00:03:50 Tom Trottier: Sorry, no Shuttup tonite 00:04:25 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Thanks Tom. We can book it for next week if you want 00:07:24 Tom Trottier: Replying to "Thanks Tom. We can b..." OK 00:09:35 Ma Vo: Shumacher Levi 00:10:11 Ma Vo: what happened with the ISS? 00:11:03 Harvey Hope: There's an article today about Chinese vehicle has a crack. 00:11:52 Chris Taylor, President 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. to SuggestionBox@opcug.ca 00:11:56 Tom Trottier: On February 25, 2026, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke publicly revealed that he was the crew member who experienced the medical issue that prompted the early return; he stated that he is doing well but needed advanced medical imaging only available on the ground 00:12:42 Harvey Hope: The crew of China's Shenzhou-20 mission has shared details regarding that space debris-created window crack on their return craft. Originally slated to return to Earth last November 5, the crew's landing was postponed. The taikonuat trio used an alternative spacecraft to get back to the Earth safely. 00:15:06 Tom Trottier: In 1999, Dr. Jerri Nielsen, the station's doctor, self-diagnosed breast cancer and was evacuated by U.S. Air Force ski-equipped C-130 in October (early Antarctic spring). In 2001, Dr. Ronald Shemenski, the station doctor, suffered pancreatitis after passing a gallstone and was evacuated by Twin Otter aircraft in late April (also early spring). 00:15:41 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Tax software StudioTax https://www.studiotax.com/home.html Genutax https://www.genutax.ca 00:16:50 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: goRECELL https://gorecell.ca/ 00:17:57 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Accessing PST Files Kernel Outlook PST Viewer https://www.nucleustechnologies.com/pst-viewer.html MailStore Home can read .pst files and is free https://www.mailstore.com/en/products/mailstore-home/ 00:19:34 Natalie: CNIB takes donations of phones to be refurbished & given to those visuially impaire/partially sighted in need: https://www.cnib.ca/en/phone-it-forward-0 00:22:31 Tom Trottier: You can also create more calendars, and share them via a link. 00:22:44 Tom Trottier: Good for organizations 00:24:24 Tom Trottier: View of public calendars include choice of month, day, year, custom and event details. Add it to your calendar and you can choose colours, etc. 00:24:46 Tom Trottier: and add/change alarms for you alone 00:25:00 Jeff Dubois: can the calendar be shared to anyone with a google workspace gmail address or my it specifically be a gmail address. for instance, opcug.ca is a google workspace 00:25:54 Tom Trottier: Full sharing needs gmail address. 00:25:59 Tom Trottier: Viewing does not 00:26:01 Timothy: I think that next year the paper version will be no more. 00:27:14 Tom Trottier: Example publc calendar: www.bit.ly/GlobalClubSked BTW, shows in your local time zone. 00:27:57 Tom Trottier: so good for international organizations 00:28:55 Tom Trottier: Sow with that pyramid, you have 17.5 hours for Real Life.. 00:29:16 Tom Trottier: or actualization 00:30:11 David Odynski Oshawa: So where is the 4hrs of shoveling in the chart, 00:30:19 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Bootable USB’s and Diagnostics Single installation Rufus (https://rufus.ie) balenaEtcher (https://etcher.balena.io) Multiple installation Yumi (https://pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/) Ventoy (https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html) 00:30:57 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Replying to "So where is the 4hrs..." That's what you escape to from Internet access :-) 00:31:35 Tom Trottier: Yumi will point you toward ISO sources for your desired app 00:31:48 Tom Trottier: or OS 00:32:23 Tom Trottier: Replying to "So where is the 4hrs..." Part of actualization... 00:32:30 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Diagnostic Tools Hiren’s Boot CD PE https://www.hirensbootcd.org Medicat USB https://medicatusb.com Ultimate Boot CD https://www.ultimatebootcd.com 00:33:56 Tom Trottier: A recent Windows install USB is also useful. 00:34:22 Steve Parker: Rescuezilla is a very good one too 00:35:12 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Replying to "Rescuezilla is a ver..." https://rescuezilla.com/ 00:36:10 mike phone: very useful information 🙂 00:38:12 Stew Bruce: Even after OS updates stop, security updates continue for some years 00:38:19 mike phone: Replying to "very useful informat..." chris titus tech - windows utility? Has anyone tried it? 00:39:49 Tom Trottier: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS 00:39:56 Harvey Hope: Ask ChatGPT 00:40:25 Natalie: Does that apply to Android versions as well? 00:40:35 Tom Trottier: Yes, Android too 00:41:03 Tom Trottier: Longest support is Google Pixels seven years from Pixe 8 on 00:41:35 Tom Trottier: Amigas good for SD video creation... 00:42:00 Harvey Hope: Replying to "Amigas good for SD v..." Are you planning to use your Pixel for 7 years? 00:42:14 Tom Trottier: Replying to "Amigas good for SD v..." @Harvey Hope yep 00:42:35 Tom Trottier: Replying to "Amigas good for SD v..." I still have two Pixel XLs, ie Pixel one 00:43:04 Tom Trottier: Replying to "Amigas good for SD v..." so eleven years old or so. Still free photo storage 00:44:02 Tom Trottier: Ctl-L also 00:44:12 Tom Trottier: Ctl-K for search 00:45:07 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: De-Enshittify Windows 11: OneDrive https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-11/332529/de-enshittify-windows-11-onedrive 00:45:12 Tom Trottier: Old internet devices encourage DNS safety on internet modem. 00:45:20 Natalie: Replying to "Yes, Android too" I have a Samsung phone. Now stopped at Android 13. 