After Macy's he spent 7 years with IBM in various sales offices doing technical support. He's been an independent software developer since 1975, and still does some coding. Steve volunteers at the Smithsonian Institution, helping out where he can at http://www.ResidentAssociates.org. Steve Auerbach has a BS from MIT and an MS from NYU, but, at age 72, he says his college education is really old news. * Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (west side, between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street For additional Information about the CPCUG EC SIG and its events (including any updates on topics, speakers, dates, times, and locations; agenda; area map; related Web links; and more), visit the CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG Web pages-- http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ These events are FREE and open to all. Advance RSVPs are requested for event planning. To RSVP: Send e-mail to Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org ** Saturday, October 17, 2009, 2:30-4:30 pm FIREFOX AND FIREFOX EXTENSIONS Speaker: Steve Auerbach, Independent Software Developer http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/1009meet.html ** Dates/Times of Future Meetings: Saturday, November 21, 2009, 12:45-3:00 pm PRODUCTIVITY WITHOUT THE STEEP COST: An Overview of Free Open Source Software Speaker: Tom Gutnick, President and Chief Dragon Slayer, Sunny Banana IT Consulting http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/1109meet.html Saturday, December 12, 2009, 12:30-3:00 pm (NOTES: 2nd Saturday. Early start for refreshments and networking) RESEARCH SKILLS AND STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS: Do You Know What's Out There? Speakers: Jo Golden and Tracey Holinka, Principals, Chaos to Clarity LLC http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/1209meet.html Saturday, January 16, 2010, 12:45-3:15 pm [Meeting room booking for this date not yet confirmed.] TAXES: What Every Entrepreneur and Consultant Needs To Know Speaker: Jina Etienne, CPA, Etienne Associates, LLC http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/110meet.html Saturday, February 20, 2010, 12:45-3:00 pm [Meeting room booking for this date not yet confirmed.] INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY WITH MOBILE APPS Speaker: Barg Upender, mobomo.com, Founder, CEO *** Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CONENT-D: CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG list for event announcements and discussion of business, technology, and computer hardware and software selection, setup, installation, maintenance, and upgrade (usually low volume) To subscribe: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/index.html#listsub *** CPCUG EC SIG Registration for FREE Events: Send e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org *** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] GrowSmartBiz Conference, Tues., Sept. 29 (fwd)
-- Forwarded message -- GrowSmartBiz Conference Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 7AM-5:05PM http://tinyurl.com/gsbiz Renaissance Hotel 999 Ninth Street, NW Washington, DC Check-in starts at 7AM with a hot breakfast served outside the Grand Ballroom. We are excited to announce a special guest speaker: Senator Mark Warner will share lessons learned from an entrepreneur turned state legislator. Agenda: Check-In and Breakfast (7:0AM-8:30AM) Morning Session (8:30AM-12:50PM): - Welcome Note, Roy Dunbar, Chairman and CEO of Network Solutions - Keynote, Chris Anderson, Editor-in-Chief of _Wired_ Magazine - Small Business Success Index, Dr. P. K. Kannan, UMD Smith School of Business, and Gina Woodall, Rockbridge associates - Adding Personality to your Business, Rohit Bhargava - Panel: Marketing and Innovation - Search Engine Marketing, Randy Windsor - Panel: Raising Capital and Effective Finance Strategies - Becoming an Entrepreneurial Leader, Rieva Lesonsky Lunch 12:50PM-2:10PM Afternoon Session (2:10PM-5:05PM): - Brand Building 101, Anthony Pappas - Panel: Staying Ahead in the Current Economy - Keynote, Senator Mark Warner - Effective Use of the _Washington Business Journal_, Alex Orfinger - Killer Business Cards, Steve Fisher - Panel: Integrating Traditional and Social Media - Closing Remarks Attendees will also have the chance to: - Win great door prizes, including a Web site redesign from Network Solutions, a six-hour brand review from the Pappas Group, and a wine tour from Reston Limo. - Visit our SmartBiz Answer Booth for information on Business Contracts, Public Relations, Social Media, Web Technology and CRM Tools. - Discuss their small business needs with our sponsors including _Washington Business Journal_, Palo Alto Software(R), Paychex(R), Rapid Advance(R), Constant Contact(R), Pappas Group(R), Wasp Barcode Technologies(R), SalesGenie(R), .BIZ, Comcast Spotlight(R), Comcast Business Class(R), and Steptoe and Johnson LLP. Directions and Transportation Information The Renaissance Hotel is Metro-accessible: Gallery Place-Chinatown stop (only four blocks walking distance to hotel) Parking is available at the hotel for $29. Renaissance Washington, DC, Hotel 999 Ninth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 Phone: 202-898-9000 To register for $99, use code GSBReader For more information about speakers and panelists, and swag, and more, and to register, visit-- http://tinyurl.com/gsbiz --The GrowSmartBiz Conference Team, Network Solutions * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] CPCUG EC SIG: How To Get Business With Social Media w/ The Social Media Swami Shashi Bellamkonda
=== FREE! Register for each event via e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org === 9/19/09: HOW TO GET BUSINESS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA Speaker: Shashi Bellamkonda, The Social Media Swami, Network Solutions 10/17/09: FIREFOX AND FIREFOX EXTENSIONS 11/21/09: PRODUCTIVITY WITHOUT THE STEEP COST: An Overview of Free Open Source Software 12/12/09: RESEARCH SKILLS AND STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS Do You Know What's Out There? 1/16/10: TAXES: What Every Entrepreneur and Consultant Needs To Know ** Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants Special Interest Group (EC SIG) (Meets the 3rd Saturday of most months) CLEVELAND PARK LIBRARY, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC ** Saturday, September 19, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm HOW TO GET BUSINESS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA Shashi Bellamkonda, The Social Media Swami, Network Solutions Social Media is a term that is getting a lot of attention. The tools are usually free but require a significant investment of time. How can these tools help you in your business? Are there success stories? What goals need to be set? How best to manage the time spent? This session will answer these questions and more. By the end of the afternoon you'll be ready to connect with your customers on their turf and to gain new customers. Speaker: Shashi Bellamkonda works at the heart of Web hosting company Network Solutions as the Head of Social Media Strategy, its first Social Media Swami. In this leadership role he has helped Network Solutions aggressively move into the online space to actively listen to and interact with customers. This effort was rewarded when Network Solutions won the 2008 SNCR Excellence in New Communications Award for Online Reputation Management and the 2009 Gold Quill Award of Excellence in Social Media from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). As a prolific Twitterer, blogger, and product innovator, Shashi lives for technology, testing new innovations and helping small business owners succeed. A self-described Internet junkie and thought leader, Shashi has presented on Social Media Tools for Small Business, How To Sell Social Media to Your Boss, and Online Reputation Management--Best Practices Lessons Learned at national and regional conferences including SXSW, NewComm Forum (SNCR.org), Online Media Boot Camp, DC Chamber of Commerce, the Affiliate Summit, American Independent Writers, and PodCamps. _Washingtonian_ magazine named Shashi a Washington Tech Titan. Other media mentions include _The Washington Post_, Webmaster Radio, BlogTalkRadio, and Shel Holtz's For Immediate Release. Shashi Bellamkonda is the editor of the following blogs and Web sites: o http://growsmartbusiness.com o http://blog.networksolutions.com o http://www.shashi.name o http://www.carryoncurry.com He started his blog to keep his thousands of online and offline friends and fans up to date on the coolest new sites and tech toys, and to answer questions about social media and technology. Topics covered include how to prevent popups, avoid viruses, and save computers from hackers, as well as the ever-popular Why is my computer freezing? A resident of Maryland, Shashi Bellamkonda speaks seven languages and endeavors to weave his favorite hobbies into his profession. Network Solutions is a source of resources that can help small businesses achieve success in the online space. In providing the tools to start, grow, and manage businesses online, Network Solutions leverages 30 years of pioneering experience, helping companies thrive in an increasingly digital world. To facilitate customer success, Network Solutions http://www.networksolutions.com endeavors to provide solutions that are simple, innovative, and reliable. * Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (west side, between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street For additional Information about the CPCUG EC SIG and its events (including any updates on topics, speakers, dates, times, and locations; agenda; area map; related Web links; and more), visit the CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG Web pages-- http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ These events are FREE and open to all. Advance RSVPs are requested for event planning. To RSVP: Send e-mail to Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org ** Saturday, September 19, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm HOW
Re: [CGUYS] Difference between a mailing list and a web forum
On Sun, August 9, 2009 10:12 am, Tony B wrote: Wow. What a wacky take on things. I think the distortions we're seeing are due to the fact that you're asking the question on a mailing list, which still has some members that have never done it any other way. But 'web' forums are much older than mailing lists (they used to be called 'bulletin boards') and can do anything a mailing list can and then some. Web forums can be set up to send you emails when people post. And they can even be set up to take your email responses. This isn't a particularly popular way of doing things, but it's not unheard of. It's hard to draw a direct comparison because a lot depends on how things are set up. This list for example, allows no attachments at all. In fact, it doesn't even allow you to underline or bold your text. And it doesn't store any messages. Archives of messages to this are available. Go to http://www.cguys.com for more information. (This info at bottom of messages.) I'd like to say the biggest difference is that mail lists require you to receive new messages in your email as soon as someone sends them. Not if you set your list subscriptions to receive messages via digest. Then you get messages in batches one or more times a day, depending on list setup. This is true on this list, but Yahoo 'mail' lists allow you to browse online and never actually ever receive an email from them at all! LISTSERV has the option to allow subscribers to browse messages online instead of receiving them via their e-mail accounts. It depends on how the software has been structured by the LISTSERV administrator. Depending on setup, you can also post to LISTSERV lists online. (I like the LISTSERV Web interface, but it does have several of what I'd call glitches, depending on setup.) I think the real reason web forums have taken off lately is because they're just better at handling large amounts of messages in a universal threaded manner. Today's email clients have gotten better at threading, but once a discussion goes beyond 10-20 posts, few people want to store all that at home. Of course, even this is changing with clients like Gmail as there's almost no reason to ever delete a message. Still, pick any busy forum and try to imagine dealing with that amount of email. e.g. the Corvette Forum (http://forums.corvetteforum.com/) with 75,000 posts last week. No Way! My own small community forum had 1257 posts last week; no one person wants to read a tenth of that, so why would anyone want to receive all those emails? Perhaps so that it goes through your own mail filtering system? You can set up auto deletes for mail not filtered into designated folders, if you choose. Barb * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Difference between a mailing list and a web forum
