2024

Dec 28 Sway
Happy New Year for 2025!
MS Addresses Win11 Upgrade On 'Incompatible' PCs.
Microsoft Confirms That Windows 11's Recall Feature Can't Be Uninstalled.
Do You Think 2025 Will Be the Year of the Linux Desktop?
Fun Facts: Is there any science behind 'grounding' or 'earthing'?

Dec 21 Sway
President's Message 2024.
MERRY CHRISTMAS to all our MEMBERS.
This year we celebrated our Club's 40th Anniversary.
Are Your Word Documents Being Used to Train AI?
TikTok ban in US: Company seeks emergency injunction to prevent it.
Europe Is Building Its Own Starlink Alternative.
Fun Facts I: Windows 11 PRO UNABLE TO ACCESS NETWORK DRIVES.
Fun Facts II: Windows 11 Serious Network Errors:

Dec 14 Sway
MICROSOFT Sway Keeps Crashing.
This year we celebrated our Club's 40th Anniversary.
Don't Update to Windows 11 24H2 Yet.
Fun Facts: How to Fix the "Windows 11 Cannot Access Shared Folder" Error.

Dec 07 Sway
This year we celebrated our Club's 40th Anniversary.
Your next Windows update may not require a reboot — "Hot Patching" is reportedly coming to Windows 11 shortly.
Gmail to Get Spam-Busting One-Off Addresses.
Windows 11 Recall finally arrives but with one new problem.
Fun Facts: Five Windows 11 features to get excited about.

Nov 30 Sway
Google May Have to Sell Off Chrome — MORE DETAIL.
Microsoft at 50: Can AI Keep It Relevant for PC Users?
Fun Facts: GroundingWell Grounding Socks.

Nov 23 Sway
The US Wants Google to Give Up Chrome.
Windows 10 Users May Face $30 Fee for Updates.
Raspberry Pi's Official Remote Desktop Just Got Better.
Bioreactor Meat: Innovation or Controversy?
Fun Facts: ShareX — Screen capture, file sharing and productivity tool.

Nov 16 Sway
Google Fined $2.5 Trillion Trillion Trillion.
COPILOT SUMMARY — Google Fined $2.5 Trillion Trillion Trillion.
First Australian commercial orbital launch permit issued to Gilmour Space.
COPILOT SUMMARY — First Australian commercial orbital launch permit issued to Gilmour Space.
Why I Still Buy Hard Drives for My Windows PC.
COPILOT SUMMARY — Why I Still Buy Hard Drives for My Windows PC.
Fun Facts: It's The End Of The Mall As We Know It . . . And I Feel Fine.
COPILOT SUMMARY — Fun Facts: It's The End Of The Mall As We Know It . . . And I Feel Fine.

Nov 09 Sway
Microsoft's Controversial Recall Windows Feature Is Delayed Again.
6G Data Could Be 4000 Times Faster.
Optus in court for alleged unconscionable sales and debt collection.
Fun Facts: Windows 95 Turned 29 This Year: What One Of The Best Operating Systems Taught Us.

Nov 02 Sway
Android 15 Boosts Security, Theft Detection Lock.
Google Now Sells Refurbished Pixel Phones At A Discount.
FTC Vows End to Free Trial and Subscription Scams.
Fun Facts: Rename-It! — Windows software to safely rename thousands of files via RegExp.

Oct 26 Sway
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 SE gets potential launch date – and it could iron out the foldable crease problem.
uBlock Origin — Free, open-source ad content blocker.
Your broadband will soon get much faster.
Fun Facts: Huawei Mate XT is the tri-fold phone, a concept come to life.

Oct 19 Sway
Facebook Fined for Password Failure.
The Windows 11 24H2 Update Broke Some PCs.
Five Windows-Like Linux Distros You Should Try Out.
Is 3G Still a Thing?
Fun Facts: Travels around Gadigal Metro Station.

Oct 12 Sway
New YouTube Channel — Update.
Google Fibre Has Arrived in This New City.
Telegram Will Share User Data With Cops.
Fun Facts: Electronic "Gadget" with no Power Cord or Power Pack.

