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1 Newsletter June 2016 Saint Bathans with colourful flowers - photo by Jim Air Phone: ; seniornet_glenfield@xtra.co.nz Website: Full contact details and office hours are on page 4. Open House Saturday June 18 from 10.00am to 1.00pm Come to the Mayfield Centre to see some of what we do... on the Internet to Keep Computers Safe and Tidy with Spreadsheets with ipads (our only Apple) with Android Tablets with Smartphones with Social Media with Word and Desk Top Publishing with Cameras and Potographs Come along and bring a friend. with Genealogy Using our computers and devices, tutors and members will be happy to explain and show you their part of the computer world. There will also be a display of materials used for courses and workshops. Committee: Chairperson 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 1

2 From the Tuition Manager. Greetings, The process Microsoft has adopted for getting computers changed to Windows 10 is not well regarded by the industry; it really is Big Brother tactics. In August the cost of changing will be around $160. It is difficult to reach a satisfactory recommend re the change, and in my case I have two options to consider. At home I have upgraded to 10 but am rarely aware of that because my desktop did not change from 7. For the Centre, it would be good to be able to offer help with 7 and 8.1 and by the time you read this I hope to have 8.1 and 10 in room 15. There are still many supporters of the industry not recommending an upgrade, and in some commercial situations there is still a problem with heritage (i.e. old world) software. There are some supporters offering to make Windows 10 look more like Windows 7 and I do recommend that. If you are thinking of this change make sure that you know what you will loose from Windows 10. A useful aspect of Windows 10 is having an anti-virus app that starts to work when other apps are not available. However, as you can read elsewhere,defender is not at the top of the effectiveness list at the moment so it might be worth considering other anti-virus apps. Both AVG and Avast are still held in high regard and Ad-Aware is also a good offering. But they all try very hard to grab money off you and offer other apps on the side (such as Bing) which need to be un-ticked. Looking at the July course schedule, it does reflect the change to Windows 10 but please, if you do decide to stay with earlier versions let us know and we will run the level 3 Windows courses in the systems still being used. Rob has a new handbook for the digital camera course and this might lead to splitting up the course to two levels which members have been asking for over several years. The Tutors Jim Air Peter Ashley Christine Bibby bibbychristine@gmail.com Rhonda Giles Rob Gordon Faith Grausch Barbara Heath David Helas Les Howe Michael McMahon Shirley Nicholas Jim O Hara Bob Oldnall Linda Pinder Roy Pyle Dick Richards Allan Rouse Doug Turner Patricia Wade If you are unable to attend a class please advise the office. 2

Housekeeping and Security course is a moving feast, but does cover many aspects of the security of Windows 10. Files and Folders looks at 10, and the new version of File Explorer can bear exploring.

3 Housekeeping and Security course is a moving feast, but does cover many aspects of the security of Windows 10. Files and Folders looks at 10, and the new version of File Explorer can bear exploring. The spreadsheet course is using Excel from Office The new boy on the block is an attempt to explore and offer familiarity with comments such as Meet us on Facebook after FairGo on a Wednesday, or follow us on Twitter If you do this every week, please join us and help us novices (I am one) to work out what is going on. Remember that you can book courses via the website. The password is snetg. See you at the Mayfield centre. Doug Turner Welcome to New Members Brian Henry Karl Dawson Joyce James Martin McClatchy Pushpa Patel Kerry Stenhouse Members Afternoon Monday 29 2pm Senior Citizens Hall Little Screens to Your Big TV Our speaker is Wayne McDougall an IT Specialist Wayne will tell us how to get phones, tablets and PCs to share their display with any TV Some of the information presented at the Federation s AGM ,202 Enrolments in 2015 (25,479 in 2014) Male 36% Number of Federation Learning Centres and overall membership Learning Centres * Membership 17,734 15,821 15,809 Female 64% *Fielding,Waimate, Akaroa, Taireri and Taupo Learning Centres closed. 95% Pakeha/NZ European. 96% 60+ age group 3

4 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 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. 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 anthonyscs@xtra.co.nz 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. 4

