Computing Meeting
Events
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Installing desktop GNU/Linux
17th June 2025 at 3pm UK This month we look at installing desktop GNU/Linux. The talk will be demo focused. Plenty of time is reserved for discussions. Joining details will[...]
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Ask the group anything
15 July @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm This month we are trying out something different ... ask the group anything. So come along with your questions - could be[...]
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Real time bidding (how targeted ads work)
19th August @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm This month we look at the Real Time Bidding (RTB) system - this is the mechanism that provides targeted ads to your[...]
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Home networking
16th September @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm This month we look at home networking. We'll cover broadband, Wi-Fi, standards, speeds, firewalls, in-bound connections plus some additional options. As usual,[...]
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3D Printing
21st October @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm This month, David Price will be gently taking us through an introduction to a table top scale manufacturing process. As usual, plenty[...]
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Quantum Computers
18th November @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm This month we are fortunate that Professor Winfried Hensinger, from Sussex University, will be giving us a talk about quantum computers. Prof[...]
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How to use https://u3a.social
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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Open Source Software
17th February @ 3:00pm - 5:00pm This month we look at the world of Open Source Software. Included will be what is the source code, major projects, pros & cons[...]
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Email delivery
17th March @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm This month we'll look at email delivery ... what used to be pretty simple, in the age of SPAM its gotten to be more[...]
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Agentic Artificial Intelligence
19th May @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm This month we’ll look at agentic artificial intelligence ... large language models are now no-longer contrained to just "chat", they can now interface to[...]
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Ask the group anything
16 June @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm This month we running another ... ask the group anything. So come along with your questions - could be related to a[...]
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Remote Access
21st July @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Aside from web browsing, sometimes you need to login or access an application on a remote server. This could be for the purposes of[...]