Hello Dave,
Here's a timely link to Leo Notenboom's explanation of how to back up e-mail programs such as Thunderbird
https://askleo.com/back-up-my-email/
Ralph Sutter

Logitech says "This mouse allows the user to MULTI-DEVICE FLOW
Use M720 to work seamlessly between computers, laptops, tablets. Pair your mouse to up to three different devices, and switch between them with the Easy-Switch™ button. Use Flow™ to fly through your tasks: seamlessly move text, images, and files across computers – and operating systems – with a simple copy and paste."

Logitech M720-Triathlon Mouse Description
 https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/mice/m720-triathlon.910-004790.html

Logitech M720 Setup
https://www.logitech.com/assets/64937/m720-web-qsg.pdf

Logitech Options Software – mouse customization
https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/options

Logitech Flow  - cross-computer control and file sharing
https://support.logi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360023359293-Set-up-and-enable-Logitech-Flow-for-use-with-a-mouse
https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/options/page/flow-multi-device-control

Caveat – Key injection vulnerability
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/logitech-unifying-receivers-vulnerable-to-key-injection-attacks/

I purchased the Logitech M720 Triathlon Mouse at Costco San Luis Obispo on 06/02/2021 for $29.99

Ralph Sutter

Hello All,
The link below allows you to take a virtual drive through the streets of numerous cities around the world.  You can vary the drive speed, enable or disable the traffic noise and listen to or mute a local radio station.
https://driveandlisten.herokuapp.com/

Ralph Sutter

Hello All,
Here are my Notes from the 05/16/2021 meeting of SLO Bytes' Photo Group

TOPIC: Vivid Color; The meeting took place via Zoom

In the First Segment, Stanford Brown looked back at flowers, landscapes and structures from around the world, each with one or more dominant colors.

Alan Raul followed, shifting focus to harbors of California's Central Coast featuring Coast Guard vessels private craft

John Waller , using extensive color masking, shared images of aircraft, fire engines, and landscapes.

Alan Raul opened the Second Session displaying flowers and lawn art. His images are available on-line here

Ralph Sutter treated today's session as an opportunity to enhance the colors of flowers and children's toys

Stanford Brown shared many very vivid flowers

Kaye Raul also found colorful flowers as well as brightly colored buildings and gates. She enhanced these scenes by selective color removal.

Connie Sutter contributed images of fruit trees and flowers

In the Third Session, Ralph called attention to Adobe's Digital Negative Converter, free software that allows image editors to manipulate RAW photos when the software does not natively convert the camera that produced those images.

Kaye showed how she selectively removed color from photos using Selective Color.
She offered the following documentation
  in Luminar - https://jimnix.com/blog/2019/3/13/selective-color-in-luminar
  in Lightroom - https://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-easily-create-selective-color-using-lightroom/
  in Luminar AI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPLMD0KWn9M

John demonstrated how he used both Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom to highlight a single color and convert others to grey. He explained the workings of Adobe's object selection tool
Our next meeting will take place on June 13th beginning at 1:00 pm
The topic is Favorite Images from Nature; Please share scenes of a place free from human interaction

Ralph Sutter

Hello All,
Below is a re-post of a message from SLO Bytes' parent group, APCUG announcing its May workshops
Ralph Sutter

5/12/21
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
WYZE Home Security Cameras
Register at https://forms.gle/YUMVt5p7jLaQTgBJ7
Registration closes at 11:30 pm (PT) on May 11
 
Join Larry Fortna, President, Lake At Leesburg Technology & Computer Club, for a presentation on WYZE home security cameras with a cookbook of apps that can be leveraged to provide all sorts of options for security, notification, and operations.
 
Some of the apps you will learn about will have uses outside of the security realm.
•   IFTTT - a website that provides automation of tasks between many different services.
•   Telegram - a messaging app that can be used to notify a group of people when triggers from IFTTT trip.
•   Kasa - an app for controlling TP-Link Wi-Fi light switches that can be activated by various means.
•   Tasker - an Android app that can perform all kinds of automation on an Android phone.
•   ApowerMirror - an app that lets you mirror your Android phone screen with your PC and will be used in this presentation.
•   Alexa - a smartphone app with customizable routines.
•   Reverb - an app for sending voice commands to Alexa.
•   TinyCam PRO - an Android Swiss Army Knife app for controlling/monitoring all brands of security cameras including the WYZE cameras.
•   Bluestacks - a MAC/PC application that allows you to run Android tasks on your PC.
This will be a lengthy discussion and a PDF file will be available for later reference.
 
