2014-10-Newsletter
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1. John Wickliffe Windows Gary Bigger Genealogy Gary Bigger Word Press Pat Sonnenstuhl OMUG Communication The OMUG News is the newsletter of the Olympia Microcomputer Users Group OMUG an independent association of personal computer users The Olympia Microcomputer Users Group is a 501 c 3 non profit organization dedicated to helping computer users improve their skills with computers The Olympia Microcomputer Users Group is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by any other corporation manufacturers or dealers Articles reviews programs and advertisements are compiled without verification of accuracy or applicability to a specific task computer or other equipment Comments or claims are made solely by the individual author and do not necessarily represent the views of OMUG or any OMUG member TRADE MARKS have been used at random within the publication and are hereby recognized as such Dues are 30 00 per year and include participation in all General Meetings and SIGs as well as the newsletter during that period Address general mail to OMUG PMB 225 3701 Pacific Ave SE Olympia WA 98501 2124 All comments suggestions photos and articles are WELCOME Please submit articles and photos to OMUG Newsletter Editor LeNora Hughes Acts228 comcast net Deadline for articles is the 20th of each month OMUG News is2. 12 Year Student with ID card PLEASE PRINT IN BLOCK LETTERS Applicant _______________________________________________Company_________________________________________________________ Member_________________________________________________ Associate Member _______________________________________________ Mailing Address____________________________________________________________________City____________________________ State ________________________________Zip Code___________________Email_________________________________________ Home Phone Work __________ ________ ____________ Cell Mobile Phone _________ ________ ____________ _____New Member_____ Renewal _____Address Phone Change Referred by _____________________________________ O M U G N e w s l e t t e r Olympia Microcomputer Users For only 30 a year you get A year s subscription to this newsletter The OMUG Help Network Opportunities to evaluate new software Special Interest Groups SIGs Mail completed form with check or money order payable to OMUG to OMUG PMB 225 3701 Pacific Ave SE Olympia WA 98501 2124
3. Let s face it none of us have perfect memories Print and save records of your online transactions includ ing the name of the seller product description price and date of purchase Most reputable merchants allow you to print a re ceipt after the transaction is complete You can use these printed receipts to compare to your bank and credit card statements 9 Monitor your bank accounts and credit card purchases regularly Report any discrepancies or unusual charges to your finan cial institution immediately 10 Your social security number is the key to your identity Be miserly about sharing it with anyone especially online No reputa ble merchant will ever ask for your social security number to make a purchase Credit card theft is pretty easy to get through Usually you notify your financial institution and they issue you a new card Identity theft is much more difficult to handle because a thief can open lines of credit in your name buy a car and obtain new credit cards In order to steal your identity the thieve needs personal information like social security number address phone number and financial information So be careful when giving out any such information Many financial experts say that having your bills sent to you electronically and paying them electronically is safer than sending and receiving them by mail They also recommend shredding paper documents with personal information So whether you use a credit card at a physi
4. VP at olymug dot org Secretary Louise Akramoff Secretary at olymug dot org Treasurer Gary Garrety Treasurer at olymug dot org Newsletter Editor LeNora Hughes Editor at olymug dot org Webmaster Pat Sonnenstuhl Webmaster olymug org Past President Gary Bigger Director at Large Mary Lee Dungan Directormary Lee at olymug dot org Director at Large Mary McFadden DirectorMary at olymug dot org Director at Large Paul Shlichta DirectorPaul at olymug dot org KEY MEMBERS APCUG Representative Fred Day Audit Committee Chair Wim Verhoef Budget Committee Chair Gary Garrety Database Manager Gary Garrety Elections Chair Available Historian Available Membership Board Nominating Committee Gary amp Joan Garrety Public Relations Chair Vivian Forrester Scholarship Committee Chair John Gerecht SIGLeader Digital Imaging JohnGerecht Linux
