General Meeting Minutes
Technology Club
February 5, 2026 - 1 PM - Meeting Room A
Board Attendance: Ken, Duke, Gladys, Lou, Marsha, Sue
Absent: John Hess
Q&A: Run by Ken
Questions about saving photos and how pdf’s can be used.
Minutes
Minutes will no longer be read at the Technology Club meetings.
Minutes are available at
https://www.cv-computerclub-wpb.com/p/current-minutes.html
Powerpoint Presentation
Tech Club Classes - Learn, Practice, Review and Outcome
Learn about Technology Club Fundamentals
Computer - CPU, RAM, hard drive
Computer Filing
Windows 11 Essentials
Organize and find your files
MAC OS Essentials
Security and Threats
Cloud Storage and Backup
Master your phone safely and comfortably
Biometric Security & Daily Strategy
Navigate Windows 11 and macOS
Recognize and avoid online threats
Back up your precious digital memories
Secure your Phone
Build daily habits that protect you
Tech Club Classes:
Mondays Q and A at 10:30 AM
Mondays at noon with Reggie Harris
Wednesdays at 1 PM with Hugh Green
All classes are held in the 2nd Floor computer room.
There are 20 free common AI programs including We Transfer,
Google drive dropbox, Smash, Send anywhere and Transfer Now.
The annual luncheon will be on Wednesday, March 25.
Cost is $8.00 for Tech Club members and $16 for guests.
For more information call Lou at 201-669-9323.
Yes Raffles - No 50/50
Next meeting will be Thursday, March 5 at 1:00 PM
Meeting adjourned 2:20 PM
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Technology Club Minutes
January 8, 2026 - 1 PM - Meeting Room A
Board Attendance: Gladys, Lou, John, Sue
Absent: Ken Graff , Duke Horton
Q&A: Run by Hugh Green and Reggie
Questions answered re: iPads, iPhones, security, passwords,
internet access
Minutes
Minutes will no longer be read at the Technology Club meetings.
Minutes are available at
https://www.cv-computerclub-wpb.com/p/current-minutes.html
Business
Gladys suggested that members submit
Topics for Discussion at future meetings:
AI, Organizing your computer (files, etc.), Apple phones,
Security, Clean up and remove unnecessary files, VPN,
Cookies, USB drives for cell phones.
Lou Harris gave some luncheon information and told members
what the annual
dues are used for, then invited people to join the Technology Club
if they haven’t
done so already. Columbino’s will supply sandwiches.
There will also be
cake, cookies, macaroni and potato salad. There will
be door prizes.
Luncheon is $8/person for members, non members $16/person.
Luncheon monies will be collected at the February meeting.
The annual luncheon will be held on the 2nd or 3rd
Thursday in March.
No Raffles or 50/50
Next meeting will be Thursday, February 5 at 1:00 PM
Meeting adjourned 1:55 PM
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General Meeting Minutes
December 4, 2025 - 1 PM - Meeting Room A
Board Attendance: Ken, Duke, Gladys, Lou, Marsha, Sue
Absent: John Hess
Q&A: Run by Ken
Questions answered re: iPads, iPhones, security,
additional monitor hook-up
Minutes
Minutes will no longer be read at the Technology Club meetings.
Minutes are available at
https://www.cv-computerclub-wpb.com/p/current-minutes.html
Business
Presentation (Reggie) Operating a 3D printer
Price for Bambu Labs printer currently good around $900,
other models sell for $200-$300;
Different designs available, open or closed versions
which reduce noise
3D printer uses plastic rolls called filaments (not expensive)
to form finished product
Printer heats up and squeezes out filaments
You can choose from a variety of designs and figures
or create your own
Finished designs can be painted.
Gamma offers the best presentations in a short amount of time.
AI can help with learning the frustrating parts of 3D printing.
Unlocks creativity in a fulfilling way and keeps your mind active.
Certain objects take a long time to make, smaller objects take less time.
Figurines can be personalized.
A full figure demo will be given at another class.
The annual luncheon will be in March.
Raffles - 50/50
Next meeting will be Thursday, January 8 at 1:00 PM
Meeting adjourned 2:15 PM
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General Meeting Minutes
November 6, 2025 - 1 PM - Meeting Room A
Board Attendance: Duke, Ken, Lou, Marsha, Sue
Absent: John Hess
Q&A: Run by Ken
Instructions for photo backup given to a club member.