On Sun, August 9, 2009 12:34 pm, Tony B wrote: AOL does not offer archiving. Nor, AFAIK, online viewing of any type. As I recall someone is doing this themselves with third party software. That's nice, but forum software does it automatically. Yes, I imagine a really dedicated person could just get a digest of e.g. 200 messages a day and still manage to follow a few threads. I sure can't see myself doing it. And our Neighborhood Watch and Lost Pets forums offer instant notification via email/text. What good would those alerts be in the middle of a digest 12 hours later? No, I don't think it's possible to automatically filter in wanted mail (or out unwanted mail). In the first place, it would require the OP to accurately name a new thread, and participants to accurately rename the thread when it wanders. e.g. I never visit our community's Sports forum. But how would I filter out those threads using keywords? Here's a possibility to tweak as desired, so it works for youo: Don't use digest mode. Filter messages to folders via your selected message keywords, set to search entire messages, not just subject keywords. Set up auto-delete for messages from active lists not filtered into desired folders via keywords. (If need be, you can always go searching for a missed message in the Web archive of the list.) On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 11:51 AM, Barbara Connbc...@cpcug.org wrote: Archives of messages to this are available. Go to http://www.cguys.com for more information. (This info at bottom of messages.) Not if you set your list subscriptions to receive messages via digest. Then you get messages in batches one or more times a day, depending on list setup. Perhaps so that it goes through your own mail filtering system? You can set up auto deletes for mail not filtered into designated folders, if you choose. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] CPCUG EC SIG: The Drama Coach
=== FREE! Register for each event via e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org === 8/22/09: PRESENTATIONS THAT MAKE YOU AND YOUR MESSAGE MEMORABLE Speaker: Ritzya Mitchell, The Drama Coach 9/19/09: HOW TO GET BUSINESS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA Speaker: Shashi Bellamkonda, The Social Media Swami, Network Solutions 10/17/09: FIREFOX AND FIREFOX PLUG-INS Speaker: Steve Auerbach 11/21/09: PRODUCTIVITY WITHOUT THE STEEP COST: An Overview of Free Open Source Software Speaker: Tom Gutnick, President, Sunny Banana IT Consulting 12/12/09: RESEARCH SKILLS AND STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS Speakers: Jo Golden and Tracey Holinka, Chaos to Clarity LLC 1/16/10: TAXES Speaker: Jina Etienne, CPA, Etienne Associates, LLC ** Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants Special Interest Group (EC SIG) (Meets the 3rd Saturday of most months) All events currently scheduled to be held at the CLEVELAND PARK LIBRARY, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC ** Saturday, August 22, 2009, 12:45-3:45 pm DELIVERING PRESENTATIONS THAT MAKE YOU AND YOUR MESSAGE MEMORABLE: Using Your Passion and Creativity To Become a Powerful Speaker Speaker: Ritzya Mitchell, The Drama Coach In today's world, leaders have to be powerful speakers. They know how to grab attention, keep attention, and influence those around them. They have a vision and passion, and know how to inspire others to action. In this fun, engaging, interactive session, you will learn how to apply creativity and passion to your presentations to become a more effective communicator. You will-- o Overcome fear of presenting and public speaking o Have renewed confidence in your communication skills o Learn tools and techniques for creating a memorable message o Deliver your message with passion o Feel energized about who you are and what you do Speaker: Ritzya Mitchell, The Drama Coach, is the go-to person when it comes to compelling, memorable presentations. A seasoned performer and entrepreneur, she brings the perfect blend of professionalism and pizzazz to her clients, both as an exciting speaker and as a results-oriented coach and facilitator. Her warm, down-to-earth style and commanding presence immediately draw people in as she inspires her audiences and clients to come out of their shells and shoot for the stars. Clients of The Drama Coach range from CEOs, authors, and entrepreneurs to politicians and lawyers, with a few high-achieving teenagers just for fun. The outcome is the same for all types of clients: confident and passionate communication through which the unique, authentic style of the individual shines. Ritzya Mitchell's Web site, http://www.thedramacoach.com, has testimonials, pictures, and tips on how to achieve success through being the best communicator you can be. NOTE: This event is on the 4th Saturday and ends at 3:45 pm. * Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (west side, between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street For additional Information about the CPCUG EC SIG and its events (including any updates on topics, speakers, dates, times, and locations; agenda; area map; related Web links; and more), visit the CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG Web pages-- http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ These events are FREE and open to all. Advance RSVPs are requested for event planning. To RSVP: Send e-mail to Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org ** * NOTE: *4th* Saturday. Event ends at 3:45 pm. * Saturday, August 22, 2009, 12:45-3:45 pm DELIVERING PRESENTATIONS THAT MAKE YOU AND YOUR MESSAGE MEMORABLE Using Your Passion and Creativity To Become a Powerful Speaker Speaker: Ritzya Mitchell, The Drama Coach http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/809meet.html ** Dates/Times of Future Meetings: Saturday, September 19, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm HOW TO GET BUSINESS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA Shashi Bellamkonda, The Social Media Swami, Network Solutions http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/909meet.html Saturday, October 17, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm FIREFOX AND FIREFOX PLUG-INS Speaker: Steve Auerbach Saturday, November 21, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm PRODUCTIVITY WITHOUT THE STEEP COST: An Overview of Free Open Source Software Speaker: Tom Gutnick, President and Chief Dragon Slayer, Sunny Banana IT Consulting http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/1109meet.html Saturday, December 12, 2009, 12:30-3:00
[CGUYS] CPCUG EC SIG Event Schedule Through Dec. 2009
Saturday, July 18, 2009, 12:45-3:00 pm MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7 OPERATING SYSTEM Speaker: Mark Mabee, IT Network Pro http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/709meet.html Saturday, August 22, 2009, 12:45-3:45 pm DELIVERING PRESENTATIONS THAT MAKE YOU AND YOUR MESSAGE MEMORABLE: Using Your Passion and Creativity To Become a Powerful Speaker Speaker: Ritzya Mitchell, The Drama Coach http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/709meet.html Saturday, September 19, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm HOW TO GET BUSINESS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA Shashi Bellamkonda, The Social Media Swami, Network Solutions Saturday, October 17, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm FIREFOX AND FIREFOX PLUG-INs Speaker: Steve Auerbach Saturday, November 21, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm PRODUCTIVITY WITHOUT THE STEEP COST: An Overview of Free Open Source Software Speaker: Tom Gutnick, President and Chief Dragon Slayer Sunny Banana IT Consulting Saturday, December 12, 2009, 12:30-3:00 pm (Note: 2nd Saturday) USING THE INTERNET TO DO MARKET RESEARCH Jo Golden and Tracey Holinka, Principals, Chaos to Clarity, LLC Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ CONENT-D: CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG list for event announcements and discussion of business, technology, and computer hardware and software selection, setup, installation, maintenance, and upgrade (usually low volume) To subscribe: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/index.html#listsub CPCUG EC SIG Registration for FREE Events: Send e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] EVENT: Windows 7 with Mark Mabee, Sat., July 18
=== FREE! Register via e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org === NOTE: Two new air conditioning units have been added in our meeting room! === --- Saturday, July 18, 2009, 12:45-3:00 pm MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7 OPERATING SYSTEM Speaker: Mark Mabee, IT Network Pro http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/709meet.html --- Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG (EC SIG) (Meets the 3rd Saturday afternoon of most months) Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC Curious about what the upcoming Microsoft Windows 7 operating system will look like? About its new features? About whether you can look forward to using it effortlessly after suffering through or working around the Microsoft Vista operating system? Then join us on Saturday, July 18, 2009, as long-time CPCUG member Mark Mabee explores the Windows 7 release candidate, investigating the capabilities of the next Microsoft Windows operating system, now scheduled to be available October 22, 2009. Speaker: Mark Mabee, an IT network professional, is a long-time member of CPCUG. He has been the featured presenter at a number of CPCUG events and has handled technical questions during pre-presentation QA sessions at other events. * Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (west side, between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street For additional Information about the CPCUG EC SIG and its events (including any updates on topics, speakers, dates, times, and locations; agenda; area map; related Web links; and more), visit the CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG Web pages-- http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ This event is FREE and open to all. Advance RSVPs are requested for event planning. To RSVP: Send e-mail to Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org *** Saturday, July 18, 2009, 12:45-3:00 pm MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7 OPERATING SYSTEM Speaker: Mark Mabee, IT Network Pro http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/709meet.html *** Dates/Times of Future Meetings: Saturday, August 22, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm (Note: 4th Saturday) Topic and Speaker: To be announced Saturday, September 19, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm HOW TO GET BUSINESS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA Shashi Bellamkonda, The Social Media Swami, Network Solutions Saturday, October 17, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm Topic and Speaker: To be announced Saturday, November 21, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm PRODUCTIVITY WITHOUT THE STEEP COST: An Overview of Free Open Source Software Speaker: Tom Gutnick, Sunny Banana IT Consulting Saturday, December 12, 2009, 12:30-3:00 pm (Note: 2nd Saturday) Topic and Speaker: To be announced *** Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CONENT-D: CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG list for event announcements and discussion of business, technology, and computer hardware and software selection, setup, installation, maintenance, and upgrade (usually low volume) To subscribe: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/index.html#listsub *** CPCUG EC SIG Registration for FREE Events: Send e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org *** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] CPCUG EC SIG: Time Management w Susan Kousek, June 20, 2009
=== FREE! Register via e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org === --- Saturday, June 20, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm TACKLE THE 3 Ps OF TIME MANAGEMENT: Procrastinating, Prioritizing, and Processing Speaker: Susan Kousek, Owner, Balanced Spaces, LLC --- Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG (EC SIG) (Meets the 3rd Saturday afternoon of most months) Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC --- o Are you missing deadlines? o Are important tasks falling between the cracks? o Are you busy all day but not getting the important things done? Chances are you're being sabotaged by one (or more!) of the 3 Ps of time management: procrastinating, prioritizing, or processing the constant flow of To Dos. Join us on Saturday, June 20, 2009, when Certified Professional Organizer Susan Kousek will share her favorite organizing techniques to combat these time wasters. Speaker: Susan Kousek is the owner of Balanced Spaces, LLC, in Reston, VA, and has been organizing for 20 years. She works one on one with clients in their offices and homes to set up systems to help them get organized and stay on top of time and tasks. She also offers workshops and presentations on organizing for government, nonprofits, and small businesses. Susan Kousek (Balanced Spaces) was included as one of seven who can save you time in Figuring Out This $%#^*Computer, _Washingtonian_ magazine, January 2001, p. 100. CPCUGer Susan Kousek is also known to many as a popular computer trainer and a former editor of the CPCUG _Monitor_. She is returning to EC SIG by popular request. See announcements, followup information, and even a PDF or PowerPoint file from two of her earlier presentations: o Organize Your Business Life, May 2007 http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/507meet.html o Take Back Your Time! Time Management Techniques and Tips, August 2003 http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/803meet.html o Organizing Your Computer Files and Outlook E-Mail Messages, February 2001 http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/201meet.html o Organize Your Office To Maximize Your Time and Space, June 2000 http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/600meet.html o Getting Started As a Trainer, October 1998 http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/1098meet.html Susan Kousek may be reached via e-mail to skou...