FREE 2017 SUMMER VIRTUAL TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE (VTC) Saturday, August 19 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET 12:00 – 3:00 CT 11:00 – 2:00 MT 10:00 – 1:00 PT Attend the FREE conference from the convenience of your own home! All you need is your computer, tablet, etc. and Internet access. The sessions are 50 … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2017
Meetup – Online Portal for DACS Members
Have you ever wondered who the other members of DACS are, what their interests are, and whether they have experience and knowledge that could benefit you? Would you like to be able to identify and contact the other members, sharing information with them, but without having to disclose your e-mail … [Read more...]
July 2017 Review: Using an iPad to Reach a Person Living with Dementia
By Mike McGrath At the July General Meeting, Ed Fitzgerald, digital marketing and technology consultant to small businesses, provided an extremely interesting and thought provoking presentation on “Using an iPad to Reach a Person Living with Dementia”. Ed’s wife, Diane, was diagnosed with … [Read more...]
June 2017 Meeting Review: Camera Technology
Our June 6th meeting brought Mark Weiss and Andy Woodruff to explain the technology underlying still and video cameras. Mark has extensive experience in videography and audio recording. He has spoken before to DACS on the transition to HDTV back in August 2008. Andy is a DACS member who was the … [Read more...]
August 2017 – Introduction to Personal Digital Security and Privacy
With Robert Hurlbut Robert Hurlbut Consulting Services Date: Tuesday, August 1st, 7:30 p.m. Location: Danbury Hospital Creasy Auditorium Online privacy, security and anonymity are frequent topics of networking conversations at DACS meetings. There are many reasons we might want to conceal … [Read more...]
DACS Board Meeting Minutes, Wednesday, June 28, 2017
The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm by the DACS President, Dave Green. In attendance were Board members Richard Corzo, Dick Gingras, Dave Green (President), and Andy Woodruff. Bert Goff was not present. Also present were guests: Charlie Bovaird (CB), Mike Kaltschnee (MK), John Kinkopf (JK), … [Read more...]
Chromebook SIG from APCUG?
HEWIE POPLOCK STARTS A VIRTUAL CHROMEBOOK SIG - Are your members interested in Chromebooks? Hewie (former APCUG Board Member and leader of the virtual Windows SIG offered by the Central Florida Computer Society) is starting a virtual Chromebook SIG. The SIG will be available live to groups and … [Read more...]
DACS on Net Neutrality
The basic rules that uphold the openness and freedom we love on the internet are under attack. ref: Save Net Neutrality | Consumers Union also https://www.fcc.gov/search/#q=17-108 The free and open nature of the internet — what we call net neutrality — is in grave danger. Industry … [Read more...]