5. Digital Imaging 14th 7 00 9 00 PM M S Office 27th 6 00 7 00PM M S Office 28th 6 00 7 00PM QuickBooks 27th 7 00 8 00 PM QuickBooks 28th 7 00 8 00 PM February Windows 6th 7 00 9 00 PM August Windows 7th 7 00 9 00 PM Digital Imaging 10th 7 00 9 00 PM Digital Imaging 11th 7 00 9 00 PM Linux 11th 7 00 9 00 PM Linux 12th 7 00 9 00 PM M S Office 24th 6 00 7 00PM WordPress 21st 7 00 9 00 PM QuickBooks 24th 7 00 8 00 PM M S Office 25th 6 00 7 00PM QuickBooks 25th 7 00 8 00 PM March Windows 6th 7 00 9 00 PM September Windows 4th 7 00 9 00 PM Digital Imaging 10th 7 00 9 00 PM Digital Imaging 8th 7 00 9 00 PM Linux 11th 7 00 9 00 PM Linux 9th 7 00 9 00 PM M S Office 24th 6 00 7 00PM WordPress 18th 7 00 9 00 PM QuickBooks 24th 7 00 8 00 PM M S Office 22nd 6 00 7 00PM QuickBooks 22nd 7 00 8 00 PM April Windows 3rd 7 00 9 00 PM October Windows 2nd 7 00 9 00 PM Linux 8th 7 00 9 00 PM Digital Imaging 13th 7 00 9 00 PM Digital Imaging 14th 7 00 9 00 PM Linux 14th 7 00 9 00 PM M S Office 28th 6 00 7 00PM WordPress 23rd 7 00 9 00 PM QuickBooks 28th 7 00 8 00 PM M S Office 27th 6 00 7 00PM QuickBooks 27th 7 00 8 00 PM May Windows 1st 7 00 9 00 PM November Windows 6th 7 00 9 00 PM Digital Imaging 12th 7 00 9 00 PM Digital Imaging 10th 7 00 9 00 PM Linux 13th 7 00 9 00 PM Linux 11th 7 00 9 00 PM M S Office NONE
6. OMUG October 2014 http www olymug org OMUG News Olympia Microcomputer Users Group General Meeting Thursday October 9 2014 7 00 pm Board Meeting 5 30 pm All members are welcome to attend the board meeting Olympia Senior Center 222 Columbia St Volume 22 Issue 10 October 2014 President Message by Clay Erickson More rainy days Big yellow busses carting kids off to school Twilight is arriving earlier I think Autumn is officially here As a GNU Linux user I must confess that our last meeting brought warm feeling to my heart Joel Carlson gave a presentation about Linux Mint a free and easy to use operating system alternative to Microsoft Windows This is a great option for those who want to run something other than Windows for their computer from the latest 64 bit PC to older 32 bit Pentium systems It is also a good distribution for someone new to Linux to get acquainted By using the Live CD anyone can test drive Linux Mint on a computer and experiment with it without changing the current software on their hard drive And of course our GNU Linux SIG meets every 2nd Tuesday for those who have questions about Linux Thanks to Joel for that great presentation But let s not also forget that OMUG is here to provide current and new opportunities to share and learn for those of us who wish to learn and get more out of our Windows and iMac systems as well as other computing devices such as tablets and smartphones
7. WordPress 20th 7 00 9 00 PM QuickBooks NONE M S Office 24th 6 00 7 00PM QuickBooks 24th 7 00 8 00 PM June Windows 5th 7 00 9 00 PM December Windows 4th 7 00 9 00 PM Digital Imaging 9th 7 00 9 00 PM Digital Imaging 8th 7 00 9 00 PM Linux 10th 7 00 9 00 PM Linux 9th 7 00 9 00 PM M S Office 23rd 6 00 7 00PM WordPress 18th 7 00 8 00 PM QuickBooks 23rd 7 00 8 00 PM M S Office NONE QuickBooks NONE OMUG 4 October 2014 OMUG EXECUTIVE BOARD September 14 2014 OMUG EXECUTIVE BOARD Members present President Clay Erickson Vice President Lynda Sanders Treasurer Gary Garriety Webmaster Pat Sonnenstuhl Secretary Louise Akramoff Past President Gary Bigger Mary Lee Duncan and Paul Schlicta Absent Mary MacFadden and News Editor LeNora Hughes and Past President Gary Bigger A motion was made seconded and approved that the secretary s minutes of the last meeting be approved as published In the newsletter A thank you letter from the Senior Center Director Eileen McKenzie Sullivan was read by President Erickson regarding the use of their meeting rooms and equipment President also presented a Certificate of Participation to Web master Pat Sonnenstuhl for her participation in APCUG webmaster contest Board Reports Treasurer Treasurer Gary Garrety presented the monthly report A motion was made seconded and approved Vice President Pat suggested that we need someone to hand
