General Meeting Topic – May 2020

April 16, 2020 by Kenneth Tubaugh
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May 20, 2020, at 7:00 PM Building a Smart Mirror Presenter: Craig Wright, CCS Communications Director Synopsis: “Wouldn’t it be great if your mirror served more than one purpose? What if it showed you today’s weather alongside that stray hair no amount of hairspray can tame? How about some inspirational quotes to jumpstart your day? Maybe you need to see today’s date and time? All of this and more can be accomplished with a Raspberry Pi single-board computer, some spare wood, an old (or new) Continue reading →

General Meeting Topic – February 2020

February 4, 2020 by Kenneth Tubaugh
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February 19, 2020 at 7:00 PM Coding Lab: Sphero Robot Obstacle Challenge Special Meeting Location: Apple Store, Easton Town Center 4210 The Strand Columbus, OH 43219 Presenter: Apple Store Creative Team Synopsis: “Help a Sphero robot navigate obstacles using code in the Sphero Edu app on iPad. We will explore block-based coding by programming simple movements, changing colors, and more. We’ll also set up obstacles and use an iPad to program a path for our robots to navigate. A few iPad devices will be provided. Continue reading →

General Meeting Topic – January 2020

January 10, 2020 by Kenneth Tubaugh
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January 15, 2020 at 7:00 PM End of Windows 7, What are my options? Presenter: John Kennedy – East-Central Ohio Technology Users Club & APCUG Advisor, Regions 3 and 6/7 Synopsis: “The life support of Windows 7 will be coming to an end before the end of January. Microsoft has decided to even stop security updates on this old operating system. And like the versions before it (Windows XP and Vista) have put them out to pasture. So what are your options for future computer Continue reading →

General Meeting Topic – September 2019

September 1, 2019 by Kenneth Tubaugh
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We have a special treat for you this month at the Columbus Computer Society. On Wednesday, September 18th, at 7:00 p.m (our next CCS General Membership Meeting), Jim and Chris Guld from “Geeks on Tour” will be our special guests for the evening. Here is a snippet of text copied from their website describing who they are and what they do: “Jim and Chris Guld are Geeks Who Teach. They’ve both been in the Computer Training and Support industry since the early 80s. Now they live fulltime Continue reading →