Wednesday, March 5, 2003
The board meeting Wed., 5 March, at RC began at 7:20.
Attending were Don Arbow, Allan Swensson, Jim DaMico, Mike Grueter, Karen Lindner and Nancy Siburg.
1. Phone line present costs, needs and changes were discussed.
A. We presently have
- 860-8938: main line, dsl, modem sound line for resetting server and left over dial up connectors?
- 624-9329: info
- 624-8783: eli dial up
- 2 DSL lines both of which are shared with Portage Bay (206-860-8938 +)
B. We want:
- 1 phone/DSL at RC that includes info line and voice mail
Don and Mike will talk with Dana and Evan to discuss what is needed and change contact with Qwest so that necessary changes can be made.
2. The Main Meeting is tentatively scheduled for May 17. Combination Swap Meet and "Expo" with presentations by Apple Representatives and other experts, for example, Gerald Chang. Karen will make arrangements for the location, Shoreline perhaps?
3. Picnic will be scheduled for August 13 ~ 6PM at Wallingford. Sufficient charcoal will be provided (20#) ahead of time.
4. A Membership Drive was discussed with the following suggestions:
- Bring a friend a day, week, or month
- Ask Mac stores to cross-link web sites
- dBuggers visit Mac shops (CompUSA, The Computer Store, etc.) on a Saturday
- Visit other computer groups
- Add design shops, schools to our newsletter mailing
5. A suggestion was made to increase the iMac memory.
- The Board voted unanimously to purchase 512 MB RAM for $75. Mike will buy it and get reimbursed.
6. A Business membership cost and privileges were discussed. The consensus was to establish a "Multi-User Account" similar to the family memberships. One regular membership ($60.00) with others at the family rate ($30.00).
7. A dBug credit card will be obtained by Karen at no cost from our bank. Karen Lindner, Treasurer and Mike Grueter will be the initial signers.
8. Jay has agreed to provide instruction on maintaining the ExChange for those who would like to train for dBug sysops duties. A date, time, and place for this instruction, that are agreeable to Jay will be arranged. Don will talk to Jay.
Other needs for the RC are cleanup of server room and the back room to allow more comfortable networking.
9. It was decided to look at alternatives to FirstClass.
- We will get feedback from ExChangers
- We will ask what features Exchangers require
- We can then install alternatives on our server to try
- We can then create comparison charts of alternatives to FirstClass
10. All people present at the meeting now have iChat capability for possible virtual board meetings.
Thanks to Mike Grueter for his complete notes for the minutes.
Nancy Siburg, Scribe
