Prez Says July 2023
Volume 27, Issue 7
Prez Says for July 2023
July Fourth is the great American holiday with flags waving, patriotic
music, picnics with hot dogs and potato salad, and fireworks. I hope
you and your family have a wonderful celebration.
Because July Fourth this year is the first Tuesday of the month and the
North Bellevue Community Center is closed, there will not be a Tech
Corner or General Meeting this month.
Our Auction on June 6th was back after four years and was very
successful. We enjoyed the spirited bidding. Thank you to the
generous donors, those who stored donated items, those who helped
organize the donations, those who helped with the setup at the Center,
those who bid, those who took items up to the Auctioneers, the
Auctioneers, those who collected KEGaBuck$, those who helped clean
up, and those who shared with other attendees.
I encourage everyone to attend our in-person meetings as sundown is
later now and everyone will have lots of time to drive home in daylight.
If you want to learn more about Linux, visit Steve Herber at our Linux Special Interest Group hybrid meeting (in-person and on Zoom) starting at 6:30 PM on July 11th.
Don't forget to drop in on Sally Ann at our Zoom Digital Imaging Special Interest Group Meeting at 7:00 PM on July 25th. July's Theme is Celebrations and of course includes fireworks.
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.
I hope to see you at a meeting soon.
Prez Says for July 2024
Volume 28, Issue 7
Prez Says for July 2024
Welcome to July, the month of 4th of July Holiday celebrations and the start of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The good weather for summer in the Seattle area usually starts after the 4th of July; this year appears to be following the same pattern. I hope you and your family enjoy the special celebrations this month.
On July 2nd, we will have our Tech Corner and General Meeting via Zoom only. Our General Meeting program will be "Windows Specialty Tools" presented by KEGS Member Randy Van Heusden.
Do you have questions about one of your computer devices or software? Join Leader Andy Peck at 6:00 PM on July 2nd for our Technology Corner Zoom meeting. July’s topics include Online Auctions, Maps Trick, Replika, Deleted iPhone Messages, and Q&A.
If you want to learn more about Linux, visit Steve Herber at our Linux Special Interest Group hybrid meeting (in-person and Zoom combined) starting at 6:30 PM on July 9th. The Linux Group also has a build-your-own server project Zoom meeting at 7:00 PM on the 3rd Thursday of July.
You are invited to attend the Digital Imaging Special Interest Group Meeting via Zoom with Sally Ann at 7:00 PM on Tuesday evening, July 23rd. July’s topic is Celebrations.
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.
Now that we have daylight longer, please consider joining us at the North Bellevue Community Center for our July 9th and August meetings. You will be able to drive to and from the meetings in daylight.
We welcome visitors! I look forward to seeing you soon.
Prez Says for May 2024
Volume 28, Issue 5
Prez Says for May 2024
We did have enough April showers, so hopefully we will have great May flowers. May is the month of Mother’s Day and the Memorial Day Holiday. I hope you and your family enjoy the special celebrations this month.
On May 7th we will have our Tech Corner and General Meeting at the North Bellevue Community Center. These will be hybrid meetings (in-person and via Zoom). Our General Meeting program will be "Tips from Hewie and Ron" presented by Hewie Poplock and Ron Brown. Would you like a quick source for manuals that is comprehensive and does not require your email and credit card information? Hewie will show us one. Please join us for this very useful presentation of tips from Hewie and Ron.
Do you have questions about one of your computer devices or software? Join Leader Andy Peck at 6:00 PM on May 7th for our Technology Corner hybrid meeting. May’s topics include Spying Vending Machines & Batteries, AI Bandwagon, Passkeys, etc.
If you want to learn more about Linux, visit Steve Herber at our Linux Special Interest Group hybrid meeting starting at 6:30 PM on May 8th. The Linux Group also has a build-your-own server project Zoom meeting at 7:00 PM on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month.
You are invited to attend the Digital Imaging Special Interest Group Meeting via Zoom with Sally Ann at 7:00 PM on Tuesday evening, May 28th. The May Theme is Architecture.
We did not find someone to volunteer space to store auction items and for sorting and labeling the items before the auction. So there is no auction this year. Hopefully someone will volunteer space for next year.
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.
We welcome visitors! I look forward to seeing you soon.
Prez Says for June 2024
Volume 28, Issue 6
Prez Says for June 2024
Welcome to June, the month of Father’s Day, Flag Day, and Juneteenth. The weather forecasted for June shows many pleasant 70+ degree days. I hope you and your family enjoy the special celebrations this month.
On June 4th we will have our Tech Corner and General Meeting at the North Bellevue Community Center. These will be hybrid meetings (in-person and via Zoom). Our General Meeting program will be "How to Speed Up Your Windows Computer" presented by KEGS Member Randy Van Heusden. Now that we have daylight longer, please consider joining us at the North Bellevue Community Center. You will be able to drive to and from the meeting in daylight.
Do you have questions about one of your computer devices or software? Join Leader Andy Peck at 6:00 PM on June 4th for our Technology Corner hybrid meeting. June’s topics include Scammers & MFA, AI "usefully wrong", Metadata issues, VIN cloning, and Q&A.
If you want to learn more about Linux, visit Steve Herber at our Linux Special Interest Group hybrid meeting starting at 6:30 PM on June 11th. The Linux Group also has a build-your-own server project Zoom meeting at 7:00 PM on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month.
You are invited to attend the Digital Imaging Special Interest Group Meeting via Zoom with Sally Ann at 7:00 PM on Tuesday evening, June 25th. June’s topic is Flowers and Butterflies.
We did not find someone to volunteer space to store auction items and for sorting and labeling the items before the auction. So there is no auction this year. Hopefully someone will volunteer space for next year.
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.
We welcome visitors! I look forward to seeing you soon.
Prez Says for April 2024
Volume 28, Issue 4
Prez Says for April 2024
Will April showers bring May flowers? The extended weather forecast for April does not show snow but does indeed show lots of rain. Will you be visiting the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival this month? Are you ready for Tax Day on the 15th? How will you spend your refund? Think about upgrading some of your electronics. Years ago we expected things we purchased to last forever; unfortunately, the rapid changes now in technology mean that to keep up we need to refresh our devices more rapidly.
On April 2nd, we will have our Tech Corner and General Meeting at the North Bellevue Community Center. These will be hybrid meetings (in-person and via Zoom). Our General Meeting program will be "Windows Privacy" presented by KEGS Member Andy Peck. He will cover Windows 10 and 11 privacy issues and settings available to users. Please join us via Zoom for this informative topic.
Do you have questions about one of your computer devices or software? Join Leader Andy Peck at 6:00 PM on April 2nd for our Technology Corner hybrid meeting. April’s topics include Android Permissions, New Power Toys release, Chrome Incognito Mode lawsuit, 1440 Newsletter, Risks Digest, Annoying popups, etc.
If you want to learn more about Linux, visit Steve Herber at our Linux Special Interest Group hybrid meeting starting at 6:30 PM on April 9th. The Linux Group also has a build-your-own server project Zoom meeting at 7:00 PM on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month.
You are invited to attend the Digital Imaging Special Interest Group Meeting via Zoom with Sally Ann at 7:00 PM on Tuesday evening, April 23rd. The April Theme is Bridges.
KEGS needs a storage space to use to store Auction donations for several months and then we need a staging area to use for one day on the Saturday before the June Auction. If you know of space for this, please contact me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Thanks for your help.
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.
Please renew your KEGS membership for 2024 if you have not done so.
We welcome visitors! I look forward to seeing you soon.
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