Multimedia Workshop of the BCUG http://bcug.smiller.org OR http://smiller.org/bcug ; THIS WORKSHOP IS SUSPENDED DO YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER TO LEAD a "Multimedia", or "Android" Workshop? Contact BCUG Send Message BCUG home site; Is your PC running too slow? ATTENDEES: bring smartphone or tablet and use a local WiFi "s's-guest" network Sept 13, 2018 Android Phones, Apps, Security DEMOS OF ANDROID APPS RING neighborhood protection (neighborhood shared notices/video); apps for all devices SAMSUNG S9 (Camera movie)(anyone who just bought- please come and DEMO!!!!) Review LOWEST PRICE/BEST SMARTPHONES Tracfone LG Rebel 3 review $59 (HomeShoppingNetwork)- uses Verizon CDMA towers GENERAL Social Media Addiction SECURITY: 10 OnLine Security Measures Google removed 700K Android apps from App store in 2017 (malicious and potentially harmful apps) Spam volume down; phishing attacks up in 2017 NEST Video doorbell with Face Recognition; story WiFi Network: new PW;Encript (WPA2=best); turn off SSID; update router firmware WIFI and LAN Tools: "Fing" (Domotz Ltd) ; WiFiAnalyzer (open source) ; WiFi Heatmap Protector router from "VPNFilter" malware 15 default privacy changes for Facebook and Google (Wash Post, June 1, 2018) Protect privacy in Facebook (NyTimes) 15 added privacy changes for Verizon, AT&T, TMobile,Twitter, LinkedIn, and many other Windows Defender "Next-gen anti-malware" How to Stop Your Smart TV, Set-top boxes/Chromecast... From Tracking What You Watch https://nyti.ms/2JNLvue (Jul23, 2018) A FREEBE Free dictation with Cortana and WriteNaturally in Windows   June 14, 2018: Artificial Intelligence is coming Present status:: awareness and usage Our Expectation: more personalized and convenient with time, after improvements in algorithms, hardware, and underlying data sets AI and the Future of Smartphones (8/15/2016); Qualcomm SDK for "Neural Processing Engine" machine intelligence Platform for deep learning - moves image/voice recog from cloud to Smartphone; medical app : image classification of skin machine learning with drones (40:25 - 44:00 ) ... At the beginning of 2018, 4 smartphones had five AI features camera: detects subject; auto adjust settings (person, face, landscapefood, fireworks) language translator user pattern analysis: adapt/predict/adjust based on time or day secuirty: face ID; adapt for glasses or beard with time Voice assistant: reply AND perform tasks: order online; searach song; type message (example: Samsung "Bixby" assistant) AI within Qualcomm devices: interview with Dir of Marketing summary AI in 80% of smartphones by 2022; 10 ways AI will change smartphones Augmented Reality on Samsung S9 (multiple examples: scroll down thru site) SnapDragon 700 has built-in fast AI (phones avail in late 2018) "I tried to get an AI to write this story" (Steve's "OneNote"- shows highlights) Google Promises its AI will not be used for weapons https://nyti.ms/2Hshw9S (but will be used for government/military "cybersecurity, training and military recruitment") AI feud by Mark Zuckerberg ("best is yet to come"), and Elon Musk "potentially more dangerous than nukes" (Pentagon is aggressively courtig the tech industry; China to spend billions to become world's AI leader) \Microsoft re-organizing into "Cloud + AI Platform", "AI + Research", and (traditional) "Experiences & Devices" Qualcomm-forecast for the future of AI (2018-May 23) summary FURTHER ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE :SOURCES The most common uses of AI on your smartphone Our expectation NOVA (May, 2018) Can We Build A Brain? "Google Duplex" Assistant - makes phone calls for you   April 12, 2018: Artificial Intelligence is coming DEMO Moto Z2 projector demo (S. Mercurio) Phone as desktop (S. Mercurio)   Dec 14, 2017: Security: VPNs, PLUS RCAST (Roku) How to choose a cell phone Recommending a VPN service as an alternative to Tor page 9, 2016-05 BCUG Bytes "Which web browser is the best? The one with VPN? ", pages 2-3 2016-05-BCUG Bytes "Reflections on