EPCUG has dissolved greatly since its heyday (before the Internet) but I see a continued interest in being able to publish to the web and WordPress has groups around the world helping each other in the effort. I propose we get Eugene/Springfield involved as well. Whether you are new to WordPress or have worked with … Continue reading WordPress Users
Patch My PC Home Updater
I recall writing about this subject recently but can't recall where I did it. The point is all software should be kept up to date to avoid trouble. Linux does this mostly automatically and I expect Mac does something similar. But in Windows, software comes from so many different publishers the operating systems ignores the … Continue reading Patch My PC Home Updater
Why Virtual Private Network? (VPN)
A member asked, "Why VPN?" Virtual Private Networks have been around for some time. In short, you encrypt everything you send and receive through the Internet and work through a server the VPN hosts. If you use cyber cafes or just wonder if your own Internet service and wifi at home is secure, using … Continue reading Why Virtual Private Network? (VPN)
13 Windows Diagnostics Tools to Check Your PC’s Health
Came across this post on one of my favorite sites, MakeUseOf, and found a number of tools here I think we might all find useful when Windows get too gummy... Have a look... -=Lare=- Source: 13 Windows Diagnostics Tools to Check Your PC's Health
7 DIY Projects You Can Make With an Old Hard Drive — MakeUseOf
Since EPCUG is a group associated with making the most of computers I found this post at MAKEUSEOF quite interesting. I didn't know about some of the boxes for drives now available. Maybe they could be plugged into the back of the Xfinity modem as a network drive? Ideas folks? -=Lare=- https://www.youtube.com/embed/ABOgDaTMlZA?feature=oembed Don’t throw out … Continue reading 7 DIY Projects You Can Make With an Old Hard Drive — MakeUseOf
Wallpaper of the Week Halloween Moon
This week's wallpaper shows a full moon behind a raven perched on a branch with bats in flight across the moon. Spider webs and Spanish moss hang from the branches on either side of the image. Icons show up well in most areas of this background. Source: Wallpaper of the Week Halloween Moon
Linux laptop vs. Chromebook
We work with any computers that come our way at EPCUG and lately we have been playing with Chromebooks and various versions of Linux on laptops. Just for fun I'm going to give away a (2006 I think) Toshiba laptop and power supply with Peppermint Linux installed. It will do all a Chromebook will do … Continue reading Linux laptop vs. Chromebook
Woops! Sorry…
First I need to apologize for having cancelled last week's meeting. It wasn't intentional so I’ll make it a lesson on using Google Calendar. After setting up our new Google Group as a maillist I saw that it would connect to Google Calendar and I set up my EPCUG calendar to have the meeting dates … Continue reading Woops! Sorry…
Computer Variety
Our group has evolved from being a PC computer group to an 'All things computer' type of group. The notebooks coming to the meeting are mostly Windows, but Don brings a Mac, Steve has machines with a variety of Linux OS's on them, I have my new acquisition, a Chromebook, and everyone has an Android … Continue reading Computer Variety
Keeping a WordPress Website
We've had a new guest the last few weeks who lost his website support and was unable to update his website. Most of our meetings attend to computer operation and web discoveries but we've had some fun problem solving WordPress managed websites. WordPress operates about a quarter of all websites on the internet, quite an … Continue reading Keeping a WordPress Website