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General Discussion / APCUG Election of Officers and Call for Nominations
« Last post by rsutter on October 29, 2024, 12:14:12 PM »
Hello All,
This is a re-post of the announcement that I received today from APCUG, SLO Bytes' parent organization
Ralph Sutter

ANNOUNCEMENT
We will also be electing Directors and Advisors. Bob Bowser and David Steward have agreed to another term as Directors and Bill James as an Advisor. If any APCUG group member would like to join the Board of Directors or Advisors, please send a short resume with user group experience by November 4 to 2025elections@apcug.org.
 
DIRECTOR  three-year term
The management of all the affairs, property, and interests of the Association shall be vested in the Board of Directors (BOD). The BOD is responsible for APCUG's day-to-day operation as well as for the performance of the organization in all areas of its work: 
       Attend one board meeting a month.
       Fulfill its mission statement.
       Make decisions in the best interest of the organization
       Prudent use of all assets
       Secure adequate financial resources for the organization to fulfill its mission.
       Adhere to legal and ethical standards and norms to advance its mission.
 
ADVISOR  two-year term
The Board of Advisors acts as a liaison between APCUG and member groups. Advisor responsibilities include: 
       Attend one board meeting a month.
       Regular communication with all groups in their region.
       Recommend new programs/benefits for APCUG to help groups better serve their members.
       Assist with user group problems. (Since Advisors are or have been officers in their group, they might have had the same
        problem(s) and can provide suggestions or have learned how other groups have handled the issue. They can also draw 
        on the experience of other BOD / BODA members.)
       Visit groups, if possible, in their region, making presentations, etc.
       Recruit new APCUG member groups.
2025 Election Committee
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General Discussion / Free APCUG Wednesday Workshops - On Line Privacy 10/23/24
« Last post by rsutter on October 21, 2024, 08:19:50 AM »
Hello All,
This is a re-post of an announcement that I received today from SLO Bytes' parent organization, APCUG
Ralph Sutter

October 23, 2024
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
 
Take Control of Your Online Privacy
Joe Kissell, Publisher & Author
Take Control Books
 
Scammers and Other Species, Part 2
Al Williams, President
Willow Valley Computer Club
 
Register here - https://forms.gle/1bX7zWCtCk9hM9Pz7
 
After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment of your registration. On October 22, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time, you will receive the encrypted Zoom link.
 
After these presentations, attendees will be up-to-date on what they need to do to become
more secure online.
 
Take Control of Your Online Privacy. Nearly everything you say or do online can be recorded and scrutinized by advertisers, data brokers, and a long list of other people and organizations?often without your knowledge or consent. When your data falls into the wrong hands, you risk theft, embarrassment, and worse. Joe's presentation covers information from his massively revised fifth edition of Take Control of Your Online Privacy, which helps you understand current topics in online privacy, including data breaches, hardware bugs, quantum computing, two-factor authentication, how ads can track you, and much more.
 
Scammers and Other Species, Part 2. Dealing With Scammers ? Protecting Our Online Accounts. Al?s presentation covers static and dynamic websites, login options, security questions, SIM swapping, one-time passwords, and much more.
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General Discussion / 10/16/24 Free Webinar - Learning Linux
« Last post by rsutter on October 14, 2024, 09:25:02 AM »
Hello All,
What follows is a re-post of an announcement that I received today from SLO Bytes' parent organization, APCUG
Ralph Sutter

Learning Linux Workshop
October 16, 2024
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
 
Tour of Linux Mint 22
Tom Burt, Vice President
Sun City Summerlin Computer Club
 
Linux Desktop Workflow
Cal Esneault, President
Cajun Clickers Computer Club
 
Register here - https://forms.gle/TmBkogxVp5d35LaH7 
 
After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment of your registration. On October 15, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time, you will receive the encrypted Zoom link.
 
Tour of Linux Mint 22
The Linux operating system has existed for a long time and is widely used on web and file servers. It has also continued to improve as an alternative to the Windows and MacOS desktop operating systems. With support for Windows XP, Vista, and 7, which are long gone from Microsoft, and Windows 10 support ending October 2025, Linux Mint 22 may be a viable alternative for keeping older computers useful while offering the security needed for web surfing.
 