Anonymity [keywords: Torrents, TAILS, TOR, VPN]" page9 BCUG Bytes 2016-03 "VPN as an alternative to TOR more trouble than good", page 10 BCUG Bytes 2016-03 "Value of using VPN for web access?", page 8, BCUG Bytes 2015-06 Oct 12, 2017: 4K HDR Television Is HERE (as little as $600)! Consumer Reports, Nov, 2017, pgs 44-51 and https://www.consumerreports.org/lcd-led-oled-tvs/best-4k-tvs-to-buy-right-now/?loginMethod=auto (6/13/2017) https://www.cnet.com/topics/tvs/best-tvs/best-4k-tvs/ http://www.techradar.com/news/television/10-best-ultra-hd-4k-tvs-in-the-world-today-1326405 Roku 55 inch P-Series https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/16/15815602/tcl-roku-tv-4k-series-review-best-budget-tv PLUS: Latest Android Smartphones/Tablets; Android Apps; Leading Technology; Social Media LATEST ANDROID SMARTPHONES/TABLETS (red = instructions for equipment setup) start with on-line PC - discuss agenda Placeholder for attendees to demo their new devices (switch to video camera, if needed by participant demo) Amazon FireHD10 tablet $150 Android now is the OS for 87% of the world's mobile devices Android Oreo avail soon on Google devices; available 2018 on Samsung, etc. Nokia 8 64GB (standard + MicroSD socket) highlights ; high end smartphone introduced in Europe (8/2017), awaiting US intro; iPhone 8 to be available Oct-Nov, 2017 (slipped 1-2 months due to slow availability of OLED screens) Users switching from Apple to Android are likely to switch back to Apple (check out dating comment at the end) Best cheap (< $200) 2017 Smartphones: TechRadar (winner Moto G4+) Look for low Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) rankings on your next smartphone, What is SAR? DEMO: ANDROID APPS (participants welcome to demo favorites) Demo via Mobizen screen mirroring (WiFi, or USB wire to my PC) Change to full screen: "Ctrl > Enter" - use for subsequent app demos "7 everyday tech skills all boomers (and up) should have" (pgs 17-18), and best apps (pgs 19-20) BCUG 2017-April Bytes Android App demos: (placeholder for attendees who want to demo their new apps) (switch to video camera, if needed by participant demo) instant language translation (with bluetooth earbuds) TEN BEST ANDROID APPS for Galaxy Note 8 (6.3 inch diagonal screen, edge to edge) switch to on-line PC SECURITY (start at end!) Check your smartphone OS: Settings > About Phone Settings > System Updates> (OS 7.0auto installed spring, 2017) Microsoft Cloud has 1.5 million hack attempts each day Impersonation attacks via email is the rise: 20% chance 2Q2017, vs 5% chance 1Q2017 5/3/2017 Hundreds of Android Apps on PlayStore have security flaws. DFNDR Security has 100million downloads, and scores 4.5 (out of 5) (download from PlayStore) Secure your Android Device! (Dick Maybach, BCUG Bytes, Jan 2018, beginning page 6) jan 9, 2018: Google removed 2 dozen malware-containg apps from Google Play (perhaps 7.5million users) ************************** June 8: Latest Android Smartphones/Tablets; Android Apps; Leading Technology; Social Media Aside: SECURITY is now being taught to embedded designers!: course overview LATEST ANDROID SMARTPHONES/TABLETS (red = instructions for equipment setup) start with on-line PC - discuss agenda Placeholder for attendees to demo their new devices (switch to video camera, if needed by participant demo) Android now is the OS for 87% of the world's mobile devices Android Oreo avail soon on Google devices; available 2018 on Samsung, etc. Nokia 8 64GB (standard + MicroSD socket) highlights ; high end smartphone introduced in Europe (8/2017), awaiting US intro; Samsung S8 was available April 21, 2017 ; ten million mass produced by April 21 ; 6GB RAM; 64GB or 128GB storage ; specs: feb2 ; feb9 ; newbattery supplier iPhone 8 to be available Oct-Nov, 2017 (slipped 1-2 months due to slow availability of OLED screens) Samsung s7 vs iPhone 7 (Burton family SamsungS7-vs-iphone7) Users switching from Apple to Android are likely to switch back to Apple (check out dating comment at the end) Best