Computer Users Group

Freedom of the Seas Cruise Ship

The CUG provides an opportunity for all computer users to gather at a monthly meeting, and for special workshops on topics of interest. Senior Center members can register for our email notification list with an email to  .   Training is provided by member volunteers in the Computer Center. Contact Dawn by calling 974-1956 for an appointment. The Center is open to all Senior Center members with both PCs and Macs available. Join us and open a new window to the world. And remember:

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Cyber Warfare

Monthly Meeting is Monday, September 13, 1:00 p.m.

UVA Associate Professor of Politics John M. Owen, IV, who specializes in International Relations, will talk about Cyber Warfare and Cyber Jihad:  how government agents and others have in the past, and may in the future, hack into national computer systems as a weapon of war. Cyber warriors want to destroy, but cyber spies need networks to stay functional to gather intelligence. What is the threat and is it as great as some would have us believe?  Join us to hear Professor Owen give us an assessment of the dangers we face now, and may face in the future. Refreshments will be available after the presentation.

Facebook Workshop
CHANGE

Sunday, September 12, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

The Computer Users Group will conduct a workshop where you can bring your laptops and create your own Facebook account. If you don't have a laptop, you can use a computer in the Computer Center where the workshop will be held.  You will learn the various security settings and what they mean for you and your "friends."  There are ways to find people and request that they be your friend so that you can share your thoughts with them and find out what they are doing.  Find out about the Facebook Wall, news feeds and Facebook messages.  This workshop will be lead by Todd Wickersty who, in 2005, founded Business Bullpen, a website and print brochure design business.  The workshop is limited to about 12, so sign up at the front desk and provide your email address, or email . Let him know if you will bring a laptop.

Engineering/Robotics Themed Caribbean Cruise

The Senior Center Travel Office has arranged for seminars and tours on Robotics and Ship Engineering, Design and Technology. There will be some exciting and informative classes presented by experts in their field and tours of the ship by crew members. The complete cruise stops at Haiti, Jamacia, Grand Cayman, Mexico, and back to Cape Canaveral where the trip also starts. So one can cruise with a “significant other” who can then go to the spa, participate in an art auction, watch a sea circus, go swimming, ice skating and all the other things one normally does on a top of the line cruise, while the CUG spouse is learning about the ship's technology. Plus in the evenings there are Broadway-class shows to watch, a fitness center, flat screened TV, and a whole lot more.

Let's consider getting a group of CUG members to share this exciting trip. Let Dawn know if you are interested -- without a commitment. This trip is for April 2011. Linda, of the Travel Office, would like to have reservations by September 14th so she can confirm the cabins she has reserved. Click here for more information.

 


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