June 26

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 26 JUNE - 01 JULY 2023

Hello and Welcome,

Meeting This Week

2023/07/01 — 13:00-14:00 — July, Sat — Penrith Group

Meeting Next Week

2023/07/04 — 18:00-20:00 — July, Tue — Main Meeting

Schedule of Current & Upcoming Meetings

First Tuesday  18:00-20:00 — Main Meeting

First Saturday 13:00-14:00 — Penrith Group

Second Tuesday 18:00-20:00 — Programming

Third Tuesday  10:00-12:00 — Tuesday Group

Third Saturday 14:00-16:00 — Web Design

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Go to the official Sydney PC Calendar for this month's meeting details.

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Penrith meetings are held every 2nd month on the 1st Saturday from 1-2 pm. The following meetings are in July, September and November 2023.

ASCCA News:Tech News:

Germany to contribute a third for Intel wafer fabrication unit in Magdeburg

See the iTWire article by Sam Varghese | Tuesday, 20 June 2023, at 12:01 pm.

Germany has agreed to cover a third of the cost for a wafer fabrication unit built by Intel in Magdeburg, the capital of Saxony-Anhalt state, 150 km southwest of Berlin.

The deal was announced on Monday during a visit to the European nation by Intel chief executive Pat Gelsinger.

The unit will cost about €30 billion (A$48 billion), and Germany will pay just under €10 billion.

Last year, Germany offered about €6.6 billion in subsidies and has decided to increase its contribution.

The announcement came after Intel announced last week that it had selected an area near Wrocław, Poland, as the site of a new cutting-edge semiconductor assembly and test facility.

"Building the 'Silicon Junction' in Magdeburg is a critical part of our strategy for Intel's growth," said Gelsinger.

"Combined with last week's announcement of our investment in Wrocław, Poland, and the Ireland sites we already operate at scale, this creates a capacity corridor from wafers to complete packaged products that are unrivalled and a major step toward a balanced and resilient supply chain for Europe."

"We're grateful to the German federal government, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the government of Saxony-Anhalt for their partnership and shared commitment to fulfilling the vision of a vibrant, sustainable, leading-edge semiconductor industry in Germany and the EU."

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said: "Today's agreement is an important step for Germany as a high-tech production location — and for our resilience. Intel's semiconductor production in Magdeburg is the single largest foreign direct investment in German history."

"With this investment, we are catching up technologically with the world's best and expanding our capacities for the ecosystem development and production of microchips. This is good news for Magdeburg, Germany and Europe."

German Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck said: "Today's agreement is a milestone for Germany as a location for innovation and investment, for jobs, resilience and competitiveness."

"Intel's investment will raise semiconductor production in Germany to a new level and is an important contribution to growing European sovereignty."

The project is expected to create 7000 construction jobs during the first phase of the build, about 3000 permanent high-tech jobs at Intel and tens of thousands of additional jobs across the industry ecosystem.

Read More »

Be Connected — Australian Government Initiative

Free online safety presentations

Join our free online presentations to develop your digital skills. Learn how to keep safer online and use technology with confidence.

Hosted by the eSafety Commissioner, Be Connected presentations cover various topics every month. All presentations are free, live-streamed and delivered in an easy-to-understand format with our knowledgeable and friendly presenter.

About Be Connected

Be Connected is an Australian government initiative committed to increasing older Australians' confidence, skills and online safety. Be Connected aims to empower everyone to use the internet and standard technology to thrive in our digital world.

Register below to book your spot. See the links "iPhone Basics", and "Technology and your health", etc. below.

Who should attend?

— Anyone wanting to develop their digital skills and online safety knowledge

— Age group 50+

— Beginners or those with intermediate abilities looking to improve their skills

What's on this month

View the Be Connected presentation topic schedule for 2023

Help promote Be Connected

We encourage libraries, organisations and community groups to use our tool kit to help promote these free presentations to members of their community.

Note: All sessions are based on Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST), so if you live outside of NSW, QLD & VIC — please check the local time when booking in your state. Bookings will open six weeks before the scheduled date for new presentation topics: iPhone basics, Android phone basics and Transport apps.

Presentation topics

Learn more about the presentation topics and available dates.

iPhone basics — Technology and your health — Can you spot a scam?

Etc.

For example, the "iPhone Basics" presentation:

iPhone basics

iPhones help you stay connected with others, and make life easier by providing access to information, online services, and entertainment. Get the most out of your iPhone by exploring its features and settings, and learn how to personalise your phone to make it easier to use.

Join our 1-hour presentation to discover the following:

— iPhone features, settings and shortcuts
— Ways to access, view and delete notifications
— How to change your passcode and block nuisance calls
— Accessibility features and how to adjust them
— How to share photos with others

Dates:

— 29 June 3 - 4 pm [AEST]

— 3 August 3 - 4 pm [AEST]

— 14 November 10 - 11 am [AEDT]

[ We're not sure if you will use Zoom, Microsoft Teams or something else for the online tutorials — Ed. ]

— Ed.

Fun Facts:

Whatever happened to Blogs on the 'net?

Do you remember way back when we started a Sydney PCUG Blog with WordPress?

You won't believe it, but that was in July 2009 (FOURTEEN years ago).

And here's the first article announcing the Main Meeting for July 28th.

That was when the Main Meetings were held on the 4th Tuesday night of the month.

The first Sydney PCUG Blog entry was in July 2009

Have a look at the Club's Blog.

An interesting historical visit to the Club's past activities.

— Ed.

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