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Volume 38 April 2013 Number 4 IN THIS ISSUE Back Again—Phone Scammers Want to Hijack Your Computer, by Ira Wilsker...... 3 Backup and Restore—A Very Useful Windows 7 Feature by Phil Sorrentino...... 6 Take Control of Your Fonts, by Nancy DeMarte...... 8 “BingItOn” and “Scroogled” Microsoft’s War on Google Dominance by Ira Wilsker...... 10 Camtasia Studio 8 for Windows, by Iris Yoffa...... 13 This and That—Word 2010 & Google Chrome, by Lynn Page...... 14 Marble, by Cal Esneault...... 16 Windows 8—The Basics, by Howard Lewis...... 17 Outlook.com, by Lynn Page...... 20 Interesting Internet Finds, by Steve Costello...... 22 2013 International CES In One Word: Innovation, by Lou Torraca... 23 Performance, Capacity, Ports… Tablet Discriminators, by Phil Sorrentino...... 26 Tablets—A Review with Random Musings, by Frank Ramsey...... 28 How to Use the Microsoft Word 2010 Quick Parts Feature for Reusable Content, by Mike Layton...... 33 Help Wanted...... 37 Board Meeting Minutes, by Carol Sanzi...... 38 SIGS: Computing, Techniques, Advice, Linux, Programming...... 39 DATA BUS Deadline...... 39 Other Groups Calendar of Events...... 40 Computer Resource People...... 41 SEMCO Calendar ...... 42 Map & Directions to SEMCO Meeting at ESD...... 43  SEMCO OFFICERS President Mike Bader (586) 447-6683 Vice-President Richard Jackson (248) 546-3694 Secretary Carol Sanzi (586) 739-7256 Treasurer Brian Brodsky (248) 391-9125 Members-at-Large of the Board of Directors Bob Clyne (810) 387-3101 Richard Fink (248) 752-6762

