00:09:33 Chris Taylor, Presdient OPCUG: Welcome to all members and guests! Guests, if you want to join, see 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 00:13:41 Alan German (OPCUG Meeting Coordinator): There will not be a Q&A session next week as it will be our regular monthly meeting night. This means that you will have two weeks to send in questions and/or details of shares that you want added to the agenda for our next Q&A. Send a brief E-mail message to SuggestionBox@opcug.ca 00:17:30 Steve Parker: Whoosh! 00:18:17 Timothy: Don't eat messy foods while on the computer to keep it clean. 00:18:32 Tom Trottier: Also compressed air can be cold and cause condensation 00:20:15 Steve Parker: Pantyhose are useful too...…. for covering a fan as a dust filter 00:20:25 Tom Trottier: Most household dust is human hairs and skin flakes.... 00:24:25 Tom Trottier: Do you recommend using a vacuum cleaner? 00:24:49 Steve Parker: A hand held Dirt Devil works well for removing dust without blowing dirt all over 00:24:53 Natalie: Would it be better to use the microfiber cloth vs blowing the dust around? 00:25:27 Kal_Somo DPCUC: The " Proper " way to power cycle a PC : https://www.corsair.com/ca/en/explorer/diy-builder/power-supply-units/how-to-power-cycle-a-pc/? 00:25:41 Tom Trottier: Dampened microfibre cloth 00:25:55 Tom Trottier: With the alcohol 00:26:50 KWG: Any issue with vacuum static creation and component functioning? 00:27:45 Stew Bruce: Spudger 00:29:15 Natalie: What about the keyboard? Just compressed air? 00:30:05 Tom Trottier: You often can download manufacturer's maintenance manuals to find right way and order to open laptops and replace components 00:30:05 Natalie: Where to get anti-static wrist strap? 00:31:11 Stew Bruce: Replying to "Where to get anti-st..." Amazon 00:31:43 Natalie: Thanks! 00:33:12 Chris Taylor, Presdient OPCUG: And if you want, you can create additional Google Accounts. Each will get 15 GB, but things can get confusing 00:34:22 Tom Trottier: All the photos and videos do not count against your google storage IF they come from an original Pixel or Pixel XL. You can route photos from your camera and other phones thru the Pixel. 00:35:07 Natalie: For sharing pics on Google Photos, is it the same process as Google Drive (that's where I've put anything to share)? 00:38:09 Tom Trottier: Photos can be in one or more albums 00:39:00 Tom Trottier: The same photo 00:39:40 KWG: Is it identifying by the image or do you have them labelled this way? 00:40:00 Tom Trottier: By image 00:40:01 Chris Taylor, Presdient OPCUG: Replying to "Is it identifying by..." These examples are without any tagging 00:42:51 Tom Trottier: Replying to "For sharing pics on ..." Separate apps, but same data pool 00:44:17 Carol Pearson: editing is still on the free account 00:48:34 Natalie: If you use Photos to edit a photo, can you then download the edited version (does it override the original)? 00:49:25 Natalie: Thanks Lynda! I haven't used Photos, only shared a few pics on Google Drive. Great to know that there are search options, ways to organize folders for groups of pics, etc. 00:51:32 Tom Trottier: https://americandialect.org/2023-word-of-the-year-is-enshittification/ 00:51:57 Chris Taylor, Presdient OPCUG: Who broke the Internet Introduction https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1353-the-making-of-musk-understood/episode/16142603-introducing-understood-who-broke-the-internet Episode 1: Don’t Be Evil https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1353-the-making-of-musk-understood/episode/16144078-who-broke-the-internet-or-e1-dont-be-evil Episode 2: Ctrl, Ctrl, Ctrl https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1353-the-making-of-musk-understood/episode/16145640-who-broke-the-internet-or-e2-ctrl-ctrl-ctrl Episode 3: In God We Antitrust https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1353-the-naked-emperor/episode/16147052-in-god-we-antitrust Episode 4: Kick β€˜Em in the Dongle https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1353-the-making-of-musk-understood/episode/16148346-who-broke-the-internet-or-e4-kick-em-in-the-dongle 00:52:37 Tom Trottier: https://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/v2/search?query=Enshittification&searchType=smart 00:53:21 Timothy: Sounds like the "Outer Limits". 