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Next meeting: Saturday, May 28

May 2016 Vol. 29, No. 9 Newsletter of the Channel Islands PC Users Group, The Friendly Computer Club Helping Make Computers Friendly. On the Web at www.cipcug.org

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By Lisa Toth, president Attendance at the April general meeting: hat a beautiful spring day today. Most of April has been lovely. 43 members and guests. Weeds are growing like crazy in my “garden.” I haven’t been

out there much yet this year. Maybe soon. I am in physical W therapy for an old shoulder injury that comes back to haunt me now and then. Haven’t been able to ride my bike either. I am feeling a lot bet- ter, so maybe tomorrow. To ride the bike I mean. How to contact us I want to thank Craig Ladd for the great programs he finds for us. I’ve The Outer Edge learned so much as a result. Thank you, Craig. ……………[email protected] Our speaker for April was Patrice Wheeler. She talked extensively about General Info (Ventura County accessibility on the most popular platforms, including Windows, iOS, Android Computers)...... 805-289-3960 and more. See John Weigle’s article later in TOE for more information.. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 51354, I’m pretty amazed anyone can gather up all this information on all these Oxnard, CA 93031-1354 gadgets, make sense of it and present the information in understandable form for us to use. Email addresses for board members are on page 2 There’s been some discussion about changing our club name. I think we will probably keep the name but branch out into the On the Web: cipcug.org On Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/cipcug Internet of Things. So many things in our daily life are comput- erized in one way or another. I just bought a new sewing ma- chine. A Bernina. In the instruction book, it is even referred to as a sewing computer. It has some knobs and buttons for some Inside Toth “For people without disabilities, technolo- things, but most of the adjustments and stitch selections are gy makes things easier. For people with made on a touch screen. It’s about 3 x 3 in size. Big enough that I can read and disabilities, technology makes things pos- understand it. Sure makes my old machine seem like a clunker. Really sews sible.” beautifully though! — Page 8 Our 2013 Honda is much more computerized than our old Buick was. Still Election time is coming up. Do you want have to pair my new smartphone to it. Another one of those things I was talk- to run for an office? ing about last month that I have to learn. Can’t believe I bought a sewing com- — Page 11 puter after that rant. RoboForm saves passwords, details for I encourage our members to come to the meetings as often as they can. It is forms and more. an opportunity to get your gadget questions answered as well as spend time Page 13 with the other members. I enjoy the social aspect or our meetings as much as the presentations and Q&A. (Continued on page 3)

Page 2 The Outer Edge May 2016 Channel Islands Root Directory PC Users Group CIPCUG mailing address: CIPCUG NEWS P.O. Box 51354, Oxnard, CA Benefits ...... 19 93031-1354 Board meeting minutes..………….10 CIPCUG sponsors ...... 15 Coming CIPCUG events ...... 3 Executive Committee (Elected members of Board of Directors) Contributors to TOE ...... 12 President………...... Lisa Toth Command.com ...... 1 .……………………[email protected] Editor’s corner ...... 3 Vice President/Program Chairman Elections coming in June ...... 11 ………………..………………..Craig Ladd Map to meeting place ...... 20 ………………[email protected] Membership report ...... 12 Secretary…………….…….Bob Dinsmore Program: Accessibility tools ……………………[email protected] help people with disabilities ...... 8 Treasurer……..…….……....…Andy Toth The Outer Edge Recent items from our …………………[email protected] Editor……………………..John Weigle Facebook page ...... 18 Immediate Past President P.O. Box 6536, Ventura CA 93006 SIG and Q&A sessions ...... 4 …………………...... Sandy Tsutsui-Trujillo 485-7121………[email protected] Treasurer’s report ...... 11

The Outer Edge is published monthly by Channel (Appointed members Islands PC Users Group (CIPCUG), P.O. Box 51354, GENERAL of Board of Directors) Oxnard, Calif. 93031-1354. an independent, nonprofit Interesting Internet Finds ...... 15 Technical Adviser……….………..Toby Scott corporation. Contents of The Outer Edge copyright Lots of old equipment in Web Page Editor….……………....Andy Toth 2001  by Channel Islands PC Users Group. Recycled Goods warehouse ...... 11 ……………………[email protected] Permission for reproduction in whole or in part is One user’s favorite free TOE editor.…….………….…….John Weigle granted to other computer user groups for internal nonprofit use provided credit is given to The Outer programs, utilities ...... 15 …………………………[email protected] Edge and the authors of the reproduced material. All Review: Book explains ID Membership Chairman.………....Ken Church other reproduction is prohibited without prior written thefts, how to prevent them ...... 17 …………….………[email protected] consent of Channel Islands PC Users Group. Review: RoboForm Everywhere Reviews chairman………………Bart Koslow Opinions expressed in this journal are solely those of stores passwords, more ...... 13 ……….….…………………[email protected] the authors or contributors, and do not necessarily represent those of Channel Islands PC Users Group, Should you buy a new router? ...... 17 Ex-officio members of Board of Directors its officers or membership as a whole. The Tips for safe computing ...... 18 CIPCUG ISP Signups……..……..Andy Totht information provided is believed to be correct and Web help sites ...... 18 Sound Equipment Technicians useful; however, no warranty, express or implied, is ...………….….Curt Davison and Tom Murray made by Channel Islands PC Users Group, its officers, Program Chairman……………..…Craig Ladd editorial staff or contributors. This disclaimer extends ADVERTISEMENTS to all losses, incidental or consequential, resulting from Creative Technology ...... 15 Publicity Chairman...…………..…Rick Curry the use or application of the information provided. Members’ classified ads ...... 15 SIG coordinator…..…………....Larry Hudson Channel Islands PC Users Group does not endorse or O’Reilly ...... 15 recommend any specific hardware or software products, Past Presidents dealers, distributors or manufacturers. All trademarked Ventura County Computers ...... 13 Walt Yates…………………………….…1987-1989 or registered trademarked names are acknowledged to Lois Evans de Violini…………………...1989-1991 be the property of their respective owners, and are used Terry Lee…………………………….…..1991-1993 for editorial purposes only. Jerry McLoud…………………….……...1993-1995 Robert Provart………………….………..1995-1997 Advertising in The Outer Edge Toby Scott…………………………….…1997-1999 Advertising is accepted for computer-related AWARDS George Lakes …………………………...1999-2001 materials, businesses and services only. Rates are 2004 APCUG: Large groups first Andy Toth……………………………….2001-2003 for Camera-Ready copy (clear, clean black and place for website. David Harris………………….………….2003-2005 white masters). Typesetting and graphics are Lois Evans de Violini………………….2005-2007 2006 Southwest User Group available at an additional fee. Paul Westefer…………………………...2007-2009 Conference: second place in both Rick Curry……………………………….2009-2011 SIZE Cost/Issue the newsletter and Web site James Brown………………………….…2011-2013 FULL-PAGE (9½”H x 7¼”W)...... $50.00 contests. Sandy Tsutsui-Trujillo………………….2013-2015 HALF-PAGE (4½”H x 7¼”W) (With the exception of the immediate past president, 2011 APCUG first place in the or (9½”H x 3½”W )....…...... $30.00 past presidents are not board members.) THIRD-PAGE (3”H x 7¼” W)………….$25.00 newsletter contest (medium QUARTER-PAGE (4½”H x 3½W)...... $20.00 groups). Life members BUSINESS CARD ad...... $15.00 2012 APCUG first place in the Frank Segesman* Discounts for multiple issues (3, 6, 9 and 12 Toby Scott newsletter contest (medium months) Lois Evans de Violini Ad copy deadline is the 5th of the month of groups). . Art Lewis* publication. Helen Long Make all checks payable to CIPCUG. *Deceased Members’ classified ads are free but are limited to 105 characters, including spaces.

