SeniorNet Glenfield. Newsletter August 2017

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1 SeniorNet Glenfield Newsletter August 2017 Generations of transport meet. Photo by Jim Air Jim is pleased to report that one of his images "Under the Bridge"(cover photo of one of our earlier newsletters) has been awarded an "Honours" and will be one of the NZ entries in the Four Nations Competition (Canada, Australia, South Africa and NZ). Phone: ; Website: Full contact details and office hours are on page 4. Notice of Annual General Meeting. The AGM of SeniorNet Glenfield Inc. will be held at 2pm Monday the 18th September in the Glenfield Senior Citizens Hall. The agenda for the AGM and a committee nomination form are included in this newsletter. Thank you Pam Our grateful thanks to Pam Hamblin who has done a sterling job keeping members happy for many years maintaining our stock of consumables. Pam has decided that it is time to retire and we would appreciate it if another member would take on this role. It would involve buying the milk weekly and refreshing the stocks of tea, coffee and biscuits as required. If you are willing to help please contact the office or ring Annette on or Frances on Committee: Chairperson/Newsletter. Richard Palmer Deputy Chairperson Bob Oldnall Secretary/Office Mgr. Annette Efford Treasurer Judy Air Tuition Mgr. Doug Turner Membership Mgr. Averil Young Property Mgr. John Watts Committee: Frances Carrucan Barbara Heath Roy Pyle Anne Simpson 1

2 From the Tuition Manager. Greetings, A question that came up last week Why do I need two addresses caused me to think through a full response. I have a Vodafone and a Gmail account an account simply being an address and password. I use the Gmail on trial runs when it could be interesting but not too important; I have a password that normally goes with it. So, three years after I last looked at Cruise Critic I could go straight back. A more technical reason - the Internet is made of many parts such as the World Wide Web (WWW) where pages are linked and read with a browser, and electronic mail. The most complex of the parts is the system when linked with Internet providers. Space is required on the provider s system (their server) sufficient for all customers and the system has to receive and send users s. The providers systems have glitches; it is difficult to send to Xtra accounts on occasions; Vodafone NZ could not talk to btinternet (UK) for about 6 months. You might know of other examples. Gmail, Hotmail and others use the WWW for the link and appear to have a more robust system. Using them enables you to work round glitches. For convenience, it does pay to have a local client such as Windows Mail, Outlook (the app in Microsoft Office) or my latest free app of choice em Client. When using these, it is not necessary to go to individual web sites to see accounts, all accounts will come to the client. When you send an you can pick which system you wish to use. If you would like to work through the process of getting a Gmail or Hotmail account there will be the option on 25 August at Please call the office if you wish to attend. Perhaps it is the weather. Our class numbers are very Tutors Jim Air Judy Air Peter Ashley Rhonda Giles Liz Godfrey Rob Gordon Faith Grausch Barbara Heath David Helas Les Howe Shirley Nicholas Jim O Hara Bob Oldnall Linda Pinder Roy Pyle Dick Richards Allan Rouse Doug Turner If you are unable to attend a class please advise the office. 2

low at the moment. In discussing this in committee, a comment was made that members do not understand the difference between a Course and a Workshop.

3 low at the moment. In discussing this in committee, a comment was made that members do not understand the difference between a Course and a Workshop. At the rate our numbers are dropping there is little difference at the moment; signing up to a course is the equivalent of signing up to four workshops. In the past a course has had the appearance of a formal exercise, following the book which has a list of clear outcomes tasks that the attendee should achieve. The workshops are informal, many being variations on How Do I For a course with only one or two people the formality goes out the door (if it was there before) each session focusing on what the members needs to know and do. Every attempt is made to have a Take Away for all our events, a page book for a course and 4 or 5 pages for a workshop. There is a good selection of courses for September. PowerPoint is offered, a great way for showing holiday slides. A start with spreadsheets a key to money management. Exploring the World Wide Web know your browser and your search engine. And how about Pimp my Docs instead of word processing. Smart phones, ipads, Image enhancement, getting used to Windows 10, all available for you to discover. My travels start before the next newsletter. As a trial, if you want to send me a message, type linoit into Google, click on Log In, use snetg and s1n2e3t4 to login. Click on the board Welcome to SeniorNet Glenfield. Drag a sticky (any colour) onto the board, leave a message and Post. Take care, Doug Turner I tried his and it worked. Ed. Welcome to New Members Margaret Condon Jill Lundmark Noela Thomas Respect your parents they passed school without Google. 3

