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General Discussion / APCUG Free Wednesday Webinars-Photography 06/12/2024

« Last post by rsutter on June 10, 2024, 05:46:45 PM »

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

IT'S ALL ABOUT PHOTOS
June 12, 2024
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET

Tips for Fireworks Photos
John Krout, Presenter & Author, PATACS
and
Your Vacation Photos
Chris & Jim Guld
Geeks on Tour

Register here ? https://forms.gle/gpSto5ukfq1LXvpy8

After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment of your registration. On June 11, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time, you will receive the encrypted Zoom link.

Tips for Fireworks Photos. Technical fundamentals, photo equipment needed, preparation checklist for the night before, camera settings, operational specifics, and more.

Your Vacation Photos. Don?t wait ?til you get home from vacation! Start sharing your photos on day one. Make an album and share it with friends. Chris and Jim from Geeks on Tour will show you how to make your vacation photos look their best, make an album, and share and remember your travels for years to come using your phone and the Google Photos app.

We look forward to seeing you this Wednesday. The Linux WW is on June 19, and another WW on June 26. Do you have a presentation you have given to your group? Please volunteer to give it at one of the WWs. Thanks, Judy & John (jtaylour@apcug.org -- jkennedy@apcug.org)

General Discussion / DuckDuckGo Updates, Search Engine and Browser (stops tracking).

« Last post by Doug on June 08, 2024, 03:41:44 PM »

What's New in DuckDuckGo:

"We're constantly making improvements to our product. Every quarter, we'll post the best of our most recent updates here."

https://duckduckgo.com/updates

General Discussion / ZDNet: 5 ways to save your Windows 10 PC in 2025 - and most are free

« Last post by Doug on June 07, 2024, 09:01:18 PM »

ZDNet: 5 ways to save your Windows 10 PC in 2025 - and most are free. Written by Steven Vaughan-Nichols, Senior Contributing Editor.

"For Windows 365 Customers:
Extended Security Updates will be included at no additional cost for Windows 10 devices accessing Windows 365 Cloud PCs."

https://www.zdnet.com/article/5-ways-to-save-your-windows-10-pc-in-2025-and-most-are-free/

General Discussion / Wildfire Websites and Maps (Updated 7/3/2024).

« Last post by Doug on June 06, 2024, 10:03:02 PM »

https://www.fireweatheravalanche.org/fire/

Watch Duty: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/watch-duty-wildfire-maps/id1574452924

Fire and Smoke Map: https://fire.airnow.gov/

Cal Fire: https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents

Frontline Wildfire Map: https://www.frontlinewildfire.com/california-wildfire-map/

General Discussion / Alan Raul June 2, 2024 Meeting Notes

« Last post by Alan J. Raul on May 30, 2024, 11:03:50 AM »

Biggest Windows 11 update in 2 years nearly finalized, enters Release Preview
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/biggest-windows-11-update-in-2-years-nearly-finalized-enters-release-preview/

Tip: Upgrade to Windows 11 Version 24H2 Right Now
https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-11/303050/tip-upgrade-to-windows-11-version-24h2-right-now

Windows 11 24H2: Expected Features, Potential Release Date & Rumored Requirements
https://beebom.com/windows-11-24h2/

Releasing Windows 11, version 24H2 to the Release Preview Channel
https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/05/22/releasing-windows-11-version-24h2-to-the-release-preview-channel/

Recall is Microsoft?s key to unlocking the future of PCs
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/20/24159258/microsoft-recall-ai-explorer-windows-11-surface-event

New Windows AI feature records everything you?ve done on your PC
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/microsofts-new-recall-feature-will-record-everything-you-do-on-your-pc/

Hands On: Microsoft's 2024 Surfaces Level Up With Copilot AI, Arm Silicon
https://www.pcmag.com/news/hands-on-microsofts-2024-surfaces-level-up-with-copilot-ai-arm-silicon

Apple iPad Models
https://www.apple.com/ipad/

Android 15 unveiled: Here are 8 exciting (or handy) features coming to your phone
https://www.zdnet.com/article/android-15-unveiled-here-are-8-new-exciting-features-coming-to-your-phone/

Backblaze Drive Stats for Q1 2024
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-drive-stats-for-q1-2024/

How YouTube Gets to You
https://www.google.com/get/videoqualityreport/?v=5VG8BxiubZw#how_video_gets_to_you

Gemi for Google Workspace ? Prompting guide 101 ? A quick-start handbook for effective prompts
https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/gemini-for-google-workspace-prompting-guide-101.pdf

General Discussion / APCUG Free Wednesday Webinar - Using Census for Geneology

« Last post by rsutter on May 20, 2024, 10:58:11 AM »

Hello All,
This is a re-post of an announcement from SLO Bytes' parent group, SPCUG
Ralph Sutter
MAY 22, 2024

WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET

Using the Census for Genealogy--More than you think
Sue Mueller, Genealogy Group Leader
Computer Users of Erie
and
The Dark Web
Al Williams, President
Willow Valley Computer Club

Register here ? https://forms.gle/8ZkMiHLmg6jfBLKs7

After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment of your registration. On May 21, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time, you will receive the encrypted Zoom link.

