Category: Weekly Newsletter
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Vehicle stickers for Low Emission Zones
Before the end of 2023, cars entering the Low Emission Zones of cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants will be required to display a sticker. Notable cities in this category are Valencia, Alicante, Gandia, Benidorm and Barcelona. As a driver … Read more
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ChatGPT investigated – Well-written fact and fantasy shows it doesn’t understand what it’s saying.
On Thursday 18th February we looked at the latest hot thing: ChatGPT and put it through its paces. The site was pretty busy (100m users as of January) but we were lucky enough to get a slot for the … 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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The little known impacts of the EU’s Copernicus Satellite program
Last Thursday, February 9th, Peter Breger gave us an eye-opening comprehensive presentation about what the EU’s Copernicus Satellite programme is doing and how it is helping to improve lives all over the world – including providing important maps and data … 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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An Amazing Eye Opener about Satellites!
On Thursday 26th January, Peter Breger PhD, gave a fascinating presentation which really expanded our understanding of the history, technology, politics and economics of satellites. There was so much that, I for one, had never appreciated. Peter kindly sent us … 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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Gmail: Filters, labels, categories and … dots and plus signs.
Last Thursday, January 19th we looked at some of Gmail’s powerful tools to help you organise your e-mails. Chris emphasised that you can use Gmail to manage multiple e-mail addresses, even those not hosted by Google (you need to import … 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