00:00:56 OPCUG Q&A: Once again, the Board of Directors has decided to offer a "two for one" special to new members. Sign up for a $20 membership by March 31st, 2026 and get an additional year at no additional cost. Note that current OPCUG members do not need to do anything. Membership renewal dues are being waived. So, all members in good standing on March 31st, 2026 will have their membership expiry date extended by an additional year at no additional cost. For full details, see: https://opcug.ca/join-or-renew/ 00:12:05 Mars Base Kal: The Apple store on-line for refurbished : https://www.apple.com/ca/shop/refurbished 00:20:17 OPCUG Q&A: Translation software https://translatormind.com/translator-tool/english-to-native-american-language-translator/ 00:20:19 OPCUG Q&A: https://translatormind.com/translator-tool/1500s-english-translator/ https://translatormind.com/translator-tool/dr-seuss-translator/ 00:20:25 Carol Pearson: do they give you a drop down of selections or do you have to know without any prompt 00:21:30 Moon base Tom: https://translate.google.com/?sl=auto&tl=en&op=translate has a hundred languages or so.... 00:21:46 Moon base Tom: Including Latin 00:22:26 OPCUG Q&A: kini mobile https://www.kinimobile.com/ca/en/plans?type=G002#PA00081 00:23:00 Moon base Tom: You could use fongo for a phone number 00:25:06 Ed Morawski: Bitwarden!!! 00:25:13 Tristan: Reacted to "Bitwarden!!!" with πŸ‘ 00:25:22 Moon base Tom: I think all of them... Lastpass, bitwarden, 1password, .... 00:25:26 Jon Mazur / Pittsburgh, PA: Bitwarden 00:25:59 Tristan: Link for it. https://bitwarden.com/ 00:26:06 France Picard Ottawa: Password manager: Chris' library presentation says KeePass 00:26:39 Captain Timothy: Replying to "https://translate.go..." good evening Tom. 00:27:04 Moon base Tom: uMatrix or ublock origin can ban the cookielaw URL 00:28:21 Moon base Tom: You could also ban the cookielaw URL with DNS filtering, eg OpenDNS 00:28:31 Stew Bruce: https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html 00:29:03 Stew Bruce: https://openhardwaremonitor.org/ 00:29:18 Stew Bruce: https://www.passmark.com/products/rammon/ 00:29:57 Stew Bruce: https://www.techpowerup.com/download/techpowerup-gpu-z/ 00:30:16 Stew Bruce: https://www.ccleaner.com/speccy/download 00:30:19 Mars Base Kal: have used this .pdf editor in the past with some impressive results. No idea about AI integration and they have become pricey : https://pdf.abbyy.com/the-new-fr16/ 00:33:22 Moon base Tom: https://www.crucial.com/upgrades 00:34:35 Moon base Tom: HWinfo is good, can put temps in tray 00:34:49 Moon base Tom: HDsentinel can show drive temperatures 00:35:10 Harvey Hope: HWinfo https://www.hwinfo.com/ 00:36:43 France Picard Ottawa: Reacted to "HWinfo https://www.h..." with πŸ‘ 00:38:21 Moon base Tom: Also Windows Sysinfo command 00:38:31 Moon base Tom: for specs, h/w, s/w 00:39:00 Moon base Tom: Reacted to "HWinfo https://www.h..." with πŸ‘πŸΌ 00:40:53 Moon base Tom: Sysinternals "bginfo" can put a bunch of info into the background image on boot, good when you connect to multiple computers 00:41:03 Stew Bruce: https://jeffdubois.ca/computing.html 00:41:27 Mars Base Kal: Long time user of Speccy and for that matter CCleaner. Many moons used. New CClearner fetches ALL the drivers near and far ! 00:42:09 Stew Bruce: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/extended-security-updates 00:43:20 Moon base Tom: also https://blog.0patch.com/2025/10/welcome-to-your-new-family-windows-10.html 00:44:02 Stew Bruce: https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10 00:45:15 Captain Timothy: Last year, I turned on an old laptop that had Windows version 1 on it. It still works but It doesn't connect to the outside world. 00:45:37 Stew Bruce: https://www.oo-software.com/en/download/current/ooshutup10 00:46:01 Harvey Hope: There is a presentation on Jan 21, 2026 on how to upgrade to Windows 11. 00:46:42 Stew Bruce: Replying to "Last year, I turned ..." Do any Apps still run on it? 00:47:53 Captain Timothy: Replying to "Last year, I turned ..." Just those that are still on it. Just early dos programs. 00:47:53 Moon base Tom: https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10 00:48:19 Stew Bruce: Replying to "Last year, I turned ..." πŸ‘ 00:52:52 Stew Bruce: https://physicsworld.com/a/worlds-smallest-qr-code-paves-the-way-for-ultralong-life-data-storage/ 00:53:17 E O'Driscoll: About Tom's presentation: I wasn't quite sure what a "restore point" is. Is it a backup? 00:53:43 Harvey Hope: Replying to "There is a presentat..." https://opcug.ca/qa_recordings/20260121_PowerPoint.pdf 00:55:21 Moon base Tom: Google it. It backs up your registry and program setup and you can restore it later 00:56:13 Moon base Tom: Archival storage in glass: 360 tb in a thin five inch square. https://sphotonix.com/?source=news 00:57:55 Stew Bruce: Replying to "About Tom's presenta..." Like in a computer game when you save your spot in the game before trying a risky move, you can return to the saved (restore) spot if everything falls apart. 