Month: January 2017

Presented by: Jeff Hensel

Attendees: 31

Malware scams and mysterious upgrade popups with speaker notes

Jeff shared house one can recognize, avoid and remedy malware situations on our computers. Most importantly, he shared some guiding principles to help us to know what to do when we are presented with troublesome situations on our computers, phones calls and fearful situations. All to make technology much more friendly and useful.

Guiding Principles for Safe Pop-ups

• Pertains to your computer’s Brand
• Pertains to your computer’s Operating System
• Pertains to Windows Update
• Pertains to your computer’s Printer
• Pertains to Apps on your Computer
• Pertains to Java
• Pertains to Adobe and Adobe Flash

Guiding Principles to avoid online risk

• Protect Your Passwords and PINs
• Protect Yourself from Phishing SCAMS
• Learn How to Recognize Phishing Emails
• Don’t Open Unexpected Emails
• Don’t Email Personal or Financial Data
• Check That Web Forms are Secure

 

Presented by Jim Bush

Attendees:  20

Popular genealogy software

Jim shared that the hobby of genealogy is the second most popular behind gardening. As a result there is many software programs and web sites to support this popular hobby.

Jim answers these and many more questions.

• Can I get a genealogy program for Windows or Mac?
• I see there are many programs different from what I use. Can I easily move all of my work into another program?
• How can I get started researching my family tree?

For those that  may be interested in further pursuing a hobby in Genealogy, a Genealogy club exists in Summerset IV. It meets on the first Thursday of the month at 1PM in the poker room of the Summerset IV Pavilion. It is open to all Summerset residents. For more information please contact the club coordinator, Rosemary Tonjes,r-tonjes@sbcglobal.net.