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WEEKLY SIG MEETING UPDATE 18 - 23 NOVEMBER 2013
1st Floor Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts 280 Pitt Street, Sydney http://www.sydneypc.com Sydney PCUG's Blog UPCOMING MEETINGS 25 - 30 November 2013 The Main Meeting CryptoLocker ransomware Warning! Microsoft may ramp up encryption of customer data post-Snowden Read the story FastStone Image Viewer 4.9 Download...	Hello and Welcome, Details of next week's meetings are below. *Tuesday 19 November - Seniors - 9:30am - 12:30pm* At this meeting the group will look at the cards that are used in computers to store, communicate and display information in a wide range of formats and capacities. The question and answer sessions held at these meetings are greatly valued by members and one will be held on the day to discuss computer problems and topical issues. *Tuesday 19 November - Genealogy - T. Eakin - 12:30pm - 3:30pm* At this meeting Terry Eakin will explore an update of the "NSW Immigration Deposits Combined Index 1853-1900" CD from Pastkeys. This revised version of the CD contains more information as well as a few more people. Terry will also discuss how Google's search engine can be used to find family history information on the Internet. There will also be a question and answer session at which members can explore any issues or problems relating to their family history research. *Friday 22 November - Digital Photography - 9:30am - 12:30pm* The processing of raw image format photographs will be the main topic of this meeting. If time permits, the group will also discuss how the settings in a digital camera can be optimized for microphotography. The photographs reviewed this month will be those taken by members at the recent Sculptures by the Sea exhibition. Please note that this meeting will be held in the Boardroom on the 3rd floor of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts Building. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Mathews Please remember if your e-mail address is changed for any reason at all, unless you tell me your new address you will not receive these weekly updates! Any change of address should be notified to changedetails@sydneypc.com
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At this meeting the group will look at the cards that are used in computers to store, communicate and display information in a wide range of formats and capacities.

The question and answer sessions held at these meetings are greatly valued by members and one will be held on the day to discuss computer problems and topical issues.

Tuesday 19 November - Genealogy - T. Eakin - 12:30pm - 3:30pm

At this meeting Terry Eakin will explore an update of the "NSW Immigration Deposits Combined Index 1853-1900" CD from Pastkeys. This revised version of the CD contains more information as well as a few more people.

Terry will also discuss how Google's search engine can be used to find family history information on the Internet.

There will also be a question and answer session at which members can explore any issues or problems relating to their family history research.

Friday 22 November - Digital Photography - 9:30am - 12:30pm

The processing of raw image format photographs will be the main topic of this meeting.

If time permits, the group will also discuss how the settings in a digital camera can be optimized for microphotography.

The photographs reviewed this month will be those taken by members at the recent Sculptures by the Sea exhibition.

Please note that this meeting will be held in the Boardroom on the 3rd floor of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts Building.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

John Mathews

Please remember if your e-mail address is changed for any reason at all, unless you tell me your new address you will not receive these weekly updates! Any change of address should be notified to changedetails@sydneypc.com

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