Here is a presentation that I did for "Learning Chromebooks" on February 18, 2021. I am using some reviews on various Chromebooks available on that date. https://youtu.be/D3QR7OCFrJU
“Cut the Cord, Things To Consider Before Firing Your Cable Company.”
There are many reasons to cut the cord. Most do so to save money. Others do it to have better choices and just to be able to fire their cable company. There are many choices of products and equipment, as well as services that are now available to let us change the way we have done things in the past. Hewie Poplock talked about over the air and over the Internet services, including the many ways to fulfill your wants and needs as to TV viewing. He included information about Broadband and even Internet home phones.
This presentation will help you understand many of the newest possibilities for TV viewing and what to look for to satisfy you and your family. Be prepared to have a lot of the confusion make some sense and to determine if it may be the move for you soon. TV, as we know it will disappear in the next few years and you will understand what is happening and what choices are available now and what to look for down the road.
This is the October meeting of the CFCS WinSIG on Sunday, October 14, 2018. At this meeting I discussed the October 2018 update to Windows 10, known as version 1809. There was a short discussion about the issues that appeared with the pre-release of the upgrade.
Windows 10 October 2018 Update New Features discussed were *Dark Theme for File Explorer - *Fluent Design - *Your Phone App - *Timeline for Phone - *Microsoft Edge - *Search - *Gaming - *Windows Mixed Reality - *Emojis - *SwiftKey - *Cloud Clipboard - *Snip & Sketch - *Renaming Start Tile Folders - *Accessibility - *Windows Security
Northwest Florida Association of Computer User Groups TECH 17 Clipmate - a W...hewie
Clipmate is a clipboard extender for Windows. This was presented at the Northwest Florida Association of
Computer User Groups TECH 17 Conference in Niceville, FL on January 28, 2017
Northwest Florida Association of Computer User Groups TECH 17 Keynote - Ther...hewie
Keynote address by Hewie Poplock on Saturday Jan 28, 2017. Northwest Florida Association of Computer User Groups TECH 17 Keynote - There's an App For That
Here is a presentation that I did for "Learning Chromebooks" on February 18, 2021. I am using some reviews on various Chromebooks available on that date. https://youtu.be/D3QR7OCFrJU
“Cut the Cord, Things To Consider Before Firing Your Cable Company.”
There are many reasons to cut the cord. Most do so to save money. Others do it to have better choices and just to be able to fire their cable company. There are many choices of products and equipment, as well as services that are now available to let us change the way we have done things in the past. Hewie Poplock talked about over the air and over the Internet services, including the many ways to fulfill your wants and needs as to TV viewing. He included information about Broadband and even Internet home phones.
This presentation will help you understand many of the newest possibilities for TV viewing and what to look for to satisfy you and your family. Be prepared to have a lot of the confusion make some sense and to determine if it may be the move for you soon. TV, as we know it will disappear in the next few years and you will understand what is happening and what choices are available now and what to look for down the road.
This is the October meeting of the CFCS WinSIG on Sunday, October 14, 2018. At this meeting I discussed the October 2018 update to Windows 10, known as version 1809. There was a short discussion about the issues that appeared with the pre-release of the upgrade.
Windows 10 October 2018 Update New Features discussed were *Dark Theme for File Explorer - *Fluent Design - *Your Phone App - *Timeline for Phone - *Microsoft Edge - *Search - *Gaming - *Windows Mixed Reality - *Emojis - *SwiftKey - *Cloud Clipboard - *Snip & Sketch - *Renaming Start Tile Folders - *Accessibility - *Windows Security
Northwest Florida Association of Computer User Groups TECH 17 Clipmate - a W...hewie
Clipmate is a clipboard extender for Windows. This was presented at the Northwest Florida Association of
Computer User Groups TECH 17 Conference in Niceville, FL on January 28, 2017
Northwest Florida Association of Computer User Groups TECH 17 Keynote - Ther...hewie
Keynote address by Hewie Poplock on Saturday Jan 28, 2017. Northwest Florida Association of Computer User Groups TECH 17 Keynote - There's an App For That
This was a presentation by Hewie Poplock on Tuesday, November 15th, 2016 in the Goodwill Manasota (FL) Ranch Lake Community Room, "How to Avoid Identity Theft".
