Club Corroboree Net

This is the title of the Westlakes Newsletter. We have been given permission to make it available to MMCC Members. You can see the latest issue CCN 445 here, and the previous issue CCN 444 here.

Note that these have been edited to exclude some matters specific to Westlakes. They quite often provide answers to questions that are raised by our members.

With thanks to Westlakes Seniors Computer Club

Windows 7

We have a computer at the Club running Windows 7 RC at the Shed if you want to have a look at this new operating system due to be available generally from 22 October. The computer dual-boots to Ubuntu if you are interested in looking at a free Linux based sytem.

National Alert System for Emergencies

The new 'Emergency Alert' warning system was launched in NSW on 2 December, with the first trial taking place in the Blue Mountains area on 5 December. There is more information about this system here.

Mangrove Alerts Community Syatem

There is new local system. It is an ‘opt-in’ system and you can read more about it at the ‘MACS’ website here, where you can also register your contact details. It will use a combination of emails, text messages to mobile phones and voice-to-text to landline messages.  

Cuneens Bridge, Wollombi

The rapidly dwindling historic timber bridges of rural NSW are under threat again. You can read the media release by Paul Budde on behalf of the Cuneens Bridge Community Group here. This is the computer generated image of the proposed new bridge referred to in the article: