Hello All,
Here is my Photo Group Report for the meeting of 01/08/2023

TOPIC: Things That I Learned with My Camera/Software

Ralph Sutter opened the meeting, calling attention to the Links Page https://www.slobytes.org/digital/links.html of the Photo Group website There, Sutter posted the following links
    Add an audio track with Davinci Resolve https://youtu.be/zrA7WW73lVg; video by Ralph Sutter
    For a more complete explanation by another author, see
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nR5fNrGPH8
    My Notes on Luminar Neo https://www.slobytes.org/digital/tutorials/Sutter-Luminar-Neo-Notes.docx
    Luminar Neo Keyboard Shortcuts https://manual.skylum.com/neo/en/topic/windows-keyboard-shortcuts
    Luminar Neo Keyboard Shortcuts on Two Pages https://www.slobytes.org/digital/documents/Luminar-Neo-Keyboard-Shortcuts.docx
    Sutter Notes Photo Group Meeting 01/08/2023 https://www.slobytes.org/digital/documents/sutter-notes-01-08-23.pdf
Ralph continued, sharing images of garden plants that he enhanced with Luminar Neo, his image editor of choice.
His most often used tool was the Supersharp extension

Alan Raul showed various manipulations of a King Tide image using different image editing programs.
He then took a gray dismal color picture and changed it to B&W using different image editing programs for a variety of effects.

Stanford Brown, trying to get the best images from his Samsung Galaxy phone, played a podcast that recommended always shooting in Portrait mode rather than Photo mode.
Further recommendations were to turn off the flash and avoid the digital zoom.
When shooting groups, tell everyone to close their eyes, opening them on the count of 3.
The final suggestion was to compose portraits leaving minimal space above the subjects' head

John Waller apologized for having few images to share. Sadly, he had an attic fire at his home and the only pictures that he could offer were shots of firetrucks and water damage.

During the Second Session, Kaye Raul pointed out resources for setting up a Sony A7IV camera, the camera used by three members of our photo group. Kay also called attention to the Nicolsy Challenge, https://community.nicolesy.com/s/52-photo-challenge consisting of 52 subjects to photograph, one for each week of the year.

Ralph Sutter attempted to show some of the features of the free version of the video editor, Davinci Resolve, but the cybergods did not allow that to happen.
Instead, Ralph directed the attention of the group to his YouTube video that illustrates what Sutter couldn't do during the Zoom Session  See Add an audio track with Davinci Resolve https://youtu.be/zrA7WW73lVg
Ralph Sutter

Hello All,
This is a re-post of an e-mail received from SLO Bytes Parent organization, APCUG
Ralph Sutter

JANUARY 11, 2023
WEDNESDAY 2 HOUR WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
 
DNA for Genealogy with Sue Mueller
Genealogy Group Leader, Computer Users of Erie
 
AND
 
Did you buy a new Smart TV this past holiday season
and aren’t sure how to set it up?
Hewie Poplock, Director
The Sarasota Technology Users Group
Host of the monthly online CFCS-STUG Windows SIG
 
1/11/23 – DNA for Genealogy and Smart TVs
 
Register for this workshop here -- https://forms.gle/5CxnBEbTEAXwE1kv8
You will receive an acknowledgment of your registration and will receive the workshop encrypted Zoom link on Tuesday, 1/10 after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time.
***************
DNA for Genealogy. What you can and cannot learn and why. Choosing your test: explore differences among testinganies. Sue will also talk about the importance of adding a tree to your results and extending your results with gedmatch.
 
***************
 
 Did you buy a new Smart TV this past holiday season and aren’t sure how to set it up?
On the other hand, do you have one you never set up? Hewie’s presentation will help us do both and how to turn a not-so-smart TV into one that is.
You have a Smart TV and use a cable service.
You have never explored any of the free or paid services available on your TV
Many friends and neighbors are in the same category
 
Hewie will show us how to add and use many free services. He will also describe many services you can use to view free movies and TV shows. You might eventually “cut the cable” by firing your cable company and only using streaming services once you experience how easy it is. All that is needed is a Smart TV and an Internet connection. While many services are free, you can get local, national, and ad-free programming and most sporting events with fee-based services.
 

