NTPCUG meets monthly at
Northaven United Methodist Church,
11211 Preston Rd Dallas, TX 75230.
Park in the North lot and use the
side entrance facing Preston
Need to learn more about computers, the Internet, programming, how to use the latest software? Are you interested in keeping your knowledge skills on the leading edge? If you are, then NTPCUG is where you will want to be.
- Computer Users
- IT Professionals
- Developers
- Small Business Owners
Next Meetings
(all on 3rd Saturdays)
- December 21, 2024
- January 18, 2025
- February 15, 2025
- March 15, 2025
- April 19, 2025
- May 17, 2025
- June 21, 2025
- July 19, 2025
- August 16, 2025
- …
In-Person meetings are typically also held via ZOOM or Microsoft TEAMS teleconferencing.
Here is what we did at our Saturday, December 21, 2024 meeting …
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PowerShell SIG
8:00 – 10:00 am — See details below
Windows Tips & Tricks SIG
8:30 – 10:30 am — See details below
Artificial Intelligence (AI) SIG
9:30 – 10:30 am — See details below
Special Presentation!! Electronic Greeting Card Sites (e.g., eCards)
by Lisa Katzenstein
10:30 – 11:30 am — See details below
NTPCUG members will receive the meeting details in the monthly flyer, at least 2 days prior.
PowerShell SIG
(hybrid meeting – on-site and remote)
8:00 – 10:00 am
For the PowerShell SIG beginning at 8:00, we will have a general “All Things Related to PowerShell” discussion in an online meeting format. Join us !!
This SIG will meet both in-person this month at Northaven United Methodist Church as well as virtually at https://bit.ly/3AMFsUy.
SIG Leaders: Larry Weiss and Josh Miller
Windows Tips & Tricks
(hybrid meeting – on-site and remote)
8:30 – 10:30 am
Linda Eakle plans to explain how to resolve the issue where a Gmail account cannot be setup in Outlook.
In addition, Chuck Stark asks if your Dell pc or laptop has gotten (noticeably) slower in the past few weeks? Chuck says he has the fix.
[Now if we could just fix Chuck … 😊 ]
Can you put Windows 11 on ‘incompatible’ pc’s – does it work? Yes. Will it always work? Beats me (says Chuck – not a good sign). Here’s what you need to know.
And speaking of noticeably slower 😊 , Tom Sweet wants to whisper sweet nothings about
. . . something.
As always, we’ll have Open Q&A.
Also, if you have a ‘troubled’ system (or your system has a troubled user!) please contact Chuck via email to arrange for a ‘Live, No Net’ troubleshooting session in front of the group.
This SIG meets this month both in-person at NUMC and remotely. If attending remotely, click https://bit.ly/3vEoTK5 .
SIG Leaders: Lind Eakle, Chuck Stark & Tom Sweet
Artificial Intelligence (AI)(remote meeting only)
9:30 – 10:30 am
For December, Howard Harkness has lots of things to talk about this time after his two-month hiatus!
Per Howard:
1) My company just introduced a new AI chat application for internal use. My first impressions, well, I’ll withhold the spoiler.
2) AI can lie. If that doesn’t scare you, you haven’t been paying enough attention.
3) Various different AI implementations vied for top dog this month. Grok holds the lead for now — we’ll see if that continues through Saturday.
- Richard Nickoley’s subscription to OpenAI chat got cancelled without warning or explanation, so he switched to Grok
- Initial coding test disappointing
4) Three most important developments in AI in the last month, according to Grok:
- AI in Healthcare: A breakthrough in AI-driven diagnostics was announced by a consortium of leading research institutions. They unveiled an AI system capable of diagnosing complex diseases like cancer and rare genetic disorders with an accuracy rate exceeding 95%. This development promises to revolutionize personalized medicine by providing faster, more accurate diagnoses, thereby improving patient outcomes significantly.
- Ethical AI Framework: The Global AI Ethics Council (GAIEC) released a comprehensive framework aimed at ensuring ethical AI development and deployment. This framework includes guidelines on transparency, accountability, privacy, and bias mitigation. It’s designed to be adopted by governments and corporations worldwide to foster trust in AI technologies and ensure they benefit society as a whole.
- Quantum Computing Integration: A major tech company successfully integrated quantum computing with classical AI systems, enhancing the computational power available for AI applications. This integration has led to breakthroughs in optimization problems, machine learning algorithms, and simulation capabilities, opening new avenues for AI research and application in fields like finance, logistics, and material science.
5) I’ll try to present something surprising…
This SIG will meet remotely only,
using Zoom (https://bit.ly/3P6f3Hl )
Meeting ID: 837 0241 0325
Passcode: 710715
SIG Leader: Howard Lee Harkness
Special Presentation
(hybrid meeting – on-site and remote)
10:30 – 11:30 am
In December, our very own Lisa Katzenstein will discuss electronic greeting card sites, with an emphasis on Christmas ecards. Lisa is a long-time user of one greeting card website, from which she sends Thanks You ecards to our many past presenters. Of late, Lisa has also been researching other ecard sites which will be discussed as well.
Ecard websites are convenient and easy to use, and with the holiday season, a great resource, time saver, and money saver.
Lisa’s Bio: Lisa is a part-time librarian at the Wylie campus of Collin College. She is also on the NTPCUG Board of Directors, serving as publicity chair and Program chair.
Lisa has arranged dozens of special presentations in the past for NTPCUG, and is excited to do one herself on a topic everyone should find interesting and beneficial.
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This SIG will meet both in-person at NUMC, and remotely using Zoom. If remote, use this link (https://bit.ly/3vEoTK5 )
Meeting ID: 836 4260 4077
Passcode: 362643
Hewie’s BIO: https://ntpcug.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Biography-–-Hewie-Poplock.pdf
SIG Leader: Lisa Katzenstein