Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society

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  • New Yorker article “The evolution of the web, in a blink”

    New Yorker article on the history of the <BLINK> HTML tag given its impending lack of support in modern browsers.
    http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/05/the-evolution-of-the-web-in-a-blink.html

  • Trinidad and Tobago Tech Groups and Email lists

    Groups and lists are in alphabetical order.

    Please note, the Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) is not responsible for the content of third party websites/mailing lists/forums, etc. Links are for information purposes only.

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    Tech Groups

    Eastern Caribbean Oracle Users’ Group (ECOUG)

    http://www.ecougtt.org/

    Information and Communications Technology Society (ICTS)

    http://www.icts.org.tt/
    This group was formerly known as: The Information Technology Professional Society (ITPS)

    Internet Society of Trinidad and Tobago (ISOC-TT)

    http://www.isoc.tt

    Trinidad and Tobago Apple Community (TTAC)

    http://www.facebook.com/groups/applecommunitytt/

    Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS)

    http://www.ttcsweb.org/ ; http://www.cs.tt ; http://computersociety.org.tt/

    Trinidad and Tobago Linux Users Group (TTLUG)

    http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/TTLUG/

    TriniGamers (TG)

    http://www.trinigamers.com/

    UWI Computing Society (UWICS)

    http://www.uwics.com/

    Tech e-mail lists

    “Computing” Mailing List

    “Computing” is maintained by OPUS NETWORX and provides a place for general computing discussion with relation to Trinidad and Tobago. We welcome your participation and hope that you do find some interesting and hopefully provoking content on the list. As always we do ask that you remember and consider the concerns of the other people on the list and respect everyone’s right to air views, but recognise everyone’s right to your respect”.

    This is an email-only list.

    If you wish to subscribe to this list, follow these instructions:
    To subscribe: Send email to: [email protected] with the word JOIN in the message body.
    To unsubscribe: Send email to [email protected] with the word LEAVE in the message body.
    This is a 2 way list (if one person sends mail to the list, everyone subscribed to the list receives it).
    The mailing list is free to the public.

  • Computer Suppliers in Trinidad and Tobago

    A list of computer suppliers in Trinidad & Tobago in alphabetical order. Suggestions welcomed.

    Last updated : May 13, 2013

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    Disclaimer

    If you use any information from this page, you do so at your own discretion and risk and you are solely responsible for any and all

    financial loss, damage to your equipment, loss of data that may result directly or indirectly from such use.

    This page has not been endorsed in any way by any of these entities.

    Information on this page is subject to change without further notice.

    The TTCS is not affiliated with any of the companies or individuals listed on this page.

    If you have a complaint or problem with the companies or individuals listed on this page contact them directly.

    TTCS cannot help/will not intervene in any matter between You (the consumer) and the vendor.

     

    Type of Computer Supplier:

    • (W!) Wholesaler – Registration Required
    • (W) Wholesale prices available to the public
    • (R) General retailer

     

    List of Computer Suppliers

    Bagalito Enterprises

    • Type of Supplier: (W)(R)
    • www.ttlaptops.com ; www.facebook.com/bagalito
    • Level 2 Long Circular Mall, St. James, Trinidad and Tobago ; +1 (868) 222-6947, +1 (868) 319-6900
    • Level 2 Trincity Mall, Trincity, Trinidad and Tobago ; +1 (868) 640-3061 , +1 (868) 746-6922

    Caveman Computing

    • Type of  Supplier: (R)
    • Valpark Shopping Plaza ; 663-8220

    Circuitzone

    • Type of  Supplier: (W!)(R)
    • http://www.circuitzone.net/
    • #3 Stone Street, Port-of-Spain ; 868-627-9663, 868-627-8000, 868-627-5280, 868-625-9000 (phone/fax)
    • Advance Commercial Building, Corner Churchill Roosevelt Highway & Boundary Ext. Aranguez South ;
    • 868-674-8000, 868-674-9000, 868-675-0728, 868-674-4800 (phone/fax)
    • Price Plaza North, Chaguanas ;
    • 868-672-5000, 868-671-0586
    • The Falls at West Mall, Westmoorings ;
    • 868-633-6000 (phone/fax) , 868-223-5000

     

    Diamond Systems and Supplies Ltd.

