Volume 30, Issue 4
Prez Says for April 2026
Welcome to April, the month of Easter, Tax Day, and the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. In good weather, a trip to the tulip fields can be enjoyable.
On April 7, we will have our Tech Corner and General meeting via Zoom.
Our General Meeting program will be "Windows 11 Secrets, Fails, and Fixes You NEED to Know" presented by Hewie Poplock. The discussion focuses on Windows 11 features, frustrations, and practical ways to make everyday computing easier. Topics include whether popular Windows 11 changes have actually improved the user experience, the pros and cons of widgets, tabs in File Explorer, Phone Link, startup apps, OneDrive, and several customization tools for Windows power users. The group also explores how certain Windows features can affect performance, including transparency effects, animations, and unnecessary startup programs, while sharing tips for improving speed and usability. The session also features a lively exchange of real-world advice from attendees, including how to use Phone Link for texts, calls, and verification codes, how to save cleaner copies of web pages with Print Friendly, and how AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini can extract text and links from screenshots. Additional discussion covers internet speed testing, router-based testing, organizing files and folders more efficiently, and managing default save locations in Windows and browsers. As always, the meeting blended demonstrations, questions, and shared experience to help Windows users better understand their computers and work more confidently.
Please join us for this interesting presentation.
Do you have questions about one of your computer devices or software? Join Andy Peck via Zoom at 6:00 PM on April 7 for our Technology Corner. Topics for the April Tech Corner are: Text From Image, Cable Modem Access, Google Info about You, Road Trip Planning, AI Terminology, Street View Photos, Your IRS account, AI Skop, Estimates from AI, etc.
If you want to learn more about Linux, visit our Linux Special Interest Group Zoom meeting starting at 6:30 PM on April 14 or in-person at The North Bellevue Community Center. The Linux Group also has a build-your-own server project Zoom meeting at 7:00 PM on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of Mach.
Join Sally Ann to attend The Digital Imaging SIG meeting on April 28 via Zoom. April’s theme will be Favorite Colors. Don’t forget Smartphone Snapshots and Today’s Find.
To keep up with technology, visit https://www.techforsenior.com to learn about their Monday morning meetings (9:00 AM PT), their Newsletter, and their Facebook page. Take advantage of APCUG benefits you receive as a KEGS Member.
Be sure to download all security updates on all of your devices and update Zoom to version 7.0.2.
Please consider joining us via Zoom for our April meetings.
It’s Dues time again. Please send your check to the address on our website (https://www.kegs.org) along with the membership form with your signature and any changed information. Thanks so much if you have already sent your dues.
We need a local volunteer to assist Bob with the Treasurer’s duties. Don’t worry if your membership cards have not arrived yet. We are running late, but you are still a valued member.
To prepare for an Auction in June, we need a covered space to sort and store donated items. Do you know of a garage space we could rent for one day only on the first Saturday of June, 2026?
We welcome visitors! Please encourage your friends to join KEGS, the Linux SIG, and the Digital imaging SIG.
I look forward to seeing you soon,