5 Schedule for July-2016 Course Schedule for July 2016 Welcome Code SM2 DGC INT Every Monday Meet and greet new and prospective members Course name Day Time No. of days Start date Finish date Room Tutor Dollar cost Comment The Next step with Android Smartphones Tue 10am 4 5-Jul 26-Jul 15 Allan 20 The more complicated stuff with Smartphones Digital Camera Tue 10am 4 5-Jul 26-Jul 14 Robert 20 Manage your camera and the photographs The Internet Tue 1.30pm 4 5-Jul 26-Jul 14 Bob 20 A comprehensive look at the internet CMH Comp. Housekeeping Tue 1.30pm 4 5-Jul 26-Jul 15 Dick 20 Keep your computer troublefree & Security IPD Introduction to Ipads Wed 10am 4 6-Jul 27-Jul 15 TBC 20 Hands on experience with tablet computers EWX Exploring Windows 10 Wed 10am 4 6-Jul 27-Jul 14 Les 20 The new version of Windows is investigated. CSX Core Skills Windows 10 Wed 1.30pm 4 6-Jul 27-Jul 14 Jim O 20 Get up to date with Windows and managing Text. WSW Workshops Wed. Wed 1.30pm 1 6-Jul 6-Jul 15 TBA 5 Choose one or more Workshops - Submit requests GNG Genealogy Thu 10am 4 7-Jul 28-Jul 15 Linda 20 Start research and docmentation of your family WST Workshops Thur. Thu 10am 1 7-Jul 7-Jul 14 TBA 5 Choose one or more Workshops - Submit requests SSE Starting Spreadsheets Thu 1.30pm 4 7-Jul 28-Jul 15 Christine 20 The first steps into spread with Excel sheets using MS Excel FAX Files & Folders Windows 10 Thu 1.30pm 4 7-Jul 28-Jul 14 Michael 20 Manage, store and retrieve data files with Windows 10 OWX Opening Windows 10 Fri 10am 4 8-Jul 29-Jul 14 Doug 20 The course for new members with a Windows 10 Computer WP1 Word Processing L1 Fri 10am 4 8-Jul 29-Jul 15 Peter 20 Explore designing, editing and printing documents PEW Photoshop Elements Workshop Fri 1.30pm 1 8-Jul 8-Jul 14 David 5 Workshop on specific aspects of PSE. SSM Sorting Social Media Fri 1.30pm 4 8-Jul 29-Jul 15 Team 20 Exploring main aspects of Social Media 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 the website: Code snetg 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 July-2016 Course Payment Name... Amount $... 5

6 SeniorNet Glenfield - Two Hour Workshops. SeniorNet Glenfield - Two Hour Workshops From February A look at Internet Banking Developed by Westpac but appropriate to all banks. 2 Anti virus Discuss best choices for anti virus. 3 Bring in your Lap Top We can check the settings and advise on software. 4 Camera 2 computer Save pictures on a camera/phone to a computer. 5 Download from the Internet Download, install and uninstall Apps and files. 6 or Webmail Are your s in the clouds or on your computer. 7 Explore Google earth Install and navigate Google Earth. 8 Explore MS Photo Story Create a video from digital photos with effects & music. 9 Facebook set up Set up your Facebook account. 10 Facebook follow up Day by day running of Facebook. 11 How do I... We might be able to help you with a computer problem? 12 Keyboard Short Cuts The shortcuts used in Applications and Windows. 13 Purchase a computer Discuss the important features to look for. 14 Put music on an ipad Take music from a CD and install on an ipad. 15 Scan slides into computer Scan slides and negatives to a jpg for editing. 16 Skype Set-up / use Skype for audio & video communication. 17 Text a message by phone Core texting by phone. 18 Trademe Use Trade Me to buy and sell via the internet. 19 Twitter set up Set up your Twitter account. 20 Twitter follow up Day by day running of Twitter. 21 Use a flash/pen drive Store, delete, files on a Flash Drive. 22 Use Cloud storage Back up and share files in the clouds. 23 Vinyl to CD Convert your old LP's to CD's. 24 Working in the Cloud Working with documents & spread sheets in the Cloud. Working with Documents 25 Put pictures in documents and Add images to text in MS Word and s. s 26 Work with styles; add a Table Use Styles in MS Word. of Contents 27 Use tables and /or columns in a What can be done with tables & columns in MS Word. document 28 Add an index to a document Add an index to a large document. 29 Dress up and print a document Covering the points of making a professional document. 30 Apply Bullets or Numbers or Format with bullets, numbered lists, preset tabs. Tabs to a list 31 Add Header, Footer and Page Use page and chapter counting and title structure. numbers 32 Setup and save a Normal Design your own standard page template. template The monthly schedule of workshops that are available is made up from our members requests. If any 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 and let us know. The password is snetg. If you are limited to certain days or times, make this known. Workshops are on Wednesday and Thursday but alternate over three months for morning or afternoon timing. If there is any task or skill you need but it is not listed above please inform the office and we will do our best to help. 6

SeniorNet Glenfield. Newsletter January Welcome to Open House 2019 at SeniorNet Glenfield Inc

SeniorNet Glenfield. Newsletter January Welcome to Open House 2019 at SeniorNet Glenfield Inc SeniorNet Glenfield Newsletter January 2019 Mahurangi - photo by Tanya Matthews. Welcome to Open House 2019 at SeniorNet Glenfield Inc Wednesday, January 30 th, 2019 from 10.00 am to 2.00 pm 5 Mayfield