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 20, 2025
  • January 17, 2026
  • February 21, 2026
  • March 21, 2026
  • April 18, 2026
  • May 16, 2026
  • June 20, 2026
  • …
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In-person meetings are typically also held via ZOOM or Microsoft TEAMS teleconferencing.

Here is what we did at our Saturday, November 15, 2025 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
Not Meeting in November or December
9:30 – 10:30 am — See details below

 Special Presentation!!
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: Tom Sweet 

Windows Tips & Tricks
(hybrid meeting – on-site and remote)

8:30 – 10:30 am 

In November, we ask whether you are looking for a reasonably equipped (and priced!) Windows 11 desktop or laptop?  So was Chuck Stark.  And he found them.  Chuck will explain …

Co-SIG Leader Linda Eakle will talk about transferring pictures from iPhone or Android to PC.

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: Linda Eakle, Chuck Stark & Tom Sweet.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
9:30 – 10:30 am

For the next couple months, SIG Leader Howard Harkness will be busy moving back to Dallas.  Hurrah!!    For that reason, there will not be a meeting of the IA SIG in November or December.

 SIG Leader:  Howard Lee Harkness

Special Presentation
(hybrid meeting – on-site and remote)

10:30 – 11:30 am 

In November, we will discuss a previous online presentation provided by the Association of PC User Groups (APCUG), of which NTPCUG is a long-time member.  They are the ones that provide us with the near-weekly Wednesday Workshops that NTPCUG members are invited to.

The topic is a combination of ways to address the end-of-life issue for Windows 10 – ways to safely continue using it, options for upgrading to Windows 11 — and most notably, whether this is the time to consider moving to the Linux operating system as an alternative to Windows.

Regardless of whether you ever move to Linux, as some of our NTPCUG members have done, this presentation is very informative.  Linux used to be pretty geeky, but that’s gotten a lot better.  See for yourself with this presentation.

The online presentation will be paused periodically to address questions and clarify matters as they pertain to our members.

If attending remotely, click https://bit.ly/3vEoTK5. 

    SIG Leader:  Lisa Katzenstein