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Issue 221 — Dec 2000 [Sacra Blue PDF]
The Meeting Report
  • Essential Shareware
  • A review of the business portion of November's Main Meeting.
Geeks - A cartoon series on life in Silicon Valley. Julie Swigart
The COMDEX Report - New software, hardware, and services. Ken Hopkins
Little Man - A cartoon series on the little man who makes the computer work. Monta Elkins
Fwd: Internet Humor - Top Ten Lists Unknown
Chamber of Commerce - Reporting on This New Benefit Roy Korb
Transitions - Persons of note who have crossed over. SPCUG Staff
Click Here! - More Web sites Worth a Look Tom Anderson
Prez.Com - Upgrades, Struggles, and Troubles Milt Hull
The Blue Pencil - A Garden of Miscellany Tom Anderson
Adventures in Computing - Spam, Spam, Everywhere Tom Anderson
Ken's Kompendium - Uses for Useless CDs Ken Hopkins
The Volunteer Page - SPCUG Holiday Party Stan Morris
Tech Talk - Installing Windows 2000 Advanced Server Milt Hull
Light Blue - Contraptions, Midtown Madness 2, Microsoft Baseball 2001 Edited by Chris Seip
Hard Copy - Learn CGI in 24 Hours, Tangled Web Edited by Tom Anderson
Product Review - Midcore's Midpoint Edited by Brian Smither
SPCUG Benefits and Special Offers Bob Click
Highlights from the November Steering Committee Meeting
Chapter and SIG Reports

Issue 220 — Nov 2000 [Sacra Blue PDF]
The Meeting Report
  • MP3 Music File Format
  • A review of the business portion of October's Main Meeting.
Geeks - A cartoon series on life in Silicon Valley. Julie Swigart
Bugs and Viruses - Which files are safe to open? Scott Spanbauer
Fwd: Internet Humor - The Dark Sucker Theory. Unknown
Little Man - A cartoon series on the little man who makes the computer work. Monta Elkins
Altair Ego - I Know This is in There Somewhere. Altair Ego
Getting Broadband - Getting an Internet Cable Connection. Jim Rader
Click Here! - More Web sites Worth a Look Tom Anderson
The San Diego Chapter! - Greetings from San Diego. Larry Clark
Ken Nash Cartoons Ken Nash
Radio/TV Shows - Computer-based broadcasts viewable in the Sacramento area. Ken Hopkins
Prez.Com - COMDEX Milt Hull
Q & A - The Latest Questions and Answers The SPCUG Answer Guys
The Blue Pencil - Share Your Experience Tom Anderson
Adventures in Computing - All About Firewalls Tom Anderson
Ken's Kompendium - Analog and Digital Audio - The Basics Ken Hopkins
The Volunteer Page - Thanks to All eXtreme Volunteers Stan Morris
Tech Talk - IP Version 6 and The Timeline of Computer Development Continues Milt Hull
Light Blue - Microsoft Golf 2001, Pharaoh Edited by Chris Seip
Hard Copy - MP3, JAVA and PERL Black Books Edited by Tom Anderson
Product Review - eXpanium Edited by Brian Smither
SPCUG Benefits and Special Offers Bob Click
Highlights from the October Steering Committee Meeting
Chapter and SIG Reports

Issue 219 — Oct 2000 [Sacra Blue PDF]
The Meeting Report
  • Windows 2000, Windows ME
  • A review of the business portion of September's Main Meeting.
Geeks - A cartoon series on life in Silicon Valley. Julie Swigart
FWD: Internet Humor - Microsoft Jokes Unknown
Little Man - A cartoon series on the little man who makes the computer work. Monta Elkins
Broadband, Finally! - My quest for high-speed Internet service finally comes to an end. Don Frieze
Click Here! - Web sites worth a look. Tom Anderson
Prez.Com - More about your e-mail at Net Exchange. Milt Hull
The Blue Pencil - On Sharing Information Tom Anderson
Adventures in Computing - Freeing System Resources Tom Anderson
Ken's Kompendium - CD-ROM Technology - The Basics Ken Hopkins
The Volunteer Page - Rotation, Rotation, Rotation Stan Morris
Q & A - The Latest Questions and Answers The SPCUG Answer Guys
Tech Talk - New Modem Standards and The Timeline of Computer Development Continues Milt Hull
Light Blue - MotoCross Madness II, Soldier of Fortune Edited by Chris Seip
Product Review - CaseAce Edited by Brian Smither
SPCUG Benefits and Special Offers Bob Click
Highlights from the September Steering Committee Meeting
Chapter and SIG Reports

