SCAT Club Meetings - April 2012

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

4/10/2012 - iPhones & Other Smartphones
4/24/2012 - Photo Downloading and Sharing

Informal meetings are open to residents, visitors, and anyone interested in computers and related technology. Meetings are held in the Conference Room of the Clubhouse at 10:30 AM on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month. Meetings last for an hour and, as usual, there is always time 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. If you haven't yet checked these out, be sure and do so.

Call Marjorie (503-670-0963) if you have questions concerning the meetings.

SCAT Club Meetings - March 2012

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

3/13/2012 - New Products & Gadgets

3/27/2012 - New Printers

Informal meetings are open to residents, visitors, and anyone interested in computers and related technology. Meetings are held in the Conference Room of the Clubhouse at 10:30 AM on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month. Meetings last for an hour and, as usual, there is always time 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. If you haven't yet checked these out, be sure and do so.

Call Marjorie (503-670-0963) if you have questions concerning the meetings.

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 !!!