Welcome to the Prescott Computer Society

Interested in Membership?

Information about joining PCS is available at our Membership Info page.

Online Meetings Using Zoom

PCS meetings are available to anyone, including non-members, who wish to join us online. We are using Zoom as a means of holding our meetings in the convenience of your own home.

Even if you're not a member of PCS we urge you to attend our online meetings. Both members and non-members may do so in advance of the meeting by registering below. You will receive a password and link to the meeting by email. This step is necessary to keep out spammers and hackers. You may join the meeting no earlier than 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

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Getting started with Zoom

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Zoom Help

PCS UPCOMING MEETINGS

May 21, 2022 – Saturday – 1:00-3:00 PM
Special Topics - Leader: JB Burke
Zoom meeting will open at 12:45 PM
ZOOM ONLY

JB will serve up another carefully researched and finely tuned program of Special Topics. You will learn many useful, interesting, unusual, educational, humorous, and ancient chunks of knowledge that you just never thought of. Now you don't have to because JB has thunk them for you.

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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

June 4, 2022 - Saturday - 1:00-3:00 PM
Digital Photography SIG - Leader: Phil Ball
Zoom meeting will open at 12:45 PM
ZOOM ONLY

Phil Ball, a photo enthusiast for over half a century, will share his ongoing education in all aspects of digital photography. Phil regularly peppers his programs with an eclectic mix of photo examples, shooting suggestions and post-production demonstrations. Since the advent of smartphones with cameras built in, everyone can take photos and will benefit from Phil's experience and advice.

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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

June 7, 2022 – Tuesday - 5:00-6:00 PM
PCS Board of Directors Meeting
Zoom meeting will open at 4:45 PM
ZOOM ONLY

The board will meet to discuss PCS operations - Meeting schedules, Zoom issues, etc.

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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

June 18, 2022 – Saturday - 1:00-3:00 PM
General meeting – Ray Baxter - Leader: JB Burke
Zoom meeting will open at 12:45 PM
In-Person Meeting will begin at 1:00 PM
In-Person at Prescott Public Library + Zoom (Hybrid)

First Hour – Ray Baxter – Music in the Car (In-Person)
Ray Baxter, APCUG President & Treasurer; President, Payson Computer Meet-Up Club

Remember when it was so "cool" to have a push-button AM radio in the car? This presentation will review how to utilize your existing Compact Disc collection, now that many new cars no longer have a CD player, by streaming from an online service, using Bluetooth, flash drives, smartphones, etc.

Ray considers himself an early Rock and Roll historian and has a digital collection of over 45,000 songs that began when he first started collecting records (most of which he still has) in his pre-teenage years. When living in California, he was the President of the Doo-Wop Society of Southern California, a non-profit organization that for almost 14 years produced live quarterly musical stage shows featuring vocal groups of the 1950s.

Second Hour: Tips & Tricks - Phil Ball (In-Person)
Today’s program will be followed by Windows Master Phil Ball with another helping of his famous Windows 10 Tips & Tricks.

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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Other Computer Groups Sharing Meetings

Through PCS' affiliation with APCUG (see below) you may also virtually attend other computer club meetings throughout the country. Check out the wide selection of programs available to you.

A typical PCS meeting scene.

General Information About PCS

The Prescott Computer Society (PCS) is a PC-based users group located in Prescott, Arizona. Our primary attention is focused on IBM-compatible computers, associated software and smart phones. We strive to provide personal, home office and small business computing solutions and presentation topics. You may obtain both basic and advanced information about computers by attending our club's meetings.

We hold several meetings each month to show you how to get the most out of your computer. These are our General meeting and several Special Interest Group meetings. Anyone with an interest in computers is welcome to attend our meetings and join PCS.

PCS is a member of the Association of Personal Computer User Groups (APCUG).

Fun Stuff

A typical "Stump The Geeks" Q&A session which is chaired by some of our favorite PCS members. It's always full of laughter and is enjoyed by all those who attend.

We often hold Question and Answer sessions at General meetings where our members attempt to "Stump The Geeks" with their questions about computer and smartphone problems and other related issues.

Do the geeks ever get stumped? Of course, once in a while they do but we all appreciate the very interesting and informative discussions that are held. I guess you'll just have to come to a meeting to see for yourself.