Author: Christine Betterton-Jones
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An Amazing Eye Opener about Satellites!
On Thursday 26th January, Peter Breger PhD, gave a fascinating presentation which really expanded our understanding of the history, technology, politics and economics of satellites. There was so much that, I for one, had never appreciated. Peter kindly sent us … Read more
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Satellites in the News – What satellites can do for you !
This Thursday, January 26th, JCC members are in for a treat – a presentation about satellites from Peter Breger, someone who really knows what he’s talking about! Peter has been involved with the EU’s satellite Earth Observation programme since 2002 … Read more
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Gmail: Filters, labels, categories and … dots and plus signs.
Last Thursday, January 19th we looked at some of Gmail’s powerful tools to help you organise your e-mails. Chris emphasised that you can use Gmail to manage multiple e-mail addresses, even those not hosted by Google (you need to import … Read more
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Take control of your email with Gmail’s powerful tools
Is your e-mail in a mess (like Chris’s)? Do you have difficulty finding that vital message you received last week? Gmail provides all the tools you need to get your mailbox in order, but we seldom use them properly. This … Read more
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Email – clearing up some terminology, and some useful tips
On Thursday 12th January, we looked at e-mail. Some of the terminology is a bit confusing and confused. On the one hand we have an email service provider ESP, on the other an Email client – are they the same? … Read more
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Understanding e-mail
This Thursday, 12th January, we’ll start to take a look at the massive topic of E-mail. What is an email service provider (ESP)? What is an e-mail Client? …are they different and should I care? I’ve heard the terms POP … Read more
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Making a mess of Wordprocessing
Last Thursday 5th of January we took a look at struggling with word processing. Most members present used LibreOffice and some Microsoft Office 365. FreeOffice and WPS Office were also mentioned. Chris pointed out the presence of free, online office … Read more
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Making a mess of word processing? Let’s share our tips for fixing those maddening annoyances
Whether you use LibreOffice, Microsoft Office, Google Docs or some other office suite with which to do your word processing, you’ll find some tasks seem to be difficult or clumsy when they ought to be simple. In many cases, it’s … Read more
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New Smartphones – why are they so expensive?
On Thursday 29th December we looked at the new Smartphones on offer and discussed why some of them were so expensive. In general, the new “Flagship” – or premium phones cost the most: “There is a variety of reasons … Read more
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Why are smartphones so ridiculously expensive? Do I really need to spend hundreds, nay thousands of euros on a phone?
This Thursday, 29th December, we take a look at the new phones on offer – check out their specifications and discuss if it’s really worth forking out a shed-load of money for the latest models. If you have a surplus … Read more