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Programs Bob Crum of The Fillmore Gazette will discuss “The Joys (and Shortcuts) of Computer Editing Photographs!” at our May 28 How to find TOE on the meeting at the Camarillo Boys & Girls Club, 1500 Temple Ave. (Ponderosa Drive and Temple Avenue), Camarillo (see the map CIPCUG web page on page 20). Crum will show how a photojournalist for print and the Internet does photo editing right from a “raw” image to com- puter editing with Adobe’s Lightroom and Photoshop Elements. was surprised before last month’s meeting when I Dates of other coming meetings: received an email from a member who asked how to June 25 find issues of TOE on our website. Thinking that if July 23 one person had that problem others might, too, so I Aug. 27 Iasked Toby to show the procedure during the SIG or Q&A. Sept. 24 I learned that I had missed the most obvious spot because, Oct. 22 by habit, I have always used the link in the Latest Page Nov. 19 (third Saturday) Revisions box on the right side of the menu. Dec. 17 (third Saturday) Move your eyes to the large type in the Editor’s middle of the page (“The April TOE is up/ SIGs corner Grab it here.”) Click on “Grab it here” to go Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are sponsored by CIPCUG and, directly to the PDF version of the current when offered, are led by volunteer club members. The SIGs are month’s issue. Naturally, the name of the free to CIPCUG members. month changes each month, as does the Other than those presented during the regular meeting, the “Grab it here” URL. SIGs run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Ventura County Computers, There’s a third way, too, but it’s hard to 2175 Goodyear Ave., Unit 117, Ventura; phone 289-3960. From see in the screen shot above. Just below the the 101 Freeway, exit at Telephone, take Telephone south to Weigle large CIPCUG name and our slogan, you’ll see four menus in a horizontal bar. Click on (Continued on page 4) Publications, and the first item you’ll see is the link to the page that houses issues of TOE since May 1999. Door prizes Secretary Bob Dinsmore said at the last board meeting We have two types of raffle tickets: one for prizes offered by that he was afraid people can’t find the date of the month’s the presenter and one for club-provided prizes. The tickets for the meeting unless they go to page 3, where the society’s activ- presenter’s prizes are free and limited to one per member. ities are listed, or to page 20, where details of the meeting The tickets for the club-provided prizes are $1 each, $5 for six and a map to the meeting place are. He asked that the date tickets, $10 for 13 tickets, $15 for 20 tickets and $20 for 27 tickets be included on the front page of each issue. It’s there start- and are available to anyone. Those who can’t stay until the ing in this issue in 11 point boldface type. drawing may sign their tickets and give the person selling the Did you spot it? tickets a list of the prizes they would like in the order they’d pick — John Weigle, editor them. Winners’ prizes will be held until the next meeting. Consignment table A consignment table is set up at every meeting. Anyone can More Command.com ... buy, but only members can sell. The club gets 10 percent of the sales price. Sold items must (Continued from page 1) be picked up at the end of the day’s meeting. We thought we would be out of town for the next meet- Any items not picked up will become the property of CIPCUG ing, but we will be here. So until May 28. and will be subject to disposal at the club’s discretion. — Lisa Toth CIPCUG is not responsible in any way for items bought or sold at the table. Each item is sold as-is unless otherwise stated.

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SIG, Q&A

SIG A: Michael Shalkey: Changing the video on YouTube, you don’t need to do resolution will do that. Also, check to be anything. You have everything you Toby Scott and Michael Shalkey sure you don’t have a setting that allows need. presented the SIG. Unless otherwise automatic arranging of icons. Right noted, Scott answered the questions and Plug-ins and cookies click on an empty spot on the desktop, Shalkey handled the computer duties. Q: What’s the difference between go to View and uncheck Auto arrange plug-ins and cookies? Email warning icons. Sometimes graphics card will A: Michael Shalkey: Plug-ins are Michael Shalkey: The number of change the arrangement for some rea- programs. Cookies are text that “notice to appear in court” emails is son. allow advertisers to track you and that growing quickly. Those are all Upgrading old laptop store your preferences to websites. spam and probably malware. Don’t Michael Shalkey: Adam had a cus- Toby Scott: It’s safe to allow cook- open them, reply to them, or click on tomer come in who wanted to upgrade ies. I don’t know why people are so any links in them. his 15-year-old laptop to Windows 7. worried about cookies. At the worst, Consider the clues: Have you been The customer was listing hardware that they make ads show up that match your stopped by a police officer or received a he believed would have to be replaced, interests based on sites you’ve visited. If summons? The courts have no reason to and Adam finally said that buying a new you delete them, you’ll again be forced have your email address unless you’ve computer would be easier and it would to log in manually to any sites that re- given it to them for some reason. How perform better. quire logins. would court officials link your missed Michael Shalkey: It’s like ads on TV court appearance to your email address, Nags encourage me to upgrade channels; they’ll be different on Life especially if your name does not appear Q: Windows 7 keeps urging me to Time and Hallmark than they are on the as part of the address? upgrade to Windows 10, but I don’t do Discovery Channel. Toby Scott: I’d go a step further and it. Something, maybe an update, moved Michael Shalkey: If you’re going to say don’t click on links in any email, things around on the desktop. delete your history and traces that you even if it appears to be from someone A: Toby Scott: A new video card visited certain sites — maybe you’re you know. driver might have caused that. shopping for a gift for your spouse who Comment: I’ve been getting messag- Michael Shalkey: Search for also uses your computer — use private es from companies saying they’re updat- Never10, a product of Steve Gibson, browsing. When you stop using the pri- ing my account and asking me to con- install it (the URL is https:// vate browsing, it deletes anything that firm my email address. www.grc.com/never10.htm), and you the site put on your computer. A: Those are phishing messages and won’t have to worry about the nagging. The information for specific brows- are not from the companies they seem to It stops the automatic updates in Win- ers: Firefox, go to https:// be from. They’ll eventually ask for your dows 7 and 8.1, but will let you install if www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/private- password. Delete them. you change your mind. It can also delete browsing/; (which calls it Q: Is it OK to leave the message in all the stuff that Microsoft has already “incognito mode”) go to https:// my mail box if, for some reason, I can’t sent for the upgrade, often about 6 Gigs. support.google.com/chrome/ delete it immediately? It is free. answer/95464?hl=en; Opera, go to A: Yes. Just don’t click on any links http://help.opera.com/opera/ in it. Q: How do I enable Chromebook Windows/2066/en/private.html; Internet plug-ins? I heard on the radio that I have Desktop icons jumbled Explorer 8, go to http:// Q: Somehow the icons on my desk- to enable plug-ins to watch some video. top got moved around. A: Michael Shalkey: If you can see (Continued on page 5) More on coming events ...

(Continued from page 3) At the moment, no SIGs are offered The pre-meeting SIGs are at 8:45 McGrath, turn left and go one block. except those during the meeting. Anyone a.m. at the Boys & Girls Club. Turn right on Goodyear and right again interested in leading a SIG or who has Be sure to check the calendar on into the second driveway. Unit 117 is the suggestions for one should tell any board cipcug.org for updates on event pro- back, right corner of the building. member. grams, dates and times.

