The Computer SIG meeting for 2010.06.19 has been postponed until 2010.06.26. The meeting will occur after the regular GWA class session and last for approximately One hour. The purspose is to review computer setup and maintenance, so please bring your notebooks if that is what you use.

For members who which to participate in the maintenance, I've found this free utility to be very useful:

http://download.cnet.com/Advanced-SystemCare-Free/3000-2086_4-10407614.html

**Note that the above link isn't one approved or condoned by GWA - it is a utility that I've tried, used and found to do the job - please understand that any use is at your own risk. **

When you load the page, on the left side below the name "Advanced SystemCare Free 3.6.0" is a link for the free download - please refrain from clicking the other links on the page as they will direct you to advertising (all the stuff in the far right column are ads that trick you into download other software).

The class itself will focus on troubleshooting system problems and generally cleaning up systems to optimize space, etc. All GWA members are welcome.

-- John

 On Saturday, May 22nd, John Eaton showed the group what was on the GWA website and how to find it. This was an enlightening experience for some of the members who had not fully explored the site. Then after the regular class the first meeting of the renewed Computer Special Interest Group (SIG) met to discuss topics of interest to members that wanted to be part of that group. This discussion was led by John Eaton also. The discussion about woodworking software centered around mainly SketchUp and Delta CAD. There was also some discussion about woodworking websites but by far most of the discussion centered around tools for cleaning up your computer to make it run better and advoiding computer bugs. In the future, this group will meet once a month on the third Saturday immediately after the regular membership meeting.

Gerald Jones

President