Oct 05 Sway
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME STARTS on Sunday, 6th Oct, 2024 (TOMORROW).
Infopackets to Launch YouTube Tech Support Pilot Program.
Firefox Is Still Getting Updates on Windows 7 and 8.
This Is The Best Way to Read Digital Comics, Manga, and Magazines.
Fun Question: Have you ever sent something Back to Amazon, and how did you do it?

Sep 28 Sway
Photo-Scraping Business Ignores $39M Privacy Fine.
Why Is It Called a Terminal "Emulator"?
Why I Wish I Started Using OneDrive Sooner.
Windows File Explorer Can Remotely Access Android Phone.
Fun Facts: Displaying the Day-of-the Week on Windows.

Sep 21 Sway
Google Brings Back Archived Page Links.
Google Reveals Election Security Efforts.
Keyboard Shortcuts.
Fun Facts: OPPO X 2021 — Rollable Concept Handset, Unroll the Infinite.

Sep 14 Sway
NSW Council Elections, Saturday, Sept 14, 2024 (TODAY).
Social media companies to face fines for allowing children under 14 on their platforms under proposed SA laws.
You May Not Want to Switch to Linux for These Reasons.
Fun Facts: Another little-used Windows DOS command (ATTRIB).

Sep 07 Sway
COUNCIL ELECTIONS, SATURDAY, SEPT 14, 2024.
Meta will no longer pay Australian publishers after refusing to renew Facebook deals.
Do Phone 'Drying' Videos Really Work?
Microsoft Is Fixing the New Outlook's Biggest Problem.
Fun Facts: Do you remember DOS in Windows ASKING if you'd like to COPY a file over an existing file?

Aug 31 Sway
COUNCIL ELECTIONS, SATURDAY, SEPT 14, 2024.
Epson invests in microsatellite company.
Healthy ageing is almost entirely a matter of mindset, and I'm determined to keep mine positive.
ACMA warns ten telcos for not following financial hardship rules.
Fun Facts: APC issue 536 is on sale now!

Aug 24 Sway
Court: Google Has Search Monopoly.
Apple 'Distraction Control' Tool May Block Ads.
The Upgrade Argument for Desktops Doesn't Stand Up Anymore.
Fun Facts: Walmart Is Grounding Its Drone Delivery Fleet in Three States.

Aug 17 Sway
'Sinkclose' Flaw in Hundreds of Millions of AMD Chips Allows Deep, Virtually Unfixable Infections.
Science Week 10 — 18  August, 2024.
Online Child Privacy Laws a Step Closer.
Fun Facts: The Chinese Have Made Ultra Fast Charging Batteries, But There's a Problem.

Aug 10 Sway
Aussie Broadband just launched a new budget telco that promises more affordable NBN plans — with a slight catch.
Avoid the AI Apocalypse (and Spying) By Switching to Linux for Free.
Smart Glasses Don't Need AR or Social Media — Just Give Me a Camera.
Fun Facts: Unclutter your Computer Room; Get a KVM.

Aug 03 Sway
How Optical Discs Could Make a Comeback Thanks to This Breakthrough.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 Review: The Same, Only Better.
Google admits it can't entirely quit third-party cookies.
Fun Facts: Perfecting Polygonal Masonry: A New Explanation of the Ancient Engineers' Construction Methods.

Jul 27 Sway
Microsoft outage: What is CrowdStrike, the service causing 'Blue Screen of Death' worldwide.
Part II of the CrowdStrike Story.
Why does Windows Update force-restart the computer without checking for open/unsaved files before restarting?
Fun Facts: Paving the way to high-speed, compact computer memory.

Jul 20 Sway
Meta AI Image Warnings Backfire.
Automakers Need to Stop With All the Touch Screens.
How to Fix: 2024-01 Security Update for Windows 10 Fails to Install.
NOT-FUN Facts: Microsoft Major Outage July 2024.

Jul 13 Sway

No-Apps Phone Could Cost $799.
Scammers Could Send Emails 'From Microsoft'.
Fun Facts: How to get Email Clients to show IMAGES properly.
FAKE NEWS: Ukraine's first F-16 pilot finally brought down the Crimean-Bridge.

Jul 06 Sway

FreeDOS, the Open-Source MS-DOS, Is Now 30 Years Old (And Still Going).
Outlook Users Warned Of Major Bug.
Five Things I Never Back Up to the Cloud.
Fun Facts: The foldable phone market is still tiny.

