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Remote access – followup

Tue 21 Jul 2026 peter Computing

This month we looked at remote access … aside from web browsing, sometimes you need to login or access an application on a remote server. This could be for the[…]

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Ask the group anything – followup

Tue 16 Jun 2026 peter Computing

Here are the references I took down from todays meeting. Containers Office ISP’s Firmware Backups Social media for under 16 year olds I proposed to my MP – One concrete[…]

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Agentic AI – followup

Tue 19 May 2026 peter Computing

This month we looked at agentic artificial intelligence … large language models are now no-longer contrained to just “chat”, they can now interface to the outside world to perform tasks. […]

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April computing meeting cancelled

Tue 7 Apr 2026 peter Computing

Due to unforseen circumstances, I’m afraid our planned meeting on the u3communities computing group on 21st April has been cancelled. Sorry about that. This means our next meeting will be[…]

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Email delivery – followup

Tue 17 Mar 2026 peter Computing

This month we looked at email delivery … what used to be pretty simple, in the age of SPAM its gotten to be more complex.  The background to the talk[…]

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Open source software – followup

Tue 17 Feb 2026 peter Computing

This month we looked at the world of Open Source Software.  Included will be what is the source code, major projects, pros & cons and licenses.  We’ll also touch on[…]

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How to use https://u3a.social followup

Tue 20 Jan 2026 peter Computing

20th January @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Social media is now a big part of how we stay connected. While some large platforms, such as Facebook, have concerns around[…]

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From 2025 into 2026

Thu 1 Jan 2026 peter Computing

Its been a long year for the u3acommunities computing group. We managed to cover a wide range of subjects over the year : Not bad huh. I also re-presented some[…]

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Quantum Computing – followup & discussion

Thu 13 Nov 2025 peter Computing

This month we are fortunate that Professor Winfried Hensinger, from Sussex University, will be giving us a talk about quantum computers. Prof Winfried Hensinger is a Professor of Quantum Technologies[…]

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u3a.social is alive !

Mon 27 Oct 2025 peter Computing

After many presentations, lots of discussions and one survey the fediverse site u3a.social is now up and running ! Feel free to request your own account on the server or[…]

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