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Technologies New

Special Interest Group V10N03 Grand Computers Club

March 2018

This month’s meeting is on Thursday, March 15 at 3:30pm in the Computer Club Classroom. The topic is “Cyber Warfare”. Ray Fagan and myself will give some historical and current statistics on this broad topic. We will concentrate on our government’s structure and capacity to conduct offensive and defensive operations.

I added this “Page Zero” as a place to present information related to the most current activities of the Grand Computers Club (GCC) and the New Technologies Special Interest Group (NT/SIG) in particular.

The day, time, and location for the monthly NT SIG meeting has changed for 2018. We now meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 3:30-5:00pm in the Computer Club Classroom.

The classroom is being updated with some new equipment. A new monitor has been installed above the lectern. It is a 75” ultra high-definition (4K) monitor. The motorized mount is not functioning, so we are looking at alternatives. The A/V (audio/visual) receiver has been reconnected to our 7.1 (8-speaker) surround sound system. New chairs have replaced the older ones in both the classroom and open-use room. Our Internet networks have been upgraded and should provide improved speed . Tech Help has been moved back into the club and is available every Tuesday from 12:30-3:30pm.

See you at this months meeting, Thursday, March 15 at 3:30pm in the GCC classroom.

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Technologies New

P3 / TECH NEWS

The latest technology news

from around the world.

P4/ TECH TIPS

How to get the most out of

your tech experiences.

P5 / GADGETS

Find the newest devices,

features, and products.

P6 / TECHIES IN HISTORY

Discover stories of people who

have changed the tech world.

Special Interest Group V10N03

NEXT SIG MEETING

“Cyber Warfare”

Thursday

March 15, 2018

3:30-5:00 PM

GCC Computer Classroom

Chaparral Center

GCC GENERAL MEETING

“To Be Determined”

Wednesday

April 4, 2018

2:00-3:30pm

Agua Fria Room

Cimarron Center

Grand Computers Club

March 2018

COFFEE CHAT

“Constant Change in Buying a Cell Phone”

Thursday

April 12, 2018

8:30-10:00am

Hopi Room

Chaparral Center

Who is the

“techie” of the

month?

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NT SIG Meeting

NEW TECHNOLOGIES SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP Meets the 3rd Thursday of every month 3:30-5:00 PM Computer Club Classroom

NEXT MEETING:

Thursday, March 15, 2018

TOPIC: “Cyber Warfare”

Grand Computers

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Mission: The Grand Computers Club is run by Sun City Grand volunteer residents to support, train, and enhance the use of personal computers, devices, and related technologies by all interested residents. We are here to help a beginner get started and an experienced user to advance their abilities.

New Technologies Special Interest

Group

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The mission of the Sun City Grand Computers Club New Technologies Special Interest Group is to provide the club members with a forum for the open discussion of technologically advanced ideas and experiences.

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TECH NEWS

A CCE S S A B IL IT Y

Elon Musk: SpaceX Mars spaceships ready by next year

SXSW 2018: Where technology and entertainment

merge

Jeff Bezos' wealth is now equal to 2.3 million

Americans'

Coolest tech from Mobile World Congress 2018

'Bombshell' shatters myth around Wi-Fi inventor Hedy

Lamarr

A cord cutter's guide to March Madness

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TECH TIPS

The 10 best paleo Instant Pot recipes on Pinterest

5 things the iPhone can do that Android phones can't

7 things Amazon Echo can do that Google Home can't

5 reasons why your next light bulb should be a smart bulb

4 things you didn't know about Amazon

How to buy a new phone in 2018

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GADGETS

A CCE S S A B IL IT Y

Bose's augmented reality glasses tells you what you're seeing

10 simple bedroom upgrades that make it easier to fall asleep

The dumb phone that could cure your smartphone habit

Flippy the burger-flipping robot is on a break already

HTC Vive brings 'Ready Player One' into VR

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TECHIE OF THE MONTH

Willis Ware

August 31, 1920 – November 22, 2013

Computer pioneer, privacy pioneer, social critic of technology policy, and a founder in the field of

computer security

Dr. Willis H. Ware was truly a pioneer computer scientist, an early innovator in computing education, one of the founders of the field of computer security, and an early proponent of the need to understand appropriate use of computing and the importance of privacy. His dedication to the field and the public interest was both exceptional and seminal.

Willis Ware was one of the most honored professionals in computing. He was a Member of the National Academy of Engineering, and was a Fellow of the AAAS, of the IEEE, and of the ACM— perhaps the first person to accrue all four honors. He was a recipient of the IEEE Centennial Medal in 1984, the IEEE Computer Pioneer Award in 1993, and a USAF Exceptional Civilian Service Medal in 1979. He was the recipient of the NIST/NSA National Computer System Security Award in 1989, the IFIP Kristian Beckman Award in 1999, a lifetime achievement award from the Electronic Privacy Information Center (2012), and was inducted into the Cyber Security Hall of Fame in 2013.

Ware influenced many aspects of computing including the initiation and direction of one of the first computing courses, at UCLA and authored some of the first textbooks in the field of computer security. In addition, he chaired several influential studies, including one in 1967 that produced a groundbreaking and transformational report to the Defense Science Board for ARPA (now DARPA) that was known thereafter as "The Ware Report."