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General Discussion / APCUG Wednesday Workshop 10/18/23
« Last post by rsutter on October 16, 2023, 06:54:05 AM »
Hello All,
This is a re-post of an announcement from SLO Bytes parent organization, APCUG regarding their latest free webinar
Ralph Sutter

October 18, 2023
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
 
Orv Beach, Taming the Terminal #6
Flatpak Security Issues, Cal Esneault
Linux and Security, John Kennedy
 
Register here – https://forms.gle/u3sT1M9WPd4ywQ8J8
 
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 October 17 after registration closes at 6 p.m. Pacific Time.

 
Join Orv Beach as he finishes his beginner's series on Taming the Terminal #6.  With October being National CyberSecurity Month, Cal Esneault will do a presentation on the Flatpak Security Issue, and John Kennedy will present information on Linux and Security.
 
We will also announce the winners of the Linux survey ebooks.
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General Discussion / APCUG Wednesday Workshop - 10/11/23
« Last post by rsutter on October 09, 2023, 08:22:35 AM »
Hello All,
This is a re-post of an e-mail received today from SLO Bytes' parent organization, APCUG
Ralph Sutter
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October 11, 2023
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
 
OUR NEED TO RETHINK FRAUD IN AMERICA
A webinar by Kathy Stokes, Director
Fraud Prevention Programs, AARP
 
SECURING YOUR COMMUNICATIONS, EVENTS, FILES, AND ONLINE ACTIVITIES
WITH PROTON
John Kennedy, Webmaster
East Central Ohio Technology User Club (ECOTUC)
 
Register here – https://forms.gle/r4xc3KpnEjgxKyMRA
 
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. Be aware of autofill.
After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment (see below) of your registration; you will receive the encrypted Zoom link on October 10 after registration closes at 6 p.m. Pacific Time.

 Our Need to Rethink Fraud in America. The October 11 presentations had been confirmed, but you never know what will happen. On Friday, at 6:47 ET, I received this email from Chuck Bell from Consumer Reports: “I am so sorry, but believe it or not, I just got invited to attend an event at the White House at this same time.”  What a hoot to be bumped by the White House.;-) Chuck will be with us at our October 25 WW.
I attended the Fraud Watch AARP webinar on rethinking fraud in America; at APCUG’s September board meeting, I mentioned it was a video I thought all groups should use for a meeting. Since the alternates on my Cybersecurity Awareness Month contact list weren’t working at almost 5:00 Friday night my time (Chuck and I had exchanged another email and had a phone conversation). I sent John and Bill the link to the webinar video and suggested we use it for the first presentation. They agreed. I know you will enjoy it and learn a lot of interesting and important information regarding fraud victims. I recently gave my Cybercriminals are out to get us presentation, and after a statement, I remembered I should rephrase it.
 
Fraud has reached a crisis level in the US. Millions of victims are losing billions of dollars every year to the hands of transnational criminal enterprises. As a society, our tendency to blame the fraud victim for experiencing the crime has led to us deprioritizing it. In this webinar, AARP will discuss the nature of victim-blaming in our country and how changing this narrative could lead to a fundamental transformation in how we combat fraud.
 
Securing your Communications, Events, Files, and On-line Activities with Proton.  And you can too, with no cost to you. Join John Kennedy as he shares information about what everyone gets with the free versions of Proton’s family of protection software. This includes protecting your email with Mail, scheduled events with Calendar, files with Drive, Internet traffic with VPN, and all your passwords with Pass. And all for free.  You’ll also learn about upgrade options if you need additional services.
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General Discussion / Photo Group Notes for the Meeting of 10/08/2023
« Last post by rsutter on October 08, 2023, 05:54:04 PM »
Hello All,
Here are my Notes for the SLO Bytes Photo Group Meeting of 10/08/2023
TOPIC: Learn a New Technique and Demonstrate It

Ralph Sutter opened the meeting with images of objects that he turned on his wood lathe. To achieve sharper focus, Ralph set his camera on a tripod and placed the objects one by one in a 24" lighted photo stage. By connecting the camera to a 55" monitor helped him see if the images were in focus. He experimented by shooting at f8/manual focus for maximum sharpness and depth of field.

