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General Discussion / Meeting of the SLO Bytes Photo Group on 01/14/2024
« Last post by rsutter on January 14, 2024, 04:52:17 PM »
What follows is my report of the meeting of the SLO Bytes Photo Group on 01/14/2024
TOPIC: Textures

Ralph Sutter opened the meeting with images of hanging charcuterie, filigreed pewter lids and sandstone banks.

Connie Sutter captured the textures found in paneling, floor coverings and masonry

Alan Raul took his camera to Pismo Beach and beyond. He photographed dogs, fences, fasteners, paved surfaces and drywall.

Kaye Raul focused on textures found in and around Oceano. She captured chain link fences, gnarled trees, weathered tree trunks and rolling railroad stock

John Waller showed shingles, decomposed granite, fence boards, pebbles and grassy lawns

Stanford Brown took a close-up look at walls, bricks, street pavement, trees and table mats

The next meeting will take place on February 11th via Zoom beginning at 2:00 pm. The topic is Weather
The meeting schedule for 2024 is as follows
  March 10
  April 14
  May 19 (May 12th is Mothers’ Day)
  June 9
  July 14
  August 11
  September 8
  October 13
  November 10
  December 8
See the Links page; https://www.slobytes.org/digital/links.html for tutorials and other resources

Ralph Sutter
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General Discussion / Win Key Stops Working - Solution
« Last post by rsutter on January 09, 2024, 04:36:45 PM »
Hello All,

I generally use a RedDragon S101W wired keyboard on my PC. 
See https://www.amazon.com/Redragon-S101-Keyboard-Ergonomic-Programmable/dp/B00NLZUM36
Two things happened recently.

First, I noted that a red light appeared in the upper right hand corner of the keyboard right above the WinLock key.

Second, one of my favorite Windows keyboard shortcuts, Win + m (Show Desktop) stopped working.

Unsure of how to turn off the WinLock light, I resorted to actually reading the RedDragon Manual.
The manual explained that with the WinLock light illuminated, the Win key was disabled.
I learned that I could re-enable it by holding down the FN key and then pressing the Win key.
That turned off the red light and restored the functionality of the Win key.
Sometimes it is useful to read the manual.

Ralph Sutter
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Hello All,
This is a re-post of the message that I received from SLO Bytes' parent organization, APCUG
Ralph Sutter

January 10, 2024
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
 
EV's with Mike Ungerman
 
Register here – https://forms.gle/xUBKyhCh7z1U9fon8
 
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 January 9 after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time.
 
 
Electric Vehicles (EV's). Mike will be discussing electric vehicles, how to research them online, and what to consider when purchasing one. He will also share the results of the EV survey that was sent out on January 7. If we have time at the conclusion of Mike's presentation, John, Judy, Bill, and Ray will discuss upcoming APCUG events that enhance our member benefits.
 
Following this Workshop we will send out Mike's presentation.


 
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General Discussion / Enough RAM?
« Last post by Stanford on January 04, 2024, 05:58:02 PM »
How to find you RAM usage.
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General Discussion / Alan Raul – January 7, 2024 Meeting Notes
« Last post by Alan J. Raul on January 02, 2024, 10:17:32 AM »
MarineTraffic: Global Ship Tracking Intelligence | AIS Marine Traffic - Search the MarineTraffic ships database of more than 550000 active and decommissioned vessels. Search for popular ships globally. Find locations of ports and ships using the near Real Time ships map. View vessel details and ship photos.
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-121.2/centery:35.4/zoom:8
 
YouTube and YouTube Music ad-free, offline, and in the background
https://www.youtube.com/premium
 
Spoiler TV
https://www.spoilertv.com/
 
MSI 16 Prestige 16 AI Evo Laptop (Stellar Gray)
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1792754-REG/msi_prestige_16_ai_evo_b1mg_005us_16_prestige_16_ai.html
 
MSI 16 Prestige 16 AI Evo Laptop Specs
https://storage-asset.msi.com/excelSku/us/bnp/Prestige%2016%20AI%20Evo%20B1MG-005US.pdf
 
MSI 16 Prestige 16 AI Evo Laptop YouTube Videos
https://youtu.be/u5JqzNgUBBY
https://youtu.be/4F9Gb4CTzkk
https://youtu.be/PINjM6klrbs
 
