Next General Meeting:
Side-by-Side OS Comparison—Part 2
Date: February 7 2012
Location: Danbury Hospital Auditorium,
24 Hospital Ave, Danbury, doors open at 6:30 p.m.

By Richard Corzo

Most consumer computers come in one of three flavors; Windows, Mac OS X or Linux and often you find yourself reaching for the system you are most familiar with. But what if you’re curious about how to perform the same task in a different operating system?

The Danbury Area Computer Society started to answer that question at the January general meeting. This was such a rich topic that we will continue to explore it at the February 7, 2012 general meeting. We’ll continue our side-by-side comparison of how various common tasks are performed on each of the three most popular operating systems.

The program format will consist of a team of presenters—representing Mac OS X Lion (Richard Corzo), the latest Ubuntu Linux (Drew Kwashnak), and Windows 7 (Jim Scheef). After a brief description of the environment (hardware and operating system/version) we will alternate between platforms with each presenter demonstrating items within a category.

Previously in our January meeting we covered:

System: The intent here was to show where files are stored, where programs are located, how to manage files, run applications, find or create shortcuts, install and remove applications.

Personalization: Everyone likes to customize their environment to reflect their personal preferences—so we looked at wallpaper, themes, multiple desktops, etc.

Productivity: If your computer isn’t just a toy you want to know how to edit and print documents; compose, send and receive e-mails; manage a calendar; manage contacts, etc.

At our February 7 meeting the presenters will demonstrate the next two categories:

Digital Images: How easy is it to import, organize/catalog, edit, and publish images?

Multimedia:  How do you download, organize/catalog, play music and/or videos?

If there's time we'll also cover the last category. Otherwise we'll save it for a future meeting:

Networking: How do you set up a home network? What’s involved in creating a shared folder, or accessing a shared folder?

Once through the categories, our presenters will be available for questions.  So come to the meeting and see some alternatives. Perhaps one will be just what you have been wanting but just didn’t know it!

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DACS meetings are held at the Danbury Hospital auditorium. (Click here for directions.)

Activities begin at 6:30 p.m. with registration and casual networking. The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. with a question and answer period (Ask DACS), followed by announcements and a short break. The featured evening presentation begins at 8:00. The meeting is scheduled to adjourn at 9:30 p.m.

DACS General Meetings are free and open to the public. Members and prior attendees are encouraged to extend invitations to anyone interested in this topic.

Danbury Area Computer Society (DACS) is a registered nonprofit and has been serving the region since 1990. Members receive an award-winning newsletter, members-only workshops and events, and access to volunteer phone support.