Calendar

Nov 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Elks Lodge
Security and Privacy Forum Sue Kayton (The Computer Doctor) and Michael Barclay (Electronic Frontier Foundation) will moderate an open forum on computer security and privacy issues. Please go to the link below to submit your[...]
Jan 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Elks Lodge
CES 2017 Andy Marken Andy Marken returns to SPAUG to review some of the new and exciting developments from CES 2017. Read more…
Jan 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Barron Square Clubhouse
Monthly meeting of the SPAUG Planning Committee. Agenda items to be announced
Feb 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Elks Lodge
 Member’s Night The February meeting will be devoted to short (15-20 minute) presentations by members of the club. If you have a topic you would like to present, please email a title and short description[...]
Mar 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Elks Lodge
Smart TVs and Next Generation TVs Sue Kayton The Computer Doctor returns to SPAUG with a demonstration of Smart TVs  and a discussion of the features of the next generation of TVs. Attendees will be[...]
Mar 25 @ 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Mitchell Park Community Center
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[...]
Apr 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Elks Lodge
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[...]
May 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Elks Lodge
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[...]
Jun 14 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Elks Lodge
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[...]
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[...]