Jun 29 Sway
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to be freed after pleading guilty to US espionage charge.
More on the Windows 10 Recovery Partition.
Google Maps Timeline Data May Disappear.
Fun Facts: Amazon Is Changing How It Packages Your Deliveries.

Jun 22 Sway
Windows Update for KB5034441 may fail (and keep failing).
Microsoft Reinstates Test Program For Windows 10.
Bill Gates is releasing a memoir next year.
Fun Facts: A Brief History of Windows Desktop Backgrounds.

Jun 15 Sway
YouTube Glitching Again For Adblocker Users.
Fun Facts I: How to Change Process Priorities in Windows Task Manager.
Fun Facts II: China's No 2 short video app Kuaishou unveils Sora-style product amid rush to catch up in AI.
Fun Facts III: I Tried Kling AI, China's Insane New Text-to-Video Generator (And You Won't Believe What It Can Do!)

Jun 08 Sway
FBI Seizes Hacker Forum.
Microsoft PC Manager 3.9.6.0.
Suspected foul play topples Optus telco tower.
Fun Facts: Gadigal Station Explained and Update.

Jun 01 Sway
Forget Traditional Laptops; here's Why I Only Buy 2-in-1 Models.
Study Claims Internet Use Boosts Well-being.
Microsoft AI "Recall" feature records everything, secures far less.
Fun Facts: I'm a Brit who moved to Australia.

May 25 Sway
Court gives Assange leave to appeal against extradition to US.
New Laptop Memory Saves Space and Power.
I Use My Apple Watch as a Walkie-Talkie (And You Should Too).
Fun Facts: Vivid Sydney.

May 18 Sway
Apple fans get their knickers in a knot over iPad ad.
FCC Revives Net Neutrality.
Australian MPs are advised to carry burner phones when visiting India.
Fun Facts: X Marks the What? How Linux Got Its Name.

May 11 Sway
Apple unveils new iPad Pro, iPad Air models.
Here's Why I Have More Than One Power Bank (And You Should Too).
Psychotherapy practice hacker gets jail time after extorting patients and publishing personal therapy notes online.
Fun Facts: The Dark Side of Helping Others | 13 Surprising Ways It Can Harm You | Buddhist Zen Story.

May 04 Sway
FCC Launches Broadband 'Nutrition Labels'.
Why Is It Called Bluetooth?
Microsoft Tests 'Ads' In Start Menu.
Fun Facts I: Beetroot and beefless bourguignon as Paris Olympics embraces vegetarian cuisine.
Fun Facts II: VirtualBox vs Hyper-V: What's the Best Virtualisation Tool?

Apr 27 Sway
Replacing the Club's faulty Video Card.
'Find My Device' Works Even if Phone is Off.
Want Powerful Local AI Image Generation on Windows? Use This Tool.
Google May Charge for Some Search Results.
Fun Facts: How To Install PROXMOX On ANY PC // NEW PROXMOX Virtual Environment INSTALLATION GUIDE 2024.

Apr 20 Sway
Commerce Commission takes Court action against One NZ for 'endangering vulnerable consumers'.
Firefox 125 Arrives With Address Bar and Autofill Improvements.
YouTube Adds 'Jump Ahead' to Best Moments.
Western Digital says it will launch 4TB SD card in 2025.
Florida Passes Age Restriction Rules for Internet.
Fun Facts: Many Americans aren't yet sold on going electric for their next car, poll shows.

Apr 13 Sway
CSIRO telescope detects 'unprecedented behaviour' from nearby magnetar.
German state to move 30,000 PCs from Windows/Office to Linux/LibreOffice.
US offers US$6.6b in funding for TSMC as third fab announced.
Fun Facts: How to Be a Reducetarian.

Apr 06 Sway
DAYLIGHT SAVING ENDS THIS WEEKEND.
What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infected the world.
Apple 'Still Not Playing Fair' for In-App Fees.
How to Fix: Revert Chrome UI and Right Click Menu (2024).
Fun Facts: 2560 CUDA Cores!

