Apr 22, 2015
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Agenda
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Welcome to Meeting & Meet New Attendees
What we will be talking about tonight
Brief Business Meeting –
When all else fails …
Ninite.com
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What’s New in the Technology World
Things to Discuss
Member Questions
My Comments & Questions
Raffle & Give-Aways
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Past – Future Topics
Apr 15
Mar 15
Feb 15
Jan 15
Dec 14
Nov 14
Oct 14
Sep 14
Aug 14
Jun 14
May 14
Apr 14
Mar 14
Feb 14
Jan 14
Dec 13
• Nov 13
• Oct 13
• Sep 13
AV & Diagnostic Boot CDs
Remote Assistance, Routers, Projector
Skype & Team Viewer
What’s in Your Tool Bag
Holiday Party, Videos?
Chromebook, Run Chrome OS on Win 8.1
Windows 10, O’Reilly Books, Social Media Survey
Windows 8
Picnic
Browsers
HGTV, How stuff Works, How-To, eHow
Joe on Budgeting with Technology
Linux on XP
Gadgets
Privacy
Christmas Party
Windows XP: What To Do
What’s Your Passion
5 min for each person
Culinary Delights
Board Meeting
(Apr 9, 2015)
• Treasure Report: ~$1,400
• Now 26 members
• Apr – Piper on AV & Diagnostic CDs
Wireless connection to Epson projector:
laptop & tablet
Will do another Win 8.1 & Win 10 program
No camera, need to record meetings
Gary has a new membership application form
General Comments
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Membership Report
Treasurer’s Report
Status of Individual Members
Other business to discuss
• Lab, I’m always there
• Tonight’s Raffle Drawing:
• 2 inkjet printers, AV CD,
• On with the show …
1 – You have a VERY sick desktop or laptop
2 – It may or may not boot to an OS
3 – If it boots, the system is unstable or unusable
4 – You have removed HD & run AV software
5 – Restore point not available or doesn’t work
6 – You are considering reloading the OS
7 – Set computer to boot first from CD drive
8 – Run many of the AV CDs
9 – This will take a lot of time
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1 – Download ISO file, Burn CD, Boot computer
2 – Can boot an infected or slow computer
3 – Need to connect computer to Internet (wired)
4 – AV program will update its database first
5 – Takes CD ~3 min to boot, ~5 min to update dB
6 – Will take 2-3 hours to completely scan PC
7 – Deletes EVERYTHING; heuristic gets cracks
8 – Leo: how to remove virus if …
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1 – Dr. Web
these 3 did not work for me:
2 – Avira
10 – Trend Micro
3 – AVG
11 – Bit Defender
4 – Windows Defender 12 - Panda
5 – Anvisoft
6 – Comodo
these 3 not burned:
7 – Zillya
13 – Alt OS Scan
8 – Kapersky
14 – VBA32
9 – F-Secure
15 – Sophos (hard to burn)
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1 – Download ISO file, Burn to CD, Boot computer
2 – Many, many tools
A – Hirens 15.2
(24 p of programs)
B – Ultimate Boot CD 5.28
C – SIW portable
D – BartPE (Ubuntu)
E – Google search !??
a – Glary Utilities
b – Autoruns
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1 – Hirens
2 – Ultimate Boot
3 – Falcon Four
4 – System Rescue
5 – Trinity Rescue
a – Knoppix
b – Superantispyware - RMT
c – Malwarebytes - RMT
d – Ccleaner
e – Microsoft Security Essentials
f – rkill.exe; also Hitman Pro
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Automatically load programs
Quick way to set up a new PC
Don’t seem to get any crapware
~80 popular programs
Free
Can pay ($20/mo) for corporate features
Can pay ($10/yr) for updates
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General Questions
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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 /piper
2 – tonight: http://mcc.apcug.org/piper/MCC-Dec14.ppt
3 – newsletters: 2007 to present
4 – may add 2000-2006; pub format
5 – also have a utilities list /utilities
Current Newsletter
http://mcc.apcug.org/newsletters.html
Pipers Ponderings: Projector, AV CDs
Articles
When all else fails …
Decrypt Instructions
Win 8.1, installing apps
Are you safe from cyber attack
APCUG Spring Virtual Conference
Websites hal
Rent a house boat
Tech forums
Video arcade games
History of the web, 1989
Dog plays pool
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Agent 8 – newsreader & email program
Carol: non-contract phone
Photo scanners: success
11 x 17 printers ?
