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Transcript of Jan 28, 2015. 05/27/10 Agenda Welcome to Meeting & Meet New Attendees 5 What we will be talking...
Jan 28, 2015
Past – Future Topics
Jan 15 What’s in Your Tool BagDec 14 Holiday Party, Videos?Nov 14 Chromebook, Run Chrome OS on Win 8.1Oct 14 Windows 10, O’Reilly Books, Social Media SurveySep 14 Windows 8Aug 14 PicnicJun 14 BrowsersMay 14 HGTV, How stuff Works, How-To, eHowApr 14 Joe on Budgeting with TechnologyMar 14 Linux on XPFeb 14 GadgetsJan 14 PrivacyDec 13 Christmas Party
• Nov 13Windows XP: What To Do• Oct 13What’s Your Passion 5 min for each person• Sep 13 Culinary Delights• Aug 13 Picnic• Jun 13Internet: Good, Bad & Ugly 5 min for each person• May 13Backups Carol, Laura, Howard, Larry, et. al.• Apr 13Favorite 5: Websites & Apps/Programs• Mar 13 email scams Joe, Howard & Larry• Feb 13 Library Ann Jarvis• Jan 13 Win 8 Howard• Dec 12Christmas Party (3rd Wednesday)• Nov 12Latest Gadgets Joe (4th Wednesday)• Oct 12 APCUG Greg West• Sep 12 Fav. Programs Board Members• Aug 12 Picnic• Jun 12 YouTube Larry, Carol, Howard• May 12 Lightroom Bill• Apr 12 Disaster Plan Laura• Mar 12 Routers Howard• Feb 12 Cloud Larry
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Board Meeting(Jan 8, 2015)
• Treasure Report: $1,840
• Now 25 members
• Jan – “What is in your tool bag ?”
Skype – can all members use it; will it work
Adapters for projector: sound & HDMI; speaker
$50 to APCUG; letter to Com. Center
General Comments
• Membership Report• Treasurer’s Report• Status of Individual Members• Other business to discuss ?
• Tonight’s Raffle Drawing Item(s)
• On with the show …
POS ? Buy a new oneUse ‘good’ power cord; charge laptopTry to boot: normal, safe mode, setupTry to boot with Anti Virus CD or USBTry to boot with Diagnostic CD or USB; LinuxRemove HD and connect to 3rd party PC
Run AV, malware, Revo (to remove)Copy HD: backup, image, reload OS &
programs
Chip on a car analogy05/27/10
Actual ToolsCablesInternet accessBrain
Dedicated to tool bag
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Software
Boot DiscsStartUp: Falcon 4, Hirens 13.0,Memtest86+, BartPEAntivirus: Win Defender 32/64, System RescueCDDiagnostic: Knoppix, Tails, Memtest86+, SpinRite, Part. Magic 8, DataLink GuiLinux: Puppy, Xubuntu, Ubuntu 32/64, DSL, PCLinuxOS, LubuntuOperating Systems Win XP, Win Vista, Win 7, Win 98, Win 95, Win ME, Win 2K, Office
Diagnostics: Malwarebytes, CCleaner, Recuva, Speccy
Presentations: 50th anniv, 50 Class 1958
SWAT Discs: a-programs, b-MIDIs, c-mp3, d-pdf & ppt, e-mp3 & MIDIs
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Hardware
SD card reader, wireless USB adapter, thumb drive, 4-port USB extension
Toolsflashlight, screwdrivers, pliers, misc. screws,
Cablesethernet, phone, printer (D25-Centronics), printer USB, power cord, extension cord, 3-prong adapter
Miscellaneouscards, business cards, pens & pencils, notepad
Leo: PW & Registry EditorReset Windows PasswordCreate USB bootable drive
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General Questions
• New Hardware? Tablets• New Software? Win7, 8.1 Upgrades• Newsletter or Web Site?• Microsoft Updates? Other Updates?
• News: Technical?• Personal Experiences?• Computer Repairs?
