Hello All,
Today I received this announcement from SLO Bytes' parent organization, APCUG and am re-posting it here
Ralph Sutter

October 9, 2024
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET

Working Together to Fight Fraud
Gema de las Heras, Consumer Education Specialist
 Federal Trade Commission
 
How Do I Report Financial Fraud
Judy Taylour, President
SCV Computer Club

REGISTRATION LINK - https://forms.gle/cYXNzoeLv5gSZGnU8
 
After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment of your registration. On October 8, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time, you will receive the encrypted Zoom link.
 
Working Together to Fight Fraud. Join the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to hear about the most reported scams and how to spot and avoid them. Learn about the importance of reporting scams and where to get free fraud education materials in multiple languages from the FTC to share in your community.
 
How do I Report Financial Fraud? The U.S. Department of Justice National Elder Fraud Hotline provides services to adults, age 60 and older, who may be victims of financial fraud. The Hotline provides callers access to experienced case managers who offer personalized support, assist with reporting suspected fraud to the relevant agencies, and provide resources and referrals to other appropriate services as needed.

Hello Again,
The day after I renewed my Telegram Tribune subscription, I received an e-mail from them with a download link for a $50 gift card.
Suspicious that the e-mail came from them, I phoned the office who confirmed that the offer was legitimate.  The gift card, from Anycard.net offered me three pages of choices for the gift card.  I opted for a Walmart card.  Supposedly, that card will be e-mailed to me by the next day.
Ralph Sutter

Hello All,
To satisfy my own curiosity, I performed speed tests copying a file from my Windows 11 PC to various devices
For this test, I copied a 6.34Gb iso file (Win11_23H2_English_x64v2 iso file)
You can view the results in the attached file or by pointing your browser to my personal website, specifically
https://www.fullbean.com/computer/transfer-speed-comparisons.pdf

Ralph Sutter

Hello All,
This is a re-post of an announcement that I received today from SLO Bytes' parent organization, APCUG
Ralph Sutter
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September 18, 2024
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
 
We might not know which presentation will be at which time until Tuesday night when we send the encrypted link.
 
We Had One, Why Do We Have Many? John Kennedy
ECOTUC Linux SIG Co-Host
 
SPECIAL CYBERSECURITY MONTH PRESENTATION
A Whole Lotta BS (Behavioral Science) about Cybersecurity
Lisa Plaggemier, Executive Director, National Cybersecurity Alliance
 
Register here - https://forms.gle/sZ23f1Jx86bJDAFf6 
 
After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment of your registration. On September 17, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time, you will receive the encrypted Zoom link.
 
We Had One, Why Do We Have Many? John Kennedy. Join John as he takes us on a historical journey to explore the intriguing question: ?We had a Linux operating system in the beginning (just like Microsoft and Apple), so why do we have so many now while the others still have just one?? We?ll delve into the origins of Linux and discover why it began to diversify. John will also trace the evolution of a modern distro, examine some of its ?descendants,? and explain why these variations are necessary. This session will be engaging for everyone, not just Linux enthusiasts. No prior knowledge of Linux is required, but you might leave with a deeper understanding.
 
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an international initiative that educates everyone about online safety and empowers individuals and businesses to protect their data from cybercrime. Even amidst large-scale data breaches and cyberattacks, Cybersecurity Awareness Month reminds everyone that there are simple, effective ways to keep yourself safe online, protect your personal data, and ultimately help secure our world. APCUG is proud to be a Champion and support this online safety and education initiative this October. The theme of Cybersecurity Awareness Month is Secure Our World! This initiative reminds us that there are simple actions we can take every day to protect ourselves, our families, and our businesses from online threats.
 
A Whole Lotta BS (Behavioral Science) about Cybersecurity, Lisa Plaggemier. Let?s be honest: most of us find cybersecurity frustrating. Thinking up long complex passwords, trying to find our phones when we need a code to log in to an account? it?s a pain! And if we believe the scary cybersecurity headlines about cyber-attacks and data breaches, none seem to be working. How do we make sense of it all?

If you find it confusing, you?re not alone. New research from the National Cybersecurity Alliance reveals insights into the public?s security attitudes and beliefs. With your audience participation, we?ll compare what you think to our research participants and cut through the confusion to give you straightforward, practical advice and tips on keeping yourself, your family, and your organization safe and secure. The talk begins with a short description of the behavioral science model: Capability + Opportunity = Behavior.
 
We are looking 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. Have you seen a really good presentation at one of your local meetings? Let us know. Thanks, Judy & John (jtaylour@apcug.org -- jkennedy@apcug.org)

Hello All,
Here are my Notes for the SLO Bytes Photo Group Meeting of 09/06/2024
TOPIC: Learn and Share

Ralph Sutter opened the meeting displaying images shot with his Samsung Galaxy S22. Sutter focused on food that he had prepared and photographed with the Food feature of the Samsung software. He struggled showing photos of his kayaking trip to the San Juan Islands, finally managing to share those images after other members of the group showed their photos.

Alan Raul shot exclusively with the Sony FE 70-200mm f/4 Macro G OSS II Lens to become more familiar with its strong points and limitations. Most pictures were shot at the Avila Beach third pier with a few in Shell Beach area where it was very foggy. His subjects included squirrels, seals and boats.

Kaye Raul was excited to share recent updates in Adobe Lightroom that allowed her to erase and manipulate images without having to call up Adobe Photoshop.

John Waller lamented recent changes to the YouTube algorithm that misclassified Photoshop images as music content. He then demonstrated how to quickly remove a complex background with selective use of the Photoshop eyedropper.

Stanford Brown explored the advanced photo features of his Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra phone with examples that used the features Expert Raw, Food, Panorama, Slow Montion, Hyperlapse, Portrait Video and Director's View.

The topic for October 13th will be a reprise of our previous session; Learn a Skill and Share It with the Group.
The meeting will take place via Zoom beginning at 2:00 pm,
The meeting schedule for the remainder of 2024 is as follows:
  November 10
  December 8


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

Ralph Sutter