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PREVIOUS PRESENTATION NOTES

April 21, 2021 Susan Watt Facebook - Fact and Fiction
January 20, 2021 Peter Rasberry (Updated January 28, 2021) Nature Photography	February 17, 2021 Dr. Kelly Grindrod Covid 19 Vaccines and related information
November 18, 2020 Inge Ford, Jim Boyes and Carolyn Cormier MACKS - Mayor's Advisory Council for Kitchener Seniors	December 16, 2020 Susan Watt Chromebook 101
September 16, 2020 Steve from City of Kitchener IT Staying Safe Online	October 21, 2020 Susan Watt Safe and Savvy Online Safe and Savvy summary & links
May 20, 2020 Ron Baer Instruction Video about ZOOM meetings	June 17, 2020 Ron Baer Create ZOOM meeting for Android Create a ZOOM meeing for PC Create a ZOOM meeting for iPad Create a ZOOM meeting (slideshow) Schedule a ZOOM meeting (slideshow)
October 16, 2019 Kyle McKinnon Drones in Canada, Uses, Licencing	December 18, 2019 Jim Kibble Power of Attorney
April 17, 2019 Dave Steffler and Rachel Micallef EasyGo Questions and Answers.	September 18, 2019 Colin Whaley and Peter Hoang Helping Older Adults Stay Connected Through Technology Opioid Crisis
April 17, 2019 Dave Steffler and Rachel Micallef EasyGo Questions and Answers.	September 18, 2019 Colin Whaley and Peter Hoang Helping Older Adults Stay Connected Through Technology Opioid Crisis
January 16, 2019 Dr. Tejal Patel Electronic Aids to Manage Medications	March 20, 2019 Dr. Steve Reuss Slides from presentation (In PDF format) ANSYS Advantage magazine issue on autonomous vehicles (Click "Download" on above page to get PDF version from browser) YouTube video of Steve's presentation to Communitech (Note: Video begins at 3:30 mark)
September 19, 2018 Detective Constable Michael Payne Fraud Prevention and Online Safety	December 19, 2018 Jim Reeves and Brian Bentley Life is Taxing
June 20, 2018 Gert Hartmann Research Institute for Aging	February 21, 2018 Jim Reeves and Brian Bentley Tax Talk for 2017
March 21, 2018 Meghan Brenner-Burgoyne eHealth Centre of Excellence	November 15, 2017 Dr. Josephine McMurray Technology, Trust and Stuff Chartwell Age-Well presentation
January 17, 2018 Josh Graham ION Presentaion	March 15, 2017 Dale Dyce National Geographic History and Collecting
June 21, 2017 Elmer Starchuk Free Phone Call Information Links	February 15, 2017 Josephine McMurray PhD Heather McNeil Technology, Health & Aging
November 16, 2016 - Brian Bentley What is VoIP Notes from Ooma Install	December 21, 2016 - Colin Whaley Sources on You Tube for seniors presentation (on You Tube)
September 21, 2016 - Colin Whaley EnTech - Computer and Research information for those 55+	October 19, 2016 - Guenter Gamauf Creating A Digital Slide Show
December 16, 2015 - Charles McColm Computer recycling at the Working Centre	Brian Bentley - June 15, 2016 Step by Step guide to upgrading to Windows 10
September 16, 2015 - Emilio Rodriguez How to Integrate Technology In Your Space	October 21, 2015 - Eric Edwards What's New With Windows 10
April 15, 2015 - Tony Karg A Canadian Living in Japan	May 20, 2015 - David Cox Buy & Hold Works until The Trend Ends David's Newsletter
January 21, 2015 - W. James MacLean Cutting the Cord	February 18, 2015 - Brian Bentley & Jim Reeves Google Phone calls, Cell phone companies, Google Translate
October 15, 2014 Digital Media at KPL	December 17, 2014 - John C Wilson Meteorology & the Web (in PDF format)
May 21, 2014 Scratch- A Browser Based Graphics Utility http://scratch.mit.edu/about/ Addition info on Scratch (in PDF form)	September 17, 2014 Apps and Technology for Health Additional notes.
September 18, 2013 Joining Bits & Bytes Google+ Community (in PDF format)	April 14, 2014 Win. XP support ends & Heartbleed (in PDF format)
January 16, 2013 - Darryl Bonk Ancestors, History Research Links (in PDF format)	April 17, 2013 - Professor Don Cowan Computer Science - Past and Present at University of Waterloo (in PDF format)
October 17, 2012 - Mary Monteith, Dani Paschert-Ward KPL E-Readers, E-Books, Audio Books (with links to various sections)	May 16, 2012 - Elmer Starchuk GPS Facts (in PDF format)
December 21, 2011 - Brian Bentley Tax Software notes (in PDF format)	March 21, 2012 - Brian Bentley Free or Low Cost Internet Communications (in PDF format)
April 20, 2011 - Cindy Cheung Brain Games (in PDF format)	June 14, 2011 - James MacLean Living in The Cloud
October 20, 2010 - Bill Klos General Tips & Tricks for Windows 7 (in PDF format)	December 15, 2010 - John C Wilson Meteorology & the Web (in PDF format)
June 16, 2010 - Elmer Starchuk Movie Maker Magic (in PDF format)	October 20, 2010 - Elmer Starchuk Google Chrome Tips (in PDF format)
December 16, 2009 - Carl Scherer Radio Stations on the Internet (in PDF format)	April 21, 2010 - Guenter Gamauf PaintDotNet and Flickr for Photos (in PDF format)
April 15, 2009 - Carl Scherer Basic Computing Booklet for Windows (in PDF format)	November 18, 2009 - Ed Black Free Alternatives to Microsoft Programs (in PDF format)
November 18, 2008 - Elmer Starchuk Pushing The Envelope	January 21, 2009 - Carl Scherer Computer Backup Address Book & E-mail backup Setting Up a Two Computer Network
December 12, 2007 - Ed Black Keep Your Windows XP Happy	December 12, 2007 - Carl Scherer Protecting Your Computer (pdf format)
December 20, 2006 - Guenter Gamauf Computer Virus Protection	June 20, 2007 - Ed Black Improving Your Computer Text Size and Vision
September 21, 2005 - Eric Daviau Microsoft Media Centre Edition	February 15, 2006 - Guenter Gamauf Using Search Engines
May 18, 2005 - Ed Black Keyboard Shortcuts	March 16, 2005 - Carl Scherer Icons, Files and File Extensions