Mar 30 Sway
Main Meeting News Details for Tuesday, 2nd April.
Google To Weed Out Low-Quality Sites.
We could soon see an end to OLED burn-in — here's why.
Apple M-Series CPUs Affected by "GoFetch" Unpatchable Cryptographic Vulnerability.
Fun Facts: Choice Magazine Car Insurance Comparison.

Mar 23 Sway
SIG NEWS from Tuesday, March 19th.
Web Pioneer Foresees Big Tech Breakup.
Everything You Need to Know Before Modding Your First PC Game.
Singtel clarifies it will not sell Optus for $16B.
LG's stylish and tiny 4K portable projector gets an official price — and you can pre-order it now.
Fun Facts: AI Cartoon.

Mar 16 Sway
Australian Finance Department Data Leak.
Supreme Court Debates Site Moderation vs Censorship.
Firefox's Screenshot Feature Is Getting Better.
Windows Bug Exploited For Six Months.
Tor Browser Has a New "WebTunnel" Feature to Avoid Censorship.
Fun Facts: Was There an Advanced Civilization Before Our Own?

Mar 09 Sway
Facebook says there is no renewal of media deals in Australia.
Optus gears up for stronger 5G penetration indoors.
NASA to use Nikon's HULC system for Artemis mission.
Fun Facts: Apple Updates 'Wet Phone Fix' Advice.

Mar 02 Sway

AirJet's solid-state cooling could radically improve tomorrow's laptops.
Microsoft is giving Windows Copilot an upgrade with Power Automate,
promising to banish tedious tasks thanks to AI.
Fun Facts I: What Is OpenAI Sora, and Will It Change Video Forever?
Fun Facts II: Deep Dive into the Greenshot Application.

Feb 24 Sway
Toothbrush Botnet Army Story Was Bogus.
Telstra reports profit for the first half of fiscal 2024. NAS arm disappoints.
Some Interesting YouTube Videos on Mini PCs.
Fun Facts: Ten Fascinating Facts About Google Doodles.

Feb 17 Sway
AFP helps Malta arrest individual over distributing Trojan.
How to Copy File and Folder Paths on Windows 11.
Fun Facts I: Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour.
Fun Facts II: Liquid Metal Could Transform Computer Memory.

Feb 10 Sway
Windows 10 Support Deadline Raises Questions.
How to Disable Microsoft's Ads and Recommendations in Windows 11.
How to Change the Date and Time Format in Windows 11.
CIA man who leaked to WikiLeaks gets 40-year sentence.
Fun Facts: Yet Another Scripting Language — ZetScript.

Feb 03 Sway
Ten Things to Know Before Buying a Foldable Phone.
The Latest attack on Microsoft was much worse than initially disclosed.
Fun Facts I: No more NUC: Intel's weirdly named mini PCs seem to be going away.
Fun Facts II: Working with NUCs.

Jan 27 Sway
Underwater Raspberry Pi. See article, below.
Telstra, Trans-Pacific Networks build new cable connecting US to Singapore.
Microsoft: State-backed actors in our systems for nearly two months.
Google Introduces "Circle" Searches.
Fun Facts I: Yuval Noah Harari, Philosopher, Talks about the Real-World Consequences of AI.
Fun Facts II: Humans will eventually merge with machines, Professor says.
Fun Facts III: Meet our Club's "Legends" with over 20 years of continuous membership.
Fun Facts IV: Raspberry Pi Weekly Issue #457 — An underwater Pi, Report from CES, Las Vegas.

Jan 20 Sway
Info-stealers can steal cookies for permanent access to your Google account.
Best Mouse: Cherry M64 Pro Wireless Mouse.
Best Smartphone Accessory: Belkin Auto-Tracking Stand Pro.
Best Robot Vacuum: Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra.
The Four Best Free Tools to Analyze Hard Drive Space on Windows.
Fun Facts: RoboUP Unveils All-Terrain Robot Lawn Mower.

Jan 13 Sway
Apple Watch Ban Blocked.
Please Stop Making New Smartphones Every Year.
Fun Facts: Using Regular Expressions for Searching Text Files.

Jan 06 Sway
Marketers Claim to Listen In on Households.
Assange to get final High Court chance for appeal in February.
Store Opening Times May Hurt Google Rankings.
Fun Facts: Why Aren't Drones Allowed in National Parks?