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This publication was created using Adobe InDesign CS2 donated by Adobe Systems, Inc.  was denied, followed a short time later Back Again—Phone by a second telephone request, also Scammers Want to denied. The third telephone request was Hijack Your Computer somewhat irate, demanding immediate By Ira Wilsker access to the victims’ computer. A Early last year, I wrote a column here fourth, fifth, and sixth call over a period warning that telephone scammers, of a few hours became much more irate claiming to be from Microsoft, were and belligerent, demanding immediate calling local people, informing them access. The distraught victim then that their computers were infected with phoned me, asking if Microsoft really malware. The rip-off had seemed to be needed to take control of his computer in somewhat dormant for several months, order to clean off viruses; I told him no, with only occasional inquiries from that this was a well documented scam, people asking about a phone call from and to simply hang up on them if they Microsoft, Norton-Symantec, McAfee, called again. or their ISP alleging that their computers Later Friday evening, I received an were infected, and that for a fee and e-mail from another friend, “Is there a with remote access, they could repair scam going on with someone calling the computer. During a few week period on the phone to notify us that there has in late 2011, I heard from many people been a problem on my computer, and that they had received such calls, but for that they can directly connect into all the last 15 months, I only received an Windows users?” I replied promptly, occasional inquiry. Now, in just the last that this was also a scam. Saturday few days, I have received several such afternoon, I received a phone call on calls and e-mails indicating that either one of my digital phone lines that by plan or coincidence, local computer has an unpublished number that I had users are again receiving those calls in never given to anyone outside of my quantity. immediate family. This call showed no Last Friday evening, I received a frantic phone call from an acquaintance name on the caller ID, but appeared to indicating that he and his wife had be from the 559 area code (Fresno area received a half-dozen calls over the of California). The caller had an unusual past few hours, many irate, from accent, and the voice quality sounded foreign accented individuals claiming like it was a foreign call. A quick check to be from Microsoft. These “Microsoft indicated that the call was possibly employees” needed immediate remote a VoIP (Internet relayed digital call) access to stop the victim’s computer coming through a node near Fresno, from spreading malware, and that and then on to the domestic phone Microsoft had detected hundreds of network. While I have no empirical viruses and other malware coming evidence to prove it, I would make an from their PC! Demanding that they, educated guess that the call originated the crooks, needed to take immediate from Nigeria, a common source of remote control of the victims’ computer, this and many other Internet scams. in order to prevent the spread of Similar scams have been traced to computer viruses. The first polite request India, Pakistan, the Philippines, China,  Vietnam, Russia, and other south Asian viruses that he found from my computer. countries. A follow up inquiry disclosed that this Being fully cognizant of the nature “nominal fee” was $69.95 charged to a of the scam, I decided to play along credit card number that I would give him with it. This very polite gentleman, over the phone. I told him “no thanks,” with the foreign accent, informed but before I could hang up the phone, he me that he worked for Microsoft, pleaded with me to trust him, and allow and that Microsoft had detected that him remote access to my computer. With my computer was responsible for a stern “NO!” I hung up the phone. infecting other computers with several This was not just some isolated or viruses. Very kindly, he offered to random event; in the past few days perform a remote security scan on my another co-worker received a series of computer if I would only allow him to similar phone calls in his office from remotely access it. Trying hard to sound a very persistent caller who would not somewhat cyber illiterate, I asked him take “no” for an answer. Shortly after how he could remotely perform a scan, hanging up on him, he called back and he told me that all I had to do was again, with the same response. A few click on my Windows 7 icon (orb) on minutes later, he called back very angry, the bottom left of my screen, or click demanding remote access to his work on the “Microsoft Menu” key on the computer, which was duly refused. bottom left of my keyboard, and then Moments later, someone claiming to be follow his instructions. Pretending to a “supervisor” demanded access “right be somewhat unsure of myself, I had now” to his computer; he called me over him walk me through the process; open to talk to the scammer. The “supervisor” my menu, and then click on Control said that he was with Microsoft in India, Panel, then System, then click on and that it was mandatory that I give “Remote Settings” on the left side of him remote access to this computer the window. When the next window immediately. My curt refusal was met opened, he instructed me to click on the with a somewhat threatening reply that remote tab, and then to check the box I would be in trouble for refusing him “Allow remote assistance connections remote access to this computer, and that to this computer.” I hesitated, telling I would regret it. him that I was not comfortable doing According to those that have this, and in a reassuring voice akin to fallen victim to this crude scam, the the classical “Trust Me” ruse, he assured repeated scenario is the crook asks the me that all that he was going to do was victim to allow him remote access to a comprehensive virus scan on my the victim’s computer by clicking on computer to verify that it really was my some Window’s commands, allowing computer that was broadcasting viruses the crook complete remote access and to other computers. Knowing what control of the computer. Once the crook would be coming next, I asked him if has control of the victim’s computer, his virus scan would remove the viruses he regretfully informs the victim that for me. Very politely he responded no, his computer is heavily infested with that this was just a virus scan, but for malware, and that for a fee, typically a “nominal fee” he could remove any $69.95 (but it may vary greatly), he can  clean the computer and return control blogs have been warning about them. to the victim. What the cyber-thief does In several locations, Microsoft has not say is that while he is performing emphatically stated, “Neither Microsoft the security scan on the computer, he is nor our partners make unsolicited phone likely to download (steal) documents, calls (also known as cold calls) to charge spreadsheets, personal information, you for computer security or software e-mails, address books, password fixes.” (Source: .) Be especially the bad guys to install malware such as aware if a person over the phone offers keyloggers and screen capture utilities to remotely install “genuine” Microsoft to steal usernames and passwords for security software for a fee, since the purpose of identity theft. If a credit Microsoft makes this same software card number, expiration date, and CVV available to anyone for free. security code are given to clean the If you are one of the many victims computer, not just is the card charged for of this scam, Microsoft and others have the service (often for much more than published a series of recommendations the agreed upon price), but the credit to follow. First, if you gave the crook card information also often appears for your credit card number, immediately sale on the illicit websites selling credit contact you credit card company using card numbers. the 800 number on the back of your The number of people victimized card, and cancel your card, requesting a by this scam may be much larger than new one. Over the phone, the customer previously known. According to a report service representative can list your on this scam, published June 16, 2011 recent charges, and may give you an in “The Register” (UK), “The software opportunity to question them right away. giant (Microsoft) surveyed 7,000 Look carefully at any recent charges computer users in the UK, Ireland, US on your online or paper statement, and and Canada and found an average of 16 challenge any illicit or unknown charges per cent of people had received such with the credit card company. Next, calls. In Ireland this rose to a staggering perform a complete security scan of 26 per cent.” Personal losses can be your computer using security scanners quite dramatic for those victimized by other than the security software already this and similar scams. In this same installed on your computer. Since your report, “(Microsoft) said 79 per cent current security scanner and protective of those tricked suffered financial software may have been neutralized by loss—the average loss was $875 (£542). the cyber crook, perform a scan with Losses ranged from just $82 (£51) in one of the major third party security Ireland to a whopping $1,560 (£967) scanners; my personal favorites are in Canada.” (Source: .) com> and MalwareBytes . Once your around for several years, and reputable computer has been satisfactorily cleaned organizations, news services, and of any malware that the scammer may  have installed, it may be necessary to Director of Management Development reinstall your security software. Change at the Lamar Institute of Technology, the password that you use to logon to Beaumont TX; and a radio and TV your computer, and any other passwords show host. Contact him at . financial accounts (including banks and credit cards, as well as such services Backup and Restore – A Very as PayPal), online retailers (including Useful Windows 7 Feature eBay), and any other passwords that By Phil Sorrentino you may have used. After doing what you can to mitigate the damage done, I’m going to go out on a limb, here consider filing a complaint with the and say that we are all aware that our Federal Trade Commission using the computers’ software has to be backed “Complaint Assistant” at . the Applications that you have installed, Please, do not fall victim to this all should be backed up with some scam which is again targeting mainly regularity. Data is fairly easily backed local residents. If “Knowledge is up with a simple “copy” or a free backup Power,” then now you have the power utility such as SyncToy, but up until to protect yourself from this and similar Windows 7, the system had to be backed scams. up with an “imaging” application that WEBSITES: was typically not for free. But now, with . the system (OS and Applications) to be . running in memory. The saved system . hardware problem that may have kept < http://www.theregister. you from booting your system in a co.uk/2011/06/16/tech_support_ normal fashion. (I’ve had each of these scam_calls/>. types of problems in the past and none . the problem was fixed, I was back up . Image was Restored.) Ira Wilsker is a Columnist, The The “Image and Restore” capabilities Examiner, Beaumont TX; Program can be found in the Control Panel. If  your Control Panel is in the “Category” 80 GB for a system with loads of view then it is under System Security, applications that you have been using just click “Backup your computer.” If for a long time. you prefer the Icon view of the control An external drive is the preferred panel, click on “Backup and Restore.” choice for saving a system image. Either way you will get to the Backup Today, external drives are fairly and Restore screen. In my opinion, this inexpensive (under $100), and are screen is not the easiest to understand. large enough (500 GB and larger) to The middle of the screen has a lot save multiple system images. Most of Backup and Restore information, external drives are easily connected to but none of this applies to the system the computer via a USB connector. In image. The upper left area has the order to take advantage of your external two controls for the system imaging hard drive, and make it a choice for the process. A system image is created by system image, you have to connect the selecting “Create a system image.” external drive to the computer, before The other control is used to “Create a going to the control panel. So if you system repair disc.” (The system repair intend to put the system image on an disc is used to initially boot the system external drive, exit from the control after the problem has been fixed.) panel, connect the external hard drive, To create a system image, click go back into the control panel and “Create a system image.” After you choose “Create a system image.” Now make this selection, you will see a one of the choices for the saved system screen that indicates “Looking for image should be your external drive. backup devices…” and finally a screen (If you don’t immediately see your that asks “Where do you want to save external drive, try pulling down the the backup?” (Note here a confusion triangle in the “On a hard drive” box, with terms, in that the “system image” where all possible drives will be listed.) is referred to as “the backup.”) This The external drive should be listed screen also gives you a link to “How with an indication of the available do I restore my computer from a system space on it. If you have previously image?” which you can click on to saved a system image on this disk, review some ideas relating to restoring that date will also be indicated. (Also the system image. The system image note that if you try to put the system should be stored on something that is image on the same physical drive the not part of your normally operating OS is currently on, you will receive a computer. The typical choice is a set warning indicating “The drive selected of DVDs, or preferably an external is the same physical disk that is being hard drive. If you choose DVDs, you backed up. If this disk fails you will will probably need from 5 to 15 blank lose your backups.”) DVDs. A DVD can hold approximately After you have selected DVDs or 4.7 GB, while an image of your OS and an external drive, you will be asked applications could be from around 25 to “Confirm your backup settings.” or 30 GB for a fairly new installation These settings are the Backup location: with few applications, up to 70 or (where you are going to store the  system image), and a selection of “The following drives will be backed up:” Take Control of Your Fonts (typically the C: drive). The Backup By Nancy DeMarte location setting also gives an estimate of the size of the backup. If all looks right, then click the “Start backup” You know you’re becoming a real techie button in the lower right corner of when you start to question standard the screen and be prepared for a long (default) settings on your computer. process. If you have selected DVDs, This fact is true when considering fonts, be prepared to remove the DVDs as which means text and other characters they are finished and mark them as of a certain style. Windows operating indicated, and to put in blank DVDs systems come with dozens of fonts; when requested. If you have chosen an Microsoft Office adds even more with its external drive you can leave the system installation. For years the default font in unattended until it completes. Office was Times New Roman in Word When the system image has been and Arial in the other Office programs. created (backed up), don’t forget to When the default fonts changed with “Create a system repair disc.” For this Office 2007, many users didn’t care for system repair disc you will only need the new look, but accepted it grudgingly. one CD. When you click on “Create Perhaps they didn’t realize they could a system repair disc,” you will be set another font as their default. They presented with a window that describes may not have known that they could the uses of the system repair disc and also download and install other fonts a button to “Create disc.” Put a blank from the Internet. This article explains CD into the CD/DVD drive indicated how to take control of your fonts and and press “Create disc.” It will only use them in creative ways. take a few moments to create the disc. The Background When it is finished, label it and include In the early days of computing, text the date and the computer you used to characters had unnatural, jagged edges. create it. Keep the disc and the system Fortunately, the look and variety of image backup (DVDs or external drive) fonts have improved dramatically. The together in a safe place, and hope you TrueType font format was designed by never have the kind of tragedy that Apple in 1991, and Open Type, jointly forces you to use them. But, when that developed by Microsoft and Adobe, day comes, you will be very happy appeared in 1997. Clear Type greatly that you took the time to create these improved the clarity of text on flat “Restore tools” with this Windows 7 screens and laptops. Today most text very useful feature. appears smooth and clear, even at very Phil Sorrentino is a member of the as Latin, Greek, Japanese, and Arabic. Sarasota PCUG, Florida This article Finding Your Fonts is from the November 2012 issue of Fonts are stored in the Fonts control the PC Monitor, the newsletter of the panel of Windows. (Type “fonts” in Sarasota PCUG . Start button – Control Panel – Fonts.)  Thumbnails of the fonts currently I wanted to send a homemade available on your computer are grouped Valentine greeting card to my daughter alphabetically. The fonts that are using a font that had that theme. installed depend on the languages which Searching with Google offered me many are enabled. My font list, for example, websites that had free custom fonts for shows only English fonts. Double- download. I knew that any free download clicking a font thumbnail reveals the has the possibility of containing bugs font in the sentence, “The quick brown or malware. So I researched a bit fox jumps over the lazy dog,” followed more and decided to focus on three by the numbers “1234567890” repeated of the many reputable free font sites: in different sizes. Fonts are organized , by families, which include various sizes , and . I searched the and narrow. Valentine category in dafont.com, found Windows 7 added forty-eight new a font I liked, clicked the Download fonts to the list, many in lesser known button and then the Save button twice, languages. Office includes custom fonts which scanned the setup file for viruses with each new release. If you purchased and saved it in my Downloads folder. Office 2007 or 2010, you noticed right Then I opened my Downloads folder away the new default fonts: Cambria for (Start – Nancy – Downloads), opened headings and Calibri for the body of a the new font setup file, and clicked document. According to Microsoft, the Install. The process was automatic most popular five fonts in their products and quick. I closed all open windows, are Gill Sans, Calibri, Arial, Curlz MT, opened Word, and scrolled down the and Times New Roman. font list to my new font, called MC Changing the Default Font With little effort, you can change the font Sweetie Hearts. Using it, I designed a that is standard in an Office program. On simple greeting card which I printed the Home tab in Word 2007 or 2010, and mailed. click the small arrow in the bottom right corner of the Font group to open the Font dialog box. Select a font name, style, and size, and then click, “Set as Default” — OK. Getting a New Font from the Internet CAUTIONS: You can also search the Internet to find If you create a product with a downloaded new fonts, some offered for a price and some free. These can be downloaded custom font and send it digitally, such and installed to the Fonts control panel, as an e-mail attachment, the person where they will be available to any won’t be able to view the font if he program on your computer which uses doesn’t also have it installed. [Editor's text. My new fonts can be used not note: Some applications, such as MS only in MS Office programs, but also in Word and Adobe Acrobat permit you to Photoshop Elements and PrintMaster, as embed fonts in your document so that well as others where text is needed. the recipient will see your original font.]  Instead, the text will revert back to the “BingItOn” and “Scroogled” default font of the program that opens Microsoft’s War on Google the attachment. If you want to delete a Dominance font from my computer, locate it in the By Ira Wilsker Font control panel, right click it, and click Delete. A warning: deletions are In every basic economics or introduction permanent. to business class since the original “Adam Using Fonts Creatively Smith,” the business student has learned Exploring the fonts on your computer is that good competition between strong fun and will probably make you want to competitors is good for the consumer. make better use of them. For instance, As competing businesses battle for open a word-processing program like consumer acceptance, these businesses Word and scroll down the font name tend to offer some combination of better list on the Home tab to the three fonts services, quality, or lower prices in order called Wingdings. They are “Dingbats”; to entice the consumer to acquire the that is, fonts where text characters have products or services of that business. been replaced by pictures and symbols. Now we are seeing an epic, high budget You can’t use Wingdings to write a battle between two of the most affluent contract, but you might find an occasion powerhouses in the web-based service to include a telephone, pair of scissors industry engaging in a massive battle for or arrow in the body of a letter. consumer acceptance. The latest salvo in Even if you don’t download any this ambitious drive to both acquire new new fonts or include Wingdings in customers and steal existing customers your documents, you can still use fonts from the competition is Microsoft’s creatively. Paying attention to how attack on Google’s dominance in both professionals use text in magazines the ubiquitous search engine field, and and web pages can give you ideas for the wildly popular free e-mail service creative font use. For example, you can market. Two of Microsoft’s primary select the first letter of the first word in a weapons used in the recent assault on paragraph and make it a different font in Google’s dominance are its “Bing it On” a larger size for a dramatic effect. While and “Scroogled” campaigns. it isn’t a good idea to use too many fonts There is not much doubt that in terms in one document, combining a couple of popularity, Google has become the gives interest to the text. You can make primary search engine for the majority your fonts work for you. of search engine users. While different Nancy DeMarte is a Regular Columnist market shares for the search engine (Office Talk) for the Sarasota competitors, one fact that is abundantly PCUG, Florida newsletter, The Monitor. This clear is that Google is the number one article is from the January 2013 issue most popular search engine with a of The Monitor. current market share calculated from a low of 67% (according to comScore) Show me a sane man and I will to a high of about 88% according to a cure him for you -C.G. Jung compilation by KarmaSnack. Google 10 has become so dominant in the market While I selected five out of five searches place that the phrase “Google it” has that appeared to me that Google almost become a generic term, much produced better appearing results, the same way that “making Xerox Microsoft reports that in an independent copies” implies making photo copies. test of a thousand users, comprising a By contrast, Microsoft’s Bing search representative sample of Internet search engine scores a market share calculated engine users, Bing was selected over as low as about 4% of the global search Google by nearly a two-to-one margin. engine market share, to as high as 16% According to Microsoft, “When the of the domestic market share. Anytime results were tallied, the outcome was a provider of any good or service in clear—people chose Bing web search a competitive market has that type of results over Google nearly 2:1 in the market share, it is inevitable that some blind comparison tests. Specifically, type of “Jack, the Giant Killer” will try of the nearly 1000 participants: 57.4% and topple the market leader and “steal” chose Bing more often, 30.2% chose market share from it. While many other Google more often; 12.4 % resulted in search engine services advertise and a draw.” While Google is clearly the promote their services, Microsoft, with most widely used search engine, and its deep pockets, is financing a massive Bing is attempting to make inroads on campaign to dethrone the champ Google’s dominance, I still choose to (Google) with its heavily advertised use Yahoo as my primary search engine; “Bing It On” campaign, promoting to each his own. While the search results the claimed superiority of Microsoft’s as displayed on Bing are attractive and Bing search engine with a side-by-side easy to read, Microsoft has quite a way comparison of similar search results on to go to convince millions of users to Google. switch to Bing from Google. Microsoft’s website asks the user to enter appearing nightly on our TV screens, a search term, and then displays an another battle is taking place between the anonymous side-by-side display from titans, Microsoft and Google. Microsoft both Bing and Google. The user is then is in the process of phasing out its nearly asked to select which one provided the 20-year-old free Hotmail e-mail service, preferred search results by checking a replacing it with a more modern and box, or selecting the box indicating that sophisticated e-mail service under the the two results are a draw. After five moniker of its popular e-mail software, searches, with each randomly displayed Outlook . on a side of the window, BingItOn While the Hotmail service currently has displays the selection results. I tried an estimated 286 million unique global five different search terms (all in lower users, all of whom are being encouraged case), including “examiner beaumont,” to migrate to Microsoft’s new Outlook “lamar institute of technology,” e-mail service, Google’s popular Gmail “sonic restaurants,” “trend micro,” service claims and “parkdale mall beaumont,” with 425 million users, according to current BingItOn reporting that in all five statistics posted on “E-mail Marketing searches, I selected the Google results. Reports.” Not to be outdone, Microsoft 11 has launched an expansive advertising every word of our personal e-mails campaign to attract Gmail users over to target and sell ads is inexcusable. to its side. In its “Scroogled” campaign While we understand that generating , Microsoft advertising revenue is important, that claims that Google electronically scans does not make it OK to violate our all e-mails on Gmail for key words, privacy. And to make it worse, there’s and displays targeted advertising based not even a way to opt out. What we write on the content of the e-mail. This is in our e-mails is our business. It’s time stated by Microsoft on the Scroogled to end this intrusive practice. Please stop website as, “Think Google respects reading the contents of our Gmail to sell your privacy? Think again. Google ads.” As I type this, 103,038 claimed goes through every Gmail that’s sent or Gmail users have signed this petition, received, looking for keywords so they exceeding the petitioner’s (Outlook’s) can target Gmail users with paid ads. goal of 100,000 signatures. In order to And there’s no way to opt out of this be fair to Google, it costs an enormous invasion of your privacy. Outlook.com amount of money to process the billions is different—we don’t go through your of incoming and outgoing e-mails sent e-mail to sell ads.” and received by a nearly half-billion In a challenge to the privacy of non- Gmail users hosted on Google servers. Gmail account holders who send e-mail Google needs to recover that cost and to a Gmail account, Microsoft says, make a profit on the service, as Gmail “Outlook.com prioritizes your privacy. (and the other e-mail services) is not run You won’t see ads based on keywords as a charity. from your personal e-mail. Your e-mail For the record, I have free e-mail is nobody else’s business. But Google accounts with Gmail, Outlook, and makes it their business. Even if you’re Yahoo, which I typically use for not a Gmail user, Google still goes different purposes, and each has some through your personal e-mail sent to advantages over the others. Any one of Gmail and uses the content to sell ads.” (Source: .) these three free e-mail services would In order to make the point to Google, provide an excellent platform and Microsoft has created an online petition service. One warning about any of the for Gmail users to protest to Google the free e-mail services, these three as well alleged privacy infringement of Google as the countless others available; some “reading” Gmail e-mails in order to commercial websites will not allow display targeted advertising. This online users to register with e-mail addresses petition is clearly sponsored by , and cites as a necessarily indicative of the identity primary concern, “Every word of every or affiliation of the user. As far as the e-mail. Even the most private ones, like privacy of e-mail with any of these messages about relationships, health services, it is important that users read care, finances, and more. Do you feel and understand the published privacy violated yet?” The body of the petition statements of the respective services, says, “Dear Eric Schmidt (Executive and if they are not acceptable, switch Chairman of Google); Going through providers. Most of the free e-mail 12 services can import address books and e-mail from the other services, easing Camtasia Studio 8 for Windows the transition from one to another; most By Iris Yoffa will also send out a free, personalized e-mail to addresses in the address book informing others of the new e-mail address, eliminating the need of the user to notify everyone manually. As far as the current battle being fought for market share between Microsoft and Google, good luck to both! I like the benefits brought to the consumer when two major competitors battle for our business. WEBSITES: . . Have you enjoyed watching high quality . instructional videos on YouTube? Very . likely they were created with Camtasia . Studio by TechSmith. 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There are tools for creating a picture-in-picture This and That—Word 2010 & effect and also interactive quizzes. You Google Chrome can also configure the quiz results to By Lynn Page be sent in an e-mail or deposited into Horizontal Lines a database. Once completed, publish your video AutoCorrect creates a number of through the Produce and Share button. different lines according to three Your purchase of Camtasia Studio characters typed. Type three consecutive includes a free account with Screencast. hyphens and press enter to create a line. com and publishing directly to this Use underscores to create a bold line or website is one production option. Other equal signs to create a double line. 14  Smiley Face To open a new incognito window in On the Insert tab in the Symbols group Chrome press Ctrl+Shift+N. select the smiley face icon from the Symbol drop down.  The inserted symbol will have the formatting of the text being used. Add Captions To add a caption to an object, select the object and on the References tab in the Captions group click Insert Caption. In the dialog box in the Label drop down select the type of object the caption is being added to. In the position drop down specify where to add the caption. Another useful tip is to clear You can change the numbering options Chrome’s browsing history with and exclude the label from the caption. Ctrl+Shift+Del. If you don’t like the options, once added Lynn Page is Newsletter Editor & text. Webmaster of the Crystal River Users Group, FL . This article is from the D e c e m b e r 2012 issue of the CRUG newsletter.

