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Arlington & Fairfax Sessions -
Arlington Meetings in Person!
Fairfax In-Person Requirements
All Sessions Available via Zoom
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Arlington Email: arlmtgs(at)patacs.org      Fairfax Email: ffxmtg(at)patacs.org

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OPCUG Members Welcome!
PATACS - Arlington
Wednesday December 4th, 2024 7 PM

Please Come Early & Help with Meeting Setup!

Meeting Location: Carlin Hall Community Center,
5711 S. 4th Street, Arlington, VA 22204
Zoom Session: Details Sent via Email
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Snagit
Screen Capture and Recording Software
Presented by Mike Emery

Snagit is screen capture and recording software for Windows and macOS. It was created and developed by TechSmith, and launched in 1990. Snagit can be used to replace the native print screen function, extending it with additional features. TechSmith provides registered users regular emails of how-to lessons and tips on how to get the most from the software.

Mike's Bio: After cooking while in high school and eight years in the army, I went to work at ATF in Treasury, working in safety and security.

I migrated in IT by helping with Data General systems, then working my way into Wang OIS and VS systems.I managed those, Novel Netware, Banyan Vines, and other systems as we moved our way to Microsoft domains, eventually managing electronic messaging systems.

When ATF was migrating to contractors for all IT work, I moved into our Intelligence directorate where I could provide services to our personnel in Intelligence at the desktop level, managing distribution lists, creating and maintaining electronic forms, and the web site for the Office of Intelligence.

Retiring in January, 2017, I started with OLLI as a site assistant.  Having a short stint on a help desk for nine month, I returned to OLLI in March or 2019, and remain as a site assistant today.

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HAVE YOUR COMPUTER QUESTIONS ANSWERED!

The program planners for our First Wednesday PATACS meetings in Arlington are looking for topics that members would like to have explored or questions answered - this is your opportunity to have a say in topics addressed at this meeting. This is a smaller meeting than the Fairfax meeting, and it allows for much more interaction between members than is possible in Fairfax. And there's the post-meeting Pizza and Salad SIG, the post-meeting social at a nearby restaurant - another value-added feature of your membership! Please send your suggestions to our meeting program planners at arlmtgpgm@patacs.org.


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OPCUG / PATACS Joint Meeting,
Saturday, December 14th, 2024 1 PM   2nd Saturday

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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Tallwood, TA1
4210 Roberts Road, Fairfax, VA 22032-1028
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In Person Requirements -
OLLI Health and Safety Protocols

Coffee, Soda and Individual Snack Packages will be available.


 

Smart Plugs:
Preserving Device Batteries

Presented by John Krout


Part 1 of this presentation will introduce you to the features and many uses of low-cost Smart Plugs. These can be controlled remotely by zero-cost apps on your smart phone or tablet, and by vocal assistants such as Alexa, Hey Google or Siri.

Part 2 will show you a way to use a smart plug and its controller app to extend the life of the lithium-ion battery in your smart watch, laptop and Pluggable Hybrid Electric Vehicle. This technique is unusual because it does not rely on any app on the device being charged. It will work on any operating system or brand of device being charged, so long as the charger runs on standard Alternating Current (AC) electric power.


John Krout is a frequent presenter at our meetings on a wide range of computer, technology and photography topics, and author of many articles for the PATACS Posts newsletter.



Learn in 30: The Economy
and Considerations for Investors


Presented by

Cory Saylor, CFP


 
Cory will give a general economic update, where we are and how we feel heading into 2025. Some high points: The US economy remains resilient; Inflation has continued to moderate; The Fed has started it's rate cutting journey. Considerations for investors will be discussed, with audience questions encouraged.

Cory Saylor, CFP® is a senior portfolio manager with TIAA Trust, N.A. ("TIAA Trust") in Northern Virginia. He is responsible for designing and managing customized investment portfolios to help meet the financial objectives of high-net-worth clients. Cory has nearly 30 years of experience managing money for both high net-worth individuals as well as institutions. In addition to his long career in investing, Cory taught middle school special education, and has coached high school football and track, youth soccer and softball.




Upcoming Learn in 30 Sessions:
This Is Your Chance!
10 - 15 Minute Talks Welcome
Presented by YOU !!
Contact director2 (at) patacs.org to arrange a presentation !!



Future Meeting Topics:

Presentation Volunteers Needed! Contact director2 (at) patacs.org


January 18th: Wrestling with Windows 11


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PC Troubleshooting

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OPCUG Members Welcome!

PATACS - Arlington,
4th Wednesday, January 22nd, 7 PM
Zoom Details Will be Sent by Email

*** No Session December 25th ***
Meeting Location: Carlin Hall Community Center,
5711 S. 4th Street, Arlington, VA 22204


Technology & PC Help Desk:
Extended Q&A
Troubleshooting

Do all your electronics, gadgets, computers, phones, tablets, TV sets, networks, earbuds, and software apps/applications work perfectly? Do you never encounter glitches, freezes, failures? Are you always certain what brand and model product to buy? If so, we'd like to hear about your magic touch.

But if you're like the rest of us, none of that is true for you. And so PATACS' first Wednesday meetings may be just the resource you need for a happier technology life. Just as most PATACS meetings begin with a Q&A session, so does this meeting. But then the meeting continues for nothing but Q&A -- meaning that it's possible to have detailed and in-depth discussions, including real-time research and demonstrations.

Same as all PATACS meetings, these sessions are free and open to the public. So join in, share your questions, problems, and pain -- and perhaps receive answers, solutions, and relief.

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Computer Mechanic



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