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From YouTube: CFCS STUG WinSIG December 11 2022
Description
The Central Florida Computer Society and The Sarasota Technology User Group Windows Special Interest Group meeting for December 11, 2022.
Topics Covered:
* How to Find Your Windows 11 PC Uptime
* How to Turn Off OneDrive on Windows
* How to Permanently Add a Volume Slider Shortcut in Windows 11
* How to Access the Power User Menu on Windows 11
* 3 Ways to Reset a Forgotten Windows Administrator Password
* Thinking about taking your computer to the repair shop? Be very afraid
* E-Waste Management: What You Can and Can't Dispose Of
* Remember BBSes? Here's How You Can Visit One Today
* Orlando Area BBSs
* History of the Internet
* The 25 Best Tech Gifts Under $100 for 2022
* Things We Never Knew Our Microwave Is Capable Of Doing
* SpinLaunch just flung a camera toward space at 1,000+ mph
A
Good
afternoon
I'm
Huey
poplock,
and
this
is
the
central
Florida
computer
society
and
the
Sarasota
technology
user
groups,
Windows
special
interest
group
or
windsig
for
Sunday
December,
11,
2022
and,
as
I
said,
I'm
Huey,
poplock
I'm
in
Bradenton,
Florida
you're,
all
from
all
over
the
country
and
Canada.
So
welcome
we're
glad
you're
here
open
up
my
edge
browser,
make
it
full
screen
and
if
you'll
notice
at
the
top
are
all
of
my
discussion
points
for
today
and
how
I
got
them
is
I.
Go
to
my
huey.net
and
I.
A
And
then
I
go
to
the
winsig
and
right
at
the
top.
Are
the
items
for
today
now
I
was
going
to
add
a
couple
more
because
I
wasn't
sure
whether
I
would
make
the
this
would
be
long
enough
for
today
and
I
got
as
many
additional
ones
that
I
had
captured
since
the
first
part
of
the
week
when
I
put
this
list
together
and
so
I'm
going
to
save
them
till
January.
A
A
If
you
never
reboot
or
shut
down
your
computer,
you
might
want
to
know
it's
uptime.
Here's
how
to
find
it.
One
of
the
bits
of
information
you
need
for
troubleshooting
or
general
interest.
Is
your
computer
uptime?
If
you
have
a
computer
that
you
rarely
reboot,
knowing
how
long
it's
been
up
and
running
can
be
out
helpful.
So
how
do
you
do
it
well?
The
best
way
to
do
it
is
to,
as
it
says,
go
to
the
task
manager.
A
It
takes
it
to
it
and
then
what
we
want
to
do
is
we
want
to
go
to.
Let
me
come
back
here
for
a
moment
and
what
we
want
to
do
is
we
want
to
task
manager.
You
want
to
go
to
the
performance
tab
on
the
left
column.
Well,
the
problem
with
that
is
task.
Manager
has
changed.
So,
let's
see
here
it
is
no
it's
on
the
left
side
it's
there.
So
you
want
to
go
to
the
performance
there.
It
goes
and
as
you
look
down
here,
it
says
I've
been
up.
A
Let's
see,
let's
go
backwards,
so
we
can
figure
this
out.
There's
seconds.
There's
minutes
those
are
hours
and
those
are
days
so
I
rebooted
three
days
ago,
10
hours
and
12
minutes
ago,
so
I
don't
normally
reboot
over
a
time
period.
I
didn't
reboot
at
the
beginning
of
the
show,
like
I,
usually
do
at
the
beginning
of
a
show,
because
I
wanted
to
show
you
that
you
can
have
several
days.
A
So
let's
go
to
the
next
article:
how
to
turn
off
OneDrive
on
Windows
I
have
a
lot
of
people
even
on
this
program.
On
the
winsig
that
asks
they
don't
want
to
have
OneDrive,
they
don't
want
to
use
it.
Some
people
want
to,
and
they
don't
know
how
to
this
doesn't
tell
you
how
to
use
it.
This
tells
you
how
to
turn
it
off.
So,
let's
take
a
look
at
what
you
do.
A
We
want
to
go
to
the
immersive
reader,
to
make
it
bigger
and
to
stop
syncing
with
OneDrive
click,
the
app
icon
in
the
system,
tray
and
click
the
gear
icon
and
then
use
pause,
syncing
and
a
time
frame.
You
can
also
quit
OneDrive,
preventing
it
from
opening
at
startup
or
even
uninstall
it.
So,
let's
see,
if
we
can,
let's
see
here
and
then
we're
going
to
have
OneDrive
I
got
to
remember
which
icon
it
is
and
if
it's
even
in
here
should
be
I,
don't
remember
which
icon
it
is.
A
And
how
should
you
turn
off
OneDrive
in
Windows
to
prevent
one
drive
from
getting
in
your
way
there's
different
ways?
The
first
way
is
to
turn
off
the
OneDrive
file.
Sync.
This
is
a
the
perfect
method.
If
you
want
to
keep
the
app
on
your
PC,
but
don't
want
your
future
files
synced
with
it
later.
You
can
resume
file
sync
and
sync,
all
the
changes
with
your
cloud
account.
The
second
way
is
to
quit
the
OneDrive
app
doing
so
removes
the
app
from
your
system
tray
as
well
as
disables
the
file
sync.
A
And
lastly,
if
you
don't
plan
to
use
OneDrive
anymore,
you
can
uninstall
the
app
now
I
I
use,
OneDrive
I
use
it
a
lot
I
sync,
certain
folders
you
can
turn
on
and
off
which
drives
or
which
folders
you
want
to
sync
which
ones
you
don't
how
to
stop
OneDrive
from
syncing
files.
It
does
tell
you
how
to
do
that
and
then
how
to
quit
OneDrive.
So
this
is
a
good
article.
A
If
that's
something
you're
interested
in
doing
you
can
do
it,
I
don't
want
to
show
you
how
to
do
it
because
I
use
OneDrive
and
then
it
also
tells
you
how
you
can
uninstall
it.
So
it's
a
good
article.
If,
if,
if
one
drive
is
in
your
way
and
and
you
want
to
do
something
about
it,
there's
a
a
way
to
turn
it
off
now,
if
you
want
to
turn
it
on
a
lot
of
times,
you
just
do
the
opposite,
but
then
you
want
to
find
an
article
and
I.
A
Don't
remember
if,
in
my
list
today,
I
have
a
file
or
maybe
I
found
it
afterwards
in
the
list
for
next
month.
Oh,
not!
That's!
That's
not
there
anymore!
I,
don't
know
if
it's
in
next
months,
I
but
I
found
a
a
whole
article
on
syncing
files.
Oh
on
OneDrive
I'll
have
to
check
that
okay,
the
next
article-
well,
let's
say
We'll
close
the
other
one
and
how
to
permanently
add
a
volume
slider
shortcut
in
Windows
11.
A
Again,
let's
go
ahead
and
use
the
immersive
reader
how
to
permanently
add
a
volume
slider
shortcut
in
Windows
11.,
some
save
some
clicks
and
create
a
volume,
slider
slider
shortcut
in
Windows,
11.
readers
like
you
they
this
is
from
make.
Let's
see
myself
I'm
sorry
make
use
of
yeah
make
yourself
I.
Thank
you.
I
had
a
senior
moment
there.
When
you
make
a
purchase
using
links
on
their
site,
you
may
you
they
might
get
a
commission
from
it,
tired
of
right
clicking
to
get
the
volume
mixer.
A
Here's
how
to
create
a
permanent
shortcut
to
create
how
to
create
a
shortcut
more
easily
access
the
volume,
slider
and
mixer,
and
reduce
two
clicks
to
one
click
when
accessing
the
slider,
so
I
right
now,
I'm
in
Windows
11.,
so
it
places
an
icon
to
access
the
volume
slider
in
the
quick
icon
stray
which
is
down
here
in
the
right.
So
when
I
click
on
the
click,
quick
icons,
whoops
I
hit
settings,
but
let's
go
ahead
and
just
down
here
nope,
that's
the
keyboard,
I'm,
not
hitting
it
just
right!.
A
Okay,
anyway,
I
there's
a
little
microphone
or
a
speaker
with
three
little
lines
down
in
the
corner.
You
can
see
this
so
correct
when
you
click
the
correct
thing:
you'll
see
the
it'll
be
an
icon
that
looks
like
this,
but
you
can
change
the
system
volume.
Like
my
headset.
You
can
do
it
right
from
here,
but
it
takes
a
couple
of
clicks
now.
A
A
When
you
do
you
get
the
larger
list
and
one
of
those
is
to
pin
to
taskbar
when
I
do
that
it
pins
it
on
my
taskbar
and
if
I
write,
if,
if
I
just
click
it
once
that's
left
clicking,
it
opens
up
my
my
sound
bar
and
I
can
change
the
volume
here
and
I
can
also.
There
are
some
settings
there,
so,
just
by
having
the
one
button,
it's
a
one
touch
button
in
the
taskbar
I
can
then
have
a
volume
slider
in
my
taskbar
there's
other
volume.
A
Slider
tips
did
you
know
that
you
can
easily
view
different,
sound
devices
and
which
programs
are
playing
them
through
your
volume
mixer,
with
more
than
one
sound
device
connected,
you
can
click
on
the
name
of
your
current
sound
Vice
device
to
see
others
in
newer
versions
of
Windows
11.
This
volume
mixer
is
becoming
harder
to
access.
We
have
a
guide
on
restoring
the
old
volume
mixer
in
Windows
11,
so
you
can
click
on
this.
It's
a
link
and
it'll
open
up
a
guide
to
to
do
that.
A
If
you
want
to
retain
the
handy
feature
as
well
and
despite
being
a
relatively
simple
feature,
the
volume
slider
will
see
a
lot
of
use.
Having
it
easily
accessible
can
be
crucial
for
some
users,
especially
for
those
who
want
to
adjust
audio
quickly
and
easily,
while
you're,
ultimately
reducing
two
clicks
to
one.
Those
clicks
can
add
up
over
time.
Instead,
just
pin
the
volume
mixer
to
your
taskbar,
and
not
only
will
you
save
clicks,
but
it'll
also
sometimes
be
more
responsive
than
the
standard
user
interface.
A
E
A
A
That's
the
time,
that's
the
time
it
started,
okay
on
the
eighth,
okay
and
today's
the
11th.
So
that
would
be
right
three
days.
Okay,
so
there's
a
different
way
to
do
it
as
well.
Thank
you,
okay
and,
let's
see,
let's
again,
stop
the
share
Drew.
You
always
come
through
with
a
different
way
of
approaching
things.
That's
a
nice
thing
about
these
meetings,
as
well
as
the
fact
that
the
windows
has
so
many
different
ways
to
do
things
that
it's
nice
to
have
different
ways
and
no
different
ways
to
to
approach
them.
A
C
B
A
A
Do
you
need
quick
access
to
Windows
system
apps,
you
can
use
the
power
user
menu.
This
guide
explains
how
to
access
it
in
Windows
11.
when
you
upgrade
a
Windows
11
or
get
a
new
pc
with
it
pre-installed
you'll
notice.
The
interface
is
a
is
more
polished
than
in
previous
versions.
However,
it
may
be
hard
to
find
things
you
often
utilize
in
Windows,
11.,
okay,
for
example.
Opening
task
manager
is
a
different
process
than
previous
versions
of
Windows.
It
no
longer
allows
you
to
open
it
by
clicking
the
taskbar.
A
Let's
see
if
I
click
mine,
it
just
says,
taskbar
settings,
they
were
supposed
to
add
the
the
task
manager
in
the
taskbar
by
right
clicking,
but
it
hasn't
happened
yet
so
also
the
start
menu
is
centered
on
the
taskbar.
Luckily,
you
can
move
the
start
button
back
to
the
left,
yeah.
Okay
anyway,
when
you
no
matter
where
you
leave
it.
A
If
you
write
Mouse
click,
the
power
user
menu
and
that's
the
power
user,
if
you
write
Mouse
click,
the
start
button,
which
is
the
button
it's
shown
here,
because
you
can't
see
mine
when
you
do
that,
let
me
it
gives
you
this
menu.
So
let
me
right:
Mouse
click
my
start
button
and
when
I
do
that,
you
see
it's
the
same
list
that
they're
showing
you
here,
and
these
are
all
power
user
items.
A
So
those
of
you
who
aren't
power
users,
you
don't
need
to
even
know
this
and
you
don't
have
to
use
it,
but
you
can
find
file
explorer
your
search,
your
run
and
your
task
manager.
Is
there
the
device
manager
you've
got
power
options
installed,
apps,
you
can
find
them
all
by
Just,
Right
Mouse
clicking
your
start
button
and
then
go
from
there.
B
A
A
This
might
be
a
good
article
to
put
in
your
list
of
things
to
remember
if
you
use
a
program
like
Evernote
or
notes,
make
a
copy
of
it,
put
it
in
there
or
somehow
save
this
article
to
to
know
how
to
do
this.
How
to
reset
the
windows
administrator
pass
with
a
Microsoft
account
how
to
reset
a
low
how
to
reset
a
local
Windows
admin
password
using
the
lock
screen,
workaround
or
setting
up
the
password
reset
work
around.
A
So
this
article
tells
you
how
to
do
those
and
then
running
a
command
prompt
to
change
your
password
to
change
it.
So
you
got
to
know
what
it
is.
If
you're
going
to
change
it
and
then
putting
sticky
keys
back
to
normal
so
and
then
reset
the
password
by
booting
into
a
Linux
USB
and
then
create
a
drive
and
boot
into
Linux
and
then
Mount,
your
windows
Drive
reset
your
Windows
password
from
Linux.
A
So
again,
this
is
overkill
for
most
of
you
and
you
shouldn't
be
screwing
around
with
this,
but
for
some
of
you
who
help
others
it
might,
you
might
want
to
keep
the
article
and
then
how
to
avoid
loosen
your
Windows
password
in
the
future.
While
none
of
these
password
recovery
methods
are
terribly
difficult,
they
are
inconvenient.
A
You
don't
want
to
lose
your
password
again
in
the
future
and
have
to
rely
on
them.
There
are
several
ways
to
prevent
yourself
from
having
to
reset
your
Windows
password
down
the
road.
First,
if
you
don't
already
use
a
Microsoft
account
to
sign
into
Windows,
10
or
11,
they
recommend
doing
so.
This
way
you
can
easily
reset
your
password
via
the
web
interface.
If
you
ever
forget
it,
even
if
you
don't
use
a
Microsoft
account,
setting
a
PIN
to
your
windows
account
gives
you
another
option
for
signing
in.
A
A
D
A
A
A
A
B
A
So
and
then
forgotten,
administrator,
password
and
windows,
no
problem,
anyone
can
use
these
methods,
but
at
least
it's
it's.
It
is
possible
to
do
it
and
then
also
make
sure
with
with
Microsoft.
There
are
some
ways
to
get
your
password,
but
you
have
to
have
registered
a
phone
number
and
an
email
address
that
you
can
get
to
and
they
will
send
you
I
can't
remember
where
they
send
you
a
link
to
change
the
password
or
they
or
they.
A
A
A
A
A
The
rise
of
smartphones
tablets,
home
theater
systems
and
all
other
electronic
devices
has
changed
the
world
we're
now
more
connected,
and
it's
a
lot
easier
to
do
things
whether
personal
or
business
related.
However,
an
increase
in
electronics
only
means
one
thing:
increased
E-Waste
the
world
now
generates
about
50
million
tons
annually.
A
So
what
can
you
do
about?
It?
Well
join
the
E-Waste
management
efforts
and
here's
what
it
says
you
can
dispose
of.
What
electronic
items
can
you
throw
away,
and
it
says
TVs
home
theaters,
other
audio
systems,
laptops
computers,
smartphones
monitors,
electronic
keyboards
accessories
and
cable
receivers,
and
this
I
dispute
this
most
areas
have,
even
though
it's
it
goes
to
the
same
place.
A
Now,
where
do
you
dispose
of
E-Waste?
Well,
landfills
is
one
place.
Landfills
are
the
most
common
option.
I
know
in
my
area,
when
I
take
my
E-Waste
to
the
landfill
there's,
a
a
building,
you
drive
into
a
huge
building
and
they
have
different
areas
set
aside,
and
one
of
them
is
where
you
put
your
E-Waste
and
they
actually
have
an
area
for
hard
drives.
A
They
have
another
area
for
monitors,
they
have
another
area
for
systems,
they
have
another
area
for
printers
and
it's
all
within
the
E-Waste
area
and
then
there's
other
things
scattered
in
the
same
huge
building.
So
these
things
are
regulated
and
are
complete
with
the
infrastructure
and
the
employees
to
oversee
the
Sorting
in
proper
waste
management
management
they
first
sort
the
trash
and
remove
recyclables
waste
like
paper
and
paper
bottles
from
the
waste.
A
The
case
of
E-Waste
they'll
identify
the
reusable
pieces
from
the
bunch
and
then
send
the
damage
pieces
to
the
landfill,
along
with
other
unrecyclable
waste.
The
biodegradable
or
reusable
E-Waste
is
then
sent
to
a
recycle,
Link
Center
and
then
the
E-Waste
recycling
centers
will
do
magnetic
separation,
water
separation
and
purification
and
in
essential
steps
to
be
take
before
disposing
of
your
E-Waste.
A
Try
upgrading
or
reusing
before
tossing
in
the
E-Waste
trash
you
can
click,
you
can
Quick
Fix
and
continue
using
these
common
devices
format
all
damage
but
functional
pieces
to
remove
your
personal
information
if,
if
possible,
however,
if
you've
got
a
hard
drive
that
died,
you
want
to
make
sure
that
it
it
goes
somewhere
where
it
gets
destroyed
before
anybody
can
try
to
revive
it.
Take.
A
That's
one
way,
and
there
are
places
where
you
can
dispose
hard
drives,
where
they
actually
put
them
in
something
like
a
shredder
that
you
do
for
paper.
They
have
one
that
will
do
metal
and
and
all
kinds
of
big
devices.
So
you
want
to
make
sure
it
gets
into
one
of
those
without
someone
trying
to
get
data
off
of
them
if
disposing
of
completely
damaged,
CPU,
remove
and
erase
the
hard
drive
take
out
the
batteries
as
most
E-Waste
handlers
will
decline,
E-Waste
containing
them.
A
A
A
You'll
need
a
few
several
laptop
batteries
to
achieve
your
desired
capacity
or
find
a
place
that
does
take
a
used,
lithium
ion
batteries.
I
know
Best
Buy
takes
some
things
they
take
the
printers
and
so
on,
I'm,
not
sure
if
they
take
batteries.
If
not
Batteries
Plus
is
a
is
a
store.
That's
near
near
me
and
I
know.
A
Salvage
parts
from
old
printers,
your
old
printers
might
be
slow
and
almost
dysfunctional,
but
it's
a
gold
mine
for
free
electronic
parts
that
you
can
reuse
in
other
projects.
But
again
some
of
you
aren't
so
disposed,
but
so
you
want
to
get
them
somewhere
is
where
someone
who
can
take
them
apart
will
do
so
so
I
would
do
that
as
well
and
repurpose
broken
power.
Banks
Power
Banks
make
life
easier,
also
wear
out
fast.
If
you
own,
a
smartphone,
you've
probably
gone
through
a
couple
of
them.
A
Instead
of
dumping
them
and
adding
to
our
already
massive
E-Waste
problem
check
out
a
guide
for
repurposing
them.
Okay,
turn
an
old
TV
into
a
an
80s
themed
clock.
I've
seen
people
turn
them
into
a
fish
tank.
There's
all
kinds
of
things
you
can
do
with
old
TVs
turn
an
old
display
panel
into
a
Sleek
monitor.
But
do
your
part
today,
don't
don't
be
a
a
part
of
the
problem,
see
if
you
can
find
a
way
to
help
alleviate
the
problem
of
e-waste?
A
And
on
that
note,
let's
see
if
we
got
anything
here.
I
know.
If
Stan
was
here,
there's
a
couple
people
in
in
the
Orlando
area
that
do
take
E-Waste,
you
don't
get
anything
for
it,
but
a
lot
of
times
they
can
they
separate
out
the
electronics
and
they
set
up.
They
send
some
stuff
to
certain
places
and
then
other
things
to
other
places
where
people
utilize
the
various
parts
and
so
on,
so
don't
just
throw
it
in
somebody
else's
trash
or
in
your
own
trash
and
hoping
that
it
just
will
disappear.
H
Well,
hi
Huey
yeah,
thanks
for
that
helpful
information,
I'm
a
resident
of
Seminole
County
and
as
and
as
a
resident
of
Seminole
County
I
can
take
E-Waste
to
the
transfer
station
in
Longwood.
