Category: PresentationPost
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The battle of the streaming giants – they are fighting for your eyes and your money!
Following last week’s discussion about the future of TV and video media, there was a flurry of interest on the JCC WhatsApp group about the launch of the streaming platform Skyshowtime in Spain. Why all this excitement? Is it the … Read more
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Why are television and video media being messed up?
There seems to have been a “revolution” in the way TV and video content is being delivered: Some satellite channels are no longer available, VPNs don’t work for catchup, Netflix has squeezed more money out of family groups … Read more
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What is “Chat GPT”? – Why should we care?
The news today is full of scare stories about this new artificially intelligent creation: “Chat GPT: Banned in schools and colleges, why Elon Musk terms it the “most dangerous” AI to date; …“ Microsoft Founder Bill Gates Says … Read more
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Copernicus re-launch! – The EU Satellite Earth Observation programme
Last Thursday, Feb 2nd, a widespread power cut deprived the Computer Club of electricity – Disaster! no Internet, no presentation and, most importantly, no coffee! Fortunately, our speaker for that day, Peter Breger is free to give his eagerly awaited … Read more
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What Earth observation satellites can do for us
This Thursday, February 2nd, Peter Breger will continue his fascinating presentation about satellites. This week he will look specifically at the European Union’s highly successful Earth Observation programme, Copernicus and how the wealth of data its satellites collect is used … 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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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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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 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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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