Club Website
http://mcc.apcug.org
1 – added meeting agendas /piper2 – tonight: http://mcc.apcug.org/piper/MCC-Dec14.ppt
3 – newsletters: 2007 to present4 – may add 2000-2006; pub format5 – also have a utilities list /utilities
Current Newsletterhttp://mcc.apcug.org/newsletters.html
Pipers Ponderings: sound, updates, VPArticles
Tips: Never give upAccessing Charter Email When TravelingGoogle VoiceOTG CableSave by Changing Fonts ?Hidden Tabs in Microsoft Office
Websites halTeacher resourceGoogle DoodlesLawmaker scorecardDIY videosChess
Going out of business: Best Buy, Radio Shack, Sears
CES Show Microsoft 10, Spartan, Acompli, Carol: non-contract phone OCR use and success Google’s revelation of Microsoft’s bugs Microsoft Surface dead? Compare 2 files for differences; Flow Charts Normalization of data, Net Worth, Resolutions Professions: licensing, regulation, control05/27/10
Patch to remove Microsoft Update Toys for 2015 Christmas (London Show) Winston Churchill death
Win 10: free?, Cortana (Siri), Spartan, 3-5 mo,
holo, dual path, # subsc, Mobile 1st-Cloud 1st
Internet Minute: 2014 vs 2013
True Crypt repository
100 best android apps
3 tools to reveal your PCs deepest details
6 favorite utilities
dozen free programs to install on new PCs
5 apps for degunking your PC
Other News Items• By-Laws• Web Page – contacts• 3 inkjet, All-In-One printers
• What good deals have you found ?• Any new or different scams ?
• 2 routers in series: guest + working• USB floppy drive, USB CD/DVD drive; $10-15
What I Have Learned
PDF to Word, RTF, image AdobeWondershareNuanceAiseesoft
YikYak
Dizzy spells for 4 days, got appt. in 2 more days Passed on Midland Hospital ER; drove to Ann Arbor I had a loose lead on my pacemaker Urgency without panic Choices: Pacer, blood thinner, antibiotics, allergies Terre Haute story; hospital PCs were on Win XP ? 5 hrs later I was in surgery for 2 hrs Left hospital after 28 hrs 6 wks downtime, pacer set to ‘auto pilot’ 15 purple hearts, 23 deployment ribbons
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Run DOS commands (concatenate success ?) Remote for TV Remote ! Chinese doc station Getting old Enviren 9” tablet
Right-click, context menus By-Laws How to remove obsolete link from Network (print) Remove MS Word blocks, sections, lines
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President Larry Piper Program Coord. Bill Tower Program Coord. Howard Lewis Treasurer Jan Ensing Membership Gary Ensing Newsletter Carol Picard Webmaster Carol Picard Publicity Al Adams At Large Joe Lykowski
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Membership List - 25
• Al Adams Jerry Arch• Gus Kookootsedes Lynn Walker• Larry Ault Howard Lewis• George Binder Joe Lykowski• Kathy & Roger Bohl Robert Miller• Mary Branson Harry Morton • Terry Brown Frank Neeb• Jim Carrier Carol Picard• John Dashner Ron Picardi• Gary & Jan Ensing Larry & Judy Piper• Laura Hammel Bill Tower
Debbie Todd Bill Kocher• Rich Holbrook
Time for the Raffle Drawing ?
Jackpot fever (story of Ohio guys) Cannot get 5.25” floppy as an USB
extension
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Survey
• GPS in car. Use it?
• Backup Heating: fireplace, propane, etc
• Browser: IE, Firefox, Chrome, Other
• List of medications & doctors
• Generator: hookup to home wiring
Membership List - 27
• Al Adams Bill Walton• Jerry Arch Gust Kookootsedes• Larry Ault Howard Lewis• George Binder Joe Lykowski• Kathy & Roger Bohl Robert Miller• Mary Branson Harry Morton • Terry Brown Frank Neeb• Jim Carrier Carol Picard• John Dashner Ron Picardi• Gary & Jan Ensing Larry & Judy Piper• Laura Hammel Shirley Schmidt• Rich Holbrook Debbie Todd• Bill Kocher Bill Tower• Lynn Walker
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