April News: Australia Travels & the Best Google Photos Feature EVER

Published: Sat, 04/04/26

Updated: Mon, 04/06/26

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You guessed it, we've been in Australia the last month. The photo above is from Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary in Hobart, Tasmania. What fun getting to feed and pet the kangaroos. Then we continued on to see the Tasmanian Devil, Wombats, and Echidnas. We had to go to another wildlife sanctuary in mainland Australia to see the Koalas. See our photo album here.

Other than the fact that they all live in Australia, what else do all of these animals have in common? (see answer at the end of this newsletter)

Coming Up

Watch your inbox for emails about upcoming shows and times! We will do 1 or 2 of our YouTube shows but, in our current time zones live-streaming is difficult, so we plan to pre-record them. Also on our upcoming calendar is one presentation for a comuter club:

April 28: Dayton Microcomputer Ass'n presentation

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We were able to do one of our live YouTube shows in the past month. We also had a Members-Only Zoom meeting.

Mar 2 Show318: I Asked an AI to Explain Passkeys — Here’s What Happened

We also live-streamed a Google Photos Q&A session:

Mar 15 2026 Google Photos Q&A – Ask Chris Anything

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The Best Google Photos Feature EVER

Google Photos is packed with clever tools for organizing, editing and sharing photos, but one recent addition is a total game-changer. Last year, they introduced a feature that makes you look like a professional photographer—with zero learning curve.

Watch this video to learn how to just point your camera at anything you see and ask, "What is this?"

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** Answer: they're all marsupials. See this Blog Post: From Pouches to Poop: Our Wild Encounters in Australia

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