Can your smartphone really cause cancer or ADHD?

This is a Podcast by Kim Kommando which has very interesting and alarming information we all need to think about it.

CONSUMER TECH UPDATE

Can your smartphone really cause cancer or ADHD?

They used to say smoking wasn't harmful to our health. Today, researchers and doctors are warning about radio frequency radiation from our wireless technology, but are we listening? Researchers behind the film "Generation Zapped," an eye-opening documentary about health risks such as brain cancer, ADHD and other medical issues caused by RF frequencies, discuss their findings.

Click or tap to learn more about the effects of smartphones.

Enjoy the New Year!

 

I am excited about the Jan. 9 meeting.  Pearl Diaz, a Pima County technology librarian will be presenting a program on all the online resources available through the Pima and Arizona library systems...and it's not just downloadable books.  You can get a library card with your rent receipt and mail addressed to you at Tucson.  For the program, bring your computer or device and your library card and Pearl will show you how to take advantage of the wealth of resources available.

Beautify the New Year...
Check out this website with lovely calendars to print for 2019.  You  will select the calendar, save each month as a picture in a file.  Then you can print it.  FYI, the Mission library at the corner of Ajo has a color printer which you can print the calendar for 10 cents a sheet.  There are some calendars that your grandkids will love as well pretty ones for general use.

https://thecottagemarket.com/2018/12/the-best-free-printable-2019-calendars.html

See you Wednesday, January 9 in  Classroom 2 at 7:00 pm!

Technology Night at the Movies

Technology Night at the Movies

Time to Learn Something New!

https://www.renderforest.com/watch-12367699

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How to Find Videos for
Education and Entertainment

•Finding technology tutorials and how to’s•Finding videos for further education

•Finding videos of movies for entertainment

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How to Search YouTube like a Pro!

•Find a specific YouTube channel

royal wedding, channel

•Watch live videos on YouTube

zoo, live

•Limit your search to recently uploaded videos

oprah winfrey, this week

•Find only official videos, no fan material please

never say never, partner

•Find movies on YouTube

jackie chan, movie

•Find 4K or HD only videos on YouTube

the king’s speech trailer, hd

•.Find 3D video clips on YouTube

avatar, 3d

•Find lengthy videos on YouTube

tom and jerry cartoons, long

•Perform exact-match searches on YouTube

allintitle:”google goes gaga”

•Mix and Match YouTube Search operators

ted talks, hd, this month, long

•The best part about YouTube search is that you combine multiple search operators with commas and apply them all to your query (much like the Boolean AND operator). The above example will help use find all TED talks that have recently been uploaded to YouTube.

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YouTube Shortcuts

•Space is your go-to key for starting and stopping playback

•Home and End keys get you to the start and end of your video.

•Number keys jump through the video by percentage point (5=50 percent)

 

•cursor keys fast-forward

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•When watching a clip, click the Add to button then choose Watch Later.

–It’s actually just a playlist that YouTube sets up for you but it’s handy when you don’t have time to watch all the video content you want to right now. From the main YouTube menu you can access the Watch Later list as well as your subscriptions and your viewing history.

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Channels  of Interest

•Kim Komando Show

•Technology for Teachers and Students

•Teacher’s Tech

•Simpletivity

•CNET

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Try These Videos

•Kim’s Old Cell Phone Commercials

–How to come up with a safe password

•You’re doing passwords all wrong (more information to print)

•3D Printing

•Google Docs

•What is the Cloud?

•Google Calendar Tricks

•Creating YouTube Channel and Playlist

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Other Than YouTube

•The Internet Archive is a web-based library of all sorts of free content, including books, music, software, and, of course, movies. Just as you might associate a physical library with doing research, one of the strengths of The Internet Archive’s video content is its vast collection of historical content.

•The Open Video Project The Open Video Project has been developed at the Interaction Design Laboratory at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill’s School of Information and Library Science. The site is targeted toward the research community, including those who work with multimedia retrieval and digital libraries.

