Hewie Poplock

"ID Theft - How to Avoid It"

MEETING DATE: October 21, 2016

Hewie is a victim of identity theft; his presentation covers typically boring facts & figures with up-to-date and interesting information along with examples of actual instances of events leading to ID theft. Then Hewie will give us many great suggestions on how to prevent us from experiencing ID Theft and what to do if we do become a victim.

Hewie bought his first computer, a Commodore Pet, in 1978 at an electronics store after watching a young kid making things happen on the demo unit in the store. He moved to a Radio Shack Model II Level 1 and used it until purchasing an Osborne Computer in 1982. Hewie joined the Tampa Bay Osborne User Group and was amazed at how computer users helped each other. In 1987, He joined the Central Florida Computer Society and is a 4-time Past President and was also the Program Chair for many years. He is chair of the Windows SIG (Special Interest Group) and gives a remote Windows SIG presentation to the CFCS members each month even though he moved to the Sarasota area, He recently joined the Sarasota Technology User Group. Hewie also served as APCUG’s Vice President and was webmaster for the Drupal website.