CELEBRATE OUR INDEPENDENCE

4TH OF JULY
BUNDLE

WE WOULD LIKE TO KICK OFF YOUR 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION WITH THIS BUNDLE OF ITEMS. OUR RAFFLE WILL BE DRAWN ON THURSDAY JULY 2ND.
EACH RAFFLE TICKET IS $1.00

WE WOULD ALSO APPRECIATE MORE DONATIONS FOR THE FLEA MARKET TO BE HELD ON JULY 18TH. YOUR DONATIONS ARE BEING COLLECTED IN THE FRONT HALLWAY.


TV'S, VCR'S DVD PLAYERS, LAMPS, SHOES, HANDBAGS, STUFFED ANIMALS, CLOTHES, BOOKS, RADIO'S, TOYS, FURNITURE, CABLES, FANS, AIR CONDITIONERS, CAMERA'S, DISHES, POT'S , PAN'S, FOOTBALLS, BASEBALLS, VOLLEYBALLS, ETC...

PLEASE BE SURE THAT YOUR ITEMS ARE IN WORKING
CONDITION, RAM WILL HAVE A BANNER DISPLAYED AT THE FLEA MARKET.

FLEA MARKET FUN

CONGRATULATIONS TO TAN, WINNER OF THE FATHERS DAY RAFFLE. ISN'T IT IRONIC THAT A WOMAN WINS' THE FATHERS DAY RAFFLE AND A MAN WINS THE MOTHERS' DAY RAFFLE.



OUR FIRST FLEA MARKET EVENT WAS BRIEF BUT ENJOYABLE FOR THOSE WHO REPRESENTED US.

THERE WAS A LOT OF INTEREST IN OUR TABLE, PROBABLE BECAUSE PRESENTATION IS WHAT CATCHES THE ATTENTION OF SHOPPERS. (NICE PHOTO'S TAKEN WITH THAT I-PHONE)

WE MADE $44.00 AND THEN THE RAIN BEGAN.

WE PLAN TO RETURN TO THE CHIC-FIL-A FLEA MARKET ON JULY 18TH. PLEASE DONATE MORE STUFF, WE VALUE YOUR SUPPORT.

COME OUT AND JOIN IN THE FUN, SATURDAY JULY 18TH.

FATHER'S DAY BUNDLE RAFFLE

TAKE A CHANCE TO WIN THIS
FATHER'S DAY BUNDLE

RAFFLE TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED FOR $2.00 A CHANCE. THE RAFFLE WILL BE DRAWN ON THURSDAY JUNE 18TH.

THE PROCEEDS WILL GO TO OUR 2009 BREAST CANCER FUND RAISING EFFORT.

GREAT EXPECTATIONS!!

The committee would like give a very special thank you to Chanthalay and Van, and thank you to Steve for their contributions last week. Everything you both have done over the years show that you caring about others is what you are about. Thanks again .

Dung, your 50/50 lotto idea is going great. It is a concept that has been popular with our employees for years but you turned it into something that will help us with this campaign. We thank and salute your creativity.


On Thursday June 20th a Fathers Day Bundle will be raffled. Each raffle ticket will be $2.00 and the contents should be similar to this.
SO don't get excited about this picture,
hopefully we will have a real picture tomorrow, right Eddie?





FLEA MARKET THIS SATURDAY!!!!!!!

Thank you for all of the donations. A very interesting collection. Now we need volunteers to get the goods to Market...

Audioengine now at RAM

RAM is now selling Audioengine Product Line

If you follow Speakers at all you have probably heard of Audioengine. Their speakers are widely reviewed as the best small powered Audiophile grade speakers for the money. Well we use them, love them and now we sell them!
Not only do they have great speaker models and a fantastic tiny Subwoofer but they just came out with a Wireless Audio adapter and a wireless iPod adapter that are getting rave reviews as well.












Check them out! Talk about a great fathers day gift!

Audioengine Speakers and Wireless Audio Devices

"URGENT" Flea Market Items Needed

Thank You Anna, the Vietnamese Egg Rolls were a success.

OUR CURRENT TOTAL IS $474.30
LETS GET GOING XIOMARA AND STEPHANIE..
WE NEED MORE MOMENTUM

Next up???

