00:09:59 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 00:16:12 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Laser vs Inkjet: Which One Is Actually Right for You in 2026 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbf-cbDfd-8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVlYZpBvupY 00:16:56 E O'Driscoll: I'm sorry not to be participating in the vibe coding competition this time. I just didn't get my act together on time. But perhaps we'll have another vibe coding competition... 00:17:50 Tom Trottier: I choose laser because I seldom use and the ink dries out. Laser doesn't 00:18:23 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Replying to "I choose laser because I seldom use and the ink dries out. Laser doesn't" That's what I appreciate about lasers. I don't print often. 00:19:55 Tom Trottier: Hate adverts?Use Brave browser or ublock origin on Firefox 00:20:54 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: JavaScript Toggle On and Off https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/javascript-toggle-on-and/cdcgbgnfhhdmdkallfmlachogpghifgf 00:21:24 Tom Trottier: 613 745-1576 NRC time 00:21:37 mikev: Reacted to "613 745-1576 NRC time" with πŸ‘ 00:22:51 Tom Trottier: ⏰Sep/Oct/Nov πŸ•‘DST CHANGES Spring FORWARD, Fall BACK. 1st Sun Sep(CH) Last Sun Sep(NZ/WS) 1st Sun Oct(AU/PY) 3rd Sun Oct(BR) Last Fri Oct(IL/PS/JO/SY) Last Sun Oct(EU) 1st Sun Nov(BBO/US/CA/FJ/MX)πŸ•‘ 00:22:58 Tom Trottier: I prefer UTC 00:24:19 Tom Trottier: It's a big world. Best to have a single time zone. UTC 00:25:24 Tom Trottier: Australia is on Standard time now. They will spring forward in their spring. Now. 00:26:29 Natalie: Great site, especially for places that don't change time. I use it a lot. 00:26:47 Tom Trottier: In google calendar, you can display two time zones in columns to the left of events 00:27:15 Tom Trottier: Some parts of Arizona, the Indian reservations, dont use DST 00:27:40 E O'Driscoll: Time zone converter useful for me as I have a friend in Australia. 00:27:45 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Time zone converter https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/time-zone-canada-map-9.7349663 https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html 00:28:12 Tom Trottier: You can also display multiple time zones on your phone or watch 00:28:52 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: You really should use a Password Manager Protecting your passwords https://opcug.ca/Reviews/ProtectPasswords.html Keeping Passwords Safe https://opcug.ca/Reviews/KeePass.htm Keeping passwords safe https://opcug.ca/qa_recordings/20260318_PowerPoint.pdf 00:31:33 Tom Trottier: Sometimes upper/lower case matters: password, some webpages/directories [MS] . Case does not matter in email user names or domain names. 00:34:34 Dianne Laporte: Can same encrypted PW be accessed from iPhone & windows computer 00:34:49 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Why Your Computer Is Slow β€” Task Manager Can't Tell You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_mFHlUpC-g TMOG https://tmog.org/ 00:34:58 Tom Trottier: " some webpages/directories [MS] ." oops, with MS case does not matter for web pages or filenames, but it does matter for Linux servers and filenames.. 00:35:04 Alan German (OPCUG Meeting Coordinator): Replying to "Can same encrypted PW be accessed from iPhone & windows computer" It certainly can for a PC and an Android phone 00:36:18 Tom Trottier: Can't unmute 00:36:36 Stew Bruce: Replying to "Can same encrypted P..." If the iCloud app is installed on the Win PC, the passwords should be available. 00:38:53 Tom Trottier: Appcontrol is free.... 00:40:42 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Why Microsoft Killed Windows 10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reMtqowuXp0 00:40:48 Bea: do you have the link for app control? 00:41:12 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: https://www.appcontrol.com/ 00:41:13 Tom Trottier: https://www.appcontrol.com/ 00:41:50 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Microsoft Copilot Just Got a Massive Upgrade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ8Y2Nb9y9o 00:42:57 Tom Trottier: Some conspiracies are real... 00:43:04 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Windows XP Is Back in 2026 β€” For Old PCs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGUfDb-mfYM 00:44:41 Tom Trottier: I want it to run on my Thinkpad 701 with 40MB RAM.... 00:45:54 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Windows 11 26H2 List of changes https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/an-it-pro%E2%80%99s-guide-to-windows-11-version-26h2/4559760 X64-based: direct install, Media Creation Tool, or .iso download https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11 ARM-based Windows 11 (.iso download option only) https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11arm64 00:49:28 Tom Trottier: I guess I can't install 26H2 to either of my Thinkpad 701s 00:49:45 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: What Puts The 'Super' In Supercomputer? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlsyZAWnOu8 00:50:30 Tom Trottier: The original Cray supercomputer is slower than a current Pixel or iPhonw.... 00:51:56 E O'Driscoll: I wonder if the supercomputers are able to crack the encryption. 00:52:13 Bea: I remember that computer - it looked a lot like the supercomputer room. 00:52:24 E O'Driscoll: I might have to keep my few dollars under my mattress soon. 00:53:12 Stew Bruce: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC9GqjOp0I4 00:53:29 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Want to enter the Vibe coding competition email by Sept 30 SuggestionBox@opcug.ca 00:57:32 Tom Trottier: https://www.youtube.com/@doms613 Local weekly concdert 00:57:45 Carol Pearson: can you use a waiting room? 00:57:46 Michelle Faber: Thank you. Nice meeting. 00:58:59 Carol: Replying to "https://www.youtube.com/@doms613 Local weekly concdert" I missed hearing when, which day/s of the week? 00:58:59 E O'Driscoll: Yes Southminster has a variety of great music. And the acoustics are good in the church. 00:59:20 Alan German (OPCUG Meeting Coordinator): Replying to "can you use a waiting room?" That is one option if we really need to take control of participants. Hopefully, it won't come to that. 00:59:59 Tom Trottier: Replying to "https://www.youtube.com/@doms613 Local weekly concdert" Wednesday at noon, and available on youtube after 01:00:34 Stew Bruce: https://mugoo.com/ 01:01:13 Tom Trottier: This guy is very privacy oriented: https://www.youtube.com/@robbraxmantech 01:01:52 Carol: Replying to "https://www.youtube.com/@doms613 Local weekly concdert" πŸ‘ 01:01:53 Tom Trottier: Replying to "Yes Southminster has a variety of great music. And the acoustics are good in the church." well, acoustics good at the front.... 01:02:23 Tom Trottier: Reacted to "Thank you. Nice meeting." with πŸ‘πŸΎ 01:04:48 Carol: Have any of you Ottawans done business with PC Room on Gladstone? 01:04:48 Natalie: Refurbs tend to have very limited warranty coverage. 01:08:24 E O'Driscoll: I bought my last two laptops from Trailing Edge (Ottawa). They were fine although the last one had a problem with the speaker and Trailing Edge replaced it. So all good in my mind. No other problems at all. 01:09:35 Tom Trottier: Local fixing important 01:10:00 Carol: Replying to "I bought my last two laptops from Trailing Edge (Ottawa). They were fine although the last one had a problem with the speaker and Trailing Edge replaced it. So all good in my mind. No other problems at all." Thanks, E; my bike is my 'car,' it'll be more efficient for me to cycle to PC Room than Trailing Edge. Although I am considering them as well given the great reviews here. 01:10:03 Natalie: Replying to "Local fixing important" Yes, and whether you need to pay for shipping! 01:10:46 Carol Pearson: I've had mine from Trailing edge also for several years, so far- just replaced the keyboard 01:11:24 Carol: Appreciated; thanks all. 01:11:29 Tom Trottier: Replying to "Local fixing important" Amazon does not charge for returns, but I think they replace vs repair. 01:12:36 Jocelyn Doire: the trailing edge : https://www.tte.ca/ 01:13:28 E O'Driscoll: I believe Trailing Edge can order a new machine for you. 01:15:09 E O'Driscoll: It's a wild night tonight. 01:15:45 Tom Trottier: Eurocom specializes in high end portable workstations 01:15:53 Tom Trottier: https://eurocom.com 01:16:41 Andrew Petrovic: I have a Python program that does a very good job of transcribing audio to text. It's a little comp-lex to set up but works well. 01:16:56 Carol Pearson: When I share on Fb, you lose might see it as well 01:17:00 Alice Nakanishi: I think Trailing Edge receives used computers from companies who no longer need them for their employees 01:17:09 Carol Pearson: Reacted to "I think Trailing Edge receives used computers from companies who no longer need them for their employees" with πŸ‘ 01:18:02 E O'Driscoll: I used an app to move audio to text recently. OPCUG had a demo of it a few months back. 01:18:12 E O'Driscoll: I forget the app name. 01:18:23 Carol Pearson: Replying to "I think Trailing Edge receives used computers from companies who no longer need them for their employees" Yes that is what they told me, and also told me the business computers are hardier than personal computers 01:19:11 Tom Trottier: Reacted to "Yes that is what they told me, and also told me the business computers are hardier than personal computers" with πŸ‘πŸΎ 01:19:27 Carol Pearson: Thanks all. Good info. 01:20:01 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 01:20:06 Tom Trottier: FWIW, the Pixel's Recorder app makes a text file when it records. 01:20:57 E O'Driscoll: The app was Notbook LM. 01:21:27 E O'Driscoll: It was featured in the OPCUG Q&A on July 8, 2026. 01:21:40 E O'Driscoll: Replying to "The app was Notbook LM." Notebook LM