Normalization of data, Net Worth, Resolutions
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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
1637 Tulipmania
Network sniffing tool
Live earthquake map
Create own word cloud
Other News Items
• Google announces Project Fi today
• What good deals have you found ?
• Any new or different scams ?
• USB floppy drive, USB CD/DVD drive; $10-15
What I Have Learned
Dr. Frank Hardy, Sep 29, 1937
You can close lid while laptop is updating
Added portableapps.com to Dropbox
ROKU 3 – not used yet
Dolly Parton look-alike contest
Glary Util. prompts you for updates to other progs
H.H.Dow steps off train in Midland, Aug 14, 1890
What I Have Not Learned
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How to use SnagIt recording
• Record video, mike helps, get entire screen
• 300M mp4 file for 90 min, wireless mic ~$50
• 1596 x 818 pixels
Use my new Chromebook
• Use my new Envirens
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• Lynda.com – Dreamweaver CS6
• Chromebook to work with Epson projector
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Plug PC into TV: VGA, HDMI, S-video, USB ?
Interesting Videos & Books
Try to record our General Meeting
Runs in the background, “hides” at top of screen
Press red button to start; set up profile
Select the entire screen, record video, chose audio
Creates mp4 file; size 200-500 M/90 min recording
Having trouble with sound
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HP Deskjet F300 All-In-One
Works, CD, no ink cartridges, all cables
HP22 tri-color, $20; HP21 B/W, $15
Epson Stylus NX420 Series All-In-One
Works, CD, ink cartridges ~30% full, all cables
4 individual ink cartridges, ~$8 ea.
Wi-Fi capable, LCD display screen
1 DVD with 15 AV, 2 – CDs with Avira & Dr Web
Router
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Anybody have a drone? Solve Rubik's cube ?
Apple watch ?
How about renaming AV software?
Run DOS commands
What’s your net worth? Weight? BP? BMI? Sugar?
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
Program Coord.
Program Coord.
Treasurer
Membership
Newsletter
Webmaster
Publicity
At Large
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Larry Piper
Bill Tower
Howard Lewis
Jan Ensing
Gary Ensing
Carol Picard
Carol Picard
Al Adams
Joe Lykowski
Membership List - 27
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Al Adams
Gus Kookootsedes
Larry Ault
George Binder
Roger Bohl
Mary Branson
Terry Brown
Jim Carrier
John Dashner
Gary & Jan Ensing
Laura Hammel
Debbie Todd
Rich Holbrook
Ted Hummel
Jerry Arch
Lynn Walker
Howard Lewis
Joe Lykowski
Robert Miller
Harry Morton
Frank Neeb
Carol Picard
Ron Picardi
Larry & Judy Piper
Bill Tower
Bill Kocher
Alan Reisig
Time for the Raffle Drawing ?
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Jackpot fever (story of Ohio guys)
Cannot get 5.25” floppy as an USB extension
Sneezy vs. Sneaky
Dolly Parton look-alike
Dropbox portableapps.com
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Survey
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GPS in car. Use it?
Backup Heating: fireplace, propane, etc
Browser: IE, Firefox, Chrome, Other
List of medications & doctors
• Generator: hookup to home wiring
Server
Router
Switch
Cloud
Charter
Asus-Larry
Phone
Lenovo-J
Modem
HP-1-L
HP-2-Test
Dell, Optiplex & Judy
Color
Galaxy Tablet
HD
HD
B/W
Inkjet
Piper’s Home Network
9-28-13
B/W
Questions for Individuals
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Jan:
Al:
Howard:
Carol:
Gary:
John:
Membership List - 27
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Al Adams
Jerry Arch
Larry Ault
George Binder
Kathy & Roger Bohl
Mary Branson
Terry Brown
Jim Carrier
John Dashner
Gary & Jan Ensing
Laura Hammel
Rich Holbrook
Bill Kocher
Bill Walton
Gust Kookootsedes
Howard Lewis
Joe Lykowski
Robert Miller
Harry Morton
Frank Neeb
Carol Picard
Ron Picardi
Larry & Judy Piper
Shirley Schmidt
Debbie Todd
Bill Tower
Lynn Walker
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Ads – What’s The Catch
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Send in your gold
Free credit scores
Professor & free CDs
Geiko & Progressive Car Insurance
Body Building
Weight Loss
Pay shipping on 2nd item
Carnival Games – Magic Illusions –
What I Have Learned
My tool bag
My hooked rug of squares
• yudkowsky.net/rational/bayes Bayes
TheoremWason & Stroop Tests
How to convert PPT to DVD’s to play on your TV?
Camtasia
Xilosoft
Wink
MovieMaker
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