Q&A - 2025
December 17, 2025Share - Scammers on the prowlAsk - Survey scams? Ask - How to get rid of pop-ups Follow-Up - AutoHotKey Part 2 – Scripting YouTube Tech - The Story of Python and how it took over the world Ask - Smart TV forgets Apple TV Share - Recipe for recipes Computer Basics - Bill's most-used apps Follow-Up - Creating a PowerPoint Presentation – Part 2 |
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December 3, 2025Ask - Persistent Hotmail FolderAsk - Spring Cleaning? Share - Google Photos Loonie Links - Understood: Who Broke the Internet Share - Fast Access to Perplexity AI Follow-Up - Creating a PowerPoint Presentation – Part 1 Computer Basics - My most-used apps - Part 3 |
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November 19, 2025Follow-up - iPhone to PCFollow-up - Recycle Bin Follow-up - OPCUG social get-together Follow-up - - Testing USB cables Loonie Links - Security, privacy, & scam prevention Loonie Links - Report Cybercrime and Fraud YouTube Tech - Windows "SUCKS": How I'd Fix it by a retired Microsoft Windows engineer Share - Window Swap Share - Google NotebookLM Share - AutoHotKey Ask - Scam email addresses Share - Comparing “text” files |
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November 5, 2025Follow-up - OPCUG social get-togetherAsk - Hardware updates Ask - iPhone to PC YouTube Tech - Double Your Android Phone's Battery Life By Changing These Settings Follow-up - Time for a Linux phone Share - Easier hyphens and dashes Computer Basics - Spring-Clean Drive in the Fall Computer Basics - My most-used apps - Part 2 Share - Q&A-Index |
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October 29, 2025Follow-up - OPCUG social get-togetherAsk - Google Password Ask - kagi.com Ask - Zip files Share - Photo Ephemeris Share -USB charging Share - NotebookLM Share - Housecreep |
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October 22, 2025Follow-up - OPCUG social get-togetherShare - Android Lockdown? Share - UniGetUI Share - Bird ID with Merlin Share - Oh Behave! Share - Worried about hackers... Share - Best Vacation and Travel Cybersecurity Tips Share - The Minds Behind Windows: Raymond Chen |
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October 15, 2025Follow-up - Yet Another Update on Extended Security Updates (ESU)Share - Huxe AI—news done differently Share - DDoS Botnet Aisuru YouTube Tech - Linux Desktop Security Ask - OPCUG social get-together Share - Sysinternals Share - the sz development Follow-up - "Everything” for Linux |
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October 1, 2025Follow-up - Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security UpdatesShare - Windows 11 25H2 Share - Docker containers Ask - Am I inviting more junk mail? YouTubeTech - On trusting and not trusting Microsoft Share - Everything file search Update - Windows Consumer Extended Security Updates (recap) YouTubeTech - 7 reasons you could lose your Google account forever |
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September 24, 2025Share - OneDriveGUI Bug Report Success!Loonie Links - E-Waste Event Loonie Links - Account Comparison Tool Share - Is Rogers abandoning @rogers.com email addresses? Share - NVidia Issues Share - Switching Computers Share - Proton VPN Computer Basics - Favourite applications YouTube Tech - Are YOU the product? |
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September 17, 2025Computer Basics - Avoiding malwareChris’s Rants - Wemo Smart Switches YouTube Tech - LibreOffice vs Microsoft: The Document War Share - LaTeX - Document Preparation System Loonie Links - What Happens to My Waste? YouTube Tech - Love Food Hate Waste Share - Windows 11 upgrade failure Computer Basics - Reinstalling Windows Share - Consumer Reports has words for Microsoft |
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September 3, 2025Ask - What computer should I buy?Ask - Banking and Browsers Share - Is that downloaded file safe? Share - Double Commander Share - CrapFixer |
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August 27, 2025Follow-Up - Lost Windows PasswordFollow-Up - Manage accounts - Part 3 Share - Reward Points, What Reward Points? Ask - Android Viruses and PUP's Ask - Microsoft 800 Support Share - Moving from Windows 10 to Windows 11 |
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August 20, 2025Ask - “Breaking in” to a computerAsk - Preventing a Windows Update Follow-Up - Replay of security webinars YouTube Tech - Lithium-ion batteries Share - Bottles Follow-Up - Manage accounts - Part 2 Share - Everything Ask - What the heck is ChatRTX? |
