Computer Owners’ Forum April 18, 2016 How to use the “Task Manager” How to Create “Restore Points” Survey Topic: “Computer Memory” Oak Crest Resident Web Site: www.oakcg.org Please turn off your cell phones.

COF Items: Page #1 1. Explain email parameters: “From:, To:, Cc: and Bcc:” “From:” = The person sending the email. “To:” = The person receiving the email. “Cc:” = Originally (Carbon Copy). Sending the message to one or more additional recipients. “Bcc:” = A Blind Carbon Copy (Use Bcc when copying a message to many people. This keeps the e-mail addresses private.) "Undisclosed recipients:“ = “To:” is blank and all recipients are sent “Bcc:” For more information please go to the COF Glossary and lookup “Email”.  COF-Handbook-Glossary.pdf 2. How to update your Erickson medical system email address: Go to the Medical office in the Village Square basement and request a change.

COF Items: Page #2 3. A list was created of possible “Items of Interest” for future COF meetings: a. When you start "Internet Explorer", does the Yahoo screen open up when you really wanted your Gmail page to open first? b. When you start "Internet Explorer", is the top of the screen cluttered with unwanted toolbars? c. What is the "Internet Explorer" "Status Bar"?  Why is it useful? d. Windows Task Manager: All operating systems 7, 8.1, and 10 e. Dropbox (an example of Cloud Storage) f. Gmail: Advance Features

COF Items: Page #3 3. A list was created of possible “Items of Interest” for future COF meetings (continued): g. Editing Photos h. Virus Protection i. Malwarebytes j. Windows 10: Screens you see when loading Windows 10

COF Items: Page #4 4. Jim Harris will discuss the Windows "Task Manager". What is it and why is it useful? 5 Jim Harris will discuss "Restore Points".  What are they, why are they important and how do we use them. 6. Zed Hrubec will discuss the computer memory question from the recent interest survey. When a computer is turned off, what is in the computer's memory disappears.  So memory cannot store information persistently.  To do that, computers use drives.  The bigger the drive, typically the hard drive, the more information the computer can hold.  Memory is where the computer places and processes the information on which it is working.

Erickson! Page #1 Contact Erickson Resident Computer Services: Phone Number: 1-800-677-0211

Erickson! Page #2 2. Contact Erickson employee Debbie Lee at dlee@erickson.com to change your existing comcast.net email address to something different for the following Erickson general email distributions (not for Oak Crest Connect): Catering / Acorn Pub events Coupons for on-campus stores Dining Services (for weekly menus) Educational Opportunities General Services Notices Monthly Calendar of Activities Oak Leaf Special Trips Calendar The Observer Todd Sullivan - (Funds, tributes and special Notices from Administration) WOCV - TV Guide and Studio Productions