Windows 10 Followup ... and more!

Wow.  That hour and a half went quick!

In Club News:

• Please renew your membership if you haven't. If you don't remember (hey, we're seniors!) send an email to akadivamom @ aol.com to ask your status.
• Yes, you do have to fill out a form for renewal.  Among other things, that form confirms your email address and allows you to provide feedback to the club officers.  What do *you* want to hear, learn, and get from membership? 
• Watch for an email with John Bray's info.  He will greatly appreciate any cards and letters you care to send him.
• Lastly, we need a volunteer for the program director's job.  It's simple really, just contact and setup speakers for Thursday's presentation each week - you don't have to present anything yourself.

First the 'more' ...

• 2.5 Hours of Apple Annoucments in 2.5 Minutes!  <link>
• What and when was the first USB Flash Drive?
• Your Yearly Dementia Test

Follow-up on Windows 10:

• Turn off the Windows 10 upgrade nag:  <link>
• When Windows 10 is free, and when it's not
• Should you upgrade to 10?  (Spoiler: From Windows 8 or 8.1 - yes; from Windows 7 -  it depends)
• The Privacy Dilemma.  Or is it just Market Research?
• Windows 10 Privacy Settings - 13 pages worth of them
• WUDO: Windows Update Delivery Optimization
• WiFi Sense: Convenience or a Bad Idea?
• Microsoft Account: "It just works" or Microsoft spying?
• Some Windows 10 Apps need more baking  (especially Mail!)
• David Pogue's 10 Days of Windows 10:  <link>  (good, short helpful videos!)

Next week:  It's more Bob.   Is that good or bad?  :-)

Jodi Presents: Cell Phones

Not just 'smart' phones.  A review of how to compare and select a cell phone plan.


Some good pages to check out
    http://www.whistleout.com/CellPhones
    http://www.wirefly.com/content/phone-plans
    http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2476684,00.asp
    http://www.whistleout.com/CellPhones/Cell-Phone-Plans-Buying-Guide
    http://www.whistleout.com/CellPhones/Guides/a-guide-to-verizons-edge-early-upgrading-plan

Windows 10: Before, During and After

A new record!  We had *87* people attending this presentation.  We apologize for those that that may have got stuck in the back; had we known that so many were coming we would have not set up all the tables to have more room.

This was a presentation on:

1. Getting ready for Windows 10,
2. The process of installing Windows 10, and
3. Some of this things you should look for after installing Windows 10

I had 87 slides in this presentation, and naturally, did not get to show them all.  All are included below, although I'll probably also show them in a future presentation.

Part 1 - Getting ready.  This part was mainly how to make an image backup of your computer using either the built-in Windows 7 or 8 tools, Acronis True Image, or Macrium Reflect free.  Although most of the Windows 10 installs have been error-free, and those that weren't corrected themselves, it's always nice to have a safety net and insurance if all goes bad.  A good image backup is that safety net.

Part 2 - Installing and Configuration.  I've done 4 upgrades so far, one of these live during this presentation.  It took 1 hour, 20 minutes on a 6.5 year old laptop - and completed seemingly without error.  (Give me time to check all the applications before pronouncing it done!)