Tom Burt?s presentation will tour the latest version (22) of the FREE Linux Mint ?distro? with the Cinnamon desktop. Mint is a full-featured operating system with a Windows-like desktop and many built-in applications and tools. We?ll be running Linux Mint in a Virtual Box virtual machine. Tom will look at Mint?s many features and demo several of the built-in apps. He?ll review the online repository of free Linux apps and demonstrate installing one or two. As time permits, Tom will also look at how to extend desktop Linux Mint to make it a network file, database, and web server comparable to Windows 10 Pro.
 
Linux Desktop Workflow
Cal Esneault will share a presentation where he will compare common operations of the GNOME, Ubuntu, and Mint desktop environments to each other and show similarities to Windows 11.
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General Discussion / Notes from the SLO Bytes Photo Group Meeting of 10/13/2024
« Last post by rsutter on October 13, 2024, 07:14:02 PM »
Hello All
Here are my Notes from the SLO Bytes Photo Group Meeting of 10/13/2024
TOPIC: Learn and Share

Ralph Sutter opened the meeting sharing two articles from the Links Page of the Club's website
The first was Essential Reference Guide to Long Exposure Photography; https://www.slobytes.org/digital/documents/Essential%20Reference%20Guide%20to%20Long%20Exposure%20Photography.pdf
The second was Creating a Slideshow with ACDSeeStudio Ultimate 2024; https://youtu.be/F1X3UTDTbz0
Next, Ralph played his slideshow of Farm Days at the Arapaho Rose Alpaca Ranch; https://www.arapahorose.com/ in Redding, CA.  (Video at https://youtu.be/exg_miJ0AQg)  He later shared images showing low-light photography and focus stacking.

Alan Raul travelled to Pismo Beach and vicinity for shots of sunsets, sea caves and staircases.
Using layering, he embedded a small image inside a larger one and used On One Hdr ; https://www.on1.com/products/hdr for high dynamic range photos

Kaye Raul explored the slideshow creation abilities of Adobe Photoshop Beta 25.11.
Kaye showed a video that showed how to add snapping text from metadata and remove unwanted elements with the distraction tool.

John Waller
, having installed Adobe Photoshop Beta 25, used it to remove power lines, people and miscellaneous distractions, apparently calling upon artificial intelligence.

Stanford Brown shared slideshows created with Honeyview
The group learned that Honeyview has been updated and renamed Bandiview; https://sourceforge.net/projects/bandiview/

The topic for November 10th will be Transformations; Share Images Showing Change and Explain the Creative Process
The meeting will take place via Zoom beginning at 2:00 pm,
The last meeting of 2024 will take place on December 8th, 2024
 
See the Links page; https://www.slobytes.org/digital/links.html  for tutorials and other resources

Ralph Sutter
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General Discussion / Free APCUG Wednesday Workshops - Fighting Fraud
« Last post by rsutter on October 07, 2024, 08:32:06 AM »
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.
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General Discussion / Alan Raul October 6, 2024 Meeting Notes
« Last post by Alan J. Raul on October 02, 2024, 10:08:04 AM »
Installing Windows 11? Don't Let THIS Happen
https://youtu.be/lv8ty1wn0TE
 
WD Elements Portable Hard Drive - 6TB
https://www.westerndigital.com/products/portable-drives/wd-elements-portable-usb-3-0-hdd?sku=WDBHJS0060BBK-WESN

ASUS NUC 14 Performance Mini PC
https://www.fullbean.com/computer/asus-nuc-14.html
 
What is JPEG XL
https://beebom.com/what-is-jpeg-xl/
https://www.cultofmac.com/news/jpeg-xl-iphone-new-photo-format-explained
https://petapixel.com/2024/09/18/why-apple-uses-jpeg-xl-in-the-iphone-16-and-what-it-means-for-your-photos/
 
ZAMZAR Online File conversion
https://www.zamzar.com/
 
CloudConvert is an online file converter. We support nearly all audio, video, document, ebook, archive, image, spreadsheet, and presentation formats. To get started, use the button below and select files to convert from your computer.
https://cloudconvert.com/
 