It's
on
I
think
State,
Road,
4
night
or
County
Road
419,
just
about
a
block
east
of
1792
and
that
if
you're,
if
you're
a
resident,
a
homeowner
or
renter,
you
can
take
stuff
there
for
free,
they
will
accept
cathode
ray
tube,
T
old
style
TVs.
H
It's
not
much
I
think
it's,
maybe
four
or
five
cents
a
pound
depending
upon
what
it
is
and
then
a
place
that
Stan
Warner
has
posted
for
CFCs
members.
There's
a
place
called
Orlando
recycles
it
used
to
be
in
Forsyth
Commerce
Center,
but
it
has
moved
and
it's
very
near
the
scrap
metal,
Trading
Company.
A
A
A
As
some
of
you
who
are
on
on
this
a
zoom
meeting
r,
let's
see
there's
a
couple
of
things
in
the
in
the
chat
Chris
says.
Even
though
a
hard
drive
won't
boot
up.
It
can
often
be
converted
into
an
external
hard
drive
by
installing
it
into
an
enclosure,
I
recycle
and
he
also
added
I,
recycle
empty
ink
cartridges
at
either
Office,
Depot
or
Staples,
and
then
and
says
Batteries
Plus
in
Colorado
Springs
charges
for
disposal
of
any
battery.
A
A
In
fact,
we
had
both
of
them
in
a
room
with
a
third
bulletin
board
system
and
we
had
a
a
a
satellite
dish
on
the
building
and
we
downloaded
shareware
from
fidonet
every
day
and
we
had
a
huge
collection
of
shareware,
available,
plus
messaging
and
so
on.
But
this
article
is
somebody
from
how
to
Greek
and
what
he's
talking
about.
We
want
to
go
to
the
immersive
reader.
A
A
They
originated
in
1978
in
Chicago,
and
their
popularity
peaked
around
1995,
just
as
the
internet
began
to
go
mainstream.
What
the
internet
was
was
what
we
all
wanted,
bbs's
to
end
up
being
and
in
the
pre-internet
era,
most
bbs's
were
run
by
hobbyists
on
personal
computers,
with
modems
connected
to
a
dial-up
telephone
line.
Usually
only
one
person
could
call
and
use
the
BBS
at
a
time,
although
some
multi-line
bbs's
existed,
I
had
four
telephone
lines
in
my
apartment
and
so
and
then
I
had
rollovers.
A
So
if
one
was
busy,
it
would
go
to
the
next
one
and
and
I
ran
bulletin
boards
and
I'm
going
to
show
you
a
list
of
bulletin
boards
from
the
Orlando
area
over
the
years.
But
today,
most
dial-up
phone
lines
are
scarce
and
we
have
the
internet
most
bbs's
utilize
telnet
protocol
for
connections.
Although
some
dial-up
BBS
actually
still
exists
in
the
U.S,
there
were
once
tens
of
thousands
of
active
bbs's
after
the
internet
became
common,
though
most
went
offline,
but
some
transitioned
into
the
web.
A
Today
the
number
of
bbs's
is
rising
due
to
the
growing
Nostalgia.
For
the
past,
the
telnet
BBS
guide
lists
almost
800,
currently
active
bbs's.
So
those
of
you
who
like
to
go
back
in
time
there's
over
800
bbs's
out
there
now,
which
is
more
than
double
the
amount
in
around
2016..
Now,
why
use
a
BBS
today?
Well
sure
you
can
jump
on
Twitter,
Facebook
or
Reddit
to
find
a
community.
But
if
you
want
a
blast
from
the
past,
you
should
try.
A
BBs
below
are
some
reasons
why
people
still
use
them.
D
D
You're
clearing
your
sinuses,
the
okay,
the
social
media
platform
Discord,
which
is
favored
by
Gamers,
but
in
use
by
many
more
than
than
others,
can
be
structured
so
that
it
looks
exactly
like
a
BBS
with
an
entry
menu
and
then
various
different
subject,
matter:
categories
and
forums,
the
ability
to
upload
files,
download
files,
have
reference
documents
and
so
on,
and
at
one
time
when
CFCs
was
hunting
around
for
other
alternatives.
For
our
website,
I
mentioned
that
Discord
could
take
the
place
and
we
set
one
up
which
actually
still
exists
today.
D
A
Yeah,
so
Nostalgia
is
one
of
the
reasons
people
go
to
are
using
bbs's.
Today
there
are
no
concrete
numbers,
but
hundreds
of
thousands
of
people
might
have
used
bbs's
in
the
80s
and
90s.
Today
many
people
are
recalling
their
early
online
experiences
fondly
and
perhaps
sharing
them
with
their
children.
Many
would
like
to
re
relive
those
times,
so
they
head
to
a
modern
BBS.
A
Some
hobbyists
even
use
vintage
computer
systems
with
a
special
serial
to
internet
adapter
to
call
a
BBs
there's
a
one-of-a-kind
gaining
gaming
experiences,
unique
cultural
groups,
how
to
call
a
BBS
and
they
explain
how
to
do
it.
Some
of
you
wouldn't
be
interested
in
almost
every
BBS
requires
you
to
log
in
with
an
account
before
you
can
use
the
system
on
the
cave.
