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General Discussion / Sell old photo equipment
« Last post by Stanford on February 03, 2024, 05:51:20 PM »Where to sell old photo equipment
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General Discussion / Re: Restore Full Menus to Windows 11 - Bypass the Need to Click Show More Options
« Last post by Alan J. Raul on January 31, 2024, 09:04:25 PM »I have been using a REG file for many years. I always keep a copy in my "Toolbox" folder for future Windows installations. You just click on the REG file and it's entered into the Windows Registry.
https://nerdschalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/win-11-old-right-click-context-menu-reg-hack.zip
https://nerdschalk.com/how-to-fix-windows-11-right-click-menu-to-show-more-options-like-windows-10/
https://nerdschalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/win-11-old-right-click-context-menu-reg-hack.zip
https://nerdschalk.com/how-to-fix-windows-11-right-click-menu-to-show-more-options-like-windows-10/
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General Discussion / Alan Raul February 4, 2024 Meeting Notes
« Last post by Alan J. Raul on January 31, 2024, 08:46:24 PM »San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority - Recycling Guide
https://www.iwma.com/recycling-guide
APCUG YouTube Videos
https://www.youtube.com/@APCUGVideos/videos
Incase - Founded in 1997, Incase is a brand driven by design. We design solutions centered on protection and mobility to meet the evolving demands of today's creatives. Informed by the principles of good design, the ecosystem of bags and accessories we curate transcend both age and demographics.
https://www.incase.com/
Incase to relaunch Microsoft® PC accessory portfolio in 2024
https://www.incase.com/pages/incase-designed-by-microsoft
Should You Cancel Amazon Prime? Here Are 12 Good Reasons
https://www.kiplinger.com/personal-finance/shopping/online-shopping/602571/reasons-to-cancel-amazon-prime
Join Costco
https://www.costco.com/join-costco.html
ASUS NUC Products
https://www.asus.com/us/displays-desktops/nucs/nuc-mini-pcs/
PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD Mounting Screws Kit for Asus, Gigabyte, ASRock and MSI Motherboards, 30pcs
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08ZD81HDR/
3 Ways to Take a Scrolling Screenshot on iPhone
https://www.lifewire.com/take-scrolling-screenshot-on-iphone-5272524
Use Stolen Device Protection on iPhone
https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/use-stolen-device-protection-iph17105538b/ios
How To Use iPhone Stolen Device Protection
https://youtu.be/oUObBIak05Q
How to Fix the FATAL FLAW in iPhone's New Security Feature
https://youtu.be/9GtcDZQXgcg
https://www.iwma.com/recycling-guide
APCUG YouTube Videos
https://www.youtube.com/@APCUGVideos/videos
Incase - Founded in 1997, Incase is a brand driven by design. We design solutions centered on protection and mobility to meet the evolving demands of today's creatives. Informed by the principles of good design, the ecosystem of bags and accessories we curate transcend both age and demographics.
https://www.incase.com/
Incase to relaunch Microsoft® PC accessory portfolio in 2024
https://www.incase.com/pages/incase-designed-by-microsoft
Should You Cancel Amazon Prime? Here Are 12 Good Reasons
https://www.kiplinger.com/personal-finance/shopping/online-shopping/602571/reasons-to-cancel-amazon-prime
Join Costco
https://www.costco.com/join-costco.html
ASUS NUC Products
https://www.asus.com/us/displays-desktops/nucs/nuc-mini-pcs/
PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD Mounting Screws Kit for Asus, Gigabyte, ASRock and MSI Motherboards, 30pcs
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08ZD81HDR/
3 Ways to Take a Scrolling Screenshot on iPhone
https://www.lifewire.com/take-scrolling-screenshot-on-iphone-5272524
Use Stolen Device Protection on iPhone
https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/use-stolen-device-protection-iph17105538b/ios
How To Use iPhone Stolen Device Protection
https://youtu.be/oUObBIak05Q
How to Fix the FATAL FLAW in iPhone's New Security Feature
https://youtu.be/9GtcDZQXgcg
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General Discussion / Restore Full Menus to Windows 11 - Bypass the Need to Click Show More Options
« Last post by rsutter on January 31, 2024, 06:52:33 PM »Hello All,
Long ago, I set up my Windows 11 computer so that right clicking showed all options initially instead of having to click Show More Options
I recently added a new computer and couldn't remember what I did to accomplish this. It's a simple fix. Open the Terminal as Administrator and paste in the text shown in bold on the next line.
reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32" /f /ve
While there are other ways to accomplish this, the one shown is the shortest and least complicated.
