Personal Technology Users Group Handouts
Click on the links below to display the handout (uses your PDF reader) ------------------------- 2018 -------------------------- 9/27 The why, the how and the types of backups for your PC 9/27 Update on Smart Assistants and Hardware 9/27 Know which programs you can safely delete in Windows 10 8/23 Introduction to the Registry in Windows 8/23 Let Windows 10's Cortana Show Me be your familys tech support 8/23 How Do I Use OneDrive to Protect Important Folders 6/28 How to use Windows 10's File History backup feature 6/28 What does Google know about you 6/28 7 Ways to Take a Screenshot in Windows 10 6/28 Ten insider ways to keep hackers and scammers away from your private files 6/28 (Meeting Handout) 10 insider tricks to keep hackers and scammers from stealing from you 6/28 Slides for Ten insider ways to keep hackers and scammers away from your private files 5/24 Virus Removal Procedures 5/24 How to Find Out Why Your PC Crashed Using Built in Tools on Windows 10 5/24 How to Search a Second Hard Drive in Windows 1 5/24 Windows 10 April 2018 Update Feature Focus: Continue on PC 4/26 How to Remove Windows 10 Startup Programs To Make Your PC Start Faster 4/26 Finding Reliable Health Information on the Internet 4/26 Some incredibly useful websites you wish you knew earlier 4/26 What Is the Dark Web 4/26 The Dark Web has your online identity for sale 3/22 Everything you wanted to know about Bluetooth 3/22 Ten useful websites 3/22 How to customize your Windows 10 Start Menu 3/22 How to Add Remix 3D Items to a Microsoft Word Document 3/22 How to Add 3D Objects to Powerpoint Presentations 2/22 Build your own home security system with Ring Products 2/22 Five incredible ways to use your smartphone camera you never knew until now 1/25 Bitcoins: Background and Usage explained 1/25 Use Microsoft Photos app for editing photos and video ------------------------- 2017 -------------------------- 12/21 Use Microsoft OneDrive to share files with your PC/Tablet/Phone or other people 12/21 Uses for your old phone: Handout #1 12/21 Uses for your old phone: Handout #2 11/30 How to keep your old videos music and photos safe forever 11/30 The Best Free Software for your PC> 10/26 How to use Safe Mode to solve PC problems/viruses/malware/etc. 10/26 Quick update on KRACK, the latest problem that hacks your Wi-Fi. 10/26 Some useful websites you probably don't know about 10/26 A few of the new features in the Fall Creator 10/17/17 update for Windows 10 9/28 Equifax Credit Hack - What happened? What you can do. 9/28 Get real time crime alerts for your neighborhood 9/28 Free Microsoft Apps for Photo editing, Movie clip making and Blog writing 8/24 Cool ways to use your phones camera that don't involve photos 8/24 Mobile Virual Network Operators (Non-Big 4 Mobile Providers) 8/24 Avoiding Tech Support Scams 8/24 Uninterruptable Power Supplies 8/24 How to boot into Windows 10s Safe Mode 6/22 Android Runtime for Chrome OS (ARC) 6/22 Electric Cars 6/22 Identify those mystery plants with this handy app 6/22 This Website Helps You Spot Fake Reviews on Amazon 6/22 How to unsend Gmail messages with the Undo Send feature 6/22 What's the difference between Windows 10 S Vs Windows 10 5/25 Seventeen iPad tips and secrets you'll use 5/25 How to protect yourself from ransomware attacks 5/25 Use Windows Own Troubleshooters to Fix a Problem 5/25 A Guide to Computer Ports and Adapters 4/20 How does wifi really work? 4/20 What's new in the Windows 10 Creator Update 4/20 Use the Opera Browser when you don't want to be tracked 3/23 Demo of the Amazon Dot and how it can be used 3/23 History of Microsoft Operating Systems 3/23 Options for PC Power, Sleep, Hibernate 3/23 Five folder options you might find useful 3/23 Password Managers Pros and Cons 3/23 See how much crime takes place in your neighborhood 2/23 How to add extensions to the Chrome and Firefox Browsers 2/23 How to transfer photos from your smartphone to your computer 2/23 Find free magazines to download to your PC 2/23 Get the most out of Windows 10's File Explorer 1/26 Five Weather Apps for your smart phones 1/26 Windows 10 Ultimate Utilities List 1/26 Five free extensions for your Edge Browser (or any other browser) ------------------------- 2016 -------------------------- 12/15 Introduction to Google's Duo (Video Calling) and Allo (Smart Messaging) Apps 12/15 Scan photos with your Android/Apple Phone to make good quality digital copies 12/15 How hackable is your car? Check it out at this website 12/15 Use Restart to access advanced troubleshooting 11/17 Elements of electricity 11/17 Options for formatting USB Drives 11/17 Three handy builtin tools in Windows 11/17 Three free Microsoft apps you will want to use 11/17 Samsung Virtual Reality - Travel anywhere from your Lazy Boy 10/27 Computer-aided Genealogy 9/22 Three ways to recover files that have been deleted 9/22 Block the camera on your computer/Senior's Guide to Online Safety/How to use Quick Assist in Windows 10 to help(or get help from)someone else 8/25 Get free magazines from your library though Zinio or buy them from Zinio 8/25 Six surprising things you can do with your smart phone 8/25 How to send a text message to a cell phone from your PC 8/25 How to set default apps in Windows 10 / New thoughts on choosing a password 8/25 Check what Google has been recording about you and choose what they can record 7/28 Google Now 7/28 What are podcasts, where to find them 6/23 Favorite Apps Used By PC User Group Attendees 6/23 What are drivers? Should you update them? 5/26 Adding Android to your PC as a second system 5/26 Introduction to Evernote 5/26 Tools to remove almost any malware 5/26 What to do to protect yourself from Ransomware 4/28 Home Managememnt Technology 4/28 Windows 10 Speech Recognition 4/28 Seven Essential browser tricks every computer user needs to know 4/28 How to enter Windows 10's Safe Mode 3/24 How to use your Windows Recovery Drive 3/24 Make Microsoft's OneDrive work for you 3/24 One change that instantly makes your computer 86% safer 2/25 Be careful believing CallerID information 2/25 How to create a Windows Recovery Drive 2/25 How to make the File Explorer Quick access section work for you 2/25 Other Options for the Windows Signon Password 2/25 What to do when your computer freezes 2/25 Get a second chance on California Lottery Tickets