ALG

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Good Evening and Welcome to
Technology Users Group Meeting October 16, 2008
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• Thank you for coming back!
• Please get comfortable
• Feel free to ask questions contribute
• Objective is to deliver real value to you

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Meeting Goal Value!

• Content
• Door Prizes
• Networking

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Tonights Amenities

• Fresh-popped popcorn.
• Hot coffee tea, plus wide assortment of soft
  drinks in the refrigerator.
• Please make yourselves at home!

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Introductions

• Meet ALG staff your hosts tonight
• Part of the value you will get from this meeting
  comes from networking with each other
• We encourage you to do that during breaks and
  after the meeting

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Agenda

• Technology News
• This evenings topics
• How to conduct your own web meetings for free!
• The ultimate online portal for local TV listings
  and viewing!
• A personal scheduling assistant that automates
  finding the best meeting time with multiple
  people!
• Break around 715pm
• RightQuickies
• Door prize drawing
• Summary conclusion adjourn by 8pm

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Technology NewsGoogle Goggles!

• Mail you send late night on the weekends may be
  something you regret the next morning.
• Especially if youve been drinking.
• Solve some simple math problems and you're good
  to go.
• Otherwise, get a good night's sleep and try again
  in the morning.

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Technology NewsGoogle Goggles!

• If you're the kind of person who types tipsy and
  regrets it in the morning, Google's "Mail
  Goggles," a new test-phase feature in the free
  Gmail service, might save you some angst.
• The Goggles can kick in late at night on
  weekends. The feature requires you to solve a few
  easy math problems in short order before hitting
  "send." If your logical thinking skills are
  intact, Google is betting you're sober enough to
  work out the repercussions of sending that
  message.
• And if you can't multiply two times five, you'll
  probably thank Google in the morning.

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Technology NewsGoogle Goggles!

• To activate Goggles, Gmail users should click the
  "Settings" link at the top of a Gmail page, then
  go to the "Labs" section.
• There's no shame in admitting that sometimes you
  need a little extra help.
• Gmail engineer Jon Perlow designed Goggles with
  his own weaknesses in mind.

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Technology NewsDriveAssistT!

• Aegis Mobility, a Canadian software company,
  announced Monday that it has developed software
  called DriveAssistT that will detect whether a
  cell phone is moving at car speeds.

• When that happens, the software will alert the
  cellular network, telling it to hold calls and
  text messages until the drive is over.

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Technology NewsDriveAssistT!

• The software doesn't completely block incoming
  calls.
• Callers will hear a message saying the person
  they're calling appears to be driving. They can
  hit a button to leave an emergency voice mail,
  which is put through immediately.
• Several states, including New York and
  California, have introduced laws against talking
  on a cell phone while driving, but they still
  allow the use of hands-free devices like
  Bluetooth headsets.
• However, studies have shown that hands-free
  devices may not help. It appears that it is the
  distraction of dialing or talking that is
  dangerous, rather than the act of taking a hand
  off the wheel.

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Technology NewsDriveAssistT!

• A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety
  Administration in 2006 found that dialing or
  talking on the phone was the cause in 7 percent
  of crashes and near-crashes.
• Last year, 41,059 people died in traffic
  accidents.
• Aegis is bringing out DriveAssistT in partnership
  with an insurance company.
• Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. said it plans to
  offer a discount of 3 percent to 10 percent on
  family policies for people who use DriveAssistT.

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Technology News

• And now on to tonights Topic 1

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Topic 1
How to conduct your own web meetings for free!
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Topic 1Free Web Meetings!

• Whats a web meeting?
• A live meeting that you participate in or
  conduct
• Everyone attends from their home or office
• BIG cost savings no gas, flights, travel time,
  hotels
• Done through your computer and the internet
• Share a desktop, PowerPoint, Whiteboard, audio
  and video conferencing, etc.

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Topic 1Free Web Meetings!

• The technology has been around for years
• Some of the big players are
• Webex
• Citrix GoToMeeting
• Microsoft LiveMeeting
• Macromedia Breeze
• Prices range from about 50/month to over
  1,000/mo
• Most of fairly complex to set up and use

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Topic 1Free Web Meetings!

• Thats all changed now!
• In February 2006 a startup called Dimdim started
  developing an alternative
• Recently released out of beta testing, Dimdim is
  now available athttp//www.dimdim.com

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Topic 1Free Web Meetings!

• Why is Dimdim Better?
• Its Free, Easy Open!
• No Install to Start/Join meetings
• Easily Share your Desktop
• Audio Video Conferencing
• Present PowerPoint and PDFs
• Private Public Chat
• Whiteboard Annotations
• Record and Playback Meetings
• Open Source and APIs

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Topic 1Free Web Meetings!
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Topic 1Free Web Meetings!

• Questions

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Topic 2
The ultimate online portal for local TV listings
and viewing!
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Topic 2Online TV Portal!

• MeeVee was the first destination to bring
  together traditional TV listings and online video
  from hundreds of sources in one place.
• However, repeated use over the past month has
  shown that it is often not available, or missing
  programming information.
• Fortunately another site has stepped up to the
  plate

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Topic 2Online TV Portal!

