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Hello Again,
I have created a side-by-side comparison of the Raspberry Pi Model 4B and the Gookom 11 Mini Air on this bulletin board
View the post at https://slobytes.org/smf/index.php?topic=759.0
Ralph Sutter

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Hello All,
I have made a side-by-side comparison of the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B and the Geekom Mini Air 11
The Raspberry Pi sells for $184.95 plus $21.95 shipping at https://www.canakit.com/raspberry-pi-4-extreme-aluminum-case-kit.html

The Geekom Geekom Mini Air 11 11th Gen Intel is available for $229.00 (free 2-5 day shipping) at https://www.geekompc.com/geekom-miniair-11-mini-pc
Both computers are small desktop units.  The first machine runs Raspberry Pi NOOBS on a 128Gb SD Card.
The latter runs Windows 11 Professional from a 256Gb M.2 drive

I have attached an expanded side-by-side comparison
Ralph Sutter

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Hello All,
On my local network, I have a Ubuntu server that I call Thinkserver.
I also have a Synology server running on the same LAN.
The server running Synology shows up in the Windows 11 Workgroup folder. Thinkserver does not.

Until I solved that problem, I couldn't access Thinkserver.
The solution that I found was to open(Windows 11)  File Explorer and in the address bar type \\Thinkserver
When I pressed Enter, the address bar then showed Network > thinkserver
Having done so, I gained complete access to the server
I got the same results if I typed \\THINKSERVER or \\10.0.0.61, the IP address

Now, when I go to the Workgroup folder, Thinkserver appears

I created an illustrated explanation of this process on my personal website at
https://www.fullbean.com/tutorials/no-ubuntu-server.html

Ralph Sutter

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Hello All,
Here's a video showing the unboxing and use of the Geekom Mini Air
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_sPwe5qjVM
I set mine up as a dual boot machine running Windows 11 and Ubuntu 22.04-1
Ralph Sutter

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General Discussion / Inexpensive Small Form Factor PC Running Windows 11 Pro
« on: September 16, 2022, 10:03:54 AM »
Hello All,
I just purchased the following computer
https://www.amazon.com/GEEKOM-MiniAir11-Computer-Windows-Desktop/dp/B0B1V59HPX/ref=dp_prsubs_3

It has a small form factor and is running Windows 11 Pro
At $209.99 tax not included, I thought that it was a great deal for an extra PC.  It has a VESA mount

Ralph Sutter

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General Discussion / SLO Bytes Photo Group Report for 09/11/2022
« on: September 11, 2022, 05:40:24 PM »
Hello All
Here are my Notes for the SLO Bytes Photo Group Meeting of 09/11/2022
TOPIC: New Skills, New Thrills Again

Ralph Sutter opened the meeting calling attention to the Links Page; https://www.slobytes.org/digital/links.html, of the Photography Group website.  It cited PhotoSync, free software that allows the user to wirelessly transfer images and videos between smart phones and  computers.  Ralph created a YouTube video demonstrating the program.  View it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgnQOCqibJE
Ralph then showed images of his coffee harvest, experiments with his new TT Artisan f2.0  50mm fixed focus lens and photos taken with his Samsung Galaxy s22 smartphone.  Finally, he shared images of his kayaking trip to the San Juan Islands and the Portland wedding album that he created for his nephew.

Alan Raul continued to explore Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) photography. ICM photography is an impressionistic and abstract style of shooting that has no rules - it all comes down to moving your camera over a long exposure.

Stanford Brown demonstrated the play of light on leaves, cats, kids and farms

Kaye Raul introduced the group to Midjourney.com; https://www.midjourney.com/home/, a web portal that used artificial intelligence to create original images from your input

Connie Sutter chronicled her challenges in attempting to take a picture of the moon with her Canon digital camera, commenting that she got far better results using her iPhone.

The next meeting will take place on October 9th beginning at 2:00 pm. The topic for the meeting is Look Up   Members are encouraged to offer images that the topic suggests.
The meeting will be held via Zoom. An invitation will be e-mailed to Photo Group members shortly before the meeting.
The meeting schedule for the remainder of 2022 is as follows
   November 13
   December 11
All meetings begin at 2:00pm
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 Workshops for September 2022
« on: September 10, 2022, 08:45:33 AM »
Hello All,
The information appended below was received from Judy Taylour of APCUG, SLO Bytes parent organization
Ralph Sutter

SEPTEMBER 2022
WEDNESDAY 2 HR. WORKSHOPS

9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
 
September 14
Hard Disk Sentinel, Gabe Goldberg
APCUG Rep, Potomac Area Technology And Computer Society
 
Apple and Samsung Health Apps
Jerry Rogan, President, Sunland Springs Village Technology Group
Bill James, Vice President, Computer Club of Oklahoma City
 