A victim of identity theft himself, Hewie will provide examples of how ID theft can happen as well as suggestions and precautions on how to prevent you and your family from becoming victims of identity theft yourselves. Topics covered included:
• What is Identity Theft
• How ID Theft Happens
• How to Protect Yourself
• Phishing
• Data Breaches
• Facebook Spoofing
• Skimmers
• Security Freeze
• On Line Shopping Safety
• Credit Card Chips
• What to Do If You are a Victim
Hewie is a former teacher, college instructor, business owner and manager, IT Manager, and web designer. He is currently semi-retired, but is active in technology user groups and frequently speaks to and teaches groups who are mostly seniors. He holds a monthly Windows Special Interest Group for a group in Orlando and has several videos on YouTube. He is an active member of The Sarasota Technology User Group.
Websites, Schools, & Locations that Senior Citizens can find ways to expand their knowledge and keep their brains active. This was a presentation to the APCUG 2016 International Technology Conference in Las Vegas, October 22, 2016.
This was a presentation to the Quad Cities Computer Society as well as several other Computer User Groups in 2015 & 2016.
There are lots of great tips and in formation. The following were the subjects covered:
* How to Prepare Your Computer for a Presentation
* Signing into Windows 10
* Some Settings
* The Start Menu
* Microsoft Edge
* Other Accessories
* Taskview
* Help with Windows 10
* Create a Shutdown Button on the Desktop
The Windows SIG of the Central Florida Computer Society [ http://cfcs.org
] will be hosted by me, Hewie Poplock, at 1:30pm Sunday, February 14. You can attend at the Casselberry, FL Library when it will be shown live just prior to the CFCS Main Meeting, or you can attend on line. It is free & open to all.
This month will be Back to Basics: File Management for Windows 7 & Windows 10. This will also be useful for Windows 8/8.1 users. I will be explaining in detail the using of File Manager & File Explorer. I will also explain how to & where to store, move, and find your files. This is important for all Windows users from the beginner to the experienced user.
How I Save Hours a Day Using Feedly & Evernotehewie
I read & save articles and information everyday. To be organized I use Feedly to find the information and Evernote to store them. See how I do it in just minutes a day.
This is a session that I did for my retirement community. It to help our seniors understand what Windows 10 offers and how to use its features. I tried to include a lot to get a good overview of Windows 10. For those already using it, I included some tips & tricks to help use it.
Intro to Facebook Presentation – Facebook, How to Get Started Safelyhewie
Intro to Facebook Presentation – Facebook, How to Get Started Safely
March Program for the Central Florida Computer Society – Sunday, March 16, 2014 at 2:00 PM
Many people do not use Facebook for several reasons. Many are extremely concerned about their privacy and fearful of sharing information with the wrong people. Most of these people are not aware of how they can enjoy Facebook and limit their vulnerabilities and exposure. Hewie Poplock will present a program “Facebook, How to Get Started Safely” to CFCS on March 16.
He will show the many favorable uses of Facebook, and how you can connect easily to many old & new friends and places. He will also show how to use Facebook’s settings to protect your information, while enjoying the service. He will show you how you can be a “lurker” or be active and yet be safe.
There are more than 1.23 billion of Facebook active users. Of those 250 million play Facebook games. Over last 3 years, the number who are 55+ has exploded with +80.4% growth. As of Jan 2014, 32% of online seniors over 65 are using social networking sites and that number is about 15.6% of the Facebook users.
This presentation is aimed at those not using Facebook. However, those who do use it will gain some insights and will update their settings knowledge, as well as be helpful to those around them who have been hesitant to join Facebook.
The presentation will be at the General Meeting of The Central Florida Computer Society on Sunday March 16, 2014.
Hank Feinberg Community Service Presentation at APCUGhewie
Presentation of Community Service & National Cristina Foundation br Hank Feinberg and intro by Hewie Poplock for the APCUG Annual Meeting and Regional Technology Conference Julu 2011
PHOTOSYNTH: A 3D Photo Experience! by swami_worldtraveler. This was presented to the Central Florida Computer Society on July 18, 2010. This current version includes additional web links, plus explanatory slide notes. The latter was done since the original slides simply provide an outline, key points, visuals, and things to elaborate on. Feel free to read these, or skip over them as you desire.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
-------------------------------------------
During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
This was a presentation by Hewie Poplock on Tuesday, November 15th, 2016 in the Goodwill Manasota (FL) Ranch Lake Community Room, "How to Avoid Identity Theft".