Page Thumbnails To navigate through a document using Pictures: Recent SEMCO thumbnails of pages open the Navigation Meetings: group on the View tab. Then on the Video: Recent SEMCO Meeting: Navigation pane select the Browse the Incognito with Google Chrome Podcasts: Podcasts of SEMCO When you don’t want your browsing meetings can be found at: history to remain on a computer after . window. It prevents the PC from retaining most traces of your browsing. 15 to different locations and to zoom magnification as required. Marble There are several different types of By Cal Esneault map views for any selected region: atlas style, OpenStreetMap view, plain map, Marble is free educational software intensity, satellite views, historical map from KDE that gives a virtual atlas views, temperature contours (July/ to help students, educators, or anyone December averages), and precipitation interested in geography. The most feature-rich version is provided for computers running a KDE 4.x desktop, but satisfactory versions are available for other Linux systems (QT version), Windows, or Mac OS X all at and some of the features are shown at . I downloaded it on my Ubuntu 12.04 system directly from the Ubuntu Software Center. contours (again for July and December). There is also a feature to determine distance between locations. Above I measured the distance between Houston and Denver (1,422 miles). On most views you can modify the type of detail shown (for example, places of interest, political boundaries, bodies of water). Below are examples of other views. On the left is a street The basic m a p v i e w (above) allows you to show the earth as a globe or with Mercator or flat view p r o j e c t i o n s . Simple mouse movements let you quickly c h a n g e 16 map of Baton Rouge, and on the right many Open Source Workshops & SIGS is an historical map of North America of circa 1689. the Cajun Clickers Computer Club, There was also a map view of our LA . This moon. Besides being able to “see” the article is from the December 2012 issue dark side, you can also see where Apollo of the Cajun Clickers Computer Club landings have been made. In the full newsletter. KDE version, views of Mars and Venus are also available. Windows 8—The Basics By Howard Lewis