September 21
Learning Linux
Getting started using Linux from the Windows users' point of view
John Kennedy, Webmaster, East-Central Ohio Technology Users Club
Cal Esneault, Linux SIG Leader, Cajun Clickers
 
September 28
Home Theatre Tips & Tricks
Ray Baxter, President, Payson Computer Meet-Up Club
Bill James, Vice President, Computer Club of Oklahoma City
Mike Ungerman, Member, Central Florida Computer Society
 
9/14/22 - Register for this workshop here -- https://forms.gle/xii4XnMRvgh3ZcnJ9
 
Hard Disk Sentinel, Gabe Goldberg. Gabe will give a short presentation and demo of Hard Dick Sentinel (HDS). All members of APCUG groups are eligible for the 50% discount. HDS monitors drive status, including health, temperature, and all S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) values for all hard disk and solid-state drives. And it measures the disk transfer speed in real-time, which can benchmark or detect possible hard disk failures, and performance degradations. It is the perfect data protection solution: it can prevent drive failure and SSD/HDD data loss because it has the most sensitive disk health rating system, which is extremely sensitive to disk problems.
If you have questions for Gabe, please put them in the Chat Box with a G before the question.
 
Apple and Samsung Health Apps, Jerry Rogan & Bill James. We can track and maintain our health by using our watches compatible with the popular Apple or Samsung Health apps. They can become our digital assistants.
 
Jerry Rogan will begin the workshop by giving a presentation and demo on Apple's health apps; Bill James will follow with the same for the Samsung health apps.
 
Please put your questions in the Chat Box with a J or B before the question, and we will go through them after the two presentations.
 
**The Zoom encrypted link email will be sent to you Tuesday, 9/13, after registration closes at 6:00 pm PT.
 
9/21/22 – Register for this workshop here – https://forms.gle/qmAZfwnLcMiQX9Fh7
 
Learning Linux - Getting started using Linux from the Windows users' point of view
John Kennedy & Cal Esneault. This will be the first of a 3-part series specifically for Windows users who want to learn more about Linux while still using Windows. In part one of the series, Introducing Linux, we'll begin with John sharing what software Windows users could/should be running to make the "slide" over to Linux easy. Then John will show the step-by-step process for downloading the Linux Mint ISO (installation file) and another program called Etcher (program to make live USBs) onto your Windows machine. John will finish up his portion of the workshop by taking you through creating a live USB with Mint on it. Next, Cal takes over and will show you the step-by-step process of getting your Windows computer to boot to the live USB so you can run the Linux Mint operating system without making ANY changes to your Windows operating system. Finally, Cal will finish this first session by giving you a tour of the live distro and what things you might need to check.
 
**The Zoom encrypted link email will be sent to you Tuesday, 9/20, after registration closes at 6:00 pm PT.
 
9/28/22 – Register for this workshop here – https://forms.gle/MJrm458NiyzLKyNC8
 
Home Theatre Tips & Tricks - Ray Baxter, Bill James, & Mike Ungerman. Are you considering investing in a home theater or maybe upgrading your existing system? Ray Baxter, Mike Ungerman, and Bill James will share their experiences and tips on how to get the best bang for your buck. They will discuss the equipment and define the jargon in addition to answering your questions.  Ray will discuss Plex Home Theatre, Bill, the pitfalls of purchasing equipment, Mike, speaker types, and placement.
 
**The Zoom encrypted link email will be sent to you Monday (day change), 9/26, after
registration closes at 6:00 pm PT.



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General Discussion / SLO Bytes Pizza Party Oct 2, 2022 at 1:00
« on: September 06, 2022, 11:40:40 AM »
Hello All Current SLO Bytes Members,
The General Meeting scheduled for October 2nd 2022 will not be held.
Instead, all SLO Bytes members are invited to attend a one-time in-person social gathering on that date

Here are the details
The event will be held at 1 pm at Blaze Pizza in Arroyo Grande. This decision was made as most of our current members live in this area.
  Blaze Pizza
  1168 W Branch St.
  Arroyo Grande, CA
There is inside and outside seating.
Blaze Pizza is located next to the Arroyo Grande Walmart
map at https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1286856,-120.5989002,17z

SLO Bytes will be provide FREE PIZZA. The members will be responsible for their own drinks. Members may be joined, at no cost, by one significant other as a benefit of membership. Other guests may join them for $5 per additional guest
Please RSVP by e-mailing Ralph Sutter ralph@rsutter.com before September 30th

Ralph Sutter

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Hello All
When my smartphone was an iPhone X, I routinely used WiFi Photo Transfer; https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/wifi-photo-transfer/id380326191  to move images and videos from my iPhone to my PC.
I recently switched to an Android phone, specifically a Samsung Galaxy S22.  Sadly, Wi-Fi Photo Transfer is not compatible with Android devices.

