Calendar

Jul 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Elks Lodge
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[...]
Aug 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Elks Lodge
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[...]
Sep 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Elks Lodge
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[...]
Nov 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Elks Lodge
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[...]
Jan 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Elks Lodge
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[...]
Jan 13 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Palo Alto Elks Lodge
 
Feb 14 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Elks Lodge
A Review of CES 2018 Andy Marken Andy returns to SPAUG to give us a review of the latest and greatest things at the 2018 CES meeting in Las Vegas. Read more…
Mar 14 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Elks Lodge
Preserving Old Pictures, Slides and Movies Matt Todd Matt will be present the current options for archiving all of your old pictures, negatives, slides and movies. From doing it yourself to using Mikes Camera’s professional[...]
Mar 15 @ 11:30 am – 3:00 pm Computer History Museum
Minitel: The Web before the Web Authors Kevin Driscoll & Julien Mailland in Conversation with Internet History Program Curatorial Director Marc Weber A decade before the web began taking the rest of us online, France was[...]
May 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Palo Alto Elks Lodge
Random Access and Project Presentation This will be an open session for those of you with interesting projects you would like to talk about or questions you would like to ask. Here are a few[...]
Jun 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Palo Alto Elks Lodge
DRONE TECHNOLOGY Manie Kohn will discuss the use of drone aircraft (UAVs) in real estate photography, emergency services and law enforcement.  Manie’s standing in the industry as an educator, instructor and an industry leading “Drone-O-Grapher” has[...]
Jun 14 @ 3:30 pm – 7:00 pm Computer History Museum
2nd Annual Avenidas Technical Conference   PROGRAM: 3:30-4:00 pm | Registration 4:00-4:05 pm | Welcome Remarks from Avenidas President & CEO Amy Andonian 4:05-4:45 pm | Keynote speaker: Dennis Boyle, Founding Member of IDEO 4:45-5:00[...]
Aug 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Palo Alto Elks Lodge
Elections and Computer Technology Maurice Green, PhD Computers have become indispensable in modern election campaigns. Maurice Green has been involved in a number of local elections in support of grass-roots initiatives and local candidates. He[...]
Sep 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Palo Alto Elks Lodge
design & Technology! making a difference Abigayil Tamara, M.A., M.S.W. Good design helps make a difference in the use of a product. Some products  help increase functionality more than others. Technology has greatly increased this process, and we have seen rapid changes[...]
Jan 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Palo Alto Elks Lodge
The January 2019 SPAUG meeting will feature two separate lectures by SPAUG President Maurice Green: Tips and Tricks for Video Editing – Maury will demonstrate some of the special effects which can be achieved with[...]
Jan 10 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm MidPen Media Center
Learn the basics about your public access channels and how you can best make use of them. This event is designed to answer your questions, explore what you’d like to do and help you get[...]
Jan 22 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm MidPen Media Center
Learn the basics about your public access channels and how you can best make use of them. This event is designed to answer your questions, explore what you’d like to do and help you get[...]
Feb 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Palo Alto Elks Lodge
Review of CES 2019 Andy Marken, Marken Communications Topics to be announced
Mar 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Palo Alto Elks Lodge
Good Old Fashioned “Random Access” We will have a good old fashioned open meeting for discussion of various topics and your questions. Some of the topics to be discussed include: How to choose a new[...]
Apr 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Palo Alto Elks Lodge
Picking the Best Backup Approach Gene Barlow, User Group Relations (via Skype) This presentation will describe the four most popular backup approaches used today and tell you the strengths and weakness of each approach. After[...]
May 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Palo Alto Elks Lodge
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[...]
Jun 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Palo Alto Elks Lodge
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,[...]
Aug 14 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Palo Alto Elks Lodge
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[...]
Oct 16 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Palo Alto Elks Lodge
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[...]
Jan 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Palo Alto Elks Lodge
Playing in the Sandbox Running Windows on a Linux OS Bill Young Running Linux on a Windows OS Maurice Green Virtual machines allow you to run an operating system in an app window on your[...]
Feb 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Palo Alto Elks Lodge
Highlights of CES 2020 Andy Marken, Marken Communications Andy Marken returns to SPAUG to review the highlights and the best new products of the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show. If it wasn’t at CES this year it[...]
Mar 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Online Videoconference
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[...]
Sep 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Online Videoconference
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[...]
Oct 14 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Online Videoconference
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[...]
Dec 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Online Videoconference
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[...]