00:53:34 Tom Trottier: Cory Doctorow wrote the book 00:55:40 Lynda Buske: Replying to "If you use Photos to..." Just checked and you save a copy but it keeps the original as well on the website. 00:58:19 KWG: Would this work for all browsers including duck duck go? 00:58:29 Chris Taylor, Presdient OPCUG: Replying to "Would this work for ..." It should! 00:59:33 Natalie: Replying to "If you use Photos to..." Does that mean more space used up in the 15GB, with 2 copies for each edited pic? So need to delete the original that's there if have it elsewhere? 01:00:41 Chris Taylor, Presdient OPCUG: Creating a PowerPoint presentation part 1 OPCUG Q&A template https://opcug.ca/downloads/Q&A-Template.potx 01:01:07 Tom Trottier: Why not on Libreoffice Present? 01:01:30 Chris Taylor, Presdient OPCUG: Replying to "Why not on Libreoffi..." Becasue I sue PowerPoint! 😁 01:01:36 Lynda Buske: Replying to "If you use Photos to..." Yes it would use more space. It's virtually a second image. If you like it better than the first, I would delete your first one. Again, I assume you have a copy of the original elsewhere on your PC or phone. 01:01:36 Chris Taylor, Presdient OPCUG: Replying to "Why not on Libreoffi..." use 01:05:00 Natalie: Replying to "If you use Photos to..." πŸ‘ 01:05:04 Chris Taylor, Presdient OPCUG: You can also just drag and drop an image from your file manager (File Explorer?) to the PowerPoint window 01:05:05 Tom Trottier: Replying to "Why not on Libreoffi..." Did you win your suit (β—”β€Ώβ—”) 01:06:33 Timothy: Replying to "Why not on Libreoffi..." He had a change "Hearts". 01:09:48 Lynda Buske: Replying to "You can also just dr..." Or you can just click on it, copy and paste. 01:09:54 Tom Trottier: Nice font 01:11:10 Timothy: Where did you find the whiteboard brush font? 01:12:23 Chris Taylor, Presdient OPCUG: Alan's most-used apps - Part 3 VLC media player https://www.videolan.org/vlc/ 01:12:49 Tom Trottier: Also FREE 01:12:50 Chris Taylor, Presdient OPCUG: Audacity https://www.audacityteam.org 01:12:57 Tom Trottier: Also FREE 01:13:34 Allison: Just in case this is useful for anyone, I just had to renew my passport and you can do it online (as long as you meet certain criteria). 01:13:37 Chris Taylor, Presdient OPCUG: Shotcut https://www.shotcut.org 01:14:10 Chris Taylor, Presdient OPCUG: OBS Studio https://obsproject.com 01:14:24 Stew Bruce: So you could set a musical background to the audio track? 01:14:41 Chris Taylor, Presdient OPCUG: Replying to "So you could set a m..." Bite your tongue!! 01:15:39 Chris Taylor, Presdient OPCUG: OPCUG presentations at the OPL https://booking.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/program?text=pc+users 01:15:50 Ma Vo: any opinions on usb hubs vs docking stations? 01:16:11 Chris Taylor, Presdient OPCUG: Q&A-Index https://opcug.ca/qa_recordings/Q&A-Index.pdf 01:16:36 Timothy: Replying to "So you could set a m..." 🎼 me me me me 01:18:30 Natalie: Replying to "any opinions on usb ..." Not an answer to the preference, but I have an iCAN 7-port USB hub that has worked well for a while. Each port can be turned on/off, so you can leave something plugged in, and not have it running (vs plugging & unplugging) 01:18:36 Carol Pearson: Thanks everyone 01:18:53 Tom Trottier: TY all 01:18:57 KWG: Excellent night! 01:19:00 Timothy: Thank you for the presentations for tonight. 01:19:02 Allison: Thank you! 01:19:17 E O'Driscoll: Thanks! 01:19:21 Ed Morawski: Thank you for the presentations