Hello All,

Those of you who attended the SLO Bytes December 2017 General Session saw President Earl Kaplan award Trainer Alan Raul with a Certificate of Appreciation from our parent organization, APCUG.
You can view that commendation at http://www.slobytes.org/awards/apcug-appreciation-raul-2017.pdf
Congratulations Alan,

Ralph Sutter

Hello All,
Here are the links to the APCUG VTC Annual Meeting Talks
Annual Meeting - https://youtu.be/1H806HM8StY
Staying Safe Online, Bob Gostischa - https://youtu.be/TIZPEmtB_-8
The Importance of Having a VPN, Joe Melfi - https://youtu.be/yQ1OAdliG90
iOS 11 Tips & Tricks, Jere Minich - https://youtu.be/PhRVG0qRBP4
LibreOffice, John Kennedy - https://youtu.be/rCsN-krGhRw
Google Photos, Ron Brown - https://youtu.be/Uj-C8jsQ4T0
Voice Operated Assistants, Greg Skalka - https://youtu.be/GRFIJM39wHI
Reposted by Ralph Sutter

Hello All,

I just posted my notes from the November 18, 2017 SLO Bytes Photo Group on the club web site.
I am reposting them here.

Ralph Sutter

   
TOPIC: Architecture
The topic for the November 19th meeting was Architecture

Ralph Sutter opened the meeting sharing several camera accessories that he purchased recently.
The first was a Vivitar 58 mm Vivitar Professional UV CPL FLD Lens Filter and Close-Up Macro Accessory Kit.
Learn more at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0081TSZCC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The second item was a Canon EF Lens to Micro Four Thirds M4/3 Built-in Aperture Control Ring Adapter that allows one to mount a Canon EF lens on a Panasonic Lumix G7 camera body See https://www.ebay.com/itm/Canon-EF-Lens-to-Micro-Four-Thirds-M4-3-Built-in-Aperture-Control-Ring-Adapter/182596261604

Adobe CC Cheat Sheet 2016 https://cdn.makeawebsitehub.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/adobe-cc-cheat-sheet-for-photographers-2016-A4-PRINT.pdf

NIK Collection Free for Now; software suite of plugins for Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom
This link was suggested by John Waller

Ralph Sutter began the image show and tell with a slide show of structures seen on his recent visit to China. They included images from Beijing, Shanghai, Pudong, Hangzhou, Westlake and Yellow Mountain.

Bob Grover followed sharing shots of impressive buildings seen locally and in Mexico City, Yucatan, Machu Picchu and several European cities. These were part of a more ambitious project that Bob is working on. That project will chronicle the many sites that he visited throughout his life.

Alan Raul stayed local. He offered a video tour of the new hotel in Pismo Beach, The Inn at the Pier, showing how he enhanced images via Aurora HDR; a software image editing program. Alan added perspective with a quadcopter flyover of the area.

Monica Tarzier offered images of garden structures seen at her San Luis Obispo back yard.

John Waller brought varied architectural images as seen in Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, Yosemite, Bodie and other California locales

Don Jones visited historical buildings found at the Price Street Park near Pismo Beach.

Connie Sutter also offered images from China, specifically Shanghai, Pudong, Westlake and Hangzhou.

Our final meeting of the year will take place on December 10th.  The topic is Enclosed Spaces.  Members are encouraged to bring images of spaces found within other spaces.

Hello All,
Recently, I replaced the hard drive on my laptop with a larger drive.
For the record, I backed up the first hard drive using Acronis True Image and then restored it to the larger drive
The move was successful until I opened Microsoft Outlook 365.
That program advised that I was running an outdated version of the .ost file asking me to close Outlook and delete the .ost file
Unfortunately, Outlook offered no clue as to where that file was located or how to delete it.

I searched on-line for guidance.  Finding nothing useful, I tried my own hand at solving the problem.

I have posted on YouTube the steps that I took to successfully delete the Outlook 2016 .ost file and have Outlook recreate a current version.
View my screen capture video at https://youtu.be/iGqTUZtnhGU
Ralph Sutter

Hello All,

I recently downloaded a portable app and wanted to be able to launch it from the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Start Menu
Unlike installed programs, portable applications don't automatically show up on the Start menu nor can they be added by right clicking them and opting to add them to that menu.
Here's how I was able to launch a portable app from the Start menu.
1.  Locate the portable app
2.  Create a shortcut to it by right clicking on the file's .exe file and choosing Create shortcut
3.  Navigate to %appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs on your computer.
     One way to do that is to simply paste %appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs into the Type here to search window
     That window is the one immediately to the right of the Start button in the lower left corner of the taskbar
4.  Paste the shortcut created in Step 2 above into %appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
5.  That portable application will now appear on the Start menu.

Ralph Sutter

Hello All,

Registration is now open for SCaLE 16x! The 16th annual Southern California Linux Expo will take place on March 8-11, 2018, at the Pasadena Convention Center.  SCaLE draws OSS community members from around the world for a weekend of learning, sharing, networking and fun.
We have negotiated special SCaLE rates at local hotels.

For details or to register, go here:
https://register.socallinuxexpo.org/reg6/

Reposted by Ralph Sutter

Hello All,

Here are my notes from the SLO Bytes Photo Group meeting of Sunday, October 8, 2017.  I would have uploaded them earlier but my Internet has been down since Sunday.

TOPIC Geometric Shapes
The Photography Group welcomed back Bob Grover
Ralph Sutter opened the meeting with a slideshow of familiar objects having hard lines.
Kaye Raul showed a video featuring a variety of straight and curved shapes found in furniture.
Alan Raul shared some shots of boats and bridges as well as columns that he digitally enhanced using ACDSee Ultimate filters.
Bob Styerwalt displayed shots taken highlighting the geometric shapes found in and around the house.
Don Jones pointed out the geometry inherent in the sewing cabinet that he built for his wife
Bob Grover highlighted the lines found in public buildings and open spaces
John Waller added outdoor shots from La Purisima Mission, Yosemite and local landscapes

Connie Sutter captured the lines and curves of Leffingwell Landing

NEXT MEETING Sunday, November 19th 2017 @ 2:00 pm (one week later than usual)
Topic : Architecture  images of man-made structures

LOCATION:
Home of Connie and Ralph Sutter
498 Hansen Hill Road
Arroyo Grande, CA

Ralph Sutter

Hello All,

I just uploaded a screen capture video showing how I save an .html web page to a .pdf file.
PLEASE NOTE:  My goal here is to grab all of the information on the web page and save it in a single document.
While I could accomplish the same thing by printing out the page and then scanning it, I didn't want to use a scanner.

I also didn't opt for clicking on Save As HTML or Save as HTML Complete.  I explain why in the video.

View my tutorial at http://www.fullbean.com/tutorials/html-to-pdf-file.mp4
or on YouTube at https://youtu.be/eEYAKMOdo4s

Ralph Sutter