Indiana County PC Users Group
http://www.icpcug.com
Meetings
3rd Tuesday of each month
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
at the
Indiana County
Technology Center
Hamill Rd., Indiana, PA
Everyone
Welcome
Tuesday, July 19, 2005President
Larry Rodack convened the monthly meeting of the Indiana County PC Users
Group at 7:07 p.m. at the Indiana County Technology Center, Hamill Road,
Indiana, Pa.
Minutes,
Treasurer’s Report
The minutes and treasury reports were presented and approved.
Program
A team of 3 people from the Verizon store located on Philadelphia street
conducted a presentation on cell phone technology. A short history of cell
phone technology was presented with a showing of old phones that had been
used. The 1980s marked the started of cells phones which were for cars
only. The used a nickel hydrate battery which lost memory over use. The
technology then moved into digital. Motorola introduced the flip phone with
lithium nicad memory free battery. This is the standard battery used in all
phones used today.
Phones service today offers text messaging for a small charge of $3 for 100 messages per month. A media messaging packaging is also offered. One can create an online album at www.bzwpix.com to store phone pictures. It is also possible to connect a phone to a computer via a usb connection.
“Get it Now” offers programs in 5 areas:
1 – Games and ring tones in stereo.
2 – Streaming media for weather, health, education or business related issues. Only available as far as New Alexandrea to date.
3 – Screen savers.
4 – Messaging and email forwarding.
5 – Browers.
PGS service will be available within Indiana county by November for a small monthly charge.
Notes - To download the newest towers dial star 228.
Old business,
new business
No items of old or new business were presented for discussion.
Close
The next meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 16, 2005. With
no other business to conduct, President Rodack adjourned the meeting at 8:30
p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert Dalecki, Secretary