For a more detailed explanation see
https://www.digitalcitizen.life/restore-old-right-click-menu-windows-11/
Ralph Sutter
Long ago, I set up my Windows 11 computer so that right clicking showed all options initially instead of having to click Show More Options
I recently added a new computer and couldn't remember what I did to accomplish this. It's a simple fix. Open the Terminal as Administrator and paste in the text shown in bold on the next line.
reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32" /f /ve
While there are other ways to accomplish this, the one shown is the shortest and least complicated.
For a more detailed explanation see
https://www.digitalcitizen.life/restore-old-right-click-menu-windows-11/
Ralph Sutter
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General Discussion / Free APCUG Wednesday Workshop for 01/24/2024
« Last post by rsutter on January 22, 2024, 09:18:42 AM »Hello All,
This is a re-post of the announcement that I received today from SLO Bytes parent organization, APCUG
Ralph Sutter
---
JANUARY 24, 2024
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
Artificial Intelligence and Scams
Monica Tait, Assistant United States Attorney
Major Frauds Section in Los Angeles, California
Keeping Your Data Private with VeraCrypt
Mark Schulman, Central Florida Computer Society past president, author, speaker, web designer, teacher, software designer,
and technology enthusiast
Register here – https://forms.gle/41GWJ9DCFjBgKY3RA
APCUG values your privacy. We only collect and store the personal data needed to give you the best service and will not share that information. Please read the registration form questions carefully before answering them.
After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment of your registration; you will receive the encrypted Zoom link on January 23, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time.
Artificial Intelligence and Scams. Monica will be discussing the likely impact of Artificial Intelligence on familiar scams. In addition, she will be discussing the widespread crypto investment scams that are currently proliferating and how to avoid them.
Keeping Your Data Private with VeraCrypt. VeraCrypt is one of the most popular "on-the-fly" encryption programs, which enables you to store sensitive data on your PC in an encrypted format but to access that data normally without having to constantly think about encrypting and decrypting that data. VeraCrypt is based on the older TrueCrypt application and is free and open source.
Mark Schulman will be discussing these topics in this presentation:
- Creating and using encrypted containers
- Encrypting flash drives
- Encrypting your laptop's hard drive
- Backing up your encrypted data
- Caching passwords
- Using hidden containers
This is a re-post of the announcement that I received today from SLO Bytes parent organization, APCUG
Ralph Sutter
---
JANUARY 24, 2024
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
Artificial Intelligence and Scams
Monica Tait, Assistant United States Attorney
Major Frauds Section in Los Angeles, California
Keeping Your Data Private with VeraCrypt
Mark Schulman, Central Florida Computer Society past president, author, speaker, web designer, teacher, software designer,
and technology enthusiast
Register here – https://forms.gle/41GWJ9DCFjBgKY3RA
APCUG values your privacy. We only collect and store the personal data needed to give you the best service and will not share that information. Please read the registration form questions carefully before answering them.
After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment of your registration; you will receive the encrypted Zoom link on January 23, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time.
Artificial Intelligence and Scams. Monica will be discussing the likely impact of Artificial Intelligence on familiar scams. In addition, she will be discussing the widespread crypto investment scams that are currently proliferating and how to avoid them.
Keeping Your Data Private with VeraCrypt. VeraCrypt is one of the most popular "on-the-fly" encryption programs, which enables you to store sensitive data on your PC in an encrypted format but to access that data normally without having to constantly think about encrypting and decrypting that data. VeraCrypt is based on the older TrueCrypt application and is free and open source.
Mark Schulman will be discussing these topics in this presentation:
- Creating and using encrypted containers
- Encrypting flash drives
- Encrypting your laptop's hard drive
- Backing up your encrypted data
- Caching passwords
- Using hidden containers
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General Discussion / Meeting of the SLO Bytes Photo Group on 01/14/2024
« Last post by rsutter on January 14, 2024, 04:52:17 PM »What follows is my report of the meeting of the SLO Bytes Photo Group on 01/14/2024
TOPIC: Textures
Ralph Sutter opened the meeting with images of hanging charcuterie, filigreed pewter lids and sandstone banks.