A victim of identity theft himself, Hewie will provide examples of how ID theft can happen as well as suggestions and precautions on how to prevent you and your family from becoming victims of identity theft yourselves. Topics covered included:
• What is Identity Theft
• How ID Theft Happens
• How to Protect Yourself
• Phishing
• Data Breaches
• Facebook Spoofing
• Skimmers
• Security Freeze
• On Line Shopping Safety
• Credit Card Chips
• What to Do If You are a Victim
Hewie is a former teacher, college instructor, business owner and manager, IT Manager, and web designer. He is currently semi-retired, but is active in technology user groups and frequently speaks to and teaches groups who are mostly seniors. He holds a monthly Windows Special Interest Group for a group in Orlando and has several videos on YouTube. He is an active member of The Sarasota Technology User Group.
Websites, Schools, & Locations that Senior Citizens can find ways to expand their knowledge and keep their brains active. This was a presentation to the APCUG 2016 International Technology Conference in Las Vegas, October 22, 2016.
This was a presentation to the Quad Cities Computer Society as well as several other Computer User Groups in 2015 & 2016.
There are lots of great tips and in formation. The following were the subjects covered:
* How to Prepare Your Computer for a Presentation
* Signing into Windows 10
* Some Settings
* The Start Menu
* Microsoft Edge
* Other Accessories
* Taskview
* Help with Windows 10
* Create a Shutdown Button on the Desktop
The Windows SIG of the Central Florida Computer Society [ http://cfcs.org
] will be hosted by me, Hewie Poplock, at 1:30pm Sunday, February 14. You can attend at the Casselberry, FL Library when it will be shown live just prior to the CFCS Main Meeting, or you can attend on line. It is free & open to all.
This month will be Back to Basics: File Management for Windows 7 & Windows 10. This will also be useful for Windows 8/8.1 users. I will be explaining in detail the using of File Manager & File Explorer. I will also explain how to & where to store, move, and find your files. This is important for all Windows users from the beginner to the experienced user.
How I Save Hours a Day Using Feedly & Evernotehewie
I read & save articles and information everyday. To be organized I use Feedly to find the information and Evernote to store them. See how I do it in just minutes a day.
This is a session that I did for my retirement community. It to help our seniors understand what Windows 10 offers and how to use its features. I tried to include a lot to get a good overview of Windows 10. For those already using it, I included some tips & tricks to help use it.
Intro to Facebook Presentation – Facebook, How to Get Started Safelyhewie
Intro to Facebook Presentation – Facebook, How to Get Started Safely
March Program for the Central Florida Computer Society – Sunday, March 16, 2014 at 2:00 PM
Many people do not use Facebook for several reasons. Many are extremely concerned about their privacy and fearful of sharing information with the wrong people. Most of these people are not aware of how they can enjoy Facebook and limit their vulnerabilities and exposure. Hewie Poplock will present a program “Facebook, How to Get Started Safely” to CFCS on March 16.
He will show the many favorable uses of Facebook, and how you can connect easily to many old & new friends and places. He will also show how to use Facebook’s settings to protect your information, while enjoying the service. He will show you how you can be a “lurker” or be active and yet be safe.
There are more than 1.23 billion of Facebook active users. Of those 250 million play Facebook games. Over last 3 years, the number who are 55+ has exploded with +80.4% growth. As of Jan 2014, 32% of online seniors over 65 are using social networking sites and that number is about 15.6% of the Facebook users.
This presentation is aimed at those not using Facebook. However, those who do use it will gain some insights and will update their settings knowledge, as well as be helpful to those around them who have been hesitant to join Facebook.
The presentation will be at the General Meeting of The Central Florida Computer Society on Sunday March 16, 2014.
Hank Feinberg Community Service Presentation at APCUGhewie
Presentation of Community Service & National Cristina Foundation br Hank Feinberg and intro by Hewie Poplock for the APCUG Annual Meeting and Regional Technology Conference Julu 2011
PHOTOSYNTH: A 3D Photo Experience! by swami_worldtraveler. This was presented to the Central Florida Computer Society on July 18, 2010. This current version includes additional web links, plus explanatory slide notes. The latter was done since the original slides simply provide an outline, key points, visuals, and things to elaborate on. Feel free to read these, or skip over them as you desire.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
-------------------------------------------
During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