4 Nominations for Committee Nominations are sought for the following positions. Position Chairperson Deputy Chairperson Secretary Treasurer Tuition Manager Membership Mgr Property Manager General Committee Responsibilities Ensuring the Committee adopts good governing practice, general oversight of society affairs, conducting meetings, liaison with community agencies. Deputising for and assisting the chairperson. Handling correspondence, notifying details of meetings. Handling and recording all payments and receipts; preparing annual accounts. Preparing and overseeing tuition programmes; engaging tutors and assistants. Maintaining membership data base. Ensuring that the premises and furniture are kept in good order Assisting the above portfolios as necessary. SeniorNet Glenfield Inc. Nomination for Committee We nominate... for the position of... Name of Mover-... Signature... Name of Seconder-... Signature... I accept this nomination... (signature of nominee) Date-... Nominations to the Secretary at least seven days prior to the Annual General Meeting. Further copies can be found at the office if required Annual General Meeting Members are hereby advised that the Annual General Meeting of SeniorNet Glenfield Inc. will be held at 2.00 p.m. on Monday September 18 in the Senior Citizens Hall at the Mayfield Centre. Agenda Apologies for absence Minutes of 2016 AGM Matters arising. Annual Report Annual accounts and balance sheet Election of committee: Chairperson Deputy Chairperson Secretary Treasurer Membership Manager Tuition Manager Property Manager General Committee Notices of Motion (if any) General Business Presentation more details to come. 4

5 Using Forums to Get Help and to Share Experiences I have tried to distil in the heading above, what forums on the internet have of value. I currently use seven forums, five photographic, one about computers and one about motorhomes. I don t view them all each day, just two of the photographic ones. Some I may go for months without looking them up. However, I have the security of knowing that I can probably get feedback on a great variety of problems relatively quickly, sometimes even the same day, if I need to. The main purpose of this article is to acquaint you with the PressF1 forum. This is the forum which is dedicated to problems with computers, other devices, operating systems, software and associated matters. PressF1 is run by the PC World magazine. It is very respectable and people with a wide range of expertise are members. Many are computer technicians and Geeks. Many members know very little and just need help. To take part you first of all need to become a member, which is free. You supply an address and some basic details. You can choose to use your own name or adopt a pseudonym. One of the most knowledgeable of the members is wainuitech, who, you have guessed it! a technician from wainuiomata. Like others he gives great feedback for free. It probably gives him an extra opportunity to keep up to date and he obviously enjoys sharing. My advice is not to wait until you have a problem before becoming a member or just viewing the forum. You can go online and have a look around now, when you will be classed as a guest. That way you can see what it offers, the queries that come up, the responses, repartee, and get an overview of the names and how they go about things. By doing this, you will be much more confident when the time comes to ask a question. It is worth mentioning that there seems to be a forum for everything. I did a test by going online and googling two widely different things. First Knitting there is a forum with recent posts on Cat sweater, button holes, baby booty confusion and many, many more! Second Karate - there are sub-forums on Chinese Martial Arts, Jui Jitsu, Kickboxing, Muay Thai and many more. So, in summary, do give forums a go. Do have a look at PressF1 and also google your special interests. It may open up a whole new world for you! Jim Air Jim s Tips Did you know that you can use your webcam - using only the microphone part to voice commands/queries on Google Chrome to do searches etc, without the need for using the keyboard? Particularly useful if you are a slow typist or you have any problems with your hands. 5

6 Full contact details. SeniorNet Glenfield Inc P O Box Glenfield Auckland 0747 Telephone seniornet_glenfield@xtra.co.nz Website: Clubrooms 5 Mayfield Road Office Hours 10am to Noon Monday to Friday Member of the Federation of NZ SeniorNet Societies Computer Technician - Anthony Hi, my name is Anthony, I m a qualified computer technician with many years of experience helping home users and small businesses. I m honest, trustworthy and patient, happy to help out with any computer problems big or small. My services include: * New PC s * PC upgrades * Virus & adware/malware removal * Laptop repair specialist * Backup setup and plans * Printers * setup * Diagnosing slow PC problems Etc... Feel free to call me anytime; advice is free! I charge $50 per hour Free Quotes Anthony Phone or anthony@anthonyscomputerservices.co.nz Claus IT solutions Contact me claus.f@vodafone.co.nz - Established 2009 My services I charge $50 per hour. IT and digital media setup, configuration and maintenance for work or fun at home. IT and communications setup, configuration and maintenance in your office. Mobile device setup, configuration and maintenance. Guidance through the cloud jungle help you choose, evaluate, setup and integrate online services or solutions. Convert analogue documents and memories into digital formats. Create and implement a backup and disaster recovery plan. Disclaimer We try to ensure that information you are given in our newsletter and/or our classes is correct. However, no responsibility will be taken by any club member if any problem ensues. Likewise, tutors and/or assistants give information to you in good faith and will not be held responsible should you encounter a problem. 6

