00:14:13 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Welcome to all members and guests! Want to join the OPCUG? - https://opcug.ca/join-or-renew/ Want to present at Q&A? Give us your material and we can create slides, or we have a PowerPoint template you can download and use: https://opcug.ca/downloads/Q&A-Template.potx Send in questions, shares, etc SuggestionBox@opcug.ca 00:19:56 Stew Bruce: I knew a guy who simply turned off his router every night. 00:19:57 Tom Trottier: One way to turn internet off is to use fhe free Windows Firewall Control. 00:20:07 E O'Driscoll: What about sleeping the laptop? It saves power. 00:20:55 Tom Trottier: Sleeping good, but reboot 1/week if memory leaks 00:21:28 Martin Rice: Is there still a cyberthreat risk if the computer is put in Sleep mode? 00:21:35 Natalie: Replying to "I knew a guy who sim..." If you have TV cable access through the router, that would be an issue. 00:21:47 Tom Trottier: memory leaks: some bad programs grab increasing amounts of memory as time goes by.... 00:22:24 Tom Trottier: Computer can wake if you let it - can change in settings for adapter 00:23:13 Stew Bruce: Replying to "I knew a guy who sim..." Mu friend did this when he went to bed so (presumably) wasn't watching TV then . . . 00:23:53 Tom Trottier: If using SSD, best to turn off hibernation file 00:24:31 Tom Trottier: powercfg.exe /hibernate off 00:25:13 Natalie: How to know if fast start-up is enabled? 00:25:24 Tom Trottier: in power settings 00:26:05 Natalie: Same for WIN 10? 00:26:15 Tom Trottier: back to win xp i think 00:26:21 Tom Trottier: or 2k 00:27:03 Natalie: I see the check box in WIN 10, but it's greyed out. I can't uncheck it. 00:27:26 Tom Trottier: probably you have hibernation turned off 00:27:40 Natalie: Yes, thanks! 00:29:10 Tom Trottier: Add a TPM! https://www.tomshardware.com/news/where-to-buy-tpm-2.0-for-windows-11 00:29:39 Tom Trottier: If only there were a USB TPM.... 00:29:54 Alan German (OPCUG Meeting Coordinator): Add a TPM perhaps if the CPU is on the approved list? 00:30:46 Tom Trottier: One more reason to switch to Linux/BSD/... 00:32:11 Tom Trottier: "A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) on Linux is a hardware component that enhances security by providing cryptographic functions, such as secure boot, key storage, and random number generation. It is commonly used for disk encryption and secure authentication in various Linux distributions." 00:35:10 Ma Vo: How To Make An Automated Windows 11 Install USB, Updated for 2025. - by CyberCPU Tech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9SpKVEc_Yo This may allow the older systems to use Win 11. 00:37:33 Tom Trottier: Bien! 00:37:53 Alan German (OPCUG Meeting Coordinator): Or was that a slang form? 00:38:20 Tom Trottier: Hosti! 00:39:01 Tom Trottier: Adobe Digital Editions is at V4.5 currently 00:40:03 Natalie: I just log in to Libby on my PC: https://libbyapp.com/interview/welcome#doYouHaveACard 00:40:09 Natalie: Using WIN 10 00:40:35 Tom Trottier: v4.5 works in W11 for me for OPL ebooks 00:41:40 Phil: I use Libby on my cell phone. 00:42:24 Allison: v4.5 works in Windows 11 for me as well for OPL ebooks. I set it up for my mom on her computer, too, for the Guelph Public Library. 00:43:58 Tom Trottier: There are 5 or so Partner Libraries available in https://ottawa.overdrive.com you can sign in with your Ottawa library card 00:45:48 Tom Trottier: https://play.google.com/store/search?q=libby&c=apps 00:45:58 Tom Trottier: for android phones/tablets 00:46:27 Tom Trottier: I use it mainly for audiobooks 00:46:33 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Microsoft's Dirty Secret: Your Old PC is Now Trash! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGj0rVZGfuk Little Language Lessons https://labs.google/lll/en https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/little-language-lessons/ Pruning at the Play Store https://mobilesyrup.com/2025/04/30/google-play-store-app-purge/ 00:46:57 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Transfer an App from one Android Phone to Another https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPYNSV81fIU 00:47:11 Natalie: Merlin is great! 00:49:20 Natalie: Cornell also has live bird cams of bird nests & feeders. Right now there are eggs being incubated & hatched and baby chicks being fed. It's addictive! https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/all-cams/ 00:50:30 Tom Trottier: They are giving you the bird........... 00:50:57 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Presumptuous of them to assume you are patient! 😂 00:53:24 Natalie: Android Package Kit 00:58:30 Stew Bruce: As an alternative to Google's play store there is also F-Droid and APKpure where you may find android apps Google no longer offers. 01:06:08 Tom Trottier: Apparently some have had calls trying to get people to say "yes" no doubt for later reuse 01:07:17 Natalie: I set up a security code that I need to key in when I call, but only some places offer that. I refuse voice ID & confirm that option it's not on when time I call.. 01:07:19 E O'Driscoll: 😆 01:08:19 Ed Morawski: Bitwarden is good, too 01:09:50 Ed Morawski: Stand-alone password managers are the best way to go. 01:10:05 Tom Trottier: Keepass is at a good price, too.......... 01:10:14 Steve Parker: have two pw managers . . . one to backup the other 01:10:18 Jocelyn Doire: TurboTax had a text when I was about to close it mentioning Win11 that gave me the feeling that it might not work next year if I still have Win10, and given I have no desire to trash a perfectly good computer, that made me wonder what applications will have problems in a few months. 01:13:00 Tom Trottier: 0patch..... 01:16:56 José Costa: I also use StudioTax; I'm happy with it. 01:18:21 Tom Trottier: Can't these be streamed live to Youtube? 01:18:51 Chris Taylor, President OPCUG: Not the OPL presentations. There is one coming up that is being given over Zoom 01:20:22 Natalie: Thanks! 01:20:37 E O'Driscoll: Thanks - interesting about moving files. Devious, actually. 01:20:37 Allison: Thank you!