The May general meeting was heavily publicized and well attended—it generated DACS’s highest attendance in several years. It was designed to promote John Patrick’s important new book, Health Attitude: Unraveling and Solving the Complexities of Healthcare. John received a doctorate in healthcare … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2015
May 27th: Social Media Workshop
The 1st ever DACS SOCIAL MEDIA WORKSHOP - Master the basics of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram - Learn to "Cut thru the Clutter” in this 90-minute session After last month’s social media talk, many DACS members said YES to an ongoing social media workshop where Mr. Z could work with … [Read more...]
DACS Board Minutes for May 7, 2015
Danbury Area Computer Society (DACS) DACS headquarters – 198 Main Street, Danbury, CT Thursday, May 7, 2015 Board Meeting Minutes Meeting called to order at 7:26PM by president Dick Gingras. In attendance: Bert, Lisa Liefels, Richard Corzo, Jim Sheef, Dick Gingras, Tom Zarecki, and … [Read more...]
DACS President’s Column June 2015
There is so much going on this month that it is difficult to know where to begin. So I would like to start by sharing with you some of the great things we accomplished last month. Andy Woodruff made a huge effort planning and setting up our general meeting, featuring John Patrick's excellent … [Read more...]
May 19, Web Design Workshop/SIG
How does one "design" a website? Regarding the front-end graphical interface - what comes first, a unique design pulled from one's imagination, or a search for a "canned" design created by someone else, and then customized to our own liking? Nowadays the 2nd option is faster, but finding the right … [Read more...]
Free Small Business Workshop – Running a Restaurant
On Saturday, May 30th, DACS is cosponsoring a Small Business Workshop with the Danbury Library along with SCORE, Savings Bank of Danbury, and other local organizations on Running a Restaurant. This 2 hour workshop will begin at 10:30 AM on Saturday, May 30 at the Danbury Library. You will learn … [Read more...]
May 12th: Apple Workshop
We got a question from one of our Apple Workshop members, "Can you suggest a good way to record videos I play from the internet? Then later I can burn a DVD." In the meeting we'll do some online research to try to answer this question. We could look for an application, or a how-to on YouTube, or … [Read more...]
Video Production
Presenters: Greg Van Antwerp, Franny Hannigan, Mark Ingram Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2015, 7:30 PM Location: Danbury Hospital Creasy Auditorium By Lisa Leifels Are you one of the growing number of people spending more of your time online watching digital videos? Instead of just watching the … [Read more...]
May 20th: Linux Workshop
For users who range from beginner to expert, we meet monthly to discuss all things Linux--hardware and software. Our meeting is structured so that any attendee may present a topic. So come with your laptop and join the fun. Share or learn a few new things in the world of Linux. We also work/play … [Read more...]
May 11th: Online Business Workshop
By Sean N. Henderson Monday, May 11th, 7pm Brookfield Town Hall, Meeting Room 135, 100 Pocono Road, Brookfield, CT 06804 DACS.org members, Brookfield town residents, and first-time visitors may attend Agenda:Attendee introductions, Product pitch practice, Business book review by Steve, … [Read more...]