Hello All,
Here are my Notes for the SLO Bytes Photo Group that met on 07/14/2024

TOPIC: Curves
The meeting began with Ralph Sutter sharing the link to the photos taken by Alan Raul at the July 7th SLO Bytes Pizza Party
View the thumbnails at https://www.slobytes.org/digital/2024pizza/thumbnails/ and the fill resolution images at https://www.slobytes.org/digital/2024pizza/

Ralph continued with images curving objects: scissors, noodles, chiles, bananas and giant jacks. Sutter used the background removal tool in ACDSee 2024 Ultimate among other tools to edit his images

Alan Raul shot a variety of curved images around the Pismo Beach Premium Outlets which included his Toyota pickup, a Tesla car, bicycle, basketball, water and gas pipes and more. He showed curved neon lights found while walking around Pismo Beach. These images were all shot with his Leica Q3 without any modifications. He photographed a vase with embedded Abalone pieces given to him by his sister as a gift. This image was modified in different ways using Photoshop. His last image was a colored drawing with curves made with Photoshop.

Kaye Raul found curves in water pipes, glass vases, electrical insulators, jewelry and antique foot warmers

Stanford Brown noted curves in the landscaping that he created at home, from garden paths to coiled cats and planters. He also shared photos of the curves of the San Luis Obispo Airport

John Waller saw curving handrails, garden hoses, walkways, palm fronds, sundials, power lines and the foothills behind his property.

After the sharing of images, Sutter showed the processes that he used to create the Pizza Party Slideshow available on the club's web site.
The documentation is viewable at https://www.slobytes.org/digital/documents/2024-Pizza-Party-Photos.docx

Ralph also made a slideshow using ACDSee but did not upload it to the website since the web host does not allow videos.

The topic for August 11th will be Landscapes. The meeting will take place via Zoom beginning at 2:00 pm,
The meeting schedule for the remainder of 2024 is as follows.

  September 8
  October 13
  November 10
  December 8

See the Links page; https://www.slobytes.org/digital/links.html, for tutorials and other resources

Ralph Sutter

Hi Doug,
In April of this year, I purchased 2 GMKtec Mini PC N100 computers at $150.13 each.  The units came with Windows 11 Pro preinstalled.
I posted the specs on my website at https://www.fullbean.com/computer/gmk/gmk.pdf
The purchase details are at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CH81C4K3?th=1

This device has been performing well since then.
Ralph

Hello All
Today I received the appended message from SLO Bytes parent group, APCUG
Ralph Sutter


June 26, 2024
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
 
Automating Your Mac
Joe Kissell, Take Control Books
and
Avoid the Trash Heap: 17 Creative Uses for an Old Computer
How to turn off Windows 11's Start Menu Ads
Dale Harrington, MiCRO-PC
 
Register here ? https://forms.gle/9xswjVzcDqyY4Nng6
 
After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment of your registration. On June 25, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time, you will receive the encrypted Zoom link.
 
Automating Your Mac, Joe Kissell, Author & Publisher, Take Control Books
https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/
 
Joe's presentation is a practical guide for Mac users who want to work more efficiently. He demonstrates how to save time and effort and avoid unnecessary errors using automation techniques. The presentation is designed to be accessible and beneficial to users of all experience levels.
 
You can begin by making the most of productivity features such as Siri, Spotlight (for launching apps), and text replacement?and then move on to the more sophisticated automation tools built into macOS, such as Shortcuts, Automator, AppleScript, services, and shell scripts.
 
Avoid the Trash Heap: 17 Creative Uses for an Old Computer. Keep your old laptop or desktop! With some effort and creativity, you can convert it to a NAS, try a new OS, set up a security camera, and more.
How to Turn Off Windows 11's Start Menu Ads. Dale Harrington, Program Chair, MiCRO-PC-Mile High Computer Resource Organization
 
We look forward to seeing you this Wednesday. 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)

Hello All,
What follows is my SLO Bytes Photo Group Report for the meeting of 06/16/2024

TOPIC: Macro Photography

The meeting began with Ralph Sutter sharing the link to a presentation on SD Cards that he posted to the Digital Photography website at https://www.slobytes.org/digital/links.html

While Stanford Brown was out of town and couldn't join in today's photo session, he submitted five macro images. They included watch faces, rocks, fruit and tree bark

Ralph Sutter followed with closeups of leaves, orchids, microphones and frozen vegetables. Ralph commented that it was far easier to do macro photography with a smart phone than with a traditional camera at little or no sacrifice in image quality.

John Waller offered closeups of evaporated salt, mustard plants, Dandelions and Queen Anne's Lace.

Kaye Raul alternating between a smart phone and a Sony camera, focused on tight shots of sand dollars, scallops, building blocks, and artistic ash trays.

Alan Raul , again switching between phone and camera, shared flowers, rocks, stucco surfaces and objects found on beach sand.

The topic for July 14th will be Curves. The meeting will take place beginning at 2:00 pm.

The meeting schedule for the remainder of 2024 is as follows.

  August 11
  September 8
  October 13
  November 10
  December 8

See the Links page; https://www.slobytes.org/digital/links.html for tutorials and other resources

Ralph Sutter