Well, once again John Patrick gave us the future. At our May general meeting, John talked about how the blockchain, the underlying technology of Bitcoin, will become important for the future. This article explains how Microsoft plans to implement the blockchain as a service to enable its use in … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2016
Clever Attack Uses the Sound of a Computer’s Fan to Steal Data
Steve Jobs is laughing and saying, "I told you fans are no good!" Read the article... … [Read more...]
Wesley A. Clark, Who Designed First Personal Computer, Dies at 88
If there is a father to the personal computer, it is this guy, Wes Clark. The computer he build, the LINC, was designed for use in medical research labs. Word processing and spreadsheets would come later. This article is an interesting synopsis - the books on his life, the story of Lincoln Labs, … [Read more...]
Make Windows 10 Look Like Windows 7
From IntoWindows.com: Are you resisting the Windows 10 Upgrade because you don't want to learn a new user interface? Here are 15 ways to make Windows 10 look like Windows 7. Implement some or all of these until you feel at home. … [Read more...]
June 2016 Apple Workshop Notes – WWDC
In June we covered Apple’s announcements at their World Wide Developers Conference. Apple revealed their plans for their fall updates to iOS, macOS (replacing the name OS X), watchOS, and tvOS. The next operating system (OS) to run on the Mac, succeeding OS X El Capitan, will be called macOS … [Read more...]
June 21, Web Design SIG: WordPress Themes
Once you've decided to use WordPress to run your new website, and once you've gone through the "5 Minute Install", what comes next? When you first login to your new WordPress admin area, you enter the default bare-bones set up, using the (this years) default theme. Is this going to work for you, or … [Read more...]
Small Business Technology Challenges
DACS General Meeting Review, June 2016 By Richard Teasdale Rick Van Akin was the featured speaker at the DACS June general meeting; his topic: Small Business Technology Challenges. He gave us a fascinating glimpse into how even quite small businesses are able to leverage the very latest … [Read more...]
2016 APCUG International Technology Conference
October 21, 22 & 23, 2016 Palace Station Hotel & Casino Las Vegas BE EDUCATED, ENTHUSED AND ENTERTAINED! The conference is where you can learn more about technology from the excellent speakers, make contacts, share your thoughts and go home with information for your tech club. And, … [Read more...]
Introduction to Genealogy
Date: July 5, 2016, 7:30pm Location: Danbury Hospital Robilotti Conference Center Presenter: John O’Donnell Curious about your family history but don’t know where and how to start? Need guidance about doing research and what resources to choose? Join John O’Donnell, librarian and genealogy … [Read more...]
@Deray’s Twitter Hack Reminds Us Even Two-Factor Isn’t Enough
How many of us use two-factor authentication? I'm ashamed to say that I was somewhat relieved when one of my banking sites gave up on the two-factor approach. It was an annoyance that tripped up RoboForm, my password manager. Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson used his phone as the second … [Read more...]