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Two More Years To Plan
We are staying at South Melbourne for the next 2 years. As most members are aware, we have been looking
for new premises that will provide better parking during both day and evening and more room for meetings.
We set ourselves a high standard to give members the best facilities that we could afford. Unfortunately
we did not find a suitable building in time so we renewed the lease for another two years.
Free E-Mail Account
Just a reminder that all Melb PC ordinary members can now have an e-mail account with an 8 MB mailbox,
access to newsgroups, and very limited Internet access as part of their normal $55 membership. Naturally
a Full Internet Subscriber is also entitled to the second e-mail address for Family members, and is able
to access both accounts through the one dial-up number. Just fill in the application form and mail it
in to the office.
E-Mail While Travelling
To make it easier for members to collect e-mail while travelling, the Web based mail reader is now available
as a link from our external home page at http://www.melbpc.org.au/.
This page can be accessed from any Internet Caf‚ or other location anywhere on the Internet.
Do You Have any LPs?
A new training course, Vinyl to CD, commences in August. Students will learn how to record their old vinyl
albums and cassette tapes onto CD. The course will cover recording vinyl and tape to digital audio as well
as post-recording editing, such as clipping, normalization and channel editing. Students will also be shown
how to record their new audio files onto CD.
Relocation Of the Digital Imaging and Music SIGs
Both groups have been meeting on the second Thursday evening of each month. The music SIG has met in the
main SIG room ever since we moved to Dorcas Street, and the Digital Imaging SIG has been meeting upstairs
in the small SIG room. In recent times the Digital Imaging SIG has grown in popularity and often overflows
from the small room. A swap has been agreed. David King
theking@melbpc.org.au and the office staff will help with
enquiries.
Next Monthly Meeting
Members, please note. The three month trial at Monash is finished and the meeting start time (at
Pharmacy College) reverts to 6.00 pm, Wednesday, 7 August 2002.
Putting computers under the microscope: the work of the RMIT Lab
For years the name has been synonymous with the seal of approval for computers and systems. But what
exactly does the RMIT lab do, and what have they learned? Michael Rogan will show us.
Do Amazing Things To Your System
See what TDK have done for PCs. Speakers, MP3s, CD burners. You'll be amazed at what Brett Campbell will
tell you.
How To Choose and Use a Scanner
How do you ensure top quality output from a scanner? How big does a file have to be to give you high
quality? How do you know which brand is best? Scanner expert Russell Martyn will take you through it all.
This Monthly Meeting will be at the Pharmacy College in Parkville.
Have you been to a monthly meeting yet? You don't know what you're missing. There's information and fun,
entertainment, opportunities to socialise and meet new friends, meet the office staff, pick up a copy of the
Monthly CD.
The meeting will also have our Random Access session (your chance to ask the experts) Plus
many 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 August 2002
issue of PC Update, the magazine of Melbourne PC User Group, Australia
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