Living Better with Technology
Avenidas living better with technology conference for seniors. Explore, engage and shape. Talks and exhibits on a wide variety of subjects. Larry Magid will be the keynote speaker. Details on the schedule of talks in this brochure
Machine Learning and AI for the Rest of Us
Jim Baldwin, Antimatter Research
What is Machine Learning and how will Artificial Intelligence help us. Jim will present an introduction to help demystify these concepts. He will also introduce the “Alice” project which aims to make using internet services simpler and safer for all of us.
Jim Baldwin is the Founder and CEO of Antimatter Research which launched in Palo Alto on December 13, 2013 with a core vision of building products with embedded intelligence.
Getting to Know Windows 10
Lucas Magalhaes & Juan Chavez, Microsoft
In this session, we’ll discuss how Windows 10 integrates with your various devices and how Windows 10 can help make them better. Then we’ll get our hands on Windows 10, so you can learn how to explore and modify features that will help you get more done and have fun on your device.
Member’s Night
A series of short talks by members on various subjects, including
- John Buck on My Favorite Clipboard Manager
- Maurice Green on Phishing Schemes and Ransomeware
- Robert Mitchell on the Alice Project by Antimatter Research
If you have a topic you would like to present, please email webmaster@spaug.net with a description and you might get your 15 minutes of fame.
Tips and Tricks
This is your chance to tell the group about some of your favorite computer tips and tricks or how you have solved a recent problem with your computer system.
- PDF to Word conversion
- Criteria for selecting a new smartphone
- Using Social Media
If you have a topic you would like to present, please email webmaster@spaug.net with a description and you might get your 15 minutes of fame.
Using Excel for Work
SPAUG member John Buck will show and discuss the MS Excel file he uses to create a work schedule for 30 people to fill 12 jobs on 13 days.
Bonus: We will demonstrate the “Meeting” feature of the TeamViewer Program. Bring your laptop and we will provide a link which will download a TeamView runtime module (no installation needed) and allow you to join the meeting.
Video Conferencing with ZOOM
As promised at the last meeting, this month we will delve into some of the details of using video conferencing for chat, meetings, webinars, etc. The program we have selected for this demonstration is ZOOM (http://zoom.us).
Tips and Tricks for Social Media
Christie Bilikam
The use of social media has grown exponentially over the past 10 years. Yet there are many people who still do not use social media or have problems using it. Christie will lead an open forum on the use of social media, showing you some techniques for using these platforms.
The Internet of Things – It’s Everywhere
Sue Kayton
These days you can go online to adjust your hearing aid, open your garage door, pay touchlessly at the grocery store, use your cell phone as the remote control for your TV set, have a video doorbell alert, and much more. Is it safe? Would it help you in your daily life? Or is is unnecessarily complicating?
Join Sue Kayton in a roundtable discussion. If you have internet-connected gizmos, please plan to explain to the group what you have, and how you use it.
Are there specific questions you want answered? Email them ahead of time.