CCCGC members can obtain a chance to obtain a computer by making a donation to be entered into a drawing. Each ticket is $5 and may be obtained at the Office or at the General meeting.

Deadline for purchase is shorthy before the drawing which will be held at the conclusion of the presentation and immediately after the drawing for the door prizes.

The computer that will be available on April 03, is as follows:

Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. P4B-LA REV 1.xx
1.70 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software, Inc. 3.05 08/28/2001
Drives Memory Modules c,d
107.22 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
95.65 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

HITACHI DVD-ROM GD-8000 [CD-ROM drive]
PHILIPS CDD4851 CD-R/RW [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

QUANTUM FIREBALLP LM30.0 [Hard drive] (30.02 GB) — drive 1
ST380020A [Hard drive] (81.94 GB) — drive 0
Slot 'DIMM 1' has 256 MB
Slot 'DIMM 2' has 256 MB
Slot 'DIMM 3' is Empty

This computer continues our past practice of providing au upscale computer for the members benefit. We unofficially call these computers our monthly "Super Duper Computer". The computer is on display in the window of the office during regular office hours.

You could own this computer for a $5 donation. Tickets may be purchased at the office or ordered by sending a check to CCCGC, 2280 Aaron Street, Port Charlotte, FL 33952. They may also be purchased at the General Meeting. You can read the complete specifications here.

But remember - Members Only

The April 2007 Class schedule is available by clicking here. This listing allows a better overview of the class structure than the calendar.

A few minor revisions have been made to the website. A brief description follows:

The sidebar was getting cluttered as the number of links have grown. The links have been placed on a new categorized list located on the old lists page. It can be accessed by clicking "Links" on the top navigation bar. The list of links were then removed from the sidebar and other items reshuffled to reduce scrolling.

Woots.com is an innovative company online store and community that focuses on selling cool stuff cheap. They sell only one product per day. It all started as an employee-store/market-testing type of place for an electronics distributor, but it's taken on a life of its own. They anticipate profitability by 2043. It's a fun place, and you just might find a deal. Click on the Woot of the day in the right sidebar, then click "todays woot" on their website.

While not exactly new, the forum has been improved and is getting more active. All it requires is YOU. Join the forum and contribute by asking or answering questions. Email me webmaster@cccgc.net and ask for a temporary password

The February Pig SIG will be held on Thursday March 22 at Joe Crackers, near Town Center Mall.

Gloria Heisler has made the arrangements for this event and states the following in her announcement:

Well, it's that time again.  As I mentioned in January, this month is going to be on Thursday instead of Tuesday.  It wasn't correct in the Bytes.  I have tried once before a day other than a Tuesday.  I'd like to be more random to make sure that if someone has a Tuesday committment every week or something like that, they still can ocassionally in the Pig Sig group from time to time.  So this month is a THURSDAY, THE 22ND.

Joe Crackers cannot reserve tables, but they said that we'd be able to get together in same proximity at that hour, 5 PM.  So hopefully you'll be able to join us for a fun, relaxing meal at Joe Crackers, near Red Lobster out by the mall.  Let me know if you will be there, and how many.

Thank you.  Hope to see you Thursday!.

Phone (941-255-2130) or email gloriaheisler@yahoo.com. Spread the word.

Please make your reservations early by calling Gloria at the above number. The Pig Sig is a forum where we can meet other members and their spouses who might not be active in CCCGC, in a social atmosphere where the topic of conversation need not be limited to computers.

For future planning so that you can pencil in the rest of the Pig Sigs I have scheduled, here they are:

April 17 is River City Grill,132 W. Marion;
May 15 is Whiskey Creek, 2746 Tamiami Trail;
June 19 is House of Prime, Rodizio Grill, 2020 Tamiami Trail.

Tuesday April 03, 2007

Meeting Notice

The April General Meeting on Tuesday, April 03, 2007 will be held in the Centennial Room at the Port Charlotte Cultural Center, 2280 Aaron Street, Port Charlotte, Florida 33952.

 The April Program will be presented by Metro Crime Prevention of Florida.  The presenter, Dan Swanson, will be discussing potential dangers in our every day life that we don't realize exist and ways to avoid being a victim or statistic. 

The program will offer ample opportunity for questions and discussion.

Bring your questions and your friends

Stay for the Drawing