     

    Rocking Technologies

    • Type of  Supplier:  (W)(R)
    • Email: alias_hacker007  at yahoo dot com
    • 351 – 1434, 396 – 9628, 680 – 1622

     

    Green Leaf  Technologies

    • Type of Supplier: (W) (R)
    • Email: greenleaf_tech at  hotmail dot com
    • Princes Town ;  (868) – 461 – 4755

     

    Hi-Touch Systems Solutions

    • Type of  Supplier: (W!)
    • 14 Gopaul Circular Drive, Marabella ; (868) 658-1688
    • Eastern Main Road, Curepe ; (868) 645-1170

     

    Illuminat (Trinidad) Limited

    • Type of  Supplier:  (R) (Contact for pricing)
    • http://www.illuminatnm.com/
    • 155 Tragarete Road, Port of Spain ; 868-622-7753 ; 868-628-4130 (fax)
    • El Socorro Road South Extension, San Juan ; (868) 675-4451 ; (868) 675-4451 ext 4033 (fax)
    • Valsayn Road, Curepe ; (868) 663-2087/2072/2109,  (868) 645-3352 (fax)
    • Corner Scott & Cipero Streets, San Fernando ; (868) 657-7851, (868) 652-9917 (fax),  (868) 657-9629 (phone/fax)
    • 11 Austin Road, Pt. Fortin, Trinidad ; 648-2228
    • Piggott Street, Scarborough, Tobago ; (868) 639-3797, (868) 639-6823 (fax)

     

    InterPC

    • Type of Supplier: (W)(R)
    • 85 Cipriani Blvd POS ; 625-5005
    • 5 Southern Main Road, Curepe ; 645-1006

     

    Next Technology Limited

    • Type of Supplier: (W!)(R)
    • http://nexttech-tt.com/
    • 1st Avenue, Orchard Gardens, Chaguanas  ;  665-6398 / 672-3355  , 671-5409 (fax)
    •  MovieTowne Office, Shop# 52, First Floor, Invaders Bay, Audrey Jeffers Highway, Port of Spain ; (868)-624-3266 ; (868)-624-3267

     

    Notebook Parts Ltd

    • Type of Supplier: (R)
    • #17 Amowsville Point Cumana,Caranage ; 723-0349

     

    Premium Computer Solutions Ltd

    • Type of Supplier: (W)(R)
    • www.computerpcs.com
    • #125 Union Road, Marabella, Trinidad ; 658-6842
    • Branch Office 384-8604

     

    PRW Enterprises

    • Type of Supplier: (W)(R)
    • http://www.prwe.com/
    • Unit# 3 LP6 Chankar Trace, El Socorro, Trinidad ; 638-6448, 638-8331, 638-0674
    • Chaguanas Branch ; 672-8716, 665-2683 (fax)
    • South Branch ; 655-1152 ; 655-8671
    • Arima Office ; 667-1927 ; 667-7793
    • Woodbrook ; 800-MYIP, 628-7427
    • Tobago Office ; 635-0147, 635-0436

     

    RHD Technologies

    • Type of Supplier: (W!)(R)
    • #42B Saddle Rd., Maraval, Port of Spain, Trinidad ;  628-0034

     

    Snikla enterprises

     

    Super Technologies Limited

    • Type of Supplier: (W)
    • http://www.supertechtt.com/
    • #13A Eastern Main Road, Tunapuna ; 868-663-7795 ; 868-663-6343 (fax)
    • Corner Victoria Square East And Park Street, Port of Spain ; 221-1819
    • Elanor Street, Chaguanas ; 868-671-4148
    • Eastern Main Road, Couva ;  636-5889
    • San Fernando ; 653-TECH(8324)
    • Atlantic Plaza, Pt. Lisas ; 636-3970

     

    Tech Nine I.T Solutions

    • Type of Supplier:  (W!) (R)
    • http://www.technine.biz/
    • The Ronitan Building, #2 Munroe Road, Cunupia ;  868-693-1083, 868-693-1371
    • Corner Picton & Warner Street, Newtown, Port Of Spain ; 868-622-9877

     

    The Wizz Computers

    • Type of Supplier: (W!)(R)
    • http://www.thewizzcomputers.com/
    • 25 Todd Street, San Fernando ;  652-7000, 653-7000, 657‐7000
    • 11 Edward Street, Port of Spain ; 624-7000, 625-7000, 623‐7001, 387-0132, 387-01337, 624-7002 (fax)
    • 1344 SS Erin Road, Penal ; 647 ‐ 7000, 387-0138
    • 115 Endeavour Road, Chaguanas ;  672 ‐ 5857, 387-0137

     

  • Telecom Authority of #Trinidad and #Tobago posts draft policy for (and proposed amendments to) the Telecommunications Act

    On May 6, 2013, the Ministry of Science and Technology of Trinidad and Tobago via the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT ; http://www.tatt.org.tt) have posted two documents for public comment. They are:

    The submission of comments must be made on or before Monday 3rd June 2013 (update June 28 2013) extended to July 9 2013.