@balancedspaces.com. For more information about her company, visit http://www.BalancedSpaces.com. * Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (west side, between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street For additional Information about the CPCUG EC SIG and its events (including any updates on topics, speakers, dates, times, and locations; agenda; area map; related Web links; and more), visit the CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG Web pages-- http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ This event is FREE and open to all. Advance RSVPs are requested for event planning. To RSVP: Send e-mail to Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org *** Saturday, June 20, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm TACKLE THE 3 Ps OF TIME MANAGEMENT: Procrastinating, Prioritizing, and Processing Speaker: Susan Kousek, Owner, Balanced Spaces, LLC http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/609meet.html *** Dates/Times of Future Meetings: Saturday, July 18, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm Saturday, August 22, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm (Note: 4th Saturday) Saturday, September 19, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm Saturday, October 17, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm Saturday, November 21, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm Saturday, December 12, 2009, 12:30-3:00 pm (Note: 2nd Saturday) *** Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CONENT-D: CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG list for event announcements and discussion of business, technology, and computer hardware and software selection, setup, installation, maintenance, and upgrade (usually low volume) To subscribe: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/index.html#listsub *** CPCUG EC SIG Registration for FREE Events: Send e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org
[CGUYS] March CPCUG General Meeting: Dennis Courtney on Degunking Your Operating System, Sat., Mar. 28, 1:00 pm
-- NOTE: For CPCUG event schedule updates throughout March 2009: http://calendar.cpcug.org/309events.html -- CPCUG General Meeting Saturday, March 28, 2009, 1:00 pm DEGUNKING YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM (XP AND VISTA) Speaker: Dennis Courtney, CPCUG President http://comm.cpcug.org/gen-meet.html#309 Location: Rockville Library, first floor large meeting room 21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD Directions and map: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Apps/Libraries/branchinfo/ro.asp#dirs Parking: Free lot across the street Agenda: 1:00 pm, CPCUG Announcements 1:30 pm, Ask the Experts (Questions From Audience): o Rich Schinnell, Computer Consultant, Past President, CPCUG o Bob Simanski, ABC, Business Pro Services o Henry Winokur, PC .HLP Computer Consulting 2:30 pm, Main Presentation: DEGUNKING YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM (XP AND VISTA). QA 3:30 pm, Door Prize Drawings (for CPCUG members) 3:40 pm, Networking and Informal Discussions DEGUNKING YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM (XP AND VISTA) Speaker: Dennis Courtney, CPCUG President Is your computer running slower than when it was new? Does it take forever to boot up? Is your Internet connection slow? Maybe you need to degunk your PC. Over time, the Windows operating system collects a lot of gunk that slows down your computer. We will be using free tools to identify and reduce that greasy buildup and make your computer run like new again. Speaker: Dennis Courtney is the president of the Capital PC User Group. Over the years he has held many other positions within the organization including that of chair of the Delphi (now Programmers) SIG. In his day job Dennis runs the the data center for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). During his 15+ years at IDB, he has also been a programmer for DOS- and Windows-based systems using client-server and Web-based technologies. In addition, Dennis has run a help desk supporting hundreds of end users. Dennis Courtney has a bachelors degree in business administration. Contact: Dennis Courtney, denn...@cpcug.net Cost: Free and open to all -- FUTURE CPCUG GENERAL MEETING Saturday, April 25, 2009, 1:00 pm Topic and Speaker: To Be Announced http://comm.cpcug.org/gen-meet.html#409 * Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org Director, Corporate Communications, Capital PC User Group Users Helping Usershttp://www.cpcug.org * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] CPCUG EC: Looking Professional on the Web w/ Merry Bruns
=== FREE EVENT! Register via e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org === *** NOTE: This is a change in date. *** --- Saturday, March 21, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm LOOKING PROFESSIONAL ON THE WEB: Maximize Your Web Site Impact Speaker: Merry Bruns, ScienceSites Communications --- Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG (EC SIG) (Meets the 3rd Saturday afternoon of most months; Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC Most businesses can benefit from a good Web site, but there's more to looking good on the 'Net than jazzy graphics. Your business Web site needs appropriate content as well. Ineffective Web site content can mean prospective clients pass right over your site, moving on to the next site and business. Speaker Merry Bruns will provide new practical tips on making your content live up to your site graphics and maximizing your content for your customer. Speaker: Merry Bruns is an online content strategist, editor, and Web writing trainer who focuses on communicating Web content to audiences clearly and with impact. Producing and editing Web sites since 1994, she brings a background in communications, advertising, and journalism to her work. Merry provides in-house training for organizations and has taught Writing and Editing for the Web to hundreds of students around the world. Frequently interviewed about content strategy and Web writing issues, Merry Bruns is also an invited speaker and trainer at Web conferences and meetings across the United States. In Washington, DC, she holds open classes at the National Press Club. In addition, since 1997 Merry has hosted Content Coffee, an occasional roundtable at the National Press Club for Web content managers, editors, and writers. As principal of ScienceSites Communications (http://www.sciencesitescom.com), Merry Bruns has produced and edited Web sites for numerous business, government, educational, and science organizations. Clients for content strategy and training have included Accenture, National Academy of Sciences, BBC London, Porter-Novelli, Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Towers Perrin, American Chemical Society, The World Bank, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Georgetown University, American Petroleum Institute, Textron, Environmental Protection Agency, Seton Hall University, and Harvard Medical School. * Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (west side, between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street For additional Information about the CPCUG EC SIG and its events (including any updates on topics, speakers, dates, times, and locations; agenda; area map; related Web links; and more), visit the CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG Web pages-- http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ This event is FREE and open to all. Advance RSVPs are needed for event planning. To RSVP: Send e-mail to Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org *** Saturday, March 21, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm LOOKING PROFESSIONAL ON THE WEB: Maximize Your Web Site Impact Speaker: Merry Bruns, ScienceSites Communications http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/309meet.html *** Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CONENT-D: CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG list for event announcements and discussion of business, technology, and computer hardware and software selection, setup, installation, maintenance, and upgrade (usually low volume) To subscribe: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/index.html#listsub *** CPCUG EC SIG Registration for FREE Events: Send e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org *** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Computer dropped dead overnight
If not a fuse, might the switch need to be replaced? Barb * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] CPCUG EC: Cashing in Through a Web Presence w/ Tom Gutnick
=== FREE EVENT! Register via e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org === --- 2/21/09: CASHING IN THROUGH A WEB PRESENCE Speaker: Tom Gutnick, Sunny Banana IT Consulting --- Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG (EC SIG) (Meets the 3rd Saturday afternoon of most months; Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC * Our Next Event * -- Saturday, February 21, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm -- CASHING IN THROUGH A WEB PRESENCE Speaker: Tom Gutnick, Sunny Banana IT Consulting Audience: No technical expertise needed--just your good business savvy. Every small business, consultant, and freelancer needs a presence on the Internet--that's where potential customers expect to find you. This session will discuss the reasons why, and walk you through the steps involved in establishing a domain name and Web site, inexpensively and easily. We'll also have a brief discussion of search engine rankings. Learn how to bust through the jargon, and learn enough to do it on your own or to confidently hire someone. Speaker: Tom Gutnick, the owner of Sunny Banana IT Consulting, has decades of experience in many areas of information technology, including information security, enterprise architecture, Web site design, and software development. His clients have ranged from Fortune 500 corporations to small businesses and nonprofit organizations. He has taught everything from junior high science as a Peace Corps volunteer to high-level computer seminars for corporate audiences. In addition to personal technology classes for Arlington Adult Education, he teaches information systems classes at Northern Virginia Community College. Sunny Banana IT Consulting helps small businesses and individuals who are struggling with the complexities of technology and are too small to have their our own IT departments. With in-depth knowledge and experience, Sunny Banana helps clients harness the right technology for their business, with patient and jargon-free consultation and training customized to their needs. * Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (west side, between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street For additional Information about the CPCUG EC SIG and its events (including any updates on topics, speakers, dates, times, and locations; agenda; area map; related Web links; and more), visit the CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG Web pages-- http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ This event is FREE and open to all. Advance RSVPs are needed for event planning. To RSVP: Send e-mail to Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org *** Summary of Upcoming FREE Events of CPCUG's EC SIG -- Saturday, February 21, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm CASHING IN THROUGH A WEB PRESENCE Speaker: Tom Gutnick, Sunny Banana IT Consulting http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/209meet.html Saturday, March 21, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm Topic and Speaker: To be announced http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/309meet.html Saturday, April 18, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm LOOKING PROFESSIONAL ON THE WEB: Maximize Your Web Site Impact Speaker: Merry Bruns, ScienceSites Communications http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/409meet.html *** Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CONENT-D: CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG list for event announcements and discussion of business, technology, and computer hardware and software selection, setup, installation, maintenance, and upgrade (usually low volume) To subscribe: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/index.html#listsub *** CPCUG EC SIG Registration for FREE Events: Send e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org *** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] CPCUG EC Events: Taxes w/Jina Etienne, CPA; Web Presence w/ Tom Gutnick
