Your almost new phone still seems fast and working well, so why has it been abandoned by the manufacturer? Well, read on... … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2016
September 13th: Apple Workshop
Apple will be announcing new iPhone models and a probable Apple Watch 2 on September 7. What will the new iPhone model be called? Will it really lose a headphone jack? What's this about a dual-lens camera? A lot of interesting things to discuss at our September 13 meeting. … [Read more...]
Got ransomware? These tools may help
While seeing a ransomware message on your screen would not make for a good day, it might not be the end of the world - or your data. Read on... … [Read more...]
Coder competition begins next month at Sacred Heart
Posted in The Register Citizen, this may be of interest to our members. Take a look.. "For Connecticut college students who are studying computer science, the Connecticut Technology Council’s Skills Challenge is like the Super Bowl. And for Connecticut technology companies in need of skilled … [Read more...]
September 2016 Preview: Samsung Smartphones and Tablets
Date: Tuesday, September 6, 7:30 p.m. Location: Danbury Hospital Auditorium Presenters: Cindy Curran and Chris Cournoo This will be a first for DACS as we have two Samsung representatives from the Danbury Best Buy store to talk to us about Samsung mobile products. Of course, Samsung has a whole … [Read more...]
August 2nd, 2016: Backup and Recovery – John F. Adams
John Adams made what can be a dull subject interesting at the August general meeting of DACS! Most of us know how important it is to backup the data on our computers, yet many of us fail to do this on a regular basis. Luckily for us, John agreed to come back and speak to us again on the important … [Read more...]
DACS Board Meeting Minutes, Wednesday, August 3, 2016
The meeting was called to order at 7:22pm by the DACS President, Dave Green. In attendance were board members Richard Corzo, Bert Goff (Secretary & Treasurer), Dave Green (President), Jim Scheef, and Andy Woodruff. Dick Gingras, Cathy Quaranta, and Tom Zarecki were not present. The minutes … [Read more...]
Linux Workshop for September 21st.
We'll resume our monthly meetings for our workshop on September 21st. A presentation/demo will be made using a Wacom tablet with Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop and with Windows 7 Home Premium. The use of the stylus to draw, select, copy, etc. will be shown. Comparisons will be made of the two operating … [Read more...]
Researchers crack open unusually advanced malware that hid for 5 years
Advanced indeed! Anything that can remain undetected in the wild for five years has some kind of stealth. This is software for espionage. Read the story... … [Read more...]
Envisioning Bitcoin’s Technology at the Heart of Global Finance
Think back to John Patrick's May, 2016, presentation... The technology at the heart of Bitcoin is the blockchain, also called a distributed ledger. Is it a solution looking for a problem or is it about to become a part of world banking? This article has many interesting links to more information. … [Read more...]