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General Discussion / PC security
« Last post by Stanford on July 13, 2023, 04:43:59 PM »Secure you PC. Article from Readers Digest
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General Discussion / Re: Using Freeware Program, Irfanview for Batch Processing of Photos
« Last post by Doug on July 12, 2023, 04:08:37 PM »Nice demo.
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General Discussion / Using Freeware Program, Irfanview for Batch Processing of Photos
« Last post by rsutter on July 11, 2023, 10:05:42 AM »Hello All,
I created a short video showing how I used the freeware program, Irfanview, to create a script for batch processing of images.
With batch processing, I was able to quickly select multiple large format color images and change them automatically to black and white.
Using additional settings, I also automatically resized them to 1800 pixels on the long side, reduced the dots per inch to 72 and added a border around each image.
View the video on YouTube at https://youtu.be/ZQEFnJhFKF4
Download Irfanview from https://www.irfanview.com
Ralph Sutter
I created a short video showing how I used the freeware program, Irfanview, to create a script for batch processing of images.
With batch processing, I was able to quickly select multiple large format color images and change them automatically to black and white.
Using additional settings, I also automatically resized them to 1800 pixels on the long side, reduced the dots per inch to 72 and added a border around each image.
View the video on YouTube at https://youtu.be/ZQEFnJhFKF4
Download Irfanview from https://www.irfanview.com
Ralph Sutter
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General Discussion / Notes from the Photo Group Meeting of 07/09/2023
« Last post by rsutter on July 09, 2023, 05:00:12 PM »Hello All,
Here are my Notes from the SLO Bytes Photo Group Meeting of 07/09/2023
TOPIC: Black and White Photography
Ralph Sutter opened the meeting with candid images of BBQ attendees converted to black and white using Skylum Neo, saved at 72 dpi for quicker display while using Zoom
Alan Raul shot images around the Central Coast of boats, structures and landscapes, using his new Sony 28mm F2.0 lens. All the images were modified using Camera Raw in Photoshop. In Alan's absence, Ralph showed his pictures for him.
John Waller used several different methods within Adobe Photoshop to transform photos from color to black and white. He adjusted the saturation level of the R, G and Y channels. He also explored the effects that can be created via software filters inside Photoshop, embossing both still and video images
Stanford Brown shared photos of his one year trip as a young man that took him from Argentina to Japan, Cambodia, Thailand, Pakistan, Vietnam, India and Nepal. He focused on the sites seen and the people that he met as a young man.
The next meeting will take place on August 13th, 2023, beginning at 2:00 pm via Zoom The topic will be Celebrations
The meeting schedule for the remainder of 2023 is as follows
September 10
October 8
November 12
December 10
See the Links Page; https://www.slobytes.org/digital/links.html for tutorials and other resources
Ralph Sutter
Here are my Notes from the SLO Bytes Photo Group Meeting of 07/09/2023
TOPIC: Black and White Photography
Ralph Sutter opened the meeting with candid images of BBQ attendees converted to black and white using Skylum Neo, saved at 72 dpi for quicker display while using Zoom
Alan Raul shot images around the Central Coast of boats, structures and landscapes, using his new Sony 28mm F2.0 lens. All the images were modified using Camera Raw in Photoshop. In Alan's absence, Ralph showed his pictures for him.
John Waller used several different methods within Adobe Photoshop to transform photos from color to black and white. He adjusted the saturation level of the R, G and Y channels. He also explored the effects that can be created via software filters inside Photoshop, embossing both still and video images
Stanford Brown shared photos of his one year trip as a young man that took him from Argentina to Japan, Cambodia, Thailand, Pakistan, Vietnam, India and Nepal. He focused on the sites seen and the people that he met as a young man.
The next meeting will take place on August 13th, 2023, beginning at 2:00 pm via Zoom The topic will be Celebrations
The meeting schedule for the remainder of 2023 is as follows
September 10
October 8
November 12
December 10
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 Webinar - July 12, 2023
« Last post by rsutter on July 09, 2023, 03:58:51 PM »Hello All,
What follows is my re-post of an announcement from Judy Taylour, APCUG Representative for SLO Bytes parent organization.
Ralph Sutter
JULY 12, 2023
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
Technology Always Seems To Be Changing The Way We Listen to Music at Home and In The Car
Ray Baxter, President & Treasurer, APCUG
AirTags and Tiles
John Krout, Member, Presenter, Writer
Potomac Area Technology And Computer Society
Register here β https://forms.gle/m3CmGtc4MVYbdgjb9
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 July 11, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time.
Technology Always Seems To Be Changing The Way We Listen to Music at Home and In The Car. In my opinion, the way we listen to our favorite tunes at home and in our cars has probably seen the most changes. I'll review how we've listened to the music we choose in our homes, starting with the 78-rpm record and all the devices in between, bringing us up to date with today's various streaming options. Then the focus will move to how we consume music on the road, starting with when it was so "cool" to have a push-button AM radio in the car. I'll also focus on utilizing your existing Compact Disc collection now that new cars no longer have a CD player and streaming from an online service, using Bluetooth, flash drives, smartphones, and more.