Alan Raul shot a variety of images with his Sony 70 - 200 F/4.0 macro zoom lens with and without his Sony 2x teleconverter. His goal was to learn more about the lens and the many controls on the lens.
Those images included surfers at the Pismo Beach Pier, Shell Beach, flower closeups, some people and pumpkins at the Avila Valley Barn.

John Waller shot long exposure astrophotography. Next, he used the free Microsoft video program, Microsoft's ClipChamp https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/clipchamp to create a series of images of waterfalls in Yosemite.

Kaye Raul set a goal of achieving maximum sharpness. She stopped down the aperture of her camera and steadied herself on stationary objects and held her breath while shooting.

Stanford Brown demonstrated how easy it was to use Microsoft's ClipChamp https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/clipchamp;  for quick video edits.

The next meeting will take place on November 12th, 2023, beginning at 2:00 pm via Zoom The topic will be Images of the Fall

The final meeting of 2023 will take place on December 10

See the Links Page; https://www.slobytes.org/digital/links.html for tutorials and other resources

Ralph Sutter

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General Discussion / SATA vs mSATA vs NGFF M.2 vs NVMe PCIe M.2 -Which One Is Right for Me?
« Last post by rsutter on October 05, 2023, 12:23:17 PM »
Hello All,
The link below explains the differences between the various M.2 drives

https://pcpepper.com/sata-vs-msata-vs-ngff-m-2-vs-nvme-pcie-m-2-which-is-the-right-ssd-for-me/

Ralph Sutter
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General Discussion / Running a Slideshow Created in Windows on Ubuntu 22.04 using Wine and BASH
« Last post by c-sutter on October 03, 2023, 08:59:01 AM »
Hello All,
I recently wrote a BASH script that allowed me to launch a slideshow on a computer running Linux Ubuntu 22.04.  The program that I used for creating the slideshow was Irfanview.  Normally, Irfanview only works on computers running Windows but I installed Wine under Ubuntu and was then able to play the slideshow.

As a personal challenge, I wrote a BASH script that plays the slideshow by simply opening the Terminal in Ubuntu and typing sudo slideshow

I show the process for installing Wine, downloading Irfanview and writing the BASH script at
https://www.fullbean.com/computer/linux/Wine-Run%20Irfanview%20Slideshow%20on%20Ubuntu.pdf

Ralph Sutter
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General Discussion / Re: Hard drive maintenance
« Last post by Alan J. Raul on October 01, 2023, 10:04:40 AM »
Here are the links from Stan's PDF

Data Doctors The 3-2-1 Backup Philosophy
https://www.datadoctors.com/media/tips/2358-The-3-2-1-Backup-Philosophy/
 
What exactly does SMART do on my computer?
https://www.datadoctors.com/help/question/22384-SMART-Computer-Checkup/

13 Best Free Hard Drive Testing Programs
https://www.lifewire.com/free-hard-drive-testing-programs-2626183

Free up drive space in Windows
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/free-up-drive-space-in-windows-85529ccb-c365-490d-b548-831022bc9b32#:~:text=How%20will%20I%20know%20how,the%20Devices%20and%20drives%20section.

See used and available storage space on your Mac
https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/storage-space-mac-syspf9b375b9/mac

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General Discussion / Using Ubuntu and Fileviewer to Create a Looping Slideshow on a "Picture Frame"
« Last post by rsutter on September 30, 2023, 12:17:57 PM »
Hello All,
I took another swing at running a continuous slideshow on a small computer monitor installed on a wall and looking like a picture frame.  The monitor was mounted on an articulating VESA mount and could be moved outward to access the hollow space in the wall behind it.  Initially, I used a stand-alone Roku device that pulled images from a Synology server.  When that approach failed to run continuously, I tried something different.

I replaced the Roku device with a small computer running Ubuntu 22.04.  The computer stored my 22k plus images and ran a looping slideshow using the default Ubuntu graphics display program, FileViewer aka Eye of Gnome.
Since all of the images were stored on the computer, I no longer needed to pull them from the Synology server.

I attached a small keyboard with integrated touchpad to the computer.  Everything fit in the hollow behind the monitor.