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(Continued from page 4) This month’s topics Windows 7 laptop www.webtlk.com/2009/06/24/how-to- SIG Windows 10 and apps turn-on-inprivate-browsing-in-internet- Email warning explorer/; and Edge, go to http:// Desktop icons jumbled Q&A windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows- Upgrading old laptop Hacked Facebook account 10/browse-inprivate-in-microsoft-edge. Nags encourage me to upgrade Password length Comment: I eliminated all my cook- Chromebook Tablets ies a couple of years ago, and had to go Plug-ins and cookies Syncing phone and iPod through all the work of getting in to Amazon Echo Windows 10 Home Group many sites. Sites didn’t remember my One Note and Windows phones Online videos login information, and I had to answer Time Warner Internet service Viruses on Macs security questions to get back in. Earthlink Amazon Echo Michael Shalkey: My wife loves provides sports scores and schedules, and put the items you want in that. Amazon Echo. I’ll bring it in at a future and more using the Alexa Voice Service Time Warner Internet service meeting. “Controls lights, switches, and ther- Q: My Time Warner Internet died. I Q: My daughter has an Amazon mostats with compatible WeMo, Philips called and got a recording that says to Echo and loves it The San Diego paper Hue, Samsung SmartThings, Wink, In- unplug the modem, let it sit and turn it did a big article on her and the device. steon, Nest, and ecobee smart home back on. I had to wait 15 minutes for it Some said in the comments on the story devices to work again. The next day I had the that Echo is vulnerable to hackers. “Always getting smarter and adding same problem. I got two blue lights on A: Toby Scott: It does remember new features and skills — over 100 add- the modem on the second time, and it credentials so if other people use yours, ed since launch, including Domino's and seems to be working now. you could end up with a big bill on a Uber.” — Editor) A: You should be able to get tech credit card linked to the device. Love- One Note and Windows phones support. If you’ve reset the modem, and MyEcho.com has tips on using the Echo, Q: I have a Windows phone and it doesn’t work, there’s nothing more which costs about $200. There’s even a want to use OneNote on it. I can’t open you can do. You’ll have to get through T-shirt showing Echo commands. notebooks on the phone, but I can see to tech support. Michael Shalkey: Leo La Porte set links to the material. I also have files on My son in Texas was switched to up a PIN for his Echo. a computer. If I change the file on any of Frontier. His home phone isn’t working Comment: There’s also a dock that those, does it update the one in the and he can’t log in to get messages that lets you plug the Echo into your amplifi- cloud? were left. That’s been going on for a er to improve sound quality. A: Yes. I use it on five devices and week, and as a college professor, he (Information about the Echo is at get the same file on all of them. needs the phone to work; he’s not hap- http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ Q: How do I delete the master copy? py. Verizon wants to be only wireless. B00X4WHP5E?tag=googhydr- A: The copy in the cloud is the mas- Frontier took over the wired services but 20&hvadid=70463323716&hvpos=1t1& ter copy. If you work on the file in your is having problems getting all the data hvex- computer, it updates the cloud version, moved. id=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=182540154371 which delivers the updated version to Q: My daughter got switched to 83534949&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt your other devices. You don’t want to Frontier. The Internet works but the mail =b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_2z3i61itrh_b, delete the master copy unless you want got moved to AOL. which lists the following features: all the copies to disappear. See if you A: Email services went to AOL serv- “Plays all your music from Prime can open it in personal web in the ers, which have also picked up lots of Music, Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, phone. You can create the files on the Yazoo mail because the Yahoo service TuneIn, and more using just your voice phone. Find a file you can read on the sucks. “Fills the room with immersive, 360º phone and copy the things you couldn’t I don’t know what’s going to happen omni-directional audio see into that. You can have several cop- with Yahoo, but I don’t think it will still “Allows hands-free convenience ies named Copy1, Copy2, etc. and move exist as a separate, stand-alone company with voice-control things from one copy to another. in a year. “Hears you from across the room You can create files in OneNote on Earthlink with far-field voice recognition, even the phone and create the file. Q: A friend tried to get her Earthlink while music is playing Open the file you create on the email to work, but it’s slow and cumber- “Answers questions, reads audio- phone in your desktop and drag and some. books and the news, reports traffic and drop whatever you want to have on it. weather, gives info on local businesses, Find the file you can read on the phone (Continued on page 6)

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(Continued from page 5) Kaspersky, which is now owned by the Another precaution that we’ve em- A: It’s like Juno, which is not what Russian government (it was privately phasized before: Don’t use the same it once was either. owned). I won’t use Kaspersky because password on all the sites you visit. That If you’re looking for an email ser- my wife was born in a Russian POW makes it way too easy for bad guys to vice other than, or in addition to, what’s camp. The fact that it’s now owned by get into your financial accounts. On offered by your Internet Service Provid- Russia also worries me. accounts I want to be especially careful er, go to or Microsoft’s Out- Windows 10 and apps about, I’ll try to use a login that does not look.com. The other services are trash. Q: I’m using Windows 10, but it include my name, but that isn’t always Michael Shalkey: Gmail’s junk fil- changed many of the apps that I like. possible because many sites insist on a ters are very good. It has so many users My wife uses an XP computer and uses valid email address, which usually in- who will identify a message as spam Word to work on one file. She was us- cludes a user’s name. I also recommend that it catches new spam quickly. You ing Dropbox to send the file to the cloud using two-factor identification on email can open other accounts in Gmail. and I’d get it from there, but Dropbox is accounts. Gmail also does not have ads on the now saying it won’t continue to support Most of us have received at least one right side of the screen showing your XP machines. Is there an alternative? of the phony emails that are supposedly messages. You can use both of them on A: XP is the only 15-year-old oper- from a friend who was mugged/robbed/ a phone. ating system still in general use around lost all his money in a foreign country Q: Why did Verizon mail go to AOL the world. It has long since outlived its and is receiving no help from the U.S. instead of Frontier? usefulness. Embassy. “Please send me $2,000 (or A: Verizon bought out AOL and Michael Shalkey: XP machines some other figure) they say, and I’ll pay moved all its mail to AOL and then sold should not go on the Internet because you back as soon as I get home.” I know the wired material to Frontier. most browsers don’t support it. Have people who fell for the ruse, sent money Q: My email junk folder in Outlook her put the file on a flash drive and give and are out $2,000. They’re a result of has nothing in it, but when I go to AOL, it you to put on the cloud. someone figuring out the email login. its junk folder has lots of messages I (An article titled “How can I get never see. I tried to get AOL to let all Q&A help if I go broke abroad?” is available my mail in but couldn’t. Unless otherwise noted, Toby Scott at http://studenttravel.about.com/od/ A: You should be able to mark mes- answered the questions, and Michael emergenciesandcrises/f/goingbroke.htm. sages “not junk” individually. Shalkey handled the computer duties. It contains information about what trav- Q: I don’t want AOL to filter any- Hacked Facebook account elers can expect from a U.S. embassy. thing. Toby Scott: Jessica Scott’s Facebook — Editor) A: I can’t make them change that. account was hacked, and whoever did it Two-factor identification can also be You don’t have to use an email account sent lots of messages with a link to a set up in some email accounts. Instruc- provided by your ISP. You can ignore it hacked website. Many of her 1,000 Fa- tions for Gmail and other Google ac- and have all your mail go to a Gmail or cebook friends are professors and re- counts are at https//www.google.com/ Outlook account. I urge anyone who searchers in physics, and none of them landing/2step. Instructions vary from isn’t married to an ISP mail account to needed this kind of intrusion any more program to program so you’ll probably make the switch. than Jessica did. She did not have two- have to find the information with a Windows 7 laptop factor identification on the account, but search. Q: I have a Windows 7 laptop. I she does now. Facebook doesn’t use the The following information is from have Norton Anti-Virus and want to go term “two-factor identification,” but it the Facebook Help page: to Windows 10. Can I use Norton in- can be set up in the Facebook security “When you turn on login approvals, stead of Windows Defender? If so, do I settings. you'll log in with your password and a have to turn Defender off? If you set this up, you’ll be notified code we'll send to your phone. A: Windows Defender, which was if anyone tries to get into your account “If someone other than you is trying called Windows Security Essentials in from a browser or device that you have to access your account, they won’t be earlier versions of Windows, turns itself not used before. Facebook will send a able to log in — only you can because off if it finds another anti-virus program code to the device you’ve chosen for you’ll need your phone to get the code. on a computer. Microsoft developed notifications (generally, a smartphone) “To turn on login approvals, go to Windows Defender as the bare mini- and you will have to enter both your More and tap Settings. mum that a user should have on a com- password and the code to sign in. If “Go to your Security Settings. puter because many of the free anti- someone else is trying to sign in, they “Tap Login Approvals On. virus programs were not strong enough. won’t get the code unless they also have “We'll walk you through a few steps The two programs that are at the top your phone and, as a result, will be to set up login approvals. of most ranking lists are Norton and blocked. (Continued on page 7)

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To set up two-factor identification in Facebook, click on the down arrow and then on Settings (left). In Security Settings, check “Require a security code to access my account from unknown browsers” (top). Then, say you want notifications and the method (bottom). Follow the prompts Facebook will lead you through.

