Better late than never... I have finally uploaded pictures and videos of the Avila Beach Polar Bear Plunge.

You can see the web site preview here.
http://www.slolug.com/polar/index.htm

Eventually the domain will point from http://www.avilabeachpolarbearplunge.com/

The Malwarebytes Browser Extension is a free web extension which protects you from malware, scams, clickbait, and it also has advertising/tracker protection built-in.

It's available for the Chrome and Firefox web browser.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/malwarebytes-browser-exte/ihcjicgdanjaechkgeegckofjjedodee

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/malwarebytes/

If you are using a Mac or iPad with the Apple keyboard here is a list of helpful shortcuts.

https://www.danrodney.com/mac/

I worked with Charlie and a Intel NUC after everyone had left the SLOLUG meeting. I partitioned the SSD and configured Elementary OS, a Linux distribution, on the Intel NUC. I liked it so much I decided that my next HTPC (Home Theatre PC) would be an Intel NUC. I was most impressed with the "Intel Visual BIOS" which uses your mouse and not the up/down arrow keys, etc.

I researched the parts and ordered them from B&H. This will replace my older 2013 Shuttle HTPC which has been running continuously since it was turned on.

The parts cost $600…

I will install Windows 10 Professional and Ubuntu Mate 18.04.1 on the Intel NUC. You may ask "Why run Linux on your TV?" Because I can...

I opted not to go to an i7 or 32GB RAM since this is only a HTPC. One of the many reasons to upgrade the HTPC is that it will be 4K compatible with my TV, something my older Shuttle HTPC did not support. The Intel NUC will have 16GB of Crucial RAM and a Samsung 500GB 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 Internal SSD which is 4 to 5 times faster than a regular SSD.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/boards-kits/nuc/kits/nuc8i5bek.html

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1437352-REG/intel_boxnuc8i5bek1_nuc_kit_nuc8i5bek.html
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https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1454173-REG/samsung_mz_v7s500b_am_500gb_970_evo_plus.html
5-Year Warranty

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=samsung-970evo-plus

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1233407-REG/crucial_ct2k8g4sfs824a_16gb_2_x_8gb.html
Limited Lifetime Warranty

Other helpful links:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/boards-kits/nuc/kits/nuc8i5bek.html
https://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/mini-pcs/NUC8i3BE_NUC8i5BE_NUC8i7BE_TechProdSpec.pdf
https://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/mini-pcs/nuc-kits/NUC8ixBEK_UserGuide.pdf
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/products/126147/mini-pcs/intel-nuc-kits/intel-nuc-kit-with-8th-generation-intel-core-processors/intel-nuc-kit-nuc8i5bek.html
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/detect.html
https://forums.intel.com/s/topic/0TO0P00000018NQWAY/intel-nucs?language=en_US
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Intel_NUC
https://nucblog.net/2018/11/coffee-lake-i5-nuc-review-nuc8i5bek-nuc8i5beh/ 
https://hothardware.com/reviews/intel-nuc8i7beh1-mini-pc-review

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Spectrum Mobile
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Windows Defender Antivirus can now run in a sandbox
https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/microsoftsecure/2018/10/26/windows-defender-antivirus-can-now-run-in-a-sandbox/
https://thehackernews.com/2018/10/windows-defender-antivirus-sandbox.html
•   Open Start and Search for "CMD" or "Command Prompt"
•   Right Click on it and select "Run as administrator."
•   Type: "setx /M MP_FORCE_USE_SANDBOX 1" and then press ENTER
•   Then restart your computer, that’s it

How to Find Your Original Windows 10 Product Key
https://www.techspot.com/guides/1760-find-your-windows-product-key/

Microsoft Store Apps
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/top-free/apps/pc

HEVC Video Extensions from Device Manufacturer
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/hevc-video-extensions-from-device-manufacturer/9n4wgh0z6vhq?activetab=pivot:overviewtab

V3TApps Movie Maker 10
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/movie-maker-10-tell-your-story/9mvfq4lmz6c9?activetab=pivot:overviewtab
https://moviemaker.support/

21 Hidden Smartphone Superpowers - Your iPhone or Android phone can help you count steps, schedule texts, ID photos faster, and more. Here's how.
https://www.consumerreports.org/smartphones/21-hidden-smartphone-superpowers/

Blocking Unwanted Connections with a Hosts File
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm

How to Edit the Hosts File in Windows 10
https://windows101tricks.com/edit-hosts-file-on-windows-10/
https://www.groovypost.com/howto/edit-hosts-file-windows-10/

Hosts File Editor
https://hostsfileeditor.com/

Other Hosts Editors
https://www.majorgeeks.com/mg/sortname/hostsfile.html

Some computers are "finally" getting the update. If you "seek" out the update you might get it.

If you want to manually update the computer download the current 18.09 Windows 10 ISO.

You can mount the ISO from within Windows 10 and then click the EXE to start the upgrade.

You can also extract the ISO and then run the EXE to start the upgrade.

Needless to say... HAVE A CURRENT BACKUP.

FREE to watch YouTube Movies
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Three ways you must prepare for a Microsoft Office 365 email outage
https://office-watch.com/2017/prepare-microsoft-office-365-email-outage/