8. genealogy software Pixel Qi screens Remastersys and mesh networks dual booting Linux on a Windows 8 computer or just buying a Linux computer clementine audacity firefox os Openwrt owncloud youtube dl BIOS replacements including UEFI Coreboot Open bios Plop flashroom new Linux computers including the Acer Tegra K1 64 bit quad core ARM Chromebook and blocking screen ads We also plan to connect other persons computers to the projector so they can demonstrate what they are using For details see http Linux Now us OMUG Fee or Free Table We now have a free or fee table where members can display computer related items to share A Computers http APlusRebuilders com has donated parts to get it started Members may bring parts to sell Any payments go directly to the person who brought the item Any items not taken home at the end of the meeting will be collected for next time by Joel Carlson or to be recycled at A Computers If you have large quantities of items such as a truckload take them direct to A Computers 2724 Pacific Ave E Olympia WA 98501 exit 107 North off I 5 just a short distance on the right 360 754 1311 The Olympia Microcomputer Users Group OMUG has been helping computer users since 1987 The group meets on the second Thursday of the month at 7 00 pm at the Olympia Center 222 Columbia Street NW Olympia Group meetings are open to all computer enthusiasts Check out our website www ol
9. money from the packaging and support of Linux Linux is much more secure because its roots are from Unix a serious business multiuser system Linux has extra built in security such as Netfilter and IPTables which makes your system rock solid and secure Linux was created by Linus Torvalds in 1991 because he wanted a better desktop operating system Ironically it has totally dominated everywhere else from supercomputers to servers chromebooks and your smart phone but monopolies have so far mostly kept it off computers you can buy until now With Windows XP ending April 8 2014 Windows 7 ending Jan 13 2015 the failure of Windows 8 the extremely high prices of Apple products which only work with other Apple products and the fact that Linux is so much more secure it is time to switch to Linux including Linux Mint KDE or a Chromebook Linux Mint is the number four operating system in the world Download and try it for free Install if you like it We also have DVD s at meetings You convert easily and save lots of money A Computers sells Linux computers along with other proprietary computers ARM processor Chromebooks are top sellers at Amazon Best Buy Office Depot etc for around 200 We will review Linux Mint KDE Kubuntu 14 04 Bodhi 3 0 rc gsmartcontrol for hard drives Light beam Google Hangout phone capability Gnuradio org gpg putty hoopla gufw Google hangout Kdenlive record it now Wikitree genealogy Gedcom files Gramps
10. We ve had great presentations for these systems as well as other computing related topics and will continue to do so through the rest of the year And it won t be long until the OMUG Christmas Dinner will be upon us as well Stay tuned for more General Meeting Education Session October 9th th C Daniel from Intercity Transit will show us how to plan public transportation trips using our computing devices There will be a demo of planning a trip to Everett Invite a friend You will be amazed at what is available OMUG 2 October 2014 October 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Windows SIG 7 pm 3 4 Yom Kippur begins at sun down the day before 5 6 7 8 9 5 30 pm Executive Mtg 7 pm General Mtg 10 11 12 13 Digital Imaging 7 pm Columbus Day 14 7 pm Linux 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 7 pm Word Press 24 25 26 27 6 pm M S Office 7 pm Quick Books 28 11 30 am Lunch Bunch 29 30 31 SIG Calendar of informational and educational sessions OMUG 3 October 2014 Olympia Microcomputer Users Group OMUG 2014 SIG Schedule All SIGS are at the Olympia Center Except Digital Imaging which is held at Capital High School Month SIG Date Time Month SIG Date Time January Windows none July Windows 3rd 7 00 9 00 PM Digital Imaging 13th 7 00 9 00 PM Linux 8th 7 00 9 00 PM Linux 14th 7 00 9 00 PM