(Continued from page 6) acters, but offers no protection because so Syncing phone and iPod “Enter your mobile phone number many people use it, and it’s simple to Q: I accidentally synced my cellphone “Enter your code and tap Confirm crack. and iPod. Can I unsync it? “When a login is attempted from a Q: I use the same password but A: Michael Shalkey: Go to iTunes computer, phone or browser you haven’t change capital and lower case letters and and delete the device. Talk to me at the used before we’ll notify you and ask you usually add a number. break because his is more complex than it to approve it with a security code. We’ll A: If you use a core password you can seems at first. text the code to you or you can get it in change things a bit and add something (The questioner was asking about your Facebook app. that you can remember that is specific to Overdrive for reading library ebooks and “Enter your code and tap Continue the account. I have several core pass- had accessed it from both the phone and “If you get a notification from login words that I use. the iPad. Overdrive has a setting called approvals and know it wasn’t you who Comment: I use more than one special “sync” so both devices have the same tried to log in, we'll help you secure your character in passwords and spaces if the books, but the questioner did not want account. site allows them. that, so we unchecked that setting and “To learn more about security features Tablets solved the problem.) and tools, visit the Extra Security Fea- Q: A few years ago, I teased Rick Q: I updated the iPad I used to access tures section of the Facebook Help Cen- about having to stock tablets. Will they my email, and now I can’t log off. The ter.” take over the market? window is on all the time. If I try on the Password length A: Michael Shalkey: No. Tablets will Web I can log off. Q: How long do you think a password be outdistanced by phones. Tablet sales A: Turn off the iPod. should be? are slowing way down. Q: I’ve tried that and it didn’t work. A: Eight characters is the minimum; Toby Scott: Phones are preferred by A: Just close the mail app or turn it 12 characters is better. If possible use a many people because they’re easier to off. I check four to five accounts. mix of numbers, letters, symbols and carry around than tablets. A: Michael Shalkey: It’s designed for (Continued on page 8) capital letters. “Password” has eight char- Page 8 The Outer Edge May 2016 CIPCUG news and events

Program Accessibility tools help people with disabilities By John Weigle three rings, starting with “Why?” in the [email protected] The greater danger for most center, “How?” in the middle and of us lies not in setting our aim echnology can be daunting for “What?” in the outer ring. Why is the some people, but the speaker at too high and falling short; but in sense of purpose or belief that motivates our April meeting showed settling our aim too low, and you. How? is the actions to be completed some of the many ways it can achieving our mark. and tools to be used. What? is the pur- Tbe used to help people with disabilities — Michelangelo pose for being there. gain access and success. Discussing her 85-year-old mother’s Patrice Wheeler, an assistive technol- pects from technology and what devices experience with a tablet, which replaced ogy specialist at California State Univer- the person uses. “It’s always the person a laptop, Wheeler said, “She only knows sity Northridge (CSUN), discussed her and not the technology,” she said. Stu- what she needs to know for her tablet.” work in Disability Resources and Educa- dents with disabilities are eligible for lots Complexity and cost are always in- tional Services (DRES), starting with the of help from Wheeler and her staff, but volved in technology, she said. The accessibility tools in Microsoft Windows any student can visit at least once for choices range from the high level tech- and moving on to programs that read assitance. nology (tablets and smartphones) to low documents out loud and an easy-to-use, Wheeler displayed a quotation that level (laptops and desktops). No-tech free word processor with what she called explains why she does what she does: solutions include paper planners and a wonderful spell checker. “For people without disabilities, technol- highlighters. Wheeler has worked at CSUN for ogy makes things easier. For people with Despite what many adults believe, she eight years and has been involved with disabilities, technology makes things said, not all youths are enamored with computers for almost 20 years. She’s an possible.” technology. “Individuals 18 to 30 years IT person, she said, and works with stu- She’s always looking for new apps old who spend 35 to 40 hours a week on dents, faculty members and other univer- and approaches that could help people their own personal technology do not sity staff members. with disabilities and noted that her iPad have the transferrable skills to take that Before she discusses much about has 250 apps on it. information … and take it to the work- technology, she talks with a visitor to “I’m big on why and how,” she said. place. Employers are having a fit,” re- find out what the person needs and ex- She uses the Golden Circle concept, de- search shows. veloped by Simon Sinek. The circle has (Continued on page 9) More on Q&A...

(Continued from page 7) lic. I’ve had to delete the network devices A: You just have to wait it out in that one email address. You need to talk to in the Device Manager and let the com- case. Apple for this problem. You might have puter find them again after a reboot. In a Viruses on Macs to use a different mail app for each email wired system, unplug the wire and check Toby Scott: Malware infections on address. the setting. If you have Wi-Fi and the Macs between 2014 and 2015 were up 50 Windows 10 Home Group wire and the Wi-Fi are turned on that percent. Hackers write viruses through Q: I switched to Windows 10 but would cause the problems. Java, Quick Time and Flash are the major can’t get my Home Group to work. It’s Online videos carriers. You don’t need Quick Time on a fine on my laptop but not on the desktop Q: There’s a site with videos that I PC but do on Apple machines. Android machine. It’s a wired system. want to see, and the site warns me not to devices are also being hacked. As Mi- A: It sounds like a permissions issue. upgrade to Windows 10 because the vide- crosoft loses market share to everybody Michael Shalkey: You need to set os can’t be seen. They seem to be having else, everybody else is getting the viruses your Internet to private network, not pub- a problem. Microsoft used to.

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(Continued from page 8) Start On-Screen Keyboard and Set up can be changed to make fonts larger and Wheeler concentrated on accessibility High Contrast. to change the contrast and color schemes tools in Windows 7 but said that most of The Explore All Settings sections for Windows. The size and shape of them have been around for years and cover using the computer without a dis- cursers can be changed by opening were carried over to Windows 10. Other play, making the computer easier to see, Mouse Properties. Users can also decide operating systems also have accessibility using the computer without a mouse or to display pointer trails and show the lo- tools, she added. Accessibility features keyboard, making the mouse easier to cation of the pointer by pressing the CRL make it possible to talk to the computer use, making the keyboard easier to use, key. Windows offers several system and having it read the dictation back. using text or visual alternatives for schemes in Mouse Properties. Software will also read what’s on the sounds, and making it easier to focus on Macintosh computers and Android screen in many formats (generally, it tasks (adjusting settings for reading and devices also have vision accessibility can’t read text in JPEGs, she said). typing). features, she said. Windows’ accessibility tools can be The names of accessibility tools make CSUN has regular “app jams” to en- found in the Start Menu > Programs > their functions clear. courage students to develop apps for peo- Accessories > Accessibility. They are in “I like the vision stuff,” Wheeler said, ple with disabilities. (Members might the Ease of Access Center, which tells because people’s eyes change as they remember that CIPCUG was host to a how to Start Magnifier, Start Narrator, age, and standard settings on a computer (Continued on page 10)

