By Jim Scheef HOPE X, or the tenth Hackers on Planet Earth Conference was held July 18-20, 2014, at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City. The conference is biennial and this was the second time I’ve attended. This year the theme was “dissent”. If you believe that the right to dissent, our … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2014
Ask DACS, August, 2014
Moderated and reported by Jim Scheef. Q – Richard Corzo asked the first question, which we had discussed prior to the meeting: What causes attachments sent by Windows users, mostly using Microsoft Outlook (the “real” Outlook that is included in most versions of Office), to arrive in my inbox … [Read more...]
Pebble Watch – Mobile Devices July 2014
What is a Pebble Watch and why would anyone want one? This was the basic theme of the Mobile Devices SIG meeting in August. Jim presented his personal experiences after becoming a $99 backer of the Pebble watch project on Kickstarter, the crowd funding website. To understand the Pebble, you should … [Read more...]
September 2014
From all the outstanding feedback I got about our August general meeting, I missed a great presentation from Bob Gostischa on protecting Yourself, Your Computer, and Your Identity. The beginning of August must be a popular time for vacations since a lot of you and I missed this presentation. I have … [Read more...]
Apple SIG Notes, August 2014
In August we had a one-on-one session with a new Mac user to set up his recently acquired MacBook Air. He had reported some trouble running Skype, so we took a look and found three copies of Skype on his machine, one on the Mac desktop and a Skype and Skype 2 in his Applications folder. We … [Read more...]
Protecting Yourself, Your Computer and Your Identity
Review by Sean N. Henderson The August 2014 presentation by Bob Gostischa was an eye-opening view into the world of computer and personal security. If you haven't been to a DACS meeting on this topic in a while, a lot has changed. "Bob G" brought everyone in attendance up-to-speed and clued us … [Read more...]
Email and Social Engagement
Presenter: Ellen Williams, Educational Marketing Expert at Constant Contact Date: September 2nd, 2014 Location: Danbury Hospital Auditorium Believe it or not, social media have been around since 1969, when CompuServe was a major internet service provider, before the rapid rise of AOL in the … [Read more...]
Board of Directors Meeting, August 5, 2014
Called to Order: 7:05 PM Attending: Lisa Leifels, Richard Corzo, Bill Saturno, Bert Goff, Jim Scheef, Bruce Preston, Richard Teasdale Guests: Charles Bovaird, Annette van Ommeren Minutes of Last Meeting: Accepted Balance on hand … [Read more...]
August 5, 2014 Meeting Supporting Material
On August 5th at our general meeting Bob Gostischa presented the topic of “Protecting Yourself, Your Computer and Your Identity.” He has generously provided the below links and discounts. Please find Instructions to successfully install avast! and other helpful links and tips at: … [Read more...]