Cal Digit TS3 Plus
https://www.caldigit.com/ts3-plus/
 
Cal Digit Thunderbolt Station 4
https://www.caldigit.com/thunderbolt-station-4/
 
How to Turn Your Windows PC Into a Wi-Fi Hotspot
https://www.howtogeek.com/214080/how-to-turn-your-windows-pc-into-a-wi-fi-hotspot/

Learn How To Properly Record Your Screen on a Mac in One Minute
https://youtu.be/8qBX2_ASer0
 
How to record the screen on your Mac
https://support.apple.com/en-us/102618



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General Discussion / Raspberry Pi 5 No Audio
« Last post by sutter on December 30, 2023, 11:25:02 AM »
Hello All,
I recently received a Raspberry Pi 5 from Canakit.  See https://www.canakit.com/canakit-raspberry-pi-5-starter-max-kit-turbine-white.html
For reasons best understood by others, the RP5 does not have an audio jack.  All previous Raspberry Pi versions did.

Googling suggested that I could get audio by connecting a USB speaker to the RP5.  That didn't work with a Logitech S150.
I read lots of suggestions on how to re-enable audio by editing system files. Unwilling to do that, I pressed on.

One source suggested just plugging in a speaker to the audio jack.  https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=361183
I wasn't sure how to do that since the Raspberry Pi 5 doesn't have an audio jack.

Reading further, I learned that the audio jack in question was the one on the monitor, not the RP5.

My Samsung Model U28E590D has an audio jack.  I plugged a pair of Amazon Basic A110 speakers into the monitor's audio jack and got audio

Comment  I find the decision to remove the audio jack from the Raspberry Pi 5 to be monumentally wrong headed.  Apologists have suggested that the move was to save space.  Following that logic, the developers could also have removed USB support, multiple HDMI outlets or camera support. 

At the very least, the developers could have left enabled in software the drivers for audio.  Ones and zeros don't take up much space.

Ralph Sutter
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General Discussion / When Windows 10 support runs out, you have 5 options. Ed Bott.
« Last post by Doug on December 18, 2023, 03:52:47 PM »
https://www.zdnet.com/article/when-windows-10-support-ends-you-have-5-options-but-only-2-are-worth-considering/

Ed Bott: When Windows 10 support runs out, you have 5 options but only 2 are worth considering.
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General Discussion / SD Card Falsely Claims to Be Write Protected - One Solution
« Last post by rsutter on December 11, 2023, 03:22:01 PM »
Hello All,
When I attempted to reformat an SD card, the process failed.  The drive claimed to be write protected.
Usually, when this happens, I take out the SD card and verify the position of the little tab on the left edge of the SD card.  In this case, it was not in write protect (slid to the lower position). 
To make sure, I slid it to the forward position and got the same result.
Googling the problem, I learned that sometimes covering with Scotch tape the little notch on the right edge of the card would solve the problem.  It didn't

Since I was actually using a full size SD adapter to hold a microSD, I moved the microSD to several other adapters but ran into the same problem.
Finally, I bypassed the SD Card Reader built in to my Dell Tower PC and inserted the card in a removable USB SD card reader.  That solved the problem
Using a different SD Card Reader, I was able to successfully reformat the microSD.  It worked on all the SD Card Adapters that I tested.

I decided to give the faithless Dell Tower one last opportunity to successfully reformat an SD card.  This time I inserted a full-size SD card, not a full-size SD Card Adapter carrying a microSD card.
Sadly, the build-in Dell SD Card Reader failed again.

Ralph Sutter
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General Discussion / SLO Bytes Photo Group Report for 12/10/2023
« Last post by rsutter on December 11, 2023, 02:22:20 PM »
Hello All,
Here is my SLO Bytes Photo Group Report for Sunday, 12/10/2023

TOPIC: Things for which I am grateful
Ralph Sutter opened the meeting by playing two video clips that he recently uploaded to the group’s Links website.
They are Where are the paid extensions in Skylum Luminar Neo?; https://youtu.be/JG4oJK4lHY4 and
That's Why Your Photos Aren't Sharp; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzPqYc8z_a8

Ralph then shared images of things for which he is grateful.  These include family, the great area in which he lives and the time to pursue activities of interest to him; among them are cooking, woodworking and coffee roasting.