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August 13, 2025Follow-Up - Windows 10 EOLFollow-Up - Animated GIFs and PDFs Ask - Confusing SD Cards Follow-Up - Buying a new computer Share - AI Beats Medical Experts Follow-Up - Manage accounts - Part 1 Ask - Personalized Settings Share - Stopping Spam E-mails |
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August 6, 2025Share - Perplexity gets it right!Share - Troubleshooting Apps Share - Costco extremes Ask - Membership Renewal Follow-Up - Using a png file from Adobe Express Follow-Up - Favourite Utility Program Share - Free security webinars Share - Setting up a new computer Ask - Driver Updates? Share - Age verification on the Internet YouTube Tech - Choosing Your First Linux Distro Ask - RAW format images Ask - Buying a new computer... |
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July 30, 2025Share - Disabling CapsLockFollow-up - Goodbye Pocket - Hello Instapaper Loonie Links - Up Here Ask - Recovering data from a flash drive Follow-Up - Installing and Uninstalling Applications Share - Removing backgrounds in photos Share - Map EV charging stations |
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July 23, 2025Follow-Up - Collecting Reward PointsYouTube Tech - Setting Up Windows 10 ESUs - For Free! Share - Managing backups with EaseUS Todo Backup Share - Resetting Windows Share - Scam email—common signs Ask - Is Gmail Safe? Share - Setting up a new computer Follow-Up - Questions - and Answers! |
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July 16, 2025Ask - Class not registered - PowerToysShare - cHANGE cASE Share - What are Snapshots? Share - Disk Imaging – Part 4 - Emergency (rescue) Disk Share - Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program |
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July 9, 2025Follow-Up - Setting up a used smartphoneAsk - Windows command arp -a Share - Really Local Weather Share - What time is it? Share - Disk Imaging – Part 3 - Restore YouTube Tech - BitLocker disk encryption YouTube Tech - Windows Weekly Ask - Class not registered |
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July 2, 2025Ask - Zoom – Asking QuestionsComputer Basics - Avoiding scams: Decoding links before you click Share - An old scam with a new twist Share - Microsoft will delete your passwords... Share - Tailscale VPN (Windows) Ask - Uploading and Sharing with Google Drive Share - Office 2024 - Bargain or Bust Share - Disk Imaging – Part 2 - Incremental Backup Ask - Setting up a used smartphone Share - Working on it... |
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June 25, 2025Share - Poll ResultsShare - Patch Tuesday Blog Ask Best Wi-Fi range extender? Follow-Up - OneDrive Client for Linux YouTube Tech - Getting rid of OneDrive sync YouTube Tech - Don’t Rely on System Restore Follow-Up - What is System Restore? Share - Disk Imaging – Part 1 - Backup |
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June 18, 2025Follow-Up - What do you trust?Follow-Up - Quantum key distribution? YouTube Tech - Windows 10: Four Months to Go? Poll - Which questions about Windows interest you?? Share - Humble Bundle? Follow-Up - Vulnerability management? Ask - Opening .pages files in Win 11? |
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June 4, 2025Share - Hyde Chrome ExtensionShare - Batch Renaming Computer Basics - Peering into your data YouTube Tech - Quantum computing Share - Space Selfie Ask - What do you trust? |
20250604_PowerPoint.pdf (4.5 MB) |
May 28, 2025Ask - Laptop battery malfunctioningShare - Calibre - E-book management - Demo Follow-Up - eSIM with non-expiring data Follow-Up - Moving on from Windows 10 YouTube Tech - How to Setup Windows PROPERLY Share - Transfer an App from one Android Phone to Another - Part 2 Share - Sun, Sand and Staying Safe Online |
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May 21, 2025Follow-Up - Windows 10 is dead!Follow-up - Windows Product Key Share - Planta Share - More Fun with ChatGPT’s Image Generator Share - Today’s AI fun Share - Calibre - E-book management |
20250521_PowerPoint.pdf (3.6 MB) |
May 7, 2025Follow-Up - No more cookie pop-ups?Follow-Up - Turn Off or Leave On? YouTube Tech - Your old PC is now trash Share - Little Language Lessons Ask - Accessing eBooks from OPL Share - Pruning at the Play Store Share - Transfer an App from one Android Phone to Another Share - Multi-factor authentication with humans |
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April 30, 2025Share - No more cookie pop-ups?Share - May 1 — World Password Day Share - Unblurimage AI Photo Enhancer Share - The GS-GOAT Share - Reuse of Older Computers Share - Windows Product Key Share - Saga of a failing laptop screen Share - Trading up to Linux – Part 10 Ask - Can I run Windows 11 from a flash drive? |