Minutes
Minutes will no longer be read at the Technology Club meetings.
Minutes are available at
https://www.cv-computerclub-wpb.com/p/current-minutes.html
Business
Presentation - Accessibility Feature for
Computer & Smart Phones
Windows
Magnifier makes screen larger - Windows Key and + sign
Full Screen - Control, Alt + F
Narrator - Windows + Ctrl + Enter
Contrast themes - Enlarge text & add bold colors -
Settings/Accessibility/Contrast themes/Apply
Mouse pointer size - Settings-accessibility-mouse, size to change
On screen keyboard - windows - Control + O
MAC
Zoom Screen - Option - Command - plus (larger), option
- command - minus (smaller)
Dictation - Sys settings/keyboard/dictation
Voice Over - Command+ F5
Pointer Control - system settings/accessibility/pointer control
- pointer and use slider to adjust
IPhone
Zoom - double tap with 3 fingers to zoom in or out
Larger Text - System Settings/accessibility/Display Text size - drag slider
Read & Speak - system settings/accessibility
- read & speak, swipe down with 2 fingers from bottom
Reading mode - Sys Settings/Accessibility/
Reader read screen, swipe down from top with 2 fingers
Raffles - No 50/50
Next meeting will be Thursday, December 4 at 1:00 PM
Meeting adjourned 2:05 PM
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General Meeting Minutes
September 4, 2025 - 1 PM - Meeting Room A
Board Attendance: Duke, Ken, John, Lou, Sue
Absent: Gladys, Marsha
Q&A: Run by Ken
Quiz: Run by Ken - Multiple Choice Questionnaire created by Perplexity
Minutes
Minutes will no longer be read at the Technology Club meetings. Minutes are available at https://www.cv-computerclub-wpb.com/p/current-minutes.html
Business
A storybook can be created on Gemini by telling Gemini what type of storybook you want.
Suno is a music app where you can create a song.
Presentation - Journey Thru History - The Dawn of a New Era
1945 - Computers filled a room;
1960’s space age, color TV, push button phones;
1981 IBM Computers introduced;
1983 - Birth of the internet;
1990’s - Internet - ability to communicate with anyone in the world
1992 - Mobile phone revolution;
1997 - Social media begins;
2000’s FaceBook introduced, online shopping, banking, digital cameras replaced film camera,
AI in daily life
2010’s Smartphone revolution, pocket computers, streaming services replaces Cable TV,
Health monitoring on watches, Photo albums in digital libraries
Raffles - 50/50
Next meeting will be Thursday, October 2 at 1:00 PM
Meeting adjourned 2:07 PM
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General Meeting Minutes
July 3, 2025 - 1 PM - Meeting Room A
Board Attendance: Ken, John, Lou, Sue, Gladys (on Zoom)
Absent: Duke Horton, Marsha
Q&A: Run by Ken
Quiz: Run by Ken AI Moderated/Created
Minutes
Minutes will no longer be read at the Technology Club meetings. Minutes are available at https://www.cv-computerclub-wpb.com/p/current-minutes.html
Business
Access Internet Archives to see old shows - this is a free service. Pixlrx.com is a free online photo editing program. Fotor is an action figure generator. Clipchamp is a video editor.
Presentation - Web Browsers
Web browsers allow an unlimited supply of information.
Cookies are a small snippet of information and a way to get back to the place when researching a subject. Mosaic was the first web browser (1993). It allowed online banking, games, work remotely, email, streaming and videos. A browser can perform a device diagnostic on any device as long as there is access to the internet. For Storage and Performance - cloud storage is available in many formats on Google and Apple. Each google account will give you 15 GB of storage free. Google My Drive has folders for archiving documents. A document created in Word will open in Google Docs and is editable. Microsoft products like Word, Excel are free but may not be robust. To use AI within a browser you can go to Perplexity, Claude, Gemini and CoPilot depending on which browser is used.
No Raffles - No 50/50
Please note:
There will be no Technology Club meeting in August.
Next meeting will be Thursday, September 4 at 1:00 PM
Meeting adjourned 2:10 PM