Connie Sutter captured the textures found in paneling, floor coverings and masonry
Alan Raul took his camera to Pismo Beach and beyond. He photographed dogs, fences, fasteners, paved surfaces and drywall.
Kaye Raul focused on textures found in and around Oceano. She captured chain link fences, gnarled trees, weathered tree trunks and rolling railroad stock
John Waller showed shingles, decomposed granite, fence boards, pebbles and grassy lawns
Stanford Brown took a close-up look at walls, bricks, street pavement, trees and table mats
The next meeting will take place on February 11th via Zoom beginning at 2:00 pm. The topic is Weather
The meeting schedule for 2024 is as follows
March 10
April 14
May 19 (May 12th is Mothers’ Day)
June 9
July 14
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
TOPIC: Textures
Ralph Sutter opened the meeting with images of hanging charcuterie, filigreed pewter lids and sandstone banks.
Connie Sutter captured the textures found in paneling, floor coverings and masonry
Alan Raul took his camera to Pismo Beach and beyond. He photographed dogs, fences, fasteners, paved surfaces and drywall.
Kaye Raul focused on textures found in and around Oceano. She captured chain link fences, gnarled trees, weathered tree trunks and rolling railroad stock
John Waller showed shingles, decomposed granite, fence boards, pebbles and grassy lawns
Stanford Brown took a close-up look at walls, bricks, street pavement, trees and table mats
The next meeting will take place on February 11th via Zoom beginning at 2:00 pm. The topic is Weather
The meeting schedule for 2024 is as follows
March 10
April 14
May 19 (May 12th is Mothers’ Day)
June 9
July 14
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
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General Discussion / Win Key Stops Working - Solution
« Last post by rsutter on January 09, 2024, 04:36:45 PM »Hello All,
I generally use a RedDragon S101W wired keyboard on my PC.
See https://www.amazon.com/Redragon-S101-Keyboard-Ergonomic-Programmable/dp/B00NLZUM36
Two things happened recently.
First, I noted that a red light appeared in the upper right hand corner of the keyboard right above the WinLock key.
Second, one of my favorite Windows keyboard shortcuts, Win + m (Show Desktop) stopped working.
Unsure of how to turn off the WinLock light, I resorted to actually reading the RedDragon Manual.
The manual explained that with the WinLock light illuminated, the Win key was disabled.
I learned that I could re-enable it by holding down the FN key and then pressing the Win key.
That turned off the red light and restored the functionality of the Win key.
Sometimes it is useful to read the manual.
Ralph Sutter
I generally use a RedDragon S101W wired keyboard on my PC.
See https://www.amazon.com/Redragon-S101-Keyboard-Ergonomic-Programmable/dp/B00NLZUM36
Two things happened recently.
First, I noted that a red light appeared in the upper right hand corner of the keyboard right above the WinLock key.
Second, one of my favorite Windows keyboard shortcuts, Win + m (Show Desktop) stopped working.
Unsure of how to turn off the WinLock light, I resorted to actually reading the RedDragon Manual.
The manual explained that with the WinLock light illuminated, the Win key was disabled.
I learned that I could re-enable it by holding down the FN key and then pressing the Win key.
That turned off the red light and restored the functionality of the Win key.
Sometimes it is useful to read the manual.
Ralph Sutter
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General Discussion / Free APCUG Wednesday Workshop - 01/10/2024 EV's with Mike Ungerman
« Last post by rsutter on January 09, 2024, 08:30:30 AM »Hello All,
This is a re-post of the message that I received from SLO Bytes' parent organization, APCUG
Ralph Sutter
January 10, 2024
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
EV's with Mike Ungerman
Register here – https://forms.gle/xUBKyhCh7z1U9fon8
APCUG values your privacy. We only collect and store the personal data needed to give you the best service and will not share that information. Please read the registration form questions carefully before answering them.
After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment (see below) of your registration; you will receive the encrypted Zoom link on January 9 after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time.
Electric Vehicles (EV's). Mike will be discussing electric vehicles, how to research them online, and what to consider when purchasing one. He will also share the results of the EV survey that was sent out on January 7. If we have time at the conclusion of Mike's presentation, John, Judy, Bill, and Ray will discuss upcoming APCUG events that enhance our member benefits.
