A Pain in the Whatchamacallit
By Tiny Ruisch
Here I go again with one of my A to Z articles. This month the A to Z of the SWLAPCUG.
A is for Apple – a company with products that our club doesn’t talk about much.
B is for Bits & Chips – the club newsletter.
C is for Coppermine – the software that powers member photo galleries.
D is for Damn – a word that Tiny often uses when updating the club web site.
E is for Education – what we attempt to accomplish.
F is for From the President’s Desk – a monthly section in the club newsletter.
G is for GTPCC – our sister club until they disbanded.
H is for HostGator – our web site provider.
I is for Internet – whatever that is.
J is for Jande Street – where we hold our meetings.
K is for Kernel – because every member of the club works together
L is for Libre Office – the word processor used by many members.
M is for Monday – when we have our monthly meeting.
N is for Night – because it coincides perfectly with the M.
O is for Operating Systems – we discuss them all.
P is for phpBB – the software that powers our forums.
Q is for Quiet – with shy and unassuming describes the member with the longest drive.
R is for RAM – or ROM, RSS, RTF, RJ45, RGB, RAID, RPM, RTN, etc.
S is for Scribus – the software used to create the club newsletter.
T is for Tiny’s World of BS – nothing to do with the club but a shameless plug for me.
U is for Utilities – programs often discussed at club meetings.
V is for VLC Media Player – used by many club members.
W is for WWW.SWLAPCUG.org – or .com, the club website address.
X is for Xyloid – where we go to meet for a SIG group.
Y is for Yaud – Tom’s function in the club.
Z is for Zettabyte – amount of info to accumulate before the club disbands.
Thanks for reading.