Thanks to everyone who makes a presentation
to our club
March 13, 2022
Fun Photos
John Metcalf gave a hands-on demo of Corel’s PaintShop Pro, a photo editing program that has many tools to edit and/or enhance your photos. From one-click fixes using artificial intelligence and machine learning to advanced photo editing tools, this program has it all and is easy to use. John has been using the program for many years.
Try it free for 30 days before you decide to buy it at the low price of $79.99 with a 30-day money-back return guarantee.
So Many Ways to Pay with Judy Taylour. The Wisconsin All-Computer Users Group asked me to put a presentation together on e-Wallets; this is it.
February 13, 2022
Fun Photos
Member Dave Melton will be talking about some of the Linux distros he has looked at; maybe he found a winner!
Judy talked about Internet data brokers and where they find our information, how to download everything Amazon knows about us, why Windows is called Windows, and more.
January 10, 2022
Fun Photos
What’s new in the technology world
A little Windows 11
Some new things from CES (Consumer Electronics Show)
Did you receive (or buy yourself) a tech present? Let’s hear about it.
Did you have Tech Deco this year, inside or outside your house?
December 13, 2021
A little bit of this and a little bit of that.
Christmas Carol Quiz
Funnies & Maxine Jokes—who writes them.
Tips & Tricks
If only we were younger and had more money, we could buy some of the things in Judy's Home Automation in our Kitchen presentation.
November 8, 2021
Live demo of Windows 11 by Bill James, APCUG Speakers Bureau member and VP of Operations, Computer Club of Oklahoma City.
What's new, what's changed, and more. If your computer is Win 11 ready, you have a notice in Settings>Update & Security letting you know it is ready for the download, mine is but….
We will need to decide if it is something we want to move up to or keep Windows 10 for a while longer, try Linux, or even WindowsFX, or there might be a Chromebook in our future.
Of course, we will have some funnies and information to let you know about what is happening in the technology world. Bring your questions!
October 11, 2021
6:30 - 9:00 pm
It's National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and we are participating via Zoom with a video on Phishing from the September Under the Computer Hood User Group in San Diego. I attended their September meeting, and it has a lot of useful information.
Judy gave a presentation on
Cybercriminals are after us
ID theft, phishing, vishing, spoofing, fraud, all of these, and more, are targeting seniors. From the FBI: “Approximately 28% of the total fraud losses in 2020 were sustained by victims over the age of 60, resulting in approximately $1 billion in losses to seniors. This represents an increase of approximately $300 million in losses reported in 2020 versus what was reported by victims over 60 in 2019.”
During this presentation (it has information for everyone), we look at many of the scams that face seniors and what we can do to prevent that from happening.
September 13, 2021
September was National Disaster Preparedness Month, and we participated by watching a short video by the Henry Newhall Memorial Hospital Community Education department on Disaster Planning for Seniors and People with Medical Needs. It had many ideas for us, no matter what type of disaster. We had guests from Illinois and Washington DC.
Member Dave Melton gave a presentation on how he programmed his Raspberry Pi to automate his sprinklers. This is the getting the kinks out presentation like I did when I was presenting to the La Verne group every other month or have put a new presentation together. He will be giving the presentation at APCUG's Wednesday Workshop on the 15th.Everyone at the WW found it informative and interesting.
August 9, 2021
Funnies
Using the Bitwarden Password Manager program with John Kennedy, Member, APCUG's Speakers Bureau
Are you using a password manager? Do you try to remember them? Keep them in a notebook? On your hard drive? John talks about why you should use a password manager and what Bitwarden can do for you. He says the two main reasons he uses a Password Manager are "speed" and "convenience" and proves that with his demonstration of the app.
July 12, 2021
Funnies
This ‘n That
Windows 11
Send files too big to attach to an email
Avoid getting hit with Ransomware
5 travel tips
Delete your personal data from public record websites
FCC regulations go into effect to cut down spoofed caller ID on robocalls
Google Maps
June 14, 2021
Funnies
This ‘n That
Windows Quick Assist, Bill James, VP Computer Club of Oklahoma City
TeamViewer, John Kennedy, Member, APCUG's Speakers Bureau
AnyDesk, Dave Melton, Member, SCVCC
From the Midwest and South, plus Valencia, join us for presentations by Bill James in Oklahoma (the South), John Kennedy in Ohio (Midwest), and Dave Melton from the upper watershed of the Santa Clara River, the presentations will show us how to connect to a computer remotely to help someone with a computer problem, or receive help if we have a problem.
Windows Quick Assist works between Windows 10 computers. TeamViewer and AnyDesk work with any operating system. I find it interesting that TeamViewer also connects with robots!
May 10, 2021
Funnies
Everything Google
This presentation will explore the vast world of Google -- both hardware and software. Google is unique in that it strives to have the most comprehensive and diverse suite of apps and hardware that work together. They also appear to want to be the most platform-independent for their group of products that work across a wide variety of operating systems. The core of Google Apps is the Chrome browser and is the foundation of their platform. Foremost, all its software development is web-based; they produce no software that resides on your computer. Each app is designed to work seamlessly with each other. We are all familiar with Google Chrome as a browser, but it is also the basis for Google’s Chromebook Operating System. Each product or app builds upon the other to make a cohesive system. We will look at Google hardware and some of the more popular apps as some of the more obscure and how they interact with each other to make a comprehensive ecosystem. We will also take a look at how much Google knows about us.
