Author: Christine Betterton-Jones
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Do I really need to back up all that stuff ?
On Thursday, 14 November we looked at backing up personal digital data. Scotty subscribes to Proton https://proton.me/blog/cloud-storage which provides a wide range of highly secure cloud-based services, including data storage. In contrast, Peter backs up all his data to an … Read more
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What’s the right way to backup your stuff?
We are all different, and no size fits all, especially when deciding what digital stuff we want to keep securely for future reference. Some of us want to keep copies of every e-mail we received and photo we took since … Read more
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Disentangling yourself from Onedrive
On Thursday, November 7th, we looked at how to get rid of OneDrive on a Windows PC while saving your documents and other personal files. When Windows is installed on a PC, Microsoft does everything it can to encourage you … Read more
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Escaping Microsoft One-drive’s clutches
A common complaint from Club members is the intrusive and confusing control of their documents and photos by Microsoft OneDrive. This cloud service is set up by default in a standard Windows installation. It spreads its clutching tentacles far and … Read more
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De-Mystifying AI
On Thursday October 31st, Guest speaker, Bart Dorlandt, who is a senior IT specialist developing solutions for business cloud computing needs, gave JCC members a presentation on de-mystifying AI. Bart works for Rackspace which provides worldwide cloud services to companies … Read more
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Mixed Messages !
When someone says they’ll send you a message, you’d better understand what they mean. Is it a Text message, a Messenger message, a WhatsApp message? a Telegram message? or perhaps they message via LinkedIn or Instagram ? This Thursday October … Read more
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An enthusiast’s view of AI
On Thursday, 17 October AI enthusiast Bill Pole gave a fascinating and optimistic presentation on the current and future use of AI by the general public. This generated a lively discussion. Here are his remarks and links. Hi Margaret, it … Read more
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The AI explosion and how it will transition from the digital into the real world
This Thursday, 17 October, guest speaker and AI enthusiast Bill Pole will talk about the explosion of AI into the public consciousness in November 2022 with the launch of chat GPT. He will look at some of the main developments … Read more
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Tips on detouring around paywalls
On Thursday, October 10th we experimented with getting around online newspaper paywalls as described in this article : 18 Free Ways to Get Around a Paywall to Read an Article https://lifehacker.com/how-to-bypass-a-paywall-to-read-an-article-for-free Some of the methods described are a bit techie, … Read more
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Discovering diversions around paywalls (but you should still support good journalism!)
The content of more and more websites (mostly news) is becoming hidden behind paywalls. Some demand a subscription when you are only interested in one article. However, did you know there’s an open access archive of web pages you can … Read more