Keep Safer on your Email and Facebook

There have been some glitches in Facebook and email accounts lately of my friends and acquaintances. And I personally have had a website hacked. It was such a pain to fix.

Of course, I have noticed problems in others' Facebook accounts for awhile (years, really). I don't know whether people have the same password for different sites, or click on links, etc.

I don't understand the reasoning behind hackers' taking over other people's accounts - - perhaps they are trying to get access to money or just want to show that they CAN hack into somebody's account. To help protect against glitches and hackers, some safety measures I personally like are:

1. Changing my password to my email provider and my Facebook every so often,

2. Letting others know if I notice a problem with their postings (often, a link posted with no explanation),

3. Not opening a link if I don't know that it is safe. Better to go to the site in person if there is a question.

4. Not joining too many Facebook applications. These can have rights to mess with your Facebook account and mess it up. But there are some I do like, like MyCalendar Birthdays, Networked Blogs, Photos, and Notes. FYI: I used to play Farm Town, Hatching Eggs, Top Friends, and some other popular games, but I don't play them much anymore. They take up time I use for other things. But they were really fun for awhile, and I didn't have any problems with them. But that doesn't mean they aren't risky. I don't know.

 5.  Copying the "rescue" links from Facebook and Mail just in case. For instance, a link for Yahoo is account compromised link , and one rescue email to report hacking at Facebook is http://www.facebook.com/hackedhttp://www.facebook.com/hacked.

I hope you don't need these help links. But today I wanted to share what I do to help stay safe.

E. Sheppard
Webmaster
The BGAMUG Computer Club

Bowling Green and area libraries free computer classes for March

Here are some upcoming FREE computer classes offered at library locations in and near Bowling Green, Kentucky. This list if from the ALIVE mailing I got today.

These classes are at different times, and are all free. You must pre-register to attend them. 


There are more free classes for February listed on the Moon and the Willow Tree blog Events page here.

"Upcoming Library Classes

Computer classes March 2012 Main Library

Call 781-4882 to reserve space

Introduction to Computers and the Internet

Thursday, March 1: 6-7 p.m.

Facebook for Beginners

Monday, March 5: 6-7:30 p.m.

MS Publisher

Tuesday, March 6: 2-3:30 p.m.

Introduction to Genealogy Resources

Wednesday, March 7: 10 a.m. - noon

Job Hunting Online

Wednesday, March 7: 6-7 p.m."

There are also classes at other library sites.

Check out the list from the library site: http://www.warrenpl.org/Adult-Events.html

And here is the ALIVE website: http://www.wku.edu/alive/.

Thanks, BGAMUG members!

You really came through.

 I had some visitors from BGAMUG to my mother's Celebration/Gathering after her death on February 1st. The Celebration Gathering was on Saturday, two days ago.

What a great surprise to see my friends from BGAMUG. I really appreciated that. That was such a great thing to do. They also wrote my column for the BGAMUG Newsletter.

These BGAMUG members also saw my Mom's pottery, and the great video that my daughter and her husband made for her.

Having those caring BGAMUG members visit me on that day really helped me get through it. Thanks, BGAMUG members!

You know who you are. Pat yourself on the back today. Or have that piece of cheesecake. Or do something else wonderful for yourself.

Betsy

My Mom's Remembrance Pages
The Pots Place pages (Mom helped start the Pots Place)

Mom's video of parts of her life is here:

Spam - just what is it... and how can you fight it?

SPAM... 

This neat SPAM can picture is by dok1 on Flickr.

Does getting a lot of spam in your computer inbox just drive you crazy?

Join us at the next BGAMUG Computer Club meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Bowling Green Technical College Building F for a presentation all about SPAM to find out more.

Some questions to be addressed are: What can we do about spam? And is it all about advertising?

Find out how to fight spam in YOUR inbox.

Guests and visitors are welcome. So come on by!

Betsyanne

Webmaster
The BGAMUG Computer Club
Bowling Green, Kentucky

PS You can find a map to the meeting right here on the BGAMUG page. Just scroll down to see it.

I like the Live 365 radio station.

Have you tried listening to it yet?

You can listen while working, or you can plug in your remote earphones to listen to this radio station too.

The really cool thing about Live 365 is that you can have your own radio station here. You can also play YOUR kind of music. There are a lot of different styles of radio stations to pick from, including the usual jazz vs. rock vs. Hip-Hop-Rap, etc. and also talk radio and New Age.

I like the idea of having my own radio station. This would be very fun to do some day. I will definitely put it on my list.

It's fun to experiment and listen to different styles of music here. I also enjoy the talk radio shows.

Let me know your favorite online station, or how you like this one.

Later!

I'm off to think about listening to Live365.

Betsy S.
Webmaster
The BGAMUG Computer Club
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Gene Iglehart helps get computers ready for Ecuador

The Ecuadorian Flag - via Clker.

Member in the News!

Our member Gene Iglehart is in the news again, this time in a Bowling Green Daily News article.

I shared this on Facebook at the BGAMUG page (click to go there), but thought other BGAMUG members would like to hear about it.

Here is a quote from the article quoting from both Mr. Iglehart and Lynn Hartley, C.I.O. for the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky.

"For three months, Igelhart worked to get the computers into a condition in which they would be functional for the youth in Ecuador.

“To me it’s a privilege and an honor,” Igelhart said.

Hartley applauded Igelhart’s efforts. “He stays busy and is a big inspiration to see how involved he is in the computer,” Hartley said."


Here is that article:

Work by WKU Students, city, provides computers to Ecuador community.

Good job, Gene, and everyone involved in this worthwhile project!

E. Sheppard
Webmaster
The BGAMUG Computer Club
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Our regular January meeting is next Tuesday Jan. 24, 2012

Heads up!

Our next BGAMUG Computer Club meeting is Thursday, January 24th, at 6:30. See the BGAMUG website for the map and other information.

See you there!

Betsy Sheppard
BGAMUG Webmaster, 2012