00:16:41 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 00:17:16 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Converting VHS to digital https://www.amazon.ca/Video-Capture-Digital-Converter-Convert/dp/B0GJCZ743Y/ OPL equipment available https://booking.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/equipment 00:19:49 Tom Trottier: Amazon has free returns for thirty days..... 00:20:21 Tom Trottier: You can use Handbrake to copy DVDs to disk. 00:20:36 Kal_Somo DPCUC: I have used VLC to edit video in the past . 00:21:28 sdunc: might be easier to get an external dvd/cd drive 00:22:59 Carol Pearson: i tried to convert VHS to DVD at the library several years ago. It is a learning curve to not have to copy the whole thing, if you have different videos. 00:23:41 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: 3D printing https://www.printables.com/ https://makerworld.com/en https://www.thingiverse.com/ https://thangs.com/ https://grabcad.com/library https://mobilesyrup.com/2026/08/14/google-pixel-watch-5-band-carcinogenic-material/ 00:26:55 Tom Trottier: Print the NASA stuff full size! 00:28:21 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: MailStore Home exporting lots of email background on MailStore Home https://opcug.ca/qa_recordings/20260527_PowerPoint.pdf 00:28:28 Tom Trottier: Easy to change bigger and smaller 00:32:19 Tom Trottier: I have many subject-oriented mail folders 00:33:47 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Privacy lawyer https://www.youtube.com/@privacylawyer 00:35:56 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: The Sponge https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/sponge-gallery-cleaner/id6738958624 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.prismtree.sponge 00:37:38 Tom Trottier: Lawyer lives in Halifax/Dartmouth. 00:37:40 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Inviska Rename https://github.com/miroslaw-zylewicz/InviskaRename 00:38:48 Tom Trottier: Windows "Bulk Rename" works well, can add sequence numbers, change stuff.... 00:39:12 Tom Trottier: Even add EXIF data to name 00:41:36 Tom Trottier: Names in windows can be >250 characters. I add description after the photo's original name. I keep the original name so i can tie together raw and edited photos. 00:41:59 Glen: Does Inviska have an Undo button? 00:42:36 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Make AI sound less…AI Pangram https://www.pangram.com/ 00:43:36 Tom Trottier: https://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/ 00:49:36 Tom Trottier: second pic is different viewpoint 00:50:45 Stew Bruce: I wonder if the touched up version of the totem pole could just be someone else’s photo of the same thing. 00:51:15 Tom Trottier: Reacted to "I wonder if the touched up version of the totem pole could just be someone else’s photo of the same thing." with 👍🏾 00:52:58 Diane P: can it check videos there are alot on Facebook 00:53:05 Ma Vo: even le mountain tops are different 00:57:04 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: NormCap https://www.pcworld.com/article/3199293/cant-copy-that-text-on-your-screen-this-free-app-can-grab-it-for-you.html https://dynobo.github.io/normcap/ 00:58:12 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: If you have PowerToys installed, you have Text Extractor that can also do this - probably not the bar code bit 00:58:47 Tom Trottier: Reacted to "If you have PowerToys installed, you have Text Extractor that can also do this - probably not the bar code bit" with 👍🏾 00:59:48 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Windows 11's Snipping Tool can also do OCR on images. Must be a fairly recent edition of Windows 11. 01:00:20 Tom Trottier: Power toys: 01:00:26 Tom Trottier: EXPERT INS*GHT Python Data Cleaning Cookbook Prepare your dafa for analysis with pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, scikit•jcarn, and OpcnAl Second Edition Michael Walker cpackt> 01:02:57 Natalie: What are the NormCap options for file formats? 01:03:09 Natalie: Only drop into Notepad? 