You
can
create
one
for
free,
simply
type
in
new
in
the
login
prompt
and
then
press
enter
you'll
be
asked
for
a
series
of
questions
to
create
your
account.
A
I
can
remember
the
BBS
that
I
ran.
We
wanted
to
make
sure
you
were
old
enough
and
that
you
were
a
real
person
and
one
of
the
fellas
who
was
a
member
of
CFCs
and
was
also
a
system
operator
of
a
bulletin
board,
wrote
a
very
simple
basic
program
that
you
typed
in
your
social
security
number,
and
it
would
tell
you
it'll.
It
would
tell
us
what
state
you
were
born
in
they've
since
changed
the
way
they
use
Social
Security
numbers.
But
there
was
a
time
we
could
do
that.
A
So
that
was
one
way
in
which
we
figured
out
who
you
were
and
that
you
were
an
actual
person
that
wasn't
lying
to
us
on
who
you
were
to
type
a
command
that
tells
you
how
to
do
it
and
then
some
common
BBS
commands
and
I
won't
go
into
all
of
this
other
popular
bbs's
to
visit
and
there's
some
here.
So
this
is
an
article
if
you
want
to
go
back
to
that,
but
what
I
do
want
to
show
you
is.
A
A
We
will
find
farther
down
on
another
instance
that,
where
I
had
a
because
that
phone
number
was
only
in
existence
for
a
certain
amount
of
time
and
then
I
used
a
different
I
had
another
number
that
was
used
for
many
more
years,
and
there
was
several
people
in
here
that
were
either
friends
of
CFCs
or
were
members
of
CFCs
Jim
eager
was
a
member
of
the
Mac
Group
Bobby
rubano
was
a
young
kid
that
was
a
member
of
CFCs
Mike
Mayer
I
was
familiar
with.
Let's
see,
who
else
is
here?
A
A
Jim
Daly
was
my
business
partner.
He
had
the
treasures
BBS
from
1986
to
1996
and
there's
the
fabulous
BBS,
and
that
was
from
also
from
the
86
to
96.
I,
had
it
for
over
10
years
in
the
area
and
then
in
1995
I
got
my
website
and
what
I
did
to
set
up
my
website
is.
I
took
a
lot
of
connections
that
I
had
in
in
my
shortcuts
to
different
websites.
A
I
made
that
my
made
that
into
my
website,
which
was
a
function
of
the
fabulous
PBS,
and
then
it
got
to
the
point
where
fewer
and
fewer
people
were
going
to
the
BBS
and
they
were
going
to
my
website
so
I
disbanded
the
website
around
1996..
There
are
other
ones
here
that
you
may
recognize
I'm
just
trying
to
see
if
Kent
Katie,
some
of
you
may
have
known
he's
a
member
of
CFCs
Matt
Drury
kept
kept
a
list
of
the
407
BBS
as
a
list
of
BBS
list.
A
Keepers
and
and
I
I
still
was
in
contact
with
him
through
Facebook
up
till
recently,
I,
don't
know
if
I'm
still
a
friend
of
his
or
not
I,
don't
remember
seeing
his
name,
but
if
I
go
back
to
the
top
of
this
list
now
those
were
all
BBS
is
just
in
the
407
area
code.
But
what
I
want
to
go
to
is
here
and
then,
let's
see
to
get
to
it,
I
want
to
introduction
and
then
to
the
bottom
of
that.
A
I
think
return
to
the
main
page
took
me
somewhere
else
and
I
bought
a
set
of
DVDs
several
years
ago
called
BBS
the
documentary.
So
when
I
click
it,
it
says
the
BBS
documentary
is
sold
out.
You
can't
buy
it
anymore,
but
you
can
see
it
for
free
if
I
click
that
there
is
a
place
where
you
can
actually
download
it.
A
So
maybe
we
might
want
to
discuss
this
a
little
bit,
but
you
got
to
remember
that
anyone
who's
21
22
years
old
they
were
born
in
the
year
2000
or
later,
and
those
of
us
who
are
kind
of
gray-haired
or
or
balding,
we
think
of
2000,
as
just
that.
That's
a
recent
past
when
we
start
talking
about
the
60s
and
the
70s
and
the
80s
we're
talking
about.
Oh
when
we
were
younger,
but
you
know
the
kids
weren't
around
then,
and
neither
were
their
parents
for
a
lot
Steve
Hall.
F
Oh
boy,
you
bring
back
memories
those
sorts
of
days.
You
remember,
of
course
it
was
all
through
phone
lines
and
absolutely
we
would
dial
up
the
telephone
and
the
modem
was
like
a
cradle.
So
after
you
dial
your
phone
you'd
put
the
phone
in
in
the
cradle
and
I
think
it
was
300,
bod,
I,
believe,
and
so
it
was
incredibly
slow.
I
mean
we're
all
spoiled
these
days
with
the
fast
communication,
tremendous
amount
of
memory,
but
you
know
yeah,
we
all
learned
computers
and
then
the
different
groups
were
kind
of
specialized.
F
A
G
My
microphone
is
off.
Okay,
it's
on
now,
okay,
anyhow
yeah,
my
group
started
out
as
Atari
group
in
83
and
from
85
to
92.
I
ran
a
BBS.
In
fact,
three
of
us
within
the
group
ran
bbs's
and
here
again
back
in
the
300
days,
and
we
went
to
1200
Bond,
a
few
guys
went
to
3200
bot
and
worked
their
way
up.
But
yes,
it
was,
it
was
fun.
I
started
out
with
one
line
and
I
went
to
two
lines
running.
A
A
On
PC
I
think
Mike,
you
and
I'm.
You
might
have
been
there
the
year
that
we
went
to
a
a
BBS
meeting
and
the
guys
from
PC
board
and
Wildcat
and
several
other
bulletin
board
companies
were
there
as
well.
We
got
to
meet
all
of
the
people
who
wrote
the
BBS
software
and
meet
other
sysops
from
all
over
the
world.
That
was
a
lot
of
fun
and
and.
A
And
now
it
you
know
that
was
a
PC
board
BBS
and
that's
what
Jim,
Daly
and
I
both
ran
were
PC
board.
That
was
the
brand
of
of
software
that
that
we
ran,
and
then
I
can
remember.
Also
when
we
went
to
comdex
in
Atlanta
one
year,
which
is
where
Hayes
microcomputer
was
at
Hayes,
actually
sponsored
a
party
for
us,
and
then
we
all
went
to
his
Factory
and
watched
where
they
built
the
haze.
A
Modems
and
Hayes
wrote
the
the
software
that
most
modem
companies
used,
including
the
U.S
Robotics,
and
then
we
also
we
were
a
dealer.
My
Jim
Jim
Daly
and
I
were
a
dealer
for
U.S
robotics
for
several
years,
and
but
my
first
modem
was
a
300
Baht
modem
in
my
Osborne,
and
you
could
see
every
letter
letter
printed
on
the
across
the
board.
It
was
like
somebody
was
sitting
there
typing
and
you
were
watching
them
type
and
they
weren't
fast
typists,
yeah.
A
A
A
I'm
not
connected,
so
let's
go
ahead
and
how
are
we
doing
time
we're
getting
there
sure
the
screen
and
I'm
just
trying
to
see
if
there
was
something
else
in
here
you
might
want
to
again
say:
let's
go
back
one
screen
so
director
of
lamp.
What
is
the
BBS
and
document
so
there's
some
other
thing
photo
album
and
interview
list,
so
it
shows
some
of
the
people
I
interviewed
and
some
of
them
I
was
familiar
with
in
a
few
and
several
I
met
as
well
over
the
years.
A
A
It's
broken
down
into
61,
to
80,
81,
to
90,
91,
to
2000,
2001,
to
210,
2010
and
then
2011
through
2022
and
there's
timelines,
and
it's
an
interesting
read
an
interesting
article
to
to
bring
back
some
memories
and
when
you
talk
to
your
kids
or
grandkids,
to
throw
interesting
facts
at
them
that
they
never
realized
about.
The
history
of
this
that
we
go
back
before
there
was
anything
called
the
internet
and
I
can
remember.
A
We
held
classes
on
what
is
the
internet
and
people
would
come
to
it
and
still
walk
out
confused,
because
it
was
something
brand
new
for
Our
Generation,
okay.
So,
let's
go
on
to
the
next
article,
which
is
the
25
best
tech
gifts
under
a
hundred
dollars
for
2022..
Now
this
is
the
articles
from
how
to
geek
their
thoughts
on
it.
A
A
And
look
at
some
of
the
things
that
they
talk
about
the
Jetsons
kitchen
awaits
I,
don't
want
to
play
the
video,
but
this
is
a
mixer
that
you,
you
I,
believe
you
charge
it.
It
may
have
batteries
in
it,
I,
don't
remember
replaceable
batteries
or
rechargeable
I'm,
not
sure,
but
it's
got
three
little
things
that
go
inside
of
a
bowl
and
you
turn
it
on
and
it
works
like
a
mixer
and
it
just
keeps
turning
around
and
mixing
whatever's
in
that
bowl
and
it
does
it
automatically.
A
A
So
this
now,
you
can
check
on
your
brisket
remotely,
while
bragging
to
your
neighbor,
about
checking
on
your
brisket
remotely
now
I
do
have
an
electronic
thermometer
that
I
use
I
just
cooked
a
turkey
this
week
and
I
was
able
to
to
poke
it,
and
it
would
tell
me
what
the
inside
temperature
was
electronically
and
it
uses
a
couple
of
AAA
batteries.
But
this
is
something
that's
a
hundred
bucks,
but
you
can
there's
an
app
and
it
will
talk
to
your
app
in.
A
So
you
can
look
at
your
phone
and
know
what
the
temperature
of
whatever
your
cooking
is.
Now
this
is
the
Amber
temperature
control
Smart
cup.
It
sells
for
100
bucks,
Ron
Brown
bought
one
of
these
and
he's
demonstrated
it
and
shown
it
to
us
on
Tech
for
senior
OR
tech
for
seniors.
Whichever
one
do
you
choose,
but
anyway,
Ron's
got
one
of
these
and
he
loves
it
and
this
one
I.
You
know
I
I
thought
about
getting
one
of
these.
A
It's
an
Oster
two
slice
toaster
with
a
touch
screen
with
six
shade
settings,
the
toaster
features,
A
A,
Digital,
Countdown
and
lets
you
check
the
toast
without
interrupting
the
delicate
toasting
process.