helps clients harness the right technology for their business, with patient and jargon-free consultation and training customized to their needs. * Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (west side, between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street For additional Information about the CPCUG EC SIG and its events (including any updates on topics, speakers, dates, times, and locations; agenda; area map; related Web links; and more), visit the CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG Web pages-- http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ These events are FREE and open to all. Advance RSVPs are needed for event planning. To RSVP: Send e-mail to Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org *** In SUMMARY: Upcoming Free CPCUG EC SIG Events: Saturday, January 17, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm TAXES: What Every Entrepreneur and Consultant Needs To Know Speaker: Jina Etienne, CPA, Etienne Associates, LLC http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/109meet.html Saturday, February 21, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm CASHING IN THROUGH A WEB PRESENCE Speaker: Tom Gutnick, Sunny Banana IT Consulting http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/209meet.html *** Barbara Conn, bc...@cpcug.org Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CONENT-D: CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG list for event announcements and discussion of business, technology, and computer hardware and software selection, setup, installation, maintenance, and upgrade (usually low volume) To subscribe: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/index.html#listsub *** CPCUG EC SIG Registration for FREE Events: Send e-mail to bc...@cpcug.org *** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] CPCUG EC SIG Events: Get More Sales; Crash U; Taxes
for corporations and individuals are approaching, the focus of this presentation will be on income tax compliance and preparation rather than on tax planning and consulting issues. This presentation will alert you to mistakes and oversights that can cost you money, and to tax law changes you need to know about. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session, so gather your questions and join us. * Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (west side, between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street For additional Information about the CPCUG EC SIG and its events (including any updates on topics, speakers, dates, times, and locations; agenda; area map; related Web links; and more), visit the CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG Web pages-- http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ These events are FREE and open to all. Advance RSVPs are needed for event planning. To RSVP: Send e-mail to Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** In SUMMARY: Upcoming Free CPCUG EC SIG Events: Saturday, November 15, 2008, 12:45-3:15 pm TALK YOUR BUSINESS: How To Make More and Better Sales Right Away Speaker: Dick Davies, Sales Lab Incorporated http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/1108meet.html Saturday, December 13, 2008, 12:30-3:00 pm (2nd Saturday) THE BAILOUT Plus 10 TOUGH-TIME BUSINESS SURVIVAL TIPS Speaker: Jina Etienne, CPA, Etienne Associates, LLC http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/1208meet.html Saturday, January 17, 2009, 12:45-3:15 pm [Note: 2009 event dates not yet confirmed] TAXES: What Every Entrepreneur and Consultant Needs To Know Speaker: Jina Etienne, CPA, Etienne Associates, LLC http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/109meet.html *** Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CONENT-D: CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG list for event announcements and discussion of business, technology, and computer hardware and software selection, setup, installation, maintenance, and upgrade (usually low volume) To subscribe: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/index.html#listsub *** CPCUG EC SIG Registration for FREE Events: Send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] error message makes plugin installation fail
Hmmm . . . Clicking on PayPal_Plug-In.exe with the Zone Alarm quarantine window in view results in the immediate quarantine of-- Trojan Dropper.Win32.Agent.vfw I could find no useful information about this specific trojan on the Web. I deleted it from my system. I guess it's time to write to PayPal.com. Puzzling--others seem to be happily using this incarnation of the PayPal plug-in. [The echeck cleared, transforming JV16PowerTools 2008 from trialware to licensed software, and I also uninstalled the program recommended by a friend last week.] Barb On Wed, August 6, 2008 10:22 am, Barbara Conn wrote: Hmmm . . . one other possibility. On Saturday I upgraded to the lasted version of JV16 PowerTools, paying with PayPal echeck, which hasn't cleared, probably will clear later today (all of something like $6.95!). The software says it has 27 days left to run--it's acting as a trial until the echeck clears? I don't remember running into that before. I'll try installing the PayPal plugin again after JV16Tools recognized that its been purchased. Barb On Wed, August 6, 2008 9:49 am, Tom Piwowar wrote: It's possible, but I'm generally very conservative with this machine. I usually install only well-known software, and not much in the way of demos. Having said that, I did just download and install (last week) something recommended by a friend: Moyea Flash Video MX Std. Haven't used it. I don't know the details of that program. Anything recently installed would be a suspect. A runtime environment is like a virtual machine that the application runs under. It can be use to more easily move the application among different kinds of hardware or to simplify the programming of the application. For example an application coded using an interpreted language would need a runtime environment while one that is compiled would probably not. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] error message makes plugin installation fail
Hmmm . . . one other possibility. On Saturday I upgraded to the lasted version of JV16 PowerTools, paying with PayPal echeck, which hasn't cleared, probably will clear later today (all of something like $6.95!). The software says it has 27 days left to run--it's acting as a trial until the echeck clears? I don't remember running into that before. I'll try installing the PayPal plugin again after JV16Tools recognized that its been purchased. Barb On Wed, August 6, 2008 9:49 am, Tom Piwowar wrote: It's possible, but I'm generally very conservative with this machine. I usually install only well-known software, and not much in the way of demos. Having said that, I did just download and install (last week) something recommended by a friend: Moyea Flash Video MX Std. Haven't used it. I don't know the details of that program. Anything recently installed would be a suspect. A runtime environment is like a virtual machine that the application runs under. It can be use to more easily move the application among different kinds of hardware or to simplify the programming of the application. For example an application coded using an interpreted language would need a runtime environment while one that is compiled would probably not. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] CPCUG EC: Free Tools for Maintaining Vista, August 16
-- FREE EVENTS! Register via e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 8/16/08: Free Tools To Protect and Maintain Your Windows Vista (and XP) PCs 9/20/08: The Lightglove Virtual Controller 10/18/08: Choosing the Legal Structure for Your Business -- Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG (EC SIG) (Meets the 3rd Saturday afternoon of most months) Saturday, August 16, 2008, 12:45-3:30 pm o 12:45 pm Check-in Begins o 1:00 pm Welcome Announcements o 1:10 pm Main Presentation: FREE TOOLS TO PROTECT AND MAINTAIN YOUR WINDOWS VISTA (AND XP) PCs Speaker: Dennis Courtney, President, CPCUG o 2:40 pm QA o 2:55 pm Door Prize Drawings: CDs Loaded With Tools Discussed During Presentation o 3:00 pm Tech Brief Extra: HOW TO DIAGNOSE A ROGUE DRIVER Speaker: Dennis Courtney, President, CPCUG o 3:30 pm Closing Announcements, Informal Queries, Networking Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC * Main Presentation: FREE TOOLS TO PROTECT AND MAINTAIN YOUR WINDOWS VISTA (AND XP) PCs Speaker: Dennis Courtney, President, CPCUG Audience: All computer users, beginning to advanced. Beginners are invited to bring their questions, and advanced users are invited to offer their experience and expertise during QA. At 3:00 pm, following the main presentation, there will be a Tech Brief Extra for advanced users. Learn when and how to use the various free solutions available for maintaining Vista PCs: o Virus checkers o Spyware blockers o Spam filters o Disk duplicators o Popup blockers o Registry cleaners o Disk optimizers A laptop with the Windows Vista operating system will be used for the presentation. (Note: Most, if not all, of the tools selected for discussion and demonstration work with the Windows XP OS as well.) The presentation will also include a discussion of some of the differences between Windows Vista and XP. 3:00 pm Tech Brief Extra: HOW TO DIAGNOSE A ROGUE DRIVER Speaker: Dennis Courtney, President, CPCUG Speaker: Dennis Courtney is the president of the Capital PC User Group. Over the years he has held many other positions within the organization including that of chair of the Delphi (now Programmers) SIG. In his day job Dennis runs the the data center for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). During his 15+ years at IDB, he has also been a programmer for DOS- and Windows-based systems using client-server and Web-based technologies. In addition, Dennis has run a help desk supporting hundreds of end users. Dennis Courtney has a bachelors degree in business administration. * Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (west side, between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street For additional Information about the CPCUG EC SIG and its events (including any updates on topics, speakers, dates, times, and locations; agenda; area map; related Web links; and more), visit the CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG Web pages-- http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ This event is FREE and open to all. Advance RSVPs are requested for event planning. To RSVP: Send e-mail to Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** Future FREE CPCUG EC SIG Events: Saturday, September 20, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm THE LIGHTGLOVE VIRTUAL CONTROLLER: On the Journey From Inventor's Dream to Market Speaker: MG Howard, CEO, Lightglove Saturday, October 18, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm CHOOSING THE LEGAL STRUCTURE FOR YOUR BUSINESS Panelists: Jina Etienne, CPA, Etienne Associates, LLC (and others) *** Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CONENT-D: CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG list for event announcements and discussion of business, technology, and computer hardware and software selection, setup, installation, maintenance, and upgrade (usually low volume) To subscribe: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/index.html#listsub *** CPCUG EC SIG Registration for FREE Events: Send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED
[CGUYS] error message makes plugin installation fail
I was trying to install a PayPal plugin (for the virtual MasterCard) and got the following error message: Feature transfer error: Feature: Program Files Component: ATL71 File: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atl71.dll Error: Access is denied About my system: Computer OS: Windows XP Home, Service Pack 3 ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7.0.483 JV17PowerTools2008 1.8.0.466 registry cleaner I don't find atl71.dll in the windows\system32\ subdirectory [I used to have the PayPal Virtual MasterCard installed, but it has disappeared--I may not have used it for a couple years (or more)] Is the error likely because I'm missing atl71.dll? Does Windows XP Home come with this DLL? Or, is it more likely that registry cleaning removed it? Or, is there a conflict with Zone Alarm Internet Security Suite? Does atl71.dll pose a threat to my computer? Should get this dll? What site do you recommend for downloading this file? Thanks, Barb * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] CPCUG EC: PC Cleaning and More, July 19