01:03:10 Tom Trottier: Many error boxes, you can ctl-c and it copies the contents 01:06:00 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Space selfie https://space.crunchlabs.com/ 01:10:23 Tom Trottier: https://space.crunchlabs.com/selfie/aIrAFil 01:11:34 Natalie: If you have a CAA Plus membership, you get a free passport picture. 01:13:09 E O'Driscoll: A share: next time I get a rebate like the Bread Price Fixing Settlement (Loblaw) and they ask if I want a direct deposit or a cheque, I think a cheque is the better option. I probably would have avoided all the scam emails I received on the topic. I should have anticipated this, as the scammers had about 2 years to plan their attacks. 01:14:39 Tom Trottier: Several major AI image generators (Adobe Firefly, OpenAI DALL‑E, Azure OpenAI, Google Imagen and related tools) now automatically tag their images as AI‑generated using embedded metadata (Content Credentials / C2PA) and/or invisible watermarks (SynthID), but this is not yet universal and tags can be stripped or lost downstream.helpx.adobe+7 01:15:39 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Replying to "Several major AI image generators (Adobe Firefly, OpenAI DALL‑E, Azure OpenAI, Google Imagen and related tools) now automatically tag their images as AI‑generated using embedded metadata (Content Credentials / C2PA) and/or invisible watermarks (SynthID), but this is not yet universal and tags can be stripped or lost downstream.helpx.adobe+7" or screenshotted, as I did 01:16:19 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: One-on-One Remote Assistance (members only) https://opcug.ca/one-on-one-remote-assistance/ 01:16:36 Tom Trottier: Replying to "Several major AI image generators (Adobe Firefly, OpenAI DALL‑E, Azure OpenAI, Google Imagen and related tools) now automatically tag their images as AI‑generated using embedded metadata (Content Credentials / C2PA) and/or invisible watermarks (SynthID), but this is not yet universal and tags can be stripped or lost downstream.helpx.adobe+7" @Chris Taylor, President OPCUG odd 01:16:38 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: send request for assistance to 1on1request@opcug.ca 01:17:14 Tom Trottier: Replying to "Several major AI image generators (Adobe Firefly, OpenAI DALL‑E, Azure OpenAI, Google Imagen and related tools) now automatically tag their images as AI‑generated using embedded metadata (Content Credentials / C2PA) and/or invisible watermarks (SynthID), but this is not yet universal and tags can be stripped or lost downstream.helpx.adobe+7" Google DeepMind – SynthID overview URL: https://deepmind.google/models/synthid/ Key quote: “SynthID embeds digital watermarks directly into AI-generated images, audio, text or video. The watermarks are embedded across Google’s generative AI consumer products, and are imperceptible to humans – but can be detected by SynthID’s technology.” 01:17:30 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: All computer-related articles welcome for the newsletter brigittelord@opcug.ca 01:18:48 Tom Trottier: Replying to "Several major AI image generators (Adobe Firefly, OpenAI DALL‑E, Azure OpenAI, Google Imagen and related tools) now automatically tag their images as AI‑generated using embedded metadata (Content Credentials / C2PA) and/or invisible watermarks (SynthID), but this is not yet universal and tags can be stripped or lost downstream.helpx.adobe+7" I wonder if saving as PNG would work.... 01:18:49 Carol: If not too late to ask (again) or leave till next time: Has anyone dealt with an overheating laptop/Notebook? In addition to cleaning fans, another reason stated by AI Overview: "Consensus from tech communities indicates that if external cleaning fails, the internal thermal paste between the processor and the heatsink has likely dried out and needs to be reapplied, or the internal cooling fan needs replacement." 01:18:55 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: OPCUG Social Get-Together https://www.olivegarden.ca/en/locations/on/ottawa/675-kirkwood-ave https://maps.app.goo.gl/4VE2uNNPELnphg1FA 01:19:38 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: ̶send an email to OliveGarden@opcug.ca 01:19:39 Alan German (OPCUG Meeting Coordinator): @Carol - Next time! 01:20:15 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Q&A-Index https://opcug.ca/qa_recordings/Q&A-Index.pdf