Category: Presentations 2025

On Thursday April 23 we tried to understand why Meta AI had been integrated into WhatsApp, what the privacy implications were and if there were more secure alternatives. The MetaAI logo is a blue circle which sits in the … Read more

On Thursday April 17 we played around looking for digital Easter Eggs – little jokes hidden in programs and websites by programmers. Here are a few we actually found – and some we found out about later! Google Search: “do … Read more

On Thursday April 10 we discussed Smarthomes, and whether it was something we could all aspire to. Several members used “smart plugs” “…a Wi-Fi-enabled power adapter that allows you to remotely control the power to connected devices, like lights, … Read more

On Thursday, April 3, we challenged ChatGPT, https://chatgpt.com Microsoft Copilot (integrated into the Edge browser) and the new chatbot, DeepSeek https://deep-seek.chat with several different tasks. First, Chris noted that there were new developments daily and that ChatGPT had gone … Read more

On Thursday, 27 March we discussed why shopping on Amazon seems worse than it used to be. It has certainly changed over the years, sometimes not for the better. Here are some comments on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/amazonprime/comments/1aqz3kg/why_is_amazon_so_bad_now_what_happened/ and Hacker News : … Read more

On Thursday 19 March we looked at the hacking of social media accounts and its consequences. Hacking requires getting access to log in credentials . There are many ways of doing it. e.g: The use of weak passwords, or using … Read more

One of our members has offered to share his experience of a member of his family being the subject of a complex high value scam. This case study underlines some of the points made by Chris BJ on Thursday 6… Read more

Malware (Malicious Software) is “software that is specifically designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.” It can harm us in many ways – both directly when it infects our devices and through major attacks on … Read more

The February 8 – 15 edition of “The Economist” magazine ran a leader and briefing about the international scamming industry and how it works. The investigation, called “Scam Inc” was carried out by Sue-Lin Wong, the Economist’s SE … Read more

On Thursday 20 February, we looked at the latest version of LibreOffice – This is “a private, free and open source office suite – the successor project to OpenOffice. It’s compatible with Microsoft Office/365 files (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, … Read more