    (Update : June 28, 2013 : TTCS Draft Comments posted)

     

     

     

    Proposed Policy to amend the Telecommunications Act of Trinidad and Tobago

    According to the Proposed Policy to amend the Telecommunications Act,

    The Policy is intended to amend the framework developed for the administration and regulation of the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors as set out in the Telecommunications Act.

    The Policy is thus intended to amend market regulatory rules to provide for the continued orderly development of the telecommunications and broadcasting
    sector after the liberalisation process begun in earnest in 2005. The policy therefore provides for the strengthening of the Authority’s powers in certain instances to
    mitigate against activity which may have a prejudicial impact on the sector and the wider economy.

    The policy also seeks to provide for appropriate competition regulation in the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors which will effectively close the
    regulatory gaps created by the passage of the Fair Trading Act Chap. 81:13. Section 3(g) of the said Act specifically excludes from its ambit, those companies
    which fall under the purview of the Telecommunications Act.

    The Proposed Policy to amend the Telecommunications further describes

    • the policy objectives,
    • an overview of recent developments in the telecom sector,
    • six key policy policy principles which the proposed act should adhere to, and
    • a summary of the proposed amendments to the Telecommunications Act

    View/Download the Proposed  Policy to amend the Telecommunications Act (PDF ; 432K) (Mirror copy of “Proposed Policy to Amend the Telecommunications Act”)

     

    Proposed Telecommunications Amendment Act

    This document is the proposed Telecommunication Act as it would look after the amendments were made to the Act. The modifcations or changes to the existing act are in bold.

    View/Download the Proposed Telecommunications Amendment Act (PDF ; 897K) (Mirror copy of “Proposed Telecommunications Amendment Act”)

    How to submit comments

    Persons wanting to submit comments can submit their comments online or via paper using the “Public Consultation Comment Submission Form-Draft Policy and Proposed Amendments to Telecommunications Act” (DOC ; 41K ; Mirror of “Public Consultation Comment Submission Form-Draft Policy and Proposed Amendments to Telecommunications Act”) form.

    Submission of comments must be made on or before Monday 3rd June 2013.

  • Contributing photos to Trinbago Scenes

    The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) welcomes submissions to Trinbago Scenes provided it meets the following requirements :

    • YOU must be the sole owner of the copyright to that photo. This means you must have taken the photo yourself with your camera and not obtained the photo via any third party or equipment or have signed any agreement assigning your copyright to any other parties.
    • The location featured in the photo must be within Trinidad and Tobago. Emphasis is on nature scenes.

    Keep in mind, you still retain the copyright to your photo. In effect, you are licensing the photo to TTCS for use in Trinbago Scenes only.

    The TTCS reserves the right to reject any photo submitted.

  • Usage agreement for TTCS Trinbago Scenes

    Note :All photographs on the the Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) websites (http://www.ttcsweb.org and https://www.ttcs.tt/) are copyrighted to their respective photographers. All rights are reserved.

    You have limited rights to personally view the images with your web browser and to use them as your personal computer’s desktop wallpaper on your own computer.

    If you want to use a photo from TTCS in any other way, you have to contact the copyright holder (the photographer) of the photo. The email address of the photographer is underneath each photo on the TTCS website. If not, you can email [email protected]

    You may not use these photos on any web page, commercial or non-commercial, for profit or non-profit, without proper permission from the photographer. Also, these photos may not otherwise be altered, cropped, reproduced, or distributed without proper permission of the photographer.

  • Bing Maps features updated satellite imagery and driving and walking directions to venues in Trinidad and Tobago

    Microsoft’s Bing Maps of  Trinidad and Tobago have improved a lot since we first looked at satellite imagery of Google Maps of Trinidad.

    Here’s a satellite map of Port of Spain, Trinidad. Note the NAPA building indicating the satellite imagery is more recent than that of Google Maps.

    screenshot of a satellite image of Port of Spain Trinidad using Microsoft Bing Maps on May 3 2013
    screenshot of a satellite image of Port of Spain Trinidad using Microsoft Bing Maps on May 3 2013

    However, more interesting is an outcome of Microsoft partnering with Navteq – the ability of getting driving and walking directions to venues in Trinidad and Tobago. Its not 100% accurate, but impressive nevertheless.

    Here is a screenshot of Bing Maps showing driving directions from Port of Spain Hospital to San Fernando General Hospital.

    screenshot taken May 3, 2013 of Bing Maps showing showing driving directions from POS General Hospital to San Fernando General Hospital,
    screenshot taken May 3, 2013 of Bing Maps showing showing driving directions from POS General Hospital to San Fernando General Hospital,

    And here is a screenshot of Bing Maps showing driving directions from Crowne Point, Tobago to Scarborough, Tobago.

