Bits & Bytes Computer Club - Monthly Speaker Meetings

Those of you who attended our November 2017 Speaker meeting will recall the presentation by Dr. Josephine McMurray entitled Technology, Trust and Stuff. where she spoke about research into the use of robotic assistive / AI devices.

Josephine has a request from an undergraduate student at Laurier, Shreya Shah, who is conducting a research project examining people’s attitudes to in home robotics. She is eager to immediately connect with potential participants in her study, who would be willing to participate in a short interview. For those interested, more details are available here: Home Robotics Study

Please Note: In order to take part in any free activity at any City of Kitchener community centre, you will be required to have a Kitchener Group Card. A Kitchener Group Card can be purchased at any Kitchener community centre. Cost for those 55+ is $15.00.
For more information on the Kitchener Group Card, ask office staff at any Kitchener community centre, or check the link below:
https://www.kitchener.ca/en/things-to-do/discounts-for-adults-55.aspx

June 20, 2018 Gert Hartmann Research Institute for Aging
February 21, 2018 Jim Reeves and Brian Bentley Tax Talk for 2017	March 21, 2018 Meghan Brenner-Burgoyne eHealth Centre of Excellence
November 15, 2017 Dr. Josephine McMurray Technology, Trust and Stuff Chartwell Age-Well presentation	January 17, 2018 Josh Graham ION Presentaion
March 15, 2017 Dale Dyce National Geographic History and Collecting	June 21, 2017 Elmer Starchuk Free Phone Call Information Links
January 18, 2017 Detective Constable David Lea Detective Constable David Clarke Fraud Prevention Information from WRP	February 15, 2017 Josephine McMurray PhD Heather McNeil Technology, Health & Aging
November 16, 2016 - Brian Bentley What is VoIP Notes from Ooma Install	December 21, 2016 - Colin Whaley Sources on You Tube for seniors presentation (on You Tube)
September 21, 2016 - Colin Whaley EnTech - Computer and Research information for those 55+	October 19, 2016 - Guenter Gamauf Creating A Digital Slide Show
December 16, 2015 - Charles McColm Computer recycling at the Working Centre	Brian Bentley - June 15, 2016 Step by Step guide to upgrading to Windows 10
September 16, 2015 - Emilio Rodriguez How to Integrate Technology In Your Space	October 21, 2015 - Eric Edwards What's New With Windows 10
April 15, 2015 - Tony Karg A Canadian Living in Japan	May 20, 2015 - David Cox Buy & Hold Works until The Trend Ends David's Newsletter
January 21, 2015 - W. James MacLean Cutting the Cord	February 18, 2015 - Brian Bentley & Jim Reeves Google Phone calls, Cell phone companies, Google Translate
October 15, 2014 Digital Media at KPL	December 17, 2014 - John C Wilson Meteorology & the Web (in PDF format)
May 21, 2014 Scratch- A Browser Based Graphics Utility http://scratch.mit.edu/about/ Addition info on Scratch (in PDF form)	September 17, 2014 Apps and Technology for Health Additional notes.
September 18, 2013 Joining Bits & Bytes Google+ Community (in PDF format)	April 14, 2014 Win. XP support ends & Heartbleed (in PDF format)
January 16, 2013 - Darryl Bonk Ancestors, History Research Links (in PDF format)	April 17, 2013 - Professor Don Cowan Computer Science - Past and Present at University of Waterloo (in PDF format)
September 19, 2012 - Sergeant Paul Lobsinger Waterloo Region Police Services Fraud Prevention (link to fraud prevention tips)	October 17, 2012 - Mary Monteith, Dani Paschert-Ward KPL E-Readers, E-Books, Audio Books (with links to various sections)
May 16, 2012 - Guenter Gamauf Import MapQuest Routes to Garmin GPS (in PDF format)	May 16, 2012 - Elmer Starchuk GPS Facts (in PDF format)
December 21, 2011 - Brian Bentley Tax Software notes (in PDF format)	March 21, 2012 - Brian Bentley Free or Low Cost Internet Communications (in PDF format)
April 20, 2011 - Cindy Cheung Brain Games (in PDF format)	June 14, 2011 - James MacLean Living in The Cloud
October 20, 2010 - Bill Klos General Tips & Tricks for Windows 7 (in PDF format)	December 15, 2010 - John C Wilson Meteorology & the Web (in PDF format)
June 16, 2010 - Elmer Starchuk Movie Maker Magic (in PDF format)	October 20, 2010 - Elmer Starchuk Google Chrome Tips (in PDF format)
December 16, 2009 - Carl Scherer Radio Stations on the Internet (in PDF format)	April 21, 2010 - Guenter Gamauf PaintDotNet and Flickr for Photos (in PDF format)
April 15, 2009 - Carl Scherer Basic Computing Booklet for Windows (in PDF format)	November 18, 2009 - Ed Black Free Alternatives to Microsoft Programs (in PDF format)
November 18, 2008 - Elmer Starchuk Pushing The Envelope	January 21, 2009 - Carl Scherer Computer Backup Address Book & E-mail backup Setting Up a Two Computer Network
December 12, 2007 - Ed Black Keep Your Windows XP Happy	December 12, 2007 - Carl Scherer Protecting Your Computer (pdf format)
December 20, 2006 - Guenter Gamauf Computer Virus Protection	June 20, 2007 - Ed Black Improving Your Computer Text Size and Vision
September 21, 2005 - Eric Daviau Microsoft Media Centre Edition	February 15, 2006 - Guenter Gamauf Using Search Engines
April 20, 2005 - Eric Daviau Computer Maintenance	May 18, 2005 - Ed Black Keyboard Shortcuts
February 16, 2005 - Ric Doerner Preventing Internet and Spyware Attacks	March 16, 2005 - Carl Scherer Icons, Files and File Extensions

DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE
35 Weber Street W, Kitchener, ON Canada N2H 3Z1
Ph: (519) 741-2501 Fax: (519) 741-2704

TIME	Wednesday, June 20, 2018 9:30 - 11:30 AM
PLACE	Downtown Community Centre Multi-Purpose Room in the second floor
SPEAKERS	Gert Hartmann Director of Community Partnerships and Business Development Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA)
TOPIC	Overview of the RIA Learn how the RIA is linking research, training and practice to enhance care and quality of life for older adults.

MONTHLY SPEAKER MEETINGS