spired. Join a vibrant, online Matador http://www.ted.com/talks/ On the Web community. si- “Network with 3,000+ companies. mon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_a Links, details related to CSUN Apply directly to job openings with Dis- ction ● The speaker: Patrice Wheeler, assis- ney, Nike, Google, NBC, Apple and ● Natural Reader: http:// tive technology specialist; email: pa- more. For a full list of companies, visit www.naturalreaders.com/index.html [email protected] https://portfolium.com/companies. Details from site: “Designed for spe- ● folder the PowerPoint Links to other sites, programs cial education. Help people with dyslexia, and some one-page cheat sheets: https:// reading challenges or visual impairments. drive.google.com/folderview? discussed in the presentation Highlights text when reading. Large id=0B3YOcxDr_RSJWWRvN3o1M0xqd ● Accessibility tutorials for Microsoft fonts. High contrast color interface. Typ- 28 Products: https://www.microsoft.com/ ing Echo. Spelling Check. Word predic- ● Home page for Disability Resources enable/training/default.aspx tion.” and Educational Services (DRES): http:// Guides listed by impairment: ● Jarte: http://www.jarte.com/ www.csun.edu/dres https://www.microsoft.com/enable/ Details from site: “Jarte \jär · 'tay\ ● Annual International Technology & guides/default.aspx noun (est. 2001) 1. A free word processor Persons with Disabilities Conference A search for Windows accessibility based on the Microsoft WordPad word (2015): videos brings up a long list of possibilities processing engine built into Windows. 2. http://www.csun.edu/cod/ ● App of the Gay for Android: https:// A fast starting, easy to use word proces- conference/2015/sessions/index.php/ play.google.com/store/apps/details? sor that expands well beyond the Word- public/website_pages/view/1 id=com.appturbo.appoftheday2015 Pad feature set. 3. A small, portable, CSUN Center on Disabilities, 18111 ● Apps Gone Free: https:// touch enabled word processor whose doc- Nordhoff St., BH-110, Center on Disabil- www.google.com/url? uments are fully compatible with Word ities, Northridge, CA 91330-8340 sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http:// and WordPad.” Email: [email protected]; Phone: appadvice.com/appnn/tag/ ● JAWS (a screen reader): http:// (818) 677-2578; Fax: (818) 677-4929 appsgonefree&ved=0ahUKEwj- www.freedomscientific.com/Products/ ● Portfolium: http://www.csun.edu/it/ 5b2DmLXMAhWMxIM- Blindness/Jaws portfolium KHWaAC4QQFgg7MAE&usg=AFQjCN ● Livescribe Smart Pens: http:// “Three Reasons to Use Portfolium: H3XZ-_xvcslj2- www.livescribe.com/en-us/ Showcase your work. Use Portfolium to MJ2cIsQtordldA&sig2=d4SvceN- ● Microsoft OneNote: http:// show off your best work to future em- k4GsBWiCPphAHg www.onenote.com/ ployers. Bring your resume to life with ● Assistive Touch: ● The Puzzle of Motivation, TED talk photos and videos of projects you've done https://support.apple.com/en-us/ by Daniel Pink: http://www.ted.com/ in class or on the job. HT202658 talks/dan_pink_on_motivation? “Connect with your fellow Matadors. ● Future Work skills 2020: http:// language=en Network with CSUN students and alumni iftf.org/futureworkskills ● Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/: to share ideas, collaborate and be in- ● The Golden Circle (Simon Sinek): Online classes; some free, some paid

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The CIPCUG Board of Directors John said he would do that. Secretary  The lack of meeting was held following the regular CIPCUG business  Lisa announced that she and club meeting at the Boys & Girls Club of cards, used to publi- Andy will be away on vacation for our Camarillo, 1500 Temple Ave., Camarillo, cize the club and May meeting. Craig said that he would on April 23, 2016. invite others, was fill in during their absence. The meeting was called to order by discussed, and Craig  Andy and Toby will get together Lisa Toth, president, at 12:25 p.m.. will order more so this month to update what needs to be on In attendance were Lisa Toth, presi- they will be available the CIPCUG Web page: program infor- dent; Craig Ladd, vice president; Andy to members at future mation, etc. Toth, treasurer; Bob Dinsmore, secretary; Dinsmore meetings.  Craig suggested that we purchase a John Weigle, TOE editor; Ken Church, New Business new coffee pot to replace the one that membership chairman; and Toby Scott,  Bob noted that was broken. Toby volunteered to secure past president and technical adviser. we need to take advantage of every op- one. Old business portunity to advise members of the next  It was suggested that with the pro-  Lisa shared that she and Andy are meeting date and asked if John could add liferation of tablets, the club should have still researching the documents required a small block “above the fold” on TOE as one to use in demonstrations to the mem- by the bank to update the signature card one more means to advise the member- for the club. ship of the next meeting date each month. (Continued on page 11)

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(Continued from page 9) one else and double check the To: line of various devices, but they’re expensive, CSUN student team that had developed any email to be sure the correct name is costing about $200, so they’re not for CamAcc, an application that helped blind there. everyone. There are different kinds of people take pictures, in October 2014. “I am a Googler,” Wheeler said. She pens for different devices. The display on Information about each year’s event is searches for things all day long, and the pens dies after a few years, so CSUN posted on Portfolium (see box on previ- “when I get tired of information, I go do has only a few for students to borrow. ous page). Windows also has a series of something else” like digging in the gar- Apple’s Assistive Touch lets users questions that users can answer to help den. control their device, helps them perform them pick the right tools. At conferences, she said, “I want gestures like a pinch, multi-finger swipe, Free and paid courses on computing something new and fun” and to talk to or 3D Touch, and use Siri. It works on accessibility are available on udemy.com, people who have new ideas. iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. she said. Apps are available for the iPad She described Natural Reader, a text- JAWS is a screen reader described and Android devices. If the instructor to-speech software. It’s not the same as a this way on the company’s website speaks too fast or too slow, users can ad- screen reader. Users can copy and paste (http://www.freedomscientific.com/ just the speed of the playback. text into it, and the program will read it Products/Blindness/Jaws): Multiple keyboards are available for back. It will read all the text you highlight “The World's Most Popular Windows the Android Fire, which also offers audio and can speed up or slow down the read- Screen Reader and closed caption. ing speed. It’s free. “JAWS, Job Access With Speech, is Wheeler mentioned Google Talkback Jarte is a word processor with an awe- the world's most popular screen reader, but suggested straying away from it un- some spell checker, she said. When she’s developed for computer users whose vi- less you want to hear everything on the working with a student on this or any sion loss prevents them from seeing screen and every key you touch. other program, she said, she won’t touch screen content or navigating with a Users of the built-in tools don’t have the person’s device. “We really want the mouse. JAWS provides speech and to buy anything else because they’re part person to be touching the technology,” Braille output for the most popular com- of the operating system, she explained. She and others in the of- puter applications on your PC.” Users can dictate to their computer fice don’t do work for students, but they The home edition costs $895. and have it read the information back, but do try to prevent technology abandon- Reviews of 10 free screen readers are “it’s not going to be super accurate all the ment and frustration. available at http://usabilitygeek.com/10- time,” she said. Users should proof the She likes Smart Pens, which can write free-screen-reader-blind-visually- resulting text before distributing it to any- on special paper and send the notes to impaired-users/.

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Treasurer Lots of old equipment in

Treasurer’s report Recycled Goods warehouse for April By John Jay [email protected] By Andy Toth Last year, I wanted to get rid of some old computer equipment but Toth did not want to trash it, so I looked around for a recycling place within easy driving distance. Sure enough, I found a gold mine; the Recycled Goods warehouse in Ventura. I include the address, phone number, and 4/1/2016- 4/30/2016 website below. First, what is it? It is a BIG warehouse full of hundreds INCOME Coffee Income $26.45 of pieces of old electronic hardware from the 1980 to 2000 time frame. ISP Income 60.00 If you can think of a piece of old hardware (computers, monitors, print- Membership Income 660.00 ers, copiers, telecom equipment, switching units, and so forth, ad infini- Raffle 289.00 tum) they have it. It is like a journey through the Smithsonian, or a time Software Update 1.00 portal to the past. You have to see it to believe it. TOE Subscription 60.00 They sell parts, also, for all of their old computers, printers, etc. I have not found another such place anywhere in Ventura County. TOTAL INCOME 1,096.45 Here is the contact info for this treasure house of electronic antiques: EXPENSES Coffee-Donuts Expense 26.85 Warehouse address: 3820 N. Ventura Ave. (about 2 miles from Rent Paid 200.00 Main Street in Ventura). The sign is very small, so drive slowly when TOE 50.49 you reach the 3800 block or you will miss it. Across the street is an oil pumping field. The warehouse is 100 feet off of the Avenue, in TOTAL EXPENSES 277.34 an alleyway. Phone number: 805-648-3300 OVERALL TOTAL 819.11 E-mail adx: [email protected] Balance 8,551.21 Website: www.recycledgood.com Reserved Grant Funds 6,992.60 Net 1,558.61 Elections coming up in June

More on minutes ... CIPCUG elections are scheduled for the June meeting, President (Continued from page 10) Lisa Toth reminded us at the last meeting. bership, in much the way as today’s speaker was The president has a two-year term, and Lisa is in her first year, so no able to demonstrate for us. Toby shared that what- election is needed for that office. ever we acquired needs to be capable to support both All other elected positions — vice president, secretary, and treasurer Blue Tooth keyboard and mouse. He will research — are open if anyone wants to run. No one on the board has announced the options and report his findings back to the board. plans not to run again, but there is nothing in the by-laws that prevents a Being no further business to discuss, the meeting challenger from seeking one of those offices. Anyone interested should was adjourned at 1:05 p.m. contact Lisa by email or at the next meeting. Respectfully submitted, Except for the immediate past president, CIPCUG’s other officials Bob Dinsmore, are appointed: technical adviser, web page editor, TOE editor, member- Secretary ship chairman and review chairman.

