Dr. John R. Patrick presented his thoughts about how “attitude” shapes our approach to technology and how we use it. He has long recognized that our “attitude” affects whether we embrace technology and use it effectively … or overlook the opportunities that it offers. John has written four books … [Read more...]
April 2018 – Cryptocurrency & Blockchain
On somewhat short notice longtime DACS friend and multiple past presenter Mike Kaltschnee gave us an informative presentation on a current topic of keen interest, cryptocurrency and the blockchain technology on which it’s based. Mike is co-director of Danbury Hackerspace. We’ve been hearing about … [Read more...]
March 2018 General Meeting Review – Power BI
Power BI is Business Intelligence software from Microsoft. According to Wikipedia, Business Intelligence "comprises the strategies and technologies used by enterprises for the data analysis of business information". At the March general meeting, Sean Henderson gave us a very clear and knowledgeable … [Read more...]
Meeting Review, February 2018 – Net Neutrality Discussion
The February DACS General Meeting took a different tack from our normal format. The scheduled speaker, Brian Jackson, was unable to attend due to illness and therefore did not deliver his planned presentation on Net Neutrality. Bert Goff, DACS's Treasurer, stepped forward at the last minute to host … [Read more...]
January 2018 Meeting Review: Artificial Intelligence and the Dawn of Deep Learning
There was a palpable excitement in the auditorium when Andrew Ribeiro began speaking about artificial intelligence. People were interested in learning about what may be one of the next frontiers. Andrew is a co‑founder of Knowledge Exploration Systems and co‑organizer of Danbury AI. He studied … [Read more...]
December 2017 Meeting Review: Minecraft
By Richard Corzo December’s meeting was a departure for DACS. I think it was our first presentation about a computer game. Andrew Kwashnak and his son Thomas introduced us to the world of Minecraft. Drew informed us that Minecraft, which first came out in 2011, was the second most popular … [Read more...]
November Meeting Review – 3D Design: Learn how in one evening
Presentation by Mike Kaltschnee Review by Fred Klingener The dirty secret about 3D printing is that it has been wildly overhyped. Early adopters are finding that consumer printer models are fussy and slow, and they produce results that often don’t match expectations. But overheating and the … [Read more...]
October 2017 Review: The Ransomware Risk
By John Kinkopf "If you create anti-malware products, the days of looking something up in a virus definition file are long gone," warned our speaker Chris Furey. Chris is a founder, managing partner and chief technical officer of Danbury-based Virtual Density. Virtual Density is in the business … [Read more...]
September 2017 Review: Introduction to Astrophotography
By Al Fressola Our guest speaker at the September general meeting was Shannon Calvert, a professional photographer and graphic designer, having a business known as Hire Imagination, a full service marketing and design agency. Shannon gave the audience a fascinating look into the world of … [Read more...]
August 2017 Review: Introduction to Personal Digital Security and Privacy
By John Kinkopf Our guest speaker at the August general meeting was Robert Hurlbut, an independent software security consultant, and co-host of the Application Security Podcast. Robert delivered an excellent talk that covered many aspects of the wide field of software security. An expert in the … [Read more...]
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