April 12, 2021
Funnies
QR Codes in Case of an Emergency
Facebook Security
QR Codes in Case of an Emergency video presentation by J. J. Johnson, Founder, Lake Area County Computer Enthusiasts -- this is their 38th year. I attended their meeting on April 10 and found the QR Code presentation very interesting, I think you will too.
The Wisconsin All-Computer Users Group’s president asked me to put a presentation together on Facebook security. With the 300 million record breach in 2019 the information was on the dark web; this year, those 300 million records are for free on a low-level hacking forum.
Thanks in advance for your comments, suggestions, etc. I’m giving the presentation to WAUC on Thursday.
March 8, 2021
Funnies
This ‘n That
Is Cyber Security Really Important? by Bob Gostischa
Paying attention to Cyber Security is more important today than it has ever been. COVID-19 has exposed many more vulnerabilities than in prior years. More of us are now working from home, many children are learning from home, and many of us have added more IoT devices to make our lives easier. These devices present their own dangers which need to be addressed.
This presentation points out the dangers and offers suggestions that will aid in keeping you secure. Using the right programs and apps can help keep you safe and secure as well as reduce your privacy exposure. Using free programs and apps whenever possible to accomplish this goal is an added bonus and this presentation includes information on many recommended free programs. Join presenter Bob Gostischa as he guides you towards secure Cyber Security practices.
February 8, 2021
Funnies
The Los Angeles Computer Society asked Judy to do a Backing Up presentation. Thanks for being my test audience. As usual, comments, suggestions, changes and/or additions are welcome.
How and Why to Back Up Your Hard Drive
Don’t lose any or all of your important data: documents, photos, music, or videos.
· Your computer could be hit by a virus.
· Ransomware could hold your files hostage.
· You should be prepared for a natural disaster.
· Hard drives sometimes fail.
We will look at the ins and outs of backing up your hard drive and your smartphones during this presentation.
January 11, 2021
Funnies
We’ll have a live demo on how to connect Judy’s Google Pixel phone to Windows 10. Bill James, VP-Operations, Computer Club of Oklahoma City will walk us through it with the Phone App. When you sync your phone with Win10, you can text and see recent photos from your phone, right on your PC. Or, if you are on your phone, you can send webpages straight to your PC.
It would be a good New Years resolution for all of us to declutter our devices – we’ll learn how.
Fun Photos
John Metcalf gave a hands-on demo of Corel’s PaintShop Pro, a photo editing program that has many tools to edit and/or enhance your photos. From one-click fixes using artificial intelligence and machine learning to advanced photo editing tools, this program has it all and is easy to use. John has been using the program for many years.
Try it free for 30 days before you decide to buy it at the low price of $79.99 with a 30-day money-back return guarantee.
So Many Ways to Pay with Judy Taylour. The Wisconsin All-Computer Users Group asked me to put a presentation together on e-Wallets; this is it.
February 13, 2022
Fun Photos
Member Dave Melton will be talking about some of the Linux distros he has looked at; maybe he found a winner!
Judy talked about Internet data brokers and where they find our information, how to download everything Amazon knows about us, why Windows is called Windows, and more.
January 10, 2022
Fun Photos
What’s new in the technology world
A little Windows 11
Some new things from CES (Consumer Electronics Show)
Did you receive (or buy yourself) a tech present? Let’s hear about it.
Did you have Tech Deco this year, inside or outside your house?
December 13, 2021
A little bit of this and a little bit of that.
Christmas Carol Quiz
Funnies & Maxine Jokes—who writes them.
Tips & Tricks
If only we were younger and had more money, we could buy some of the things in Judy's Home Automation in our Kitchen presentation.
November 8, 2021
Live demo of Windows 11 by Bill James, APCUG Speakers Bureau member and VP of Operations, Computer Club of Oklahoma City.
What's new, what's changed, and more. If your computer is Win 11 ready, you have a notice in Settings>Update & Security letting you know it is ready for the download, mine is but….
We will need to decide if it is something we want to move up to or keep Windows 10 for a while longer, try Linux, or even WindowsFX, or there might be a Chromebook in our future.
Of course, we will have some funnies and information to let you know about what is happening in the technology world. Bring your questions!
October 11, 2021
6:30 - 9:00 pm
It's National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and we are participating via Zoom with a video on Phishing from the September Under the Computer Hood User Group in San Diego. I attended their September meeting, and it has a lot of useful information.
Judy gave a presentation on
Cybercriminals are after us
ID theft, phishing, vishing, spoofing, fraud, all of these, and more, are targeting seniors. From the FBI: “Approximately 28% of the total fraud losses in 2020 were sustained by victims over the age of 60, resulting in approximately $1 billion in losses to seniors. This represents an increase of approximately $300 million in losses reported in 2020 versus what was reported by victims over 60 in 2019.”
