I spent some time today updating the software which makes this website possible.  While doing so, I ran across the files of the CCCGC website as it looked in March 2006 when this new site was created. 

I have included a link so that you too can revisit the old site and compare it to the website of today.  I think that most things are better, and there is more information about more things and everything is easier to find.  But there are also some shortcomings evident in the the present website.  One of the major ones is the lack of photographs. The Board of Directors, Pictures taken at the General meeting, Pictures of special awards are  all absent on this website.

I have been unable to find a photo gallery program which is both aesthetic and functional.  With the update to the software, I think that the photo solution may be at hand. It will take yet some time to get the photos integrated, and some time to upload the pictures.

In the meantime, take a look at the past, and suggest some of your wishes for tomorrow.

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 Forum is up and running and is awaiting input from members. The Registration and Login method has changed to greatly simplify getting directly to the forum.

Registration and first Login procedure

1) Email the webmaster with your full name and valid email address
2) You will be emailed a user name consisting of your first and last names along with a temporary password.
3) Go to the website at http://cccgc.net as usual, and;
4) Enter the user name and temporary password where requested under Forum Login; Click Login;
5) You will know that you are properly logged in when you see your name appear on the homepage where you logged in.
6) Since you logged in using a temporary password, click "Profile" in the top navigation bar
7) At the bottom of the profile sheet is a space where you can change your password, After entering your password twice in the space provided, click the update profile button;
8)Then go back to the main page by clicking "view site" at the top of the Profile page.
9)From the main page, you click on "Forum" in the navigation bar
10) You can now post or comment on the forum

Once you have obtained a permanent password, you login as follows:

1) Go to the website at http://cccgc.net as usual
2) enter your first and last name and your permanent password, Click Login
3) you will be logged as evidenced by your name appearing in the login area
4) Then you may go to the forum page by clicking "Forum" in the top navigation bar
5) Post or comment as desired.

 

A new forum has been added to the website for members of CCCGC to post questions and make comments on various topics.  There are some rules that must be enforced to prevent the forum from becoming a repository for spam messages and comments.  Initially the rules will be as follows:

1) The Forum is for members ONLY.  This requires that you register with a user name and a valid email address.  The preference is that the user name be your first and last name, but you may use a nickname if desired.  In case a nickname is used, the Full First and Last name shall be entered on the profile once you have logged into the website.

2) To Register, go to the website and click "Register", located on a line just above the website header.  

3) Preferably, insert your name and email address. Then click "Register". A password will be sent to the email address you entered. On the top line of the website, select “login” instead of “register: When the form comes up, again insert your user name and the password emailed to you. Click “Login”. If the login was successful, you will go to your profile page, where you can enter your full name if you elected to use a nickname during the registration process. You may also change your password to something easier to remember, along with any of the other optional information requested.

4) After entering the requested information, click “update profile” at the bottom of the page. Then click “View site” which appears just after “Charlotte County Computer Group Corporation” at the top of the page.

5) When the front page of the website appears, click “Forum” in the Navigation bar at the top of the page. It may also be selected by clicking "Forum" under Menu in the right sidebar.

6)  You will now be on the forum, where you can fead and reply to messages.  At the present time, you will not be able to create new forums, but can create a new topic under an existing forum

The list of registered usernames and email address will be checked against the list of member names as shown on the current list available at the office of CCCGC.  Any name registered on the forum that does not match a name on the membership list will be deleted without notice.  Entry of your email address is not made public, not given to any third party, and is used internally to validate requests to post to the forum.

The posts are moderated and posts containing offensive material may be edited or removed at the webmasters descretion.  The webmaster may also create additional forums to accomodate posts, or move off-topic posts to another forum at his sole descretion.

If you have any questions, please email LarryVan at webmaster@cccgc.net or call me 941-876-0103

I will be on vacation until December 10.  The General meeting and the Classes at the CIL and Salvation Army are not yet on the Calendar.

Until I return,  the class information may be referenced by clicking on the appropriate heading in the right sidebar.  See you on December 10

LarryVan