WHAT´S ON WEEK BEGINNING 25th June 2009 |
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Special Interest Groups. |
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STOP PRESS … STOP PRESS
Home Automation
Control all the electrical appliances in your house via a computer. Dim the lights, turn on a fan, manage the garden irrigation system.. This was one of the technologies demonstrated by Harol Krol of Computer care Computer Care last Thursday. Marmitec is one of the leaders in the hardware for this technology. For more about the fireld of Home Automation see: http://www.homeautomationforum.com/
Voice Recognition
Advances in Voice Recognition and monitoring the elderly at home, with introductory clips from "Click on Line" Presentation by Chris Betterton-Jones. This talk was moderately disastrous due to technical hitches of various types. !! See: Speech recognition. The Click on Line clips can be seen on line on:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/default.stm
MP3 Workshop Presentation
Colin Poole's Powerpoint presentation on MP3 music can be seen again on the Mp3 presentation page.
Facebook, Twitter - What is Social Networking?
Click here to view Fredrik's presentation on Social Networkling. Facebook is here: http://www.facebook.com/ Twitter is here: http://twitter.com/
Other News
Windows 7 Release Candidate
A copy of Windows 7 Release Candidate is now available, on DVD, from the Club,
No need for a lengthy download from Microsoft. This Release Candidate will operate until around March 2010.
There is a dedicated section on the Club's Message Board for Windows7
Installation Key Numbers, issued by Microsoft, are listed there.
More info at the forthcoming talk on Windows 7.
Note: We have the earlier Beta version installed on our shuttlebox for everyone to play with.
Good news: it is quicker than Vista! Come to the Club and take a look.
Voip / Skype Talk
Click here to view Fredriks presentation on VOIP, and particularly SKYPE.
FREE software available at the Club
This free software such as Open Office, Firefox and Windows Service Packs is now available at the Club for copying to memory stick or cd. While you are at it get a copy of CCleaner - Award winning software which is great for cleaning the C off your PC.
Eurocartridge
This company sells blank CDs, DVDs, Ink cartridges and small accessories at Pedreguer Rastro.
They do not have a shop but visit the Club every Second Monday and last Thursday of the month. See Calendars
Club Members can order stuff via their Website
Check Your Membership Renewal Date! Click Here
If you allow your membership to lapse for more than 3 months you will have to re-join…and it'll cost you…!
Where we are
The Club meets at: The Javea School of Bridge premises, Edificio Arenal 80, Bloque 1 (Sotano), Avenida Tamarits, Javea, three times a week from 9:45am until around 12:30, on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. See Club Programme and Calendars
For more details see General Information. For location see our Google map below.
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