Its Memorial Day, a holiday and some of us won't be making the regular get together at Fifth Street today. But I for one will be on Zoom.us's remote meeting software. It available on all OS's, Windows, Linux, MAC, iOS, and Android. Just download, install, join and sign in. https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2529000836
Google Docs and Blogging
It’s a common trait when writing a blog to want to collaborate , share the effort to decide what to write, what graphics to include, and have many head edit the work. Using an office suite like MS Office or Google Docs makes this possible by keeping the working document online and allowing many folks … Continue reading Google Docs and Blogging
WordPress Users
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
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
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
Holiday Post from Lare…
For reasons beyond just the season I will not be available at the Dec. 21 meeting but I found this offer and used it today and would suggest some others of us might benefit as well. AVG the virus protection program company also makes PC-Tuneup, a program like CCleaner (but more so) and normally sells … Continue reading Holiday Post from Lare…
Should I remove it?
Should I Remove It? In our meeting we often come accross machines running slow from bloatware and programs installed by other program sneakily and it is hard to know what to remove. Here is a solution even Kim Komando recommends. Something to discuss at the next meeting.