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About the Group You don’t need to be a computer ‘nerd’ or expert to get some benefit from the Computer Interest Group (CIG). We welcome new WAGS members who want to get the most out of their computers to help them with their genealogy research. Formed many years ago (when computers were new and mysterious to many of us), the CIG has been meeting on a monthly basis since 1995. With a mailing list of about 150 WAGS members, and average meeting attendance of around 30, the CIG is a great forum for WAGS members to discuss problems and solutions to do with computers and, more importantly, how to use their computers to get the most out of their genealogy research. Our monthly meetings are designed to cover items of interest to the group and we generally follow an agenda like this:
So if you use a computer for genealogy, the Computer Interest Group is worth visiting. Bring along your queries and your successes - we may be able to help each other. |
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| CONVENORS | Mike Murray | mdmurray@bigpond.net.au | |
| Lesley Silvester | |||
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| * WAGS Computers - |
Genealogy |
| * WAGS Computers Files - |
Genealogy software |
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Genealogy software to download and try |
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Sites |
| * 'Can You Help?' - | The West Australian Newspaper offers a free service - notices in Mondays and Saturdays editions with Reunions appearing mainly in Saturday's edition. Send your Email to : westinfo@wanews.com.au |
| * ACCESS magazine- | available from participating stores or on-line http://www.freeaccess.com.au |
MEETINGS We meet monthly (except January), on the second Saturday of the month, from 11am to 1pm, at Unit 4 of WAGS, May Street, Bayswater. We’re a self-help group, aiming to improve our general knowledge about computers, as well as solving members’ problems. Around 30 members attend monthly meeting. All WAGS members are welcome to come along to our meetings and join our mailing list. A gold coin donation at the meeting helps to build up funds to purchase additional resources for the library. Maybe we’ll see you at one of our meetings soon. NEXT MEETING: Click  to find meeting details or contact Convenor |
| GENEALOGY COMPUTER PROGRAMS AVAILABLE | |
 GENEALOGY on WAGS LIBRARY COMPUTERS, Unit 6 | |
 List of CD-ROMs and Genealogy Research programs AUSTRALIA REST of the WORLD A pdf reader is required Adobe Acrobat Reader is free to download. |
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 LIBRARY FILESThere are two large white files that contain extra information on Computers and the Internet and you will find a collection of lists of URLs, mailing lists and other items that might help in your search around the Net. There are reviews of programs from Family Tree Magazine and other items that our members have contributed. Check out the list of books available in the library on these two subjects and this will be of great help whether you are a newbie or not. |
PROGRAM INFORMATION & COMPARISONS
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Genealogical Programs on the Internet The Latest version of these programs are available from -
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Virus Checkers Have you updated your Virus checker lately? Programs can be found at:
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Australian Search Engines
Internet Service Providers ISPs for Perth & Regional areas of Western Australia: www.lookatwa.com.au/Entertainment/internetaccess.html Telecentres The Telecentre Network comprises 90 community-owned, managed and incorporated Telecentres throughout regional Western Australia. www.telecentres.wa.gov.au |
Web Manager - Marilyn Dimond webmaster@wags.org.au © 2007 Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc. This page http://www.wags.org.au/groups/sigcomp.htm |
