NEWS
Photo: Allan Alexander
The late Joe Alexander and Julie Thompson updating the entries to expand the information recorded in the the original "In Memoriam" book - see story below.
Much of this additional information has been researched on the Internet and by personal contact with the surviving family members of those in the book.
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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 470 here, and the previous issue CCN 469 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
All he computers at the Club are now running Windows 7 with MS Office 2010 as a dual-boot with Windows XP and MS Office 2007 or 2003.
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
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 uses a combination of emails, text messages to mobile phones and voice-to-text to landline messages.
Australians can register their personal home and mobile numbers, making it now illegal for telemarketers to call these numbers.
Registrations can be made online by visiting www.donotcall.gov.au.
It’s time to re-register for the Do Not Call Register for people who signed up in 2007. This will ensure you do not get any unwanted telemarketing calls.
The Australian
Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) implemented
the SpamMATTERS reporting system to help fight spam. You can go to http://www.acma.gov.au for
details.
RSL Archiving and Restoration Project
For those who may have missed it previously, there is more information on this project here. The project has been featured in an ASCCA Newsletter and is being followed closely by staff from the Australian War Memorial, who have offered assistance.
Allan Alexander is now co-ordinating this project.
Our thanks to Telstra
Country Wide for assisting the late Joe Alexander.