April is Volunteer Appreciation Month and it is our pleasure to announce the 2016 Volunteer of the Year recipients as well as the other nominees. Volunteers are the back bone of our clubs as well as APCUG. The below volunteers have made a difference in their groups and we thank them for that. Thank you…
By Don Arrowsmith, Advisor, Region 3. Working as an electronic engineer, I was very familiar with Murphy’s Law: Anything that can go wrong, will. That seems to be especially true when dealing with program presentations. Like having a backup of your hard drive helps rescue you from a computer problem, it helps to plan for…
MONITOR AND PROTECT YOUR HARD DRIVE – Computer hard drives are your systems complex workhorse — spinning rapidly non-stop, reliably and rapidly fetching and storing data, year after year. Until — uh oh, something’s wrong and where’s my data?! Wouldn’t you like a window into your hard drive operation, performance, quality, stability, and reliability? A lot goes…
Computer Users Group of Redding is Using ZOOM for SIGs & Meetings. Jane Quinn, SIG Leader, Beyond Basics http://cugr.apcug.org/ We used Zoom conferencing for our March SIG. We connected with Hewie Poplock from Florida for his presentation. He is a member of APCUG’s Speakers Bureau. There are several advantages to using the free Zoom Video…
Abby has six travel tips for us when we travel. Are you planning a trip out of the country? Let’s talk about precautions you should take so you don’t come home to a smartphone bill that will ruin your vacation after-glow. Call Your Cell Phone Service Provider (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, etc.) Turn Off Data Roaming…
MARCH 2024 — IS SOMEONE MIRRORING YOUR SMARTPHONE? HERE’S HOW TO CHECK – Smartphones are no less susceptible to cyber threats than computers, and it can be argued that smartphone security deserves more attention than it typically gets. Besides, it’s not just malware that you need to worry about; there’s also smartphone mirroring. But what exactly is…