This is a presentation I'm constantly updating, so there is always something new to present.
AirTags and Tiles
Donβt leave home on vacation without AirTags or Tiles. They are indispensable for luggage tracking; countless people have already recovered lost luggage using these inexpensive tracking devices. This presentation also includes free apps to detect all nearby Bluetooth devices. This is a good defense for finding any Tile or AirTag hidden in a purse, backpack, or car without the owner's knowledge.
Amazon Prime Days s - July 11 & 12
Apple AirTags @ Amazon -$10 - https://tinyurl.com/3pan5us6
Tiles - https://tinyurl.com/5yt3ysu6
What follows is my re-post of an announcement from Judy Taylour, APCUG Representative for SLO Bytes parent organization.
Ralph Sutter
JULY 12, 2023
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
Technology Always Seems To Be Changing The Way We Listen to Music at Home and In The Car
Ray Baxter, President & Treasurer, APCUG
AirTags and Tiles
John Krout, Member, Presenter, Writer
Potomac Area Technology And Computer Society
Register here β https://forms.gle/m3CmGtc4MVYbdgjb9
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 July 11, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time.
Technology Always Seems To Be Changing The Way We Listen to Music at Home and In The Car. In my opinion, the way we listen to our favorite tunes at home and in our cars has probably seen the most changes. I'll review how we've listened to the music we choose in our homes, starting with the 78-rpm record and all the devices in between, bringing us up to date with today's various streaming options. Then the focus will move to how we consume music on the road, starting with when it was so "cool" to have a push-button AM radio in the car. I'll also focus on utilizing your existing Compact Disc collection now that new cars no longer have a CD player and streaming from an online service, using Bluetooth, flash drives, smartphones, and more.
This is a presentation I'm constantly updating, so there is always something new to present.
AirTags and Tiles
Donβt leave home on vacation without AirTags or Tiles. They are indispensable for luggage tracking; countless people have already recovered lost luggage using these inexpensive tracking devices. This presentation also includes free apps to detect all nearby Bluetooth devices. This is a good defense for finding any Tile or AirTag hidden in a purse, backpack, or car without the owner's knowledge.
Amazon Prime Days s - July 11 & 12
Apple AirTags @ Amazon -$10 - https://tinyurl.com/3pan5us6
Tiles - https://tinyurl.com/5yt3ysu6
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General Discussion / Pizza Party Photos
« Last post by rsutter on July 02, 2023, 06:00:36 PM »Hello All,
07/02/2023
I uploaded some photos of the SLO Bytes Pizza Party at Blaze Pizza to the SLO Bytes web site. See https://www.slobytes.org/digital/2023pizza/index.html
Ralph Sutter
07/02/2023
I uploaded some photos of the SLO Bytes Pizza Party at Blaze Pizza to the SLO Bytes web site. See https://www.slobytes.org/digital/2023pizza/index.html
Ralph Sutter
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General Discussion / Internet Survey from AARP- California State Digital Equity Plan: Public Survey
« Last post by rsutter on June 29, 2023, 03:44:56 PM »Hello All,
I received this link today from Judy Taylour of APCUG. It is a link to the California State Digital Equity Plan: Public Survey.
Ralph Sutter
https://broadbandforall.civilspace.io/en/projects/california-department-of-technology-broadband-digital-equity-survey/engagements/california-state-digital-equity-plan-public-survey-10-15-minutes/sections/1
I received this link today from Judy Taylour of APCUG. It is a link to the California State Digital Equity Plan: Public Survey.
Ralph Sutter
https://broadbandforall.civilspace.io/en/projects/california-department-of-technology-broadband-digital-equity-survey/engagements/california-state-digital-equity-plan-public-survey-10-15-minutes/sections/1
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General Discussion / ChatGPT set the bar for AI chatbots and now competitors are trying to beat it.
« Last post by Doug on June 27, 2023, 06:19:28 PM »ChatGPT set the bar for AI chatbots and now competitors are trying their best to beat it.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/these-two-ai-chatbots-claim-to-be-better-than-chatgpt-heres-what-they-are/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/these-two-ai-chatbots-claim-to-be-better-than-chatgpt-heres-what-they-are/
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General Discussion / APCUG Wednesday Workshop - Researching Criminal Ancestors
« Last post by rsutter on June 25, 2023, 09:15:54 AM »Hello All,
This is a re-post of an e-mail received from SLO Bytes' parent organization, APCUG sent by Judy Taylour.
Ralph Sutter
JUNE 28, 2023
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
Researching Criminal Ancestors
Sue Mueller, Genealogy Group Leader, Computer Users of Erie
Apple Smart Speakers
Craig Wright, Columbus Computer Society
and Deborah Neff, Member at Large & Public Relations Chair
Prescott Macintosh User Group
Download 4k Videos from the Web
John Krout, Member, Presenter, Writer
Potomac Area Technology And Computer Society
Register here β https://forms.gle/aubXpdpQMk3d7FSg6
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 June 27, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time.
