Note: There will be no General Meetings in July and August. All other meetings and classes will continue as usual.
iPad/iPhone SIG
Central Resource Library
9875 W 87th Street
Overland Park, KS 66212
Conference Room 01
Friday, July 18, 2025, 2:00 ~ 3:30 pm
The main goal of our special interest group (SIG) is to share our knowledge of all things iPad and iPhone. The group is open to all. We encourage your questions on general and specific Apple-related topics/issues. Bring your questions to the meeting, or email Ray before the meeting, and he’ll add them to the agenda.
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Ray Martinez convenes the iPad/iPhone SIG
rmartinez@kcsenior.net
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SenCom is on Facebook. See the access instructions below to find our Facebook Group page (SenComKC). Check it out! Share your favorite SenCom moment or interaction.
To access the group page:
- Log in to your Facebook account.
- On your computer, click “Search Facebook” in the left-hand corner (to the left of the home icon, or on your mobile device, in the middle of the screen on top, then type SenComKC (not case sensitive).
- Search results should give you “Groups,” and under that, you will see SenComKC. To the right of your search results, you should see a “Join” button. Click the button to request to be a member of this Facebook group.
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* Volunteers Needed *
SOS! NEEDED NOW! — Volunteers to help our Board of Directors fill the board positions of Vice President and Evaluation & Research. If interested, please email me or another Board Member. Our email addresses are on the “Board of Directors” page under the “About Us” menu. Remember, this is your organization; please help us keep it healthy and growing!!
LITTLE OR NO COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED.
Lou Risley, 913-298-0575 or sencomprez@gmail.com
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CDC information on the Coronavirus Outbreak →
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GEEK FREE
By Joe Callison
30 May 2025
A, B, C’s of Computer Terms (Part 2)
Computer technology comes with its own jargon that may not be familiar to some non-technical seniors. Here is part 2 of an alphabetical list of some common terms. More of the alphabet will be covered in future articles.
JavaScript
A programming language primarily used to create interactive and dynamic features of web pages.
Kbps
Kilobits per second (1000 bits per second). KBps is kilobytes per second, where a byte is eight bits. In data transmission using the Internet Protocol, additional bits are used for control, so that the average byte of data requires 10 bits to be transmitted.
Linux
A freely distributed operating system that can be customized and is used in millions of computers and other devices on many different hardware platforms without requiring licensing fees.
Motherboard
An older name for the main logic board of a computer, so named because it typically had expansion slots for insertion of “daughterboards” for such things as video, sound, and network, which are now typically integrated into the main logic board.
NTFS
New Technology File System, the Windows file system format that has been used for the past several generations of Microsoft operating systems and is currently used in Windows 11.
Open Source
Software that anyone can see and modify the source code for their use and distribution.
Pixel
Short for “picture element”, a pixel is one addressable dot or group of dots in an image that can consist of thousands of pixels in the horizontal and vertical dimensions, with each having an assigned color value.
QWERTY
The typical layout for an English language keyboard is named for the first six letters on the top row of the alphabetical keys.
RAM
Random Access Memory, the main working memory of a device that is not retained by the RAM when the device is shut down or loses power.
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FOR~GO
(For Geeks Only)
By Joe Callison
9 December 2024
Windows 11+
If there are things about Windows 11 that bug you or you would just like to customize it beyond the built-in capabilities provided by Microsoft, take a look at https://windhawk.net. This collection of open-source customization mods may have just the features you wish Windows 11 had. A review of its capabilities can be found at Windhawk is one of the coolest Windows customization tools I’ve ever seen
If you would rather try a Linux distro that looks like Windows 11, take a look at three of the best possibilities at 3 free Linux distros that look and feel like Windows | PCWorld
Lastly, if you intend to upgrade to Windows 11 24H2 eventually but have been holding off because of all the reported problems, I have just completed the updates on two different brands of laptops, both about 3 years old, and had no issues. The updates did take much longer than expected, and I took the precaution of creating system image backups before performing them. Interestingly, I have not really noticed any changes that stand out as of yet, perhaps because they are not AI PCs.
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SenCom gratefully acknowledges the
following organizations for their support:
Google Fiber
City of Shawnee:
Parks & Recreation Department
Johnson County Library:
Central Resource, Oak Park
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