New Jersey Computer Club (NJCC)

Minutes of the January 13, 2010
New Jersey Computer Club General Meeting
 

The regular second Wednesday monthly General Meeting of the New Jersey Computer Club was held at the North Branch Reformed Church starting at 7:05 p.m. There were 22 members and one guest in attendance.
Random Access, answering computer questions, and old business was led by Fred Sabin, NJCC President. 
Fred began the Business portion of the meeting at 7:10 p.m.  He welcomed members and guests and asked that those members who have not paid 2010 dues to please do so.  He noted that long time member Donald Ringler passed away.  Lenny Laich, NJCC  3rd VP, has been appointed  NJCC Webmaster by a unanimous 14-0 vote of the NJCC Executive Committee.  A discussion concerning computer repair shops and options took place.
MOTION (Made, Seconded and Approved): A motion that the NJCC Minutes and Treasurer’s report, as posted on the Web, was approved.
John Beck informed us of upcoming club programs:
February - John Flory will talk about travel planning on the Internet
March – Presentation by Somerset County Library about online services
April - Social Media marketing by Doug Beck
May - Intelligent PC use and maintenance
Fred auctioned off two copies of Smart Computing magazine. High bidders at $20 each were Abner Mathews and Carl Andres.
Rich Byrne NJCC 1st VP gave a presentation of the features and benefits of "free" software. We saw the many types of free software available and discussed the advantages of open source software. Software designed to run on "Windows" machines was specifically examined.  We also looked at software designed to run under multiple operating systems.  Software for word processing, spreadsheets, photo manipulation, sound reproduction and editing, internet use, computer operation, and utilities was also reviewed. 
Fred raffled off three copies of Smart Computing magazine. Winners were Elliott Brebner, Ilene Shope, and Henry Yablonski.

The meeting ended at 9:03 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Paul Schroeder

Minutes of the December 9, 2009

New Jersey Computer Club General Meeting 

The regular second Wednesday monthly General Meeting of the New Jersey Computer Club was held at the North Branch Reformed Church starting at 6:30 PM. There were 31 members in attendance. 

Fred Sabin began the business portion of the meeting, after welcoming members, with a short random access session. 

MOTION (Made, Seconded and Approved): A motion that the NJCC Minutes and Treasurer’s report, as posted on the Web, was approved. 

This meeting was our annual Holiday Party and Auctions. 

For the Holiday Party, members brought in a whole range of  their delicious holiday foods, and our thanks go to everybody for doing so. 

There were two auctions. Our regular Chinese Auction featured useable software and hardware donations. Three free tickets were given to each NJCC member, with the option to purchase an unlimited amount of additional tickets at one dollar each or six for five dollars. A special bidding Auction, organized and directed by Doris Smith, featured both computer and non-computer items donated by members and outside suppliers. 

A total of $425 was raised to benefit the NJCC Memorial Award Fund. 

The meeting ended at 9:00 PM. 

Respectfully Submitted, 

Fred Sabin, President
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MINUTES OF THE NJCC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

DECEMBER, 2009 

December 18, 2009:

 

This is to confirm that Lenny Laich has been appointed (per the following writeup) NJCC Webmaster, effective immediately, per NJCC Constitution and By-Laws Article 5 (Sections 2 and 4), by a 14-0 vote by the NJCC Executive Committee.

Respectfully submitted,  Fred Sabin President  

Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:46:46
To: NJCC Executive Committee Members
From: Fred Sabin <fsabin@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: NJCC Webmaster

To all,
I have previously announced that Doug Beck has resigned as NJCC Webmaster per the following email: 

Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:05:44 -0400
Subject: NJCC Webmaster Position
From: "Douglas J. Beck" <djb@douglasjbeck.com>

To: Fred Sabin <fsabin@worldnet.att.net>
Fred, It is with mixed emotions that I would like to inform you of my resignation as Webmaster for the NJCC. My personal and professional life as of late just do no allow me to dedicate enough time to do the kind of work that I would like to with the site, and I'm almost certain that there is someone else in the club will have the time.  Until a replacement is found, I can serve the normal duties, but I would ask that I transition to someone else no later than by the end of this year. I hope you understand my situation and respect my decision.
Best regards,
Doug