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NEWS
AND EVENTS
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MAIN MONTHLY MEETING
Tues 12 August 2008
(7pm for a 7.30pm start)
(Item Revised 13 July 2008)
Meetings through 2008 are held
on the second Tuesday of the month commencing at 7 pm for a
7:30 presentation start, at the Grant Cameron Community Centre
Conference Room.
Please
check the mmm info page and PCUG Calendar for confirmation of each
scheduled presentation.
Where
permission is given by
presenters, the presentation information is displayed in our MMM area.
PDF files on recent topcis include Audacity, Digital Imaging, Apollo
& the
ACT; Microsoft
Vista, and Linux Open SUSE 10.2. and OpenOffice.org Full details here.
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| COMMUNICATION
WITH MEMBERS
The PCUG journal SIXTEEN
BITS
(ISSN 8017-0991) has been discontinued in January 2008.
Regular communication with members is now via a regular concise plain
text email message with the latest news and events.
(Item revisd 13 July 2008)
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COFFEE
AND CHAT NORTHSIDE
The venue for C and
C North Side meetings have resumed back to the original venue at Wests,
Catchpole Street, Macquarie.
Further details on
the SIGs information page.
(Item Posted 13 May 2008)
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The PCUG Activities and Events Calendar
via

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The PCUG Centre and Office
operate
from 10am-2pm (7days) ~ pending available volunteer staff ~ except
Public Holiday long-week-ends.
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Australian Seniors Computer Clubs
Association (ASCCA)
The
ASCCA is the national
peak body for seniors and technology.
Membership is open to any organisation promoting access to information
technology by older people. ASCCA is represented in every state and
territory of Australia. Newsletters and info at http://www.seniorcomputing.org
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INSTRUCTIONS for
CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET
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SECURITY
CERTIFICATE
Some members
have expressed reservations about
proceeding to our secure server pages on the basis that their browser
gives dire warnings.
Be assured that the certificate is perfectly valid, and it can be
incorporated into your browser by following the instructions at this
link Certificate Installation
Instructions
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Canberra
Institute of Technology
Computers and the Internet for senior citizens
Varied topics including 'Getting started on a computer'.
FULL DETAILS:
.pdf flyer
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PCUG
BROCHURE
Revised PCUG Information Brochure
(pdf)
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Exclusive
offer
to PCUG members: 12 issues for $45.
Full details available via 'YOUR USER SERVICES'
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PCUG
EMAIL POLICY
Just a
reminder
that the PCUG do not send email attachments. If
any such emails are received, it is recmmended they be deleted.
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AUSTRALIA WIDE
DIAL-UP ACCESS
Connect to TIP for the cost of a local call from
anywhere in Australia by calling 0198 307 184.
Except for testing that it works for you prior to going away from
Canberra, this number should not be used for calls which could be made
as local calls to our normal 6162 6500 number.
You will need to login using <user>@pcug.org.au
Visit the tip
website for additional tip information.
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