• Believe it or not, its the most recognizable
  name in TV listings TV Guide
• Completely free
• Easy to use
• Faster than using the newspaper or onscreen
  channel guides

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Topic 2Online TV Portal!

• www.TVguide.com
• Full listings for your service and area
• Personalized listings of your favorites
• Details about your favorite shows
• When showing
• Listing of episodes
• Photos
• Full videos to watch online

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Topic 2Online TV Portal!

• Lets check it out now!

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Topic 2Online TV Portal!

• Questions

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Lets Take a Break!
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Topic 3
A personal scheduling assistant that automates
finding the best meeting time with multiple
people!
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Topic 3Automated Scheduling!

• TimeBridge has created the first Personal
  Scheduling Assistant to give busy professionals a
  faster, more efficient way to schedule their
  time.http//www.timebridge.com
• Its a new web service designed to be your
  Personal Scheduling Assistant.
• A faster, more effective way for busy
  professionals to schedule meetings.
• TimeBridge one-step scheduling is the best way to
  set up meetings with individuals or groups,
  across time zones, calendar systems and companies.

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Topic 3Automated Scheduling!
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Topic 3Automated Scheduling!
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Topic 3Automated Scheduling!

• Doesn't my calendar application already do this?
  
• Calendar applications like Outlook or Google
  Calendar allow organizers to propose a single
  meeting time.
• In most cases, proposing a single time doesn't
  provide enough flexibility to bring people
  together for a meeting.
• The meeting gets lost in a storm of email while
  the group tries to work out a time.
• In addition, calendar applications offer no way
  to manage the scheduling workflow such conflict
  resolution, confirmation and follow-up.

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Topic 3Automated Scheduling!

• Doesn't my calendar application already do this?
  
• TimeBridge works with your calendar, making it
  workflow-smart.
• TimeBridge simplifies the social process of
  bringing busy people togetherin person, on the
  phone, or online.
• The TimeBridge experience is like having a
  capable assistant manage your meeting schedule.

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Topic 3Automated Scheduling!

• Lets watch a video of how TimeBridge works!

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Topic 3Automated Scheduling!

• Questions

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RightQuickies

• Every month present 1 or 2 useful tips or tools
  that arent meaty enough to be a regular meeting
  topic

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RightQuickiesPolitics!

• Had enough pre-election coverage yet?
• No?
• Then check out this video of the next president!
• http//www.tsgnet.com/pres.php?id370617altfCbsc
  bsbaltlSppulap2

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RightQuickiesPolitics!

• Thanks to Barbara Root for this suggestion
• The video was originally of her
• URL to make one of yourself for your friends is
  provided at the end of the video

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RightQuickiesSelf-Destructing Email!

• A free service which enables you to send a
  self-destructing message to someone.
• This means, once they read the message they will
  no longer be able to read it again after the
  timer has reached zero.

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RightQuickiesSelf-Destructing Email!

• Ensures your message is read by no one but the
  reader and all evidence of the message is erased.
  
• Messages are also anonymous unless you add any
  identifiable information to them.http//www.dest
  ructingmessage.com/

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RightQuickies
Questions
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RightQuickies

• Lets start wrapping up tonights presentation.
• And then on to our door prizes!

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Next Meeting
Thursday December 11, 2008
12/11/2008
Meeting Topics

• Using technology to meet people half-way!
• The Power and Benefits of Wikis!
• Best site for watching premium TV shows on your
  computer for free!

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ConclusionThank You!

• Thank you for joining us at ALG this evening!
• If you got value from tonights meeting, please
  tell others about these meetings and about ALG
• Bring a guest to the next one

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ConclusionReferrals!

• Help ALG continue growing and reward yourself!
• If you know a company that has computer problems
  or wants to better use technology, please tell us
  about them
• We will contact them, and when they begin to use
  ALG services, you will automatically receive a
  25 Visa gift card, good for just about anything
  you want
• No limit to the number of cards you can earn
• Enter your referrals online at http//ALG.cc/refer
  ral

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ConclusionDoor Prizes are Next!

• If you didnt receive an email invitation, leave
  us a business card or register online at ALG.cc
• Remember to take your handouts
• Feel free to stay awhile and network
• And now lets go to the door prizes!

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Door prizes!

• Must be present to win.
• Navigon Refurbished 2100 GPS Navigator!
• Digital Stereo Earphones !
• 20 Zoup Gift Certificate!
• 15 Panera Bread Gift Card!
• 10 Mitchell's Ice Cream Gift Card!

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Door Prize 1

• 10 Mitchell's Ice Cream Gift Card!

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Door Prize 2

• 15 Panera Bread Gift Card!

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Door Prize 3

• 20 Zoup Gift Certificate!

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Door Prize 4

• Digital Stereo Earphones!

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Door Prize 5
Navigon Refurbished 2100 GPS Navigator!
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Thanks for Coming!

• Drive Safely!