-- FREE EVENTS! Register via e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 7/19/08: A Little PC Cleaning Pays Off 8/16/08: Windows Maintenance and Computer Troubleshooting 9/20/08: The Lightglove Virtual Controller 10/18/08: Choosing the Legal Structure for Your Business -- Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG (EC SIG) (Meets the 3rd Saturday afternoon of most months) Saturday, July 19, 2008, 12:45-3:15 pm o 12:45 pm Check-in Begins o 1:00 pm Welcome Announcements o 1:05 pm TechBrief: The HyperMiling.com Story: Building a Revenue-Generating Web Site Speaker: Steve Chafe, Entrepreneur o 1:20 pm Main Presentation: A LITTLE PC CLEANING PAYS OFF Speaker: Gabe Goldberg, President Computers and Publishing, Inc. o 3:00 pm Closing Announcements o 3:05 pm Informal Queries Networking Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC * TechBrief: The HyperMiling.com Story: Building a Revenue-Generating Web Site Speaker: Steve Chafe, Entrepreneur Steve Chafe will show examples of and discuss how concepts learned at Saturday CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG events, along with concepts gleaned from a few other sources, helped him build a revenue-generating Web site. HyperMiling.com obtained a top ranking on Google and got noticed and reported on by many media outlets. Speaker: Steve Chafe is a global netpreneur with employees in the United States and India. Main Presentation: A LITTLE PC CLEANING PAYS OFF Speaker: Gabriel Goldberg, President, Computers and Publishing, Inc. Audience: All computer users, beginning to advanced. Beginners are invited to bring their questions, and advanced users are invited to offer their experience and expertise during discussion and QA. In addition to physically cleaning your PC, a little occasional effort scrubbing its operating system, hard drive, applications, and data files will pay off with improved performance, reliability, and system life. Easy cleanup steps will be described and demonstrated. Speaker: Gabriel Goldberg is a technology consultant, writer, and editor. He has written for and edited an IBM technology magazine, contributes to trade and consumer publications (such as the Jobs and Real Estate sections of _The Washington Post_), and has reviewed Web sites for several print publications. After co-hosting AARP's Computers and Technology Web site for several years, he now writes about technology for several other baby-boomer demographic media. Gabe was co-editor of and wrote for _The REXX Handbook_, _The VM/ESA Systems Handbook_, and _The VM/ESA Users and Applications Handbook_, all three books published by McGraw-Hill. He has also written for newsletters, including those of Computer Economics, Inc., and the Editorial Eye of EEI Communications. In addition, Gabe has been the author or editor of industry vendor white papers. Previously, as Vice President of Technology and Business Development for a small software company, Gabe Goldberg was responsible at various times for product planning, evolution, and development, along with documentation and customer support. He also managed and wrote the company newsletter, read by more than 20,000 subscribers around the world. * Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (west side, between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street For additional Information about the CPCUG EC SIG and its events (including any updates on topics, speakers, dates, times, and locations; agenda; area map; related Web links; and more), visit the CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG Web pages-- http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ This event is FREE and open to all. Advance RSVPs are requested for event planning. To RSVP: Send e-mail to Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** Future FREE CPCUG EC SIG Events: Saturday, August 16, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm WINDOWS MAINTENANCE AND COMPUTER TROUBLESHOOTING Speaker: Dennis Courtney, President, CPCUG Saturday, September 20, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm THE LIGHTGLOVE VIRTUAL CONTROLLER: On the Journey From Inventor's Dream to Market Speaker: MG Howard, CEO, Lightglove Saturday, October 18, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm CHOOSING THE LEGAL STRUCTURE FOR YOUR BUSINESS Panelists: Jina Etienne, CPA, Etienne Associates, LLC (and others
[CGUYS] CPCUG EC EVENT: Financial Strategies for the Business Owner
-- FREE EVENTS! Register via e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 6/21/08: Financial Strategies for the Business Owner 7/19/08: A Little PC Cleaning Pays Off 8/16/08: Windows Maintenance and Computer Troubleshooting 9/20/08: The Lightglove Virtual Controller 10/18/08: Choosing the Legal Structure for Your Business -- Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG (EC SIG) (Meets the 3rd Saturday afternoon of most months) Saturday, June 21, 2008, 12:45-3:15 pm o 12:45 pm Check-in Begins o 1:00 pm Welcome Announcements o 1:10 pm TechBrief: Mobile Device Update; Speaker: Derek Meyer, Data at Hand Consulting Services o 1:20 pm Main Presentation: FINANCIAL STRATEGIES FOR THE BUSINESS OWNER Speaker: Brian Thoms, CFP, Advanced Financial Advisor Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. o 3:00 pm Closing Announcements o 3:05 pm Informal Queries Networking Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC * Main Presentation: FINANCIAL STRATEGIES FOR THE BUSINESS OWNER Speaker: Brian Thoms, CFP, Advanced Financial Advisor Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. This seminar addresses the financial concerns of the small business owner. A major focus will be the importance of addressing business and personal financial needs as an integrated whole. Business structure impact on taxes will be also covered. In addition, retirement plan options, transition planning, and protection issues specific to the business owner (such as key person insurance) will be discussed. Speaker: Brian Thoms is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) practitioner who helps more than 250 clients reach their financial goals with personalized, knowledgeable advice. His areas of focus include-- o Small business o Investment advice o Income tax planning strategies o Retirement planning strategies o Protection and insurance o Estate planning strategies o Family planning/family changes o Employee stock options o Saving for education o General financial planning Brian Thoms also specializes in financial education, speaking at more than 30 seminars a year for audiences at businesses, organizations, and government agencies. For more than 110 years, Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., has provided solutions to help people change how they think about their money. Ameriprise offers a broad range of financial products and services, including mutual funds and certificates as well as brokerage services and financial planning. Clients can get help from a personal advisor or can access financial services online. With more CFP professionals than any other company, Ameriprise is America's largest financial planning firm. * Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (west side, between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street NOTE: Please RSVP and check for e-mail reminder note and/or Web page the day before event in case of last-minute venue or other change http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/608meet.html For additional Information about the CPCUG EC SIG and its events (including any updates on topics, speakers, dates, times, and locations; agenda; area map; related Web links; and more), visit the CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG Web pages-- http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ To RSVP: Send e-mail to Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This event is FREE and open to all, but advance RSVPs are requested for event planning. *** Future FREE CPCUG EC SIG Events: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm A LITTLE PC CLEANING PAYS OFF Speaker: Gabriel Goldberg, President, Computers and Publishing, Inc. http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/708meet.html Saturday, August 16, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm WINDOWS MAINTENANCE AND COMPUTER TROUBLESHOOTING Speaker: Dennis Courtney, President, CPCUG Saturday, September 20, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm THE LIGHTGLOVE VIRTUAL CONTROLLER: On the Journey From Inventor's Dream to Market Speaker: MG Howard, CEO, Lightglove Saturday, October 18, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm CHOOSING THE LEGAL STRUCTURE FOR YOUR BUSINESS Panelists: Jina Etienne, CPA, Etienne Associates, LLC (and others) *** Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Capital PC User Group (CPCUG
[CGUYS] CPCUG EC: How *We* Are Smarter Than *Me*
, using games for research and analysis, increasing collaboration among virtual teams, and maximizing shared situational awareness. ThoughtLink has evaluated training/exercise solutions and conducted research for a variety of government, international, and nongovernmental organizations, including the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, individual military services, Canada's Lester Pearson Peacekeeping Centre, and the Center for Humanitarian Cooperation. For more information on Julia Loughran and ThoughtLink's work on virtual teams, see http://www.thoughtlink.com. * Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (west side, between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street IMPORTANT NOTE: Please register and check e-mail reminder note and/or Web page the day before event in case of last-minute venue or other change http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/508meet.html For additional Information about the CPCUG EC SIG and its TechTalks and other events (including any updates on topics, speakers, dates, times, and locations; agenda; area map; related Web links; and more), visit on the CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG Web pages-- http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ Registration: via e-mail to Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This event is FREE and open to all, but advance registration is needed for event planning. *** Future FREE CPCUG EC SIG Events: Saturday, June 21, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm FINANCIAL STRATEGIES FOR THE BUSINESS OWNER Brian Thoms, CFP, Financial Advisor, Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Saturday, July 19, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm Topic and Speaker: To Be Announced Saturday, August 16, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm WINDOWS MAINTENANCE AND COMPUTER TROUBLESHOOTING Speaker: Dennis Courtney, President, CPCUG Saturday, September 20, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm THE LIGHTGLOVE VIRTUAL CONTROLLER: On the Journey From Inventor's Dream to Market Speaker: MG Howard, CEO, Lightglove Saturday, October 18, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm CHOOSING THE LEGAL STRUCTURE FOR YOUR BUSINESS Panelists: Jina Etienne, CPA (and others) *** Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CONENT-L: CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG list for event announcements and discussion of business, technology, and computer hardware and software selection, setup, installation, maintenance, and upgrade (usually low volume) http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/index.html#listsub *** CPCUG EC SIG FREE Event Registration: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] CPCUG EC SIG: Inventing, Sat., Apr. 19
Join us at this event: Get tips. Network. Have fun! -- FREE EVENTS! Register via e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 4/19/08: Inventing Basics: Getting Started As an Independent Inventor 5/17/08: Wikinomics and Mass Collaboration 6/21/08: Financial Planning for Business Owners 7/19/08: to be announced 8/16/08: Windows Maintenance and Computer Troubleshooting 9/20/08: The Lightglove Virtual Controller 10/18/08: Choosing the Legal Structure for Your Business -- Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG (EC SIG) Saturday, April 19, 2008, 12:45-3:15 pm o 12:45 pm Check-in o 1:00 pm Program o 3:15 pm Networking Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC * INVENTING BASICS: Getting Started As an Independent Inventor Speaker: David Whiteis Microsoft Certified Networking Engineer, BubbleRings.com You've got a great idea for an invention--what's next? Inventor David Whiteis will give us an overview of the process of getting an independent invention to market. His talk will include information on how to evaluate and protect your idea, how and when to create a prototype, and how to publicize and license or sell an invention. Speaker: David Whiteis is a local inventor who sold his first patent to a subsidiary of Microsoft in 1998. He works full time as a computer networking engineer, while continuing to work part time on inventing and developing new products. He has also been involved with helping other people interested in creating new inventions and obtaining patents. David is a Microsoft Certified Networking Engineer, currently working at a local pharmaceutical firm. His first patent was for a method of recommending music to individuals based on the music they already enjoy, much like the LAST.FM Web system. He may be better known for making it to the final 24 during season 1 of the ABC TV show _American Inventor_. His invention: a jewelry box that takes a short video of a woman's reaction when she first sees her diamond engagement ring. His current inventing efforts include perfecting and trying to get to market a line of underwater toys. For more information on David's inventing efforts, visit http://www.BubbleRings.com. * Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (west side, between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street See Web site for more information about CPCUG's Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ Registration: via e-mail to Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This event is free and open to all, but advance registration is very useful for event planning. *** Future FREE CPCUG EC SIG Events: Saturday, May 17, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm HOW *WE* ARE SMARTER THAN *ME*: An In-Depth Look Into Mass Collaboration and a Review of Don Tapscott's Book _Wikinomics_ Speaker: Julia Loughran, President, ThoughtLink, Inc. Saturday, June 21, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR BUSINESS OWNERS Brian Thomas, CFP, Financial Advisor, Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Saturday, July 19, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm Topic and Speaker: To Be Announced Saturday, August 16, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm WINDOWS MAINTENANCE AND COMPUTER TROUBLESHOOTING Speaker: Dennis Courtney, President, CPCUG Saturday, September 20, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm THE LIGHTGLOVE VIRTUAL CONTROLLER: On the Journey From Inventor's Dream to Market Speaker: MG Howard, CEO, Lightglove Saturday, October 18, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm CHOOSING THE LEGAL STRUCTURE FOR YOUR BUSINESS Panelists: Jina Etienne, CPA (and others) *** Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CPCUG EC SIG FREE Event Registration: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] EC SIG EXTRA: Virtual Office, Apr. 5
