It’s already happening. At the May general meeting I asked for someone to research what we need to do to get the club straight with the
IRS. T
erry Bozarth raised her hand and spent I don’t know how long on the phone trying to resolve our status. The good news is that we are not in trouble and we even have a new tax ID number. When she gets back from a trip, she will follow up to determine if we really need to file any forms.
Terry is working closely with Treasurer
Barbara De Mase to straighten out our
financials. We’re probably no worse than many people (of course, none of you), but through a series of treasurers are a little short on details. The detail we do know is that very few people have paid dues in 2008. Unless you know you paid in the second half of 2007, it’s time to write us a check for $15 to get right with the club.
Barbara is also working with
Jack LaPointe and
Dewey Williams to create and administer an updated membership database. While much of the discussion revolves around administrative procedures of how to share and secure the data, we welcome anyone’s input as to what should be included. The
Membership Committee still needs someone with an eye for friends and a strong handshake to greet members and guests at the general meeting. Please contact Jack or me if you’re willing to help. This won’t require any extra time since you already come to the meeting.
We have a self-contained presentation from Microsoft and need someone to evaluate it and show it. This program is
One Care Live. It seems to be their answer to AOL, Flicker, etc and be focused toward saving and sharing family photos, social communication, and desktop security. But my glancing at the documentation may also be off base. Contact me if you’re interested.
Remember that members are always encouraged to contribute their input at the monthly
Board meeting. We usually meet for dinner on the fourth Monday of the month. Check out the calendar at
http://pc3.org/EventCalendar/month.php for the specifics. And you can always start or join a conversation on our forum at
http://pc3.org/smfpc3/. The more you use it, the more often the club’s gurus will check in and help you out.
Click of the week: If you still think Windows is an imitative kluge hung on the only operating system any respectable computer user needs, listen to John C. Dvorak, Jerry Pournelle, Bill Machrone, and Leo Laporte reminisce on the occasion of Bill Gates’ “retirement” at
http://twit.tv/149.
