APCUG’s FREE 2015 Winter Virtual Technology Conference (VTC) will be held on Saturday, February 21, from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern Daylight time. The sessions are 50 minutes in length and offer attendees the opportunity to ask questions via a chat window. Videos from earlier conferences can be found … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2015
Small Business Workshop Series
DACS is co-sponsoring the “Small Business Series” starting Feb 10th until March 31st. These workshops were organized by SCORE and being hosted at the Danbury Library. If you have a small business or are thinking of starting one, you should seriously consider one or more of these FREE workshops. Each … [Read more...]
DACS Board Minutes for January 7, 2015
Called to Order: 7:20PM Attending: Dick Gingras, Richard Corzo, Jim Scheef, Lisa Leifels, Cathy Quaranta, Bert Groff, Bill Saturno, Andy Woodruff, Bruce Preston Guest: Tom Zarecki Minutes of Last Meeting: Accepted Treasurer Report Balance on hand 12/1/2014 $3,475.75 … [Read more...]
DACS President’s Column February 2015
What is a SIG? Many of us get asked that question frequently by prospective new members. It is an acronym used for many years, especially by computer clubs, to mean Special Interest Group. At our most recent Board meeting we decided that it is time to retire the SIG acronym in favor of monthly … [Read more...]
Special Notice: Changes in Membership Dues
Our dues structure has remained constant for seven years. How many organizations do you belong to that have not raised dues for that long? As with any entity, there are basic operating costs to maintain services. For the past several months, the Board of Directors has discussed and analyzed our … [Read more...]
The Current Job Outlook and How to Land the Best Job
by Sean N. Henderson Presented by : John Barry, Tuesday, January 6, 7:30 p.m., at the Danbury Hospital Auditorium. Many were in attendance for the DACS January General Meeting on tech jobs. The presenter, John Barry, owner of ITech Consulting Partners, gave an informative talk and Q&A on … [Read more...]
Apple SIG Notes January 2015 – Back up your iOS device
We reviewed the ways to sync and back up an iPhone or iPad to be prepared in case you should ever lose your device. Before getting into that, we went into iCloud settings and enabled Find My iPhone. This enables your lost or misplaced device to be located from another iOS device using the Find My … [Read more...]
Using “Map Apps”: Never Get Lost Again!
Presenter: Ed Hicks Date: Tuesday, February 3, 7:30 pm Location: Danbury Hospital Auditorium by Tom Zarecki Fun Session Simplifies Lives: A True ‘Map Adventure’ Program Digital maps are everywhere these days yet most people struggle to use them on their phones or in their cars. Ed … [Read more...]
Upcoming Linux SIG Jan. 21st
No presentations scheduled at the moment, though lots of things Linux (software, hardware related) can come up. We continue with those people migrating older Windows computers to Ubuntu and the varying issues that arise. No matter how the meeting goes, come and bring your laptop or tower and … [Read more...]
Digital Imaging SIG Farewell
Longtime Digital Imaging SIG leader Ken Graff has moved to Florida and has decided he will not be able to continue the SIG remotely. Ken says, "I wish DACS all the best and when I visit Connecticut I will definitely stop by. I really enjoyed my 20+ year involvement with DACS." … [Read more...]