Hello All,
The information appended below was received from Judy Taylour of APCUG, SLO Bytes parent organization
Ralph Sutter
SEPTEMBER 2022
WEDNESDAY 2 HR. WORKSHOPS9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
September 14Hard Disk Sentinel, Gabe Goldberg
APCUG Rep, Potomac Area Technology And Computer Society
Apple and Samsung Health Apps
Jerry Rogan, President, Sunland Springs Village Technology Group
Bill James, Vice President, Computer Club of Oklahoma City
September 21Learning Linux
Getting started using Linux from the Windows users' point of view
John Kennedy, Webmaster, East-Central Ohio Technology Users Club
Cal Esneault, Linux SIG Leader, Cajun Clickers
September 28Home Theatre Tips & Tricks
Ray Baxter, President, Payson Computer Meet-Up Club
Bill James, Vice President, Computer Club of Oklahoma City
Mike Ungerman, Member, Central Florida Computer Society
9/14/22 - Register for this workshop here --
https://forms.gle/xii4XnMRvgh3ZcnJ9 Hard Disk Sentinel, Gabe Goldberg. Gabe will give a short presentation and demo of Hard Dick Sentinel (HDS). All members of APCUG groups are eligible for the 50% discount. HDS monitors drive status, including health, temperature, and all S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) values for all hard disk and solid-state drives. And it measures the disk transfer speed in real-time, which can benchmark or detect possible hard disk failures, and performance degradations. It is the perfect data protection solution: it can prevent drive failure and SSD/HDD data loss because it has the most sensitive disk health rating system, which is extremely sensitive to disk problems.
If you have questions for Gabe, please put them in the Chat Box with a G before the question.
Apple and Samsung Health Apps, Jerry Rogan & Bill James. We can track and maintain our health by using our watches compatible with the popular Apple or Samsung Health apps. They can become our digital assistants.
Jerry Rogan will begin the workshop by giving a presentation and demo on Apple's health apps; Bill James will follow with the same for the Samsung health apps.
Please put your questions in the Chat Box with a J or B before the question, and we will go through them after the two presentations.
**The Zoom encrypted link email will be sent to you Tuesday, 9/13, after registration closes at 6:00 pm PT.
9/21/22 – Register for this workshop here –
https://forms.gle/qmAZfwnLcMiQX9Fh7 Learning Linux - Getting started using Linux from the Windows users' point of view
John Kennedy & Cal Esneault. This will be the first of a 3-part series specifically for Windows users who want to learn more about Linux while still using Windows. In part one of the series, Introducing Linux, we'll begin with John sharing what software Windows users could/should be running to make the "slide" over to Linux easy. Then John will show the step-by-step process for downloading the Linux Mint ISO (installation file) and another program called Etcher (program to make live USBs) onto your Windows machine. John will finish up his portion of the workshop by taking you through creating a live USB with Mint on it. Next, Cal takes over and will show you the step-by-step process of getting your Windows computer to boot to the live USB so you can run the Linux Mint operating system without making ANY changes to your Windows operating system. Finally, Cal will finish this first session by giving you a tour of the live distro and what things you might need to check.
**The Zoom encrypted link email will be sent to you Tuesday, 9/20, after registration closes at 6:00 pm PT.
9/28/22 – Register for this workshop here –
https://forms.gle/MJrm458NiyzLKyNC8 Home Theatre Tips & Tricks - Ray Baxter, Bill James, & Mike Ungerman. Are you considering investing in a home theater or maybe upgrading your existing system? Ray Baxter, Mike Ungerman, and Bill James will share their experiences and tips on how to get the best bang for your buck. They will discuss the equipment and define the jargon in addition to answering your questions. Ray will discuss Plex Home Theatre, Bill, the pitfalls of purchasing equipment, Mike, speaker types, and placement.
**The Zoom encrypted link email will be sent to you Monday (day change), 9/26, after
registration closes at 6:00 pm PT.
