Inclement weather closings: SenCom follows the Shawnee Mission School District’s Inclement Weather Procedures.
iPad/iPhone SIG
Friday, February 21, 2025, 2:00 ~ 3:30 pmCanceled due to Ray’s broken leg.
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February 22, 2025
SATURDAY SAFARI
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
TAX PREPARATION SOFTWARE – TAX YEAR 2024
Presenter: Tom Burt, Vice-President
Sun City Summerlin Computer Club
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SMARTPHONE BASICS
Presenters: Chris and Jim Guld
GeeksOnTour
Saturday, February 22, 2025, 11:00 am CT
Register once here – https://tinyurl.com/2j3s94b7
Registration closes on February 21 at 8:00 pm CT
Use SenCom’s official name when you register:
Senior Computer Users Group of Greater Kansas City
After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment of your registration (see below). On February 21, after registration closes at 8:00 pm Central Time, you will receive the encrypted Zoom link.
TAX PREPARATION SOFTWARE. Two of the most popular programs for preparing your income tax return are H&R Block and Turbo Tax. You can run these programs on your PC or Mac or work with the online versions. Purchase one of these software programs, install it on your PC (or go to the maker’s website), and answer the step-by-step questions. When you’ve finished, either program will provide you with a finished tax return ready for filing. You can even choose to file your return electronically! Happily, for 2024, the tax law changes for individuals were few and minor.
In this year’s seminar, Tom discusses both programs briefly and then demonstrates the excellent H&R Block Deluxe program. He will create a 2024 tax return for a fictitious senior couple with typical financial transactions such as wage income, self-employment income, retirement benefits, interest and dividends, social security benefits, income from a rental property, capital gains, itemized deductions, required minimum distributions, etc. You may be surprised how easy it is to prepare and file your tax return. We’ll also learn how to set up electronic payments on the IRS EFTPS.gov website.
SMARTPHONE BASICS. The Geeks begin with a Smartphone Learning Checklist and then give their best practical tips for using Android and Apple smartphones.
In today’s world, it is often taken for granted that you know everything you need to use your smartphone, but … maybe you missed that class in high school :-)? In this presentation, they’ll teach the basics like how to know your phone’s make and model, organize your Apps and keep them up to date, display emergency contact info on the lock screen, take screenshots and read QR codes, and use the flashlight. Chris and Jim will also give some of their favorite tips about using the camera, managing your photos, and using Google Maps. Come with your phones in hand, and be ready to ask questions!
We are looking forward to seeing you this Saturday. Do you have a presentation you have given to your group? Please volunteer to give it at one of the WWs. Thanks, Judy & John (jtaylour@apcug.org — jkenned
Copyright © 2025, APCUG, All rights reserved
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Android SIG
Oak Park Library
9500 Bluejacket St
Overland Park, KS 66214
Large Meeting Room
Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 2:30 ~ 4:00 pm
It’s that time again. I’m looking forward to seeing you there. I want to answer any questions you may have or email me before the meeting.
Hope to see you Wednesday,
Bob Bowser
Bob Bowser convenes the Android SIG
bobbowser.rdb@gmail.com
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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 into your Facebook account.
- On your computer, click “Search Facebook,” left-hand corner (to the left of the home icon, 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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* Volunteer Needed *
SOS! NEEDED NOW! — Volunteer to help our Board of Directors fill the board position of Vice President. 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 →
GEEK FREE
By Joe Callison
28 January, 2025
Migrating to a New Windows Computer
If you want to migrate your existing user files, Microsoft apps, and Windows settings from a Windows 10 computer to a new Windows 11 computer, there is an easy method provided by Microsoft. It does require using a Microsoft account, which you already have if your Windows 10 account shows an email address in your profile instead of a Local Account, or you have an Outlook email account or a subscription for Microsoft 365 (Office). If you do not have a Microsoft account, you can create one. If you do not already have a subscription for Microsoft 365, you will need to sign up for at least the monthly Microsoft 365 Basic plan for $1.99 which can be terminated before the next monthly billing if you wish after completing the migration. This will provide you with 100GB of cloud storage to perform the Windows Backup System feature found in the Apps list on the Windows 10 computer.
As you go through the process of setting up the new Windows 11 computer, use the same Microsoft account email address and password used for the Windows 10 computer. One of the setup steps will guide you through the process of restoring your data that was backed up to your Microsoft account to the new Windows 11 computer. However, non-Microsoft programs will not be restored using this process.
After verifying that everything that can be transferred to the new computer has been completed, you may wish to perform a Reset on the Windows 10 computer if you are going to dispose of it or give it away. This feature is found in Settings, Recovery, Reset this PC.
See the following steps:
Read More →
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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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Thank you for all that you do
Hi Joe,
We hope you and your team are achieving all your year-end appeal goals (and more!) Remember, as you use our tools during this busy time, our team and our partners are here to answer your questions and help you find the best resources to meet the moment.
Our team is in awe of how the Senior Computer Users Group of Greater Kansas City Association, Inc. is making its mark on the world. We see how you are continually asked to do more with less, yet still create meaningful change in your community. It is such a joy to engage with you and the over 325,000 nonprofits around the globe who are leveraging Microsoft resources to drive this positive impact.
Your stories inspire us every day and we are grateful for your tireless work.
Thank you again for all that you do, and we look forward to deepening our collaboration in the year ahead.
Regards,
The Microsoft Tech for Social Impact Team
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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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