Issue 218 — Sep 2000 [Sacra Blue PDF]
The Meeting Report
  • AMD's Athlon and Duron CPUs and Digital Persona's Fingerprint ID System
  • A review of the business portion of August's Main Meeting.
Geeks - A cartoon series on life in Silicon Valley. Julie Swigart
HAL 9000 - A Problem in the Making. Unknown
Little Man - A cartoon series on the little man who makes the computer work. Monta Elkins
Horror in the Computer Lab - Fifty ways to confuse, worry, or just scare the bejeezus out of people in the computer lab. Unknown
Prez.Com - Problems with e-mail being relayed through Net Exchange. Milt Hull
The Blue Pencil - We want the Sacramento Bee to pick up the "off the mark" cartoon series. Tom Anderson
Adventures in Computing - How do you keep up with your e-mail when you're traveling? Tom Anderson
Ken's Kompendium - Understanding the listed specifications when buying a new computer. Ken Hopkins
The Volunteer Page - Updated SPCUG Volunteer List Stan Morris
Tech Talk - A Timeline of Computer Development Milt Hull
Light Blue - Allegiance, Army Men: World War Edited by Chris Seip
Hard Copy - MySQL, Adobe InDesign Classroom, Looking Good on the Web Edited by Tom Anderson
Environmental Notes - Star Wars Math, Star Wars Early Learning Bruce Boss
Product Review - Pal Talk, Adobe InDesign 1.5 Edited by Brian Smither
SPCUG Benefits and Special Offers Bob Click
Highlights from the August Steering Committee Meeting
Chapter and SIG Reports

Issue 217 — Aug 2000 [Sacra Blue PDF]
The Meeting Report
  • AT&T, Wireless Data, and the Internet
  • A review of the business portion of July's Main Meeting.
A Letter For Those Who Believe Everything They Read... - Some great funny stuff. Unknown
Computer Broadcasts in the Sacramento Market - Radio and TV broadcasts that discuss computers. Ken Hopkins
Computer Innovators Passing On
Computer Assisted Investing - A series discussing computerized investing resources. Bernard E. Scoville
Prez.Com - President's Thoughts Milt Hull
The Blue Pencil - More News on Free ISPs Tom Anderson
Ken's Kompendium - Back to the Roots Ken Hopkins
The Volunteer Page - Volunteers for the November Meeting Stan Morris
Tech Talk - Windows 2000 Service Pack Milt Hull
Ken's Korner - AMD Challenges Intel Dominance Ken Fermoyle
Light Blue - The SIMs, Might & Magic VIII, Force Commander Edited by Chris Seip
Hard Copy - Access 97/2000, Excel 97/2000 Bibles Edited by Tom Anderson
Product Review - Anytime Deluxe 7.0 Edited by Brian Smither
SPCUG Benefits and Special Offers
Highlights from the July Steering Committee Meeting
Chapter and SIG Reports

Issue 216 — Jul 2000 [Sacra Blue PDF]
The Meeting Report
  • Starry Nights: PCs and the Heavens Above
  • A review of the business portion of June's Main Meeting.
Dr. Suess Does Tech Support - Some great funny stuff. Unknown
Prez.Com - Successes are Adding Up Milt Hull
The Blue Pencil - "Free": Cautionary Tales Tom Anderson
Deep Blue - Into the Future Who Knows?
Hard Copy - Microsoft Office 2000 Expert Companion, VBA for Dummies Edited by Tom Anderson
The Volunteer Page - A Thankyou to Past Volunteers Stan Morris
Tech Talk - The NBTSTAT Command Milt Hull
Light Blue - Heroes III: The Shadow of Death, Infernal Machine Part 4, Draken: Order of the Flame, Chris Seip
Product Review - ScanShare by NetCore, Corel Paint 9, CDex by Albert Faber, Napster, UsenetGrab! by EastBay Technologies Edited by Brian Smither
Highlights from the June Steering Committee Meeting
Chapter and SIG Reports
SPCUG Benefits and Special Offers

