General Announcements
Mike Bader, president of SEMCO, will start the meeting and make general announcements.
Note: Nominations for officers and directors will take place at the General Meeting.
When: Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 1:15 P.M.
Where: Bloomfield Township Public Library, 1099 Lone Pine Road, Bloomfield Township, MI 48302
Meeting Room 2 (in basement). Ask at Front Desk.
Map to meetings at Bloomfield Township Library
SIG-Computing Topic: Tips for Staying Safe Online and Preventing Identity Theft: Presented by Bob Gostischa, Avast Evangelist
Norbert “Bob” Gostischa, after a successful career in banking, enjoys his retirement as an enthusiast IT security expert, most notably for Avast Software.
Avast is the creator of Avast! antivirus software. The Avast website has a discussion and help forum, where Bob has been helping with security-related and general computer issues since 2004. He has contributed over 35,000 forum interactions.
This presentation will cover: Computer (Windows and Mac), tablets and Smartphones. Join presenter Bob Gostischa, as he explains the dos and don’ts and, what you need to know to stay safe on your devices and the internet.
Learn to use the tools that make visiting the Internet safe and enjoyable. It really isn’t important what you use to get to the Internet.
- It’s important to use the right tools once you get there
- It’s important to exercise caution when visiting the Internet
- It’s important to avoid the dangers found on the Internet
Also: Questions and Answers following the presentation.
When: Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 1:30 P.M.
Where: Bloomfield Township Public Library, 1099 Lone Pine Road, Bloomfield Township, MI 48302
Meeting Room 2 (in basement). Ask at Front Desk.
Map to meetings at Bloomfield Township Library
SIG-Linux Topic: Video editing tools on Linux: Presented by Sharan Kalwani
Our current SIG-Linux Chair Sharan Kalwani will give us a full review of various Linux video editing tools. The first video editing tool we will start with is AVIDEMUX. Avidemux is a free and open-source video editing program designed for video editing and video processing. It is written in C++, and uses either GTK+ or Qt for its user interface. It is available on non-Linux platforms as well such as Mac OS and Windows. It supports both 32 and 64-bit versions (meaning beyond the 2 GB file size range).
When: Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 3:00 P.M.
Where: Bloomfield Township Public Library, 1099 Lone Pine Road, Bloomfield Township, MI 48302
Meeting Room 2 (in basement). Ask at Front Desk.
Map to meetings at Bloomfield Township Library
Free Wi-Fi available. Our thanks to Bloomfield Township Public Library, for providing our meeting space!
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