Eugene PC Users Group http://epcug.net Real Life PC Fellowship Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:44:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Ubuntu Linux Beginners Users Guide http://epcug.net/2012/01/ubuntu-linux-beginners-users-guide/ http://epcug.net/2012/01/ubuntu-linux-beginners-users-guide/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:44:43 +0000 motorbelly http://epcug.net/?p=426 If you have an older computer or a computer without an operating system on it you may be a candidate for Ubuntu Linux. Makeuseof.com has made this e-book available free to help you learn more about it and your geekly company at EPCUG (me) recommends it. Click below and have a look:

DOWNLOAD Ubuntu: An Absolute Beginner’s Guide

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Have a look!

]]> http://epcug.net/2012/01/how-to-upgrade-your-memory/feed/ 0 Finally starting the new year with EPCUG http://epcug.net/2012/01/finally-starting-the-new-year-with-epcug/ http://epcug.net/2012/01/finally-starting-the-new-year-with-epcug/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:46:27 +0000 motorbelly http://epcug.net/2012/01/finally-starting-the-new-year-with-epcug/ After missing the last two weeks *I* will be at the cafe tonight. Hope to see many of you again and to find more value (topics) to attract even more folks to join us.

 

-=Larry=-

]]> http://epcug.net/2012/01/finally-starting-the-new-year-with-epcug/feed/ 0 $30 Shareware program now free http://epcug.net/2011/08/30-shareware-program-now-free/ http://epcug.net/2011/08/30-shareware-program-now-free/#comments Sun, 07 Aug 2011 05:04:58 +0000 motorbelly http://epcug.net/2011/08/30-shareware-program-now-free/ Multi Commander is for Windows what the old Norton Commander was for DOS machines.

If you are unfamiliar with “File Managers” this may not be big news for you. But managing the files on your hard disk or periferals of your computer normally require using Windows File Manager. The Multi Commander is possibly more ‘intuitive’ to use than the Windows program for handling files.

Multi Commander

The Features (from it’s website) are as follows:

 

  • Tabs allowing you to have multiple folders open.
  • Caching that enable fast file browsing.
  • Background work for all tasks that takes time to finish, allowing you to continue working without interruptions.
  • Customize the layout and colors to fit your styling needs.
  • Extensions and plugins that will increase the functionality of Multi Commander.
  • FTP, Registry , Zip, 7-Zip, Rar , Tar , GZ , Bz2 , Jar  Support
  • View and Change file permissions, Take ownership of files.
  • Picture tools like Convert / Rotate Pictures, View/Remove EXIF tags, Adjust EXIF Date of pictures.
  • Show Movie information from IMDB/Rotten tomato as extra columns on you movie files.
  • Audio tools like View Audio file properties, View/Edit MP3 Tags.
  • Open API for developers to create extensions and plugins.
  • Remember selections when you get back from another location when browsing the filesystem.
  • Use mouse and drag and drop or use quick keyboard command for all the task.
  • FileOperations plugins that can automatically sort / unpack files when they are moved or copied.
  • File viewer that lets you view files of any size, as ASCII/Unicode/UTF8/Binary and Hex.
  • Both 32bit and 64bit versions available.
  • Handle folders with many thousands of files with easy, And use power full filters to limit what you want to view.
  • Compare folders and select the files and folders that are different, that are the same and many other options.
  • Power full script engine allowing you to create script that automate tasks.
  • Portable. Can be installed and run from portable (USB) device. Will not write any settings/session info on host computer.
  • And a lot more….
  • Full supports for Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 2008 and can be installed without any Administrator rights.

 

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In our last meeting john suggested we discuss again backing up and restoring, something we all mostly ignore,,, to our peril.

Today I see one of my favorite websites has made available a free PDF book/guide on just this subject so I suggest you download it and read it. Our peril need not be bad.

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A complete guide to Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts

This is an article from Windows Secrets, a mailling I have received for years since Fred Langa joined them. I recommend it and this article for all of us not yet tuned to Linux or Mac.  :)

-=Larry Cotton=-

]]> http://epcug.net/2011/02/windows-7-hotkeys/feed/ 0 About keeping Windows fast http://epcug.net/2011/02/about-keeping-windows-fast/ http://epcug.net/2011/02/about-keeping-windows-fast/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:06:22 +0000 motorbelly http://epcug.net/2011/02/about-keeping-windows-fast/ Makeuseof.com has made some wonderful informative publications for free over the years and they just did it again.

Here is a link to an e-Book you can download or read online at Scribd. (We should have a post about Scribd soon.)

MakeUseOf.com Windows on Speed

This is a full search-able book for Windows 7 and XP that list the causes of system slowing and what you can do (FREE) to fix it. I think any of us can benefit from it and wanted to be sure to share it.

Of course I’m using Linux as I write this…  :)

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A Continued Commitment to Security (1)

Apparently Mark Zuckerborg, Facebook’s founder was hacked recently so now the https:// version of Facebook is going to be rolled out. It still requires you turn it on and it will mean slower loading pages. My account is not updated yet but when it is going to Account settings will have the new option to turn on:

I suggest you look for it and when it appears, turn it on.
-=Lare=-

]]> http://epcug.net/2011/01/facebook-security/feed/ 0 No EPCUG Meeting this week due to Football Game Conflict http://epcug.net/2011/01/no-epcug-meeting-this-week-due-to-football-game-conflict/ http://epcug.net/2011/01/no-epcug-meeting-this-week-due-to-football-game-conflict/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 06:13:00 +0000 motorbelly http://epcug.net/2011/01/no-epcug-meeting-this-week-due-to-football-game-conflict/ I’ve been trying to get the Ducks to change the time of their little game but so far I have not heard back from them and it looks like they will be performing right when we should all be meeting.

So I guess we’ll just have to defer to football arrogance. We’ll try again next week after the win.

Go Ducks!  :)

]]> http://epcug.net/2011/01/no-epcug-meeting-this-week-due-to-football-game-conflict/feed/ 0 Windows Secrets http://epcug.net/2011/01/windows-secrets/ http://epcug.net/2011/01/windows-secrets/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 03:03:36 +0000 motorbelly http://epcug.net/2011/01/windows-secrets/ Some of us in this group have been using PCs for decades now and from back in those early years were some writers/geeks who became well known for having great information. Among these was Fred Langa who kept the Langalist for years before he joined the Windows Secrets gang. Personally I have been using them less as I drift deeper into the Linux world instead. But now that I installed Windows 7 Family pack on our family’s computers I find myself looking more carefully at this mailing again.

If you want to be informed of useful Windows information I recommend you subscribe to this list. They offer a premium version for a “what you will afford them” payment plan.

Have a look at this week’s offering from them:

Four free programs to help control Windows 7

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