11. cal store you shop and pay bills online or you pay bills by mail the key word is caution Our mothers taught us to watch our wallets and keep the doors closed Now we have a lot more convenience and also a lot more to watch out for OMUG 8 October 2014 A New Android Tablet Now What By Phil Sorrentino Staff Writer The Computer Club Inc Sun City Center FL May 2014 issue The Journal www scccomputerclub org philsorr at yahoo com You just got a new Android tablet Isn t the look of a brand new tablet wonderful it is so shiny and lacking finger prints But fingerprints are a good thing since they are a byproduct of using the touch enabled screen so the more finger prints the more use If the fingerprints eventually become annoying you can always clean them with a soft micro fiber cloth Now if the tablet is brand new when you turn it on it will probably take you through a few set up steps These steps are usually also explained in a brief Quick Start Guide that is included in the package For more detailed information and instruction go to the manufactur er s website and look for a Support or Documents page for your specific tablet model and download the User Manual if there is one If the tablet is not brand new maybe a hand me up from one of your kids or grandchildren you may also want to get a User Manual and change some of these general settings Typically the first things to set up are very basic such a
12. e classroom with metal shutters on the windows You can contact John via email about what you d like to discuss Everyone is welcome Linux SIG Leader John Wickliffe The Linux SIG meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7 00 pm at the Olympia Center 222 Columbia Street NW Our format will show you how to use Point amp Click Linux interfaces like Ubuntu Our goal is to have fun learn more about Linux and in the process learn to respect all operating systems You may decide you can t live without your own Linux machine or you can boot both Windows amp Linux If you want to know more about the innards of Linux we re learning that too You ll feel right at home Come amp and See OMUG Lunch Bunch This social interest group is a gathering of fellow OMUGers who just want to spend some quality time getting to know each other They also enjoy the freedom to discuss the world of personal computing OMUG world politics and the current plight of the stock market As former member Loren Freeman used to say we re at the picket fence of OMUG The OMUG Lunch Bunch will continue to meet the 4th Tuesday each month at 11 30 a m at El Sarape Restaurant 1200 Cooper Point Road near Staples in West Olympia OMUG 11 October 2014 EXECUTIVE BOARD President Clay Erickson President at Olymug dot org Vice President Lynda Sanders
13. ents KEEP OMUG ALIVE AND VISIBLE TO OUR COMMUNITY Volunteer Needed OMUG Treasurer is looking for someone to volunteer as his assistant Please contact him at treasurer omug org OMUG Documents available online www olymug org By laws Standing Rules Newsletters Membership Application OMUG SIGs Meetings 2nd Monday Digital Imaging SIG 7 00 pm Capital High School 4th Monday Microsoft Office 6 00 7 00 pm 4th Monday QuickBooks 7 00 8 00 pm 2nd Tuesday Linux SIG 7 00 pm 1st Thursday Windows SIG 7 00 pm 2nd Thursday Board Meeting 5 30 pm General Meeting 7 00 pm 3rd Thursday 7 pm Word Press OMUG 7 October 2014 10 Tips for Online Shopping Safety By Sandy Berger CompuKISS www compukiss com sandy at compukiss com Amazingly in today s topsy turvy world because of vulnerabilities in the processing of credit and debit cards used at retail stores and the hackers who are focusing on those vulnerabilities right now shopping online can actually be safer than swiping your card at a local store For safety sake however there are a few online shopping rules that you should follow 1 The first of these is to always have a good antivirus program installed on your computer and to update your antivirus program and other software like the operating system whenever an update is available When in doubt don t click on links This is espe cially true of email where p
14. eting so that the partici pants and generate questions and do some exploration of the websites Contact Pat to get onto the email list The SIG is interactive allowing participants to ask questions and share their own learnings about WordPress development Our Collective wisdom is always appreciated This SIG meets in Room 206 or 205 of the Olympia Center 222 Columbia Street NW Olympia 2014 Meeting Dates Board General Membership October 9 November 13 December No Meeting Special Events December 11 Christmas Dinner Welcome New Members Rebecca Swingle OMUG 6 October 2014 TREASURER S LEDGE August 31 2014 ACCOUNT BALANCES Operating 746 96 Savings 4 162 64 Scholarship 1 500 44 ALL ACCOUNTS TOTAL 6 410 04 Members 78 Active Primary Attending August 14th General Meeting 27 Receipts for July 2014 include Dues 30 00 Interest 15 TOTAL RECEIPTS 30 15 Disbursements for This Month include SSSS 50 00 Picnic 101 53 Web bandwidth 5 40 TOTAL DISBURSMENTS 157 00 DECREASE IN NET ASSETS 126 85 Please send any suggestions or questions concerning this report to Gary Garrety treasurer olymug org Your Club Needs You Remember to volunteer and share your talents with OMUG members and guests We need YOU the volunteer who is able and willing to give up some of their time as l leader in the SIG program or one of our annual ev
