Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society

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  • TTCS Lime on June 20 2012 from 7:00pm to 9:30pm

    The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) will be having its next lime on Wednesday June 20th, 2012 at Joe’s Pizza, St. Augustine from 7:00pm to 9.30pm.

    Come join us as we discuss various topics, including:

    • WWDC
    • E3
    • TTCS Upcoming AGM
    • ICANN Prague Meeting
    • ICANN gTLDs Announcement
    • CaribNOG
    • Next TTCS Tech Meeting

    Anyone interested in computing and ICT is welcome to attend. A contribution of $50 is expected towards the food bill.

    Address:
    Joe’s Pizza
    #5-6 Emerald Plaza
    Eastern Main Road, St Augustine

    Detailed Directions:
    Heading East on the Eastern Main Road after UWI, just before St. John’s Road (the road with Scotia Bank), look for Emerald Plaza on your right. Take the second entrance on your right.

  • TTCS Online Meeting on Monday June 4 2012

    The TTCS will be having an online meeting via Skype, today, at 6pm. On the agenda:

    • Planning for the next Tech Meeting (on Social Media).
    • Working Groups within the TTCS and their autonomy.
    • The upcoming Annual General Meeting of the TTCS.

    TTCS Skype Name: trinidadtobagocomputersociety

    I deeply apologise for the extremely late notification and hope that as much of you as possible can attend despite this.

    Regards,

    Ryan Shripat
    Secretary
    [email protected]

  • TTCS Lime on Wednesday May 16 2012 from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm

    The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) will be having its next lime on Wednesday April 18th, 2012 at Joe’s Pizza, St. Augustine from 7:00pm to 9.30pm.

    Come join us as we discuss various topics, including:

    • Digicel 4G
    • BMobile 4G
    • Samsung Galaxy S III Launch

    …and more!

    Anyone interested in computing and ICT is welcome to attend.
    A contribution of $50 is expected towards the food bill.

    Address:
    Joe’s Pizza
    #5-6 Emerald Plaza
    Eastern Main Road, St Augustine

    Detailed Directions:
    Heading East on the Eastern Main Road after UWI, just before St. John’s Road (the road with Scotia Bank), look for Emerald Plaza on your right. Take the second entrance on your right.

  • TTCS Comments to the 2012 National ICT Consultations (Online)

    The TTCS has submitted its official Comments to the National ICT Consultations.

    https://files.ttcs.tt/comments/TTCS-comments-for-the-National-ICT-Consultation-Plan-(Online)-2012.pdf

     

    We would like to thank all those who contributed.

    Attachments:
    National ICT Consultation Press Ad
    TTCS-comments-for-the-National-ICT-Consultation-Plan-(Online)-2012

  • Draft TTCS Comments to the National ICT Consultation (2012)

    National ICT Consultation

    Draft TTCS Comments

    Invitation to Comment

    Hi All,

    Please find included links to the Draft Comments the TTCS proposes to submit to the
    (Online)  consultations for the National ICT Plan.

    Google Document
    PDF Version

    Comments are enabled on the Google Document and we encourage feedback from you. Comments on the PDF document can be made through the Membership List or by emailing the Secretary at [email protected]. We intend to submit this document after review by Monday, April 30th.

    Regards,
    Ryan Shripat
    Secretary
    Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society

  • TTCS lime on Wednesday April 18 2012 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm

    The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) will be having its next lime on Wednesday April 18th, 2012 at Joe’s Pizza, St. Augustine from 7:00pm to 9.30pm.

    Come join us as we discuss the various projects that the TTCS is currently involved in and how you can participate.

    Anyone interested in computing and ICT is welcome to attend. A contribution of $50 is expected towards the food bill.

    Address:
    Joe’s Pizza
    #5-6 Emerald Plaza
    Eastern Main Road, St Augustine

    Detailed Directions:
    Heading East on the Eastern Main Road after UWI, just before St. John’s Road (the road with Scotia Bank), look for Emerald Plaza on your right. Take the second entrance on your right.

    Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society

  • TTCS OSSWIN DVD v0.8.4, a 1.5GB DVD collection of Free and Open Source Software for Windows 7/Vista/XP available for download

    The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) is pleased to announce the availability of the TTCS OSSWIN DVD v0.8.4 as a free download on March 24 2012.

    The TTCS OSSWIN DVD (http://www.ttcsweb.org/osswin-dvd/) is a compilation of  95 Free and Open Source Software programs for Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP.

    The web-based interface of the DVD allows you to quickly browse the variety of software organised into the following categories:

    • Desktop Applications
    • Educational
    • Games
    • Graphics
    • Internet
    • Server
    • Sound and Video
    • Utilities
    You can use your web browser to read detailed information about each program in this compilation : what the program does, its key features, useful related websites, view a screenshot of the program and find links to the program's website and to download/install the program from the TTCS OSSWIN DVD.

    Visit http://www.ttcsweb.org/osswin-dvd/ for a complete list of programs and how to download and use the 1.5GB ISO via direct download or via BitTorrent.

  • TTCS Lime on Wednesday March 14 2012 from 7:00pm to 9:30pm

    The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) will be having its next lime on Wednesday March 14th, 2012 at Joe’s Pizza, St. Augustine from 7:00pm to 9.30pm.

    Come join us as we discuss various computing and ICT topics.

    Anyone interested in computing and ICT are welcome to attend. A contribution of $50 is expected towards the food bill.

    Address:
    Joe’s Pizza
    #5-6 Emerald Plaza
    Eastern Main Road, St Augustine

    Detailed Directions:
    Heading East on the Eastern Main Road after UWI, just before St. John’s Road (the road with Scotia Bank), look for Emerald Plaza on your right. Take the second entrance on your right.

  • TTCS Lime on Wednesday February 8th 2012 from 7:00pm to 9.30pm

    The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) will be having its next lime on Wednesday February 8th, 2012 at Joe’s Pizza, St. Augustine from 7:00pm to 9.30pm.

    Come join us as we discuss various computing and ICT topics including :

    • An update on Local and Regional ICT News
    • An update on ICANN activities
    • The Caribbean Open Data Conference and Code Sprint
    • SOPA / PIPA

    …and more!

    Anyone interested in computing and ICT are welcome to attend.
    A contribution of $50 is expected towards the food bill.

    Address:
    Joe’s Pizza
    #5-6 Emerald Plaza
    Eastern Main Road, St Augustine

    Detailed Directions:
    Heading East on the Eastern Main Road after UWI, just before St. John’s Road (the road with Scotia Bank), look for Emerald Plaza on your right. Take the second entrance on your right.

  • Trinidad & Tobago Government considering $45 US computer for all students?

    According to a article In a Saturday December 17 2011 Trinidad Express newspaper article "Kamla considers laptop for every pupil", 

    The Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar said there is a $45 US computer and has asked educators to determine whether such computer would be suitable for the nation's schools.
    "That means I can give every child, not just every form one a laptop. I'm not making that a promise, it depends if the computer has the capacity in the way that we want it to work for our schools," she said.  

    The $45 US computer is likely to be the "Aakash" or Sky tablet launched by the India Government and the Datawind company in October 2011. 

    Here's a video from Al Jazeera's Prerna Suri on the launch of the Aakash tablet:
    [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUUaiS_fuNs?wmode=transparent]

    According to Datawind's press release, the Aakash is a 7" resistive touch screen tablet at 800×400 resolution running Android OS v2.2 ("Froyo") with a 366Mhz CPU, 256 RAM, 2GB internal storage, expandable to 32GB via a microSD slot, 2 USB ports, 3.5mm audio in and audio out jacks, and includes WiFi (802.11 a/b/g) connectivity.

    However, the commercial variant of the Aakash tablet called the Ubislate 7 is expected to be available in early 2012. There are reports that this features several upgrades such as a faster CPU, Android v2.3 and built-in GPRS connectivity.