Hello All,
This is a re-post of an e-mail that I received today from APCUG, SLO Bytes' parent organization
Ralph Sutter

AUGUST 30, 2023
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
 
ABCs and XYZs of AI (Artificial Intelligence)
with Adam Drake
East Central Ohio Technology Users Club
 
AI Roundtable
THIS IS WHERE WORKSHOP ATTENDEES PARTICIPATE ;-)
How are APCUG groups using AI?
How are APCUG group members using AI?
Please share what’s going on with you or your group
 
Register here – https://forms.gle/BwVB19sSpYP4zhZT7 
 
APCUG values your privacy. We only collect and store the personal data needed to give you the best service and will not share that information. Please read the registration form questions carefully before answering them.
After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment (see below) of your registration; you will receive the encrypted Zoom link on August 29 after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time.

 
ABCs and XYZs of AI (Artificial Intelligence). It’s all you’ve heard about on TV and the Internet for months. Artificial Intelligence. All we hear is “AI” this and “AI” that.
Is AI a good thing or a bad thing?
Are computers and robots going to be taking over, or can this process be of any good for humans?
Will AI allow computers to think for themselves and no longer be programmed by humans?
We all need to know more about Artificial Intelligence and its meaning. It’s happening all around us, and we need to understand what’s going on.
 
Adam Drake, ECOTUC Vice-President, will do just that with his presentation on Artificial Intelligence at our Wednesday Workshop on August 30. Along with giving us more information about this topic that he has studied, he will do a live demonstration of ChatGPT and show us how it works and what it can do for you.

Hello All,
Here is my report for the SLO Bytes Photo Group meeting of 08/13/2023

The topic of the meeting was Celebrations.  Ralph Sutter opened with images taken on a family visit to Oso Flaco Lake concluding with scenes of his cart-wheeling granddaughter.  Ralph then took his camera to the Point San Luis Light House for images of the Dave Becker Quartet and the crowd that gathered. 

Alan Raul shot most of his images with his iPhone with a few from his new camera. Because of his hand surgery he was unable to manipulate the images, so they are straight out of the camera. His images included the new staircase in Shell Beach, Pismo Beach images and images from the "Concert in the Plaza" in San Luis Obispo. He also showed his unboxing images of his new camera shot by his sister. More to follow next month on his new camera.

John Waller visited the Santa Maria Fair and offered low light shots of the evening.  He then took us to the Mid State Fair in Paso Robles and the Renaissance Fair at Laguna Lake.  Waller concluded by taking his camera to Morro Bay, offering stunning images of the San Salvador, replica of the vessel with which Juan Cabrillo became the first European to reach the California coast.

The next meeting will take place on September 10th, 2023, beginning at 2:00 pm via Zoom. The topic will be Close Up Photography.
Here is a list of the meeting schedule for the remainder of 2023
  October 8
  November 12
  December 10
See the Links Page;  https://www.slobytes.org/digital/links.html for tutorials and other resources.

Ralph Sutter

Hello All,
This is a re-post of an e-mail that I received from Judy Taylour of SLO Bytes' parent organization, APCUG
Ralph Sutter

AUGUST 9, 2023
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET

Surge Protection and AC Wiring Problems
John Krout, Potomac Area Computer Society
 
What You Need to Know about SD Cards
Hewie Poplock, Central Florida Computer Society and
Sarasota Technology Users Group
 
Register here – https://forms.gle/QizVGJSmptRr8eaV6

APCUG values your privacy. We only collect and store the personal data needed to give you the best service and will not share that information. Please read the registration form questions carefully before answering them.
After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment (see below) of your registration; you will receive the encrypted Zoom link on August 8 after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time.
 
What You Need to Know about SD Cards. SD cards are small portable memory storage devices used in digital devices such as cameras, smartphones, and tablets. They come in various sizes and capacities and use flash memory technology to store data. SD cards are compatible with a wide range of devices and can be easily removed and replaced. There are different types of SD cards, each with a different capacity limit, and they can be protected by a password or encrypted for increased security. This presentation explains the various symbols on SD cards, what they mean, and which ones to use in your device.
 
Surge Protection and AC wiring problems. A surge protector works by detecting a voltage spike, aka surge, and sending that spike to Ground. A very common wiring mistake is failure to attach the Ground wire to the proper prong in a 3-prong socket, which disables any surge protector connected to an ungrounded socket. Doing so also voids any warranty for surge damage to your computer and other gear attached to the surge protector.
 
This presentation will show you the proper wiring on a 3-prong socket and discuss examples of two homes where the majority of those sockets were miswired. Those homes were built 30 years apart. The presenter's son diagnosed and fixed the miswired sockets in both homes.
 
You will learn how an inexpensive device can report whether or not any 3-prong socket is properly wired or not. If your 3-prong socket is properly wired, then your surge protector will work well. If not properly wired, then it is time to hire an electrician to fix the socket.

Hello All,
This is a re-post of an e-mail from Judy Taylour of SLO Bytes' parent group, APCUG
Ralph Sutter

JULY 26, 2023
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET

 Gmail – Start to Finish
Rob Truman, Webmaster, Computer Booters
 
Free Software for Editing Video Recordings
Francis Chao, Member, APCUG OLS Team and the Speakers Bureau
 
 
Register here – https://forms.gle/pcvVvAWPtCxUitxh6
APCUG values your privacy. We only collect and store the personal data needed to give you the best service and will not share that information. Please read the registration form questions carefully before answering them.
After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment (see below) of your registration; you will receive the encrypted Zoom link on July 25, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time.
 
Gmail – Start to Finish. Gmail has a built-in spam filtering system with 15GB of free storage. Learn about the variety of time-saving features letting you automate emailing tasks, integrate your calendar and contacts, and customize your dashboard to suit your needs.
 
Free Software for Editing Video Recordings. We have discovered three great free software programs for editing video recordings:
Microsoft Clipchamp is bundled inside Windows 11, available in the Microsoft Store for Windows 10, and is a Progressive Web App for macOS and Linux.
Kdenlive is a Free and Open Source app that runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Videopad by NCH is free for non-commercial home use.