•TED  The TED website features more than 2,300 talks covering a vast swathe of topics, such as technology, business, design, science, and global issues.

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                       More Videos Online

•National Geographic Videos

•Discovery Channel TV

•Science Channel TV

•Travel Channel TV

•DIY NetworkTV

•HGTV

•Animal Planet

•Itunes U

•Tubi Free TV

First Meeting

Our next meeting is Wednesday, December 12th which will be Technology Night at the Movies.  Don't Miss It !

Last meeting's information

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Now for the Lighter Side

•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp-uKlhXvmo

First Computer Club Meeting on Wednesday at 7:00 pm

Our first computer club meeting is on Wednesday at 7:00.  We will use the time to enjoy some snacks and conversation with friends old and new.  Then we will plan for a new season of computer and technology learning.  There will also be some door prizes.  So invite a friend and come to Classroom 2 on Wednesday at 7:00.

Turn your phone into a magnifying glass

Another great tidbit from Kim Komando...

Turn your phone into a magnifying glass

You don't have to be a detective to use a magnifying glass to look for clues. You might want to read something that's too small or look at a detail that's hard to spot. Either way, a magnifying glass helps you spot things you might otherwise miss. Unfortunately, you might not have a magnifying glass just lying around when you need it most. But you probably do have a smartphone!

Click here to see how to turn your phone into a magnifying glass.

How not to get hacked when traveling

From Kim Komando

Traveling? 5 ways to not get hacked

Some people might know that traveling can leave you even more vulnerable to hackers and scammers. As the holidays approach many of us will be traveling more and more. So how do we protect ourselves? Well, there are some simple tricks we can use while we are online and traveling that can make sure we keep our personal and financial information safe. I can show you how.

Click or tap to see how to keep yourself safe from hackers while you travel.

Don't forget the December 5th Meeting!

2018-2019 RCW PC Computer Schedule

Cactus...a dead giveaway of  RCW Computer Club members...

Rincon PC Computer Club
2018-2019  Schedule

  Classroom 2 

 7:00-8:00 PM 

                                    Computer Help:  Mondays 1:00-3:00 Cardroom 2                              

Dec. 5  Meet and Greet, planning session, and fun

Dec. 12 Tech Night at the Movies

Dec. 21  50/50 Raffle at Friday’s Coffee, Volunteers needed

                                 

Jan. 3  Meet the Clubs 6:30-8:00 Auditorium, Volunteers needed

Jan. 9  On-line Resources from the Pima County Libraries--Pearl Diaz – Technology Librarian

Jan. 16  Don the Virus Slayer (Up and Running computer Services)  Q &A

Jan. 23  Unraveling the Mysteries of GPS--David Carr

Jan. 30 Locating the Living -Amy Urman ( Nosy Wilma LLC)

                               

Feb. 6 What’s a Blog – Ann Dixon

Feb. 13 Steven Sakir  of Steve’s Computer Repair LLC will discuss custom building computers, what to look for when buying a new computers, and the latest scams.

Feb. 20  Powerpoint and Pictures  -- Ann Dixon

Feb. 27 Q & A, Business Meeting, Elections

Mar 6  Computer Club Social – Rally Room  5:00 -6:30

Mar 13 Learning about Linuix  --Boone Seagraves

March 20 TBD

March27 TBD   

Keep up to date with our Google Calendar.  

http://rcwpcclubblog.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html

Hope to see you at the first meeting!

More Star Information

When is the next meteor shower? See the Almanac’s 2018 Meteor Showers Calendar for the dates of all the principal meteor showers during the year, plus meteor shower viewing tips.
https://www.almanac.com/content/meteor-shower-calendar

This webpage  https://www.almanac.com/ is a fount of knowlege for everyday living.  

What's that in the sky?

Spring is here and summer is right around the corner.  Time to be sitting out observing the stars and that great big ball we call the moon.  NASA has put together a video close-up tour of the moon so you can really see what you are  looking at. 

