00:09:10 Alan German: Members’ Favourites Night We have scheduled a Members’ Favourites night for May 10th and are looking for speakers. If you want to give a presentation on ANY computer-related topic, send an email to: SuggestionBox@opcug.ca with an outline of your presentation. 00:12:39 Chris Taylor: 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 00:19:32 Tom Trottier: Does the Restart fix it forever? Or...every...time... 00:21:49 Timothy: It could be a document that affects the print spooler. 00:23:41 Chris Taylor: ::Batch file RestartSpooler.cmd @echo off echo Stopping the print spooler NET STOP Spooler echo Deleting all print jobs del /q %SystemRoot%\system32\spool\printers\*.* echo. echo Starting the print spooler NET START Spooler timeout 5 00:25:38 Tristan: For anyone that may prefer using PowerShell, the equivalent commands can be found here. https://powershell-guru.com/powershell-tip-40-restart-print-spooler-service/ 00:33:10 Stew Bruce: This could be called "hitting windows with a hammer to make it do what you want" 00:33:43 Tom Trottier: Percussive maintenance 00:34:41 Stew Bruce: Reacted to " Perc..." with 👍 00:35:05 Timothy: I'm running as an Admin. 00:35:12 Tom Trottier: Std 00:36:11 bea: my usual dumb question - how do I know if I am running as administrator? 00:37:03 Alan German: +@Bea Select Control Panel. In the Control Panel window, double click on the User Accounts icon. In the lower half of the User Accounts window, under the or pick an account to change heading, find your user account. If the words “Computer administrator” are in your account's description, then you are an administrator. 00:37:22 Bob Herres: @Bea Not a dumb question, I don't know either) 00:37:59 Stew Bruce: I usually don't even know what I'm doing.... 00:38:09 Chris Taylor: I really think most people use an "Administrator" account rather than "Standard user". That way, you are still able to install programs etc., without having to know the credentials to an administrator account. And you are still protected largely by the UAC (user account control) prompts when you are trying to do something potentially dangerous. 00:38:57 Alan German: Easiest - Control Panel > User Accounts > User Accounts - mine says Local Account (i.e. non-Admin) 00:39:03 Bob Herres: Wow!! I'm an Administrator! 00:39:36 Chris Taylor: @Alan - local account does not necessarily mean non-admin 00:39:55 Alan German: @Bob H So, do you know how to create and use a local account? {grin} 00:40:57 Bob Herres: Thx Alan . I do have an Alternate Admin. User Acct on this PC 00:41:16 Chris Taylor: Inverters, UPSs, backup power& so much more Uninterruptable Power Supplies (UPS’s) https://opcug.ca/qa_recordings/20230329_PowerPoint.pdf Surge Protectors https://opcug.ca/qa_recordings/20230322_PowerPoint.pdf Solar Charging for Your Smartphone and Other Devices https://opcug.ca/qa_recordings/20210825_Solar.pdf Solar Charging 2: Other Backup Power Sources https://opcug.ca/qa_recordings/20210901_Solar_02.pdf 00:41:33 Alan German: @Chris - OK. My Local Account is Standard (not Administrator) 00:42:30 Chris Taylor: @Alan - you are a masochist 00:43:19 Timothy: I have this from Amazon: ROCKSOLAR Portable Power Station Adventurer RS328 - 222Wh Backup Lithium Battery Solar Generator With Flashlight, 12V DC, USB, 100W AC 110V Outlets for Outdoors Camping, CPAP, Laptop,Emergency. It came with a 60w solar panel. 00:43:26 Chris Taylor: We should have a discussion at Q&A some time on the benefits/issues with different account types. 