Virtual Tech Conference

Thank you to the presenters and everyone who attended our last VTC for 2019. SAVE THE DATES FOR 2020 February 8 May 2 August 15 November 7 PRESENTATION REVIEWS: Review by Leah Clark, President/Editor, Los Angeles Computer Society As for previous VTCs, I made some extra coffee, stayed in my robe, and tuned into Zoom. As usual, the presentations were excellent. I learned much that I didn’t even know I wanted to learn. I attended two presentations, and I plan to pick up the others on YouTube when they are posted….

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL VTC! Thanks for attending. See you at the November 2 VTC and Annual Meeting. TRACK 1 1:00 PM ET Driving with Google Map Ron Brown, Program Director, Silvercom Computer & Technology Club, Arizona This presentation explains the differences between Google Maps and Garmin-TomTom devices. Ron discusses how it works through your phone and placement options in your vehicle. He outlines the difference between the ” Off-Line” and ” Connected Version ” as well as all the settings and options. Ron Brown Bio Driving with Google Maps – Ron Brown…

Thanks to our presenters for giving us a lot of information to add to our tech knowledge. We appreciate the time they took to put their presentations together and the 50 minutes they spent with us on a busy Saturday giving the presentation. Also, thanks to the VTC committee who make the VTCs run smoothly: John Kennedy, David Williams, Francis Chao, Jere Minich and Bill James — without them the VTCs would happen. As requested, the Roundtable was to be devoted to websites but got side tracked into a general group…

February 9, 2019 Thanks to: everyone who attended the VTC Jere, Ron, Jeri, and Michael for their presentations John, David, Judy, Bill and Jere for the Roundtable discussion John Retterath, Leisure World Computer Club-Seal Beach for the pictures TRACK 1 1:00 PM ET 3 mini-presentations Microsoft Security Center Windows 10 New Privacy Updates Windows 10 Password Managers for all devices Jere Minich, Program Chair, Lake Sumter Computer Society Jere is a member of APCUG’s Speakers Bureau and, in addition to giving one-topic presentations, he also gives two or three mini-presentations that…

Thank you to all of the presenters – they were outstanding. Also, thanks to all who attended the last VTC of 2018 and the Annual Meeting. See you at the  2019 presentations. SAVE THE DATES February 9 May 4 August 17 November 2 Thanks to Leah for sending me a short review for each of the presentations she attended. I can always count on her to have something to add the VTC area post-conference. She includes longer reviews in her newsletter the month after the VTC. JT From Leah Clark, President,…

Thank you for attending the Summer VTC; we hope you had the opportunity to add to your tech knowledge. SAVE THE DATE for the Fall VTC – 11/3/18 – Kudos to the APCUG VTC committee in producing another fine online conference. I attended 2 of the presentation in Track 1 –  the Tech Tips and Websites and Chromebooks for 2018. Jere Minich unveiled some sites that were new to me. I am always looking for resources for my club presentations. The presentation really helped me in where to look for the…

See you at the August 18 VTC! Thank you to all of the presenters and the VTC team: Joe Melfi, Jere Minich, Ray Baxter, Bill James, Orv Beach, and Bill Neves; David Williams, Jere Minich, John Kennedy, Jim Evans, and Francis Chao. KUDOS Create a Smart Home with Home Automation & Voice Assistants Joe Melfi Bravo — loved it. Great delivery and a great tour and summary of what’s available from well-known and emerging vendors. It included valuable information/suggestions/resources for everything from installing one smart light bulb or switch to complex Do-It-Yourself integration of unique components….

Saturday, February 10, 2018 KUDOS…. General Comments I would just like to say that I was very glad that I tuned in to the conferences. I surely did learn a number of new things which I will take to my meeting. I may even write an article for our newsletter. Looking forward to the next one! Thank you, Marilyn Rewolinski, Secretary of Milwaukee Home Users Group Thank you for this training. It was my first one and definitely won’t be my last. So much valuable information. Paula Powell, Computer Users’ Group…