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Site Search Test

Site search facilities are ideal for recalling topics like - top new software releases, solutions to computer problems or internet security issues, recently reported by our members. We have installed two search boxes on the right, each returning a different display format. Box #1 should return a link to every instance of your query with words of four or more letters residing on our server, while box #2 will display only those found by Google search-bots.

Try both - perhaps with a search for "security" or your name and tell us your preference and comments with an entry in our Guestbook. Please enjoy your search research.

Our Guestbook is back!

Members will be pleased to know our Guestbook is back in operation. Though still in its simple form, members can now leave messages which may be viewed by all. Click on the Guestbook link above from any page to view the current massages, or follow the simple instructions to leave your own message. Why not try it now?

August Main Meeting Report

ASUS was on hand to show their new range of laptops at our August meeting. See the full report and lucky prize winners here...

New computer arrives

First of all I would like to say thanks to those who turned up today and that after a small hiccup in the delivery of our new computer. It arrived and it is a really good system. A few of us who optimistically stayed around were able to check out the system generally and specifically by completing the Kaspersky installation and updating all the .dat files so that we were safe online.

Then we checked out, downloaded and installed the WinXP updates that were applicable to our system. We still have to get Acronis or Ghost to image our system both in WinXP and Win7 before we install too much more stuff.

The new computer, built to club's specifications and the envy of many includes the latest high performance X58 LGA1366 GIGABYTE motherboard, an Intel i7-920 2.66GHz quad core processor, 6 Gb 1.333 MHz DDR3 RAM, two x 1000Gb Seagate SATA hard drives and lots more. Perhaps we can show it off at the next main meeting. It looks really good!!   B Parry

Access your computer remotely with LogMeIn

Seth Shaw from LogMeIn gave an extensive presentation of the LogMeIn products at our last Main Meeting and also donated five LogMeIn Pro licences for members to enjoy. Seth took us through the "ins & outs" of LogMeIn Pro and showed us how limitless the applications of his software are. Because it enables remote access it can be used by every piece of hardware that connects to the internet. Read the full story...

Corel introduces Home Office for just $99

Corel® Home Office is a fresh, new office suite for word processing, spreadsheet and presentation projects. Designed to make working at home simple, Corel Home Office features a clean interface and Tabbed Toolbars that put essential tools at your fingertips. Microsoft® Office compatibility and built-in PDF publishing make it easy to share files and information. Enjoy doing it all in a workspace that you customise yourself so you feel comfortable instantly. Learn more about Corel Home Office.

Firefox 3.5 released 30 June

Firefox 3.5 is based on the Gecko 1.9.1 rendering platform, which has been under development for the past year. Firefox 3.5 offers many changes over the previous version, supporting new web technologies, improving performance and ease of use. One of the best new features is speed with Mozilla claiming that Firefox 3.5 is more than twice as fast as Firefox 3. Read more and download Firefox 3.5 now.

Access to site widens

Those switched-on members with the latest handheld computers and mobile phones can now view this site without the need for continuous horizontal scrolling to see the full width of the page. And the small screen display is much clearer than the highly compressed screen-capture image from an iPhone suggests. You can also zoom into any items of interest for a closer look if you wish.

Now, when you are away from you main computer, you can click-on to check weather forecasts, view the latest news updates or connect quickly to any of the familiar "Quick Links" on your favourite SIG page. There are also hundreds of interesting links and SIG reports accessible from the "Favourites" button.

This site is also now backwards compatible to allow viewing by those who are slower to embrace change and are still using an old Internet Explorer 6 browser. Perhaps it's a good time for updating to either IE 7 or IE 8.