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Loading Linux Mint Brad Youngman, President, SPAUG Brad will install Linux Mint 13 (long term release) onto a Windows 8.1 Acer V5 laptop using Virtual Box. To avoid the slow installation by way of a CD/DVD[...]

Lock Up Your Passwords Safe practices on the internet require that you use multiple long and strong passwords which are hard to break and also hard to remember. Password vaults allow you to generate strong[...]

Sound Engineering: From Vinyl to Digital Editing Fred Catero, NARAS Recording legend Fred Catero has worked with some of music’s greatest stars. Beginning his career at Columbia Records in New York during the early 1960’s.[...]

Devoxx4Kids: STEMing the kids at an early age Arun Gupta Devoxx4Kids USA wants to get kids excited about technology with the hope that many of them will become producers of technology in future. We conduct a[...]

Members’ Presentations Using Social Media: Facebook, Twitter & Skype Christie Bilikam and Aldora Lee Upgrading Your Computer with an SSD Maurice Green   The meeting will be held at the Palo Alto Elks Lodge, 4249[...]

Members’ Presentations Virtual Computers: An Overview Bill Young Building a Website with WordPress Maurice Green What is a virtual computer and why would you want to use one? Bill Young will describe the installation of[...]

A Slice of Pi Maurice Green, PhD Over the past 10 years we have seen a burgeoning interest in small microprocessor boards which can be programmed using a variety of software. They are being used[...]

Living Through the 20th Century Nat Landes The 20th Century saw major breakthroughs in technology, from radio to television to computers, and multiple wars. Our former SPAUG Treasurer, Nat Landes, lived through it all.  Come[...]

Living Through the 20th Century PART 2 Nat Landes A continuation of the talk from the July meeting which was interrupted by the birthday party for our former SPAUG Treasurer, Nat Landes.  He will describe[...]

Laptop & Smartphone CryptoParty Rhona Mahony Join us and learn how to stay safe online. Learn what vulnerabilities you face based on your work, travel, family, and activities. Protect yourself from abuse by your ISP,[...]

Installing Windows 10 Robert Mitchell Robert Mitchell started experimenting with Windows 10 from day one when it was released. The first time he downloaded it, he was using an 8-year-old computer. The original Windows XP OS[...]

Digital Devices, Cyber Security, and Privacy Sanjiv Pandey, RSA With the burgeoning use of digital devices we feel connected. We can share pictures, send messages, download apps, FaceTime, hangout on google, and what not. Along[...]

Droning On Drones are the hot consumer product of the year, and 2015 saw an explosion in automation software that made the devices easier to fly and easier to control.  Anyone you know get a[...]