Hello All,
Here are my Notes for the SLO Bytes General Meeting of 01/01/2023

Avila Polar Bear Plunge:  http://avilabeachpolarbearplunge.com/

Here’s Why Your AirTag Battery Replacement Is Not Working
https://slobytes.org/smf/index.php?topic=788.0
Started by Alan J. Raul

Do a Google Search by Image at images.google.com

Duplicate tab – All browsers

Wacom One:  https://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Graphic-Drawing-Tablet-Beginners/dp/B07S1RR3FR/ref=sr_1_3

Google Advanced Search:  https://www.google.com/advanced_search

Change case in Word https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/change-the-capitalization-or-case-of-text-1d86cf80-fbef-4380-8d6f-59a6b77db749

USB Connectors  https://www.techdim.com/types-of-usb-connectors/

USB Video  https://youtu.be/8SHEnaV1SYA

Converters
Multi Port USB Hubs https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-USB-Hubs/zgbs/pc/17387627011
Look for powered hubs

Docking Station  https://www.amazon.com/Docking-Multiport-DisplayPort-Ethernet-Compatible/dp/B0B9BG7K1Z/ref=sr_1_8
Look for powered hubs
 FALWEDI 14 in 1 docking station
 2 x HDMI
 1 x Display Port
 1 x RJ45 Ethernet
 1 x USB-C Data transfer
 1 x PD3.0 charging
 2 x USB3.0
 3 x USB2.0
 1 x 3.5mm Audio and Mic
 1 x Micro SD card reader
 1 x SD card reader
Look for powered hubs

Keyboard Navigation
Home – Go to beginning of line  Ctrl + Home – Go to beginning of page
End – Go to end of line  Ctrl + End – Go to end of page

Wi-Fi Adapter  https://www.amazon.com/wifi-adapter/s?k=wifi+adapter

Bluetooth Adapter  https://www.amazon.com/bluetooth-adapter-Electronics/s?k=bluetooth+adapter&rh=n%3A172282

Luci Light  https://www.amazon.com/MPOWERD-Luci-Original-Solar-Inflatable/dp/B00DQ1RDWS?th=1

Luci Light with USB Charging Capability https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0794WJ2ST/ref=emc_b_5_t  ($27.96)
     https://www.amazon.com/MPOWERD-Luci-Original-Inflatable-Features/dp/B074NMPPVK/ref=sr_1_5  ($16.00)

20 volt DeWalt battery adapter with USB ports  https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-USB-CHARGING-KIT-DCB094K/dp/B09YY1WTHJ

Ifixit.com https://www.ifixit.com

Manuals On Line  http://www.manualsonline.com/

Garden Planting Schedule
 https://attachments.convertkitcdnm.com/117323/b1050f9d-8f90-48e1-808d-ea23d46c1fc7/Vegetable-Planting-Schedule-AudreysLittleFarm.pdf

Frostdate – Another Garden Planting Schedule - https://frostdate.com/

20 volt 8 amp hour battery replacement for Dewalt battery Two Pack $58.98 
https://www.ebay.com/itm/314175184937?epid=21057519645&hash=item49264ce029:g:cewAAOSwxEFjjU2J 
Dewalt 20 volt  Battery 2 pack 20 volt 5 amp hour  $149.00 https://www.homedepot.com/s/dewalt%2020%20volt%20replacement%20battery?NCNI-5

If you insist on original equipment Dewalt batteries, buy this  from Ace Hardware What's Included: (2) 20V MAX Lithium Ion Batteries, (1) DCB107 Charger, (1) Carrying Bag and (1) Belt Clip $119
https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/power-tools/cordless-drills/2493427

Twisty Ties -  Use Pipe Cleaners  Walmart Creativity Street Chenille Stems, Regular, Assorted Colors 100/Pkg.  $3.85
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Creativity-Street-Chenille-Stems-Regular-Assorted-Colors-100-Pkg/14867688?athbdg=L1600

Show choices when pasting into Word  https://it.nmu.edu/docs/paste-options-microsoft-office-word

Islapedia: a Wiki for the California Channel Islands https://www.islapedia.com/index.php?title=Welcome_to_Islapedia

LastPass Security Follow-up:  https://blog.lastpass.com/2022/12/notice-of-recent-security-incident/
Ask Leo on LastPass Breach:  https://askleo.com/lastpass-breach/ 

Bypass Show More Options:  Open the Terminal as an Administrator (Right click on Start Menu) and paste in the command below
 reg add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32" /f /ve
NOTE:  You must restart the computer to enable this change

Weather Station Data
https://www.fullbean.com/weather/weather.html
https://www.rainwise.net/weather/Sutter93420

Lopez Lake Link
https://wr.slocountywater.org/site/?site_id=16&site=ad5cdb23-3e46-41f0-98a9-b169a505c0f4