00:45:48 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: AnyBurn https://anyburn.com 00:46:14 Tom Trottier: Pixel XL on Android Ten 00:47:30 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Replying to "will anyburn do blur..." That's what the slide says 00:47:53 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Linguist - Translation Extension https://tinyurl.com/333ndn4h 00:48:54 Tom Trottier: Or let MS spy https://www.bing.com/translator?from&to=en&isTTRefreshQuery=1 00:49:07 Susan Duncan: DeepL Translate: The world's most accurate translator 00:49:49 Tom Trottier: Pixel phones translate on the phone... 00:50:00 Natalie: Replying to "DeepL Translate: The..." DeepL has been much better for Japanese. It's great for French as well. 00:50:04 KABAHENDA KIGGUNDU: You can also use www.linguee.com good for English and French. 00:50:13 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Free up space on your mobile device https://www.popsci.com/diy/offload-unused-apps/ 00:50:19 Andrew Petrovic: +1 for Deepl. I use it a lot for German. 00:50:53 Timothy: Would these translators work with no wi-fi or without any connection? 00:51:26 Tom Trottier: The Pixel translators do. 00:52:00 Tom Trottier: You have to download each language pack. I use it for Chinese and Polish in my apt bldg. 00:52:04 Andrew Petrovic: Deepl will not work offline. 00:52:16 Tom Trottier: Audio and chat 00:54:24 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: WhatsApp security bug https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/01/a-whatsapp-bug-lets-malicious-media-files-spread-through-group-chats 00:56:41 Tom Trottier: Jeff Bezos' phone was reportedly spied on by Saudis in 2018 via a media download sent over WhatsApp. 00:56:42 Bea: is this just android 00:57:09 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Color Helper https://tinyurl.com/5awf3wmf 00:57:12 Tom Trottier: Probably good practice to protect on any device 00:59:25 Tom Trottier: special glasses designed for color blindness use tinted lenses to filter specific light wavelengths, helping users distinguish colors that normally blend together, especially reds and greens. They don't cure color blindness but enhance contrast for about 80% of those with mild to moderate red-green deficiencies 01:01:12 Harvey Hope: @Chris does PowerToys Color Picker show name of color? 01:01:43 Kal_Somo DPCUC: It's a good thing that traffic lights are " stacked " the way they are. sometimes I think local drivers are colour blind ! 01:02:39 Timothy: Lights are stacked differently in Quebec from Ontario. 01:02:58 Tom Trottier: Replying to "It's a good thing th..." In Quebec, they often/always have TWO red lights 01:03:19 Stew Bruce: Replying to "Lights are stacked d..." Maybe. I don't pay attention to those things :) 01:03:38 Kal_Somo DPCUC: Same as Fla. that's why it is frequented by Qhebeccers ! 01:04:31 Timothy: Groan..... 01:05:03 Timothy: Your colours may vary.... 01:06:14 Gail Eagen OPCUG Secretary: Thank you, Jeff. (Also glad to see someone looks at the Facebook posts!) 01:07:33 Jeff Dubois: Reacted to "Thank you, Jeff. (..." with 👍 01:08:13 Jeff Dubois: Replying to "Thank you, Jeff. (..." Not only see the FB posts but normally share them. :-) 01:08:28 Jeff Dubois: Reacted to "Groan....." with 😂 01:08:47 Tom Trottier: Top Windows Tools Color Picker for the Colorblind (Microsoft Store app): Magnifies pixels, displays color names (e.g., "firebrick red"), HEX/RGB/HSV, and coordinates; designed specifically for colorblind users to recognize shades easily. Free, portable, works on Windows 11. Just Color Picker (free portable app): 3x-15x zoom, screen freeze/point lock for dynamic elements, multiple formats (HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK), color lists with notes; keyboard cursor control; averages noisy areas. WhatColor: Magnifies cursor area, names colors verbally (text-to-speech option), ideal for severe colorblindness; lightweight for Windows. ​GetColor!: Simple eyedropper grabs any pixel's RGB/HEX instantly; minimal interface for quick checks. ​___ Browser Extensions Color Picker Extensions (e.g., "Eye Dropper" or custom like Reddit's ALT-activated shade namer): Hover/click pixels on webpages, get RGB/HEX; some simulate deficiencies or name shades for colorblind users in Chrome/Firefox/Vivaldi/Brave. ​Let's Get Colorblind (Firefox/Chro 01:10:40 Timothy: Well I'll be.... my current mouse has it and didn't know about it. 01:11:47 Tom Trottier: In Settings, you can also turn on "Enhance pointer precision" which slows the cursor when it is moving slowly. 01:13:27 Tom Trottier: In Mouse properties, you can also choose: .Automatically move pointer to the default button in a dialog box 01:14:55 Tom Trottier: Logitech MX Master mice can also do that, but cost more 01:15:33 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: AI prompts how to https://www.pcmag.com/explainers/prompt-engineering-101-the-secret-formula-for-writing-ai-prompts-that-actually 01:16:19 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: https://opcug.ca/Articles/2603NEWS.pdf 01:18:16 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: https://opcug.ca/join-or-renew/ 01:18:24 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: OPCUG presentations at the OPL https://booking.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/program?text=ottawa+pc Bonus presentation: Armchair Travel: Beautiful British Columbia https://opcug.ca/events/bonus-presentation-2-armchair-travel-beautiful-british-columbia/?occurrence=2026-03-03 01:20:09 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Email to SuggestionBox@opcug.ca 01:20:33 Serge-Érik: Thank you all! 01:20:38 Bill: Thanks everyone...great night. 01:20:39 Gail Eagen OPCUG Secretary: Thank you all! 01:20:48 Natalie: Thanks! 01:20:52 E O'Driscoll: Thanks!