• Fathers Day Raffle

• Flea Market

ALL CONTRIBUTIONS OF ITEMS TO BE SOLD AT OUR FLEA MARKET TABLE ARE NOW BEING COLLECTED. PLEASE BRING IN YOUR ITEMS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE CAN PLAN FOR THE EVENT.

How to Set your Display Settings when connecting your Computer to your HDTV

How to Set your Display Settings when connecting your Computer to your HDTV

Often the trickiest thing to explain to someone setting up their PC or Mac to HDTV connection is not even the hardware, cables or adapters required. It's explaining how to set a proper HDTV resolution in "Display Settings" that their HDTV is going to to "like".
First, you should check your HDTV's specs to see what what HDTV resolutions it supports. Usually 480i, 480p, 720p and 1080i, but of course newer HDTV's often support 1080p. We suggest that if your HDTV supports 720p you try that first. If you're sure your TV supports 1080p you can try that, but sometimes you could run into issues for a variety of reasons, so we'd say try 720p first, then try 1080p. Why not 1080i? Because it is often much trickier than 720p.
Note: You need to use a computer monitor when making these settings, and it MUST support the desired settings you want to use on the TV.

Warning! If a setting does not work, like you have scrolling wackiness or nothing on your screen, don't just leave it on your screen! I have never blown up or damaged a TV yet subjecting them to bad signals, but I am a paranoid son-of-a-gun, who turns off the TV fairly quickly when things just don't work out. There has to be a reason why manuals give you scary warning messages about using incorrect settings so always be ready to hit the off button on the TV when doing this sort of thing!


How to adjust your Display Output Settings:
OK, first "Right-Click" on empty space on your "Desktop" and select "Properties".
You should get something like this.

Click on the "Settings" Tab and you should get something like this.

Use the little scroll bar for "Screen Resolution" until you get to 1280x720 pixels. If you don't have that option don't try something else like 1280x768 UNLESS you are connected to a VGA port on the TV and the TV supports that resolution. 1280x768 will not work with DVI, HDMI or when using a VGA to Component video "Transcoder".

Here's what that should look like:



OK, now click the "Advanced" Button. You should get this.



Click the "Monitor" Tab. Make sure the "Screen refresh rate" is set to "60 Hertz".
Click the "Apply" Button, and the setting should be set, if you don't get a visible image, do nothing and it should reset back to normal in 15 seconds. You should NOT restart your computer with the new settings! You still need to align the image properly and adjust for "overscan".



Now this part is where things vary. This computer has an ATI Video card. It uses ATI's Catalyst Control Center. Nvidia or Intel Graphics, etc will have different applications that often have similar functionality. Intel Graphics chips may lack resolutions or functionality required to set up things properly, so you may have to upgrade to a new Graphics card.



This is the ATI Catalyst Control Center.
Click the "+" sign to the left of "Monitor Properties 0" if the HDTV is going to be the main display, or "monitor 1" if you are going to be using 2 displays in "clone" mode or something.



Click "Adjustments" and use the outside arrow controls carefully to move the image on the display up, down, left or right. Use the inside arrow controls to adjust for the image size vertically and horizontally. Take it slow and easy.


If necessary:
Read here for ATI's "HDTV Support" settings. You can enable support for the settings your sure your HDTV supports and then "force" them if required. If you don't get a picture after doing so, turn off the HDTV, reconnect your monitor and try something else.



Have fun! You can now say to freinds "I use my computer as an HTPC" or better still, "I use my computer as an HD-HTPC". Have fun watching Hulu, Netflix or other online TV services "full-screen" on your HDTV. Amaze your friends! Browse the internet on your 50-inch plasma or LCD, etc. Whatever you do don't read ANYTHING about calibrating your HDTV for your computer to TV connection! (at least for a little while) . If you think this was hard, that's where you get your HTPC "masters degree"!


Warning! (again) If a setting does not work, like you have scrolling wackiness or nothing on your screen, don't just leave it on your screen! I have never blown up or damaged a TV yet subjecting them to bad signals, but I am a paranoid son-of-a-gun, who turns off the TV fairly quickly when things just don't work out. There has to be a reason why manuals give you scary warning messages about using incorrect settings so always be ready to hit the off button when doing this sort of thing!