Panelists: Jina Etienne, CPA (and others) *** Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] CPCUG EC SIG: Podcasting (2 *different* events)
-- FREE! Register for seminar via e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG (EC SIG) Seminar (FREE): BAKING A PODCAST--Easy as Pie Speaker: Mike Weiner, President/CEO, The Image Generators, Inc. Saturday, February 16, 2008, 12:45-3:15 pm 12:45 pm: Check-in. 1:00 pm: Program. 3:15 pm: Networking. Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC ++ NOTE: There will be a special *followup* hands-on workshop Saturday, March 1, 2008, 1:30-4:30 pm COOKING YOUR PODCAST Writing and Recording a Podcast Script Location: To Be Announced, probably Bethesda, MD For additional information (including advance preparation and materials to bring): http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/workshops.html Cost: $20, CPCUG Members (nonmembers, $30) Registration: 301-560-6442. Space is limited--register today! ++ Description (for Feb. 16 FREE seminar): So, you've got an idea to produce a podcast. You've heard them--some well produced, others, well, not. All you know is that everyone seems to be doing one. How do you start? During this overview of the process of podcast creation, you will learn-- o How to ask the questions your podcast will answer o What elements go into a production to make it sound better than ordinary o How to identify your target audience o When are you ready to piece it together o Where should you record (Hint: Not in your office!) o Why the extra effort can pay off Mike Weiner will share some of the ingredients that go into creating your own podcast, or what you need to look for if hiring a contractor to do the work. Speaker: Mike Weiner brings 36 years of broadcast and production expertise to this seminar. He is a nationally recognizable voiceover talent and producer, and, in addition to radio, television, film, and multimedia production, he is hired regularly to create podcasts for clients such as Fortune 100 corporations and federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Energy. Mike holds a BS in Communication Arts, a BA in Business and Management, and an MBA in marketing, along with an advanced degree from the SOHK. (He'll tell you what that is during his presentation.) Mike Weiner formed The Image Generators, Inc., in 1985 to create marketing communications that tell the client's story. He has vast resources of talent throughout the United States, including in his hometown of Washington, DC, and in Hollywood. The mission of The Image Generators is to make you sound great! Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street See Web site for more information about CPCUG's Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ Registration (for free seminar): via e-mail to Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This event is free and open to all, but advance registration is needed for event planning. *** Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CPCUG EC SIG Event Registration (for free events): via e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
[CGUYS] CPCUG EC: Taxes with CPA Jina Etienne
-- FREE Events! Register via e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 1/19/08 : TAXES: What Every Entrepreneur and Consultant Needs To Know 2/16/08 : BAKING A PODCAST--Easy As Pie Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG (EC SIG) Saturday, January 19, 2008, 12:45-3:15 pm o 12:45 pm Check-in o 1:00 pm Program o 3:15 pm Networking Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC TAXES: What Every Entrepreneur and Consultant Needs To Know Speaker: Jina Etienne, CPA Audience: Consultants, Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Soon-To-Be Small Business Owners, Freelancers, and Free Agents Description: Is your business paying more in taxes than required by law? Whether your business grosses millions of dollars each year or you are just getting started as an independent consultant, you probably hire an outside accountant to handle tax return submission. The ultimate responsibility for paying appropriate taxes, however, is yours. Do you have the basic accounting knowledge needed to supervise the work of your accountant? Do you stay current on tax law changes? Because tax return deadlines for corporations and individuals are approaching, the focus of this presentation will be on income tax compliance and preparation rather than on tax planning and consulting issues. This presentation will alert you to mistakes and oversights that can cost you money, and to tax law changes you need to know about. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session, so gather your questions and join us. Speaker: Jina Etienne, CPA, has more than 15 years of public accounting experience. She began her career with Deloitte Touche, one of the Big Eight accounting firms, where her focus was tax planning and compliance for corporations, partnerships, and S corporations ranging from government contractors and vending companies to hospitality and retail firms. When she left Deloitte Touche to start Etienne Associates, LLC, her focus shifted to the needs of small- and medium-sized businesses. With her own practice, Jina Etienne provides a wide range of accounting services for businesses and individuals, including tax planning and preparation, and business consulting. Her client base is diverse, including retail and service-based businesses as well as consultants and contractors. For individuals, her services generally include tax return preparation and tax planning, including tax research and representation before the IRS. Ms. Etienne earned an M.S. in taxation in 1993 and a B.S.B.A. in accounting in 1989 from American University. Jina has also taught accounting as an adjunct professor at American University and teaches QuickBooks at local accounting seminars and conferences. Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street See Web site for more information about CPCUG's Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ Registration: via e-mail to Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This event is free and open to all, but advance registration is needed for handout and event planning. ++ FREE February CPCUG EC SIG Event: Saturday, February 16, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm BAKING A PODCAST--Easy As Pie Speaker: Mike Weiner, President/CEO, The Image Generators, Inc. http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/208meet.html ++ *** Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CPCUG EC SIG Event Registration: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com
[CGUYS] EC SIG: Networking Wi-Fi *This* Saturday
Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG (EC SIG) Saturday, November 17, 2007, 1:00-3:30 pm o 12:45 pm Check-In o1:00 pm Program* o3:25 pm Closing Announcements [*NOTE: This program is scheduled to run 15 minutes longer than most.] Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC WINDOWS NETWORKING AND WI-FI SECURITY (Including Demos): Installation and Setup For Small Office and Home Office Users Speakers: Luis Garcia, CPCUG Virginia SIG Chair, and Mark Mabee, IT Network Pro Attendees will get information they can use immediately to set up secure small and home office networks. Topics to be covered include requirements, installation, setup, sharing, encryption, and testing for networking Windows computers and securing wireless Wi-FI networks. Attendees will see, in person, the set-up and testing process demonstrated. They'll be able to ask questions as they occur, and get the answers they need. Speaker: Luis Garcia is Chair of the CPCUG Virginia SIG. He has also been the CPCUG Virginia Vice President and a mentor on the CPCUG Build Your Own Computer Team. In an earlier life (or, at least, in another decade), Luis was the Assistant SIG Chair for Education for CPCUG's OS/2 SIG. In real life, Luis Garcia has helped folks around the world for the U.S. Census Bureau. Event Location: Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street See Web site for more information about CPCUG's Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ For more information about this November 17 event: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/1107meet.html RSVP: via e-mail to Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This event is FREE and open to all, but advance registration is needed for event planning. ++ Future FREE CPCUG EC SIG Events (at Cleveland Park Library): Saturday, December 15, 2007, 1:00-3:00 pm NOT ALL WIKIS ARE ENCYCLOPEDIAS: Other Types of Wikis and How Your Company Could Use One Speaker: Leslie O'Flahavan, Partner, E-WRITE http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/1207meet.html Saturday, January 19, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm TAXES: What Every Entrepreneur and Consultant Needs To Know Speaker: Jina Etienne, CPA http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/108meet.html Saturday, February 16, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm BAKING A PODCAST--Easy As Pie Speaker: Mike Weiner, President/CEO, The Image Generators, Inc. http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/208meet.html ++ *** Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CPCUG EC SIG Event Registration: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
[CGUYS] CPCUG EC SIG: Networking Wi-Fi Security Sem Demos
-- FREE EVENTS! RSVP via e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 11/17/07 : WINDOWS NETWORKING AND WI-FI SECURITY: Installation and Setup For Small and Home Office Users 12/15/07 : NOT ALL WIKIS ARE ENCYCLOPEDIAS: Other Types of Wikis and How Your Company Could Use One 1/19/08 : TAXES: What Every Entrepreneur and Consultant Needs To Know 2/16/08 : BAKING A PODCAST--Easy As Pie -- Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG (EC SIG) Saturday, November 17, 2007, 1:00-3:30 pm o 12:45 pm Check-In o1:00 pm Program* o3:25 pm Closing Announcements [*NOTE: This program is scheduled to run 15 minutes longer than most.] Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC WINDOWS NETWORKING AND WI-FI SECURITY (Including Demos): Installation and Setup For Small Office and Home Office Users Speakers: Luis Garcia, CPCUG Virginia SIG Chair, and Mark Mabee, IT Network Pro Attendees will get information they can use immediately to set up secure small and home office networks. Topics to be covered include requirements, installation, setup, sharing, encryption, and testing for networking Windows computers and securing wireless Wi-FI networks. Attendees will see, in person, the set-up and testing process demonstrated. They'll be able to ask questions as they occur, and get the answers they need. Speaker: Luis Garcia is Chair of the CPCUG Virginia SIG. He has also been the CPCUG Virginia Vice President and a mentor on the CPCUG Build Your Own Computer Team. In an earlier life (or, at least, in another decade), Luis was the Assistant SIG Chair for Education for CPCUG's OS/2 SIG. In real life, Luis Garcia has helped folks around the world for the U.S. Census Bureau. Event Location: Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street See Web site for more information about CPCUG's Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ For more information about this November 17 event: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/1107meet.html RSVP: via e-mail to Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This event is FREE and open to all, but advance registration is needed for event planning. ++ Future FREE CPCUG EC SIG Events (at Cleveland Park Library): Saturday, December 15, 2007, 1:00-3:00 pm NOT ALL WIKIS ARE ENCYCLOPEDIAS: Other Types of Wikis and How Your Company Could Use One Speaker: Leslie O'Flahavan, Partner, E-WRITE http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/1207meet.html Saturday, January 19, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm TAXES: What Every Entrepreneur and Consultant Needs To Know Speaker: Jina Etienne, CPA http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/108meet.html Saturday, February 16, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm BAKING A PODCAST--Easy As Pie Speaker: Mike Weiner, President/CEO, The Image Generators, Inc. http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/208meet.html ++ *** Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CPCUG EC SIG Event Registration: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
[CGUYS] CPCUG EC SIG: Web Sourcing. Networking Security. Wikis. Taxes. Podcasts.
