From the Editor:
Editorial Bits

by Patrick Libert

Program Review
The August presentation was a winner! Rob Limbaugh’s expert preparation was expanded and presented by Sean N. Henderson since Rob was unable to attend the meeting.

This was a ‘must see’ for anyone with children either entering school for the first time or moving up to another grade. We are going to do our best to promote it actively before next year’s updated presentation.

New and Notable
I like to peruse news headlines and choose those articles which catch my eye. Google Labs has been working on a program that can make this easier, Google fast flip. It’s quite ingenious and can be customized to show those publications and topics of your choice. I will try it for a while and give you more feedback next month.

I have been using Mozy for two months with complete satisfaction. I choose to backup manually instead of at a set time each day and all it takes is to open the drop down menu from the icon in the control bar and choose “Start Backup.” Depending on how much new data I have since the previous backup, it takes no more than a few minutes. And yes, I have tried the restore function for a few folders and files with equal success. For less that 17 cents a day, I have that peace of mind.

I have read two research reports recently dealing with global warming. I both cases, the studies conclude that the real culprit is not mankind but our lazy old sun. One study admits that man’s contribution to the atmosphere may enhance some of those effects but the cyclical nature of solar energy and of sunspots is the main cause of our ebbs and flows of global temperatures. Food for thought. (http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-goldberg1-2009sep01,0,2797425.column)

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