15. hishing schemes are prevalent but you should also be careful when you are surfing the Web or visit ing social media websites 2 Shop at trusted established websites Don t use any sites that you ve never heard of If you want to try a new website check to see if any friends or acquaintances have used it successfully 3 Pay only through secure sites Typically the address in your browser will change from http to https during a secure con nection 4 Never email your credit card number social security number or personal information to anyone No reputable seller will re quest it by email since email is not secure 5 Do your banking and shopping from home where you are on your own secure network Wi Fi hotspots at local coffee shops and other establishments usually do not offer enough protection unless the user takes some added precautions which can be cumbersome for the average user 6 Create strong passwords consisting of numbers letters and symbols Do not use words or names Make the password for each banking and shopping site unique Keep your passwords private 7 Credit cards are generally the safest option for shopping online When using a credit card you have limited liability and the ability to have the credit card company intervene if something goes awry Debit cards can also be a good choice as long as you have investigated their liability limits which may be higher than those of credit cards 8 Keep a paper trail
16. le publicity Webmaster We maxed out the web space but added more space We may have to change carriers but she does not really want to Old Business Mary Lee presented name tags for the officers Motion was made seconded and approved New Business President Erickson presented a revised organizational chart to be reviewed and discussed The changes discussed will be presented at next months meeting A discussion was held regarding the possible duties of the publicity as the Advertising SIG Next years rest stop will be July 11 15 2015 We need to make reservations for 2016 and they can be canceled if things do not work for 2015 A suggestion was made that we need to check with Glenda Reid as someone in charge Meeting adjourned at 6 55 p m General Session 7 05 pm Speaker Joel Carlson did a presentation on Linux Adjourned 8 00 p m Respectfully Submitted Louise Akramoff Secretary OMUG 5 October 2014 Spiders Web By Pat Sonnenstuhl OMUG webmaster WordPress SIG Leader Pat Sonnenstuhl webmaster cnmpat comcast net This SIG is intended to be for individuals who want to learn some of the basics or WordPress We will meet through May on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7 00 pm Pat brings years of experience with websites and WordPress and will have a focus for each meet ing based on the needs and requests of the group A PDF of the PowerPoint presentation used will be mailed before the me
17. ready The Settings icon may be found in the All Apps collection The All Apps collection is accessed by an icon typically at the top of the screen that looks like a small rectangular collection of smaller squares possibly four or six or nine All Apps Icon Tap this icon and an alphabetical listing of all the Apps on your tablet will be shown The Settings icon typically looks like a square with three lines and dots within the square or a gear There are probably mul tiple screens of Apps so you may have to flick the screen to the left to uncover all the Apps When you find the Settings icon tap and hold the icon and it will be selected When you release it it will then be placed on a screen Now you can access the Settings by tapping the Settings icon whenever you want to review or change a setting OMUG 9 October 2014 Linux By Joel Carlson The next TAPCUG Linux SIG meeting is Oct 28 2014 4th Tuesday 5 30 PM at the SE Tacoma Community Center 1614 99th St E Tacoma WA 98445 The next OMUG Linux SIG meeting at the Olympia Center is Oct 14 2014 7 PM 2nd Tuesday see http olymug org We have three major computer systems today Windows which is based on DOS Apple s OS X which is based on XNU which was derived from open source FreeBSD Windows and Mac are closed proprietary systems Linux which is based on the Linux kernel and unlike the first two is basically free and open source Companies make