In
other
words,
you
can
see
it'll
track
on
how
much
the
toast
is
being
toasted.
It's
like
40
bucks
and
then
there's
the
rapid
egg
cooker
from
a
company
called
Dash.
If
you
ask
your
family
what
they
want
for
breakfast
and
their
response
is
37
eggs.
This
six
capacity
egg
cooker
may
be
for
you
Huey.
I
A
I
A
So
if
you
want
to
feel
like
you're
in
a
nightclub
or
are
worried
about
peeing
in
the
dark
and
missing
check
this
out
and
then
there's
a
waterfall
aerator
water
faucet
that
you
can
put
on
your
on
your
water
faucet,
now
I
bought
one
of
those
similar
to
that.
That
goes
on
the
kitchen
sink
that
you
can
change
the
where
it's
going.
You
can
turn
it
up
like
that
or
you
can
turn
it
down.
You
can
raise
it
higher.
A
So
if
you've
got
bigger
pans
that
don't
fit
underneath
the
water
faucet,
it
will,
with
this
extension
and
I,
bought
one
of
those
and
I
love
it.
So
that's
something
similar
and
then
there's
a
sound
bot.
Water
resistant,
Bluetooth
shower
I,
don't
stay
in
the
shower
long
enough
to
worry
about
it,
but
I
guess
some
people
like
to
have
music
when
they're
in
the
shower.
A
So
these
are
gifts
that
you
might
suggest
to
people
that
you
want
or
that
you
want
to
give
to
somebody
now.
Here's
some
outside
ideas,
the
Fitbit
inspired
two
to
health
and
fitness
tracker
for
60
bucks
and
then
there's
a
mini
drone
with
a
camera
for
70
and
I've,
seen
a
another
brand
around
fifty
dollars.
But
you've
got
to
this
one
integrates
with
the
VR
glasses
as
well,
but
you
also
need
to
check
in
your
area
whether
you
can
even
fly
a
drone
and
what
qualifications
you
need
to
do.
A
If
you
don't
have
access
to
clean
water,
if
you
do
a
lot
of
camping,
hiking
and
so
on,
the
LifeStraw
is
an
amazing
tool
to
have
handy
it
will
take
any
water
and
make
it
so
it's
drinkable
and
then
there's
the
Tiger
Chef
S'mores
Kit
for
30
bucks.
Whoever
brings
this
overly
elaborate.
Hibachi
marshmallow
Grill
to
Camping
will
be
elected
King
of
The
Lord
of
the
Flies
way
and
then
there's
an
Le
LED
flashlight
flashlights
of
the
paperweights
of
outdoor
gifts.
A
But
if
a
friend
is
ever
in
an
emergency
and
needs
one
they'll
owe
you
for
life
and
that's
a
win-win.
So
for
ten
dollars
you
can
get
a
an
LED
flashlight,
sometimes
they're,
less
sometimes
they're,
even
giveaways
or
trade
shows
and
there's
some
fairly
expensive
ones.
That
are
really
bright
and
what
about
some
tunes?
A
A
A
A
Skylight
evolves,
LED
laser
star
projector,
with
a
lot
of
words
for
those
who
want
to
feel
like
they're
sleeping
in
a
planetarium,
though
we
already
technically
do
it's
called
Earth,
but
you
know
what
I
mean
and
then
the
sunrise
clock
alarm
clock
an
alarm
clock
with
a
sunrise
that
you
can
stare
at
without
burning
your
corneas
and
then
there's
a
a
white
noise
machine.
I.
B
A
I've
never
tried
one
of
these
I.
Don't
think
it
would
work
with
me,
but
includes
White
Noise
Brown,
noise,
pink
noise
and
blue
noise
pick
whichever
base
of
your
favorite
Reservoir
Dogs
character,
and
that's
it
for
that
list.
There's
plenty
of
other
lists
of
items
that
you
can
purchase
and
you
might
want
to
look
at
them
to
get
some
gift
ideas.
A
The
next
article
things
we
never
knew
a
micro.
Our
microwave
is
capable
of
doing
interesting
article.
You
can
disinfect
your
kitchen
sponge.
You
can
bring
back
the
life,
some
stale,
bread,
it
tells
you
how
to
do
it,
create
your
own
personal
kiln,
crisp,
your
chips
and
microwave
I.
Do
it
with
popcorn
I'll,
take
yesterday's
popcorn
and
I,
throw
it
in
the
microwave
for
30
seconds
and
nice
and
warm
and
tasty,
and
you
can
peel
Tomatoes
easily
bring
your
dried
mascara
back
to
life
and
so
on.
A
So
an
interesting
article
to
read.
And
lastly,
I
I
saw
this
article
and
it's
a
spin
launch
just
flung
a
camera
towards
space
at
a
thousand
plus
miles
per
hour,
an
interesting
article,
it's
time
for
us
to
wrap
it
up
any
other
comments
or
before
I
close
out
the
see
the
CFCs
stug
Windows
Sig
and
turn
it
into
a
CFCs
main
meeting.
This
has
been
the
central
Florida
computer
society
and
Sarasota
technology,
user
group
or
CFCs
and
studs
Windows,
Sig
or
windsig
for
Sunday
December,
11
2022.