Some Moon facts

On average, the Moon is roughly 384,402 km away from Earth, or about 238,856 miles. The second-densest moon in our solar system (behind Jupiter's Io), it is 1/81 the size of Earth, which, relative to the planet it orbits, is pretty large by moon standards.

Though humanity has been studying the Moon for years, it was not until July 21, 1969, when Neil Armstrong walked on its surface, becoming the first man in history to do so. His Apollo 11 mission was the first of seven that were to send astronauts to the Moon, though Apollo 13 never made it.

In total, 12 people have walked on the Moon, with the last coming in 1972. Since then, many other countries have had missions involving the Moon, and there are more scheduled for the coming years.

PC Computer Club, Wednesday March 7

Thanks to Dave Kammer for a great presentation on all the Browsers available.  He has shared with us this file of his Browser presentation.  Click here to view it. You can also download it.

This week, we have a speaker from Osher Lifelong Learning Institute from U of A.   I think this will be interesting and beneficial since I think our group is full of very intelligent lifelong learners. 

Want online places to learn new skills?  Check out the Links button at the top of the page.  All the links are live.  You might find some things that are just for you.

Please bring any ideas for programs next year as we will discuss it briefly at the meeting.  Our time is coming to an end.  We will have only one more program for the year.

See, we're in good company!
It's been a great year!  Thanks for being a part of it.  Ann

Amy Urman Presentation

Here are the handouts for Amy's presentation.
Beyond the Search Button
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzS6FHVS1kuEckpNRUdLZm40cG8/view

Paper Trail of Death
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzS6FHVS1kuETlc0MVhxQXVfS3c/view

Finding the Living
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzS6FHVS1kuETFNUcnJxRUVib00/view

If you did not attend the meeting or sign up for the pizza party, please contact Ann at #414

Wednesday Meeting -- Please come!

This Wednesday at 7:00 pm, we will have a great program from our own Dave Kammer.  He will give us insight into the myriad of Internet browsers.  They are all a little different and some may be better for what you need. 

The activity office has asked for a count of attendees in order to plan room arrangement for next year.  We need a full room to indicate our need of the classroom, so don't miss meeting if possible.  We will also discuss next year's plans, officers and meetings. We need everyone's input.

On Feb. 28, next meeting will be our yearly pizza party.  Be sure to sign up at the meeting and if you want to bring someone that is not a member, it will be $5.  We also have some entertainment planned that you don't want to miss. 


See you on Wednesday!

Interesting New Gadget

Do you have a box of records, too?  Here is a gadget that will record those records to your computer. 
 and has a small footprint.
https://www.vinylvaultoffer.com/?mid=9670952&a=167188&s=v1&ClickID=02_49949683_103b426a-06a5-412b-9d5a-fa8deae7960d

Don't Forget the PC Club,February 7th Meeting

WOW!  Do we have a great speaker for our Wednesday meeting.  Amy Urman will speak to us about "Google Beyond the Search Button". This will give us insight into some of the hidden features of Google that will help you find more on your search.   Amy is a genealogist and a private investigator.  Her presentations are very entertaining.

Wednesday, Jan.31 PC Club Meeting --

We are very fortunate to be having David Freitag as our speaker on Wednesday, Jan. 31.  He is a professor at Pima Community College here in Tucson who will give us an update on future technologies the students learn. 

This is the LinkIn summary for our speaker.  You do not want to miss this meeting.

More than 25 years of experience in the Computer Software Industry with responsibilities that include programming, business and systems analysis, project management, supervision, and management. More than 17 years as a supervisor, manager, or Director in IT departments.

Academic experience includes one year advising at Pima Community College, one year teaching at the University of Arizona, and five years in the IT Development Services department at Pima Community College as an IT Principal Analyst. Currently teaching CIS courses at Pima Community College.

Wednesday, January 17, 2018 , we had an excellent presentation by Larry Kuntz on Windows 10.  He was gracious enough to share his slides with us.  Thanks, Larry.

Don't forget!  Next Wednesday will be "Don, The Virus Slayer"  from Up and Running Computer Services.