00:11:17 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 SuggestionBox@opcug.ca 00:15:22 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Start11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wYLy4C_K8U Current pricing: Annual for 5 computers: CAD 15 Annual for 1 computer: CAD 11 Perpetual for 5 computers: CAD 30 Perpetual for 1 computer: CAD 15 00:23:11 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: Update. Use secure DNS 00:23:33 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: Good for showing photos to others 00:23:33 Tristan: Ottawa holds Electronic Waste Depots around the city during the non-winter months. https://ottawa.ca/en/garbage-and-recycling/hazardous-waste-electronic-waste-and-special-items/electronic-waste 00:24:55 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: Use specs of laptop to find right power adaptor 00:25:07 Jeff Dubois: Samsung table: I would load it with music and pipe the sound to wireless speakers. (No need to connect to internet) 00:25:14 Stew Bruce: Where is Radio Shack when we need it? 00:25:39 Timothy: Replying to "Where is Radio Shack when we need it?" In the states. 00:27:56 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Running Linux Mint from a Live-USB https://linuxnorth.wordpress.com/running-linux-mint-from-a-live-usb/ Linux on a Microsoft Surface Tablet (GO 2) - Installation and basic setup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEh4nF-Z6hs 00:28:04 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: Surface laptops may be Intel or Risc 00:28:11 Jeff Dubois: Was the Surface RT though? 00:29:35 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: How Linux Distributions Were Born https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwR9lZVlAL8 00:31:58 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: I forward scam/viruses, with Subject "Fraud/virus attached. BEWARE" to 00:32:01 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: "BEWARE- Fraud/virus/phishing message", "BEWARE- Fraud/virus/phishing message", "BEWARE- Fraud/virus/phishing message", "BEWARE- Fraud/virus/phishing message", "BEWARE- Fraud/virus/phishing message", "BEWARE- Fraud/virus/phishing message", "BEWARE- Fraud/virus/phishing message", "BEWARE- Fraud/virus/phishing message", "BEWARE- Fraud/virus/phishing message", "BEWARE- Fraud/virus/phishing message", "BEWARE- Fraud/virus/phishing message", "BEWARE- Fraud/virus/phishing message", "BEWARE- Fraud/virus/phishing message", "BEWARE- Fraud/virus/phishing message", "BEWARE- Fraud/virus/phishing message", "BEWARE- Fraud/virus/phishing message" 00:32:41 Glen: How did you tell that was a bcc email 00:33:08 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: pdfs, even jpgs can be infected.... 00:33:39 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: or rather, infecting.... 00:33:51 Serge-ร‰rik: I am pretty sure that The PC Room (https://thepcroom.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorEFUm3LHHk00e-RdOzniATtToERf3LQ5DdcUFJ2T98WgmRrQaV) on Gladstone can help with getting Windows installed back on the Surface Go and also get the right adapter. 00:34:23 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: OPCUG Fraud Watch page https://opcug.ca/fraud-watch/ 00:38:09 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: To reload windows: https://www.perplexity.ai/search/2d01c2ec-6dc9-43b7-92fb-112e6eac2d7d 00:40:50 Jocelyn Doire: A few days I came across an @duck.com email address that also seems to be disposable email address, part of duckduckgo web browser 00:41:39 Natalie: Is the NCF disposable address available to choose from as drop-dwon any e-mail server (Gmail, etc.)? 00:41:56 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: Duckduckgo offers free addresses to use in browsers. a] unlimited b] can reply from usual email and it comes from the free address. c] can delete address d] trackers deleted 00:42:00 E O'Driscoll: Disposable email addresses are GREAT. I just have to remember to select the correct from address. 00:42:22 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: Replying to "Duckduckgo offers free addresses to use in browsers. a] unlimited b] can reply from usual email and it comes from the free address. c] can delete address d] trackers deleted" https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/desktop/adding-duckduckgo-to-your-browser 00:43:16 Natalie: I had trouble using the DuckDuckGo address. Not sure why it didn't work. 00:43:46 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: Replying to "Duckduckgo offers free addresses to use in browsers. a] unlimited b] can reply from usual email and it comes from the free address. c] can delete address d] trackers deleted" https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/email-protection/duck-addresses/where-can-i-manage-my-private-duck-addresses