SPAUG President Index
This is a review of the past years’ tutorials because the questions answered keep coming up repeatedly.
Beside each reference is the Google means of accessing the SPAUG website. The Google Search is designed to allow you to click the "I’m Feeling Lucky"
box.
| ============= | 2011 | ============================ |
|---|---|---|
| January_11 | Essential utilities; ERUNT Registry backup; UNLOCKER; AUTORUNS; MSCONFIG; CCLEANER; SNOWBIRD file manager; MALWAREBYTES; SUPERANTISPYWARE; AVIRA ANTIVIR; FIREFOX; ACRONIS. | |
| February_11 | Classes; Little House, Menlo Park; Avenidas, Palo Alto; SPAUG clinic; XP or Windows 7; email security; fast Internet; Comcast; Hughes Satellite; IE vs Firefox. | |
| March_11 | Fast downloading; Sonic.net; DSLreports; AT&T. | |
| April_11 | Win 7 tools; backup; IP address availability; ICANN-IPv6. | |
| May_11 | Acronis 2011; Acronis True Image backup; Gene Barlow; UGR User Group Relations. | |
| June_11 | SPAUG aims and goals; Windows 7; backup; Acronis; defragmenting; MS updates; capacitor plague; SPAUG laptop; Belarc Advisor; Dropbox. | July_11 | Trojan Win32/FakePAV; Windows 7, new computer or upgrade from XP. | August_11 | Windows 7 upgrade; upgrade from XP; defrag - PerfectDisk; Acronis backup; anti-virus, social engineering. | September_11 | Dragon Naturally Speaking; Virus Recovery. |
| ============= | 2010 | ============================ |
| January_10 | patches, security, backup, Acronis, CrossLoop. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| February_10 | phone, AT&T, Comcast, portability. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| March_10 | video, LCD, twisted nematic, in-plane switching (IPS), vertical alignment (VA). | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| April_10 | Planning Committee; netbooks; upgrade to IE8; go to System 7; Acronis for backup; malware; Secunia; MS update vs Windows update. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| May_10 | computer maintenance clinic; backups; Acronis. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| June_10 | maintenance; startup sequence; managing backups; adding RAM; managing hard disk drives; using event viewer. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| July_10 | system 7; laptop vs. desktop; how to unscrew XP; standalone virus removal | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| August_10 | Operating System choices: Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 8; bleeding edge PC user; backup strategy; file transfers; virtualization; prepare: service call or clinic visit. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| September_10 | potpourri; Paste Buffer; URL in browser; Ctrl+ combo; The Cloud; Crossloop; junk email; Mailwasher | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| October_10 | This month's newsletter has no Prez letter. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| November_10 | Reimage; backup; CCLEANER; virus; HDD alternatives. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| Dec_10 | no newsletter | |
| ============= | 2009 | ============================ |
| January_09 | new computer, legacy software, bloatware, DeCrapifier, CHM, Babbage, voice recognition, OS reload, blacklist, file convert. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| February_09 | Unscrew XP; MSCONFIG; defrag; Secunia; CCLEANER; Avast; ERUNT; overhead. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| March_09 | Domain; ISP. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| April_09 | ERUNT; Biases; Scanner; WINDOWS LIVE SAFETY SCANNER. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| May_09 | drivers. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| June_09 | RAID. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| July_09 | RAID. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| August_09 | RAID; CrossLoop; Vista; Secunia; Malwarebytes. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| September_09 | WIN7; Windows 7 | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| October_09 | Java; JRE; Secunia; DEP; data execution prevention. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| November_09 | windows live safety scanner, security, trojan, virus. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| Dec_09 | no newsletter | |
| ============= | 2008 | ============================ |
| January_08 | Prez index; Prez letters index. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| February_08 | antivirus. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| March_08 | Internet speed; QoS. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| April_08 | EULA; automatic renew. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| May_08 | remote access; Cross Loop; Windows secret news letter. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| June_08 | ISP; DSL modem. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| July_08 | Hank; XP SP3; Secunia; CrossLoop; capacitor; BSOD. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| August_08 | Vista; XP SP3; Secunia; virus. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| September_08 | XP SP3, CrossLoop, MS Office | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| October_08 | audio; antivirus; noscript; opendownload; adblockplus; flashblock. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| November_08 | patch; homebrew; Avast; Win 7. | Google: SPAUG "search-term" |
| Dec_08 | no newsletter | |
| ============= | 2007 | ============================ |
| January_07 | Remote computing, Vista arrival, Beginning of 25th year. | Google: SPAUG Vista USB PcAnywhere |
| February_07 | Upgrading paths to Vista and costs; list of shortcomings. How to prepare for a Clinic visit. | Google: SPAUG Vista XP +$200 bare-bones |
| March_07 | Predictions on Vista and what has to be done to it. | Google: SPAUG Dell Worthington |
| April_07 | SkipRearm to run Vista for a year without registering. | Google: SPAUG skiprearm |
| May_07 | XP and Vista co-existence; moving to new computer; rootkit removal; Microsoft Scanner | Google: SPAUG OEDB "spaug cd" |
