Presidential
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Those of you who read this column regularly know that I normally write about just about anything and everything but very seldom about DACS. Well, this is one of those rare occasions where there is real news to write about our club. As I announced last spring, this is my last year as your president. Don’t get me wrong, here. This is a fun job. But I don’t feel that it’s healthy for an organization like DACS to rely on one person for leadership over an extended period of time. If we want a dynamic organization, change is not just good, but required. Your board of directors has chosen our club officers for next year. Jeff Setaro, who has been our Programs VP, will become President. Jamie Yates, who joined the board this year, will take over the programs duties. Jeff has also been our Webmaster. I will become “more involved” with the DACS web site and I will continue to write for the newsletter. Larry Buoy, who has served an extra bonus year as our Secretary has asked to be relieved. We are working on recruiting a new Secretary. Charlie Bovaird will continue as Treasurer. The other board members are: Howie Berger, Marc Cohen, Anna Collens, Richard Corzo, John Gallichotte, Bill Keane, and Bruce Preston. All of these board members are involved in more DACS activities. Howie is working on our association with Science Horizons. Marc continues to help produce our (award winning) newsletter. John, Anna, Richard, Bill and Bruce all run special interest groups (SIGs). Other positions include Allan Ostergren as Newsletter Editor and Gene Minasi, Facilities VP. Join the Website CommitteeWhen we first started the DACS website, we had to “prove” that we warranted an “org” domain name. The Danbury Library hosted our web site on their server as part of the Danbury Community Network. We have come a long way since then, but I would like to return to something we had back then: the Website Committee. This was not a place to learn web site development, per se, but rather a place to exercise and build the skills that you had. I would like to resurrect the committee. If you would like to help, just let me know. PrioritiesRight now, as I write this, I’m in far northern Vermont at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center, a really great cross-country ski center. In January one must travel north —a lot —to find good snow. This year the snow cover is a little thin after all that rain earlier this month. The disgustingly hot weather we experienced last week in Danbury extended to north of the Canadian border. Ok, I’m getting to the computer part… The lodge here provides great meals and one computer with free Internet access. If all goes well, I’ll complete this column on my laptop, copy the file to a USB thumb drive, plug that into the “communal” computer and attach the file to an email to Allan. Now that’s what I call balancing priorities! Pet PeevesYou might be surprised to learn that these computers we use are not perfect. One of the imperfections is the placement of the caps lock key. iF YOU FIND YOURSELF TYPING LIKE THIS, you have been a victim of this infuriating key placement. It might surprise you to learn that there are several web site devoted to hatred and loathing of the caps lock key. One site that actually offers a solution is anticAPSLOCK.com. Check this out and see if one of the solutions is right for you.
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