-- FREE EVENTS! RSVP via e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 10/20/07 : STRATEGIES FOR WEB SOURCING 11/17/07 : WINDOWS NETWORKING AND WI-FI SECURITY: Installation and Setup For Small and Home Office Users 12/15/07 : NOT ALL WIKIS ARE ENCYCLOPEDIAS: Other Types of Wikis and How Your Company Could Use One 1/19/08 : TAXES: What Every Entrepreneur and Consultant Needs To Know 2/16/08 : BAKING A PODCAST--Easy As Pie -- Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG (EC SIG) Saturday, October 20, 2007, 1:00-3:15 pm o 12:45 pm Check-in o1:00 pm Program Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC STRATEGIES FOR WEB SOURCING Speaker: Miles Fawcett, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Bridgeline Software Inc. Audience: Individuals who manage the creation of Web sites or plan to create a Web site (primarily through outside resources) Description: The Internet is littered with unsuccessful efforts to build Web sites. In August 2004, _InfoWorld_ reported that only 34 percent of projects surveyed were successful. There are many risk factors that contribute to this. At the same time, options for Web development sources have exploded, ranging from 6- or 7-figure projects created by national firms to projects developed by offshore or individual contractors for just thousands of dollars. A large amount of money invested does not always assure a positive outcome. In this session, Miles Fawcett, founder of the Web development firm iapps (acquired by Bridgeline Software Inc in 2004), will identify the pros and cons of various approaches to Web development contracting. The risks of different approaches and how to mitigate those risks will be discussed. You will learn-- 1) The various approaches to Web development (for example, local firms, offshore vendors, and individual contractors), the pros and cons of each, and strategies for mitigating the risk with each. 2) How to select a partner to deliver a Web project 3) The differences between open- and closed-source technology and systems, and how they could impact your project 4) How to get the results you want from a Web development initiative Speaker: Miles Fawcett founded iapps in 1994 and has led the development of more than 200 Web initiatives. In 2004 he sold iapps to Bridgeline Software, where he serves as General Manager and Executive Vice President. Miles has extensive experience with Web technologies, human factors engineering, visual art direction, entrepreneurship, and search engine marketing and optimization. In addition, Miles Fawcett is an active painter, photographer, and documentary filmmaker. He has produced a number of films, including one on a unique subculture of retirees who travel the United States in Airstream Travel Trailers. Many of his paintings are exhibited at the iapps Washington, DC, office. Miles Fawcett graduated from the Park School of Communications at Ithaca College and served 2 years on the faculty of the American University Graduate School of Communications. He currently serves on the board of Men Can Stop Rape (http://www.mencanstoprape.com) and is a judge in the Nonprofit and Government category for the Computerworld Smithsonian Awards (http://www.cwheroes.org). Event Location: Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street See Web site for more information about CPCUG's Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ For more information about this October 20 event: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/1007meet.html RSVP: via e-mail to Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This event is FREE and open to all, but advance registration is needed for event planning. ++ Future FREE CPCUG EC SIG Events (at Cleveland Park Library): Saturday, November 17, 2007, 1:00-3:30 pm WINDOWS NETWORKING AND WI-FI SECURITY: Installation and Setup For Small and Home Office Users Speakers: Luis Garcia, CPCUG Virginia SIG Chair, and Mark Mabee http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/1107meet.html Saturday, December 15, 2007, 1:00-3:00 pm NOT ALL WIKIS ARE ENCYCLOPEDIAS: Other Types of Wikis and How Your Company Could Use One Speaker: Leslie O'Flahavan, Partner, E-WRITE http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/1207meet.html Saturday, January 19, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm TAXES: What Every Entrepreneur and Consultant Needs To Know Speaker: Jina Etienne, CPA http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/108meet.html Saturday, February 16, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm
[CGUYS] CPCUG Programmers SIG: Ruby on Rails, *This* Wednesday
Wednesday, October 3, 7:00-10:00 pm Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Programmers SIG RUBY ON RAILS Speaker: Brian Moelk, Brain Endeavor, LLC Location: Inter-American Development Bank (Annex Building) 1350 New York Avenue, NW, Room B-300, Washington, DC Metrorail (two stations within two blocks): o Metro Center: Red, Blue, and Orange Lines o McPherson Square: Green and Yellow Lines Directions and map: http://programmers.cpcug.org/directions.htm Featured speaker Brian Moelk will discuss Ruby on Rails, the hot Web development framework. He'll begin with a quick introduction to the Ruby language and Rails framework, build a simple application, and demonstrate how Rails takes care of a lot of the grunt work. Discussion will include a technical as well as a cultural comparison of the Delphi type of RAD with the Rails framework approach, which many Java Web developers find appealing. Ruby tools such as CodeGear's new Ruby on Rails IDE, 3rd Rail, will be demoed. (Tools, however, will not be the focus of the presentation.) Time permitting, Brian Moelk will discuss how Ruby is already expanding (JRuby, IronRuby, YARV) and some Rails-like frameworks such as Grails and g-framework. Speaker: Brian Moelk has been programming for most of his life. His formal training began with Turbo Pascal, and he has been working with Delphi since it first came out. Since then, coding Delphi, C++, and Java, he's been a part of two start-ups in the Washington, DC, area. Brian owns and runs Brain Endeavor, LLC, and cannot conceive of doing anything other than crafting great code and helping companies use technology effectively. When not coding, he enjoys cycling, soccer, movies, music, and being in the moment. Optional Networking/Socializing: Before the meeting, about 6:15 pm, we get together informally at the Shops at National Place International Food Court, southwest corner of 13th F St., NW, Lower Level. Special Guest: Marco Cantu, Author, _Delphi 2007 Handbook_, the guide to what's new in Delphi 2007 for Win32, best-selling author of the Mastering Delphi Series. For more information about the CPCUG Programmers SIG-- http://programmers.cpcug.org/ --Mark Leymaster, for SIG Chair Tom Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
[CGUYS] CPCUG EC SIG: Blogging--Tangible Benefits, *Sat..,* Sept. 15
- FREE EVENTS! RSVP via e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 9/15/07 : THE TANGIBLE BENEFITS OF BLOGGING 10/20/07 : STRATEGIES FOR WEB SOURCING 11/17/07 : WINDOWS NETWORKING AND WI-FI SECURITY: Installation and Setup For Small and Home Offices 12/15/07 : WIKIS: Building Community (and Web Site Traffic) 1/19/08 : TAXES: What Every Entrepreneur and Consultant Needs To Know -- Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG (EC SIG) Saturday, September 15, 2007, 1:00-3:15 pm o 12:45 pm Check-in o 1:00 pm Program Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC THE TANGIBLE BENEFITS OF BLOGGING Speaker: Nancy McCord, President, McCord Web Design Audience: Business owners and managers who want to use blogging as a component of their business building effort Purpose: To give attendees the information and confidence they need to use blogging to build their businesses Starting with an elementary overview, and working to the complex, Nancy McCord makes the process of getting started with blogging easy. By the time she finishes, attendees will be ready to create a useful blog. Topics to be covered include o A blog's impact on Web site traffic and stickiness o The impact of blog setup method on search engines such as Google (for example, when using Blogspot versus custom FTP blogging) o How to set up a blog (including demo using Blogger's free online tools so you can start blogging fast) o XML feeds: what they are and how you can use them o Feed syndication tools o Ghost blogging In addition, by reviewing several portal sites like My Yahoo, she will demonstrate how RSS/XML news content feeds are used without our awareness. Bring your questions. Nancy's answers will help you begin to take advantage of this new, exciting technology to interact with customers and build your site's Web presence. With her fresh, candid approach, Nancy McCord will give you the real scoop on blogging and on why you should be using a blog with your Web site. Speaker: Nancy McCord has been providing global Web services since the year 2001. She is a prolific ghost blogger and an expert on the use of blogs for developing traffic and improving visibility of Web sites. In addition, she is a Web designer, search engine optimization expert and consultant, Google AdWords Qualified Professional, and Yahoo! Sponsored Search Ambassador. Nancy was recently interviewed on ghost blogging by _Investor's Business Daily_. She is also a recipient of the Navy's Civilian Meritorious Public Service award. Nancy McCord's firm, McCord Web Design, employing six people around the United States, provides services in Web design, Internet marketing, ghost blogging, webmaster outsourcing, and e-newsletter design. Event Location: Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street (allow a little extra time) See Web site for more information about CPCUG's Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ For more information about this September 15 event: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/907meet.html RSVP: via e-mail to Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This event is FREE and open to all, but advance registration is needed for event planning. ++ Future FREE CPCUG EC SIG Events (at Cleveland Park Library): Saturday, October 20, 2007, 1:00-3:15 pm STRATEGIES FOR WEB SOURCING Speaker: Miles Fawcett, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Bridgeline Software Inc. Saturday, November 17, 2007, 1:00-3:30 pm WINDOWS NETWORKING AND WI-FI SECURITY: Installation and Setup For Small Office and Home Office Users Speaker: Luis Garcia, CPCUG Virginia SIG Chair Saturday, December 15, 2007, 1:00-3:00 pm WIKIS: Building Community (and Web Site Traffic) (tentative) Speaker: Leslie O'Flahavan, Partner, E-WRITE Saturday, January 19, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm TAXES: What Every Entrepreneur and Consultant Needs To Know Speaker: Jina Etienne, CPA ++ *** Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CPCUG EC SIG Event Registration: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** * == QUICK LIST
[CGUYS] CPCUG EC SIG: Scalable Back Office, WiMAX, August 18
