Portage Computer Users Group

PCUG Meeting Notes For 1/31/13 January 31, 2013

Here are my notes from the meeting:

http://gizmodo.com/5979949/ashton-kutchers-steve-jobs-movie-makeup-is-totally-unrealhe-is-jobs

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211669&Tpk=20-211-669&nm_mc=EMC-GD013013&cm_mmc=EMC-GD013013-_-index-_-Item-_-20-211-669

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20857300

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/video-cockroach-crawls-up-reporters-arm-during-knbc-live-shot_b66291

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-windows_programs/i-can-not-uninstall-regworks-from-my-windows-xphow/13ff245c-c915-4276-9344-5fffd50f5b20

http://majorgeeks.com/Windows_Installer_CleanUp_Utility_d4459.html

http://www.malwarebytes.org/

http://groups.yahoo.com/

PCUG Meeting Notes for 1/24/13 January 24, 2013

Here are my notes from the meeting:

http://www.windowsupgradeoffer.com/en-US
http://www.crucial.com/
http://www.emachinesfloppydisksettlement.com/CaseInfo.aspx?pas=EMS
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2013/01/18/kim-komando-facebook-settings/1827413/
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/new-keyboard-shortcuts#1TC=t1
https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/

Videos of the meetings are no longer available.

PCUG Meeting Notes For 1/17/13 January 17, 2013

Here is my note from the meeting:

http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/01/worlds-most-industrious-lazy-man-outsources-all-of-his-work-to-china/

Videos of the meetings are no longer available.

PCUG Meeting Notes For 1/10/13 January 12, 2013

Here are my notes from the meeting.

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/123829/Emtec-C400-USB-20-Flash-Drive/?cm_mmc=InternalEmail-_-20130108ODNA-_-Minifeature-_-Emtec
http://www.komando.com/tips/index.aspx?id=13864&utm_medium=nl&utm_source=notd&utm_content=2013-01-07-article_1-cta
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/technology/amazon-book-reviews-deleted-in-a-purge-aimed-at-manipulation.html?_r=2&utm_source=12/12/28+ideanet+&utm_campaign=Google+/+WPVI+/SPCA+Driving+Dog&utm_medium=email&

Videos of the meetings are no longer available.

PCUG Meeting for 1/3/13, Tom’s Notes January 5, 2013

Enlarging the text in a browser

• Enlarge: Ctrl +
• Reduce: Ctrl –

Printing the text at an enlarged size

• Safari for Windows version 5.1.7; no new version available (If you enlarge text onscreen, it prints larger as well)
• Google Chrome (If you print in landscape mode, everything gets larger)
• Further printing tips from a self-identified “granny”

Printing to a PDF file instead of paper

• CutePDF Writer (free)

Malware protection for Mac

• LifeHacker.com’s review of some useful options

A vanished Hotmail account

This has happened to some people, but information online suggests it’s unrelated to Microsoft’s changing of Hotmail to Outlook.com (and Hotmail addresses should continue to work just the way they are). For those who need a vanished account recovered, Google turns up these instructions at justanswer.com (scroll down each page to the “Expert’s Answer”):

• A help page from 2011
• Slightly different and more detailed help, from 2012

Website hosting and registration

• tigertech.net

PCUG Meeting for 1/3/13 January 3, 2013

Folks,

I want to thank Tom H. for filling in for me today.

He is a very smart person and knows just about everything dealing with computers.

I took a spill a few days ago.  Fortunately I landed on insignificant parts.  My face.  I plan to see you at the next meeting.

Cheers,
Rob

PCUG Meeting For 12/27/12 January 3, 2013

No notes for this casual meeting.