Category: Weekly Newsletter
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Clear cookies and other junk from your phone, tablet and PC browser.
If you spend time looking around the Internet, eventually your browser software is going to get cluttered up with cookies, links to pages you’ll never visit again as well as images and gumph from web pages stored on your device. … Read more
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Meta AI – why is it in WhatsApp?
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
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Recycle Items 27/4/2025
Windows 11 laptop No name. Possibly upgraded from Win10, bypassing Microsoft requirements. Intel Celeron J4115 4 coreSSD 120GB8GB RAM150€ External USB HDD drives Ideal for backup 500 GB New price approx. 30€ recycle 10€1TB New price … Read more
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What’s up with WhatsApp? Should we be changing our messaging app?
WhatsApp has recently introduced Meta AI, an integrated chatbot. This development raises important questions: What does this mean for our privacy? Should we switch to another messaging app such as Signal? Or Threema? This Thursday, April 24 we’ll discuss … Read more
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A selection of Digital Easter Eggs
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
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Digital Easter Eggs – past and present”
Because it’s Easter, this Thursday, April 17, we’ll try to find some fun Digital Easter Eggs – These are secret messages and jokes hidden in software and websites. They often pop up unexpectedly and programmers have been creating them since … Read more
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The Pros and Cons of Smart Homes
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
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Should I make my home into a Smart Home? – what are the advantages and disadvantages?
One definition of a Smart Home is: A home which enables the owners “to control appliances, thermostats, lights, and other devices remotely using a smartphone or tablet through an internet connection” This Thursday, April 10 we’ll look at the ins … Read more
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…and the best AI chatbot is?
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