Q&A reminder: Please wait for the microphone to ask, answer or comment on a question so the information can be recorded for use in TOE. When you get the microphone, hold it close to your mouth all the time you’re talking.

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Membership report April 2016 renewals payment due: Mbr# Last Name First Pd to Name Is it time to renew? 0776 Darnielle Jack 201604 By Ken Church 1174A de Violini Robert 201604 email address: [email protected] New Members: Wanted 0830 Kiceniuk Taras 201604 Attendance at the April 2016 general 1084 Martinez Sam 201604 meeting: 43 members and guests (who 0142 Peck Darrell 201604 signed in)

Total membership: 158 0216 Thompson Bob 201604 0966 Wright Margaret 201604 MEMBER RENEWAL INFOR- CHURCH 0967 Wright Ward 201604 MATION $30 for single membership, $35 for two or more family membership. May 2016 renewals payment due: Mbr# Last Name First Pd to NEW MEMBER INFORMATION Name $40 first year for single membership, 0207 Birkenshaw JJ 201605 $55 first year for two or more family member- ship in same household. 1268 Chavannes Ted 201605 1129 Escobedo Ray 201605 Please send your payment to: 0774 Hoffman LaVern 201605 CIPCUG MEMBERSHIP P.O. BOX 51354 0335 Hudson Larry 201605 OXNARD, CA 93031-1354 1228T Hynes Bob 201605

Or bring your payment to the members’ sign-in 1047T Norton Gwenlyn 201605 table for the May 28, 2016, meeting. 1260 Pitt Colin 201605 0211 Weigle John 201605 We need and appreciate your support. 0697T Widney Fred 201605

(DATED INFORMATION AS OF 04/23/2016) 2016 contributors to TOE March 2016 renewals payment due: Your name can appear Bart Koslow Mbr# Last Name First Pd to here, too. Share your Andy Toth Name knowledge with other Lisa Toth 0054T Erickson Elden 201603 members by sending an John Weigle article, letter or tip to APCUG 0138 Lakes Arline 201603 [email protected]. Sandy Berger CIPCUG MEMBERS Steve Costello 0430 Volpe Victor 201603 Ken Church George Harding 1050 Wennerholm Ernest 201603 Rick Curry Larry McJunkin Bob Dinsmore John Pearce 0771 Zuromski Alexandra 201603 John Jay Bob Rankin

May 2016 The Outer Edge Page 13 General news and commentary Review RoboForm Everywhere stores passwords, more By Lisa Toth drill down to the email support form. have visited and saved IDs and pass- oboForm 7 by Siber Sys- Once there, submitting my query was words in RoboForm. tems is an amazing pack- quick and easy. I had an answer with- Search: Here you can search for age of tools. It is a pass- in an hour! Phone support is also any of your saved items or even the word manager for sure, available from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST. web. Rbut it can also save you time filling RoboForm has an extensive online Bookmarks: Visit or create new. out forms online and has a Safe Notes tutorial list. These tutorials are very Contact Info: Fill forms on line feature as well. It is easy to download helpful and informative. It will take a and even submit them. and install. I found that things went little time to go through all of them. Set up form filling: This is where exactly as described. When I had a You can choose to read the step-by- you will set up the info RoboForm question about the master password step instructions complete with screen uses to fill forms versus the RoboForm login password, shots or watch the step-by-step videos Save: Another way to save book- I received a quick answer through for each tutorial. I used both features marks and logins. email support. to set up RoboForm. Generate: Click on this icon to A quick note about support. There After the installation was com- generate a secure password. Then, is an extensive FAQs feature online plete a RoboForm tool bar appeared copy and paste to the password field that I looked through for my issue in my browser. From there I can click where you need it. Next, save it to before submitting my question. on: RoboForm for future use. There are several pages of FAQs to Login: For a list of the websites I (Continued on page 14)

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(Continued from page 13) with a field to type in your infor- can set up folders to keep your book- Sync: With RoboForm every- mation. There is plenty of room for marks organized as well. I’m not sure where you can sync your IDs, pass- the code or PIN or other information why I would want to password- words and other features across all you want to put in the box. Then protect bookmarks, and I haven’t your devices. I have synced with my click the green “Save” button in the found a reason in the RoboForm iPad and Windows phone. upper right hand corner. If for some manual or tutorials. Home: Opens a tab in your brows- reason you change your PIN or the The single most important feature er showing a list of the pages you code to a lock, just go to Safenotes, of RoboForm that you will use con- most often visit requiring a login. click on the edit button, select the tinually are the logins that you saved. There is a search feature here to get item to be changed and when you’re The first time of each computer ses- to other saved pages. finished click on Save again. At the sion that you wish to go online to After the RoboForm toolbar has bottom of the Safenotes tutorial there password-protected sites you enter been installed, each time you visit a is a link to a Safenotes manual with your RoboForm master password. page requiring a login you enter your even more information and options From that time on, you never again login as usual. Then you will see that for using Safenotes. have to remember a login ID or pass- RoboForm asks if you want to save The Form Filler is another useful word. Just select the name of the that login. It will give the page a de- tool I can see myself using. I shop password-protected website you wish fault name that you can change. Just online quite a bit, and this helps to log on to and RoboForm will auto- click Save, and the page and login are speed up my checkout experience. matically enter your login infor- added to your list of logins. To use this feature, you click on the mation and log you in. A secondary While researching the features and Set Up Form Filling icon on the benefit is that you may use complete- options, I found instructions to open toolbar, then fill the information in ly different, long, powerful IDs and my browser with the RoboForm start the dialog boxes. The first box will passwords for each website. Your page. Firefox is my preferred brows- ask for your first and last name and security will be greatly enhanced. er. I found the instructions to be your country. Fill in and click OK to All in all, RoboForm is a robust straight forward and easy to follow. move on to the next box, where you program with the opportunity to auto- If I decide I don’t wish to use this need to select Identities from the list mate form filling, and save and auto- feature, there are clear instructions on the left. In the middle column matically enter all your passwords for going back to my preferred start there are a number of tabs. Select securely. You need only remember page. each one and fill out the appropriate one master password to access all Like most good software packag- information in the right hand section. your password-protected bank ac- es, there is more than one way to do When you’re finished, save by click- counts, utility accounts and more. I many of the functions. Clicking the ing on the green Save button. If there know I am going to rely on it more RoboForm icon at the beginning of is something you would rather not and more. the toolbar gives you a menu where have filled in automatically just leave Support: The support options you can view all the items on the tool it off the form. are at http://www.roboform.com/ bar as well as click on Safenotes, Edi- After you have saved your identi- support, where you will find a link to tor, Tools, etc. ty, whenever you want to fill in a the tutorials, an email link and a glob- Safenotes is a safe place to store form or checkout just click on your al locations link. such things as your ATM pins, lock identity on the RoboForm tool bar. Support comes with RoboForm. I combinations, software activation The form will fill automatically. did not find any restrictions. codes and any code or password that You can save and password- Email support is 24/7, phone sup- RoboForm won’t be able to fill, but protect bookmarks and make folders port is 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST, Monday that you want to save somewhere safe for them. As usual, there is more than to Friday. but accessible to you. To use the fea- one way to do this. Right click on the Clicking on the Global link gives ture, just click on the RoboForm icon home icon on the right side of your you the physical address: Siber Sys- at the beginning of the toolbar and toolbar, click on RoboForm on the tems, U.S. Headquarters, 11781 Lee select Safenotes, New. Create a name left side of your toolbar and choose Jackson Mem. Hwy, Suite 380, Fairfax, that will tell you what the note is and Bookmarks-New, or click on the VA 22033 click OK. A dialog box will open Bookmarks icon on the toolbar. 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unused, in opened box with Members’ all accessories. $20. One user’s favorite classified ads 3. D-Link DIR-655 “XTREME N GIGABIT ROUTER” still in free programs, utilities For sale shrink-wrapped box. $30. Contact Richard Quint, [email protected] By Bart Koslow 1. Canon LiDE 30 scanner. ost of us like free programs. I am no exception. USB supplies data and pow- Here are some of the free programs I use, not er. $10 necessarily in my order of preference. 2. D-Link ADSL2+ modem I might as well begin with RoboForm for PC Msince I use it every day. RoboForm is a password manager that The Outer Edge is printed and prepared for mailing by: will automatically log you into your password-protected web- sites. It works with Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera and Chrome. RoboForm does more, like fill forms, save notes and contacts, etc., but I primarily use it for logins. It is completely free and unlimited in time, provided you save and use no more than 10 login combinations. My favorite password storage pro- gram that I have used for many years is Password Safe. It has more than 100 of my IDs and passwords plus other information pertinent to a password. (A review of RoboForm starts on page 13.) Secunia PSI and FileHippo App Manager are two pro- grams that will help keep your programs up to date. Secunia updates programs that could affect the security of your comput- er, while FileHippo is a more generalized updater. Another pro- gram in this group is Iobit Drive Booster, which will keep your drivers updated. It will back up your drivers and let you know which drivers have updates. You may select which ones you Use discount code USRG wish to update. Drive Booster will make a System Restore and and get 20 percent off passes then update the drivers you select. I have used it for a number of to O'Reilly conferences includ- years and have never had any problems caused by its use. ing OSCON, Strata + Hadoop I use MalwareBytes Anti-Malware, Zone Alarm Firewall, World, Velocity, O'Reilly Soft- Avast Anti-Virus, and Panda Cloud Cleaner to help protect ware Architecture and more. my computer against all kinds of malware, spyware and viruses. Panda Cloud Cleaner is run by me on a demand basis. The oth- ers run automatically. CCleaner not only cleans your computer of unwanted files, but will clean your registry as well. In addition, it has a list of tools that will work on your startup files, browser plug-ins, CIPCUG sponsors analyze your disc, find duplicate files, and manage your Sys- ● American Graphics Institute (AGI) — Classroom in a tem Restore files. It even has a disk wiper. I primarily use it to Book training -- various subjects. www.agitraining.com remove unwanted files. ● Focal Press — photography and media books — I have many programs both free and commercial. The ones I 25 percent discount. www.focal press.com use more frequently have shortcuts either on my desktop or on ● No Starch Press — computer books — 30 per- the task bar. Rather than have my desktop icons in random or- cent discount to members with the code CIPCUG15 — der, I group the icons by function in different locations on the www.nostarch.com . desktop, which enables me to easily find them. I recommend a ● O’Reilly Media — computer books — 50 percent program called DesktopOK that will save your desktop layout to 60 percent discount to members. www.oreilly.com and restore it in the event the icons become scrambled, which ● Peachpit Press — computer and technology will happen every now and then. books. 35 percent discount to members. A great addition or replacement for Windows Explorer is www.peachpit.com the open source Double Commander. You will find it has many ● Webucator — Online, self-paced computer train- ing courses. Free to members. Contact re- (Continued on page 16) [email protected] for voucher.

