10/23/2020 John Kennedy Intro to Linux You may have been like me, thinking that you weren’t interested in Linux… but you’d probably have been wrong.  This was way more interesting and useful than expected.  I suggest giving it a watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOIXJjEHwn4 Here’s John’s powerpoint: https://www.db-cc.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DB_CC-Linux.pdf John covered the following: How Linux started Who uses it? (Google, amazon, McDs, Travelocity, UPS, airlines, movie industry, Android phones, courts, gaming systems, etc) Why you don’t hear about it (because Office became the dominant software in all settings and MS paid computer manufacturers to include it) Lenovo now installing Why it’s now getting used— because of its security   The difference that open source code makes (the ability to make useful adaptations, the likelihood of […]

Carol Freedman’s powerpoint and links from her presentation on Passwords. Powerpoint presentation– PW mgr https://passwords.google.com/  –for accessing your Chrome-saved passwords and checking their strength https://askleo.com/how-do-i-back-up-lastpass/ https://passwordsgenerator.net/ https://correcthorsebatterystaple.net/  Review articles: https://www.cnet.com/news/best-password-managers-for-2020/Really good article with lots of tips, criteria https://www.pcworld.com/article/3207185/best-password-managers-reviews-and-buying-advice.html?sourcePath=pman https://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-now-lets-you-log-into-outlook-skype-xbox-live-with-no-password/ https://www.techradar.com/reviews/roboform https://www.cnet.com/how-to/strong-passwords-9-rules-to-help-you-make-and-remember-your-login-credentials/ https://www.techradar.com/best/password-manager https://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/password-security-guide/ —lots of good tips and data https://vpnpro.com/password-managers/avast-passwords-review/ https://www.avast.com/en-us/passwords#pc Can add it as extension to chrome May have problems after Win updates and may need patch May have problems synching and also can be a little challenging with cell phones  

Barry presented information on: What VPNs do Why we need a VPN What a VPN can and can’t do Options of VPNs Article—https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-vpn-services Be sure to scroll down to the great article of how to pick a vpn Note that prices are always changing See the section on free vpns Slides from Barry’s presentation can be viewed using the link… VPN_ February 21, 2020

Barry’s presentation on portable apps and flash drives. USB: Everything You Need To Know Flashdrives–important to use the cap to keep dust out. When connected to a USB port it will  USB 3.0/3.1/3.2 : (fastest)/Blue color on connector/SS (SuperSpeed) USB 2.0: High Speed USB Usb C–rectangular and used with Macs and other devices/reversible Usb 3 is faster than 2 Usb-B–square for a printer Uses: Load music (MP3 files)/can play in most cars when connected to usb drive Freegal–6 downloads/wk free from Broward County Library Back up files and data and more Load documents, photos, videos, and music   Showed storage on a usb drive as shown on chart below. Videos are the largest data hogs– most to be compressed to […]