APCUG 2016 Fall Virtual Technology Conference (VTC22)

Thank you to all of the presenters, VTC staff, and attendees.

VTC Staff: David Williams & John Kennedy, moderators; Francis Chao and Jim Evans, behind-the-scenes and to John, David & Francis who record the videos and Jim Evans who gets them ready for the YouTube channel. Judy monitors the late registration e-mails and answers questions via e-mail.

From the attendees:

Thoughts about the APCUG 2016 Fall Virtual Technology Conference
Lou Torraca, President, MOAA, Hawaii

Our regular user group meeting is on the first Sat of the month from 10 to Noon, Hawaii Time, so attending the Virtual Tech Conf is usually a bit inconvenient, time-wise. As it happened, this month, we took a break due to a majority of meeting attendees having schedule conflicts. This gave me the opportunity to utilize the time-off and reap the benefit of some excellent presentations. BTW, this was my first VTC and I found the APCUG instructions made registering, logging on and participating pretty easy.

I got up at 0630, had a quick breakfast and logged on to Francis Chao’s very helpful presentation on what to do when your computer will not boot. Francis covered a number of situations that should answer questions for almost any computer system. I have always been a bit unclear on some of the steps, but fortunately, Francis covered them all.

After the break, I learned all sorts of stuff about windows 10…and I thought I had read or figured out all there was to know about 10…I found out I still had a lot to learn. Thanks to Jeri Steele for an interesting, well put-together and fast-moving presentation on Windows 10 Features and Annoyances. I have already started using many of the features and eliminated a couple annoyances I didn’t know how to fix.

Finally, I was surprised at how many Must-Have Android Apps Bill James had in his presentation which was a real eye-opener that I found very useful. I have to confess, I am still a reluctant smart-phone user so with some of these apps, I may actually become a convert.

Thanks to all the presenters and the many APCUG volunteers who do all the heavy lifting to bring these programs to us.

Jeff Wilkinson, Member
Sun City Summerlin Computer Club, Nevada

I took time out of a busy Saturday morning to attend the APCUG 2016 Fall Virtual Technology Conference on November 5, 2016. It was a pleasing and rewarding experience. The sessions and accompanying visuals were well prepared. The sound was excellent with a chat box available for live questions or comments. If you are unable to attend an APCUG Conference in person this is an excellent way to participate and gain knowledge. My thanks to the team for putting this event together.

Richard Durand
General Meeting Secretary
Wisconsin All-computer Users Club

To John Kennedy…I tuned in to your virtual conference today, learned a lot, and heard you between presentations. I know it’s a lot of hard work to organize and plan things like this. But it’s fun to hear you guys between the presentations. You’re like Mission Control during an old-time space shot. I’ve been tuning in to these conferences for a couple years now and I don’t remember hearing some of these presenters before. If they are new, they are just as good as anyone I heard before. I look forward to hearing them again.

Click on the presentation title for presentation descriptions, PDF presentations and handouts.

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1:00 pm – 1:50 pm ET | 12 noon – 12:50 pm CT
11:00am – 11:50 am MT | 10:00 am – 10:50 am PT

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2:00 pm – 2:50 pm Eastern | 1:00 pm – 1:50 pm Central
12:00 noon – 12:50 pm Mountain | 11:00 am – 11:50 am Pacific

VTC Track: 1

3:00 pm – 3:50 pm Eastern | 2:00 pm – 2:50 pm Central
1:00 pm – 1:50 pm Mountain | 12 noon – 12:50 pm Pacific

VTC Track: 1