Category: Weekly Newsletter
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Shopping Online – 2024. Perils and Tips!
On Thursday 16th May we discussed the perils of shopping online in 2024. Chris highlighted a massive scam which had hit the news recently: Chinese network behind one of world’s ‘largest online scams’ A huge number of fake online shops … Read more
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The perils of online shopping in 2024
Too cheap to be true? The site looks legit… Should I use Paypal? Do I really need that thing – it’s so cheap! Why can’t they deliver to my address? Is Amazon Prime really worth it..? Is it OK to … Read more
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Sad News
Geoff Hurst It is with great sadness we report the death, on Saturday 11 May, of our former Treasurer Geoff Hurst. Funeral details will be notified when known. Geoff was a member of the Club for several years and Treasurer … Read more
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Digital forensics and mobile devices
On Thursday 9th May we looked at Digital forensics, particularly as it applies to mobile devices. Here are some of the links which led our discussion: A GUIDE TO DIGITAL FORENSICS AND CYBERSECURITY TOOLS (2024) : Digital devices are ubiquitous, … Read more
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Digital forensics – following digital footprints to solve crimes
Fingerprints and DNA ? Old hat! These days crime busting often involves the use of Digital forensics. This is the recovery, investigation, examination, and analysis of electronic evidence found in digital devices, increasingly this means mobile devices. It’s a … Read more
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The best Free Smartphone Camera apps
I want to install a better camera app on my phone.. Which one should I choose? How do I know if it’s legit and that they will not be spying on me? Will it work on my old phone? This … Read more
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Managing photos on various devices..
Last Thursday 25th April, we looked at getting stuff, mainly photographs, off your phone and onto another device (say a laptop). Some people use a USB data cable, or a wireless App for file copying between Android and Windows devices … Read more
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Managing files and photos on your phone
This Thursday, April 25th we’ll be tackling some of the questions often asked by Club members: What stuff have I got on my phone? I have an image of my SIP and TIE cards and Covid certificates (somewhere). Do I … Read more
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Google Alerts, Gmail stars, snooze, Keep, menu, forwarding attachments and much more…
On Thursday 17 April we looked at Google Alerts and aspects of Gmail – Chris should really have read the following article before the discussion because it explains a lot more about Google Alerts than she had any clue about! … Read more
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Gmail Q&A – and how to create Google Alerts
Have you got questions about Gmail? – This Thursday, April 18th we’ll try to answer them for you. We’ll also demonstrate how to set up “Google Alerts” – which are e-mails created for you when new results for a topic … Read more