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5/19/21
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
Learning Linux Workshop #8
Register at https://forms.gle/HYewRn3vrmR1ANEc7

If you registered for a Linux Workshop this year,
you do not need to register again.
Registration closes at 11:30 pm (PT) on
Tuesday, 5/18
 
Potpourri with Orv Beach and John Kennedy, Linux Evangelists. Backing up, printing, security, networking, and more with an extended Q&A for follow-up questions you might have from past workshops.

 
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5/26/21
 9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
MeWe and Online Privacy
Register at https://forms.gle/jpczxf6bfEGuEz6y5
Registration closes at 11:30 pm (PT) on May 25
 
MeWe, a secure alternative to Facebook with Mike Ungerman, Central Florida Computer Society past president. No ads - no spyware - your life isn’t 4-sale.
 
Online Privacy by Joe Kissell, Publisher & Author, TakeControlBooks. Joe’s VTC presentation maxed out at 100 attendees with many not having an opportunity to get a ‘seat’ so we thought we would offer it again since security is always a timely topic.

Nowadays, it can be difficult to complete ordinary activities without placing your personal data online, but having your data online puts you at risk for theft, embarrassment, and all manner of trouble. Joe’s presentation covers practical advice that we need to handle common online privacy problems and how to develop a sensible online privacy strategy, customized for our needs.




 

Hello All,
This is a repost from SLO Bytes' parent organization, APCUG
Ralph Sutter

Welcome to APCUG’s
May 1, 2021
Virtual Technology Conference (VTC)
 
Click here to register-- https://forms.gle/4Mn1tz5pR8efWFYN6

Registration closes at 11:30 pm on Friday, April 30 PT
 
More information and bios: https://apcug2.org/apcug-2021-spring-vtc/

You do not need a Zoom account to attend the VTC. Please update to the latest version of Zoom before attending the conference. www.zoom.us/download
 
Unlike the Wednesday Workshops, you do not have access to the microphone. Please ask your questions in the Chatbox; the moderators (Bill James, Track 1 and John Kennedy, Track 2) will ask the questions. If there isn’t time for all of the questions to be answered, Judy will send them to the speaker and forward the answers to those who put their first and last name (only) into the Chatbox for each presentation they attend.
 
If there are any handouts for a presentation, those who have added their names to the Chatbox will receive them as well as the YouTube link to the presentation.
 
Track 1 – Presentation #1
9am PT – 10am MT – 11am CT – 12pm ET
 
Learn all about a VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Don Arrowsmith, President
Philadelphia Area Computer Society
 
What it is; Why you would want one; How you can get one; and How to use one. You can run your own for free if you have the right router, network file server, or even a Raspberry Pi. There will be detailed information about setting up a VPN on a router with that feature available.
 
Track 2 – Presentation #1
9am PT – 10am MT – 11am CT – 12pm ET
 
Sharan Kalwani, President
SouthEastern Michigan Computer Organization
 
The Audio in Audacity!
Audacity is a versatile program that can be used to record audio, edit sound files, and convert them to various formats. Audacity is Open Source; it is free. It is readily available to the public for download. This tutorial is designed to introduce new users to the basic features of the program.
 
Avidemux - open-source software for non-linear video editing
Avidemux is a very simple basic video editing tool. Of course, it is free and fun to use. This tutorial on Avidemux will introduce beginners to use this to cut, join, split, rotate videos as well as add filters.
 
Both of these programs are free cross-platform apps: Linux, BSD, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows.
 
Track 1 – Presentation #2
10am PT – 11am MT – 12pm CT – 1pm ET
 
Using the Control Center on your iPad
Brooke Thomas, President
Central Kentucky Computer Society
 
Brooke will demonstrate where the iPad Control Center is, how to customize it, and an overview of the different controls available within the Control Center.
 
