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Meetings During the Week 1 - 6 June 2015
1st Floor Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts 280 Pitt Street, Sydney http://www.sydneypc.com Sydney PCUG's Blog MEETINGS during the week 8 - 13 June 2015 Programming SIG Friday Forum Communications SIG Why does your computer's C drive keep filling up ? You can find an answer here. Google has just given the world unlimited photo storage Read about it here.	Hello and Welcome, The Penrith group will meet next week and details of their meeting are below. *Saturday 6 June - Penrith Group - F Bowman - 2:00pm - 5:00pm* Frank Bowman will start the meeting with a question and answer session around the table to enable members to share their computer problems, advice and tips. The topics that will be discussed and researched at this meeting are: (a) sending large files over the Internet using programs such as We Transfer; (b) HDMI cables – does price matter? (c) the services provided by Netflix, Stan and Presto and how they compare; (d) the use of the Problem Steps Recorder in Windows 7 and 8 to help solve problems. At their last meeting the group spent much of the afternoon discussing the Internet of Everything - the technology that can connect almost everything in the home, such as lights, door locks, coffee machines, thermostats, fridges, garage door openers, curtain blind controllers, ceiling fans and washing machines, to the Internet. The technology is here and rapidly developing and the group considered whether it is worthwhile in its present stage of development. Some gadgets can already be connected to the Internet but not everything is straightforward as some companies providing home automation, such as Apple, Google, Samsung and Philips, use different systems for the wireless communication. The group also discussed the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) which is apparently increasing. One reason for using a VPN is that we never know who is eavesdropping especially when Public Wi-Fi networks are used to connect to the Internet. As the onus is on us to keep our personal information and particularly our financial details safe, many people are turning to VPNs which are no longer the domain of business users and hackers. VPNs are now mainstream tools which everyone can use. The group also looked at the quality of antivirus programs as tested at the Internet site www.pcantivirus.com and found that the top five of the 10 identified were Vipre, Eset, AVG, Bit Defender and Norton. If you intend to go to this meeting please email Frank at fbowman@ozemail.com.au for the location of the meeting place. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Mathews
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Sydney PC User Group Incorporated

Helping Members for 30 Years

Visitors are always welcome

Meetings During the Week 1 - 6 June 2015

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

Sydney PCUG's Blog

MEETINGS

during the week

8 - 13 June 2015

Programming SIG
Friday Forum
Communications SIG

Why does your computer's C drive keep filling up ?

You can find an answer here.

Google has just given the world unlimited photo storage

Read about it here.

Hello and Welcome,

The Penrith group will meet next week and details of their meeting are below.

Saturday 6 June - Penrith Group - F Bowman - 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Frank Bowman will start the meeting with a question and answer session around the table to enable members to share their computer problems, advice and tips.

The topics that will be discussed and researched at this meeting are:

(a) sending large files over the Internet using programs such as We Transfer;
(b) HDMI cables – does price matter?
(c) the services provided by Netflix, Stan and Presto and how they compare;
(d) the use of the Problem Steps Recorder in Windows 7 and 8 to help solve problems.

At their last meeting the group spent much of the afternoon discussing the Internet of Everything - the technology that can connect almost everything in the home, such as lights, door locks, coffee machines, thermostats, fridges, garage door openers, curtain blind controllers, ceiling fans and washing machines, to the Internet.

The technology is here and rapidly developing and the group considered whether it is worthwhile in its present stage of development. Some gadgets can already be connected to the Internet but not everything is straightforward as some companies providing home automation, such as Apple, Google, Samsung and Philips, use different systems for the wireless communication.

The group also discussed the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) which is apparently increasing. One reason for using a VPN is that we never know who is eavesdropping especially when Public Wi-Fi networks are used to connect to the Internet. As the onus is on us to keep our personal information and particularly our financial details safe, many people are turning to VPNs which are no longer the domain of business users and hackers. VPNs are now mainstream tools which everyone can use.

The group also looked at the quality of antivirus programs as tested at the Internet site www.pcantivirus.com and found that the top five of the 10 identified were Vipre, Eset, AVG, Bit Defender and Norton.

If you intend to go to this meeting please email Frank at fbowman@ozemail.com.au for the location of the meeting place.

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

John Mathews

Information for Members and Visitors:

All Meetings, unless specifically stated above, are held on the
1st Floor, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney.

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

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

Changing your e-mail address? Please e-mail your new address to newsletter@sydneypc.com

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.