    Bing Maps screenshot taken May 3 2013 showing driving directions from crowne point, tobago to scarborough, tobago
    Bing Maps screenshot taken May 3 2013 showing driving directions from crowne point, tobago to scarborough, tobago

    And here’s the links to go to Bing Maps directly to try it yourself :

     

  • “Latin American and Caribbean Cybersecurity Trends and Government Responses” Report published

    From the Organization of American States’ (OAS) press release dated May 3rd 2013 :

    The Organization of American States (OAS) through the Secretariat of Multidimensional Security (SMS) and the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICITE) released today the report “Latin American and Caribbean Cybersecurity Trends and Government Responses.”

    Prepared in collaboration with the company Trend Micro, the report illustrates and analyzes cybersecurity and cybercrime trends in the region. The document contains detailed information on cyberthreats in the Americas, and for the first time incorporates the perspectives and experiences of OAS Member State governments.

    The Secretary General of the OAS, Jose Miguel Insulza, affirmed that “this research responds to the needs of regional governments to confront cybercrime, which is increasingly frequent and threatening, due to the accelerating evolution of technology.” He added that “to evaluate and effectively combat cyber threats, countries need detailed and reliable threat information, which this report provides. It represents a significant advance, considering that a study like this has not yet been carried out in our region. Organized crime now utilizes modern technology and in certain cases these criminals have more resources at their disposal than countries can dedicate to scientific development. We need to change this.”

    The report found an overall increase in cyber attacks; an increase in “hacktivism,” or politically motivated hacking; internet-assisted money laundering; and attacks against critical infrastructure. Other trends discussed include levels of malware, spam, and wire fraud.

    You can read the rest of the OAS press release at
    http://www.oas.org/en/media_center/press_release.asp?sCodigo=E-173/13

    Trend Micro has also blogged about the publication of the “Latin American and Caribbean Cybersecurity Trends and Government responses”

    http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/the-state-of-cybersecurity-in-latin-america/

    PDF of the report can be downloaded at
    Latin American and Caribbean Cybersecurity Trends and Government Responses (PDF ; 2.3MB)

  • All Purpose Windows troubleshooting and upgrading USB or DVD drive

    Here is a collection of software I always store on a USB drive or burn on a CD before going to troubleshoot a home user’s Windows PC which is typically running Windows XP/Vista/7/8.

    Usually, the problem is due to spyware and/or virus infection and rarely problems with the hardware.  On the flash drive are folders for each step I take (Step 1, Step 2, Step 3, etc) ; each folder contains the software I need to accomplish the step.

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  • Interesting Mac OS X Programs

    This is a list of Macintosh-based software that we’ve found interesting over the years. Not all the software listed is free, and this is not an exhaustive list. If you don’t see your favourite program here, email us, and let us know!

    Note: All links listed here are for Intel-based Macs.

    Office Productivity

    • LibreOffice for MacOS X fork of OpenOffice.org using Java and Carbon instead of X11 for better integration with the Mac OS X environment.
    • Abiword simple to use cross-platform word processor.
    • Smultron open-source text editor has features such as syntax highlighting.

    Web Browsers (other than Safari)

    • Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.
    • Mozilla Firefox free web browser with features such as including tabbed browsing, pop-up blocker, privacy/security controls, integrated search, and more.
    • Opera Browser free alternative web browser

    Email client software

    • Thunderbird free email client with features such as POP3/IMAP support, intelligent spam filters, a built-in spell checker, RSS feeds, saved search folders and more.

    Utilities and functionality extenders

    • Main Menu Pro gives access to hidden Mac OS X settings and let you easily optimize your system. (US$19.99)
    • Perian extends QuickTime support for many popular types of media
    • Flip4Mac allows you to view/listen to Windows Media files on OS X
    • Carbon Copy Cloner creates bootable clones of your current OS drive, making for quick recovery in times of disaster (Donate-ware).
    • SheepShaver probably the only way we know of to run the OS 8/9 environment on an Intel Mac for those with software that just hasn’t been ported to OS X yet. Takes a bit of fiddling (not a simple setup), but actually works.

    Multimedia

    • Roxio Toast one of the best ways to create your own audio CDs (allows cross fading between tracks), crunching your (personal video content) 8GB DVDs to fit the 4GB DVD spec. (US$80)

    Educational / Lifestyle

    • Kindle App allows you to read your Kindle purchases on your Mac
    • Comic Life engage your children’s (or your) storytelling skills, with this app that helps you create your own comic book from your own images. Quite addictive.

    Image Editing

    • Pixelmator is an image editor which is not quite a Photoshop killer, but is more cost effective, and also allows you a 30 day free trial. (US$14.95, via AppStore application).