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each VTC, the presentations are uploaded to 3 PROBLEMS WITH USB-C
the APCUG section on YouTube. At last check YOU NEED TO KNOW
there are 139 APCUG VTC video presentations ABOUT – USB Type-C is
on YouTube. I encourage everyone to browse clearly the future, but get-
through them; you may find quite a few that ad- ting to the future isn’t al-
ways painless, and USB-C
dress topics of interest to you. If one or more has a lot of problems. Here
catch your eye and you feel it / they would be are a few things every new
an appropriate presentation for our club, please USB-C user needs to know.
let us know. (You can also watch them on your
own, for free; each presentation runs between Most new Android phones use USB-C, Apple’s
40 and 50 minutes.) laptops use this port exclusively, and it’s in-
creasingly common to see at least one such port
Please email any suggestions you have for fu- on new PCs. But not every USB-C port is the
ture program topics and/or presenters to Linda same, and not every USB-C cable you can buy
Rohlfing and me at programs@lcace.org and works the same way. Read more of this How-To
president@lcace.org. Thanks for your help! -Geek article at: http://bit.ly/2tnDOFN
HOW TO TURN OFF AD PERSONALIZATION IN YOUR
Our July LCACE picnic will start at 12:00 noon
GOOGLE ACCOUNT – Don’t want to deal with tar-
geted ads? TechRepublic shows how to limit
your shared personal data in Google.
Google is increasing transparency by giving us-
ers more control over customized ads, product
manager Philippe de Lurand Pierre-Paul said in
a blog post Thursday.
For the past decade, Google has made strides
to be more transparent in how personal data is
used to tailor ads. In 2009, Google released Ad
Settings, giving users a defined location to con-
trol ads. The settings evolved in 2011 and 2012
with the additions of Why this ad? And Mute this
ad, the post noted. In 2015, all these features
st
on Saturday, July 21 , at State Bank of the were housed together within your Google ac-
Lakes in Grayslake! As we did last year, our count, creating a single point of access for secu-
club will provide sandwich trays and soft drinks. rity setting and personal information.
We need help from our members – 1. Let us With Google’s new Ad Settings, you can now
know that you are planning to attend, and how understand how your personal information is
many people will be attending with you (so we used in the ads you see. Additionally, Google is
know how much food to buy); 2. Bring an appe- expanding the Why this ad? function to all ser-
tizer, side dish or dessert to share. (Please vices—including Search and YouTube—and
plan to arrive NLT 11:45 am to help with set- nearly all sites and apps that allow Google to
show ads, the post noted.
up, set out the food you are bringing, etc.).
Please contact Liz Barnett to provide attend- If you aren’t comfortable with Google having
ance info and to let her know what food you will your personal data and tailoring your ads, see
how to monitor and control your shared infor-
be bringing to share at the picnic. You can mation, with three steps plus screen shots to
reach her at lizbarnett@aol.com. Thank you! limit targeted ads, at this TechRepublic web
page. https://tek.io/2ygA917
See you at our Picnic!
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