SCAT Club Meetings - February 2012

Topics for the February meetings of the Summerfield Computer and Technology (SCAT) Club are:

2/14/2012 - iPads & Other Tablets

2/28/2012 - How to Backup Your Data

Informal meetings are open to residents, visitors, and techies (or not); meetings are held in the Conference Room of the Clubhouse at 10:30 AM, on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month. As usual, there will be time during the meetings for questions and discussion.

The slides that Mark develops and uses in his presentations to the Club are available under the "Meeting Presentations" tab on this Blog at no cost.

Call Marjorie at 503-670-0963 if you have questions about the meetings.

Posted by Marjorie K

2012 Topics Survey Results

The 2012 Topics Survey is now finished. Thanks to everyone who voted. Please click on the link below to see the final results.

2012 Topics Survey Results

2012 Topics Survey

The 2012 Topics Survey is now available. Please click on the link below to take the survey. You can select as many items as you like and add other topics not listed. When you are finished, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click "Done". I will have printed copies of the survey available during the next few classes.

Click on this link to take the survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XKBL8NT

Here is a photo that Michael Wilhelm took during class on Tuesday. Michael is taking photos for an article on Summerfield for the Oregonian.

World IPv6 Day

Today, June 8, 2011, Google, Facebook, Yahoo, and other organizations will offer their content over IPv6 for a 24-hour “test flight”. The current IPv4 technology is running out of addresses, so it will be updated to IPv6. The goal of the Test Flight Day is to motivate Internet service providers, hardware makers, operating system vendors and web companies to ensure a successful transition as IPv4 addresses run out.

To test your connection, click on this link:
http://ipv6test.google.com/

Scareware Alert

Many people are being fooled by Scareware - fake web pages that state that your computer is infected with viruses and trojans. The bad guys are doing this to get your credit card numbers. Do not fall for the scam. If you get a message saying that your computer is infected, DO NOT CLICK ON ANYTHING ON THE SCREEN _ EVEN THE CLOSE BOXES, since they can be fake. Instead immediately restart your computer by using just the keyboard (not the cursor):

On a Windows XP, press the WINDOWS key (or CTRL-ESC together), then U then R.

On Windows Vista, Press the WINDOWS key (or CTRL-ESC together), then Right-arrow, Right-arrow again, Right-arrow again, then R.

On Windows 7, Press the WINDOWS key (or CTRL-ESC together), then Right-arrow, Right-arrow again, then R.

On a Mac, while holding both Command and Control keys, press and release the Eject key. (Yes, the malware is now on the Mac too)

-Mark

World Backup Day 2011

Today (March 31st) is April Fools Day eve, so to speak, but among techies, it’s become known as World Backup Day. If you don’t want to look like a fool when your computer crashes, check out this site:

http://www.worldbackupday.net/

Meeting Presentation Documents Now On Line

The documents that Mark Mehall developed and used in his presentations to the Club are available under the "Meeting Presentations" tab on the Summerfield Computer & Technology Club Blog.
Thank You Mark !!!

Next Club Meeting Tuesday March 22

SCAT Club Members: Just a reminder about our 2nd meeting this month on Tuesday at 10:30 in the clubhouse Conference Room. The topics for this session will focus on "TV and the Internet" and "New Computer Specifications." If you missed the earlier meeting this month, on the 8th, you'll still have the opportunity to see our beautiful "new" meeting room, now with wireless Internet access. Following Mark's presentation of this session's topics, he'll be free to answer your questions and to tell you what's in store for next month.

We hope to see you there!
Marjorie

Apple iPad2 Announced

Apple announced the iPad2 today. Here are the details:

New A5 dual processor--up to 2x faster on CPU performance, up to 9x faster on graphics, low-power consumption (same 10 hour battery life), two cameras (front- and rear-facing) for Face Time, built-in gyroscope, lighter than the original iPad (1.3 vs. 1.5 lbs.), 33% thinner (from 13.4 mm to 8.8mm thick), base price $499 for the 16MB Wifi model (same as iPad 1), $599 for 32GB... $699 for 64GB,
and 3G models:
$629 $729 and $829.

http://www.apple.com/ipad/

The iPad2 will be available March 11 in the US.

Apple is expected to ship 6.5M iPads this quarter, 40M in 2011.