Volume 30, Issue 1
Prez says for January 2026
Welcome to a New Year! In January we have the Martin Luther King holiday, lots of sales, and more cold weather. Did you make any resolutions for the new year?
On January 6th, we will have our Tech Corner and General meeting via Zoom.
Our General Meeting program will be Artificial Intelligence (AI): fun and useful tips presented by Chris Taylor (live via Zoom)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have exploded over the last few years. They can: supercharge your web searches & help you find the most relevant information; generate images & videos from text prompts; summarize web pages, YouTube videos, & PDF files; help you accomplish tasks in your programs; assist with creative writing; and more. Chris Taylor from the Ottawa PC Users' Group will show you how easily it can be done and how to avoid dreaded "AI hallucinations". And you can do it all (well, most) for free. Please join us for this interesting presentation.
Do you have questions about one of your computer devices or software? Join Andy Peck via Zoom at 6:00 PM on January 6th for our Technology Corner. Topics for the January Tech Corner are: Google Lens, Phyphox, Snooping VPNs, Living in a Simulation, Apps in Chat GPS, etc.
If you want to learn more about Linux, visit our Linux Special Interest Group hybrid meeting (in-person plus Zoom) starting at 6:30 PM on January 13th at the North Bellevue Community Center. The Linux Group
also has a build-your-own server project Zoom meeting at 7:00 PM on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of January.
Join Sally Ann to attend The Digital Imaging SIG meeting on January 27th via Zoom. January’s theme will be Favorite Activities. Don’t forget Smartphone Snapshots and Today’s Find.
To keep up with technology, visit https://www.techforsenior.com to learn about their Monday morning meetings (9:00 AM PT), their Newsletter, and their Facebook page.
Be sure to download all security updates on all of your devices and update Zoom to version 6.7.2.
Please consider joining us via Zoom for our January meetings.
We need a local volunteer to join the Board and assist Bob with the Treasurer’s duties. Don’t worry if your membership cards have not arrived yet. We are running late, but you are still a valued member.
To prepare for an Auction in June, we need a covered space to sort and store donated items. Do you know of a garage space we could rent for one day only on the first Saturday of June, 2026?
We welcome visitors! Please encourage your friends to join KEGS, the Linux SIG, and the Digital imaging SIG.
I look forward to seeing you soon.