00:44:08 Tom Trottier: There is a hidden windows admin account: https://www.howtogeek.com/962/enable-the-hidden-administrator-account-on-windows-vista/ 00:45:07 Tom Trottier: Thunderstorm disconnecting more important in rural areas - the long supply wires build up current. 00:45:12 Natalie: Lightning fried my PVR 00:46:13 Stew Bruce: Chuckle; Lightning melted a 2 car garage beside my in-laws a few years ago 00:47:02 Timothy: Iff you go away on vacation, you should disconnect your important electrical devices. 00:47:28 Tom Trottier: Reacted to "Iff you go away on v..." with 👍🏼 00:48:21 Glen: Do you need to top up lithium ion batteries too? 00:50:25 Glen: Is it sufficient to switch off a surge protector equipped with a power switch before a thunderstorm or should you actually unplug the unit from the wall socket? 00:51:32 Tom Trottier: Replying to "There is a hidden wi..." Also useful when Windows does not let YOUR admin account to do something. 00:52:26 Timothy: Some products say to recharge lithium ion batteries every 3 or 4 months. Some say don't store for months on end with a full charge. 00:53:11 Tom Trottier: Keep lithium bartteries in 20-80% charge. Long term, 40%. 00:55:25 Chris Taylor: Hydro Outage Sites & Hotlines Hydro One (rural Ottawa and most of rural Ontario) https://www.hydroone.com/power-outages-and-safety/outage-tools 1-800-434-1235 Hydro Ottawa (urban Ottawa) https://hydroottawa.com/en/outages-safety/outage-centre 613-738-0188 Hydro Quebec https://poweroutages.hydroquebec.com/poweroutages/ 1-800-790-2424 00:55:26 Natalie: Batteries for my old weed-whacker are discontinued, but the tool is still fine. Luckily, I bought many extras before they disappeared. 00:56:20 Tom Trottier: Laptops have their UPS internal... 00:58:08 Natalie: If you have a landline, portable phones won't work during an outage, but an old phone that is directly connected to the wall jack will work. You can still find those old ones at thrift shops! 00:59:10 Bob Herres: That is actually my Hot tub! 00:59:52 Natalie: Great info. Thanks!! 00:59:55 KW-G: fantastic info, Bob. THANK YOU!!! 00:59:56 Tom Trottier: TY Harvey 01:00:13 E O'Driscoll: Very interesting. Solar charging for my smart phone especially. I want to know how to convert my Toyota Corolla Hatchback to run on bio-fuel/ chip oil / anything. (I'm not joking.) I look forward to the lithium battery discussion. 01:00:14 bea: Excellent information 01:00:23 Gail: Thank you, Bob. 01:00:36 Tom Trottier: Replying to "TY Harvey" Ooops, BOB! 01:01:44 KW-G: @Bob W. can you talk more about powerbars. Do they work in on and off mode? 01:01:44 Tom Trottier: CIRCA.ca? 01:01:49 Chris Taylor: VPNs & network speed TunnelBear VPN (https://www.tunnelbear.com/) Speedtest by Ookla https://www.speedtest.net/ there is also a Microsoft Store app CIRA Internet Performance website https://performance.circa.ca 01:02:16 Jeff Dubois: Bob, when you're around a downed wire as you move away you should "shuffle step" or "bunny hop" because the voltage dissipates in voltage differentials and if you step between two voltage differentials you can complete a circuit. 01:02:17 Alan German: https://performance.cira.ca 01:02:40 Bill: Thanks Bob. Lots of interesting and useful information here. Your slides look great. 01:06:53 Micheline: I wish you woul write Mbps not mbps (milli bits/s) 01:12:59 Tom Trottier: See batteryuniversity.com 01:13:49 Bill: Thanks Chris, Alan and Bob. Another great night. 01:16:16 Wayne: Thanks to All for another Excellent evening. 01:16:32 Bob Herres: Thank you Everyone Great Evening! 01:16:37 Tom Trottier: https://batteryuniversity.com/article/bu-808-how-to-prolong-lithium-based-batteries 01:17:08 Edward Morawski: great info, great night! 01:17:10 Natalie: Thanks!