Membership committee – We need someone to help Cathy Quaranta at the membership table for the next two meetings. This is a great opportunity for you to meet and greet everyone who comes to our general meeting and is one of the more enjoyable responsibilities at DACS. Cathy cannot be at our May … [Read more...]
Building Websites in the Cloud – CANCELED
The organizer, Joshua Drew, will try and reschedule this workshop in the future. Learn how to use Microsoft Azure to power your website. This workshop will show you how to quickly create web applications using popular frameworks such as Wordpress, Joomla, NodeJS, PHP and more. You will learn how to … [Read more...]
DACS President’s Column March 2015
Dues increase – Last chance to renew your membership or recruit a new member before dues increases on April 1st. Tag line – Your opinion counts. We need a short but descriptive tag line to describe DACS that will be used consistently with our newsletter, website, social media, email, and all … [Read more...]
RESCHEDULED – Start an Online Business in your Spare Time
>>> This presentation has been rescheduled from its earlier planned March 3rd date. <<< Presenter: Mike Brooks Date: Monday, March 16, 7:30 pm Location: Danbury Hospital Auditorium Mike Brooks has been running his own online business for over 10 years. He has taught people … [Read more...]
Small Business Workshop Series
DACS is co-sponsoring the “Small Business Series” starting Feb 10th until March 31st. These workshops were organized by SCORE and being hosted at the Danbury Library. If you have a small business or are thinking of starting one, you should seriously consider one or more of these FREE workshops. Each … [Read more...]
DACS President’s Column February 2015
What is a SIG? Many of us get asked that question frequently by prospective new members. It is an acronym used for many years, especially by computer clubs, to mean Special Interest Group. At our most recent Board meeting we decided that it is time to retire the SIG acronym in favor of monthly … [Read more...]
Special Notice: Changes in Membership Dues
Our dues structure has remained constant for seven years. How many organizations do you belong to that have not raised dues for that long? As with any entity, there are basic operating costs to maintain services. For the past several months, the Board of Directors has discussed and analyzed our … [Read more...]
President’s Column, January 2015
I want to wish everyone a wonderful Holiday season and a healthy, prosperous, and happy New Year. 2015 is shaping up to be a banner year for DACS and I hope it is for each of you. As we wrap up 2014 there are 3 things to consider doing. Give a gift of DACS membership. Just send an email to … [Read more...]
The Current Job Outlook and How to Land the Best Job
Presenter: John Barry, Tuesday, January 6, 7:30 p.m, at the Danbury Hospital Auditorium. The economic recovery is progressing and IT hiring is up, according to many industry observers. Finding a job appears to be getting easier, especially for IT professionals with certain skills. This is … [Read more...]
President’s Column December 2014
Annual meeting - There are five openings on the board to fill this year that require your vote at our general meeting on Tuesday, December 2nd. Coincidently there are 5 candidates. A voice vote will be held at approximately 7:45pm. The candidates are: Richard Corzo (incumbent) Dick Gingras … [Read more...]