Track 2 – Presentation #2
10am PT – 11am MT – 12pm ET – 1pm ET
 
Your Online Privacy
Joe Kissell, Author and Publisher
Take Control Books
 
Nowadays, it can be difficult to complete ordinary activities without placing our personal data online, but having our data online puts us at risk for theft, embarrassment, and all manner of trouble. Joe gives practical advice that we need to handle common online privacy problems and to develop a sensible online privacy strategy customized for our needs.
 
Track 1 – Presentation #3
11am PT – 12pm MT – 1pm CT – 2pm ET
 
Music in the Car
Ray Baxter, President
Payson Meetup Club
 
Remember when it was so "cool" to have a push-button AM radio in the car? This presentation will review how to utilize your existing Compact Disc collection, now that many new vehicles no longer have a CD player, by streaming from an online service, using Bluetooth, flash drives, smartphones, etc.
 
Track 2 – Presentation #3
11am PT – 12pm MT – 1pm CT – 2pm ET
 
Word Tips and Tricks
Jerry Heaton, Member
Central Kentucky Computer Society
 
During this presentation, you will be amazed at the available tools in the current version of Word. These handy tools will enhance your word processing experience. Speech recognition and editing assistance will also be covered.

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

April 14 – Cutting the Cord
April 21 – Learning Linux #7
April 28 - Genealogy
 
4/14/21
 
Cutting the Cord
Registration - https://forms.gle/LhxGHcz47r6MD6XH6
Registration closes at 11:30 pm (PT) on April 13.
 
Cutting the Cord - Watching TV (Legally) Without Cable with Rob Truman
Have you wanted to cut the cord? Pay less money each month for the programs you want to watch? Don’t know how to do? Afraid to take the leap?
Rob will help us discover our options when it comes to living without a cable bill each month. We will learn how to use our Internet connection for all our viewing needs, including cable, local, premium, music, and sports channels.
 
Rob will be joined by Bill James and Sandee Ruth, talking about how they cut the cord and are enjoying it!
 
Rob Truman, Webmaster, Computer Booters – SouthEast (AZ) Valley Friends in Technology
Bill James, VP of Operations, Computer Club of Oklahoma City - Confused about computers? Perplexed about software programs? Baffled by email and the Internet? The ccOKC is here to help!
Sandee Ruth, President, Lorain County Computer Users Group – Come Learn With Us
 
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4/21/21

Learning Linux Workshop #7
Registration - https://forms.gle/CXMdjoGAEdtPzJoC9
This is the same link as the Linux #6 workshop in March; if you registered for that one you
do not need to register again.
Registration closes at 11:30 pm (PT) on Tuesday, April 20.
 
Learning Linux – Customization
The topic for this workshop presentation is “Customizing the Linux Desktop.” One of the great features of Linux is how customizable the desktop environment can be. We will have four Linux users start with the default desktop look that comes with different distros and show us how they customize it to meet their likes, needs, and workflow.

Murray Strome – Xfce
David Hatton - MATE
John Kennedy – Cinnamon
Orv Beach – KDE
 
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4/28/21
 
Genealogy
Registration - https://forms.gle/LqPe3RnuJ3u8Mhnx8
Registration closes at 11:30 pm (PT) on April 27.
 
Have you wanted to know more about your relatives but don’t know to start or what to use? Sue, Orv, and Murray will talk about What is genealogical software? Why use it? and give us a demonstration on Family Tree Maker, Gramps, and RootsMagic.

Sue Mueller, Genealogy SIG Organizer, Computer Users of Erie – Family Tree Maker, Discover your family story
Orv Beach, Linux Guru who uses Gramps, an open-source genealogy research app
Murray Strome, Genealogy 101 SIG leader, Victoria Computer Club – RootsMagic, Software to reunite families

 

Hello All,
On 03/31/2021, Skylum released an update for Luminar 4, a commercial image editing program.  The newest version is 4.3.3.  If you already have Luminar 4 installed, update by launching it, clicking on Help/Check for Updates 

Another way to get the update is to download the Luminar 4 Trial Version from the company website.
https://skylum.com/luminar-try

Please note that this message refers to Luminar 4, not Luminar AI  They are separate programs.

I did not find a specific download link for Luminar 4 on the Skylum website.

Ralph Sutter