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We are Gene and Linda Barlow, owners of the User Group Relations consulting firm that represents excellent Acronis products to the user group community. We focus mainly on PC and MAC user groups, but those not associated with a user group may also use our services and purchase our products at great discount prices. We want you to take advantage of these great discounts, get to know our products by using them, and then share your experiences with your friends and family, so they will also want to use these excellent products….

On May 2, celebrate World Password Day by leveling up the strength and complexity of these most critical of security measures — your passwords. New Avast research* shows that 25% of connected users worldwide have never changed their passwords. Are you one of them? Our research also reveals that 83% of Americans use weak passwords that are easy to crack. World Password Day is May 2nd, which makes it a perfect time to address this crucial cybersecurity issue. Using weak passwords, or reusing the same ones for different accounts, makes you an easy…

WORLD BACKUP DAY – MARCH 31ST Don’t be an April Fool! WHAT IS BACKUP? – A backup is a second copy of all your important files — for example, your family photos, home videos, documents and emails. Instead of storing it all in one place (like your computer), you keep another copy of everything somewhere safe. BUT WHY SHOULD I BACKUP? – Losing your files is way more common than you’d think. Ever lost your phone, camera or tablet? That counts. Your stuff could have been saved with a backup. One small accident or failure could destroy…

Born at the same time as the world wide web 30 years ago, Avast has enjoyed an action-packed and storied history. In the late 1980’s, the world happily said goodbye to, among other things, the Cold War, the Berlin Wall, and chunky sewn-in shoulder pads. But that time did not mark the end of an era as much as it did the beginning of one, for it was also the dawn of the web as we know it today. For a trip down memory lane, check out their 30 years of…

If you are an educator (for either children or adults), it can be a challenge to create lessons for digital literacy, or even simply find ways to integrate digital technologies into your classroom. Luckily, there are plenty of online resources that you can make use of to create your own curriculum. We’ve got a list of them below. But before we get there, we’re going to show you 7 simple steps to creating your own digital literacy curriculum. It’s not as challenging as you may think to introduce digital literacy across…

This is a blog post by Pam Holland, President, Tech-Moxie, that provides a lot of information for a presentation at your meeting. I used the info for one of my meetings and it provoked quite a lot of discussion on each ‘skill’; even from people who usually don’t participate. I added Zoomers to the title: Sandy Berger, COMPUkiss said those older than boomers should have a descriptive name and calls us Zoomers. As requested by a few members, this presentation was followed by one on Uber, info taken from Steve Black’s Techboomers.com…

UGR offers discounts on their Acronis products to UG members as well as provides support to UGs for the Acronis software company. To register your UG, Gene and Linda Barlow ask that you complete the form on their website at: http://ugr7.com/user-group-registration.html UGR OFFERS THE FOLLOWING SUPPORT ACTIVITIES TO PC USER GROUPS: TECHNICAL WEBINARS: They offer live technical Webinars directly to user group meeting. They can work with you to schedule a Webinar in a very short time frame if that is needed. EVALUATION COPIES: They provide a free copy of their products…