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Why Darwin Survived
George Wright Last year, unverified rumour says that North Korea’s Supreme Leader ordered a nuclear strike on Darwin because he figured that Australia’s response would at best, be with boomerangs. Unfortunately, the missile dropped into the Java Trench in Indonesian territory. It sank deep to the earth’s mantle without exploding. America’s defence forces had prepared...Continue reading→
Interesting Internet Finds
Steve Costello The Two Types Of Cloud Data Threats And How You Protect Yourself https://askleo.com/two-cloud-data-threats/ Leo Notenboom explains the two types of threats for having your data in the cloud and suggestions for protecting yourself from them. (Note: I have been using the cloud for years without any problems, but I only keep data that...Continue reading→
East SIG Report May 2021
Neil Muller Host Paul Woolard opened the May meeting again via Zoom. This month he was seated with a small audience at Eley Road Hall, our normal meeting place before the pandemic hit. This being the first hybrid meeting from Eley Hall, feedback from the audio system had to be solved before the meeting could...Continue reading→
Blocking Unwanted Emails
David Kretchmar, Computer Technician, Sun City Summerlin Computer Club Sooner or later this happens to all of us. You continuously receive unwanted emails, (spam) from an individual or organization. Legitimate organizations usually have an Unsubscribe button within their message, which enables you to be dropped from their email list. If you attempt to unsubscribe from...Continue reading→
Building a CNC Router (Part 2)
Dave Williams This is the second part of a series of articles on Dave Williams’ experience of building a CNC (computerised numerical control) router, which is an automated cutting machine that can be used on materials such as wood, composites, aluminium etc. The laser cutting place was able to cut the steel and do the...Continue reading→
Editorial June 2021
Hugh Macdonald Welcome to the June 2021 edition of PC Update. As Melbourne has once again found itself in Covid lockdown, there is not a lot to report this month from a club perspective. The Monthly Meeting transitioned back to an online format and was a lively discussion with David Stonier-Gibson, Kirsten Ellis and Nathan...Continue reading→
Monthly Meeting June 2021
The June 2021 Monthly Meeting was held online on Wednesday 2nd June 2021, with almost 100 members in attendance via Zoom. This was the program for the evening: Guest Speakers: Dr Kirsten Ellis, Nathan Sherburn Panel discussion “Learning in Lockdown” moderated by David Stonier-Gibson Dr Kirsten Ellis Dr Kirsten Ellis is lead of the Inclusive Technology...Continue reading→
How an app to decrypt criminal messages was born ‘over a few beers’ with the FBI
David Tuffley, Griffith University Australian and US law enforcement officials on Tuesday announced they’d sprung a trap three years in the making, catching major international crime figures using an encrypted app. More than 200 underworld figures in Australia have been charged in what Australian Federal Police (AFP) say is their biggest-ever organised crime bust. The...Continue reading→
US lawmakers are taking a massive swipe at big tech. If it lands, the impact will be felt globally
Katharine Kemp, UNSW Five antitrust laws proposed in the United States aim to aggressively rein in the market power of “big tech” companies and change the way they do business. The set of bills, introduced on June 11, targets the enormous economic power wielded by the likes of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google (owned by...Continue reading→