Date of Meeting: May 13, 2000

The meeting was called to order at 1:10 PM. The April minutes were read and approved.

Amy announced that she had the Navigator, it was currently at National Braille Press, and that it would be kept on the cart if it would fit, or would be stored in its case with the other VIBUG property.

She announced that next month at 11:00 a.m. the class would be taught by Jeanette Kutash. The topic will be Intermediate Word 97 with JFW . Those who are interested in attending this class should call Cheryl or Amy to register.

Amy announced that at the June Meeting John Mattioli will be demonstrating Quicken 2000.

She also indicated that the 11:00 a.m. class in August will be taught by her; the topic, by popular demand, will be Internet Explorer. Again, those wishing to attend this class should Call Cheryl or Amy. The meeting topic will be gadgets and games.

Tim announced that those wishing to comment on the usefulness of Talking ATM Machines had until Monday to express their interest. He suggested that to do so they should send Email which should list the following information: Name, address, that he or she is a blind person, and indicate the desire to support all proposed dockets discussing having talking ATM's. Email to: docket@access-board.gov.

Amy reminded people that we are guests at NBP and that it was important that we continue to keep this in mind. At meetings, people should keep track of their belongings and dispose of trash appropriately. She further stated that if the meeting ends at 4:00 people need to leave the building by 4:30. Bill Raider added that the building would be undergoing renovations on both the ladies' and men's rooms, but that it was expected that all work would be completed by next month. He encouraged the men to make use of the downstairs facilities, and to orient new people to them.

Amy reminded people that Vibug members could participate in the weekly chat held on Thursday evenings. She reminded people that to do so they needed either a multi-channel sound card or a hardware synthesizer, speakers, and a sound card. She also announced that Tim's Goldwave demonstration is now on the WEB.

Amy explained that the Bylaws had gotten out a few days later than planned. Additionally, it had taken Ted a few days to put them into Braille for those who do not yet have access to Email. She asked whether anyone needed an additional month to review them, or whether all were comfortable in discussing them and voting this month. All present agreed that they had had sufficient time to review them and were willing to discuss them and vote. A lively discussion occurred about the Bylaws proposal. Some people wanted to vote on the bylaws as they had been written, while others questioned whether the Webmaster should be appointed. There was also some discussion about whether the person if appointed could be a non-member, and some members clearly indicated that it was reasonable if a nonmember was appointed to expect that this person would become a member. Some people also wondered if the person were appointed, then that person should not have a right to vote as an officer, but could serve with the officers in all other capacities. It was suggested that the bylaws be voted on as written, and, if the proposal did not pass, then discussion would occur about how a new bylaw could be written to address the role of the Webmaster in our organization. There were approximately 25 members at the meeting. Approximately 21 people accepted the bylaws, with four opposing their passage. The bylaws were officially approved as written.

During our question and answer segment, Jen Bose wondered if there was a way to change settings so that Windows Mediaplayer was not the default. Al said that in Set-Up you can make Real Audio the default player. It was also stated that you may be able to go to preferences in Real Audio and uncheck it. We also defined the term "default", and Discussed some of the poorly defined differences between list boxes, dialog boxes, and combo boxes.

Amy demonstrated the Braillenote, and the meeting was officially adjourned at 3:15 PM. Following this, people who wished were allowed to do some "hands on" work with this device.

Respectfully Submitted,

Jeanette Kutash

Clerk