We use technology in our daily lives. Once a technology meets our needs, we tend to stay with it.  Technology, however, is always changing. You may benefit from examining what’s new and incorporating these new technologies. Adding or upgrading to new options will enable you to do more, be more productive and often save money. In this class we will help you sort through the latest changes in areas like computer hardware, software, the Internet/Cloud and online safety.

(Please note NEW date:  Monday, April 3 at 1 pm.) The now legendary Enigma machine was used by all branches of Nazi Germany’s military to encode messages by scrambling letters that could only be read by another machine with proper keys to decode the message. The fact that the Allies were able to intercept and read messages sent at the highest levels of secrecy likely shortened the war. This class will explain the general principle of encrypting messages, describe how the Enigma machine work, and how the Allies exploited a small weakness in the design of the machine to read Enigma’s secret messages. The class will combine a discussion of codebreaking with WWII history, and the later history of how the effort to break the Enigma code came to light.

(Please note NEW date:  Monday, April 3 at 1 pm.) The now legendary Enigma machine was used by all branches of Nazi Germany’s military to encode messages by scrambling letters that could only be read by another machine with proper keys to decode the message. The fact that the Allies were able to intercept and read messages sent at the highest levels of secrecy likely shortened the war. This class will explain the general principle of encrypting messages, describe how the Enigma machine work, and how the Allies exploited a small weakness in the design of the machine to read Enigma’s secret messages. The class will combine a discussion of codebreaking with WWII history, and the later history of how the effort to break the Enigma code came to light.

Join Greg Scarlatoiu as he discusses the modern and contemporary political and economic history of South and North Korea. He'll address the "Han River Miracle," the astounding economic development of South Korea, as well as its negative side effects. He'll also analyze the nature of the Kim family regime in North Korea, including its policy of human rights denial, and he'll examine the importance of the U.S.-ROK alliance and the prospects for Korean reunification.