to manage your free addresses 00:44:03 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Free Tutorials Various topics Kevin Stratvert - https://kevinstratvert.com/free-tutorials/ Christofer Barnatt - https://www.explainingcomputers.com/ Leo Notenboom - https://askleo.com/ Tuorialspoint - https://www.tutorialspoint.com/tutorialslibrary.htm 00:44:51 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Specific topics Christofer Barnatt - Data Refresh for Long-Term Storage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B7yg7LWiik Christofer Barnatt - Linux Adobe CC Alternatives (Photo Editing, Illustration & Video) - https://youtu.be/laKstMnXhqw Christofer Barnatt - Windows 10: Four Months to Go (Again) - https://youtu.be/IFBxlMqGVPo Kevin Stratvert - 3 Monitors - https://youtu.be/f80Enp6WGt0 Kevin Stratvert - AI Voice Generator - https://youtu.be/sisnzgc73zc Kevin Stratvert - Audio to Text - https://kevinstratvert.com/2026/04/27/how-to-transcribe-audio-to-text-for-free-on-your-pc/ 00:45:02 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Kevin Stratvert - Claude projects - https://youtu.be/w7_yWjYyxjE Kevin Stratvert - Google 3D navigation - https://youtu.be/iDcGQMx66Vg Kevin Stratvert - Google Gemini - https://youtu.be/PDMcpthR88U Kevin Stratvert - How to use Claude AI - https://youtu.be/r2vYObllqJU Kevin Stratvert - How to Use OBS Studio to Record Screen - https://youtu.be/xoe9ZOzlfnQ Kevin Stratvert - NotebookLM - https://youtu.be/uSVBfyHBiDU Kevin Stratvert/E.Gregg - Any video into text - https://youtu.be/qXfPsEHFQpQ 00:45:40 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Samsung Battery Health Tips https://www.xda-developers.com/stopped-samsung-galaxy-phone-draining-battery-changing-hidden-settings/ 00:47:41 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: Dark mode only saves power if OLED display, not LCD 00:49:11 Stew Bruce: Chris miss-spoke, performance mode is not screen mode 00:49:28 Harvey Hope: On iPhone my battery is limited to charging up to 80%. Android should have similar option. 00:50:03 Natalie: Replying to "On iPhone my battery is limited to charging up to 80%. Android should have similar option." Yes, Samsung Galaxy has 80% limit. 00:50:07 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: also screen refresh rate 00:50:47 Harvey Hope: My Lenovo is set to 80% 00:51:08 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-extend-battery-lifespan-battery-charge-threshold/ 00:51:25 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: WhatCable Mac App https://www.whatcable.uk/ 00:51:27 bea: is 80% the best % to choose? 00:52:26 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Replying to "is 80% the best % to choose?" Personally, I would like a 90% option. But none of the phones or laptops seem to offer that. So I guess 80% is optimal to preserve the life of the battery 00:52:33 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: Replying to "is 80% the best % to choose?" 62 is better if convenient 00:52:48 Harvey Hope: Replying to "is 80% the best % to choose?" Mine will hover from 76% up to max 80%. That percentage works well. 00:53:09 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: Replying to "is 80% the best % to choose?" So have chargers in car, work, home, boat, plane, ..... 00:54:08 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: Chris, take pic with your phone 00:54:47 Natalie: Shortcut to get to all Accessibility features: WIN + U 00:55:41 Alan German (OPCUG Meeting Coordinator): Replying to "Chris, take pic with your phone" Tom - Your wish is Chris's command! 00:56:16 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: Reacted to "Tom - Your wish is Chris's command!" with ๐Ÿ˜‚ 00:58:14 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Replying to "Chris, take pic with your phone" ๐Ÿ˜ 00:59:40 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: Banks also geoblock, or put more barriers up to protect clients. Tell them of your travel schedule. 01:00:51 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: IP addresses also have been allocated to companies, including multinationals. This is the way it started 01:01:16 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Replying to "Banks also geoblock, or put more barriers up to protect clients. Tell them of your travel schedule." I tried once and was told they had no means of recording that. I asked if they did any restrictions based on geographic location and they said they didn't know. Grrrr... 01:01:57 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: Replying to "Banks also geoblock, or put more barriers up to protect clients. Tell them of your travel schedule." They may also suspect VPN addresses 01:02:49 E O'Driscoll: Some parts of BBC are geoblocked (BBC Sounds, I think). 