01:00:09 E O'Driscoll: Replying to "About Tom's presenta..." πŸ‘ 01:00:40 Moon base Tom: A Windows restore point is a snapshot of your system files, registry settings, and installed programs at a specific moment in time. If a bad update, driver, or software install destabilizes Windows, you can roll back to that snapshot to fix it β€” without affecting your personal files. 01:03:55 Moon base Tom: "create a restore point" is in settings. 01:04:16 Jocelyn Doire: The storage is one thing, but I wonder how long it would take to write that much data 01:06:36 Moon base Tom: Creating a restore point typically takes just 10–60 seconds. Speed depends on your drive type (SSD vs. HDD), number of installed apps, and how many changes have occurred since the last restore point. 01:07:42 Moon base Tom: Side Air bags are good and do not duplicate seat belt use. 01:10:09 Moon base Tom: Tesla captures everything.... 01:10:16 Moon base Tom: all around 01:10:44 E O'Driscoll: Too bad the forward collision alarm can't be shut off. It bugs me (2018 Toyota Corolla). 01:10:48 Natalie: I've been told to have my seat as far back from the steering wheel as possible in order to avoid the impact from airbag deployment. Apparently an issue if shorter & need to be closer to reach the gas/brake pedals. 01:12:25 Moon base Tom: yes, air bags literally explode open and can hurt kids and small adults. 01:12:36 Lynda Buske: Replying to "Too bad the forward ..." I have the same year and model and never hear it. Guess I drive slower! 01:13:44 E O'Driscoll: Replying to "Too bad the forward ..." πŸ™‚ - I do get the odd complaint. 01:13:55 Moon base Tom: Airbags have an overwhelmingly positive safety record. NHTSA estimates frontal airbags alone saved 70,059 lives in the U.S. through 2019, including 4,330 lives in that year alone. They reduce driver fatalities by 29% in frontal crashes and front-seat passenger fatalities (age 13+) by 32%. Combined with a seatbelt, the risk of death drops 61% versus an unbelted, airbag-free occupant.​ The downsides are real but limited: early high-force airbags caused over 290 deaths between 1990 and 2008, mostly unbelted children in the front seat. Modern designs β€” lower deployment force, weight sensors β€” have nearly eliminated airbag-caused fatalities. Children under 13 should still always ride in the back seat. 01:14:19 Stew Bruce: Replying to "Too bad the forward ..." Don't you mean "ticket"? 01:16:58 Moon base Tom: Is GPS that accurate?? 01:17:45 France Picard Ottawa: Replying to "Is GPS that accurate..." My impression is yes. OnStar can find my car in a parking lot 01:18:10 Moon base Tom: Replying to "Is GPS that accurate..." So within three feet or so 01:18:20 Carol Pearson: Very interesting about the Car boxes, and monitoring. Thanks 01:18:24 Stew Bruce: https://opcug.ca/join-or-renew/ 01:18:35 Captain Timothy: It's getting close for the public. In my car, it shows the speed limit and it changes to the new limit close to the posted sign. 01:19:04 Moon base Tom: Replying to "Is GPS that accurate..." Typical consumer GPS has 2–3 metre accuracy in open-sky conditions β€” enough to know your road, but not your lane (lanes are ~3.5 m wide)​ Accuracy worsens significantly in urban canyons, tunnels, and underground areas due to signal multipath and obstruction​ Even sophisticated GNSS systems "cannot guarantee lane-level accuracy and continuous positioning" 01:19:12 Harvey Hope: Replying to "Is GPS that accurate..." @France Picard Ottawa iPhone FindMy shows where your car is if you use airtag 01:19:15 Stew Bruce: https://booking.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/program?text=ottawa+pc 01:19:18 Michelle Faber: Thank you. 01:19:30 Michelle Faber: Good evening 01:19:44 France Picard Ottawa: Replying to "Is GPS that accurate..." Yes but I have OnStar and I don't have Airtags 01:19:55 Bill: Thank you everyone. Another great night. 01:19:55 Moon base Tom: Chris is a font of wisdom. 01:20:25 Gail Eagen OPCUG Secretary: Thank you! 01:20:28 Allison: Thank you, have a good night. 01:20:30 Natalie: Thanks! 01:20:39 Moon base Tom: TY all 01:20:43 E O'Driscoll: Super interesting tonight. Thanks to everyone. 01:20:54 Carol Pearson: Replying to "Chris is a font of w..." I thought it was a great presentation1 Who knew fonts coul be so eciting, lol! 01:21:18 Captain Timothy: Thanks. 01:21:19 Eldon Gaw: WHat an amazing meeting from all of you presenters.. Thank you for all you did collectively and especially Alan and his organizational/presentation skills.. I never ever go away without a gazillion questions in my head. Thank You.. And to Lynda, I'm sorry I joined in late last night but it brought back many memories of your tour of the places you highlighted, way back in 2000.