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Yawning Gap In The Plan To Keep Older Australians Working

A key reason for deciding to retire has to do with getting tired at and through work, how that tiredness affects partners and families. www.shutterstock.com Andreas Cebulla, University of Adelaide In the past decade a 30-year trend to earlier retirement… Continue Reading…

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Member Notices

Office Closure The office will be closed from Monday December 23 2019 and will reopen on Monday January 6 2020 at 9.30am. Security Warning – Windows 7 End of Life Cedric Wyndham In mid-January 2020 extended support for Windows 7… Continue Reading…

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Yammer Highlights December 2019

Chit Chat While having a cleanout of his shed Greg came across the instructions he’d been sent by Melb PC some time in the mid 90s when floppy drives and 28.8k modems ruled! As Windows 3.1 didn’t have dial-up capability… Continue Reading…

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Editorial December 2019

Hugh Macdonald Welcome to the final edition of PC Update for 2019. This edition comes off the back of a momentous month for the club. Firstly a new committee was elected, featuring quite a number of very familiar faces within… Continue Reading…

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DOTW Winners November 2019

DOTW (whatever that stands for) is our weekly Yammer poll and light hearted review of the sillier events of the week. Thanks to those who vote and also to the odd member who might “feature” – all in fun of… Continue Reading…

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Your New Commitee

Following the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday December 6, a new committee of members was elected. These are their stories. David Stonier-Gibson, President David Stonier-Gibson made his career choice when he was 11 years old – to be an electronics… Continue Reading…

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Smart Devices In The Home

Phil Sorrentino, The Computer Club, Florida There are a whole host of smart devices available for use in the home now. Some of the most basic and least expensive ones are smart bulbs, smart plugs and smart cameras. (Yes, I… Continue Reading…

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Interesting Internet Finds

Steve Costello, Boca Raton Computer Society While going through the more than 300 RSS feeds, I often run across things that I think might be of interest to other user group members. The following are some items I found interesting… Continue Reading…

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How To Clean Your Dirty Laptop

David Kretchmar, Sun City Summerlin Computer Club After being used regularly for months or years, our laptops accumulate dust, grime, skin oils, sneezes, and who knows what else. Your laptop is most likely due for a cleaning, and I’m going… Continue Reading…

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