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The December Monthly Meeting will be held Wednesday December 4 at 7pm. Guest Speaker: Fiona Patten MP Fiona Patten is a state politician. She is the leader of the Reason Party and has a seat in the Victorian Legislative Council, representing the Northern Metropolitan Region. Fiona will talk about the challenges of being a micro-party...Continue reading→

Trevor Jacobs and David Hatton A jovial bunch and many animated pre-meeting conversations, so again we started a few minutes late lacking the timekeeping of our resident MC – continue the health improvement, Paul. Nick’s Linux News this month was quite an event. We started with a demo of Nick’s frustrations in importing bookmarks into...Continue reading→

Tim McQueen We have been harmonised – Life in China’s surveillance state Kai Stittmatter Old Street Publishing. 328 Pages. This is not the usual type of book reviewed in PC Update. However, in the light of recent publicity of China’s activities in Australia, and particularly the Victorian government’s MOU with the One Belt, One Road...Continue reading→

David Kretchmar, Sun City Summerlin Computer Club After being used regularly for months or years, our laptops accumulate dust, grime, skin oils, sneezes, and who knows what else. Your laptop is most likely due for a cleaning, and I’m going to pass along some suggestions on how to do it effectively without harming this delicate...Continue reading→

Steve Costello, Boca Raton Computer Society While 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 recent months.   How To Reinstall Windows Without An Installation Disc https://askleo.com/how-to-reinstall-windows-without-an-installation-disc/ This question...Continue reading→

Phil Sorrentino, The Computer Club, Florida There are a whole host of smart devices available for use in the home now. Some of the most basic and least expensive ones are smart bulbs, smart plugs and smart cameras. (Yes, I know cameras can be expensive, but there are some fairly inexpensive indoor-only cameras.) First of...Continue reading→

Following the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday December 6, a new committee of members was elected. These are their stories. David Stonier-Gibson, President David Stonier-Gibson made his career choice when he was 11 years old – to be an electronics engineer. That was when the transistor radio was just 3 years old. By the time...Continue reading→

DOTW (whatever that stands for) is our weekly Yammer poll and light hearted review of the sillier events of the week. Thanks to those who vote and also to the odd member who might “feature” – all in fun of course. Last month’s “winners” were: The Adelaide man who pushed a car onto train tracks...Continue reading→

Hugh Macdonald Welcome to the final edition of PC Update for 2019. This edition comes off the back of a momentous month for the club. Firstly a new committee was elected, featuring quite a number of very familiar faces within the club and a few who are fairly new to the club as well. You...Continue reading→