Welcome to the April edition of the HAL-PC monthly member eBulletin. If you wish to stop receiving these bulletins, send an email to [email protected]. This month: Protect Your PC, Events, SIG News, Classes, Board of Directors Election, April Magazine.

PROTECT YOUR PC

NEW VERSION OF AVG ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAM AVAILABLE
Because viruses can infect your PC from sources other than eMail, HAL-PC highly recommends that its members install an anti-virus program on their computers. AVG Free Edition is a well-known anti-virus protection tool. AVG Free is available free-of-charge to home users for the life of the product. Rapid virus database updates are available for the lifetime of the product, thereby providing the high-level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers. AVG Free Edition is for private, non-commercial, single home computer use only. Download AVG here.

FREE TRIAL OF POSTINI ANTI-VIRUS/SPAM FILTER FOR HALNet USERS
Tired of a mail box full of spam? Can't keep up with your own filters? Need anti-virus protection? Try our anti-spam filter free for 30 days. Go to the Postini filter login page and input your email address and password. Your account will automatically be activated. See Postini Filter Information Page for details of this service. If you decide within the 30 day period you do not want the filter service, just call the office at 713-341-8104 or email [email protected] to cancel. NOTE: the Postini service is for HALNet subscribers ONLY.

SPECIAL EVENTS IN APRIL

Saturday, April 2 -- 1:00 - 3:00 pm: Robert DuVernay presents VHS to Digital for Everyone
Thursday, April 7 -- 7:00 - 9:00 pm: Rick Archibald presents Sorting Out Computer Certifications
Saturday, April 9 -- 1:00 pm: HAL-PC annual volunteer appreciation luncheon. If you are a HAL volunteer, call 713-341-8102 for information

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP NEWS

Every Tuesday evening at 6:30 PM a new Troubleshooting Your PC group meets at HQ. Bring your troublesome PC, keyboard, mouse, powercord, and OS Cd's. Please reserve space by emailing [email protected].

Every Tuesday evening at 7:00 pm: Understanding Threats to Your Computer and Home. This group discusses strategies to defeat Mal-ware of all sorts including viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, spam and ads.

The FrontPage SIG will start meeting again on the third Thursday at 7:00 pm starting on April 23. Email the SIG leader for more information.

April Classes - HAL-PC Headquarters

April Classes - West Houston

April Classes - Clear Lake

BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION

The annual election of HAL-PC's Board of Directors will be held in June. Any member interested in volunteering his or her time and talents to managing the affairs of HAL-PC should declare their intent to run as a Director by sending an e-mail message to [email protected] expressing said intent not later than 5 PM CDT, April 11, 2005. Online voting will be held from June 1 - June 18. Onsite voting at HAL-PC Headquarters will be on June 18 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Full details of the electoral process are available on the HAL website.

THIS MONTH'S MAGAZINE

Look for your monthly online edition of the HAL-PC Magazine the first week of April. Read about the latest in Stealth Software, Wireless Hotspots' Evil Twins and other computer security issues, and reviews covering The Oops Factor, Move it Faster, and Counterspy. Plus, we will have a new cartoon from Rajan Sedalia, letters from our readers and more.