Posted on October 30, 2008 by Gregory West
Reprint from First Monday magazine (Nov. 08 Issue)
“Oh no, I didn’t send that e-mail, did I?”
by Gregory West
Are you terrified of waking up Sunday morning wondering whether or not you SENT that terrible, demeaning e-mail to your boss or ex-girlfriend?
Most of us have sent out an e-mail wishing we hadn’t. Albeit, some e-mails are fired [...]
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Posted on October 17, 2008 by Gregory West
TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL SPEECH CONTEST AT LAMBTON COLLEGE
If you cannot make this event, please try and visit our Toastmaster group at Lambton College:
Lambton Toastmasters Club – Club #: 630694, Dist #: 62, Est: 06/02/2004
Meeting Time: 12:00 pm, Thursday
Lambton College -North Building, Room C7
1457 London Road, Sarnia, ON, N7V 2A9, Canada
Club Status: Open to all
This weekend I [...]
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Posted on October 14, 2008 by Gregory West
At the end of October and November I am giving a Keynote presentation in both Sarnia, Ontario and Port Huron, Michigan for the two Computer User Groups:
Sarnia Computer Users Group
Computer Operators of Marysville and Port Huron
The topic: CLOUD COMPUTING.
Here is a demo of the beginning slide:
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Posted on October 12, 2008 by Gregory West
Note: This was originally published in First Monday magazine.
HELP for Computer HELP
by Gregory West
Does your computer have a mind of its own? Do you find that it is becoming increasing difficult going it alone, or are you relatively new to computers and completely lost?
We know that all-too-many computer software HELP buttons do not really help, [...]
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