How to Screen Record on Laptop (2024)
https://youtu.be/PJB7pM5bvNI
 
How to Transfer Photos & Videos from iPhone to Laptop or Desktop PC
https://youtu.be/6yTRDxqw4l4

Synology Drive Mobile App - Let the Synology Drive app handle all your files. Browse documents and images, stream music and videos, sync and back up data with a minimalist interface.
https://www.synology.com/en-us/dsm/feature/drive/app
 
SmugMug Photo Backup - The best place to back up all your photos online.
https://www.smugmug.com/features/photo-storage/photo-backup
 
iPhone users can now add California driver's license to phone. Here's how
https://youtu.be/K0uhTuPIcKg
 
911 video call technology allows dispatchers to help sooner
https://youtu.be/htNEiYIfv-A
 
UGREEN NASync DXP480T Plus Review: A speedy NAS with 10 GbE networking and four M.2 SSD slots
https://liliputing.com/ugreen-nasync-dxp480t-plus-review-a-speedy-nas-with-10-gbe-networking-and-four-m-2-ssd-slots/

UGREEN NASync DXP480T Plus Review: Great Hardware, Complicated Software
https://www.howtogeek.com/ugreen-nasync-dxp480t-plus-review/
 
ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2025 - is the ultimate multi-tool for every photographer. This is the ultimate viewer, browser, RAW photo editing and layered editing program.
https://www.acdsee.com/en/products/photo-studio-ultimate/
https://www.acdsee.com/en/photo-studio/whats-new/
 
Macrium Reflect X ? Backup software
https://www.macrium.com/reflect-x
 
Upgrading to Acronis True Image - Perpetual License FAQ
https://care.acronis.com/s/article/73541-Upgrading-to-Acronis-Cyber-Protect-Home-Office-Perpetual-License-FAQ?language=en_US



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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
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General Discussion / APCUG Free Wednesday Workshop for September 25th 2024
« Last post by rsutter on September 23, 2024, 11:14:35 AM »
Hello All,
This is a re-post of an announcement received today from SLO Bytes parent organization, APCUG
Ralph Sutter

September 25, 2024
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
 
Video Editing with MS Clipchamp
Tom Burt, Vice President, Sun City Summerlin Computer Club
 
Scammers and Other Species, Part 1
Al Williams, President, Willow Valley Computer Club
 
Register here - https://forms.gle/XTt36wMyiqjsAqKD9
 
After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment of your registration. On September 24, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time, you will receive the encrypted Zoom link.
 
Video Editing with MS Clipchamp. This presentation updates and consolidates material I?ve presented over the past 14 years on video editing. Modern smartphones can shoot digital videos. The challenge is to take those raw video clips and photos and produce finished videos you can publish on YouTube, Facebook, and other social media sites. Today, we?ll walk through the end-to-end process. We?ll use the free Microsoft Clipchamp as our video editing tool. Many of our tasks can be accomplished using Adobe Premiere, NCH VideoPad, iMovie, OpenShot, and other video editing tools. Along the way, we?ll also touch on some other useful tools.
 
Scammers and Other Species, Part 1. Are you concerned about scammers? Have you been scammed? Want to learn more about protecting yourself? Part 1 of the Scammers & Other Invasive Species series concerns protecting yourself from Scammers at Home.
 
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)
 
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General Discussion / Speed Tests between Various Devices
« Last post by rsutter on September 20, 2024, 12:50:22 PM »
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
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Hello All,
I have subscribed to the San Luis Obispo Telegram Tribune since 1984.  Over the years, the paper has gradually limited its service and increased its rates.
Last year my annual subscription cost about $170.

Imagine my surprise when my autorenewal on 09/14/24 came to $311.99
I immediately called Customer Service at (800) 288-4128 to advise them of the billing "error" only to learn that the new annual subscription rate was indeed $311.99.

Stunned, I told the agent to cancel my subscription immediately.

She explained that since I was a long-time customer, she would offer me the discounted rate of $189.99

I value my local newspaper and want to support it so I agreed to the "discounted" rate. 

Yes, the Telegram Tribune offers a teaser subscription rate of $89.99 for one year.  After that, the rate is $311.99 per year

I fear that the current pricing structure will fail, causing the Tribune to lose customers and revenue

Ralph Sutter
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