Researching Criminal Ancestors. Could historical criminal records yield clues about your family? Explore records for criminals, courts, and prisoners. Follow the paper trail documenting activities, whereabouts, and other valuable information to trace family history.
The Apple smart speakers: HomePod and HomePod mini, AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max
Download 4k Videos from the Web - in time for your vacation. Have you ever been on a plane, train, or ship with such low bandwidth that you cannot play a video? Yellowstone National Park is a similar experience, with very few cell towers within its vast area. This presentation will show you how to download videos from YouTube and other free sites at home using a free application for Windows, Macintosh, and Ubuntu Linux, so you can copy the video file to your laptop, smartphone, or tablet to view on the go. Additionally, if you subscribe to a media service like Netflix, apps for the subscription services allow you to download their movies and TV episodes. However, it is not exactly obvious how to do that. You will see how to do that with Netflix
This is a re-post of an e-mail received from SLO Bytes' parent organization, APCUG sent by Judy Taylour.
Ralph Sutter
JUNE 28, 2023
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
Researching Criminal Ancestors
Sue Mueller, Genealogy Group Leader, Computer Users of Erie
Apple Smart Speakers
Craig Wright, Columbus Computer Society
and Deborah Neff, Member at Large & Public Relations Chair
Prescott Macintosh User Group
Download 4k Videos from the Web
John Krout, Member, Presenter, Writer
Potomac Area Technology And Computer Society
Register here β https://forms.gle/aubXpdpQMk3d7FSg6
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 June 27, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time.
Researching Criminal Ancestors. Could historical criminal records yield clues about your family? Explore records for criminals, courts, and prisoners. Follow the paper trail documenting activities, whereabouts, and other valuable information to trace family history.
The Apple smart speakers: HomePod and HomePod mini, AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max
Download 4k Videos from the Web - in time for your vacation. Have you ever been on a plane, train, or ship with such low bandwidth that you cannot play a video? Yellowstone National Park is a similar experience, with very few cell towers within its vast area. This presentation will show you how to download videos from YouTube and other free sites at home using a free application for Windows, Macintosh, and Ubuntu Linux, so you can copy the video file to your laptop, smartphone, or tablet to view on the go. Additionally, if you subscribe to a media service like Netflix, apps for the subscription services allow you to download their movies and TV episodes. However, it is not exactly obvious how to do that. You will see how to do that with Netflix
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General Discussion / APCUG Linux Wednesday Workshop - 06/21/2023
« Last post by rsutter on June 19, 2023, 08:35:19 AM »Hello All.
This is a re-post of an e-mail received today from SLO Bytes' APCUG Representative, Judy Taylour
Ralph Sutter
JUNE 21, 2023
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
LEARNING LINUX
Cal Esneault β Question of the Month
Drew King β Software of the Month
John Kennedy β Desktop Environment Spotlight
Taming the Terminal β Orv Beach
Register here β https://forms.gle/DLantr76ECNZXJaz5
APCUG values your privacy. We only collect and store 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 June 20, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time.
Join us this month as we continue to explore the Linux operating system. Cal Esneault will answer this question: "What's the difference between the Mint Cinnamon desktop environment and the new Ubuntu Cinnamon desktop environment?"
For the Software of the Month: Drew King will be sharing the KDEConnect program, where you can connect your smartphone to your computer, interact with it, and practically do what you would do on it while still on the Linux computer.
Our Desktop Environment Spotlight for June will be John Kennedy, sharing features of the Xfce desktop environment. We won't have a Distro Dive as we haven't had any volunteers to share something other than a Deb-based distro. So, we'll skip that feature again this month.
And before we open things up for general questions and discussions, Orv Beach will be back with another lesson in "Taming the Terminal."
This is a re-post of an e-mail received today from SLO Bytes' APCUG Representative, Judy Taylour
Ralph Sutter
JUNE 21, 2023
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
LEARNING LINUX
Cal Esneault β Question of the Month
Drew King β Software of the Month
John Kennedy β Desktop Environment Spotlight
Taming the Terminal β Orv Beach
Register here β https://forms.gle/DLantr76ECNZXJaz5
APCUG values your privacy. We only collect and store 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 June 20, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time.
Join us this month as we continue to explore the Linux operating system. Cal Esneault will answer this question: "What's the difference between the Mint Cinnamon desktop environment and the new Ubuntu Cinnamon desktop environment?"
For the Software of the Month: Drew King will be sharing the KDEConnect program, where you can connect your smartphone to your computer, interact with it, and practically do what you would do on it while still on the Linux computer.
Our Desktop Environment Spotlight for June will be John Kennedy, sharing features of the Xfce desktop environment. We won't have a Distro Dive as we haven't had any volunteers to share something other than a Deb-based distro. So, we'll skip that feature again this month.
And before we open things up for general questions and discussions, Orv Beach will be back with another lesson in "Taming the Terminal."