After a long search, I discovered an Android app that transfers images to PCs, PhotoSync;
Download it from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.touchbyte.photosync&gl=US

The app claims to work cross-platform;   https://www.photosync-app.com/home.html stating that it can transfer between Android or iPhone smart phones and computers running Windows, Apple OS and Linux.  I have not verified this claim.

It took me quite a while to set up PhotoSync.  You have to install the PhotoSync app on your smartphone and also install a companion program, PhotoSync Companion; https://www.photosync-app.com/downloads.html on your computer.
Initially, I couldn’t get the program to connect to my Windows 11 Pro computers.  I verified all of the settings in PhotoSync and made sure that the PCs and the Samsung S22 shared the same Wi-Fi network.  Still, the program failed to connect to any PC.

I finally solved the problem by changing Permissions on the PCs
Here is the process that I followed.

From the Start Menu of the PC, click on All apps
Scroll down to PhotoSync
Instead of opening that program, right click on it and then click on More/Open File Location
Once there, click on Properties/Security
You may see  your log in name listed.  If you do, click on Edit and make sure that your login name is still selected.  If your login name doesn’t appear, add it by clicking the Add button
In the Allow column, check Read and Write
Click Apply
Click OK

Once that you have made these changes, PhotoSync should work properly, allowing you to transfer media back and forth from your computer to your smartphone
I created a YouTube video showing visually the process that I described above.  View my video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgnQOCqibJE
The information here is not intended to be a comprehensive guide to using PhotoSync
You will find that resource on the PhotoSync website; https://www.photosync-app.com/home.html

Ralph Sutter


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Hello All,
When I changed my Internet provider over to Starlink, I had to set the Starlink router to Bypass Mode in order to continue using my Netgear Orbi mesh router to assign ip addresses.

After bypassing the Starlink router, the address for all of my networked devices spontaneously changed from the format 192.168.1.xx to 10.0.0.xx

There was one exception; my Ubuntu server that I call Thinkserver remained unchanged at 192.168.1.61

As a result, I could only connect to Thinkserver from the PCs on my network.

Machines running Linux, Mac OS or Raspberry Pi refused to connect to Thinkserver. To fix this, I wanted to change Thinkserver's ip address to 10.0.0.61

These are the steps that I took to change Thinkserver's ip address

On Thinkserver, I went to the Terminal and typed ifconfig

I made note of the values listed there

The relevant information was

eno1 (This is the onboard Ethernet/wired adapter)
inet 192.168.1.61
Netmask 255.255.255.0
Bcast 192.168.1.255

To change my ip address, I typed sudo ifconfig eno1 down (Turns off network)

sudo ifconfig eno1 10.0.0.61 netmask 255.255.255.0
(Ethernet adapter, new inet address, netmask address)

sudo ifconfig eno1 up (Turns network back on)

ifconfig (Confirms whether the requested changes were made)

The operation was successful. Thinkserver is now visible from all devices.

This content is also available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/HmQXqf0pgCI

Ralph Sutter

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Hello All,
Here are Alan's Notes for the SLO Bytes Photo Group Meeting of 08/14/2022
TOPIC: New Skills, New Thrills Again
The meeting started promptly at 2 pm. We had 6 people in attendance with the meeting ending at around 3:50 pm with no break taken.

Ralph Sutter did not attend the Photo Group session this time. Instead, he set out on a 5-day kayak paddle in the San Juan Islands near Anacortes WA.
Still, he was present in spirit, leaving some images and videos with Alan Raul and asking that Alan pick and choose the content from the following options
New content on the SLO Bytes Photography Links Page;
www.slobytes.org/digital/links.html
Sundry images using closeup rings, portrait background removal and Irfanview Compare
Kendama; a Japanese ball and stick toy turned on a wood lathe
Video of a Tippy Top video on YouTube; https://youtu.be/T6tnngJQUD0
Tippy Top video on YouTube (Playing with the Tippy Top):
https://youtu.be/j-rK0iECHj4
Chicks video on YouTube chronicling the delivery of 10 baby chicks: https://youtu.be/tWhFB3oGFxA

Kaye Raul demonstrated the power of the new presets available in Lightroom Classic version 11.4 released in June. She followed that showing the HDR plugin now available in Luminar Neo contrasting Neo with the ease of using Aurora HDR which Luminar is no longer updating.