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April 23, 2025Ask - Best Virtual MachineShare - Moore’s Law Share - Badging Gmail Follow-Up - Bing vs Google for search Share - Quandry of quishing Share - Gadget Pack YouTube Tech - The Real Reason Windows is Free - And what that costs you! Follow-Up - Windows Update Error |
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April 16, 2025Follow-Up - FacebookFollow-up - What exactly will Canadian Shield do for me? Follow-Up - Footnotes and endnotes YouTube Tech - Windows Longhorn Explained YouTube Tech - CyberCPU Tech Share - Green banking Share - ChatGPT AI fun Share - Uses for Old Computer Equipment Ask - Preventing pop-up ads Ask - Bing vs Google for search Ask - Transferring all files to a new Windows 11 device Ask - Windows Update Error |
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April 2, 2025Follow-Up - Jitsi MeetShare - Signal Ask - eSIM’s Ask - ChatGPT and Gemini Share - Yuka - The Mobile App That Scans Your Products YouTube Tech - UNIX Built the Internet—And We Forgot Why It Mattered! Ask - Reusing old computers Share - EaseUS Todo Backup (Windows) Share - Fraud Watch Reminder Ask - The case of the missing endnotes |
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March 26, 2025Follow-Up - Jitsi MeetFollow-Up - Home Updater (PatchMyPC) Follow-Up - Quadratic: an AI-powered spreadsheet YouTube Tech - Ask Leo - DISM YouTube Tech - How secure are messaging apps? Share - Supercharging my Desktop PC and My Backup Strategy Share - Alan’s Backup Strategy Share - Why backup? |
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March 19, 2025Follow-Up - Skype AlternativesYouTube Tech - Differences between Windows 10 & 11 Ask - Problems moving to Windows 11 Share - Nefarious Captcha Share - When AI cheats Share - Get the latest AI news Ask - ChatGPT Book Recommendations Share - Melding Files and Folders |
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March 5, 2025Follow-Up - PatchMyPC Home UpdaterShare - Replacing uBlock Origin Share - ToffeeShare Share - Double Trouble Ask - Skype Alternatives? |
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February 26, 2025Follow-Up - Ripping DVD’sFollow-Up -OneDrive’s worst annoyances Ask - Cell service during power outage Share - sCANUCK.ca Follow-Up - PowerToys FancyZones Ask - Google Fingerprinting? Share - Solving problems using AI Share - AI missteaks |
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February 19, 2025YouTube Tech - Top 7 Things Linux Does Better than WindowsAsk - How Does OneDrive Work? Share - Geographic distribution of OPCUG current members Share - Documenting Data Backup Loonie Links - Shop Canadian on Amazon YouTube Tech - Scott Manley YouTube Tech - Kerbal Space Program Share - Patching apps |
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February 5, 2025Ask - How Does OneDrive Work?Ask - Ripping DVD’s Loonie Links - DOMS Loonie Links - Talking With Docs YouTube Tech - Deepseek R1 Explained - Dave’s Garage Share - Today, I'd like to tell you about my Inkjet Printer Share - Microsoft Edge Scareware Blocker Ask - Google Maps & road names Share - Passkeys Share - Strange hibernation problem Share - OPCUG doing astonishingly well! |
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January 29, 2025Computer Basics - Making Rescue Disks – Part 2Share - Disk cleanup — Part 2 Ask - How can I backup my Gmail messages? Ask - Is Windows 11 24H2 safe? Share - Service Ontario Share - Microsoft accounts: Stay signed in change coming Ask - How Does OneDrive Work? |
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January 22, 2025Computer Basics - Making Rescue Disks – Part 1Share - OUCH! Newsletter Computer Basics - Accidental shut-downs Share - Accounting with GnuCash - Part 2 Share - My New Secret Weapon for Easy Photo Editing! Share - Safely ejecting a USB drive |
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January 15, 2025Follow-Up - Finding License KeysYouTube Tech - How Do I Transfer My Programs and Data to a New Machine? Follow-Up - How to Revive an Old Slow Laptop Share - Accessibility in Windows Share - Disk cleanup Share - Accounting with GnuCash |
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January 1, 2025Share - New Year ResolutionsYouTube Tech - How to Revive an Old Slow Laptop Share - Mobile Communications Best Practice Guidance Share - Membership trends Chris’s Rants - Windows Accounts Share - Trading up to Linux – Part 9 |
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