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Note: Check each SIG listing below for any updates to the meeting time and place of the SIG you may want to attend. During the time of the move of the Club these are changing and it is advised that you check with the SIG Leader before as well as checking this page and this site for any last minute updates to the SIG Information that may change while we are in the midst of this move.

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Flight Simulator SIG: Curtis Poree, e-mail:
dustoff_2@msn.com / Neil Stahfest, e-mail:
ncstahfest@msn.com.

The next meeting of the Flight Simulator S.I.G. will be on the last Tuesday of the month, January 29, at 7:00 PM at the Pierce County Lakewood Branch Library.

At the November meeting we distributed a copy of Burt Rutan's LongEz, a design he created for home- built airplanes. At the January S.I.G. Meeting we are going to look how airplanes are modeled in Microsoft Flight Simulator. Using the LongEz, we'll look at how you can customize an airplane by repainting it and how you can replace or modify engines and propellers to change speed and performance. We'll compare the performance results of some of these changes with the performance figures provided in the LongEz Pilot's Manual. If you've ever wanted to be a test pilot, here's your chance.

We'll also talk about some “tweaks” to help Flight Simulator work better on your computer and I'll have another home-built airplane file for you to copy and take home. If you enjoy flying low and slow, landing on river banks and bush flying in general, you're going to like this airplane. I'll also show you the web site where you can buy the real thing (for about $50,000 including the engine) and learn about builders' experiences.

Bring a blank CD or a flash drive. With the extensively modified LongEz files you will need about 300 megabytes of free space.

Bring questions and tell us about your achievements. We welcome people new to flight simulation and visitors at our meetings. If you have friends who might be interested in flight simulation, invite them to join us.

GENEALOGY SIG: Jim Cosgrove, SIG Leader, 759-0544. E-mail: jcosgrove@nventure.com.

Our Genealogy SIG meets on the first Tuesday of every month, unless it falls on a holiday. We try to cover all aspects of Genealogy, from doing research to using programs to record our results. We welcome everyone interested in learning about their family history. To learn more about our next meeting and Genealogy tips, visit our Genealogy forum at the TAPCUG website. If you have a subject that you would like to cover, leave a message on the forum or send me an E-Mail.

Bring your questions, problems and accomplishments to our meeting. We enjoy your inputs and always have time to listen and learn from them.

Tom McClung has retired as SIG leader after 13 years of service.Until a new leader comes forth the Investment SIG is cancelled.

The next Linux SIG meeting on February 19, 2008 will include configuring the Grand Unified Boot Loader (GRUB) including booting an external hard drive and setting up a Linux Home Theatre PC which combines your computer functions and TV on one screen. We got into these topics at last night's meeting and need to deal with them again in more detail.

The goal is to have Linux high definition Tivo like TV together with your computer functions on one screen perhaps operated be a wireless keyboard/mouse. Any ideas for improving this would be appreciated. See http://www.Linux-Now.us

WIN XP/NEW USERS: Paul Duhay, SIG Leader, 584-6358, email: pduhay@sbcglobal.net

Meets on the second Monday of the month, 5:30 - 7:30 pm at the Lakewood Community Center Computer Lab. The next meeting will be February 11th.

The WIN XP/New Users SIG meetings will cover the basics of computer operation, including file management, Internet concepts, and application software (word processing, etc.). This SIG is open to any new or intermediate user who wants to begin to unravel the mysteries of their own computer.

These SIG's are cancelled until we can find a new leader.
If you would like to lead a group, contact any Board Member or Cyndie Carr at:

carbarn2@mindspring.com

INTERNET SIG
INVESTMENT
MS-Word/Excel
SCANNER/GRAPHICS SIG

Or if you have an idea for a new SIG please bring it to the attention of the board to get it setup and started.