-- FREE EVENTS! RSVP via e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 8/18/07 : BUILDING A SCALABLE BACK OFFICE, WiMAX 9/15/07 : THE TANGIBLE BENEFITS OF BLOGGING 10/20/07 : CREATING YOUR WEB SITE: Working With Free Agents and Web Development Companies 11/17/07 : WINDOWS NETWORKING AND WI-FI SECURITY: Installation and Setup For Small and Home Offices 12/15/07 : Topic To Be Announced 1/19/08 : TAXES: What Every Entrepreneur and Consultant Needs To Know -- Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG (EC SIG) Saturday, August 18, 2007, 1:00-3:15 pm o 12:45 pm Check-in o 1:00 pm Program Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC BUILDING A SCALABLE BACK OFFICE, WiMAX Speaker: Doug Smith, CIO, DigitalBridge Communications In recent years the IT software and services landscape has changed dramatically. How have those changes affected the building of back office systems and infrastructure? By describing successful implementations, Doug will discuss how his company built, with very limited human and capital resources, an end-to-end, automated back-office environment in a very short period of time. During the course of the presentation Doug will also give attendees an overview of WiMAX, covering how it works and the advantages its use is expected to bring to the market. Speaker: Doug Smith is the CIO of DigitalBridge Communications, the first WiMAX operator to deploy a production WiMAX network in the United States. Doug has more than 18 years of IT and IT management experience across a number of industries including manufacturing, publishing, distribution, insurance, and Internet/telecommunications. Before joining DigitalBridge Communications, Doug was Vice President of Business Systems Development at America Online, where he was responsible AOL's back office systems, including billing, marketing, customer care, and online advertising. DigitalBridge Communications (DBC) provides broadband wireless services (including high-speed data, voice over IP, and locally hosted community content) to consumers and businesses in underserved rural, suburban, military, and university communities. It utilizes WiMAX technology to provide portable high-speed connections anywhere in its service area. DBC is committed to working with local communities and schools to make broadband services and content available to residents and students often left behind. With WiMAX, DBC is able to offer a broadband wireless service that is reliable, portable, affordable, fast, and easy to install. Setting up DBC service involves plug-and-surf installation, enabling customers to set up service on their own in minutes. When DBC launches service in a community, it deploys base stations that use licensed radio frequencies to reach each customer through small, wireless modems. Because no wires are required to establish service, DBC's service is portable throughout its service area, and customers can use the service inside or outside their homes and offices. Event Location: Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street (allow a little extra time) See Web site for more information about CPCUG's Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ For more information about this August 18 event: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/807meet.html RSVP: via e-mail to Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This event is FREE and open to all, but advance registration is needed for event planning. ++ Future FREE CPCUG EC SIG Events (at Cleveland Park Library): Saturday, September 15, 2007, 1:00-3:15 pm THE TANGIBLE BENEFITS OF BLOGGING Speaker: Nancy McCord, President, McCord Web Design http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/907meet.html Saturday, October 20, 2007, 1:00-3:15 pm CREATING YOUR WEB SITE: Working With Free Agents and Web Development Companies Speaker: Miles Fawcett, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Bridgeline Software Inc. Saturday, November 17, 2007, 1:00-3:30 pm WINDOWS NETWORKING AND WI-FI SECURITY: Installation and Setup For Small Office and Home Office Users Speaker: Luis Garcia, CPCUG Virginia SIG Chair Saturday, December 15, 2007, 1:00-3:00 pm Speaker and Topic To Be Announced Saturday, January 19, 2008, 1:00-3:15 pm TAXES: What Every Entrepreneur and Consultant Needs To Know Speaker: Jina Etienne, CPA
[CGUYS] Smartphones, June 16
-- FREE EVENTS! RSVP via e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 6/16/07 : SMARTPHONES (Blackberry, Windows Mobile, and PalmOS): Increasing Your Productivity and Having More Fun Speaker: Derek M. Meyer 7/21/07 : INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND LICENSING: How To Avoid Being Sued Speaker: Joy R. Butler, Attorney, Author, and Principal, Sashay Communications -- Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG (EC SIG) Saturday, June 16, 2007, 1:00-3:15 pm o 12:45 pm Check-in o 1:00 pm Program Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC SMARTPHONES (Blackberry, Windows Mobile, and PalmOS): Increasing Your Productivity and Having More Fun Speaker: Derek M. Meyer Audience: Anyone with a mobile phone, PDA, and/or a smartphone Purpose: To wade through the hype surrounding the next generation of smartphones (including the iPhone) and to become more productive Description: While on the go, do you need a better way to keep in touch with colleagues, friends, and family via texting, instant messenging, e-mail, and the Web? Would you like an alternative to lugging around a heavy laptop to make presentations? If you answered Yes, you won't want to miss this event--put it on your mobile calendar now! Smartphones are increasingly popular. And, as the next generation moves into the marketplace over the next 3 months, they will become ubiquitous. They are used for organizing business and leisure activities, and even for recreation. This presentation will describe what they are, what functions they are best suited to handle, what the choices are, how to set them up, and how to integrate and synchronize your smartphone with your PCs. In addition, attendees will learn what's available now in Blackberry, Windows Mobile, and PalmOs smartphones, what's arriving soon, pitfalls in selecting a device and a carrier, unlocked devices and options, must have software and hardware, and how to maximize productivity and troubleshoot. Derek is a lively presenter who will also share ways to have fun with a smartphone! Already a smartphone guru? Come to this meeting and share your tips and tricks. Speaker: CPCUG member Derek Meyer is a consultant and trainer on using wireless devices, including smartphones, PDAs, Blackberry handhelds, PalmOS and Windows Mobile devices, a variety of cell phones, and their accessories. Location: Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW,a Washington, DC (between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street (allow a little extra time) See Web site for more information about CPCUG's Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ For more information about this June 16 event: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/607meet.html RSVP: via e-mail to Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This event is FREE and open to all, but advance registration is needed for event planning. ++ Future CPCUG EC SIG FREE Events (at Cleveland Park Library): Saturday, July 21, 12:45 pm INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND LICENSING: How To Avoid Being Sued Speaker: Joy R. Butler, Attorney, Author, and Principal, Sashay Communications Author Book Signing Follows: _The Permission Seeker's Guide Through the Legal Jungle: Clearing Copyrights, Trademarks and Other Rights for Entertainment and Media Productions_ by Joy R. Butler [Published May 2007. 421 pp. $19.95.] [Books will will be available for purchase at the event. Profits go to Friends of the Cleveland Park Library.] http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/707meet.html Saturday, August 18, 2007, 1:00-3:15 pm Saturday, September 15, 2007, 1:00-3:15 pm Saturday, October 20, 2007, 1:00-3:15 pm Saturday, November 17, 2007, 1:00-3:15 pm Saturday, December 15, 2007, 1:00-3:15 pm ++ *** Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CPCUG EC SIG Event Registration: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L
[CGUYS] CPCUG EC SIG: Virtualization w Dennis Courtney; April 21
-- FREE Events! Register via e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 4/21/07 : VIRTUALIZATION: Not Just for the Big Guys Anymore! Speaker: Dennis Courtney, CPCUG President 5/19/07 : ORGANIZE YOUR BUSINESS LIFE Speaker: Susan Kousek, Balanced Spaces, LLC 6/16/07 : Topic and Speaker To be Announced 7/21/07 : INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND LICENSING: How To Avoid Being Sued Speaker: Joy R. Butler, Attorney, Author, and Principal, Sashay Communications -- Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG (EC SIG) Saturday, April 21, 2007, 12:45-3:15 pm o 12:45 pm Check-in o 1:00 pm Program o 3:15 pm Networking Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC VIRTUALIZATION: Not Just for the Big Guys Anymore! Speaker: Dennis Courtney, CPCUG President Virtualization has been important in portable applications, portable workspaces, server consolidation, disaster recovery, and testing and training. During this presentation we will cover o How virtualization works o How you can get started with virtualization o How you might use virtualization in your business or at home We will also talk about the pitfalls and the positives of this exciting technology. VmWare, Microsoft, and Open Source virtualization products will be our focus. If time permits, we will discuss some third party virtualization tools. Speaker: Dennis Courtney is the president of the Capital PC User Group. Over the years he has held many other positions within the organization including that of chair of the Delphi (now Programmers) SIG. In his day job Dennis runs the the data center for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). During his 15+ years at IDB, he has also been a programmer for DOS- and Windows-based systems using client-server and Web-based technologies. In addition, Dennis has run a help desk supporting hundreds of end users. Dennis Courtney has a bachelors degree in business administration. Cleveland Park Library, 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (between Macomb and Newark Streets) Metrorail: Cleveland Park Subway Station, Red Line Connecticut Avenue, NW Just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site Parking: Street See Web site for more information about CPCUG's Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ For more information about the April 21 event: http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/407meet.html Registration: via e-mail to Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This event is free and open to all, but advance registration is needed for event planning. ++ Upcoming CPCUG EC SIG Events (at Cleveland Park Library): Saturday, April 21, 2007, 12:45 pm VIRTUALIZATION: Not Just for the Big Guys Anymore! Speaker: Dennis Courtney, CPCUG President http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/407meet.html Saturday, May 19, 2007, 12:30 pm * CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG 10th Birthday! * ORGANIZE YOUR BUSINESS LIFE Speaker: Susan Kousek, Balanced Spaces, LLC http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/507meet.html ++ *** Barbara Conn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Users Helping Users Chair, CPCUG Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/ *** CPCUG EC SIG Event Registration: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
