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WEEKLY SIG MEETING UPDATE 2 - 7 JUNE 2014
1st Floor Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts 280 Pitt Street, Sydney http://www.sydneypc.com Sydney PCUG's Blog UPCOMING SIGs 9 - 14 June 2014 Programming SIG Fridays Seniors SIG Communications SIG MAIN MEETINGS 24 June - Livescribe 22 July - Nuance Warning message about TrueCrypt Read the details here. ASCCA has arranged a free "Stay Smart Online Forum" on 10 June 2014. Details can be seen here.	Hello and Welcome, Next week's meeting will be held at Penrith and details are below. *Saturday 7 June - Penrith Group - F Bowman - 2:00pm - 5:00pm* The Penrith Group has an extensive range of activities proposed for next week's meeting with particular emphasis being given to Windows 8.1 and Google's search tools. They normally start the meeting with a Question and Answer session around the table to share problems, advice and tips and then they intend to: - examine a recent article in the Choice Computer magazine which compared Windows 8.1 with the earlier version, Windows 8; - use Google search to find some hidden features in Windows 8.1; - look at some of the undocumented search features that can be used when Google is being used to search the internet; - explore how set restore points and make a full image backup in Windows 8.1; - head back into the past and read an article called "Nine Technologies that have faded into History", amongst which is the faithful dot matrix printer; - build on the project that was started last month by updating the small online bulletin board known as a padlet; and - use a freeware program to produce a column graph showing the altitudes of 10 selected NSW towns. The Penrith SIG meets at the St Clair High School, Endeavour Avenue, St Clair and visitors are always welcome. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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Sydney PC User Group Incorporated

Members helping Members for over 29 Years

Visitors are always welcome

WEEKLY SIG MEETING UPDATE 2 - 7 JUNE 2014

1st Floor
Sydney Mechanics'
School of Arts
280 Pitt Street, Sydney
http://www.sydneypc.com

Sydney PCUG's Blog

UPCOMING SIGs
9 - 14 June 2014

Programming SIG
Fridays Seniors SIG
Communications SIG

MAIN MEETINGS

24 June - Livescribe

22 July - Nuance

Warning message about TrueCrypt

Read the details here.

ASCCA has arranged a free "Stay Smart Online Forum" on 10 June 2014.

Details can be seen here.

Hello and Welcome,

Next week's meeting will be held at Penrith and details are below.

Saturday 7 June - Penrith Group - F Bowman - 2:00pm - 5:00pm

The Penrith Group has an extensive range of activities proposed for next week's meeting with particular emphasis being given to Windows 8.1 and Google's search tools.

They normally start the meeting with a Question and Answer session around the table to share problems, advice and tips and then they intend to:

- examine a recent article in the Choice Computer magazine which
compared Windows 8.1 with the earlier version, Windows 8;

- use Google search to find some hidden features in Windows 8.1;

- look at some of the undocumented search features that can be used when
Google is being used to search the internet;

- explore how set restore points and make a full image backup in Windows 8.1;

- head back into the past and read an article called "Nine Technologies that have
faded into History", amongst which is the faithful dot matrix printer;

- build on the project that was started last month by updating the small
online bulletin board known as a padlet; and

- use a freeware program to produce a column graph showing the altitudes
of 10 selected NSW towns.

The Penrith SIG meets at the St Clair High School, Endeavour Avenue, St Clair and visitors are always welcome.

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

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

Information for Members and Visitors:

Sydney PC User Group's FREE newsletter: Subscribe Send to Friend Un-subscribe

Go to Sydney PC User Group's: Website Events Calendar

Please note that all Meetings, except where specifically stated, are held on the
1st Floor, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney.

DISCLAIMER: This Newsletter is provided “As Is” without warranty of any kind.

Each user or reader of this Newsletter assumes complete risk as to the accuracy and subsequent use of its contents.