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Editorial June 2020

Hugh Macdonald Welcome to another edition of PC Update, and already we find ourselves in the sixth month of 2020. This year has already brought so much in just six months: devastating bush fires, a once in a 100 years… Continue Reading…

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DOTW Winners May 2020

Roger Brown DOTW is a lighthearted look at some of the sillier events of the week. Don’t take it too seriously and do pop over to Chit Chat and vote each week. Thanks to those of our members who occasionally… Continue Reading…

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Yammer Highlights April 2020

Dennis Parsons Coronavirus Discussion & Comments The COVID-19 situation of course continues to be a big topic of discussion and the release of the government’s COVIDSafe app was a particularly popular one. How does it work? Will it track me?… Continue Reading…

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COVIDSafe tracking app reviewed: the government delivers on data security, but other issues remain

Mahmoud Elkhodr, CQUniversity Australia About 1.13 million people had downloaded the federal government’s COVIDSafe app by 6 am today, just 12 hours after its release last night, said Health Minister Greg Hunt. The government is hoping at least 40% of… Continue Reading…

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5G is Coming

Jeff Wilkinson 5G is the designation for the upcoming fifth-generation cellular network technology. This technology, which had the standards set at the end of 2017, promises to bring faster speeds than the current 4G technology in use by most cell… Continue Reading…

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Understanding File Extensions

Jim Cerny, Sarasota Technology Users Group So someone sends you a file attached to their email – you try to open the file and you can’t, why is that?  I mean they obviously could open the file on their computer,… Continue Reading…

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LibreOffice: A Powerful, Free Office Suite

Tom Burt, Sun City Summerlin Computer Club About every 18 months I teach an introductory seminar on how to use LibreOffice. Attendance is usually good, but I still have been only reaching about 20 of our members at any one… Continue Reading…

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DOTW Winners April 2020

Roger Brown DOTW (whatever that stands for) our weekly Yammer poll and light-hearted review of the sillier events of the week, continues – social isolation rules notwithstanding. Thanks to those who vote and also to the odd member who might… Continue Reading…

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From The President May 2020

David Stonier-Gibson It’s all a little weird at the moment. We have been forced to do a complete pivot on our plans and aspirations for things like the Maker Room. I am trying to grasp the opportunities that the CV… Continue Reading…

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