Issue 215 — Jun 2000 [Sacra Blue PDF]
The Meeting Report
  • Pocket PCs Dominate May Meeting
  • A review of the business portion of May's Main Meeting.
Excel Power User Tip - Excel's Conditional Sum Wizard Simplifies Complex Task (Somewhat). Tom Anderson
Better Surfing - Interesting Web sites Mike Alcorn
Haiku Error Messages - Some great funny stuff. Unknown
Prez.Com - Databases and Mailing Lists Milt Hull
The Blue Pencil - The Microsoft Decision Tom Anderson
Making Portable Computing Portable - Making Portable Computing Portable Ken Hopkins
Hard Copy - Webmaster in a Nutshell Edited by Tom Anderson
The Volunteer Page - Electronic Newsletter Work Very Productive Stan Morris
Light Blue - Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine, School of Hard Nox, Cabela's Outdoor Trivia Challenge Chris Seip
Product Review - WebFont Maker by Bitstream Edited by Brian Smither
Tech Talk - The NSLOOKUP Command Milt Hull
Ken's Korner - Choosing DTP Tools and Writing Good Product Reviews Ken Fermoyle
Highlights from the May Steering Committee Meeting
Chapter and SIG Reports
SPCUG Benefits and Special Offers

Issue 214 — May 2000 [Sacra Blue PDF]
The Meeting Report
  • Corel Shows CorelDRAW, um... Corel WordPerfect, er... Corel Linux.
  • A review of the business portion of April's Main Meeting.
Prez.Com - We Are in Quite a Transition Milt Hull
News Bytes - Phil Katz of PKWare Goes to the Big Archive in the Sky, Larry and Mary Clark Head to San Diego, and Altair Ego Found Something Funny.
Digital Darkroom II: Graphic Tools Overview Update John Myers
Programming Styles - The same program written by programmers of various skills. Unknown
The Blue Pencil - A New Generation Tom Anderson
Deep Blue - Into the Future Who Knows?
Ken's Kompendium - Firewalls on Dialup Lines Ken Hopkins
Hard Copy - Palm Pilot: The Ultimate Guide, Mastering Access 2000, Great Web Architecture Edited by Tom Anderson
The Volunteer Page - Ever Changing Winds of the SPCUG Stan Morris
Drawing Conclusions - The Service Bureau Shuffle Rick Altman
Tech Talk - Domain Name Servers (DNS) Milt Hull
Ken's Korner - MultiRead Spec Brings DVD RW Closer to Reality Ken Fermoyle
Highlights from the April Steering Committee Meeting
Chapter and SIG Reports
SPCUG Benefits and Special Offers

Issue 213 — Apr 2000
The Meeting Report
  • Spring Cleaning Your Hard Drive, Discovering LINUX and More.
  • A review of the business portion of March's Main Meeting.
Prez.Com - A Sad State of Affairs Milt Hull
News Bytes - Sacra Blue Editor Says Goodbye, Calweb Makes $1000 Donation, Byline in Question.
Ken's Kompendium - Return of Ken's Kompendium? Ken Hopkins
Hard Copy - Office 2000 Edited by Tom Anderson
The Volunteer Page - Thanking the Many Volunteers! Stan Morris
Environmental Notes - CD-ROMS, CD-RWs, DVDs, and Their Tools, Delta 66 PCI Soundcard, DMAN 2044 PCI Soundcard, CD Architect 4.0 Bruce Boss
Light Blue - Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun, C&C:Tiberian Sun-Firestorm, Army Men: Toys in Space, Expert Pool, Spy Fox 2: Some Assembly Required Chris Seip
Product Review - MacroMedia's Dreamweaver 3.0 Edited by Brian Smither
Drawing Conclusions - The Next Generation of Webmastering Rick Altman
Ken's Korner - Take Rest Breaks, Exercise to Prevent Computer Ailments Ken Fermoyle
Q & A - Here's the latest on all your tech questions from the General Meeting. The SPCUG Answer Guys
Highlights from the March Steering Committee Meeting
Chapter and SIG Reports
SPCUG Benefits and Special Offers