With Microsoft’s release of Windows 8, there are a number of significant changes in the interface. Many people say that this is the biggest difference in the Windows interface since the release of Windows 95 in 1995 (which is forever in the world of technology). Part of the rationale for the change in the interface is to make a consistent interface between PCs, laptops, tablets, Marble may not rival Google Earth smartphones, etc. With this article, I will currently, but it is an important effort by introduce some of the major concepts in the open-source community to provide the Windows 8 interface and will delve simple and effective solutions which are into some of the basic usage issues. not encumbered by DRM or other legal Knowing that many of the current roadblocks. The interface is very easy to applications are desktop specific, learn and is ideally suited for younger Microsoft has two different types of users. There is an export function that interfaces built into Windows 8. The lets you copy the selected images for primary interface is the Start screen use with other software or for use in which is shown when Windows 8 is first class assignments. Bottom line, it’s started (Figure 1). fun to use and is a modern substitute The Start screen contains Tiles for the traditional bulky atlas on the which will launch Windows 8 specific bookshelf. apps. One of the unique things about Go to to get these tiles is that they can be “live.” a free download and learn more about In other words, if you have a weather the Marble project. Other open-source app running in Windows 8, the current software of interest in this area would temperature for a specific location will be Stellarium (celestial maps) and be displayed live. The same will be OpenStreetMap (worldwide geographic true of stock, sports scores, news, etc. data and mapping). The interface is designed for a touch Cal Esneault is Vice President and leader of with a keyboard and mouse. The second 17 interface is the Desktop screen (Figure 2). The Desktop screen looks (and is) very

18 much like the very familiar Windows 7 versions of Windows. The interface. The one major difference is Charms bar is available from that the Start menu is missing (replaced both the Start screen and the by the Start screen). Desktop. Almost all applications that have run The upper-left corner under Windows versions since Windows brings up the App Switcher XP will run in this mode. Most current bar (Figure 4). This bar Windows users will feel very much will be located on the left like they are working in Windows XP, side of the screen. The App Vista, or Windows 7. At this point, I Switcher displays all apps probably spend 80% of my time in the that are currently running in Desktop. The default Start screen tiles either the Start screen or the include a tile (lower left Tile in Figure Desktop and makes it easy to 1) to directly access Desktop mode for switch between various apps. easy access. Any Windows applications The lower-left corner will not designed for Windows 8 will allow you to switch between automatically run in Desktop mode. The the Desktop and Start Fig.4 major changes (and focus of this article) screens. The App Switcher App Switcher is the Start screen. is only available from the Those who are familiar with Start screen. smartphones and using a touch When you are on the Start screen device will probably have no problem or in a Windows 8 app, there are two navigating the Start screen interface. other bars of interest, one at the top of The problem is for those of us who the screen and one at the bottom. One or are desktop- or laptop-centric. If you both of these bars will appear when you are using a mouse, the key focal points right-click in an app or on a tile. Both should be the corners of the screen. of these bars are app/Tile specific, but Both the upper-right and lower- in certain apps the top bar is called the right corners bring up what is called Places bar (Figure 5) and the bottom the Charms bar (Figure 3) and it will be one is referred to as the App Menu located on the right side of the screen. (Figure 6). This bar includes Search, Share, Start, The Places bar allows you to Devices, and Settings. All of these things specify information specific to an app,

Fig. 3 were incorporated into the whereas the App Menu allows you to Charms Bar Start menu on previous specify certain properties for a tile or 19 app. All of these bars are dynamic and change depending on the focal point of Outlook.com Windows 8. By Lynn Page A couple of other important points that have perplexed various users. Windows 8 was originally designed Microsoft has upgraded Hotmail and for the computer to not normally Windows Live to a new Outlook.com Shutdown and therefore would not be cloud e-mail service. My accounts were turned off. Most modern devices (tables, just ‘upgraded’ this week. It is always smartphones, etc.) run using very low hard to make changes so I will let you power processors, so they can run for know what I have seen. 10+ hours without being connected The introductory e-mail has links to power, plus they also go to sleep to get started with Outlook where you very easily to conserve battery. Many can read information about the service, people from the desktop/laptop world get a new e-mail address, connect your account with your social media accounts are used to turning their computers off and provide feedback. I have more than periodically and will want to continue enough e-mail addresses to keep track to do Shutdowns. To accomplish this, of and don’t want to connect my e-mail simply go to the Charms bar, Settings, with my Facebook accounts so didn’t Power. From here you can shut down or even look at those options. restart the computer. Interface Another frequent question is how to The Outlook interface has been close a Windows 8 app (Desktop apps streamlined from the Hotmail interface. close in the normal manner by clicking It looks cleaner and takes less screen the “x” in the upper-right corner of the space. That can be important if you are window). Most Windows 8 apps are checking e-mail from a small portable designed to run in the background at device. all times, much like an iPad, etc. Since One notable feature is that the menu Windows 8 apps don’t have an ”x” in the bar only shows message items when an upper-right corner to close the app, you e-mail or e-mails have been selected. close the app by taking the cursor to the Without that the only item is the New top edge of the screen where the cursor Message icon. will change to a hand. Now click and Further streamlining is seen in the drag to the bottom of the screen. This filtering options. In Outlook to filter will close the app. messages, click View All and select a In future articles, I will cover various filter category. shortcuts and tips for making Windows Another nice feature is the set of 8 even easier. icons that are displayed when you Howard Lewis is Program Coordinator reply to, trash or flag the message. for the Midland Computer Club, MI Outlook Folders and Quick Views . This article are the same as in Hotmail. You can is from the January 2013 issue of the define rules to automatically handle Bits and Bytes Newsletter . messages as they come in like flagging 20 messages, moving them to folders and also delete Sent e-mails and empty the setting alerts for your mobile phone. Deleted folder ever few days. If you Quick Views automatically sorts and don’t want to take care of this yourself shows items by category. use Sweep or schedule a cleanup. Sweep works based on the e-mail sender. Schedule a cleanup lets you select to keep only the latest e-mail from a sender and delete the rest, delete all messages after 10 days or move them to a selected folder. Sweep can also delete e-mails in bulk from multiple senders, cleaning out hundreds of e-mails in seconds. It will also move all e-mail from a sender to a specified folder. If you tend to subscribe to every newsletter that comes along only to find out you don’t read them Unsubscribe is a great feature. Set simple rules in Sweep to automatically file e-mails from specific Cleaning up senders to a folder of your choice. The I try to keep my Inbox, Sent and Deleted e‑mail won’t even go to the inbox. folders clean. This means that I either Sweep lets you file e-mails straight delete e-mail from my Inbox or save to a folder automatically based on the to an offline folder on a regular basis. I sender’s e-mail address. 21 (Long URLs shortened with the Google URL shortener .) Shockwave keeps crashing. What can I do to fix it? . I’m drowning in spam. What can I do? . How to back up your Samsung Android phone to PC . Office Online and SkyDrive The Assumptions You Make About Outlook is designed to work seamlessly Your Slow PC (and Why They’re with Microsoft’s free Office Web Probably Wrong) . Office files right from the inbox. This HTG Explains: What’s the Difference is great if you or the recipient is using Between CC and BCC When Sending a computer without Office installed. an E-mail? . Integration with SkyDrive makes 15 WordPress User Errors That sharing and saving your files simple Make You Look Silly [Infographic] in 7 GB of free storage space. To share . files place them in SkyDrive and e‑mail 3 changes you should make in the a link. Recipients can see photos and Options dialog box of PowerPoint documents, even if they don’t have . Office on their computer. HTG Explains: What You Can (and Lynn Page is the Newsletter Editor and RT Webmaster for the Crystal River Users Rid Your PC Of Outdated Group, FL. . Bookmarks, Duplicate Files, Broken This article is from the December 2012 Shortcuts & Empty Folders [Windows] issue of the CRUG newsletter. . How To Connect a USB Keyboard To Your Android Phone . By Steve Costello OTT Explains – Is It Better to Log Into Websites using Facebook, Google or Twitter Accounts? . than 200 news feeds in my Google How can I read an epub formatted Reader, I often run across things that I book on a Kindle? . group members. eBooks, Remote Control & Other The following are some items I Creative Uses For Dropbox That You found interesting during the months of Haven’t Thought Of . 22 Why can’t I send mail from my hotel (at) brcs.org> of the Boca Raton room? . Computer Society, Inc., FL . This article is from the sefcug> is President and Editor

