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AGM and Voting
This year there has been one nomination for each of the executive positions but voting will be required to elect the committee. I would like to see many members voting for the candidates that you feel will best represent your interests.
If you cannot attend the AGM then please use the postal vote. If you cannot decide on the best candidates from their 100 word statements that commence on page 17 in this issue and don't know many candidates personally, but still would like to have your say, only then should you give someone your proxy form. This form can be downloaded from the Web at: http://www.melbpc.org.au/committee/proxy2003.pdf.
FileMaker Pro Special Interest Group
This is a new group with a history that is different from most of our other Interest Groups, as it was a part of iMUG (Internet Macintosh User Group), formerly VMUG (Victorian Macintosh User Group) and has decided to join the Melbourne PC User Group.
FileMaker Pro is a very user friendly and versatile database that runs comparably on computers running Windows or Mac OS. This Group will be of interest primarily to developers on both Macintosh and IBM platforms, people who use FileMaker in the workplace and the serious hobbyists. Meetings will include presentations of database solutions, exploring techniques and issues and problem solving for members.
The new group meets on the fourth Monday at 27 Dorcas St. South Melbourne. E-mail fmp@melbpc.org.au or phone Stanton Ryan on (03) 9874 6511.
Busy Internet Lines?
If ever you have a busy line when trying to connect, we now have available a number of additional dial-in lines from another Telco and these lines are presently under utilised. These lines provide access for all members calling from the Melbourne local area, and provide direct access from some nearer outer areas for the cost of a local call charge. A list of all phone exchanges that should provide this wider access can be viewed
at http://www.melbpc.org.au/report/prefixes.txt.
Eligibility for connection through these modems is limited to members who already have a FULL Melb PC Internet subscription and the knowledge to install an additional dialler icon on their PC or feel comfortable changing the phone number on the existing icon.
To apply for access through these additional Melbourne lines, please e-mail extralines@melbpc.org.au from your Melb PC mail account-please also ensure you include the word "extralines" and your username (all in lower case) in the Subject of your e-mail - eg. extralines jsmith. In the body please advise your usual phone number(s) and your Internet experience and confirm that you accept the conditions in the Prefixes.txt file which can be found at http://www.melbpc.org.au/report/prefixes.txt.
Monthly Meeting and AGM
The next Monthly Meeting and Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 5 November 2003 at 7:00 pm sharp.
This meeting is at Melbourne University's Hawthorn Campus at 442 Auburn Rd Hawthorn, close to the Monash Freeway exit at Toorak Road - Melway map 59 E2.
IBM is on the move
IBM is the daddy of us all, but these days it is less visible. How have they responded? The answer is - by getting out and about. Wireless is the fastest growing technology and IBM is leading the way. Greg Hunt, the IBM ThinkPad brand manager will show you how.
Can the old war-horse keep up?
Once WordPerfect was the world's most popular word processor. Now it has been sidelined by Microsoft. Does the war-horse still have legs? WordPerfect has just released version 11. So come and see it perform.
Plus Random Access to answer those maddening computing problems you can never find in the Help file.
Note: The Annual General Meeting and the election of the 2004 committee will take place at this meeting, but should only take a very short time.
Have you been to a monthly meeting yet? You don't know what you're missing. There's information and fun, entertainment and many prizes plus opportunities to socialise and meet new friends. Plus lots of prizes! Bring your membership card so that you will be eligible for raffle prizes. It's a great night. Don't miss it!
Reprinted from the November 2003 issue of PC Update, the magazine of Melbourne PC User Group, Australia
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