President's File
May 2010

(The President's message will occasionally be writen by Patrick Libert)

What’s Up DACS

By Patrick Libert

DACS is Perking

Our first Board meeting under Richard’s direction yielded several changes and additions thanks, in large part to everyone’s active participation and to many new ideas from our past President, Rob.
The presence of three guests helped us fill the long-vacant position of Vice President of programs and to find a replacement for our Secretary, Mary Tobin who must devote her time to her demanding career.
Join me in extending our thanks to Chris Furey, our new VP of Programs, to Bruce Preston who will assume the Secretary’s duties and to Rich Difranco who will disseminate DACS’ activities to the various media outlets.
Don’t think that you are off the hook! We need the participation of ALL members for DACS to continue to succeed.

Program Preview
I can’t wait to hear Bruce Preston’s presentation on Creating a Blog with WordPress at our May 4 general meeting.
I enjoy blogging as a way to release my literary talents, limited as they may be. I had looked at WordPress two years ago but chose to use Blogger at that time because of its simplicity. It’s not that WordPress is more complex but it offered many other options with which I was not familiar.
Previewing Bruce’s presentation convinces me that I should switch to WordPress in the near future.  And, it will also encourage you to launch a blog and expand your communications network.
Don’t miss this presentation! Tuesday, May 4, 2010 beginning at 7 p.m. in the Danbury Hospital auditorium.

New and Notable
I promised last month to have more comments on Slacker Personal Radio Slacker
I have set up a free trial account to experience firsthand PC World’s recent review (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2340024,00.asp).
According to this article, Slacker is slicker…that is when referring to the site’s interface and capabilities. It also claims that the sound quality is better than that of Pandora, but, since at this time I am only listening on my iMac’s internal speakers, any difference would probably not be discernible.
The annual cost is slightly higher than that of Pandora if paid in one annual installment but if this allows me to tap a music library that is considerably larger than Pandora’s, it’s worth it.
I will make my final choice soon after I have begun streaming music from my iMac to my home stereo system.
I suggest that you try both free versions and let me know what YOU think.

While we’re on the subject of music, here’s an interesting fact: LP records are making a comeback. (http://www.inquisitr.com/60017/the-return-of-the-lp-and-the-future-of-book-publishing/)