2013 International CES In One Word: Innovation By Lou Torraca

Yup… CES is back again! From the industry that touches technology were Consumer Electronics Association Press here this week,” said Gary Shapiro, Release: president and CEO of the Consumer “…the 2013 International CES is the Electronics Association. “From amazing largest in the show’s 45+ year history, new products, to CEA’s new book Ninja with 1.92 million net square feet of Innovation, to our new publication – It exhibit space. The previous record was Is Innovation (i3), innovation prevailed 1.86 million net square feet of space at across 37 football fields of technology the 2012 International CES. More than at the 2013 International CES. Our event 3,250 exhibitors unveiled some 20,000 is the biggest mobile show to kick-off new products at the 2013 CES, drawing the year and showcase our new mobile more than 150,000 attendees, including future.” more than 35,000 from more than 170 Major product launches occurred countries outside the United States… across all 15 product categories at the “Innovation abounded at the 2013 2013 CES. In wireless/smartphones, CES and executives from every major highlights include the launch of Sony’s 23 Xperia Z, the Huawei Ascend Mate and ZTE Grand S. In video displays, LG featured its touchscreen Ultra HD, Sony launched the first Ultra HD OLED display, Samsung featured its bendable OLED and Hisense launched its transparent 3DTV. Digital Health and fitness launches included new products from Fitbit, Withings and BodyMedia. Audi and Lexus featured driverless vehicle technologies. For system runs smoothly and employs gamers, the 2013 CES saw the launch icons that look, and can be rearranged, of Nvidia’s Project Shield, the Oculus like those on a smartphone. In addition Rift, the Sifteo and Razer Edge. to icons covering everything from Other noteworthy products launched navigation to phone to music apps at the 2013 CES included: the Valve such as Pandora, Chevrolet’s next-gen SteamBox, Tobii eye recognition MyLink is designed to accommodate technology, the Kickstarter-funded new features and enhancements and be Pebble smart watch, Qualcomm’s highly customizable. It also represents Vuforia augmented reality, multi-device Chevrolet’s first use of natural language connectivity from Ultraviolet, NFC voice recognition that allows customers technology from LG and Sony, tabletop to safely place calls, enter destinations, applications from Lenovo, MakerBot’s browse media, play music and control Replicator 2x and Samsung’s Smart TVs other functions simply by telling the with voice recognition. vehicle what to do. It was really something to see and Another first for Chevrolet is that see, I did… as the numbers indicate MyLink can store up to 60 favorites, there were lots and lots of things, including radio stations (AM/FM/XM), but fortunately, the show’s press contacts, destinations, music and other events… unveiled on Sunday, all day media. This feature is convenient for press conferences Monday, Pepcom’s those who travel to the same destination Digital experience Monday evening regularly and want to save locations and Showstoppers on Tuesday evening such as hotels and restaurants. made it a bit easier to see and feel some Finger mouse Genius: The product of the more exciting new stuff. So, with shrinks and combines a computer that introduction, here are just a few things I saw and thought you’d like to hear about. I’ll continue the list in my next few columns so stay tuned {:-) Chevrolet’s next-generation MyLink will debut on the 2014 Chevrolet Impala this spring, followed by other 2014 Chevrolet models such as the all-new Silverado full-size pickup. The newest generation of the MyLink infotainment 24 mouse, presenter and laser pointer into TrakDot: If you have ever lost your one small ring. It has been around for a luggage or even if you haven’t and you couple of years, but this year, developers fly a lot…this one’s for you. Millions created rings with single functions. of bags either get left behind, sent to The newest version is a mouse only, the wrong city or simply disappear which allows users to search the web by completely every year. GlobaTrac has moving their fingers. The Ring Mouse created Trakdot Luggage to give the sells for about $70. constant flyer a little more of a sense of security. The palm-sized plastic device slips discreetly into your duffle bag or suitcase and updates the owner on its location via an app, SMS, e-mail or the Trakdot website. Rather than rely on GPS, the Trakdot Luggage relies on a quad-band GSM chip and triangulation, which lasts up to two weeks on a fresh pair of AAs. Visit for pricing info including activation and annual fees. B e e W i h a s a n impressive list of wireless products ranging from Headphones, Transmitters, Receivers, Car Kits, Smart Devices (Toys …really for big kids… my favorite is the helicopters, but their licensed cars and camera buggy run a close second) plus multi media- keyboards, adaptors, Wi- Sculpteo: This one really amazes Fi, and Mouses. Visit to see their many impressive do… but really… 3D printing? It’s products. a prototyping process that makes it possible to create an actual object from a 3D file. The object is formed by applying successive layers of solid material. Google provides a free, easy to use application called Google Sketchup. This tool allows you to design everything you want in 3D, through an intuitive interface, and offers free 3D models for download. BTW, they can 25 make more than smart phone covers… go to and Performance, Capacity, Ports… see all the possibilities. Tablet Discriminators By Phil Sorrentino

