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Minutes of ICON'S Meeting November 21, 2002
President Terry Roberts called the monthly meeting to order
at 1:00 p.m. at The Library Center. A special welcome was
extended to new members and visitors. Terry announced that
ICON's Secretary, Bill Patrick, and committee chairpersons
Faye Patrick, Dick and Nancy Preffitt were in Las Vegas attending
the annual meeting of APCUG (Association of Personal Computer
User Groups) and the fall COMDEX. ICON is a member of APCUG,
and COMDEX is the computer industry's largest expo. We look
forward to their sharing what they learned with us at our
December meeting.
Terry also made the following announcements:
- ICON has finally obtained an external CD-RW drive so we
will be able to use the Library's high-speed Internet connection
to download large programs and/or updates and put them on
a CD for you to take home.
- ICON's Holiday Party will be December 28th, from 4 to
8 p.m. at Old Country Buffet on South Glenstone in the Glen
Isle Shopping Center/ Tickets are $.50 each, available at
any ICON function prior to the party. Dinner is all you
can eat Dutch treat (about $6.99).
- Don't forget about our promotional brochures available
for you to hand out to friends and acquaintances that might
be interested in joining ICON.
- We also have our Free for Review Software available.
Sign up for that program with Charles Roberts
Treasurer Sarah Marshall gave a brief report.
Julie McAninch and Kelly Radford, both Banking Center Managers
with Bank of America presented the program about online banking.
They began their presentation by stating that more than a
million people pay their bills online through bankofamerica.com.
Several ICON members inquired about the security of online
banking. Ms. McAnninch said that Bank of America has a 100%
security guarantee; she knows of no fraud problems with their
online banking. Information is encrypted before it leaves
your computer using SSL technology. The complete security
guarantee is available on their web site. She also reminded
us that each time we hand somebody a check, we are giving
information about ourselves and our bank account; those checks
pass through a lot of hands. Additionally, our social security
numbers, dates of birth, and other personal information are
often written on the checks. Finally, she said we should never
allow Windows to save our password(s) to an online account,
thereby giving anyone with access to the computer, access
to the account.
Ms. McAninch used the web site to demonstrate other banking
services available online, such as paying Bank of America
credit cards and loans and viewing past statements. To view
the information presented, go to http://www.bankofamerica.com
and click on "Learn More" on the left menu.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sarah Marshall (for our out-of-town secretary, Bill Patrick)
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