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[...]
Review of CES There’s a reason the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is in Vegas every year…things look more real, better on the stage…you get entertained no matter where you turn. Once the stage show ends[...]
Online Learning Courses Matthew O’Dell, Udemy With the explosion in Edtech over the past few years, millions of people are now learning online, and many of the early adopters are techies. Some are looking to[...]
Organize, Protect, and Share your Hard Drive Gene Barlow, User Group Relations NOTE: This will be a Webinar presentation via Skype Backing up your computer’s hard drive on a regular basis is the best way[...]
Ask the Experts Join us for an evening of latest tips and tricks for your computer and problem solving. Our panel of ‘experts’ include: Kevin Lynn (Windows) Glen Murray (Hardware) Bill Young (Linux) Agenda for the[...]
Upgrading to Windows 10 Sue Kayton, The Computer Doctor Windows 10 is now ready for prime time. It is safe to upgrade, if you do it correctly. Come learn about Windows 10 while you can still[...]
Computer Clinic Sue Kayton, The Computer Doctor Slow operating system? Virus infection? Blue Screen of Death? The Doctor is In! Sue Kayton, the Computer Doctor, will do a diagnostic and repair/virus removal clinic for your computer at our meeting.[...]
Creating an Instructional Video Maurice Green and Robert Mitchell Following up on last month’s demonstration of upgrading an HP laptop to an SSD drive, we will demonstrate the use of multi-track editing with added still images[...]
Privacy John Buck John will lead a discussion on computer privacy based on the recent articles published in the November 2016 issue of Consumer Reports. Members are encouraged to review the articles before the meeting. Read[...]
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[...]
CES 2017 Andy Marken Andy Marken returns to SPAUG to review some of the new and exciting developments from CES 2017. Read more…
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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…
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[...]
Subscribe to filtered calendar