Sharan Kalwani, president of SEMCO, will start the meeting and make general announcements.
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When: Sunday, May 8, 2022, at 1:15 P.M.
Where: Meetings will be on line until further notice.
SIG-Computing Topic: Complete Robocall Defense
Presented by John Krout
John’s presentation provides an eye-opening look at the scope of the robocall problem, and a clear description of how robocall systems work. Finally, step by step, the presentation describes and shows how to configure your phone so that only calls from your contacts ring your phone, and how to create a custom voicemail greeting that convinces robocall systems not to leave a message and not to call you again..
John Krout is a retired software engineer, and has been writing about creative uses of personal computers since the 1980s. Recently he has also written about smart phones, tablets and digital cameras. During his career, he worked for federal contractor companies providing software requirements analysis, design, coding, documentation and training for many US government agencies in the Washington DC region. He lives in Arlington Virginia.
Also: Questions and Answers following the presentation.
When: Sunday, May 8, 2022 at 1:30 P.M.
Where: Meetings will be on line until further notice. Click on link shown above.
SIG-Linux Topic: Modicia
Presented by Sharan Kalwani
In the world of Linux distros, there are so many to choose from. As a multimedia enthusiast, Modicia appealed to me, as it is built by web designers for web site builders. In the case of Modicia O.S., it’s basically for multimedia users, but it’s suitable for everyone. This Linux distro is the brainchild of an Italy-based community. The distro is mostly a general purpose computing platform that works just out of the box. The operating system is based on Xubuntu and also features the mid-weight Xfce with more spice. They call the desktop environment Anabolized Xfce – a greatly modified version of Xfce4.
Also: Questions and Answers following the presentation.
Where: Meetings will be on line until further notice. Click on link shown above.
When: Sunday, May 8, 2022, at 3:00 P.M.
The May 2022 SEMCO Meetings (except SIG-Programming) were recorded. Below are links to the video recordings:
Board Meeting: No Board Meeting—Quorum not present.
SIG-Computing Meeting—Complete Robocall Defense: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12eiyagz7kmU9i4Ae43aqxrDyxF1TCq9h/view?usp=sharing
SIG-Linux Meeting: No meeting—SIG-Computing Meeting ran long.
Supporting files were used in the meetings. Below are links to the files:
SIG-Computing Meeting— Complete Robocall Defense slides PDF file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/173MOC6a_3F01juTxLvk6A3MtnpunirPM/view?usp=sharing
SIG-Computing Meeting—Complete Robocall Defense Chat docx file: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YvCNtiR3Q-q80nQF1zdNEmRQGPf8Eevs/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108938720355095342131&rtpof=true&sd=true
SIG-Linux Meeting: No meeting—SIG-Computing Meeting ran long.