Problems Playing Some Video?

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When I was trying to play one of my hundreds of videos on my Windows machine I came across several that Windows Media Player and Quicktime would [...]

What’s New at Google Laboratory?

Google Labs is an exciting place to see what is happening in the future…

Keynote on CLOUD COMPUTING

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:

HELP for Computer HELP

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, [...]

Googling in 2008

I DARE YOU TO GOOGLE more…
Anyone who has yet to discover the indepth world of Google is just not grounded in Cyberspace.
Did you know that you do not have to fork out HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS  for Microsoft Office? Google is offering it free.
Just log on to your google where you would type in a search [...]

More to Life Than WORK

I remember all too well, the naysayers telling me, about ten years ago, that I would be bored after the first few months of retirement. In all honesty, consensus dictates that most retirees do get bored and many go back to work for that reason.
That is so sad.
I can see getting some work to [...]

Computers “USER FRIENDLY”?

Far from it!

Back in the “day”, when DOS was alive and well, computers were scary creatures and only a few could operated those vehicles without accident or incident. Then along came the 90’s when the PCs and Macs were made available and workable for the so-called “average” human, with projected promises of making these machines: [...]

Thank you Sponsors!!! – APCUG Convention 2008

A Reiteration of Thanks from the Sarnia Computer Users’ Group in Ontario, Canada
APCUG wants to thank all of the vendor sponsors that made the event the success it was:

Gold Sponsors

AMD Corporation
Corel Corporation
Microsoft Corporation

Vendor Fair

Acoustica Software, Inc.
Ai Squared, Inc.
Alpha Software, Inc.
Andy Marken Communications
Pinnacle Systems
Raxco Software, Inc.
Reallusion
Roxio
Smart Computing, Inc.
TechSmith, Inc.
Trend Micro
User Group Relations

Welcome Bag, Tech Session, Other

Culminis, [...]

Las Vegas Computer Convention

I hate winter & I love computers.
I know, I can hear ya all now; those of you, that is, that are winter lovers. To be honest I never have liked winter. As most Canadians without choice, I have grinned and “beared” it over the past 50+ years. But I do swear this is my last [...]