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TIME	Wednesday, May 19, 2021 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
PLACE	This will be an online meeting via ZOOM.
SPEAKER	Helena Fouls and Nicole Amaral City of Kitchener Staff.
TOPICS	A Introduction to the MyKitchener Web Portaln Join Helena Foulds and Nicole Amaral for a tour of the City's brand-new website and portal, MyKitchener, that residents can personalize based on their interests and location. Learn how to navigate the new website and its features to find the information you're looking for. Get instructions on creating an account on the MyKitchener portal, as well as customizing your dashboard to display information that's unique to you, including utilities, property taxes, and the amenities and events near you. Take a tour for yourself, before the demo, by visiting: www.kitchener.ca/mykitchener . B Bits & Bytes Excecutive - Election Members of the Bits and Bytes club elect it's executive annually at the May Speaker Meeting. The executive work hard on your behalf throughout the year to bring you events such as the monthly Speaker presentations, Show and Tell Presentations and the twice monthly Drop-In Sessions. During the pandemic this past year, we have worked hard to continue our offerings through Zoom. The slate of candidates for the 2021-2022 Bits and Bytes Executive that will be presented at the May 19th Speaker meeting is: Chairperson: Ron Baer, Past Chairperson: Bill Thuot, Treasurer and Equipment: Bill Day, Equipment: Andy Hiemstra, Website Coordinator: Guenter Gamauf, Members-at-large: Brom Churchill, Lew Ford, Steve Gibson, Jim Reeves, Gisela Scholz, Susan Watt. Our City of Kitchener Program Coordinator DCC is Sandy Hrubik. We currently have 2 positions to be filled: Secretary and Membership Coordinator, and welcome any members who would be interested in joining the executive.

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