Janet Quade and Bill Tully
Kc Coller, Publicity Director
That’s correct! Our club hit expectancies for its first gathering of the season out of the ball park. What a joy to see many members and the nine quests: Monte Post, Margie Saathoff, Ormal Saathoff, Teri Bitler, Lucille Prestie, Karyl Garbow, Jean Guthrie, Melinda Eshpeter and Mike Canterbury attending.
It’s realized that most everyone is extra busy these days winding down from all of their spent summer activities and we were so pleased to all of you that took the time to be there.
What an informative packed meeting it was. Allan Levy, the club’s Technology Director, gave members the heads up about any extremely malicious computer virus that comes onto our computers while looking innocent. Its danger is so terrific that people getting caught with it have had to change their credit cards and bank accounts. By attending the club’s meetings we can learn of these monstrous security evils; recognize and rid ourselves from them.
Many of the club’s guest speakers also address the concerns of security, privacy and safety in computing. Mr. Tully, Senior Manager of Security for Orbital Science Corporation, spoke on these very issues. Scary is a word that can be tagged with even innocent issues but having it connected to our computers which we’re becoming dependent on for work or play is atrocious. What a relief it was to hear about some of these hazards and what we can do to prevent or mend its’ corruption.
Bill Tully passed along such information concerning civil customers. He was the major sensation.
October Workshops (held in the Arts and Crafts Room at Sun Lakes Country Club unless otherwise posted).
Safety at Home and on the Internet – October 4 and October 11 with Allan Levy
Microsoft 10 Introduction – October 17 at the Microsoft store
Photoshop – October 17, October 24 and October 31 with Janet Quade
Call or email Class Director Bill Phillips at 480-895-8178 or [email protected] to register.
* Sign-up sheets are also available at each general meeting.
Club Open Houses:
October 8 from 9:00 a.m.–noon at Cottonwood
October 15 from 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at IronOaks ClubhHouse
October 29 from 8:30–11:30 a.m. at Sun Lakes Clubhouse/Navajo Room
November 9 from 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at SunBird
The 2016 APCUG International Technology Conference will be in Las Vegas October 21, 22 and 23 at Palace Station Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas.
Arrangements have been made to have Mike Long return for the third time on October 4 to speak about “Internet Hazards, Viruses and Scams: How to Safely Navigate the Web” along with “What you don’t know CAN harm you.” He’ll arm you with insight needed to protect yourself online and give recommendations of effective behavioral modifications to help surf the Internet with greater ease. A question and answer session will follow.
Mr. Long owns and operates, Advance IT Solutions, a Mesa-based computer services and technology firm.
* General Meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Navajo Room at the Sun Lakes Country Club, 25425 Sun Lakes Blvd. in Sun Lakes.