Up and running continuously for the past two days, this seems to be the slideshow solution that I was looking for.
For more details on the setup, see https://www.fullbean.com/computer/fileviewer-slideshow.pdf

Ralph Sutter
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General Discussion / Alan Raul - October 1, 2023 Meeting Notes
« Last post by Alan J. Raul on September 28, 2023, 10:44:49 AM »
HDMI-CEC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Electronics_Control
 
San Luis Obispo County Open Studios Art Tour - a program of SLO County Arts Council, takes place over two weekends in October each year. Free to the public, fine artists and crafters open their studios to showcase their art and share their processes. Visitors create their own self-guided tours using the catalog.
https://slocountyarts.org/osat/
https://issuu.com/ntmg/docs/osat2023

Klein Tools ET310 AC Circuit Breaker Finder, Electric Tester with Integrated GFCI Outlet Tester
https://www.amazon.com/Klein-Tools-ET310-Circuit-Integrated/dp/B07QNMCVWP/

Samsung SSD Magician Software
https://semiconductor.samsung.com/consumer-storage/magician/
https://semiconductor.samsung.com/consumer-storage/support/tools/

Windows 11 Major "Moment 4" Update - Best New Features
 https://youtu.be/Q3qSrrzR5q8
 
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2023/09/26/the-most-personal-windows-11-experience-begins-rolling-out-today/
 
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/september-26-2023-windows-configuration-update-542780c2-594c-46cb-979d-11116fe164ba
 
https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/09/21/announcing-microsoft-copilot-your-everyday-ai-companion/
 
VeraCrypt is free open-source disk encryption software for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Home.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VeraCrypt

Copilot, Passkeys, and AI: 12 Big Updates Rolling Out to Windows 11 Now
https://www.pcmag.com/news/copilot-passkeys-ai-big-windows-11-updates-rolling-out-now

Windows 11 22H2 Moment 4 Update Megathread!
https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows11/comments/16stmg5/windows_11_22h2_moment_4_update_megathread/?rdt=57000

805 Webcams - Live HD Webcams showcasing the scenic Central Coast of California
https://805webcams.com/

Pismo Beach Shore Cliff Webcam
https://805webcams.com/pismo-beach-live-webcam-shore-cliff/
 
Raspberry Pi 5 Review: A New Standard for Makers
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/raspberry-pi-5

Crucial T700 2TB PCIe Gen5 M.2 NVMe SSD Review
https://www.servethehome.com/crucial-t700-2tb-pcie-gen5-m-2-nvme-ssd-review/

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General Discussion / IT’S ALL ABOUT APPLE WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP-09/27/2023
« Last post by rsutter on September 25, 2023, 09:02:41 AM »
Hello All,
This is a re-post of an article received today from SLO Bytes' parent organization, APCUG
Ralph Sutter
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September 27, 2023
IT’S ALL ABOUT APPLE
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
 
Jerry Rogan, Past President, Sunland Springs Village Technology Group
iOS17, Intro to Some of the Features that Make it a Desirable Upgrade
 
Joe Dietz, Member/Instructor, Central Kentucky Computer Society
Accessing Your iPhone/iPad Apple iCloud On Your Windows PC
 
Brooke Thomas, President, Central Kentucky Computer Society
How to Make and Animate a Memoji
 
Register here - https://forms.gle/WQhVB4Z676dXor859
 
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 September 26 after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time.

iOS17 doesn’t seem to have any sweeping changes, as we have seen in some past updates; however, the new features and enhancements make it a desirable upgrade. There are over 300 enhancements. Apple seems to focus on communication apps like Messages, FaceTime, Voicemail, and Phone. You will learn about some of these changes and changes to other apps that are equally appealing and intuitive to use.
 
Accessing Your iPhone/iPad Apple iCloud on your Windows PC. You will learn how easy it is to access and download your photos, notes, and other information in your iCloud to your Windows PC. No more emailing those things to yourself.
 
How to Make and Animate a Memoji. You will learn the steps to make a Memoji that resembles you, your personality, and your mood to send in Messages. We will make a Memoji sticker, and then we will record audio and facial expressions with facial recognition.
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General Discussion / Hard drive maintenance
« Last post by Stanford on September 22, 2023, 11:33:26 AM »
Data Doctors has a review of hard drive maintenance including a reminder of how to check status of your drives.
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