Author: Christine Betterton-Jones
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Bad Apps and Powerful Launchers
This Thursday April 28th is the last Thursday of the month and it’s Drinks and Nibbles day! In addition, to entertain and inform us, Scotty will tell us how to steer clear of bad Android apps. He’ll also explain what … Read more
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What is a VPN? Do I need one? What is it used for? … Answer: its a “Freedom enabler and Geo-unblocker” !!
The Club members’ interactive session on Thursday 21st April looked at VPN’s – Virtual Private Networks. We first took a look at what they are: https://vpnoverview.com/vpn-information/what-is-a-vpn/ ..and this diagram: It was pointed out that this diagram is not strictly accurate,… Read more
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How to print Tricky things
Our discussion was wide-ranging!1. Printing in Windows: Make sure your printer is on, and set as the default. A single printer can appear on the printer list several times, especially if it has been installed both as a a … Read more
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What’s a VPN ? Do I need one? Will a free one do? What about a DDNS ?- whatever that is…
This Thursday, 21st April, we discuss VPNs: “Virtual Private Network”s. Some club members are always going on about using a VPN when doing stuff over the Internet. What are they? Why might I want to use one? (hint: perhaps it’s … Read more
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Printing tricky things
This Thursday April 14th, we’ll take a look at printing headaches. Sometimes it’s pretty tricky to get the printer to print just what you want. For example an email, from which you just want the text. A web page: you … Read more
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The secrets of searching successfully
by Chris Betterton-Jones – Knowledge junkie During this interactive session we looked at some of the tips given in these two on-line articles: Seven ways to find what you want on the Internet: https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/internet-searching.htm Twenty cool things Google Search … Read more
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The secrets of Googling successfully
This is our presentation topic for Thursday April 7th. Do you have difficulty finding what you’re looking for on the Internet? For example, information about a book, a car, a herb, a country? What about trying to identify a flower, … Read more
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Windows Bloatware removal – Which tool should I use, and is it safe?
by Christine Betterton-Jones – Knowledge Junkie On Thursday March 30th, Club members voted which free bloatware removal tool to use on the JCC’s Lenovo laptop. The tools were recommended in this recent article:https://helpdeskgeek.com/free-tools-review/7-best-bloatware-removal-tools-for-windows/ 1. Windows10Debloater2. BloatBox3. AVG … Read more
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Drink and Nibbles – and a demo of Windows bloatware removal!
Since Thursday 31st March is the last Thursday of the month, we’ll be having complementary drinks and nibbles. Plus, for some entertainment, Chris B-J will attempt to remove bloatware from one of the Club’s laptops. But which removal tool to … Read more