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Birds
Do It
Teeny Birds
Tweet in the Twees,
but you can learn to tweet without climbing a tree. Mike Vance will present
a program on how to tweet friends, celebrities, and the president. He
will also cover other things your five-year-old grandson can already do.
Download
Movies to a TV
You
can now download movies directly to your TV without a computer or a black
box. New TV's and Blu-ray players allow you to receive video from the
Web with a broadband connection. No more squinting at a computer monitor
to see a movie. See it "big screen."
If you plan to get a Blu-ray player, look
for one that is Internet-enabled.
There are several companies that provide
the movies. Amazon Video, Blockbuster, Netflix, and Vudu let you watch
movies for prices ranging from $2 to $6 depending on the movie and whether
you want HD. Check the latest Consumer Reports for more details
or search the Internet.
On
Demand Movies
Charter
and other services have On Demand movies. You will need a cable box for
this. You can get a box that includes a DVR that can record movies with
a touch of a button.
Charter has a number of free movies. If
you subscribe to some premium services, you have access to more free movies.
You can also get newer movies for prices
ranging around $5. This is cheaper than some video stores, and you don't
need to return the movie.
USB-3
USB 3.0 is the new
kid on the block. It is faster than USB 2.0 and is supposed to maintain
backwards compatibility with USB 2.0 devices. You need new cables, and
there may be other differences.
Unless you are a speed freak, USB 2 should meet your needs until you get
a new PC with it already installed.
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 Club
Notes
News
from January
Twenty-seven
members survived the Christmas and New Year holidays and came to our
January meeting. We also had two visitors (Peggy Carpenter and
Sandy Catching.). Sandy is a former member who re-joined us.
Other members were Chris Blankenship,
Sue Brooks, Nancy Brotherton, Jack Buff, Rondel Burke, Becky Burke,
Jim Cox, Judson Crow, Gale Deal, Rodney Eaker, Lisa Gambini, Ann Harrill,
Judy Hicswa, Bill Keever, Gerry Leonhardt, Allen Martin, Linda Miller,
Charles Mize, Humberto Ospina, Barbara Palmer, Gloria Perkins, Ann Perry,
Linda Reeves, David Rhyne, Charles Rudisill, Sue Vance, and Rebecca
White.
Birthdays
for February
The following
were born in February:
C.W. McGee, Linda Miller, and Cliff Motz.
 President's
Notes
Smart
Computing is a magazine that is … aimed at computer users from beginners
to the advanced.
You can find CUGOL if you go to www.smartcomputing.com
and click on "Users Groups."
CUGOL won four gift subscriptions, which
went to Rodney Eaker (for club library), Humberto Ospina,
Ann Perry, and Charles Rudisill.
By now, you may have received a Smart
Computing newsletter for users groups. You need to be a subscriber
to have access to all features.
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The Data Byte is the official publication
of CUGOL, the Computer Users Group of Lincolnton., Direct comments
to:Charles F. Mize 4797 Asbury Church Rd. Lincolnton,
NC 28092
Phone 704-735-6433
E-mail editor: charlesfrank2@gmail.com
E-mail CUGOL: welcome2cugol@gmail.com
Web page: www.cugol.org
(CUGOL welcomes anyone with an interest in computers.)
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