Hello All,
I am planning a kayaking trip down the Willamette River in Oregon and used Google Earth Pro to annotate the route.
I now want to share this information with a prospective paddling partner.
I do this by locating the myplaces.kml file where my waypoints are saved.
On a Windows computer, hold down the Windows key and then press r
This will open the Terminal.  When it opens, paste in the line of text below
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Google\GoogleEarth

That will open Windows Explorer to the folder containing myplaces.kml
I will copy that file and e-mail it to my prospective paddling partner.
I will then instruct him to open Google Earth Pro (not Google Maps)
In GEP, go to Files/Import and navigate to where myplaces.kml was saved
If that file isn't visible, make sure that All Files extension (*.*) is chosen.
Importing myplaces.kml will place it in the Temporary Places/default_my_places folder

When default_my_places folder is open it will display all of my notes/waypoints

If you prefer to see an illustrated explanation of this process, see https://www.fullbean.com/tutorials/findmyplaceskml.docx

Ralph Sutter

Hello All,
This is a re-=port of an announcement received today from SLO Bytes' parent group, APCUG
Ralph Sutter


April 17, 2024 LINUX  WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET

Backing Up, Part 2, Not Just for Linux Users
Francis Chao, Rescuezilla and Clonezilla
Drew King, Rclone and the Rclone browser
 
Register here ? https://forms.gle/FPSkNt1ZS8BuEAam9
 
After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment of your registration and the workshop encrypted Zoom link email on Tuesday, April 16, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time.
 
You can't talk about backing up enough. There was too much to cover during the March workshops. So, the April Learning Linux workshop will be "Backing Up?Part 2." But this workshop isn't just for Linux users. The Linux Team invites all Linux, Windows, and Mac users to our April Workshop. We will be featuring cross-platform, open-source programs that EVERYONE can use.
 
Francis Chao will give a presentation on backing up the system image using Rescuezilla and Clonezilla. His presentation will also include creating the rescue media to back up and restore your image.
 
Drew King will present on file backups using Rclone and the Rclone Browser. His presentation will also include backing up to the cloud.

Hello All,
This is a re-post of an announcement received today from SLO Bytes' parent organization, APCUG.
Ralph Sutter

APRIL 10, 2024
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
 
Is Your Car Spying on You?
Why Your Car Collects and Shares Data
Dale Harrington, Program Chair
Mile High Computer Resource Organization (MiCRO)
 And
Use Zoom's Take Control, Microsoft's Quick Assist or Remote Assistance
to Help Someone with Their Windows Computer
Francis Chao, Hosted Website Committee
 
Register here ? https://forms.gle/o2tMa3gerRyii5Wr7
After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment of your registration. On April 9, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time, you will receive the encrypted Zoom link. See you on Wednesday.
 
Is Your Car Spying on You? Why Your Car Collects and Shares Data. A car (and its app, if you installed one on your phone) can collect all sorts of data in the background without you realizing it. This, in turn, may be shared for various purposes, including advertising and risk assessment for insurance companies. The data collection list is long and depends on the car's make, model, and trim. But if you look through any car maker's privacy policy, you'll see some trends. Dale will talk about what types of data may be shared with, among others, dealers, repair companies, emergency services, advertising, and insurance companies.

Use Zoom's "Take Control," Microsoft's "Quick Assist," or "Remote Assistance" to Help Someone with Their Windows Computer.
Francis' presentation will consist of live demonstrations to show you how to use your "Zoom Meetings Client" or Microsoft's "Quick Assist" or "Remote Assistance" to help a Windows.. computer user without being physically present at their home or business. Francis will use two virtual machines, each connected to a different Internet service provider, to show you how these two remote control capabilities look from the standpoint of the helper's computer AND the helped person's computer. Francis will give demonstrations on:
Zoom's "Take Control" feature
Windows bundled "Quick Assist"
Windows "Remote Assistance"

Hello All,
Recently, a friend contacted me with the sad story of her Windows 11 computer refusing to boot. 
I tried to get in but was no more successful than she was.
I decided to remove the M.2 hard drive from that computer, place it in an external M.2 carrier and plug this USB device into a laptop running Linux Ubuntu 22.04.
The Ubuntu file system recognized the external USB drive.  I navigated to the documents folder on the external drive and successfully copied the contents to a flash drive.
I then plugged the flash drive into my Windows 11 computer and was able to read, write and execute the recovered files.

Here is a link to the M.2 USB carrier

https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Type-C-Tool-Free-Enclosure-EC-SNVE/dp/B08RVC6F9Y/ref=sr_1_1_sspa  $26.99

Please note that the recovery should work with many other USB m.2 enclosures and diverse Linux operating systems.

Ralph Sutter

I have created a chronological history of my digital camera purchases over the last 29 years. It's amazing how far we have come in digital camera technology.

This presentation was created in Apple's Keynote program and exported to other formats.

For Apple folks (Mac, iOS and iPadOS)
Download 29 Years of Digital Cameras.key or 29 Years of Digital Cameras.pdf

For Linux and Windows folks
Download 29 Years of Digital Cameras.pps (Automatic presentation), 29 Years of Digital Cameras.pptx or 29 Years of Digital Cameras.pdf

https://tinyurl.com/ysna6f5x

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/gr7u4hz7osbl4otzyxlm0/h?rlkey=d1bybhf0sgy8cy60bu9kurvs5&dl=0