Alan Raul shot a variety of images along Pismo Beach. He’s thankful that he lives in this area and can still walk and enjoy the beauty. He used ON1 HDR 2023 to creatively adjust the color on some images. He showed the last few persimmons with some green leaves still on the tree. He’s thankful fall has finally arrived.

Kaye Raul mentioned the lure of bougainvilleas, stunning seascapes, ducks on the water and visual treasures found along the roads.

Stanford Brown  cited family and friends, coffee shop cronies and daily walks in a beautiful setting.

John Waller  was glad for family and the dogs in his life.  Computer glitches kept him from expanding into other areas.

The next meeting will take place on January 14th via Zoom beginning at 2:00 pm.  The topic is Textures
The meeting schedule for 2024 is as follows
   February 11
   March 10
   April 14
   May 19 (May 12th is Mothers’ Day)
   June 9
   July 14
   August 11
   September 8 
   October 13
   November 10
   December 8
See the Links page; https://www.slobytes.org/digital/links.html for tutorials and other resources

Ralph Sutter
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General Discussion / APCUG Free Wednesday Webinar for 12/13/2023
« Last post by rsutter on December 11, 2023, 01:01:31 PM »
Hello All,
This is a re-post from APCIG, SLO Bytes' parent organization
December 13, 2023
Ralph Sutter

WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
 
Games People Play
By Bill Crowe, The STUG Program Chair, iProducts Forum Leader, and Newsletter Contributor
 
Should I Buy a Chromebook For Christmas?
By Jolyn Bowler, HHIC Resource Center
 
Register here - https://forms.gle/HD4F9891tui5V2Ds6
 
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 December 12 after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time.

Games People Play. Video or computer games are electronic entertainment requiring user interaction via devices like joysticks, keyboards, or motion sensors.
 
Visual feedback is displayed on TVs, monitors, handheld screens, or even
virtual reality headsets. Games are audiovisual, often involving sound and
sometimes tactile feedback. They may support a microphone and webcam
for in-game conversation and live streaming. The 2022 global gaming market
revenue nearly reached $347 billion.
 
Bill's presentation will delve into diverse video games, from single-player Wordle and Lumosity to multiplayer Minecraft and Call of Duty. These games, enjoyable and potentially addictive, cater to all ages. Whether a player or not, the presentation will highlight the various games available today.
 
Bill Crowe has extensive experience and knowledge, with a BS in Mathematics
Education and a 34-year career at IBM. He's completed IBM-certified coursework from
top institutions and taught computer-related classes at several colleges and institutions,
including Sarasota Adult and Community Enrichment (ACE). As an active member of the Sarasota Technology Users Group "STUG," Bill's passion for teaching shines in the classroom, where he promotes knowledge transfer. His students confirm a lot of learning happens in his classes.
 
Should I Buy a Chromebook For Christmas?
Chromebooks are a good option for users who:
•Spend most of their time online
•Use cloud-based software
•Don't need to install traditional software
•Are looking for a secure and easy-to-use laptop
•Are on a budget
 
Jolyn was first introduced to technology and computers through Madeleine L’Engle’s book “A Wrinkle in Time.” In 9th grade, she visited the IBM offices in White Plains, NY. After graduating from Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School in Manhattan, she found her first job at Children’s Television Workshop as Secretary to the Assistant Director of Operations, Bob Dahl. When the Telex or TWX was down or a video or film reel wouldn’t load, she was the one folks came to. In 1973, Jolyn moved to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and worked as a Camera Operator at the local SCETV station. In 1982, she took two classes: An Introduction to Computer Concepts and a Word processing class on a dedicated DecMate system.
 
She worked as a “temp” during the 80s and could help any office with their computer needs. Jolyn discovered the Hilton Head Island Computer Club in 1991 and immediately volunteered at the monthly meetings. Through the years, she has held the position of Membership Director, Webmistress, Vice President, and President. She is now the Resource Center Director for the Club.
 
When Covid shut down the club, Jolyn took to Zoom, and they could communicate with members through the shutdown. Good presentations, even if they couldn’t meet in person. Jolyn often gives presentations and has been the Zoom Queen, helping all the Volunteers do their Zoom presentations.
 
Jolyn is also a singer and guitarist and has jammed and played with the same group of friends for 30+ years—something about the mathematics of computers and music that fits.
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