Page 16 The Outer Edge May 2016 General news and commentary http://windowssecrets.com/top-story/ ● How To Format A USB Or Exter- Interesting virtualbox-answers-to-frequent-reader- nal HDD So It Works On Both Windows questions/ & OS X Internet finds In this Windows Secrets free top sto- http://www.addictivetips.com/ By Steve Costello ry by Fred Langa, VirtualBox is demysti- windows-tips/how-to-format-a-usb-or- Boca Raton Computer Society fied. I have been using VirtualBox for external-hdd-so-it-works-on-both- [email protected] years to test operating systems, but there windows-os-x/ http://ctublog.sefcug.com/ are even some things for me to learn in Do you move between Windows and In the course of going through the this post. OS X? If so, this post will show you how more than 300 RSS feeds, I often run ● GT Explains: What is Li-Fi and to format a flash drive or external hdd so across things that I think might be of How Can it Be 100 Times Faster Than it can be used by both systems. interest to other user group members. Wi-Fi ● Are Landlines Doomed to Extinc- The following are some items I found http://www.guidingtech.com/53661/ tion? interesting during December 2015. gt-explains-li-fi/ http://askbobrankin.com/ ● Credit vs. Debit: Which Card If you have been hearing about Li-Fi are_landlines_doomed_to_extinction.htm Should You Use Online? but don't know what it is or how it works, l http://www.thesimpledollar.com/ check out this post ● Bob explains the many reasons credit-vs-debit-which-card-should-you- ● 4 Mistakes That Could landlines may not be around much long- use-online/ Be Embarrassing or Worse er. I know I use a cellphone almost all of The Simple Dollar blog gives the http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/4- the time, but I still have a landline for pros and cons of each, as well as the con- chromecast-mistakes-embarrassing- now due to hurricanes. I pay only for sequences. This is not some deep tech- worse/ basic service because I either use my cell nical post, rather it is in very simple If you have a Chromecast, this is a or Skype for long distance. terms. must read post from MakeUseOf. If you Most Fridays, more interesting finds will be posted on are not careful, you will be caught by one the Computers, Technology, and User Groups Blog: http:// ● VirtualBox: Answers to frequent ctublog.sefcug.com/tag/interesting-internet-finds/ reader questions of these. The posts are under Creative Commons licensing. More on free programs...

(Continued from page 15) they are. Just right click on the program. has been discussed at some length at functions not available in Windows Ex- From the dropdown list you will be able meeting presentation. plorer. If you frequently use Windows to go to the vendor’s website or make a  Adobe Digital Editions, which Explorer, you will love Double Com- to find out. In addition, is also used for e-books. mander. they both have a number of other tools  Dropbox, OneDrive, OneNote, After you have installed some of these and functions. Google Drive and Flickr, all of which free programs you may wish to remove a If you are interested in music CDs or are for cloud photo and other data stor- few. There are two great uninstaller pro- movie DVDs you may start with DVD age. grams. Why use these when you can use Identifier, which will tell you the name The above are the free programs I use the uninstaller built into Windows? Win- of the manufacturer of a blank disc and the most. Their shortcuts are all on my dows only does a simple uninstall leaving give you the disk’s specifications. Still desktop. There are many others on my information in the registry and in folders one of the best programs to copy protect- computer. If you are willing to take the and files on your hard disk. If you use ed disks is the old standby (no longer time to search, you will find free pro- either Revo Uninstaller or Iobit Uninstall- updated) DVD Decrypter. Another oldie grams for almost any purpose, many of er, they will first do a simple uninstall is DVD Shrink, which is similar. For which are equal to and some of which are using the Windows uninstaller and then a those disks that use newer protection even better than their commercial coun- powerful uninstall that removes every- methods DVD Fab HD Decrypter, which terparts. thing that Windows did not uninstall. At is updated regularly, is the completely I strongly suggest that you search and least once a month I start one of these free part of DVD Fab. For more infor- download the above programs directly uninstallers and inspect what has been mation on most aspects of CDs and from the developers’ websites to avoid added since the last time. I may find DVDs go to doom9.org. downloading programs, spyware, and some programs that were added without Some other free programs I use are: malware that I am sure you do not want. my knowledge that I do not want, which I  FastStone Photo Resizer, which If you use a great free program not in this then remove. When you view programs will resize photos individually or in bulk. article that you really like, please let me listed in these uninstallers you will find  Calibre ebook manager, which know. The price is right! ones that you have little inkling of what May 2016 The Outer Edge Page 17 General news and commentary Should you buy a new router?