18. s Language and Time Zone After these the most important thing to do is to get the tablet onto the internet All tablets have Wi Fi circuitry so if you have Wi Fi at home you are set If you don t have Wi Fi at home the tablet will still be useful for watching videos showing pictures playing games and listening to music And you can always use one of the many free public Wi Fi hot spots at locations like a Library or Starbucks Once you are in a Wi Fi area all you need to do is key in the password or passphrase for the network if it is protected Hopefully that makes sense to you because you have protected your home network with WEP WPA2 or WPA2 security Once you have connected to Wi Fi you will be able to go to the Google Play Store where you can download all those useful Apps and games If your tablet is new it will probably instruct you to either setup a Google account or it will ask you to log in to your Google account Having a Google account allows you to syn chronize files and certain Apps so that you have the same information available to your tablet and your home computer After your Google account is set up there are a few operational things that you might like to modify None of these are absolutely necessary but I find setting them to my preferences is helpful Most of these things will be found in Settings so the first thing is to find the Settings icon and place it on a Home Screen if it is not there al
19. the official newsletter of the Olympia Microcomputer Users Group OMUG newsletters are available on line in the widely used pdf format Published monthly OMUG News is distributed to club members and selected vendors Notify us of changes OMUG 12 October 2014 OMUG Supporters W e are thankful for the many people organizations and businesses who support OMUG Below is a list of a few who have given back to the community by assisting OMUG in its mission to help computer users in their community Our supporters provide services discounts donate their time provide space for OMUG activities introduce OMUG members to new products share knowledge and expertise provide OMUG with software and hardware or provide educational opportunities We appreciate each one A Computers IPMA Senior Services for South Sound Adobe Microsoft Cartridge Care Inc Ubuntu Canonical Ltd Meeting Locations The Olympia Center 222 Columbia St NW Olympia Capital High School 2707 Conger Ave NW Olympia El Sarape Restaurant 1200 Cooper Point Rd in West Olympia near Staples and Kit s Camera Join OMUG And remember to check our website for more information concerning our organization www olymug org or contact Fred Day at frellie82 comcast net OMUG 13 October 2014 JOIN OR RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP IN THE OLYMPIA MICROCOMPUTER USERS GROUP TODAY 30 Year Individual or Family
20. ymug org for membership benefits OMUG is a member of The Association of Personal Computer User Groups APCUG website http www apcug2 org OMUG 10 October 2014 Special Interest Groups SIGs Have an idea for a new SIG Tell any OMUG Board member Microsoft Windows SIG Leader Gary Bigger g37bigger yahoo com OMUG is restarting the Windows SIG on the 1st Thursday of each month at 7 00 pm This SIG will discuss any aspect of the various Microsoft Windows operating systems Collective wisdom is the key Come share your Windows problems and solutions with the group and we all gain Windows program issues or computer issues will be addressed as time and resources permit This SIG meets in Room 206 of the Olympia Center 222 Columbia Street NW Olympia Digital Imaging SIG Leader John Gerecht jgerecht olywa net Digital Photography is the main focus from Photoshop to using scanning software with all the stops in between The SIG deals with using a scanner the development of graphical art for Web pages desktop publishing programs and other graphics related issues irrespective of type of computer or software applications We meet at 7 00 pm on the second Monday of the month at Capital High School 2707 Conger Avenue from either Division St or Cooper Point Rd in Olympia unless other wise notified Park in the lower parking lot as we ve always done and come in the main entrance from the parking lot it s th
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