Sutter YouTube Content;  Add audio voiceover to Davinci Resolve:  https://youtu.be/zrA7WW73lVg
    Coffee Roasting at Home with a Kaldi Roaster:  https://youtu.be/PcvFqW_IfxU

Fake E-mail Primer by Theo Joe  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF1bIT1ym4g


Ralph Sutter

Hello All,
This report of the SLO Bytes Photo Group meeting of 12/11/2022 was written by Alan Raul, filling in for Ralph Sutter.  Thanks Alan
Ralph Sutter

January 8, 2023 Meeting Topic
“Things I learned with my camera and/or software”
Begins at 2:00pm

Alan Raul showed images of the "Altrusa's Festival of Trees" located in the Santa Maria Town Center Mall.
https://santamaria.com/events/details/altrusa-s-festival-of-trees-12-10-2022-43970
https://www.altrusaofthecentralcoast.org/

Also showed by Alan was the lighted Christmas tree at the end of the Pismo Beach Pier and pictures of holiday items around mom's house.

Kaye Raul showed images of Christmas decorations around her neighborhood braving the flying Santa Claus. She also showed closeups of Christmas Tree ornaments.

John Waller showed a movie of the Arroyo Grande Christmas parade and other holiday images.

Stan Brown showed pictures of his neighborhood after the rain. These included a variety of holiday themed decorations.

Skylum Luminar Neo Review
https://stuckincustoms.com/skylum-luminar-neo-review/
Kaye mentioned that the latest Neo update was over 5GB

Lightroom Classic Over Photoshop
https://asktimgrey.com/2022/06/13/lightroom-classic-over-photoshop/

Image Capture User Guide
https://support.apple.com/guide/image-capture/welcome/mac

Transfer images in Image Capture on Mac
https://support.apple.com/guide/image-capture/transfer-images-imgcp1003/8.0/mac/13.0

Take a screenshot on your Mac
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201361

Reset Windows 10 or 11
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/recovery-options-in-windows-31ce2444-7de3-818c-d626-e3b5a3024da5#bkmk_win11_reset_pc
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/recovery-options-in-windows-31ce2444-7de3-818c-d626-e3b5a3024da5#bkmk_win11_reset_pc&WindowsVersion=Windows_10

Here are my Notes for the SLO Bytes Photo Group Meeting held on 11/13/2022

TOPIC: Images of the Fall
Ralph Sutter opened the meeting with photos of pumpkins, Autumn leaves and a campfire.

Alan Raul followed showing persimmons and changing leaves along the Bob Jones Trail, Avila, and the surrounding area.

Stanford Brown proceeded with the evolution of Fall colors. We saw persimmons, a Heron, acorns and leaves turning progressively more from green to many shades of brown.

Kaye Raul offered a video of changing leaves on trees and grape vines, backed by appropriate music.

John Waller, in addition to Fall colors, also shared sharp images from the Santa Maria Air Show with low flying P38s, c17s A 35s and a C130 fire suppression aircraft. He then visited a local winery with an impressive collection of steam-powered engines. John explained how he enhanced the image of a stunt plane flying in the mist through photo manipulation in Adobe Lightroom.

In the Second Session, Alan raved about the quality of the B and H Photo Optic West Convention in Monterey that he attended. Raul created a video of his experience quickly using an iPhone 14 Pro Max and iMovie on a 2022 iPad Pro 12.9 inch. View it at "http://slolug.com/bb347652/

Additional information:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/promotion/17247/optic-west.html
https://www.youtube.com/c/BandH/streams

Ralph touted the power of Davinci Resolve 18, a powerful free video editor. Sutter created a download link for the program and a detailed third-party tutorial. Links follow
Davinci Resolve 18 https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/

YouTube Video Tutorial for Davinci Resolve
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEksPdEc7aI

This information also appears on the Links Page;
https://www.slobytes.org/digital/links.html

Our final meeting of 2022 will take place on December 11th beginning at 2:00pm. The topic will be Holidays

Ralph Sutter

Hello All,

The link below will take you to Leo Notenboom's article on how to back up a computer that won't boot.  Leo mentions the backup programs Macrium Reflect and EaseUS Todo

https://askleo.com/how-to-back-up-a-machine-that-wont-boot/

Ralph Sutter

Hello All,
I will be substituting for Alan Raul during the SLO Bytes General Session of 11/-6/2022
Here are the tentative Notes for that presentation
Ralph Sutter