Performance, Capacity, and Ports— sounds like something you might think of when you are considering a Vacation Cruise. But Performance, Capacity, and Ports are the three technical things to consider when contemplating acquiring many new devices. These three things should be considered, especially when you are planning to buy a tablet, a computer, or even a TV. TVs and computers have been around for quite a while, so let’s take a look at these considerations for the new kid on the JAM Bluetooth Wireless Speaker: block, the tablet. Usually, when it comes This one I was able to hear as well as to choosing a tablet, the first thing that see. meets the eye is the tablet size. Today’s Highlights: Incredible sound quality tablets seem to be roughly 7 or 10 inch. from a small package; Easy wireless Once the size has been decided, then the connection—works up to 30 feet away; Operating System becomes a choice: Works with all Bluetooth-enabled Apple’s iOS (iOS5, iOS6), Google’s devices: smart phones, tablets, and most Android (and all of its versions, like notebooks; Lithium-ion rechargeable FroYo, Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly battery provides up to 4 hours of Bean), or Microsoft’s Windows 8 (Pro wireless play—no need to buy batteries; or RT). And then, with the number of Simple on/off switch on the bottom of tablets and Operating Systems, the the unit. choice can really get difficult. But That’s a wrap for now; as I said at another way to help you make the the top… stay tuned for more. final choice may be just to look at Lou Torraca is President of The TUG MOAA Performance is a measure of how Computer User Group, Hawaii . accomplishes the desired task. Capacity is a measure of how much you can do with this device. And Ports is a measure of how well the device will interact (interface) with the outside world. Tablet performance is very hard to measure and quantify, but you really know when you don’t have enough. When you do have plenty of 26 performance, it is hard to ascribe the are run on a group of processors, the quality to any one thing, specifically. results may not always be conclusive. But, usually we look at the speed CPUs are sometimes fast in certain of the CPU. However, performance computational areas and not so fast in is very closely tied to the memory other areas, like data transfer. To really features, so performance may involve evaluate a CPU with a benchmark test, the memory speed as well as the CPU the benchmark test should be as close speed. Performance of the tablet CPU to the eventual use of the processor as is measured in GHz, and currently good possible, but this is not always easy to performance tablets clock in at around specify. Benchmark tests that involve 1 GHz. Because tablets are typically a user, such as testing a game on a touchscreen devices, the first thing we tablet, are even more difficult to use, do, to ascertain performance, is to try because playing and observing a game to control the operation with our finger may be very subjective, especially if it flicks and swipes. Objects should move involves the screen display and input when flicked and actions should take from the game player. So, the best test place when the screen is tapped. If there for performance is to try out the tablet is any lag, it is immediately noticed. yourself, while doing some of the things There are many different CPU that you intend for the tablet, like web processors used in tablets. Some of surfing, displaying pictures and videos, the manufacturers are ARM, Nvidia, or playing a game (try Angry Birds for Apple, Intel, and AMD. Apple CPUs fun). Many tablets can be taken for a are found in the iPad and CPUs from “test drive” at the “big box” stores like the other manufacturers are found in the Best Buy and Office Depot. Android and Windows 8 tablets. There So much for Performance: now are at least two high performance CPU for Capacity. The Capacity of a tablet chips being used in the latest tablets: the Nvidia quad-core Tegra 3 in Android is typically the amount of solid state tablets and the Apple A5X in the latest memory the tablet provides. It is iPad. The performance of both of these basically the data storage component of tablets is breathtaking. But keep in the tablet, which currently ranges from mind, not all tablets have the latest about 1 GB to 64 GB. This storage is processors. space that is available for your Apps CPU performance can be (software programs), and data (used determined by running benchmark by the Apps). Today, capable tablets tests. Benchmark test data is rarely usually have from 8 GB to 32 GB of available, but sometimes it can be memory. Many Android tablets, and found in reviews done by a magazine Microsoft’s Surface, also include a or other organization. Benchmark microSD slot for extending the memory tests attempt to measure performance capacity. Currently, the SDHC standard by running typically very lengthy and has been implemented in the microSD very complicated programs to see how hardware, allowing for up to 32 GB of long it takes to complete the task. There added memory capacity. (At this time, are many different benchmarks and Apple, unfortunately, has not included when many different benchmark tests a memory expansion slot on any of its 27 iPad devices, although they do sell a NFC (Near Field Communications). model with 64GB of memory.) This wireless interface has many uses, Ports: refers to the availability of but may only end up on smartphones. interface connections provided by NFC will allow easy transfer of files the tablet. This is the way your tablet between closely situated (within a few interacts with your other devices. Some centimeters) devices. This interface may tablets include a micro, mini, or standard be instrumental in allowing you to use size USB connector. The USB interface your device as a wallet, in the future. allows the tablet to be connected to a Once you’ve decided to buy a computer (desktop or laptop) in order to tablet, the next thing is to evaluate the move files to and from the tablet. This is Performance, Capacity, and Ports of the one method of getting your entertainment most interesting offerings in the market. media (pictures and videos) on to, or off Usually, there will be a few that meet of, the tablet. This is how you can get the most of your criteria. At that point it pictures or videos that you captured with becomes a matter of value: capability your tablet’s camera into your picture for dollars. Good luck. collection on your computer. (Again, at Phil Sorrentino is a Member of the included a USB connection on any of its Sarasota PCUG, Florida . This article is from 30-pin dock connector that may be used the December 2012 issue of the PC to connect to a computer.) Another valuable port found on some Monitor. tablets is a micro-HDMI port. With this Tablets interface, the tablet can directly show A Review with Random video (picture and sound) on any TV Musings with an HDMI input, which is found on By Frank Ramsey almost every new flat panel TV. (Again, at this time, Apple, unfortunately, has Those who know me understand that I not included a micro-HDMI port on have fallen in love with tablets. They are any of its iPad devices, although they sweet in my mind. do provide a 30-pin dock connector that This doesn’t mean that all tablets are may be used to output video.) created equal. Two other interface connections I thought it was time for some should be considered as ports although random musings on what I’ve found in they are not obvious when you look the tablet markets. at the hardware. These are Wi-Fi and My tablet journey has consisted Bluetooth, neither of which has a of 16 tablets with something like 10 hardware connection because both of different models. these are wireless interfaces. These I’ve owned: Apple iPad 1, Apple interfaces allow the tablet to interact with iPad 2 (2 of these), Apple iPad 3, (all other devices that subscribe to the Wi-Fi 9.7"), Samsung Galaxy Tablet 8.9 (4 and Bluetooth wireless standards. different ones, all 8.9") a Sony S Tablet And finally, although few tablets (9.7"), an ASUS TF101 (10.1"), an Acer incorporate this, let’s not forget about A500 (10.1"), a Toshiba AT305 (10.1"), 28 an Acer W500 (10.1"), and a Google Customizability Nexus 7 (7"). By this I mean your ability to change I’ve also spent significant time with how the tablet looks and works. This Lenovo’s ThinkPad Tablet (10.1") . should be more than just changing your Of the tablets I’ve experienced, wallpaper. four have run Apple iOS, 10 have run iOS limits the customizability Android of various versions (2.2, 3.1, to what Apple feels you should do. 3.2, 4.x, 4.1 and 4.2) and one runs Changing the wallpaper and organization Windows 7/8. of the applications is about all you can I currently have 4 tablets, two iPad’s, do. Even when jailbroke, you cannot the Nexus 7 and the Acer W500. perform a lot more extensibility on Observations iOS. My first suggestion is don’t buy a cheap Android allows a lot more tablet. You’ll be sorry. You’d be better to customizability. You can change the wait till you can afford the $200 price of wallpaper including live wallpapers that a Google Nexus 7 than spend $100 on a change while you view. low-end tablet. Android also allows you to change Why, you ask? The low-end tablets the default keyboard and other input are under powered and have very limited methods and select alternate launchers. storage. And they typically use resistive What’s a launcher? Basically a launcher touch screens. Without getting into the is the method you use to interface with dynamics, resistive touch screens are the tablet. Think of this as the look and not as sensitive or responsive as the feel of the screens. capacitive touch screens used on higher Overall, Android allows more end tablets. extensibility than iOS. With the Google Nexus 7 selling for Applications $200, buying something less expensive Applications written for tablets typically to save a few bucks will only bring on use higher resolutions. frustration. Applications written for phones use That brings another observation. lower resolutions. Buy a general purpose tablet, not a I know, duh! Right! reader. Screen Size Amazon and Barnes and Noble both I like to hold the tablet in one hand in a sell very good tablets in the Amazon vertical position and use my other hand Fire and Nook Tablet. to navigate on the tablet. However, all these are intended to Given this, I find the traditional sized lock you into their store. You buy your tablets of either 9.7" or 10.1" too big, books and applications only from them. bulky and heavy to hold comfortably in Unless you root the device. We’ll talk one hand for very long. about rooting a little later. My favorite tablets are the smaller Given that the Google Nexus 7 is sized ones. 7" is a good size for personal available for 200 bucks, pass on the viewing of videos. It can be a little too Amazon and Nooks and go for it as a small when viewing web sites. The fantastic general purpose tablet. 8.9" form factor is about perfect in my 29 opinion; videos are great and web sites CPU show clarity. Again, here you may have to search to Storage find the specs on the tablet. The presence or lack of expandable The best tablet experiences also storage probably isn’t too big a deal for have fast multicore CPUs. Didn’t know me. Tablets typically come with some tablets come with multiple cores on their built-in memory ranging from 2 GB and CPU’s heh? Well it’s true. up to 64 GB or more. Quad core tablets are all the rage. The more storage, the more stuff The Nexus 7 uses a quad core CPU and you can store on the tablet. Another it’s fast and responsive. duh, right?! Dual core tablets are normally I don’t use my tablet to listen to responsive, but there may be times you music from. Waste of good hardware experience a lag because either you in my opinion. I carry either an iPod or don’t have enough memory or enough Sansa device to listen to music. That’s CPU to do the task you’re asking for. what they were made to do and they do My suggestion is get at least a dual it very well. Music typically takes lots core CPU running at least 1.0 GHz. of storage; removing it saves a lot of Battery Life iPads have better battery life. Before space on the tablet. you get ready to argue with me, this is I find 16 GB a decent amount of my column with my observations so I internal storage. That’s enough to store can write what I feel. So there! 10 or so movies for viewing on long However, this is backed up by a flights. number of independent studies. Books and applications typically Why, you ask? iOS is a single tasking don’t take a lot of storage, 16 GB is a operating system. The application that decent amount. Sure, you’ll not be much runs is in the “fore ground.” Other of a pack rat with 16 GB, applications simply pause. This saves Larger amounts of storage allow you battery life. to get sloppy. Android allows applications to run Expandable storage can be used to in the “background.” You may find the back the device up which we all should features performed by the background do, right? applications useful, but they do affect Device memory your battery life. Here you have to watch it. It’s pretty Screen Resolution easy to find the amount of storage. The more expensive tablets come with Much more difficult to find the amount better screens. Currently iPad 3/4 and of memory in the device. My experience the Nexus 10 have the highest pixel is if the device has 512 kB or less, stay count screen. clear. It’s going to run out of memory Can you see the difference? and slow down. Absolutely. This truly is a time where iPads and most higher end tablets more is better! have at least 768k memory. Some have What price do you pay for the 1 to 2 GB. The more memory, the more increased screen resolution? You will applications. On a duh role, aren’t I?! pay a price in battery life as the more 30 pixels to be changed, the more power and other locations. You don’t need to that it takes. root the device to enable installation You may not see much difference from other than the Google Play store, when watching movies, although you however. can see the difference on the iPad 1 Rooting/Jailbreaking and iPad 2 with their lower resolution Both refer to the same thing, but on screens pretty easily. different platforms. You root an android Select a table that has at least tablet and jailbreak an iPad. 800x600 resolution. If you can afford it, So what is rooting/jailbreaking? go for 1280x800 (720p) resolution. Basically it’s removing the limitations Cameras the hardware vendor placed on you. Tablets have built-in cameras, sometimes Jailbreaking an iPad means you can multiple ones, front and back. install applications from places other They can be useful if you’re than the Apple Store. Skypeing with someone. You will Once jailbroke, an iPad can probably not use the cameras for install applications from non-Apple much, although the higher resolution Store locations. Additionally you can ones (5 megapixels and up) take great customize the iPad interface somewhat. pictures. Not as much as Android allows, but you An Android tablet running Ice Cream can add things like a mouse driver. Sandwich (Android 4.0) typically has a Rooting an Android device allows panoramic view allowing you to have a more control over the hardware. scene that pans a wider area, much like Typical things you can do include over a wide angle lens. It’s a unique feature or under clocking the CPU (running that you might find useful. There are the CPU faster or slower than rated). multiple applications available to edit Note: you don’t really need to under the photos on the tablet. clock as the Android OS does a pretty Application Stores good job of slowing the CPU down Applications written for tablets typically when it’s not required. Another thing take advantage of a tablet’s higher rooting does is allow for total backups. resolution screen. I know, you mean you cannot backup The Apple Store has more everything about an Android tablet applications than Google Play and more without rooting? Sad but true. While that take advantage of a tablet’s higher e-mail accounts typically are synced resolution screen. with your Gmail account, application Having said this, you will find settings are not. both stores have selections in almost Do you need to jailbreak or root whatever type application you desire. the tablet to enjoy it? Absolutely NOT! Lots of games, utilities, weather I used to jailbreak/root a device soon updates, etc. after acquiring it. Now I’m not finding Without jailbreaking, iOS the need to jailbreak/root it. Just enjoy applications can only be downloaded the tablet is my current view from the Apple Store. Expandability Android tablets can download from By this I mean accessories, cases, the Google Play store, the Amazon store hardware add-ons, etc. 31 iOS takes the cake here hands screen protector on every tablet as the down. There are simply more add- screen protector can improve readability ons available that use the Apple Dock in bright light situations. connector. Radios, speakers, video Manageability/Backups games, even piano keyboards. How do you manage the tablets? Apple has complicated this with iPad makes it easy. iTunes is the the iPad 4. The Apple Dock connector universal answer. You transfer music, was changed from the 30-pin one that movies, and applications within iTunes. has been standard. This immediately You back up the device using iTunes. obsoleted many of the hardware accessories out there. Yes, there is an You restore to a new device using, yes, adapter from the old to new Apple iTunes. Dock. Android doesn’t have an iTunes. Android tablets have suffered and Most of the manageability is drag and continue to suffer special connectors drop. Want to copy an application to which limits the reusability of devices. the device. Drag the install file from Even power connectors can be unique your laptop to the device. Need to copy to a tablet. a movie. Same thing, drag and drop. Android allows Bluetooth Music? Ditto! connectivity for keyboards and mice Backup of an Android tablet requires while iOS only supports Bluetooth an application. Yes, you can “mount” keyboards. Both support Bluetooth the tablet’s internal storage on your headphones. laptop and copy the files from the tablet As previously discussed, iPad does not support additional memory, while to the laptop. many Android tablets allow you to use Without rooting the Android tablet, a SD or microSD card for additional backups do not include application storage. settings. Want to preserve your high I do encourage protecting the tablet score or customized settings on your with a case and possibly a screen favorite game? The only way is to root protector. the tablet and run a program like My There are a lot of different cases Backup Pro or Titanium Backup Pro. available. I prefer those that allow you to Whew! Are you as tired as I am? hold the tablet vertically or horizontally. You’ve probably noticed a lack of They’re called 360 rotatable. Windows tablets? Ok, the Acer W500 I also like cases that allow the tablet is a Windows tablet and it’s currently to be detached and protected. Not a lot running both Windows 8 and Android of these are available in the 9.7" or 10.1" Ice Cream sandwich. tablets. The 7" tablets have a number of better options. I simply cannot afford a Windows Screen protectors are available for Surface tablet. They do look very almost any tablet. Some will say if the interesting. The main claim to fame tablet has Gorilla glass (a type of glass seems to be the ability to run Microsoft that resists scratches) you don’t need a Office. Hmmmm, is this enough to sell screen protector. Personally I prefer a a $500 device? Stay tuned! 32 We’ve been through a lot and hopefully you have a better idea about tablets and some pointers on what to look for when shopping for a tablet. What other things might you find? Frank Ramsey is the newsletter editor for the Akron Canton PC Users Group, Ohio .