John Waller showed off more impressive photographic capabilities of his recently purchased Samsung S22 Ultra phone. He also showed the NEW photoshop feature which removes anything from photo (Multi image Content Aware Fill). https://youtu.be/J60YZTdAUsw
He also linked a video "Can I process the JWST data better than NASA?"
https://youtu.be/DVuonz26P0w

After reading a B and H Photo article, Alan Raul decided to explore Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) photography. ICM photography is an impressionistic and abstract style of shooting that has no rules - it all comes down to moving your camera over a long exposure. After researching more about ICM photography, he found out you can also have a similar ICM result from previously shot images using the Moton Blur filter in Adobe Photoshop.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/tips-and-solutions/intentional-camera-movement-photography-part-1-introduction
Just one of many ICM videos available on YouTube
The Liquid Landscape
https://youtu.be/OMPuQBvnKWQ
Olga Karlovac Photography - an abstract expressionist photographer
https://olga-karlovac-photography.com/
The Female Street Photographer Who Only Takes Blurry Photos
https://youtu.be/r7wF7d04aX8

Stanford Brown showed images while taking his walk around Paso Robles.

The next meeting will take place on September 11th beginning at 2:00 pm. The topic for the meeting is open-ended. Members are encouraged to try new techniques and share with the group the results of their experiences.
The meeting will be held via Zoom. An invitation will be e-mailed to Photo Group members shortly before the meeting.
The meeting schedule for the remainder of 2022 is as follows
October 09
November 13
December 11

Ralph Sutter for Alan Raul

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Hello All,
When I attempt to update Zoom running in Ubuntu 22.04 from the Terminal, it invariably fails.  That may be inherent in Zoom or due to my own actions.
Whatever the case, what follows is my work around

Install or Update Zoom on Ubuntu from Terminal
First, Update Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Install Zoom Client - Snapcraft Method
The first option is to install Zoom as a snap. The Snapcraft package manager should be installed on your Ubuntu desktop unless you have removed it previously and is often the easiest solution to install packages quickly on Ubuntu systems.
For users that removed snapd, re-run the following command:
sudo apt install snapd -y
Once installed, you will need to restart your system, or else the icons may not appear; if you skip a repeat and notice any issues, reboot.
reboot
Snap installed? Skip the following few lines and proceed straight to the installation with Snap
Next, some packages come in classic, so you need to create a symlink to enable classic snap support, so it is best to run this command for the best snap compatibility.
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
Install the core files to avoid conflicting issues.
sudo snap install core
Next, enter the following snap command to install.
sudo snap install zoom-client

Install Zoom Client - Flatpak Method
The Flatpak package manager is not installed on Ubuntu distributions, given that Snap, Flatpak's rival, is owned by Canonical and Ubuntu. However, Flatpak is still available to install from Ubuntu's default repository.
The extra benefit of using Flatpak installations is that you will always have the most up-to-date version compared to Ubuntu which focuses on stability with older versions that only see updates for security issues or serve bugs.
First, install the Flatpak manager; this can be skipped if you already have it installed.
sudo apt install flatpak -y
Next, you need to enable Flatpack using the following command in your terminal:
sudo flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
Ideally, you should reboot at this stage; if you skip this and notice icons not appearing, the reboot will generate the paths required for the future.
reboot
Now run the installation using the following flatpak command.
flatpak install flathub us.zoom.Zoom -y

How to Launch Zoom Client
Snap users type sudo snap run zoom-client
Flatpak users type flatpak run us.zoom.Zoom
 
How to Update/Upgrade Zoom Client
Updates should appear in notifications, but if these fail to show sometimes, it is recommended to check using the terminal regardless of the following commands to check for updates.
Snap Method: sudo snap refresh

Flatpak Method: flatpak update

Snapcraft Remove Method:
sudo snap remove --purge zoom-client

Flatpak Remove Method:
flatpak remove  --delete-data us.zoom.Zoom -y
Then run flatpak remove –unused
The information found on these pages relies heavily on the following source
https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-zoom-on-ubuntu-22-04-lts/

Ralph Sutter



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Hello All,
If you already own Skylum Luminar Aurora HDR and Luminar Neo, you can get the Luminar Plugin, HDR Merge, for free.
You run HDR Merge from within Luminar Neo..  Open the Catalog. HDR Merge will appear in the right-hand column.
Learn more about HDR Merge at https://community.skylum.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/6642319680786-HDR-Merge-introductory-offer
For a demo of how to use it, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP_biHqLGT0
Ralph Sutter

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General Discussion / IOS 15.6 Now Available for Download
« on: July 25, 2022, 04:53:21 PM »
Hello All,
IOS 15.6 is now available for download.
Read more at https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/ios-15-6-on-your-iphone-every-update-you-should-know-about/
Ralph Sutter

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General Discussion / Irfanview 4.60 now offers Compare Feature
« on: July 15, 2022, 12:49:06 PM »
Hello All,
The freeware image viewing program. Irfanview, now offers a Compare feature
Download that version from https://www.fosshub.com/IrfanView.html?dwl=iview460_x64_setup.exe
To access the Compare feature
  Open an image in Irfanview
  Click on File/Compare
  From within the Compare dialog screen, navigate to the second image and open it

Ralph Sutter

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