Next meeting will be June 5, 2010, 10:30 AM, Charles R. Jonas Library, Lincolnton
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June 2010
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What Happens Next Month?

     On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed. CUGOL celebrates the occasion by having a picnic at our July meeting. The library will be closed on Saturday, July 3, so our meeting will be on Saturday, July 10,
     At the June 5th meeting, we will plan our July luncheon. CUGOL will provide barbeque, place settings, and table covers. Members are invited to bring other items to complete our meal. There will be a sign-up sheet passed around for other items to make the party a success.


Digital Camera Tips

Formatting SD disks

     The little SD disk in a digital camera works the same as any storage device. You write to it, erase it, and then write to it again. A camera card could have one picture or a hundred.
     It eventually gets clogged with leftover data. With a hard drive, you defragment it to clean it up. (Formatting it erases everything.).
     Your camera disk needs to be formatted frequently. You should not use your computer to do this. The camera itself can format the disk so that it matches the camera's own system.
     Different cameras use slightly different ways to do this, but look for a menu item called "format". This will clean the disk. If not sure, check the owner's manual.
     There are software programs that claim to do clean your disk, and some claim to recover pictures from a formatted disk. It's safer to store the pictures in two or more places.

Rule of Thirds

You will improve your pictures if you use what the professional photographers call "the rule of thirds". Imagine a tic-tac-toe grid being placed over the shot (#). Place your main subject on the lines or at an intersection. This will make your pictures more interesting. For more information, go to Bing or Google .and enter "Rule of Thirds". If you select "web" you will get text; if you select images, you will get samples of the Rule of Thirds.

Club News

News from May

      We had twenty-seven members at the May meeting, including a new join (Peggy Carpenter): Fred Bowman, Sue Brooks, Jack Buff, Rondel Burke, Peggy Carpenter, Reba Cordell, Jim Cox, Judson Crow, Gale Deal, Gladys Hayward, Randy Henderson, William Keever, Inge Klaus, Gary Leonhardt, Allen Martin, Bernice McGee, Charles Mize, Libby Mize, Gloria Perkins, Ann Perry, Linda Reeves, Charles Rudisill, Christine Simmons, Rutha Simmons, Katherine Taylor, Michael Vance, and Sue Vance.
     Kenny Hunter visited in May.

Birthdays in June

The following were born in June:
Eberhard Klaus, Frances Rhyne, and Bob Wolf.

Charles F. MizePresident's Notes

Tip of the Month

     There are a lot of tips out there to make your life go more easily. I will publish the best tips the members send for The Data Byte to my email address (charlesfrank2@gmail.com), starting with the August edition. You will not be limited to tips on computers and cameras. You may include other topics as well, including upcoming events of interest to our club members.
Please verify the tip with a reliable source before submission, and if possible, give the source. I will give the author credit for each item submitted.


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
Home 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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