Issue 212 — Mar 2000
The Meeting Report
  • VanKoevering demonstrates their Interactive Music Technology Piano.
  • Nominees for the 2000-2002 Officer slate state their intentions.
PhotoShop 5.5 Tip Beth Camaro
UCD's Life Sciences Informatics Program - A new program to organize, analyze, and integrate health databases. UCD Press Release
NT Defragmenters: Disk Keeper vs. SpeedDisk Howard Hulen
The Virtual Domain - Is That Your Final Answer? Eric Butow
Hard Copy - Microsoft Access 2000 Edited by Tom Anderson
The Volunteer Page - We Need Your Help! Stan Morris
Environmental Notes - Unauthorized Guide to Windows 98 SE, Peter Norton's Complete Guide to Windows 98 SE, 1602 A.D. on CD-ROM Bruce Boss
Light Blue - Mad Gab, Indiana Jones And The Infernal Machine Chris Seip
Random Access Memory - Free! May Mean Buyer Beware! John Crow
Drawing Conclusions - From CorelWORLD Headquarters Rick Altman
Ken's Korner - Users Fight Back! Ken Fermoyle
Corner on Design - Do You Have Style? Randall Rich
Q & A - Here's the latest on all your tech questions from the General Meeting. The SPCUG Answer Guys
Highlights from the February Steering Committee Meeting
Chapter and SIG Reports
SPCUG Benefits and Special Offers

Issue 211 — Feb 2000
The Meeting Report—Looking Good on Paper
  • Hewlett Packard's All-in-One Printers
  • Caere's Omnipage Page Pro 10
Prez.Com - Successful Jammin' and Upcoming SPCUG Elections Frank Leonard
Troubleshooting DLL Conflicts Rod Ream (distributed via APCUG)
Photoshop 5.5 Review by Beth Camaro
The Virtual Domain - Time for a Change Eric Butow
Hard Copy - Taking it Step by Step Edited by Tom Anderson
The Volunteer Page - Much Talk About the Groups' Future Stan Morris
Environmental Notes - Windows 2000 Released Bruce Boss
Light Blue - Raiders of the Last Raft Chris Seip
Legal Bits - Intellectual Property Protection for Software! Part 2 Steve Davis
Drawing Conclusions - The Art and Science of Presentation Graphics Rick Altman
Ken's Korner - CD-RW Drives Unseat Other Media for Removable Storage, Backup, and Archives Ken Fermoyle
Corner on Design - Troubleshooting With Your Printer Randall Rich
The Business Report - New Editor Needed!
Highlights from the January Steering Committee Meeting
Available for Review - Macro Express, a utility
Chapter and SIG Reports
SPCUG Benefits and Special Offers

Issue 210 — Jan 2000
The Meeting Report
  • Be a Master of Animation
  • How to Get a PC for $75 (Really)
Prez.Com - Is SPCUG Ready for the New Century? Frank Leonard
Questions & Answers
Hardcopy - Boy Do We Have Goodies for YOU Edited by Tom Anderson
The Volunteer Page - Our ListServ is a Great Tool Stan Morris
Environmental Notes - All Aboard Once Again Bruce Boss
Light Blue - Kings, Heroes... and Bowlers Chris Seip
Random Access Memory - Are We Ready for April 15th? John Crow
The Virtual Domain - Virtually Catching Up Eric Butow
Drawing Conclusions - Corel Meets LINUX and Users Benefit Rick Altman
Ken's Korner - Major Changes in Y2K Ken Fermoyle
Corner on Design - What Types of Files Do You Have? Randall Rich
Highlights from the December Steering Committee Meeting
Chapter and SIG Reports
SPCUG Benefits and Special Offers


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