01:02:55 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: Could also use TOR browser 01:03:06 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: to disguise your IP address 01:03:20 Stew Bruce: Getting around geoblocking has been the only selling point of VPN companies for a few years now. 01:03:30 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Replying to "Could also use TOR browser" @tom & pet Siats Meekerorum With TOR, can you specify the exit node? 01:03:40 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: Replying to "Could also use TOR browser" No 01:04:15 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Replying to "Could also use TOR browser" So you could well end up still appearing from being in Canada! ๐Ÿคฃ 01:04:46 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: If we ever get IPv6, we may each have permanent IPs 01:04:46 Harvey Hope: OLG here in Ontario check your location must be in Ontario. 01:05:38 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: Replying to "Could also use TOR browser" Possibly 01:05:46 TAFFY: Actually I was geoblocked when trying to access a government site 01:05:51 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: Replying to "Could also use TOR browser" Or maybe antarctica 01:06:22 Timothy: Replying to "Could also use TOR browser" OLG doesn't like VPNs. 01:07:26 Eldon Gaw: I think locally the KInsmen club in Rocklad use Geo Blocking to limit purchase to Ontario purcheses for their weekly lottery. 01:07:53 bea: so the extra vpn that bitdefender is offering is not worth it 01:08:13 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Replying to "so the extra vpn that bitdefender is offering is not worth it" I would agree with that sentiment. I would not pay for VPN 01:08:18 Natalie: Is using VPN when out and only other option is public (not secure) WiFi? 01:08:36 Natalie: Replying to "Is using VPN when out and only other option is public (not secure) WiFi?" ...better option? 01:09:23 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: The reason VPNs are less important is because HTTPS obscures the content sent and recieved 01:10:22 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: so ISPs, VPNs only see metadata, ie source and destination 01:11:57 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: phone hotspots also useful when your home internet goes out. 01:12:55 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: Phone apps can disclose location, other info..... depending on the permissions you give 01:13:12 Jose Costa: My ISP blocks VoIP traffic, so I use ProtonVPN (free) to make international phone calls with https://keepcalling.com/ 01:13:20 E O'Driscoll: I used tiny url with no problem. 01:15:17 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: Replying to "I used tiny url with no problem." ditto on my PC 01:15:24 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: Replying to "I used tiny url with no problem." maybe only on phones? 01:16:55 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: OK, will talk on Hotspot Next Week 01:16:58 Ma Vo: Replying to "I used tiny url with no problem." I've encountered the problem using a pc (not only this tiny url, but other sites as well) 01:18:03 Alan German (OPCUG Meeting Coordinator): Replying to " OK, will talk on Hotspot Next Week" Tom - Thanks. Useful topic for those of us who haven't used this feature! 01:18:12 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: Voltage must match. Amps on charger can be higher 01:18:21 Natalie: Replying to " OK, will talk on Hotspot Next Week" Thanks! 01:18:27 tom & pet Siats Meekerorum: than laptop spec 01:19:01 E O'Driscoll: Replying to " OK, will talk on Hotspot Next Week" I look forward to this - my cell phone service doesn't want us to use it. 01:19:35 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: All presentations we offer at the OPL - ask your librarian if your choice is not currently scheduled https://opcug.ca/opl/all-opl-presentations.pdf OPCUG presentations at the OPL https://booking.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/program?text=ottawa+pc 01:19:46 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Q&A-Index https://opcug.ca/qa_recordings/Q&A-Index.pdf 01:20:07 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Share Your Must-Have App! email: SuggestionBox@opcug.ca 01:21:28 Allison: For contacting the OPL, you can also email InfoService@BiblioOttawaLibrary.ca This is what I did to request a specific OPCUG presentation at a specific branch and they forwarded it to the branch and someone from there contacted me back. 01:21:41 Timothy: Chris and Alan: Slides r Us 01:21:50 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Reacted to "Chris and Alan: Slides r Us" with ๐Ÿ˜ 01:22:07 Harvey Hope: Thanks everyone 01:22:18 Serge-ร‰rik: Thanks! 01:22:18 Natalie: Thanks! 01:22:19 E O'Driscoll: Thanks - see you next Q&A!