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Q&A with CIPCUG Session 225

Tuesday, 01 December 2020 07:00

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Lisa Toth I participate in a covid 19 survey by Stanford Medical. Everyday they send me a reminder. I click on the survey button and take the short survey. This morning no matter where I clicked the link did nothing. So I right clicked on it, looked at the code

and style sheet. I could see that it should work. So I exited the code and tried the button again. This time it worked!!! I didn’t try to change anything I just looked at it.

News Item: Pushed by Pandemic, Amazon Goes on a Hiring Spree

News Item: Microsoft’s ‘Project Latte’ aims to bring Android apps to Windows 10source

News Item: European Parliament vote takes another big step toward ‘right to repair’ rules

News Item: Chinese police have seized $4.2 billion cryptos from PlusToken Ponzi crackdown

News Item: Facebook’s Libra could launch in January

News Item: China has more cress-border traffic than US

News Item: UK to set up ‘pro-competition’ regulator to put limits on big tech

News Item: Russia wants to ban social media sites discriminating against Russian news outlets

News Item: Tired of mockery, Austrian village changes name

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Q&A with CIPCUG Session 224

Tuesday, 24 November 2020 07:00

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From the Meeting: What is a NAS drive and do I need one?

From the Meeting: What are options for USB for laptops?

From the Meeting: How should I back up photos?

News Item: Google Pay relaunch transforms it into a full-fledged financial service

News Item: Microsoft Teams takes on Zoom with free all-day video calling on the web

News Item: GitHub reinstates YouTube-dl, promises to overhaul DMCA reviews

News Item: Apple drops its cut of App Store revenues from 30% to 15% for some developers

News Item: S&P 500 adds Tesla, sending stock price soaring

News Item: Google, Facebook and Twitter threaten to leave Pakistan over censorship law

News Item: OpenStreetMap is Having a Moment

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Q&A with CIPCUG Session 223

Tuesday, 17 November 2020 07:00

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Lisa Toth This morning I discovered the star on the right side of the URL cell when on the internet. ( cannot remember

the name at all!). I saved a couple of sites to it. So my question is: How do I find the favorites I have saved?

Vic Johnson What’s this “Wi-Fi over power”?

Lisa Toth I was perusing a Costco ad and got to the computer and tablet section. I noticed there were also a few towers for

sale. That surprised me but it is possible to personalize them with added hardware. Suddenly I thought: “Will there come a time that the add on hardware boards etc. will just be apps?”

News Item: Malwarebytes is kicking Windows printers offline

News Item: Microsoft is investigating undeletable Outlook.com emails

News Item: Scammers impersonating the IRS threaten victims with legal action

News Item: Your Computer Isn’t Yours

News Item: Six Reasons Why Google Maps Is the Creepiest App On Your Phone

News Item: Microsoft warns against SMS, voice calls for multi-factor authentication: Try something that can’t be SIM swapped

News Item: The Security Failures of Online Exam Proctoring

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Q&A with CIPCUG Session 222

Tuesday, 10 November 2020 07:00

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Lisa Toth Every time I try to log into a Microsoft account my password doesn’t work. I end up creating a new password and using my current code. In Password I have a couple of versions of Microsoft passwords. My Skype username is my phone number. So

now I can get into Skype. I’m relieved about that but, next time I need to log into one of the

other accounts like MS Edge?

Nancy Ambrose I cannot print from Windows 10. I go to windows 7. Windows 10 does not recognize my printer and seems not to activate the default button. Is there a way to keep windows 7 safe?

Ed Lynch Firefox is configured to use a proxy server that is refusing connections. Check the proxy settings to make sure tha

t they are correct. Contact your network administrator to make sure the proxy server is working.

News Item: Windows 10 20H2 LSASS crash issue causes forced reboot

News Item: Windows 7 won’t die, still second most popular operating system

News Item: Microsoft: Windows 10 1809 reaches end of service next week

News Item: QBot phishing lures victims using US election interference emails

News Item: Amazon reviews: 42% may be fake, independent monitor says.

News Item: Privacy-focused Brave browser grew over 130% in the past year

News Item: The feds just seized Silk Road’s $1 billion stash of bitcoin

News Item: Debt collectors will soon be allowed to reach you by text or on Facebook

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Q&A with CIPCUG Session 221

Tuesday, 03 November 2020 07:00

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Tony Pizza I was offered the 20H2 update, so installed it today, 11/1. The system info showed installed 5/31/2020. Is it

properly installed?

News Item: Microsoft begins to finally kill off Internet Explorer

News Item: FTC receives almost 2 million robocall complaints in nine months

News Item: Therapy patients blackmailed for cash after clinic data breach

News Item: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman got served a lawsuit via WhatsApp

News Item: Mac users unable to print after Apple revoked HP certificate

News Item: Microsoft plans big Windows 10 UI refresh in 2021 codenamed ‘Sun Valley’

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