Following this Workshop we will send out Mike's presentation.
This is a re-post of the message that I received from SLO Bytes' parent organization, APCUG
Ralph Sutter
January 10, 2024
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
EV's with Mike Ungerman
Register here – https://forms.gle/xUBKyhCh7z1U9fon8
APCUG values your privacy. We only collect and store the personal data needed to give you the best service and will not share that information. Please read the registration form questions carefully before answering them.
After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment (see below) of your registration; you will receive the encrypted Zoom link on January 9 after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time.
Electric Vehicles (EV's). Mike will be discussing electric vehicles, how to research them online, and what to consider when purchasing one. He will also share the results of the EV survey that was sent out on January 7. If we have time at the conclusion of Mike's presentation, John, Judy, Bill, and Ray will discuss upcoming APCUG events that enhance our member benefits.
Following this Workshop we will send out Mike's presentation.
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General Discussion / Enough RAM?
« Last post by Stanford on January 04, 2024, 05:58:02 PM »How to find you RAM usage.
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General Discussion / Alan Raul – January 7, 2024 Meeting Notes
« Last post by Alan J. Raul on January 02, 2024, 10:17:32 AM »MarineTraffic: Global Ship Tracking Intelligence | AIS Marine Traffic - Search the MarineTraffic ships database of more than 550000 active and decommissioned vessels. Search for popular ships globally. Find locations of ports and ships using the near Real Time ships map. View vessel details and ship photos.
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-121.2/centery:35.4/zoom:8
YouTube and YouTube Music ad-free, offline, and in the background
https://www.youtube.com/premium
Spoiler TV
https://www.spoilertv.com/
MSI 16 Prestige 16 AI Evo Laptop (Stellar Gray)
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1792754-REG/msi_prestige_16_ai_evo_b1mg_005us_16_prestige_16_ai.html
MSI 16 Prestige 16 AI Evo Laptop Specs
https://storage-asset.msi.com/excelSku/us/bnp/Prestige%2016%20AI%20Evo%20B1MG-005US.pdf
MSI 16 Prestige 16 AI Evo Laptop YouTube Videos
https://youtu.be/u5JqzNgUBBY
https://youtu.be/4F9Gb4CTzkk
https://youtu.be/PINjM6klrbs
Cal Digit TS3 Plus
https://www.caldigit.com/ts3-plus/
Cal Digit Thunderbolt Station 4
https://www.caldigit.com/thunderbolt-station-4/
How to Turn Your Windows PC Into a Wi-Fi Hotspot
https://www.howtogeek.com/214080/how-to-turn-your-windows-pc-into-a-wi-fi-hotspot/
Learn How To Properly Record Your Screen on a Mac in One Minute
https://youtu.be/8qBX2_ASer0
How to record the screen on your Mac
https://support.apple.com/en-us/102618
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-121.2/centery:35.4/zoom:8
YouTube and YouTube Music ad-free, offline, and in the background
https://www.youtube.com/premium
Spoiler TV
https://www.spoilertv.com/
MSI 16 Prestige 16 AI Evo Laptop (Stellar Gray)
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1792754-REG/msi_prestige_16_ai_evo_b1mg_005us_16_prestige_16_ai.html
MSI 16 Prestige 16 AI Evo Laptop Specs
https://storage-asset.msi.com/excelSku/us/bnp/Prestige%2016%20AI%20Evo%20B1MG-005US.pdf
MSI 16 Prestige 16 AI Evo Laptop YouTube Videos
https://youtu.be/u5JqzNgUBBY
https://youtu.be/4F9Gb4CTzkk
https://youtu.be/PINjM6klrbs
Cal Digit TS3 Plus
https://www.caldigit.com/ts3-plus/
Cal Digit Thunderbolt Station 4
https://www.caldigit.com/thunderbolt-station-4/
How to Turn Your Windows PC Into a Wi-Fi Hotspot
https://www.howtogeek.com/214080/how-to-turn-your-windows-pc-into-a-wi-fi-hotspot/
Learn How To Properly Record Your Screen on a Mac in One Minute
https://youtu.be/8qBX2_ASer0
How to record the screen on your Mac
https://support.apple.com/en-us/102618