How to Use the Microsoft Word 2010 Quick Parts Feature for Reusable Content By Mike Layton

One Example is Name and Address for Letters 1. Type your name and address the way you want it, and then highlight that text. For example:

2. Click on the Insert Ribbon (Tab) and then on the Quick Parts tool:

3. With the text highlighted, the “Save Selection to Quick Parts Gallery” option will be available. Click on that option. 33 4. You will see the “Create New Building Block” window: Note that the first few characters of your text were automatically inserted into the “Name” field. However, you can enter any text you want for a name. If I had entered “John Doe” as the name, the complete name would have been displayed.

5. For example: I did not test for a restriction on the number of characters, and it appears, from my limited use so far, that anything over 11 characters is initially truncated.

Now it is a matter of choosing from the options in each of the fields. I have not explored the advantages/disadvantages of the various choices. Here are my choices:

6. The “Gallery” choices are:

I stayed with the default choice, “Quick Parts.”

34 7. Because I have not used this feature before, the only two “Category” choices are “General” and “Create New Category.” I stayed with the default choice, “General.” 8. I typed in a short “Description”:

9. The “Save in” options are:

I stayed with the default choice, “Building Blocks. dotx.”

10. The “Options” choices are:

I decided to use the “Insert content in its own paragraph” for this text.

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11. My Building Block choices are complete, so I click on OK:

12. The “Create New Building Block” window closes. When I want to insert that Building Block into a letter, I click on the Insert Ribbon/Quick Parts tool:

13. Note that my new Building Block is available as the first item in the menu of Quick Parts tools. I click on that and the text is entered into the letter.

36 Note also that once set up, it only takes 3 clicks to enter the Building Block: Help Wanted 1. Click on the Insert tab (Desperately Needed) 2. Click on the Quick Parts tool 3. Click on the Building Block DATA BUS Editor Mike Layton can be reached at The Software used is Adobe InDesign CS2 Penguicon 2013 The Software, training, April 26-28, 2013 tutoring, articles, etc. will at the be provided or you can Marriott Centerpoint, write and publish your Pontiac, MI own articles. The position Penguicon is a combination Open requires a few hours of Source Software and Science Fiction your time each month. Convention. See for more information. This is an opportunity to learn or exercise your skills TIP at desktop publishing, be When you are downloading software, creative and at the same including some updates to already time help SEMCO. installed software, be sure to look Warner Mach, our DATA carefully for any pre-checked boxes to BUS Editor for may years install additional items. These items can has decided to retire from install new toolbars in your browser, the position, opening up this change your default search provider, and opportunity for someone else. install additional security software that Contact Bob Clyne, 810-387-3101 may conflict with your already installed or or any software. The pre-checked boxes are Board Member if interested. usually small and located in obscure locations in the hopes that you won't notice them. Just uncheck the box if you Help Wanted don't want the extra software. DATA BUS TIP Proofreaders Microsoft Word et al Even the best Editors need Usually, we select text horizontally— a good proofreaders to catch the word, a series of words, a paragraph —from left to right or vice versa. But errors that inevitably creep in. sometimes the selection has to be Contact Bob Clyne, 810-387-3101 vertical. To make a vertical selection, or or any hold down [Alt] as you drag down Board Member if interested. through the text you want to highlight. 37 A discussion took place regarding BOARD MEETING the motion at the last Board meeting to 03/10/2013 amend the minutes of the August, 2011 Carol Sanzi SEMCO board meeting. Warner Mach announced his Board Members Present intention to retire from his positions as Present: President Mike Bader, Vice Editor, Publications Committee Chair, President Richard Jackson, Treasurer and SIG-Techniques Chairperson as of Brian Brodsky, Secretary Carol Sanzi, 5:30 p.m. today. SIG-Computing Chairman Tom Warner Mach moved to adjourn the Callow, SIG-Advice Chairman Franz meeting. There was no second to his Breidenich, Publications Committee motion. Chairman Warner Mach, Members-at- Brian Brodsky stated that he will Large Bob Clyne and Richard Fink. be unable to attend the May SEMCO The board meeting was called to order meeting. He requested that someone take at 12:10 p.m. his place, accepting new memberships Old Business and dues and any refreshment donations. Brian Brodsky reported that the current Richard Jackson volunteered. treasury amount equaled a total of Bob Clyne volunteered to publish $9,115.31 with $4,355.02 in the checking the April DATA BUS. SEMCO needs account and $4,760.29 invested in three to find a new Editor. Certificates of Deposit. The membership Richard Jackson noted that a currently is 75. It is time for Randy volunteer needs to monitor the entrance Mims, Michael Rudas and Warner Mach door until 1:45 p.m. on SEMCO to renew their membership. Sundays. Then any persons arriving late Carol Sanzi presented details on will need to call for admittance. four possible retirement gifts for Bette Tom Callow moved to adjourn at Gay. After a discussion, Tom Callow 12:28 p.m. Carol Sanzi seconded the moved to purchase the computer motion and it was carried. charm necklace in recognition of Bette Gay’s service as treasurer. Richard Help Wanted Jackson seconded the motion and it (Desperately Needed) was carried. DATA BUS Editor Bob Clyne moved to reimburse The Software used is Adobe Carol Sanzi $1.03 in addition to the InDesign CS2 $10.00 a month previously authorized The software, training, tutoring, for refreshment supplements. Brian articles, etc. will be provided. Brodsky seconded the motion and it This is an opportunity to learn was carried. or exercise your skills at desktop New Business publishing, be creative and help Tom Callow reported that he will not be SEMCO. able to attend the May SEMCO meeting. Contact Bob Clyne, 810-387-3101 He is trusting that an alternative or or any presenter will be scheduled in his Board Member if interested. absence. 38 SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS (SIGS)