During this presentation (it has information for everyone), we look at many of the scams that face seniors and what we can do to prevent that from happening.
September 13, 2021
September was National Disaster Preparedness Month, and we participated by watching a short video by the Henry Newhall Memorial Hospital Community Education department on Disaster Planning for Seniors and People with Medical Needs. It had many ideas for us, no matter what type of disaster. We had guests from Illinois and Washington DC.
Member Dave Melton gave a presentation on how he programmed his Raspberry Pi to automate his sprinklers. This is the getting the kinks out presentation like I did when I was presenting to the La Verne group every other month or have put a new presentation together. He will be giving the presentation at APCUG's Wednesday Workshop on the 15th.Everyone at the WW found it informative and interesting.
August 9, 2021
Funnies
Using the Bitwarden Password Manager program with John Kennedy, Member, APCUG's Speakers Bureau
Are you using a password manager? Do you try to remember them? Keep them in a notebook? On your hard drive? John talks about why you should use a password manager and what Bitwarden can do for you. He says the two main reasons he uses a Password Manager are "speed" and "convenience" and proves that with his demonstration of the app.
July 12, 2021
Funnies
This ‘n That
Windows 11
Send files too big to attach to an email
Avoid getting hit with Ransomware
5 travel tips
Delete your personal data from public record websites
FCC regulations go into effect to cut down spoofed caller ID on robocalls
Google Maps
June 14, 2021
Funnies
This ‘n That
Windows Quick Assist, Bill James, VP Computer Club of Oklahoma City
TeamViewer, John Kennedy, Member, APCUG's Speakers Bureau
AnyDesk, Dave Melton, Member, SCVCC
From the Midwest and South, plus Valencia, join us for presentations by Bill James in Oklahoma (the South), John Kennedy in Ohio (Midwest), and Dave Melton from the upper watershed of the Santa Clara River, the presentations will show us how to connect to a computer remotely to help someone with a computer problem, or receive help if we have a problem.
Windows Quick Assist works between Windows 10 computers. TeamViewer and AnyDesk work with any operating system. I find it interesting that TeamViewer also connects with robots!
May 10, 2021
Funnies
Everything Google
This presentation will explore the vast world of Google -- both hardware and software. Google is unique in that it strives to have the most comprehensive and diverse suite of apps and hardware that work together. They also appear to want to be the most platform-independent for their group of products that work across a wide variety of operating systems. The core of Google Apps is the Chrome browser and is the foundation of their platform. Foremost, all its software development is web-based; they produce no software that resides on your computer. Each app is designed to work seamlessly with each other. We are all familiar with Google Chrome as a browser, but it is also the basis for Google’s Chromebook Operating System. Each product or app builds upon the other to make a cohesive system. We will look at Google hardware and some of the more popular apps as some of the more obscure and how they interact with each other to make a comprehensive ecosystem. We will also take a look at how much Google knows about us.
April 12, 2021
Funnies
QR Codes in Case of an Emergency
Facebook Security
QR Codes in Case of an Emergency video presentation by J. J. Johnson, Founder, Lake Area County Computer Enthusiasts -- this is their 38th year. I attended their meeting on April 10 and found the QR Code presentation very interesting, I think you will too.
The Wisconsin All-Computer Users Group’s president asked me to put a presentation together on Facebook security. With the 300 million record breach in 2019 the information was on the dark web; this year, those 300 million records are for free on a low-level hacking forum.
Thanks in advance for your comments, suggestions, etc. I’m giving the presentation to WAUC on Thursday.
March 8, 2021
Funnies
This ‘n That
Is Cyber Security Really Important? by Bob Gostischa
Paying attention to Cyber Security is more important today than it has ever been. COVID-19 has exposed many more vulnerabilities than in prior years. More of us are now working from home, many children are learning from home, and many of us have added more IoT devices to make our lives easier. These devices present their own dangers which need to be addressed.
This presentation points out the dangers and offers suggestions that will aid in keeping you secure. Using the right programs and apps can help keep you safe and secure as well as reduce your privacy exposure. Using free programs and apps whenever possible to accomplish this goal is an added bonus and this presentation includes information on many recommended free programs. Join presenter Bob Gostischa as he guides you towards secure Cyber Security practices.
February 8, 2021
Funnies
The Los Angeles Computer Society asked Judy to do a Backing Up presentation. Thanks for being my test audience. As usual, comments, suggestions, changes and/or additions are welcome.
How and Why to Back Up Your Hard Drive
Don’t lose any or all of your important data: documents, photos, music, or videos.
· Your computer could be hit by a virus.
· Ransomware could hold your files hostage.
· You should be prepared for a natural disaster.
· Hard drives sometimes fail.
We will look at the ins and outs of backing up your hard drive and your smartphones during this presentation.
January 11, 2021
Funnies
We’ll have a live demo on how to connect Judy’s Google Pixel phone to Windows 10. Bill James, VP-Operations, Computer Club of Oklahoma City will walk us through it with the Phone App. When you sync your phone with Win10, you can text and see recent photos from your phone, right on your PC. Or, if you are on your phone, you can send webpages straight to your PC.
It would be a good New Years resolution for all of us to declutter our devices – we’ll learn how.
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