Special Topics SIG

A SIG of NYPC

We meet at NYPC's new office - 481 8th Avenue, Suite 1560
North West corner of 34 Street and 8th Avenue

No Meeting in December

Past Topics

Nov 2003
Spam 		SpamNet, a service that automatically removes most spam from your inbox using collaborative filtering
(as long as you e-mail client is Outlook or Outlook Express).
Spamcop.net a service that lets you report spammers to their ISP's. Some ISPs will terminate the accounts of known spammers.
Dreamweaver Laura's favorite web authoring tool and an industry standard.
Introduction to the Creation of
Streaming Media		 Ashod Kassabian chair of NYPC's Streaming Media SIG discussed what you need to get started in creating streaming media for the web.

July 2003 - There.com

Buggy Race

A virtual 3D community, with dune buggies, hover bikes, paintball fights, trivia contests, online clubs.... The emphasis is on hanging out and having fun.

There is currently in Beta and free until it is commercially released.
April 2003
Pegasus		 An alternative to Outlook Express.
Feb. 2003
Introduction to Making Your Own CDs		 Easy CD Creator - Create data or music CDs.
MusicMatch Jukebox Music Match Jukebox - The Swiss Army Knife for music lovers.
Getting Started With Internet Newsgroups, Using Google Groups Google Groups: The easiest way to get started using the thousands of Internet online discussion groups.
Mozilla Mozilla: A web browser that is an alternative to Internet Explorer. The new Netscape.

November 2002
Useful Utilities

 WinZip, Ad-Aware and TweakUI.
May 2002
First Look at PhotoShop 7
 Adobe - Check out the online tutorials and description of new features.
Feb. 2002
Introduction to Making Your Own CDs

Easy CD Creator - Create data or music CDs.

Music Match Jukebox - The Swiss Army Knife for music lovers.

April 2001
Keeping Your PC Healthy and Happy

 

 

 

Testing and Defragmenting Your Hard Drive

annoyances.org - This site is a come on for a book on the subject, but there is a lot of useful information here.

Norton Anti-Virus - Easy to install and keep up to date.

Surge Suppressers and Uninterruptible Power Supplies

APC - American Power Conversion
Belkin - They also make good cables and switchboxes.

Info on Computing
techtv.com - Product reviews, articles online discussion forums.
cnet.com - Product reviews, articles online discussion forums.
zdnet.com - Product reviews, and articles.
windrivers.com - Hardware device drivers.

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Typical Meeting Schedule:
6:30 - 7:00 Q&A
7:00 - 8:30 Presentation
8:30 - 9:00 Q&A

Check the hotline and this web page for meeting updates. Stuff happens.

You do not need to RSVP unless directed otherwise. Seating is on a first come first served basis.

SIG Chair
Laura Balsam
nypc@hookbuilt.com

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