Category: Presentations 2025
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Quantum Computing – an introduction
On Thursday February 6 and 13, 2025, Peter Breger gave a series of presentations. The first was on the history of computing leading up to quantum computers. The second focused on Quantum computing and its current status. Here is a … Read more
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We all agreed – privacy is impossible (unless you are a hermit on a desert island, without a smartphone)
On Thursday, January 30th we discussed if privacy was possible in this connected age and agreed it wasn’t unless you live in complete isolation without any contact with the outside world. January 28th was Data Privacy Day . The article … Read more
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And your next purchase will be.. Laptop, Tablet, Mini PC? None of the above!
On Thursday, Jan 23rd we looked at the range of devices on the market these days. As a general guide we looked at the Chuwi website https://store.chuwi.com. This is a Chinese company with outlets in many countries including Spain. … Read more
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AI Travel Planning – how does it shape up?
It seems to be the in thing to use AI to plan your trips: Planning Your Next Trip? Let AI Do It For You But which AI is the best? On Thursday, January 16 we challenged the AI tools: Gemini, … Read more
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The Valencia floods – an extraordinary, yet predicted event.
On Thursday, January 9th we looked at the recent devastating floods in Valencia and discussed whether AI could have helped to predict them. First, we watched the following video which gives a chronology of the events leading up to the … Read more
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Tech Gadgets and trends in 2025 – will any of these make a splash?
On Thursday. January 2nd we looked at new gadgets slated to be released in 2025 and predicted tech trends. We watched a few YouTube videos. Two describing “New Gadgets (2025) that you can buy on Amazon”, and one looking … Read more