00:02:38 Chris Taylor: All members in good standing as of March 31, 2023 will automatically have their membership expiry date extended by one year at no charge New members who join by March 31, 2023 will get two years for the price of one ($20)! Want to join the OPCUG? - https://opcug.ca/join-or-renew/ Want to present at Q&A? Give us your material and we can create slides, or we have a PowerPoint template you can download and use: https://opcug.ca/downloads/Q&A-Template.potx Send in questions, shares, etc SuggestionBox@opcug.ca 00:15:26 Chris Taylor: Do I need a VPN? A quick look at VPNs, Chris Taylor, 29-Apr-2020 https://opcug.ca/qa-2020/ Which VPN?, Bob Walker, 15-Nov-2022 https://opcug.ca/qa_recordings/20211215_PowerPoint.pdf More On VPNโ€™s, Bob Walker, 12-Dec-2022 https://opcug.ca/qa_recordings/20211222_PowerPoint.pdf 00:15:42 Timothy: Does the CC also goes up on the web for those who need it? Just asking for a friend. 00:16:46 Chris Taylor: @Timothy - no 00:16:52 Coreen: Recent ads by NORDVPN 00:18:04 Chris Taylor: @Timothy - I would recommend they download the audio track and play that while looking through the deck. 00:18:42 Natalie: Great app! 00:22:13 Jeff Dubois: For anyone interested in VPNs, I used ibVPN for several years who became StrongVPN. I'm still with StrongVPN and the package I have includes StrongDNS and SugarSync Cloud Storage. Reasonably priced and reliable. Also good customer support. I use it primarily for circumventing geoblocking. 00:24:54 Natalie: Is there a way to get the categories for sorting vs what is assigned? 00:25:20 Natalie: I meant control the categories 00:28:10 Natalie: Comedy, etc. 00:28:27 Natalie: Thanks 00:28:54 Natalie: It's got SO many options to set, but really user-friendly. 00:34:11 Natalie: Live streaming is a good option vs downloading all episodes if you have limited storage space (& have access to the Internet when listening).. 00:35:01 Bob Herres: Podcasts are Great !! I love them ! 00:35:16 Natalie: You can live stream the podcast episodes. Don't have to download them. 00:36:23 Bill: How do you ever get the time to listen to pod cases Tom? 00:37:08 Bob Gowan: Exactly my thought, Bill !!! 00:39:41 Tom Trottier: Live radio - https://radio.garden/listen/the-african-voice-radio/lnSP2ae0 00:41:37 Bob Gowan: Good one, Bob ! 00:41:44 Natalie: Can you go back if you made a mistake? 00:41:53 Carol Pearson: is there a way to correct a mistake 00:42:23 KW-G: @Chris @Lynda....How does this compare to Photoscape x? 00:42:40 Bill Van Dijk: Can you save the cutout? 00:42:49 Tom Trottier: So we don't need a pixel! 00:43:15 Bill: Very interesting Bob. Looks like a lot of fun too. If I put the green brush over my wife, will she disappear too? 00:43:26 Tom Trottier: TY bob 00:43:34 Lynda Buske: Replying to "@Chris @Lynda....How..." Very impressive. Seems you can do larger areas more smoothly than in Photoscape X. So quicker. 00:44:09 Timothy: Very good Bob. For fun try removing the ladder. 00:44:18 Stew Bruce: ๐Ÿ‘ 00:45:14 Natalie: Pretty impressive for free & quick! 00:45:27 Tom Trottier: So, good for Ex's 00:45:48 Serge-ร‰rik: Thanks, Bob! 00:47:09 Carol Pearson: can it do black and white 00:48:57 Tom Trottier: https://open.ai/ for pictutes 00:49:51 Bob Gowan: get unlimited resolution at $3/mo 00:50:50 Lynda Buske: Thanks Bob, I'll check it out! 00:51:50 Coreen: that's where care dealerships make a lot of money too! 00:53:40 Tom Trottier: https://cleanup.pictures/ 00:54:11 Bill Van Dijk: A BestBuy sales guy told me it is a great deal, the company (BB) loses a LOT of money on it..... Yah..... 00:56:34 Natalie: Was the extended warranty with Lenovo or with the store? 00:57:21 Tom Trottier: Doubled (via credit card) warranties usually limited to an additional year or two 00:57:34 Lynda Buske: The value of insurance is not if you got your money back but if you slept well! 00:58:28 Bill: 1 day repair could be based on a " light year ". 00:58:53 Natalie: Some stores offer in-store repairs, a yearly "check-up," and can cover more than the manufacturer's covered issues (if you're at fault for breakage, etc.). 00:58:55 yves: What do you think of Costco extended warranty 00:59:21 Natalie: Need to know what's covered. 01:00:47 Natalie: Costco said that they would send my tablet to the manufacturer if within their warranty period, if part of the extended period, they would fix/replace it. 01:01:11 Natalie: Extended period would be with Costco. 01:04:09 yves: Some manufacturers will void warranty if laptop was opened for upgrades 01:04:25 Stew Bruce: Never had an extended warranty, never needed one. I tend to keep my PCs for 10 years + 01:05:07 Jeff Dubois: Pin on a hinge broke in a friend's laptop. She took it in under extended warranty and they said physical damage must have been caused by negligence. Wasn't covered. Not a mark on the system. 01:05:22 yves: Intel has basic two year warranty on NUC laptops 01:05:39 Bob Gowan: or just after the warranty expires 01:06:01 Jeff Dubois: Chris is absolutely right on the view that if it's going to die it happens early. I call it a high infant mortality rate. 01:06:38 KW-G: Costco awesome, plus concierge service. 01:07:25 Timothy: I had an VCR that broke just days before the warranty died. It cost me nothing to get it fixed. 01:08:23 Margery: Timothy, was it during the regular warranty, or extended? 01:09:10 Timothy: I think it was regular. It was over 30 years ago. 01:09:58 yves: 90 day return no questions asked on computers at costco 01:10:02 Bill Van Dijk: On some items they reserve the right to offer pro rated discount for a replacement. Especially automotive items such as tires and batteries 01:10:43 yves: Best Buy and staples is like 10 days 01:10:48 Carol Pearson: I had an issue and Costco replaced it within the 90 days no questions 01:11:57 Bill: Thanks everyone. Great night! Thanks Chris, Alan, Bob and Tom. 01:13:31 Natalie: I was lucky that I was "renting" my PVR from Bell when it was damaged by a power surge, so it was replaced. Otherwise, it would have been up to me to buy a new one. I now have surge protectors on all of my power bars! 01:13:31 Bob Herres: One note I learned recently, about surge protectors.. They absorb surges like a sponge.. they are usually useless beyond 2 or3 years. Surges & Surge Protectors are rated in Joules 01:14:04 Natalie: Yes, you need one that is powerful enough to be worth anything! 01:15:26 Bill: Good one Tom! ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„ 01:15:39 Stew Bruce: Hmm, I don't even have three prong outlets in my computer room..... 01:16:17 Jeff Dubois: What's important to me to protect, especially at the cottage, is the DSL modem. If that takes a surge and dies I'm two weeks to get another one.... 01:16:48 Bob Herres: Great Evening! Thank you Everyone! 01:16:59 Carol Pearson: Thanks 01:17:17 Coreen: Thanks 01:17:20 Natalie: Thanks for all of the great info! 01:17:34 Allison: Thank you! 01:17:34 Serge-ร‰rik: Thx.