SIG-COMPUTING SIG-TECHNIQUES Tom Callow Chairman Needed

April 14 1:45 p.m.: “Let's Have April 14 3:45 p.m.: iOS6 Apps 2013: a Slice of Raspberry Pi”: Gibson SIG-Computing Chairman Tom Callow Nichols from Metro Detroit Linux will demonstrate some of the best apps Users' Group (MDLUG). will discuss available for the iPad and/or iPhone Raspberry Pi, which is a single board in 2013. computer that costs less than $50 to get up and running. Come to the SEMCO meeting to see what it can do. SIG-PROGRAMMING Richard Jackson

SIG-LINUX April 20 2:00 p.m.: Visual Basic Brian Brodsky 2010 Express: Chapters 1 and 2 and the program in chapter 2 of the book April 23 (Tues.) 6:45 p.m.: Linux “Microsoft® Visual Basic® 2010 Mutltimedia Applications & Step by Step.” Where: At the home of Command Line Interface (CLI) Richard Jackson. Contact Mr. Jackson commands: SIG-Linux Chairman for full details: (248) 546-3694. Brian Brodsky will discuss Multimedia applications available for Linux including Rhythmbox, Banshee, GIMP, SIG-ADVICE and Shotwell, Brasero, Totem, VLC and Franz Breidenich PiTiVi. Then Brian will lead the group's continuing exploration of command April 16 & May 7 (Tues.): 5:30 p.m.: line interface commands. Where: At General discussion. At the Madison the home of Richard Jackson, 10495 Heights Library located at 240 West 13 Kingston, Huntington Woods, MI Mile Rd. one block West of John R. The 48070. Call Richard at (248) 546-3694 parking lot entrance is off Brush St. The for Directions. lot and entrance to the library are located in the back of the library.

May DATA BUS DEADLINE (7th day after 2nd Sunday in month) SEMCO Input and Members’ Ads—Deadline: Sun., April 21, 11:59 p.m. Members’ personal ads are free. To mail, use Editor address on Page 2; e-mail address: . PLEASE send to arrive sooner than deadline. Business Ads - Deadline: Second Friday monthly. Contact Editor (address Page 2). 39 Bob Clyne [email protected] CALENDAR-OF-EVENTS (to post monthly computer group info) OTHER GROUPS COMP (Computer Operators of Marysville & Port Huron) May 1, 7 p.m. Acheson Community Resource Center, 514 McMorran, Port Huron, MI Jane Wheatly 810-982-1187 or Pam Raisanen E-mail info: . Web: . Topic: TBA. DITUG: Detroit IT User Group (Formerly Focus: Hope IT User Group) 1400 Oakman, Detroit, MI. 48238. Web info . See web sites for details. Pre-registration required. HUG (Holly User Group) April 13, 9 a.m.-noon (2nd Saturday) Groveland Twp. Fire Hall, 3085 Grange Hall Rd. & Dixie Hwy., Holly, MI. 48442. Ron McCauley 810-629-9683. Topic: TBA. MacGroup-Detroit April 28, 3:00 p.m., Birmingham Temple, 28611 West 12 Mile Rd., Farmington Hills. Info: Terry White, or 248-569-4933. . SIGs: 2:00 PM. Topic: How To Upgrade Your Mac. MacTechnics, (MAC User Group) April 20, See web site for meeting time and location. . JoAnn Olson at 248-478-4300. Topic: TBA. MDLUG (Metro Detroit Linux User Group) April 13. 12, 12:00–3:00 p.m., (2nd Saturday); Check web site for location. Web: . Topic: TBA. Motor City Free Geek Every Saturday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 1511 Jarvis St. Suite #10, Ferndale, MI 48220. . E-mail: . Recycling & Open Source. MUG (Michigan User Group) April 9, 6:30 p.m., (2nd Tuesday): Farmington Community Library-Main Branch, 32737 W. 12 Mile Rd., Farmington Hills, MI. 48334. . Topics: Big Data. Oak Park Computer Club Every Fri., 10:30 a.m. at Panera Bread - in the Cornerstone Mall (on the west side of Greenfield, south of Mt. Vernon) just north of Krogers. Including Q&A. Royal Oak Computer Club Every Wed., 12:30 to 2:30 PM at Mahany/Meininger Senior Community Center, 3500 Marais Ave., Royal Oak, 48073. Near Crooks & 13 Mile. Guest speakers & regular monthly speakers. . SHCC (Sterling Heights Computer Club) May 7, 7:30 p.m. (1st Tues); Macomb Community College South Campus, Bldg. K, 14500 E. 12 Mile Rd. Don VanSyckel , 586-731-9232; Web: . Topic: Backup, Issues and Techniques. 40 SEMCO Serving the needs of professionals, hobbyists, novices, and prospective computer users since 1976. * Learn more about computing in an MARCH informal, non-academic setting. REFRESHMENT * Get honest answers to computer DONORS Coordinator: Richard Jackson questions without commercial bias. Donors: * Meet and interact with other Warner Mach computer users. Personal and Brian Brodsky electronic networking. Carol Sanzi * Gain access to members willing to Ken Phillips Brad Brooks provide help in response to a phone call or e-mail. * Receive monthly newsletter with informative articles.

Note: For the Key Word to get a 40% discount (increased from 30% shown below) see Mike Bader.

COMPUTER RESOURCE PEOPLE This is a list of people willing to be resources for other members to call when they have hardware or software questions. Are you willing to help members learn? Which software programs are you familiar enough with? It is not necessary to be an expert, but just have some familiarity with the program and be willing to help someone starting to learn it. Please give this some thought and volunteer at the next group meeting. Almost Anything: Vander-Schrier MS Office for Windows: Callow AutoCAD: Comptois MS Word: Clyne Genealogy: Cook Networking: Callow IBM PC Hardware Issues: Clyne, Yuhasz Novell Netware: Yuhasz Operating Systems: Callow, Clyne, Yuhasz Quicken: Clyne MAC Hardware and OS Issues: Yuhasz Geocaching: Cook Security: Bader Relational Database Programming: Lis Bader, Mike—586-447-6683, 9am–8pm...... [email protected] Callow, Tom—248-642-5770, 9am–5pm...... [email protected] Clyne, Bob—810-387-3101, 9am–10pm...... [email protected] Comptois, Jerry—248-651-2504, anytime Cook, Stephen—313-272-7594, eves...... [email protected] Lis, Bernie—248-669-0101, 10am-8pm...... [email protected] Vander-Schrier, Jack—586-739-7720,12–8pm...... [email protected] Yuhasz, Steve...... [email protected] 41 SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN COMPUTER ORGANIZATION, INC.

SEMCO CALENDAR Engineering Society of Detroit 20700 Civic Center Dr., Suite 450, 4th Floor Southfield, MI. 48076 42°29'7" N by 83°14'29" W April 14—SUNDAY (Meet 2nd Sunday) SEMCO Board Meeting at 12:00 noon. For Officers and SIG Chairpersons. Other members are invited to attend. SEMCO General Meeting at 1:30 p.m. Special Interest Groups (SIGs) SIG-COMPUTING, 1:45 p.m.: “Let's Have a Slice of Raspberry Pi”: Gibson Nichols from Metro Detroit Linux Users' Group (MDLUG). will discuss Raspberry Pi which is a single board computer that costs less than $50 to get up and running. Come to the SEMCO meeting to see what it can do. SOCIAL PERIOD, 3:15 p.m.: Refreshments! (Reminder: We must continue to maintain a neat environment.) SIG-TECHNIQUES, 3:45 p.m.: iOS6 Apps 2013: SIG-Computing Chairman Tom Callow will demonstrate some of the best apps available for the iPad and/or iPhone in 2013. SIG-PROGRAMMING, April 20 (Sat.) 2:00 p.m.: Visual BASIC: Where: At the home of Richard Jackson. Contact Mr. Jackson for full details: (248) 546-3694. SIG-ADVICE, April 16 & May 7 (Tues.) 5:30 p.m.: General discussion. At the Madison Heights Library located at 240 West 13 Mile Rd. one block West of John R. The parking lot entrance is off Brush St. The lot and entrance to the library are located in the back of the library. SIG-LINUX, April 23 (Tues.) 6:45 p.m.: Linux Mutltimedia Applications & Command Line Interface (CLI) commands: Where: At the home of Richard Jackson, 10495 Kingston, Huntington Woods, MI 48070. Call Richard at (248) 546‑3694 for Directions. May 12—SEMCO Sunday. http://www.semco.org PUBLIC INVITED (Please copy this and the next page to post on your bulletin board) 42 SEMCO Meetings at Engineering Society of Detroit 20700 Civic Center Drive, Suite 450, 4th Floor Southfield MI 48076. 42°29'7" N by 83°14'29" W

From I-696 exit at Evergreen. Take Evergreen south to Civic Center Drive. Civic Center Drive is about halfway between I-696/Eleven Mile Rd. and 10 Mile Rd. Turn west, right if you are coming from the north, onto Civic Center Drive. Follow Civic Center Drive, watching the number signs on the right. When you get to the 20700 sign turn right, north, and follow the drive until you arrive at the southwest corner of the brown building with the Engineering Society of Detroit sign near the top. Turn right, east, and go past the front of the building. When you reach the end of the building, turn left, north and go to the back of the building and turn left, west, again. The parking lot will be on your right. The entrance is in the center of the building. Park in back of building. Enter the rear door. The ESD office is on the fourth floor.

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