7 SeniorNet Glenfield SeniorNet Workshops Glenfield WorkshopsAugust Trademe Use Trade Me to buy and sell via the internet 2 Anti virus Discuss best choices for anti virus 3 Download from the Internet Download, install and uninstall Apps and files 4 What else can Google do? Google Earth, Google Translate, Google Photos etc. You choose. 5 Use Cloud storage Back up and share files in the clouds 6 Working in the Cloud Work with documents & spread sheets in the Cloud. 7 Use a flash/pen drive Store, rename, delete files on a Flash Drive 8 Skype Set-up and communicate with audio and video. 9 How do I... A computer problem? we might be able to help. 10 Bring in your Lap Top We can check the settings and advise on software. 11 A look at Internet Banking This workshop is appropriate to all banks. 12 Keyboard Short Cuts The shortcuts in Microsoft and Open Source software 13 Camera 2 computer Save the pictures on your camera to your computer 14 Put music on an ipad Take music from a CD and install on an ipad 15 Work with PDF format Make documents that are regarded as legal documents. 16 or Webmail s in the clouds or on your computer with a new App. 17 Scan Documents A session on what is involved when documents are scanned. 18 Scan slides into computer Scan slides and negatives to a jpg for editing 19 Q&A on Android phones & tablets Specific "problems" please 20 Vinyl to CD Convert your old LP's to CD's 21 Purchase a computer Discuss the important features to look for. 22 Purchase a Smart Phone Discuss the important features to look for. Add Header, Footers and Page 23 numbers to a document Put page, chapter and title structure to a large document 24 Add a Table of Contents Work with a book to add a table of contents Working with pictures in 25 documents and s Add images to text in MS Word and s 26 Add an index to a document Add an index to a large document 27 Start Facebook The beginnings of getting onto Facebook 28 Follow on Facebook Check up on aspects of Facebook 29 Taking on a Smart TV Set up and install a Smart TV.. 30 Windows 10 Odds and Ends Exploring Photos, Mail, Edge and any other strange new App. 31 Share photos on the web Use Google photos to share with just family and friends 32 Install library ebooks on a device. If you have a library card you can borrow electronic library books. 33 Mirroring your phone to your TV Linking devices with a TV 34 Professional image printing Make A4 prints at a good price. 35 Android devices basics Mobile networks, smartphone basics 36 Android devices a useful gadget Apps, calls, contacts, texts, internet 37 Android devices like a teenager , photos, calendar, memo, maps 38 Android devices serious stuff Music, Bluetooth, files, printing, backup The monthly schedule of workshops that are available is made up from our members requests. If one or more of the workshops listed above are of interest, phone the office any weekday between 10 and 12 ( ) or use the website under Book Courses/Workshops (password - snetg) and let us know. If you are limited to certain days or times, make this known. Workshops are on Wednesday AM and Friday PM. 7

8 Schedule for September-2017 Welcome Course Schedule September 2017 Every Monday Meet and greet new and prospective members Code CMH PP1 SM1 SM2 WSW SSE INT GTX GN2 CSX AF3 FAX WP1 IP2 Course name Day No. of Start Finish Time days date date Room Tutor Dollar cost Comment Present with PowerPoint L1 Tue AM 4 5-Sep 26-Sep 14 Peter 20 Photographs take on a new life with movement and music. Android Smartphones L1 Tue PM 4 5-Sep 26-Sep 14 Judy 20 An introduction to your smartphone Android Smartphones L2 Tue PM 4 5-Sep 26-Sep 15 Allan 20 The more complicated stuff with Smartphones Workshops Wednesday Wed AM 1 6-Sep 6-Sep 14 TBA 5 Choose one or more Workshops - Submit requests Spreadsheets with Excel Wed AM 4 6-Sep 27-Sep 15 Dando 20 The first steps into spread Comp. Housekeeping & Secu Tue AM 4 5-Sep 26-Sep 15 Dick 20 Keep your computer troublefree sheets using MS Excel The Internet Wed PM 4 6-Sep 27-Sep 15 Les 20 A comprehensive look at the internet Getting Started Windows 10 Wed PM 4 6-Sep 27-Sep 14 Christin 20 The course for new members with a Windows 10 computer Genealogy L2 Thu AM 4 7-Sep 28-Sep 15 Linda 20 Research focussed on your family history. Core Skills Windows 10 Thu AM 4 7-Sep 28-Sep 14 Les 20 Get up to date with Windows and managing Text. Affinity Photo level 3 Thu PM 4 7-Sep 28-Sep 14 David 20 The last stage with Affinity Photo Files & Folders Windows 10 Thu PM 4 7-Sep 28-Sep 15 Liz 20 Manage, store and retrieve data files with Windows 10 Word Processing L1 Fri AM 4 8-Sep 29-Sep 14 Peter 20 Explore designing, editing and printing documents ipads level 2 Fri AM 4 8-Sep 29-Sep 15 Barbara 20 The next step with ipads WSF IEW Workshops Friday Fri PM 1 8-Sep 8-Sep 15 TBA 5 Choose one or more Workshops - Submit requests Image Enhancement Worksh Fri PM 1 8-Sep 8-Sep 14 David 5 Workshop on specific aspects of Affinity Photos If you cannot attend class please contact the Tutor or the Office (10 - noon, Mon - Fri) Course Booking and Payment You must be a FINANCIAL MEMBER to book a course. To book a place on a course either phone the office between 10 and noon or book on line in the Booking section of When you have made the booking circle the course(s) on the payment slip (on the right) and send with the fee to the office. If you make a payment to our bank account include your name and a) the word Sub if you are paying a subscription and/or b) the Course Code if you are paying for your course(s). SeniorNet Glenfield (Inc). Account Number September-2017 Course Payment Name... Amount $...

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