Hello All,
Here are the Second Session Notes for my SLO Bytes presentation of 11/04/18
November 4th, 2018 Second Session Notes by Ralph Sutter
Irfanview – Freeware Graphics Viewer for Windows;  download from www.irfanview.com
https://www.irfanview.com/main_what_is_engl.htm
Download mirror; https://www.fosshub.com/IrfanView.html
Irfanview tutorials; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFh83UFRfGM
Sutter Irfanview tutorials;  Batch File Resizing using Irfanview
   Using Irfanview to Create a Simple HTML-based Photo Album
   Also on YouTube at https://youtu.be/1IT5lZHSV18
   Creating a Video Slide Show with Irfanview
   Also on YouTube at https://youtu.be/7EEkHF8Uik0
Irfanview can open many graphics extensions.
With Plugins installed, it can also open video files and sound files
Cropping can be adjusted after initial selection by dragging the marquee frame edges
Can launch other editing programs; enabled through Options/Properties-Settings/Miscellaneous
Fast image viewer; Hit Enter for full screen
Slide show creation and export
Batch conversion
VLC – Cross-platform freeware Video Viewer and Converter, download from https://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Internet Radio; https://tunein.com/   https://tunein.com/radio/local/
Pandora; www.pandora.com

Hello All,
The link below is a re-post of a ZD Net article.  It explains that if you have the license for an earlier Windows Pro installation, you can use it to update your current Windows 10 Home edition to Windows 10 Pro for free.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/going-pro-how-to-upgrade-windows-10-home-without-hassles/

Ralph Sutter

Hello All,

Here is the link to the sites and products mentioned by Bob Gostischa in his presentation, If it's connected, it must be protected delivered via Zoom on 10/07/18
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YvAsiLdJdgjPpgQ1hWg4O6tdsLp8ZFu6uu33mO7rXP4

Ralph Sutter

Hello All,
Yesterday, I checked Windows Updates and learned that KB4458469 was available for my Windows 10 desktop machine.  This surprised me, since I had checked for updates on Tuesday and updated then.
I attempted to install the update but when it reached 25% installed, it restarted the process.  It did this many, many times yesterday and today.  Clearly, the update wasn't going to happen in the short term.
I went to Plan B and downloaded 2018-09 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems (KB4458469) from
http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2018/09/windows10.0-kb4458469-x64_22139e5b137440eac5526d4c5c85762fcbe80030.msu
I then installed it successfully and restarted the computer.

When I re-checked Windows Updates, it informed me that Update KB4458469 was ready to install.  Since I had just performed the update, this puzzled me as is often the case when dealing with Redmond.  Nevertheless, I told Windows Update to proceed.  This time, it went through the complete process that had failed many times over the past 24 hours but assured me that this time the update was successful.

I rebooted the machine and ran Windows Update once again.  The View Update History confirmed that KB4458469  had installed successfully and that no further updates were currently available.

Hopefully, your Windows Updates will work as advertised and the work-around that I describe here will only be a source of amusement, not the start of your own Plan B.

Ralph Sutter

Hello All,

The topic was Animals.  The session opened with a series of images of animals from a National Geographics slide show. 
View the show at https://www.youtube.com/embed/Hodomt6bBOw  Stanford Brown provided the link.
Next came the announcement of the APCUG Photo Contest.  Entry deadline is September 30, 2018.  Details at apcug/apcug-photo-2018.pdf
Ralph Sutter then shared his own tutorial explaining how he used Adobe Photoshop Elements to remove a dark background from the screen shot of a terminal window. 
View the tutorial at
www.slobytes.org/digital/documents/Remove-dark-background.mp4
Finally Sutter pointed out three excellent articles on the workings of the digital camera
   Anatomy of a Camera; www.slobytes.org/digital/documents/Anatomy of a Camera p6-9.pdf
   Digital Camera Control and Image Capture; www.slobytes.org/digital/documents/Digital Camera Control and Image Capture.pdf
   Digital Camera Processing; www.slobytes.org/digital/documents/Digital Camera Processing - Maybach.doc

After these introductory activities, members of the group offered images that fondly recalled pets, zoos and critters of all stripes. 
We saw a menagerie of feathered and finned creatures, both in the wild and domesticated, interspersed with animal sculptures, wall hangings and paintings
The meeting ended with the distribution of photographic wisdom and oatmeal cookies.

Our next meeting will take place on Sunday, October 14th beginning at 2:00 pm.
This time, we will meet at a different location, 
   The home of Monica Tarzier
   1657 Southwood Dr.   
   San Luis Obispo, CA

The topic will be Scenes of the Fall
Please bring images tied to Autumn for sharing with others.

Ralph Sutter

Hello All
I have a Samsung SUHD TV that, until today, I had been unable to connect to my Yamaha RX-A2020 AV receiver in such a way that the sound from the TV played through the speakers of the receiver.  Instead, all TV programming on this smart TV played through the speakers of the TV.  While these are capable speakers, it annoyed me that I couldn’t configure the TV to play through the 5.1 speaker setup of the receiver.

I faithfully followed Samsung’s setup instructions.
From the remote go to Setup/Sound/Select Speaker/Receiver (HDMI)
Expert Options that were not greyed out were as follows
    HDMI Autio Format:  Bitstream
    Audio Format:  DTS Neo 2:5
    Audio Delay:  40
    Sound Feedback:  Low

Whenever I chose these settings, I got no sound from any programming on the TV.  I had to turn off the receiver.  With the receiver turned off, the TV reverted to TV Sound.

Today, I discovered the configuration step that I had been missing, the one necessary to send TV audio to the receiver.  Look for the HDMI input on the TV marked HDMI (ARC)

The Samsung TV has a smart hub.  (See attachment)  It outputs to the TV’s HDMI input with a single cable, called the ONE CONNECT cable.  Since it is a hub, it has 4 HDMI inputs that can be routed to the TV through the ONE CONNECT cable.
In my case, I plugged my Yamaha receiver into Input 1, my Asus mini computer into Input 2 and plugged another HDMI cable into Input 3, using it for guest laptops and other temporary devices.  I did not use Input 4

I noticed that Input 4 was labeled 4 (ARC).  When I researched what that meant, I learned that ARC stands for Audio Return Channel.  It allows two way communication between the device plugged in to it and the TV.
Once that I unplugged the receiver from Input 1 and replugged it into Input 4, the sound from whatever was playing on the TV was output to the speakers of the receiver. 

Now, if I turn on the TV, the receiver automatically turns on also.  I can use the receiver controls to modify the sounds from the TV just as I can if I were listening to any audio source on the receiver; phono, tuner, Apple TV, stand alone Roku, etc.
The TV remote controls the speaker volume of the receiver as does the receiver remote.  Life is good.

Ralph Sutter


 

Hello All,
This is a re-post of an article from Leo Notenboom.  Despite the title, the article offers detailed instructions on accessing a Windows computer that won't boot.
https://askleo.com/backing-up-a-machine-that-wont-boot/
Ralph Sutter