Census Records?More than you think. Explore federal and state census records, where and what you will find on the census, family, and neighbor clues, linking census clues to other sources, other census schedules, and census substitutes.

The Dark Web. What is it? Is it dangerous? Why would I want to use it? This presentation is for the curious.

We look forward to seeing you this Wednesday. The next WW is on June 12, a Linux WW on June 19, and a WW on June 26. Do you have a presentation you have given to your group? Please volunteer to give it at one of the WWs. Thanks, Judy & John (jtaylour@apcug.org -- jkennedy@apcug.org)

General Discussion / Notes from the SLO Bytes Photo Group Meeting of 05/19/2024

« Last post by rsutter on May 19, 2024, 05:56:37 PM »

Hello All,
Here are my Notes for the SLO Bytes Photo Group Meeting of 05/19/2024
TOPIC: Learn Something and Share

The meeting began with Alan Raul sharing links that are posted on the SLO Bytes Digital Photography website at https://www.slobytes.org/digital/links.html

Alan commented on the free video editing program, Davinci Resolve from Black Magic Design. He used the program to demonstrate some of its capabilities. Particularly impressive was its new editing app for the iPhone.
He then showed how to use Adobe Photoshop?s sky replacement adding some of his own skies to enhance images of Pismo Beach.

Next, Raul commented that it is now possible to use an iPhone as a portable scanner for a MAC computer.

Continuing with the Davinci Resolve theme, Ralph Sutter used that program to create a video of him turning a screwdriver handle on a wood lathe and then fluting it with a homemade jig.

Finally, Ralph demonstrated focus stacking by combining 6 images into one resulting in a shot looking down a long hallway with every foot of the corridor in focus.

Kaye Raul also showed focus stacking. Her subject was flower arrangements. Kaye mentioned that there will be a free Lightroom Summit from MAY 20 - 24, 2024. Register at https://www.lightroomsummit.com/?r_done=1

The topic for June will be Macro Photography. The meeting will take place via Zoom on June 16th, beginning at 2:00 pm, one week later than normal.
The meeting schedule for the remainder of 2024 is as follows.
July 14     October 13
August 11   November 10
September 8   December 8
See the Links page; https://www.slobytes.org/digital/links.html for tutorials and other resources

Ralph Sutter

General Discussion / Free APCUG Saturday Safari Webinar -5/18/24

« Last post by rsutter on May 15, 2024, 11:24:20 PM »

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

May 18, 2024
SATURDAY SAFARI
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET

How to Photograph Total Solar Eclipses
John Krout, Presenter & Author, PATACS

EaseUS Todo Backup
Joel Ewing, President, Bella Vista Computer Club

Extending the Life of Your Smartphone Battery
John Krout

Register here ? https://forms.gle/KxYQqFe6a5dw1oLd6

After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment of your registration and the workshop encrypted Zoom link email on Friday, May 17, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time.

How to photograph total solar eclipses. John Krout has photographed three total solar eclipses. Learn about the photo gear and how to use it. Also, learn how to rent the photo gear.

EaseUS Todo Backup. Are you looking for free alternatives for Windows image backups now that Macrium Reflect Free is no longer available? EaseUS Todo Backup still has a free version that can produce disk images and other backups under Windows 10 or 11. This presentation will cover the installation and use of EaseUS Todo Backup for disk image backup and recovery.

Extending the life of your smartphone battery. Does your battery warm up while being charged? Heat is the mortal enemy of your battery. Learn how to avoid heating, set your phone to avoid charging into the danger zone, and use apps to prompt you when to start charging.

General Discussion / Email Tips from Consumer Reports

« Last post by Stanford Brown on May 14, 2024, 05:40:53 PM »

Here is a tip for clearing emails

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General Discussion / Connect to your Raspberry Pi from a web browser, anywhere in the world. ZDNet.

« Last post by Doug on May 10, 2024, 12:03:16 PM »

https://www.zdnet.com/article/now-you-can-connect-to-your-raspberry-pi-from-a-web-browser-anywhere-in-the-world-heres-how

Connect to your Raspberry Pi from a web browser, anywhere in the world - here's how. The remote desktop tool that Raspberry Pi fans have been waiting for is finally here. Here's what you need to know to access it.

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