By Bart Koslow into the hundreds of dollars. Can I get speed is about 52mbps while my Wi-Fi kept reading about the new, better faster Wi-Fi with the new routers with laptop download speed is as high as 34 and faster wireless 802.11AC rout- my Internet speed of 50. I double mbps. My laptop has Wi-Fi ers and began to wonder whether checked, and the 50 is 50 mbps (megabits 802.11802.11n. You can see I am not they would help my Wi-Fi speeds at per second), not 50 mBps (megabytes per even close to using the capabilities of my Ihome? Many new routers and devices second). I should have known it was Wi-Fi n router, which has speeds up to now come equipped with 802.11ac Wi-Fi mbps not mBps. Eight megabits equals 300 mbps. No new router for me. that uses better wireless technologies than one megabyte. Why would an ISP quote Are there any reasons you would want 802.11n. Wi-Fi ac uses the 5GHz fre- my 50 mbps in megabytes? That would the new Wi-Fi ac routers? Yes, there are. quency which has far more capacity than only be 6.25 mBps. The larger number in If you have a home network with Wi-Fi 2.4GHz Wi-Fi. mbps sounds a lot better. ac devices, you can get much faster Devices equipped with Wi-Fi ac can I already have a wireless 802.11n speeds between your Wi-Fi ac devices. If get three times faster Wi-Fi speeds, great- router, which has speeds up to 300 mbps. you have many devices using your Inter- er range, and the ability for more devices My Internet speed is 50 mbps. Very few net connection at the same time, especial- to connect to the same network. Up to of us probably have Internet speeds much ly if they are streaming video at the same four different devices can stream Blu-ray more than 50 mbps, and many probably time, you will get much faster streaming. quality video at the same time. Download have lower speeds. In any event, I am not Last, if you have a large home, you will speeds using Wi-Fi ac are also hugely aware of Internet speeds of 300 mbps or have greater range without losing signal improved. more available in our area. Your Wi-Fi strength. This sounds great. Maybe I should download or upload speed cannot be fast- In my case, it looks like my Wireless buy a new router? Not so fast. A Wi-Fi ac er than your Internet speed. In fact, in 802.11n router will be good for quite a router will cost anywhere from $50 up most real world cases it will be slower. while. I just saved a bundle of money by My measured desktop Internet download not upgrading. Review Book explains ID thefts, how to prevent them

By John Pearce the responsibility to minimize risk of How to Protect Yourself in a World Board Member, Pikes Peak Computer exposure, be alert to potential identity Full of Scammers, Phishers, and Application Society, CO theft, and have a plan to put everything Identity Thieves January 2016 issue, Bits of Bytes back together in the case we are compro- By Adam Levin http://ppcompas.apcug.org/ mised. Hard cover glenihan (at) comcast.net Part two of the book is two chapters Amazon.com – $15.52 recently read the book “Swiped: on the basics of what you can do if you How to Protect Yourself in a World simple, easily identifiable e-mail scams are compromised. The author introduces Full of Scammers, Phishers, and through telephone scams and full-blown the strategy he calls the Three M’s: Min- Identity Thieves” by Adam Levin. identity theft. imize your exposure, Monitor your ac- ILevin is chairman and founder of Identity The author writes three chapters just counts, and Manage the damage. Theft 911 and chairman and co-founder describing the problem. I think the first Part three is nine chapters on the of Credit.com. Overall, his credentials as few paragraphs in chapter 3 are a little types of identity theft. a consumer advocate are pretty impres- depressing. The second paragraph begins: Part four is comprised of five appen- sive. I read the book after seeing a refer- “Identity theft is the worst kind of dices. There is a wealth of information in ence to it in Yahoo Finance. dumb luck. You can do a number of the appendices so don’t ignore them. We are all aware of ways our person- things to keep it from ruining your life, I recommend reading “Swiped” to ally identifiable information can be used but there isn’t much you can do to stop it improve your knowledge of how your for identity theft. Yet, there are so many from happening to you.” identity can be stolen, how you may be ways our identities can be used for fraud- Chapter 3 also includes a list of 16 contributing to the theft, and how to ap- ulent purposes that it boggles the mind. things we do without much thought that proach the recovery process if you are This book is a comprehensive guide from can expose our personal information. unlucky enough to have your identity This chapter also proposes that we have stolen. Page 18 The Outer Edge May 2016 General news and commentary Recent headlines from our Facebook page

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Trust Manager and ware infestation. Tips for safe computing check “Don’t allow Other programs non-PDF files to Unless the upgrades are listed as solv- run.” ing security issues, most programs can These items come up regularly during Flash generally be updated or not, depending on our meetings, so to keep them available Update at https://get.adobe.com/ your feelings. they’re listed here as a regular feature. flashplayer. Uncheck the optional offer Drivers — the software that runs Updates: Security holes and the regu- for other programs. Some experts recom- hardware — don’t need to be updated lar release of new malware require that mend deleting Flash. Others are more unless you’re having problems with a your operating system and anti-malware lenient, saying that many Web sites de- specific device or the manufacturer programs be updated regularly. Let what- pend on it for video, animation and other strongly recommends them. The most ever version of Windows you use and special effects. On many sites, you won’t common spyware comes with Driver Up- your anti-malware programs update them- care, but on some you might want the dater, Driver Detective, and other brands selves automatically. Accept updates for special effects. that claim to “constantly look for new Acrobat Reader, Flash and Java, but be Java drivers for your hardware.” Don’t update sure the “you need to update” messages Update at https://java.com/en/ drivers to attempt to solve problems like are valid. The best approach is to visit the download. Then open Control Panel > general slowness, freezing or slow Inter- following sites to be sure you’re not get- Java. Click on Advanced, scroll down to net speed. ting hacked versions of the programs: the bottom and check “Suppress sponsor Email: Don’t open generic links or Acrobat Reader offers when installing or updating Java.” unexpected attachments you receive in https://get.adobe.com/reader. Uncheck email. If you’re not positive that the link Web browsers the optional offer on the website unless is good, don’t open it. The same is true of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, you really do want what’s offered (as a attachments. They should not be opened Opera and others must be kept up to date general rule, you don’t want it). When the in generic messages (“Hey, you’ve got to (they usually update themselves automati- program is installed, go to Edit > Prefer- see this,” for instance). The links and cally). Programs that regularly go to the ences > Turn off Java Script. Then go to attachments can be sources of malware. Internet must be updated to prevent mal-

PCMag: www.pcmag.com PC Pitstop: www.pcpitstop.com Web help sites PC World: www.pcworld.com Recalled products: www.recalls.gov (Updated 4-5-2016) SANS Institute — Computer Security Education and Information Android phones: howtogeek.com/163624/welcome-to-android-a- Security Training: www.sans.org beginners-guide-to-getting-started-with-android/ Spyware Warrior: www.spywarewarrior.com Battery information: batteryuniversity.com User Group Relations (Gene Barlow): www.ugr.com DSL reports: www.dslreports.com Ventura County Computers (Rick and Toby’s shop): Steve Gibson: www.grc.com www.vccomputers.com Kim Komando: www.komando.com Virus Bulletin: www.virusbtn.com/index Leo Laporte: techguylabs.com; www.leoville.com (among oth- Windows Secrets: www.windowssecrets.com ers) If you have a favorite help site on the Web, please forward it, Linux distributions: www.DistroWatch.com so we can expand the section. If you find a link that doesn’t work, Microsoft: www.microsoft.com please tell us that, too. OnGuard Online: www.onguardonline.gov

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The map shows Saturday morning, May 28, 2016, at the the easiest route Boys & Girls Club, 1500 Temple Ave. to the Boys & (Ponderosa Drive and Temple Avenue), Girls Club, but if Camarillo. you prefer, you can take the Meeting schedule: Carmen Drive 8:00 a.m. Doors open offramp to 8:45 SIG (Internet and connectivity; tablet and phone apps) Ponderosa Drive, 9:30 Business meeting which leads to 10:00 Q&A session Temple Avenue. 10:30 Break 11:00 Bob Crum of The Fillmore Gazette on “The Joys (and Shortcuts) of Computer Editing Photographs!” Noon Drawing