| June_07 | Vista SP1; Slipstreaming. | Google: SPAUG slipstreaming |
| July_07 | MS Live Scanner to control the registry, some virus and some dead files. | Google: SPAUG "service scan" |
| August_07 | How/Where to get help. | Google: SPAUG "additional help aids" |
| September_07 | Google: SPAUG Microsoft office patches | |
| October_07 | Routine Maintenance you need to do on your computer. | Google: SPAUG Red Calub HDD 35,500 |
| November_07 | How to unscrew your computer and take all day at it. | Google: SPAUG anniversary 25 disk cleanup |
| Dec_07 | no newsletter | |
| ============ | 2006 | ============================ |
| January_06 | Media Computer, Media SIG | SPAUG Media Computer |
| February_06 | How to run HijackThis | SPAUG HiJackThis |
| March_06 | Enable Automatic Update and Why. | Google: SPAUG Auto Update |
| April_06 | Tons of little tweaks and tips. | Google: SPAUG NTFS trumps FAT32 |
| May_06 | XP vs. Vista - who loses? | Google: SPAUG XP worked somewhat SP1 |
| June_06 | Hutchings on scanners. | Google: SPAUG Hutchings scanner Picasa |
| July_06 | Why not to buy Dell; Fixing Dell software; what documents to assure are available; Recovery Console. | Google: SPAUG recovery console |
| August_06 | How to buy a computer, set it up properly, and prepare to handle problems when they arrive. | Google: SPAUG how to buy a computer in today market |
| September_07 | Recycling computers, Windows Live One Care | Google: SPAUG 600million dumps |
| October_06 | What Hank Skawinski said about the state of the market. | Google: Skawinski talk |
| November_06 | The supplier from Hell - Earthlink documented. | SPAUG Supplier from Hell |
| Dec_06 | SPAUG members' computers much more current. Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 has problems. | Google: SPAUG Clinic Firefox SP2 IE7 |
| ============= | 2005 | ============================ |
| January_05 | ||
| February_05 | ||
| March_05 | Dell computers virtually unmentionable because of missing information. Smart Computing has lots of goodies - examples included. | |
| April_05 | Books you should have bought to support your computer. | |
| May_05 | Use of HijackThis to clear your computer of malware. Instructions included. Microsoft efforts to control malware. | |
| June_05 | Wireless protection, encryption, WPA2, self protection. | |
| July_05 | ERUNT, Acronis, backup dispersal discussion. | |
| August_05 | Two types of color printers, dried ink recovery, exercising printer. | |
| September_05 | ||
| October_05 | Help: | Google, Microsoft, Experts Exchange, HijackThis |
| November_05 | The use of GPS in Pennsylvania. | |
| Dec_05 | Microsoft pricing vs. Linux. CDs with new computers. Vonage vs. Skype. Fax spam.LogMeOn. | |
| ============= | 2004 | ============================ |
| January_04 | ||
| February_04 | ||
| March_04 | Virus removal, Wi-Fi in the 2.4 GHz range along with other devices, Acronis. | |
| April_04 | Reload options and restore CD capabilities, IE vs. Mozilla, WiFi parabolics. | |
| May_04 | Shuttle computers, Maxtor vs. Western Digital, Apple Trojan Horse, MailWasher. | |
| June_04 | ||
| July_04 | MSBA, Zombies, wireless integrity. | |
| August_04 | Removal of a virus that Symantec could not remove, Trend Micro Housecall, 1146 viruses on one computer. | |
| September_04 | ||
| October_04 | Computer from Hell: Compaq Presario with lock-ins, SP2 effectiveness, Aeriel typeface. | |
| November_04 | ||
| Dec_04 | RAID1 actual failure, SPAUG CD, diagnosing hardware. |
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2003 ============================
January_03 Why to hate HP Presario,
BACKUP not available easily by Microsoft,.
February_03
March_03
April_03
May_03
June_03 Earthlink vs. spammers, spam legalities.
July_03 Spam control via MailWasher, Zone Alarm, CD printing, Computer Museum.
August_03 Zone Alarm vs. SpeedStream, SPAUG member suggestions for speakers,
September_03
October_03 Upgrading to XP including transferring data.
October_03 Where to get help, Woody's Windows, Abris, Windows Annoyances.
November_03
December_03 AOL problems, .NET problems and big brother. DSL ordering.
======================= 2002 ============================
January_02
February_02 Random Access criteria,
February_02 Triple booting, putting together your own computer.
March_02
April_02
May_02
June_02
July_02
August_02 Making CDs, backups, second
HDD, Partition Magic,
September_02
October_02 XP penetration,
20th anniversary, PcAnywhere.
November_02 Ghost, USB speeds, review
of anti malware techniques.
December_02 CD/RW supported by Symantec
is inop.
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2001 ============================
January_01 Significant non-working
hardware/software setups.
February_01 The demise of an ISP,
dealing with a virus on a computer.
March_01 Firewalls, intrusion
detection, and control.
April_01 -
May_01 Criterion for purchasing a
computer. GPS systems.
June_01 The release of XP and its
problems.
July_01
August_01 Where to get
help.
September_01
October_01 Keyboard
tricks.
November_01 CD announcement and party
arrangements.
December_01
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2000 ============================
January_00
February_00
administrivia
March_00
April_00
May_00 Melissa Virus
narrative.
June_00 Speakers, Microsoft,
viruses.
July_00
August_00 Backups, women members,
retention backups.
September_00
October_00 Whether to upgrade to XP,
how to speed up disk accesses.
November_00
Biographies.
December_00
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1999 ============================
January_99
February_99 Roster of coming
speakers.
March_99 Nummi
arrangements.
April_99
May_99
June_99 Personnel
needs.
July_99 Potential trips, video
projector purchase.
August_99 Recount of Computer Museum
trip.
September_99
October_99 Speaker schedule, personnel assignments.
November_99 Administrivia.
December_99
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1998 ============================
January_98
February_98
March_98
April_98
May_98 New officers, lots of talent in the Club.