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. 

 

=============	2008	============================
In progress.
=============	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.

=======================   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, 20^th anniversary, PcAnywhere. 

November_02 – Ghost, USB speeds, review of anti malware techniques. 

December_02 – CD/RW supported by Symantec is inop. 

=======================   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 –  

=======================   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 –  

=======================   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 –   

=======================   1998  ============================ 

January_98 –  

February_98 –  

March_98 –  

April_98 –  

May_98 – New officers, lots of talent in the Club.