Chicago Computer Society

04/19/2025

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03/09/2025

Chicago Computer Society YouTube Videos https://tinyurl.com/CCSYTC25
To attend one of our monthly meetings, and/or become a member, send your contact info to [email protected]

02/19/2025

This change will affect both writers and readers who sell or purchase books on Amazon.

Amazon is making a huge change to the Kindle store. Let’s talk about why this matters, how it affects readers and authors, and what you can do to keep contro...

01/01/2025

This is one of dozens of extremely useful videos from Bob Cohen. Bob is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to technology. He also has the ability to present the information in a well organized and easy to understand fashion. This video deals with Smartphone Myths as well as some Tips for using your smartphone more effectively.

In this Tech Topic class, I cover smartphone charging myths, how your smartphone manages charging, one essential tip to keep your battery lasting longer, and...

12/30/2024

Officials say the account is posing as the sheriff's office to steal personal information from residents.

08/07/2024

Some MacBook owners may be getting some money back. Currently it is only for six states.

Customers affected by the problematic butterfly keyboards on Apple's 2015 to 2019 MacBooks could see a check show up in their mailbox soon.

06/05/2024

Be careful if you should get your Google or Samsung smartphone repaired and non authorized parts are used in the repair.

If you send a phone to Google for repair and the company finds unauthorized parts, it will keep the phone.

06/01/2024

In this NOVA virtual field trip, hacker Matt Mitchell, founder of CryptoHarlem, and cybersecurity expert Danacea Vo, founder of Cyberlixir, will explore how to navigate the digital world while protecting your privacy and introduce you to the "hacker mindset." Learn tips for managing privacy across y...

05/20/2024

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MAY 22, 2024
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET

Using the Census for Genealogy--More than you think
Sue Mueller, Genealogy Group Leader
Computer Users of Erie
and
The Dark Web
Al Williams, President
Willow Valley Computer Club

Register here – https://forms.gle/8ZkMiHLmg6jfBLKs7

After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment of your registration. On May 21, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time, you will receive the encrypted Zoom link.

Census Records—More than you think. Explore federal and state census records, where and what you will find on the census, family, and neighbor clues, linking census clues to other sources, other census schedules, and census substitutes.

The Dark Web. What is it? Is it dangerous? Why would I want to use it? This presentation is for the curious.

We look forward to seeing you this Wednesday. The next WW is on June 12, a Linux WW on June 19, and a WW on June 26. Do you have a presentation you have given to your group? Please volunteer to give it at one of the WWs. Thanks, Judy & John ([email protected] -- [email protected])

**9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET ** APCUG values your privacy. We only collect and store the personal data needed to give you the best service and will not share that information. Please read the questions carefully before answering them. Thanks, Judy

05/17/2024

For those that are trying to follow all the latest advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI), there have been a whole bunch (technical term 😉) of announcements about new features. If you would like to see a summary of these new features there is a YouTube video at: https://tinyurl.com/AINews20240517 . The narrator speaks rather quickly so you may want to consider slowing the speed to .75 using the YouTube gear icon.

04/22/2024

APCUG: Meeting Topics for 4/24/2024 https://tinyurl.com/APCUG0424

04/19/2024

If you are a host or acting as host for Zoom meeting and have a paid account with Zoom, you can now create an AI generated meeting summary and distribute it to the attendees immediately following the session. This is a new feature with the latest version of Zoom Workplace (Version 6.0.0.0). For more information on this topic go to

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