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Kayleen Manwaring, UNSW and Peter Leonard, UNSW The Internet of Things (IoT) is already all around us. Online devices have become essential in industries from manufacturing and healthcare to agriculture and environmental management, not to mention our own homes. Digital consulting firm Ovum estimates that by 2022 Australian homes will host more than 47 million...Continue reading→

T.J. Thomson, Queensland University of Technology; Daniel Angus, Queensland University of Technology, and Paula Dootson, Queensland University of Technology Twitter screenshots/Unsplash, Author provided Twitter over the weekend “tagged” as manipulated a video showing US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden supposedly forgetting which state he’s in while addressing a crowd. Biden’s “hello Minnesota” greeting contrasted with...Continue reading→

Steve Costello, SEFCUG In the course of going through the more than 300 RSS feeds, I often run across things that I think might be of interest to other user group members. The following are some items I found interesting during the month of June 2020.   Why Am I Getting Calls When Do Not...Continue reading→

Phil Sorrentino, Sun City Centre Computer Club Ever since Wi-Fi appeared way back around 2005, the Wi-Fi version has been described by a letter because of the letter reference used in the 802.11 Local Area Network standard. Initially, there were 802.11a and 802.11b. Most of us became familiar with the “b” version because this version...Continue reading→

Dick Maybach, Brookdale Computer Users Group Circuit simulation will interest only a few, but skimming through this article should impress you with the support a PC can provide for this specialized area. You likely have different interests, and it would probably be worth your while to search for equivalent tools appropriate for you.   When...Continue reading→

Roman Skarbek WANTED. An old laptop from around 2000-2008. Must have a serial port and Windows XP and be a 32-bit system.  Should be in working condition. Please call me: 0400 767 594. Will pay.  Make My Day. Thanks. Roman Skarbek. If you have a notice like this that you’d like to include in PC...Continue reading→

Editor: In response to my questions of a) What is your favourite Linux distro?  b) What is it about this particular distro that makes it your favourite? and c) What originally made you start using Linux and/or why would you recommend someone switch from Windows to Linux? these are what members contributed via Yammer or...Continue reading→

Neil Muller East SIG convener Paul Woolard opened the September meeting for the second time via the internet conferencing software Zoom along with Frank Maher the Zoom host. Another large audience attended, with members as far away as Echuca and Queensland joining the meeting.   The night’s first presentation was by Dave Botherway expanding on...Continue reading→

Axel Bruns, Queensland University of Technology Google’s role in delivering audiences to news outlets has been under scrutiny of late. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s initiative to redirect advertising revenue from Google and Facebook to news publishers has led to threats of a news boycott by both companies. Australia’s news media businesses have faced...Continue reading→