The Doctor is In

Sue Kayton

Our guest speaker will be Sue Kayton, The Computer Doctor.

Topic of Discussion: New Windows Update policy and Demo of Office 2019.

She will bring her usual wisdom and humor and answer your computer questions.

As usual, the meeting will be held at the Palo Alto Elks Lodge, 4249 El Camino Real, Palo Alto and begins at 7PM. We will be meeting in the Library/Card Room across the hall from the Lodge Room.

For those who enjoy the schmooze, we will have our usual no-host pre-meeting dinner at 5:30PM in the Bistro Café on the first floor of the lodge.

NOTE: This meeting will NOT be available on ZOOM.

Random Access

We have no outside speaker this month so all members are invited to come and discuss problems and learn about new techniques. If you would like to make a presentation on a topic, please let us know and we will schedule it.

We would also like to have a discussion about possible future topics for our meetings. If you know someone who would be a good speaker on an interesting topic, we want to hear from you.

As usual, the meeting will be held at the Palo Alto Elks Lodge, 4249 El Camino Real, Palo Alto and begins at 7PM. We will be meeting in the Conference Room on the second floor.

For those who enjoy the schmooze, we will have our usual no-host pre-meeting dinner at 5:30PM in the Bistro Café on the first floor of the lodge.

NOTE: This meeting will NOT be available on ZOOM.

Computer Services for Seniors

As our population ages and technology expands, the need for help for our senior population to understand the use of all the new gadgets available becomes increasingly important. Our August 2019 meeting will feature a panel of three speakers with 20-30 minute presentations on topics of help for seniors with the new technology. A Q&A discussion will follow.

Jayant Kashyap, Google
The anatomy of today’s Jeeves – smart assistants and their potential

We are witnessing a marked transition in computing as people increasingly interact with non-traditional computers (aka. smart ‘insert-term-here’). What does it take to build a viable system to support such engagements; how is it impacting the people from around the world? And where do we go from here?

Ryan Kawamoto, Senior Planet @Avenidas 
Aging with Attitude 

Senior Planet is an award-winning program that helps those aged 60 and older use technology to connect, learn, and grow. His presentation will describe the epic new partnership between Avenidas and Older Adults Technology Services.

Mick Fitzgerald, Anew Vista
Online Service Marketplace Networks – The Next Big Thing

Empowered with knowledge, experience, and wealth amassed over decades, older adults are poised to take the lead in driving the development of the next wave of consumer technologies.  They comprise the largest and fastest growing consumer segment.  Demands for continually improving wellness and lifestyle product/services and primary health care at home are transforming older adult households.  AnewVista is working with household consumers to shape daily living systems and transform lifestyle technologies.

As usual, the meeting will be held at the Palo Alto Elks Lodge, 4249 El Camino Real, Palo Alto and begins at 7PM. We will be meeting in the Conference Room on the second floor.

For those who enjoy the schmooze, we will have our usual no-host pre-meeting dinner at 5:30PM in the Bistro Café on the first floor of the lodge.

NOTE: This meeting will be available online via ZOOM. 
The online session will start at 7PM.

To join the Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/907374383

To participate by phone, dial by your location
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 907 374 383
Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/a58fvHPfC

Managing Your Passwords

Maurice Green, PhD
President/Webmaster, SPAUG

A password manager is a piece of software that remembers passwords, so you don’t have to. By remembering a single master password, all of your other passwords are stored securely for retrieval as and when you need them.

Maury will discuss the properties and use of strong passwords to secure your online accounts and describe a number of available paid and free password managers.

As usual, the meeting will be held at the Palo Alto Elks Lodge, 4249 El Camino Real, Palo Alto and begins at 7PM. We will be meeting in the Library on the second floor.

For those who enjoy the schmooze, we will have our usual no-host pre-meeting dinner at 5:30PM in the Bistro Café on the first floor of the lodge.

NOTE: This meeting will be available online via ZOOM.
The online session will start at 7PM.

To join the Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/230051280

Meeting ID: 230 051 280

One tap mobile
+16699006833,,230051280# US (San Jose)
+16465588656,,230051280# US (New York)

Dial by your location
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 230 051 280
Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/a58fvHPfC

Playing in the Sandbox

Highlights of CES 2020

Video Conferencing with Zoom
Maurice Green

In light of the current concerns about the Coronavirus it has been decided that we avoid contacts in unnecessary group meetings, especially given the high risk factors for members of our group. So we will not have our usual monthly meeting at the Elks Lodge. Instead, the meeting will be conducted by, and the topic will be, Zoom Videoconferencing.

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Firefox Extensions and Add-ons
John Buck

For our 9/9/20 SPAUG general meeting, member John Buck will attempt to discuss and demonstrate some Firefox browser add-ons and search techniques. Since this is John’s first attempt at doing this, perfection is not guaranteed, and the results may be interesting and/or useful. All operations will be performed in strict observance of Murphy’s Law and its corollary that “Murphy was an optimist.”

There will also be an opportunity for our usual ‘random access’ discussion.

NOTE: This will be a ‘virtual’ meeting using Zoom videoconferencing.

The Zoom site will open early to provide time for some good ol’ schmoozing.

When: Sep 9, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIod-qorTMtE9YK-0SQDHZh_GL_k6QsNQWh

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The Doctor is In

For our 9/9/20 SPAUG general meeting, the Computer Doctor, Sue Kayton will join us for a ‘random access” Q&A session about computer problems.

If you have a particular topic you would like to discuss, please send an email to webmaster@spaug.net so we can make time for the discussion.

NOTE: This will be a ‘virtual’ meeting using Zoom videoconferencing.

The Zoom site will open early to provide time for some good ol’ schmoozing.

When: October 14, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time

Please register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArdOqqpz0uGtEAcn7jvM0hbYny5oVQyhP–

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The Doctor is In

For our 12/9/20 SPAUG general meeting, the Computer Doctor, Sue Kayton will join us for a ‘random access” Q&A session about computer problems.

If you have a particular topic you would like to discuss, please send an email to webmaster@spaug.net so we can make time for the discussion.

NOTE: This will be a ‘virtual’ meeting using Zoom videoconferencing.

The Zoom site will open early to provide time for some good ol’ schmoozing.

When: December 9, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time

Please register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvdOquqzIvGtDrZ95iCLAcIKqU-Q_d15Y6

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.