Microchip PIC16F1938, Arduino, distance sensor - A single report will cover the last two months. In December Will Callahan presented his microcontroller project using the PIC16F1938 microcontroller along with the same distance sensor I’m using in the oil tank. His application senses the … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2016
Hacker Lexicon: What Are DoS and DDoS Attacks?
Hacker Lexicon: What Are DoS and DDoS Attacks? … [Read more...]
February Preview: Office 2016 – Microsoft Store
Date: Tuesday, February 2nd, 7:30 p.m. Location: Danbury Hospital Robilotti Conference Center Office 2016 is the latest version of Microsoft Office for Windows and Mac computers, replacing Office 2013 on Windows and Office 2011 on the Mac. Although there are still stand-alone versions of Office … [Read more...]
January 2016: Wi-Fi Security – John Adams
By William Callahan Computer Security awareness is imperative to any end user; WiFi security is no exception. John Adams, the speaker for the DACS General Meeting in January, presented an excellent set of information which was invaluable to understanding wireless devices and securing them from … [Read more...]
News & Trending – a DACS Blog
Welcome to the DACS blog. Over the next weeks and months we hope the posts here help you use and enjoy your computing devices. If you want to follow the blog as we add posts, you can subscribe to the RSS feed for the DACS website; point your RSS reader to dacs.org/feed. When we can offer a more … [Read more...]
Microsoft Store Winter 2016 Workshops
Carolyn Bighinatti from the Danbury Microsoft Store invites DACS to come to "our store’s upcoming free workshops being held at our store about the latest Microsoft products. We would love to have your members in at their convenience for topics that they’re interested in." See their calendar of … [Read more...]
January 20th: Linux Workshop
We'll resume our activities--discussions about software and hardware related to Linux. Our attendees are Linux beginners, intermediate or advanced users. Bring your laptop and join the fun. Our topics are flexible and all are encouraged to participate. … [Read more...]
January 12th: Apple Workshop
Apple has a new Apple TV box with an App Store and a Siri remote that supports voice control, but still sells its 3rd generation Apple TV box. We'll compare the two. The biggest selling video streaming box is actually the Roku so we'll take a look at their models and see how Apple stacks up to the … [Read more...]
January 21 – Single Board Computer Workshop
Bring your projects for show and tell. We will review my progress on the Fuel Oil Gauge and maybe look at some quickie Raspberry Pi projects like a media server or a network monitor. … [Read more...]
Digital Devices Are for Everyone – Guest speaker, author Abby Stokes
DACS General Meeting Review – December 1, 2015 Abby Stokes had a little something for everyone during her 90 minute talk at the December, 2015 general meeting of DACS. Something for the experienced, something for the novice, and something for the many millions in between. A GUIDE FOR THE … [Read more...]