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Next Meetings

(all on 3rd Saturdays)
  • June 16, 2017
  • July 21, 2018
  • August  18, 2018
  • September 15, 2018
  • October  20, 2018
  • November  17, 2018
  • December  15, 2018

         Our May 19th Meeting Was …

SPECIAL PRESENTATION  10:00-Noon
If it’s Connected, it needs to be Protected
In May, we are proud to have Bob Gostischa, long-time presenter with the international Association of PC Users Groups (APCUG), explain the Cybersecurity concerns and dangers associated with all the IoT gizmos (Internet of Things) suddenly appearing throughout your home and business.
Think of it as Google’s Alexa imbedded in your refrigerator, thermostat, TV and other innocuous devices. Can those things be hacked, without your knowledge?  Join us as Bob brings us all up to speed.

(Special Interest Groups)

  • HTPC/Home Automation – 8:00 am
    Home Theater (or Media) PCs and Home Automation come in an endless range of capability, complexity and price.  Come join us as we cover this new & exciting area.Home Automation covers everything from setting your thermostat to having your refrigerator order milk.  Join us!!
  • Microsoft PowerShell – 8:00 – 10:00 am
    The first hour starting at 8 am, we cover topics and demonstrations that come up in informal discussion.
    At 9:00 am, Mark Kraus will discuss “Concurrent Programming in PowerShell with the Producer-Consumer Pattern”.
  • Microsoft Excel – 9:00 am
    Topic TBD
  • Windows Tips & Tricks – 9:00 – 10:00 am
    Life on the Street –– If you have a ‘troubled’ system, contact Chuck or Gil for a possible ‘live, no net’ troubleshooting session.
  • Making Money Online – 8:00 am
    The MMO SIG will continue discussion of membership sites. In this session, Howard Harkness l cover the process and tools used for recording video tutorials.As usual, the session will be presented via Zoom, in one of our many meeting rooms at NUMC.
  • Microsoft Word – 10:00 am
    No meeting in May so everyone can attend the 10 am Special Presentation by Bob Gostischa
  • AppDev – 10:00 am – Noon
    No meeting in May so everyone can attend the 10 am Special Presentation by Bob Gostischa.
  • Microsoft Access – 11:00 am
    No meeting in May so everyone can attend the 10 am Special Presentation by Bob Gostischa.
  • The Internet – 11:00 am
    No meeting in May so everyone can attend the 10 am Special Presentation by Bob Gostischa.
  • Windows Inside/Out – 12:30 pm
    Highlights from the Microsoft Build conference.
  • Wireless Communication – 12:30 pm
    Topic TBD