We were educated and entertained by Tanya Lux and her sharing of the CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 12 during our July meeting. Tanya is a graphic artist who has taught and/or demonstrated all the major graphics programs on the market today, as well as some of their predecessors. Her program emphasized the improvements in the new version and demonstrated the pressure-sensitive Wacom tablet, which allows much more control via a "pen" versus the mouse or touchpad. Corel has made special pricing available to user groups, and 30-day trial versions are available for download. Toni Somers and Chris Harris won the fabulous door prizes Tanya provided.

Don't miss ICON'S August 21st meeting - the Microsoft Man visits us early this year! We will meet at the Brentwood Library, and Richard Katz will be sharing demos of the latest features and tools built on Microsoft technology. You'll learn how to manage and share your digital photos, and explore new ways to communicate and interact with family and friends online. You'll also learn how to help protect yourself from unwanted junk e-mail, harmful viruses, pop-ups and more. And, you'll get a sneak preview into some of the advanced features of MSN Messenger, an industry leading instant messaging client.

Mark your calendars now for ICON'S September events! The annual ICON picnic will be the second Saturday, September 11, at Silver Springs Park from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. As always, we need an idea of how many will be attending the picnic, so purchase your tickets (only a quarter!) from Bill Patrick at any ICON function.

There will be no Mini-Seminar, Digital Imaging or Desktop Publishing SIG meetings in September. Our regular monthly meeting will be the third Saturday, September 18, at the Brentwood Library. Plans for this meeting are being finalized.

Happy Computing
Terry