I have written most of my articles for this newsletter on Saturday evening or on Sunday morning after ICON's monthly meeting. I have always drawn inspiration from some of the activities or conversations from our gathering, but the printers' workload has continually increased so they have had to push our press deadline back a couple of weeks. Beginning with this issue, we will be required to have the next month's issue in their office earlier than in the past, so I am struggling with this first one.

Change is a good thing because it makes us grow, and ICON continues to grow as well. As officers, we have to plan farther ahead than in the past in order to keep our activities organized. If you have ideas for good programs or new SIGs that would be helpful, please let me know. As officers, we get so caught up in the operation of ICON that sometimes we can't see the forest for the trees.

We had a great program at the October general meeting with Woody Walton presenting Microsoft's offerings for this holiday season. Autumn is well under way and the holidays are just around the corner. Be sure to attend the November meeting. Our program will feature a representative from Bank of America who will explain features of their "online" banking service.

We will have a holiday party again this year but due to scheduling conflicts, it will take place on December 28th rather than before Christmas. In an effort to plan accurately for the number of people who plan to attend, we will be selling tickets for 50 cents. The proceeds will help pay for all the gifts. We had a great meal and a lot of fun last year so be sure to get your tickets from our secretary, Bill Patrick.

The web site has a completely new look to go along with our new logo. The next few activities always appear on the home page and the complete calendar is just a click away. Log on and check it out at:
www.iconusersgroup.org

Happy Computing,
Terry