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Meetings: 2008

General Information

WAC meetings are free and open to the public. (An RSVP of your attendance may be required for admission to private facilities where meetings are sometimes held.) Our Annual Meeting of the Corporation and Officer Elections are held in January. Meetings are generally scheduled for the third Saturday of each month from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM at the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia (click here for directions). However, the meeting date or location may change due to holidays or scheduling conflicts at the primary meeting site. Always check the home page of this web site before setting out for a meeting, in case of last minute, unforeseen changes.

The latest freely distributable software for Microsoft Windows XP- Vista, and GNU/Linux Intel based computers will be available on disk for a nominal fee before the meeting (12:30 - 1:00 pm).

For more information on WAC meetings and events, call the WAC AnswerLine (voice) at (703) 370-7649. You can also leave messages and questions for the Board of Directors.

July 19th WACUG Meeting Meeting at Fairfax County Gov't Center - 3rd Saturday !! Rm 1/2 Get a Free Digital TV Learn How to Convert Your Analog TV to Receive Free Digital Channels Kurt DeSoto will discuss the Federal government's mandate for TV stations to transition from analog to digital channels by February 17, 2009, and what it means to viewers. Topics to be covered include: (1) the differences between analog TV, digital TV, standard definition television, and high definition TV sets and broadcasts and how to determine the capabilities of your TV sets , (2) how to configure your existing analog sets to receive free over-the-air digital channels by using a converter box subsidized by the government, (2) how to submit an order online during the meeting (or later at your convenience) for up to two $40.00 coupons from the government to help defray the costs of the boxes, (3) when and how to connect the boxes to your analog sets, and (4) how to keep getting low power analog channels, such as foreign language channels. If time permits, Kurt will provide an actual demonstration of how to hook up a converter box to an analog TV set so the group can watch cartoons in digital format for the rest of the meeting, since it is Saturday after all. Gosh. Neal Grotenstein will discuss ways to defeat spammers from using your email address as posted on web sites.

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August 16: Bob Mason: What's New and Worthwhile in the Office 2007 Suite

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Q&A Session before Presentations: Get Help with Those Nagging Problems

Door Prize Eligibility: Members Only

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WAC is a general interest computer user group that supports a variety of operating systems, including Microsoft Windows and GNU/Linux. For more information, call the WAC AnswerLine at (703) 370-7649.

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