From BB
Set up Windows 11 without a Microsoft Account
Alan said:  I found and tested another way to install Windows 11 without a Microsoft Account (MSA).
Disconnect from the internet and start the install process, once you are at the login section of the setup press...
Shift + F10   to open the command prompt and
Type:  OOBE\BYPASSNRO
https://slobytes.org/smf/index.php?topic=760.0

Status of Your Ballot - WheresMyBallot.sos.ca.gov
Opt for notification by e-mail, text message or phone
Troubleshooting -  Where's My Ballot - Troubleshooting (ca.gov)

Pizza Party on YouTube  https://youtu.be/is1BRpgAzWo

Save DVD Installation Disk as an ISO File https://www.fullbean.com/tutorials/infrarecorder.html

Logitech Mouse Doesn’t Remember Setup Options - https://youtu.be/FFiBeRsAAl8

Starlink for RVs:  https://www.starlink.com/rv  $599 + $135/mo
Starlink Coverage Map:  https://www.starlink.com/map?source=rv
Starlink also offers coverage for Aviation and Marine

Show/Hide Desktop Icons
   Go to the Windows Desktop by holding down the Windows key and pressing m
Right Click on View
Uncheck the option Show Desktop Icons

Control When Computer Sleeps
Control Panel/Power Options/Choose When to Turn Off the Display or Change When the Computer Sleeps

Microsoft FAX and Scan 
https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/windows-fax-and-scan/9NBLGGH4V8L9

Windows Split Screen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8MGQ7Zpfq8
Also (Windows 10 and 11) https://www.howtogeek.com/824707/how-to-split-screen-on-windows/

Multiple Desktops
Right Click on an open area of the Taskbar/ Taskbar Settings/Task View/Turn it on

Microsoft Outlook 365 Recover Recently Deleted E-mails
From inside Outlook, go to Search Window and type Deleted
See Recover Items Recently Removed from This Folder
Click on that name.  That will open a file named Recover Deleted Items
Open it and search by name for the deleted e-mail that you want.
Tip:  Sort the displayed files by Name or Date to find them more quickly
Click on the deleted file that you want to recover.  That action will move it back to the folder from which it was deleted

How to Activate the Speech-to-Text Tool
You can activate speech-to-text from the Tools menu – it is the fourth menu item from the bottom. Or you can use the Ctrl+Shift+S (on Windows) or Command+Shift+S (on Mac) shortcut to activate it.
In order to enable this feature, it is necessary to change privacy settings, giving Microsoft more access to your data

Treesize Free
https://customers.jam-software.de/downloadTrial.php

Karen’s Directory Printer
https://www.karenware.com/powertools/karens-directory-printer

Irfanview
Download from https://www.irfanview.com/main_download_engl.htm
Go to https://www.fosshub.com/IrfanView.html
Click on https://www.fosshub.com/IrfanView.html?dwl=iview460_x64_setup.exe
Click on https://www.fosshub.com/IrfanView.html?dwl=iview460_plugins_x64_setup.exe
Irfanview Features: 
Slideshow See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EEkHF8Uik0&ab_channel=RalphSutter
Add Text
Crop/rotate
Play audio 
Play Video
Edit Photos
Edit/Show Paint Dialog:  Erase, Clone, Insert Arrows, much more
Show Info
Borders
Shapes:  Oval – Add Shadows, Shapes, Rounded Corners/Ellipse

My Favorite Windows Keyboard Shortcuts
(In all cases with Ctrl shortcuts, you must hold down the Ctrl key while pressing the second key indicated)
Ctrl a – Select All
Ctrl b – Bold
Ctrl c– Copy
Ctrl p – Print
Ctrl s – Open Save dialog
Ctrl x – Cut selection
Ctrl y – Redo
Ctrl z – Undo
Windows m – Go to Desktop
Esc – Escape current action
Alt Tab – Displays all open programs  While continuing to hold down Alt, repeatedly press Tab to move from program to program
Format Painter – Select the Format Painter icon  after highlighting the format that you want to copy Then click the text where you wish to apply the formatting
Note:  Click the Format Painter icon two times quickly Then you can click text multiple times and it will apply the format of the text repeatedly until you stop clicking and press ESC
Open with – Sets default application:  Right click on the program to be launched/Choose Open with/Click on Choose Another App (even if the desired app is a visible option)/Check the box Always/Click on that app

SeaQuench Portable Saltwater Desalinator:  https://www.quenchsea.world/

Print Screen
Press the PrtScSysRq key – This copies the screen
Open any photo editing program

Paint comes installed in Windows
Open Paint and paste the content of the clipboard into the new file with Ctrl V or Right Click and select Paste