cheap (< $200) 2017 Smartphones: TechRadar (winner Moto G4+) Look for low Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) rankings on your next smartphone, What is SAR? DEMO: ANDROID APPS (participants welcome to demo favorites) Demo via Mobizen screen mirroring (WiFi, or USB wire to my PC) Change to full screen: "Ctrl > Enter" - use for subsequent app demos Demo: screen capture (2 simultaneous buttons; screenshot automatically placed in folder "screenshots" - accessed via "Gallery" app, or via USB port) "Gallery" automatically creates "Stories" with automatic title, slide show, music: Apps > in top bar, type "gallery" in "search for apps" Demo: Samsung S6 +S7 camera "modes": video collage, Virtual shot; fast/slow motion; live broadcast,... DEMO: all "OK Google" features "7 everyday tech skills all boomers (and up) should have" (pgs 17-18), and best apps (pgs 19-20) BCUG 2017-April Bytes best iPhone apps: Photoshop Fix, Prisma, SLack, Snapchat,... Android App demos: (placeholder for attendees who want to demo their new apps) (switch to video camera, if needed by participant demo) instant language translation (with bluetooth earbuds) TEN BEST ANDROID APPS for Galaxy Note 8 (6.3 inch diagonal screen, edge to edge) switch to on-line PC SECURITY (start at end!) Check your smartphone OS: Settings > About Phone Settings > System Updates> (OS 7.0auto installed spring, 2017) IT Professionals Confidence falls in Cyber Security (however, 2/3 are positive for the future) Fake news/propaganda/mis-information - is expected to increase! - ???A FUTURE TOPIC??? "Gooligan" malware infecting older android 4/5 phones/tablets; 11/30/2016 ; 11/29/2016 Google Android announcement; 1/29/2017 repeat? discussion (interesting: Microsoft released WinXP patch for "WannaCry" ransomware ) Browser Security (2/2017) Edge = Chrome; Firefox slightly lagging ; SGM uncurable malware experience 1/2017 with Chrome $1600 ransomware paid (winter 2016-17?) via bitcoins by Austrian hotel after computer system frozen & guests locked in/out ; $28000 ransomware paid 1/4/2017 via bitcoins to unlock Los Angeles Community College vizio settles FTC charge that 11 million TVs tracked viewers (2/9/2017); How to stop TV spying Feb 6: Google releases Android patch for 58 vulnerabilities (8 critical) 3/5/2017 Wikileaks CIA Hacking Secrets 3/17 Android infected with malware out-of-box 4/1/2017 Now That Congress Just Killed Online Privacy, Can VPN Protect You From Snooping Eyes 3/27/2017 LastPast password keeper has major flaw 3/2017 Android data recovery software ($25) 3/31/2017 "Google records audio ...conversations around the phone" 4/2/2017 BCUG discussion Bd: filtering of email (eliminates phishing?) 4/2/2017 Piriform CCleaner - help with security? 4/5/2017- five best VPNs (& why need VPN); 1/25/2027 VPN reviews 4/4/2017 AsbPkPress: protect your privacy Samsung S8 uses "Samsung Knox" defense grade mobile security system, and supports iris scanning. Adobe April 11 "Mnthly Patch Tuesday" patched 59 security vulnerabilities 4/12/2017 Miniature signal detector on drone 4/14/20017 "best and safest free VPNs" Restoring a backup on a PC which had been frozen by "Wanna Cry" ransomware Microsoft Cloud has 1.5 million hack attempts each day Impersonation attacks via email is the rise: 20% chance 2Q2017, vs 5% chance 1Q2017 How Digital Marketing Games Google 5/3/2017 Hundreds of Android Apps on PlayStore have security flaws. DFNDR Security has 100million downloads, and scores 4.5 (out of 5) (download from PlayStore) LEADING TECHNOLOGY "Autonomous Car Data is the new oil"- each car to generate 4 TByte/day This is holographic projection of a Whale, using 2 lasers Feb, 2017 Android Wear 2.0 released SOCIAL MEDIA How Facebook is changing the world How to market by using short video in Facebook Create an effective YouTube "hook"     2016 ARCHIVE 2015 ARCHIVE 2014 ARCHIVE ( WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON ANDROID) 2013 ARCHIVE 2012 ARCHIVE 2011 - 2003 ARCHIVES (offline - contact Steve Miller for access)