Category: Weekly Newsletter
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“It’s nothing more than AI slop!” – AI (Artificial Intelligence) terms for the layperson
AI is everywhere, and new terms are being coined daily. What is “Generative AI”? How about an “LLM” or an “AI Avatar”? Could you recognise “AI Workslop” if you saw it? What about a “Stochastic parrot”?This week, we’ll try … Read more
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Understanding Passkeys (sort of)
On Thursday, October 9, we tried to understand “Passkeys”. Websites such as Amazon have been asking account holders to set up “Passkeys” to log in, instead of using passwords. In the past, Club members treated these things with suspicion, since … Read more
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Win 10 – Last chance?
According to Microsoft, next Tuesday is the last chance to enroll your computer in the Extended Security Updates program and get another year of Windows 10 updates. Sign up for ESU by selecting Update & Security from the Settings menu. … Read more
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What are “Passkeys” ? How do they work? Are they safer than Passwords?
Amazon and Paypal are nagging me to set up “Passkeys” to log into my accounts instead of passwords. What are these things? How do they work? Are they really safer than passwords? Will they work with my password manager? This … Read more
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Hacienda is cracking down on Digital Platforms!
Our discussion on Thursday, 2 October, had been initiated by this article from EuroWeekly: ” Spain’s tax agency targets digital banks and cards: Over a million cards under the microscope ” https://euroweeklynews.com/2025/09/24/spains-tax-agency-targets-digital-banks-and-cards-over-a-million-cards-under-the-microscope/ (Chris noted that this was a translation … Read more
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Macbook Pro available
Do you have an Apple iPhone? Do you want a compatible laptop? Want to manage your iTunes? Want to Facetime from a laptop? Boxed and in good condition apart from from letters worn on 3 keycaps. Approx year 2013 Available … Read more
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Centros Auditivos La Marina
JÁVEA COMPUTER CLUB MEMBERS BENEFITSDiscounts and benefits: Purchase of new hearing aids: up to 200€ discount New hearing test and reprogramming of existing hearing aids: 10% discount Purchase of maintenance supplies and accessories: 10% discount Free hearing test, assessment, … Read more
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Canyou help? VHS Converter
One of our members has some family VHS videos that he would like to convert to digital and asked if the club can help. He has a video player but needs the converter to connect this to a computer. Unfortunately … Read more
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Spain’s tax authority is cracking down on digital banks and pre-paid cards – Could this affect me?
Perhaps you had to ditch your UK bank account after Brexit and opened an account with Wise or ING. Or maybe you signed up with Revolut or N22 because you are non-resident and want to move money about without … Read more
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Hearing Aids, Yesterday and Today
On Thursday, September 25, a representative of the hearing aid company “Asustik” in Jávea will give a presentation describing the history of hearing aid technology from ear trumpets to the first analogue hearing aids. Then moving on to modern hearing … Read more