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Talk tech, BlackBerrys and Verizon with the PC Club

February 27th, 2009, 1:08 pm by

Fans of the weekly ‘Stump the PC Club‘ column can ask questions in person this Sunday at the club’s monthly meeting.

The North Orange County Computer Club will host a presentation by Verizon Wireless representatives, who will focus on smartphones like the BlackBerry.

Here’s the gist of the meeting: 

Multiple representatives from Verizon Wireless will present, including the data sales consultant and the Blackberry representative. They will also be covering some of the iconic devices and data services such as the wireless mobile broadband cards. They will be discussing and comparing different devices which will give our audience and potential customers a better understanding of which device would be the best for their needs. At the end of the presentation, they will open the floor to our audience and will have a Q&A session. A request has been made for them to explain some of the less commonly used features that a lot of the newer phones offer.

::Event Details::

What: NOCCC March meeting

When: Sunday, March 1, 2009

Where: Chapman University, 333 N. Glassell Street in Orange. Here’s a MAP. The room is the Hashinger Science Center and Irvine Hall, located near the Northwest corner of Center Street and Palm Ave.

Time: The main meeting is at 2 p.m. Earlier sessions on digital photography, Linux, beginner courses and more start at 9 a.m. 

More information: Check the club’s newsletter or e-mail club president Jim Sanders at president@noccc.org.

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PC Club: When a PC’s standby mode stops working

November 26th, 2008, 9:07 am by

North Orange County Computer Club Q&AThe North Orange County Computer Club helps The Gadgetress tackle the multitude of readers’ cries for help. NOCCC group has experts in Windows, Word and all sorts of computer topics. The club, which meets monthly on various topics, has been in existence since 1976. Visit the club’s site at noccc.org. To get this answer delivered to your computer automatically, sign up for the e-mail update HERE.

Question: I have a Dell desktop with Windows XP and 512 MB of RAM. The computer runs very well except for the following issue: When the computer would go into Standby mode after sitting idle for 1 hour, it would not come out of Standby mode when I tried to  reawaken it. I changed my power settings to “Never” go into Standby mode and the problem went away. 

More recently, I installed “Magic Jack” a USB -VOIP gadget and it takes forever to load when I start the computer up in the mornings. So my thinking is that I should put the computer into Standby or Hibernate mode to avoid the lengthy startup. To test if I still had the stalling problem coming out of Standby, I attempted to put the computer into Standby and/or Hibernate mode, but the computer did not respond at
all. Now the problem is I cannot put the computer into Standby or Hibernate mode. Is there a fix that will get the Standby mode or Hibernate mode to work properly again without stalling? ~ Dominick Clemente

PC Club: You have two or more related problems and Magic Jack is the first one.

I started using the Magic Jack VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) a few months ago. It is similar to Vonage and Skype and I like it. My unit cost $50.12 delivered and provides unlimited long distance phone calls for a year.

However, when the Magic Jack is plugged in, its software blocks the Standby function and the Hibernate mode because the Magic Jack unit wouldn’t work if the computer was allowed to go into Standby or Hibernate mode. Read the rest of this entry »

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PC Club: Adding a shortcut key to a keyboard

November 18th, 2008, 2:26 pm by

North Orange County Computer Club Q&AThe North Orange County Computer Club helps The Gadgetress tackle the multitude of readers cries for help. NOCCC group has experts in Windows, Word and all sorts of computer topics. The club, which meets monthly on various topics, has been in existence since 1976. Visit the club’s site at noccc.org. To get this answer delivered to your computer automatically, sign up for the e-mail update HERE.

Question: I have a media keyboard at home and find it easy to press one button to open up Internet Explorer. However, I want to do this at work and the keyboard doesn’t have the same button. I googled to find a keyboard shortcut, but only found every other conceivable shortcut. but not the one I need. Can you help me?  ~ Jimmy Wong

PC Club: It is not quite as slick as pressing one key, but if you can deal with using a three key shortcut, I have an answer for you. Read the rest of this entry »

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Meet the Orange County PC Club this Sunday

October 3rd, 2008, 11:33 am by

North Orange County Computer Club Q&A

If you’re a fan of this column, you’ve probably noticed that the PC Club question of the week has been absent both online and in print. Questions are still being answered but because the Register has cut back the printed paper, the next PC Club answer keeps getting postponed. 

Since its fate is up in the air, I’ve decided to continue posting answers here online. So, if you haven’t signed up for the ‘Stump the PC Club’ e-mail to get the answer automatically sent to your inbox, you can sign up by sign up HERE. I will post a new answer on Tuesday.

In the meantime, stop by the club’s monthly meeting this Sunday and meet Jim Sanders and the gang — and maybe ask him why he hasn’t answered your question.  

The North Orange County Computer Club meets this Sunday, Oct. 5, at Chapman University, Irvine Hall. The main meeting presenter is at 2 p.m.  See: www.noccc.org for more information.

Don Lewis, marketing director for Paragon Software Group in Irvine will demonstrate the firm’s Drive Backup program.  There will also be a drawing for a copy of the program.

Past Stump the PC Club Q&As:

  • How to get control of CTRL
  • Stump: How to send a large calendar by e-mail
  • Make Outlook Express work with AT&T e-mail
  • Stump the PC Club: Remove .NET update annoyance
  • Stump the PC Club: Organize DVDs, media with free database software

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