This Week (8th - 12th)
Graham Wright hosts the long awaited first "D&D" meeting of the year on Monday morning (see below). On Tuesday and Thursday mornings, Judy Iggo and Sue LaRoche hold the first two, already full, Getting Started courses (more in the pipeline). On Wednesday afternoon, the Committee will have their first formal meeting of the year (but they've been busy all the way through!).
Demonstration and Discussion Meeting
Monday, February 8th, 10-12 noon
75 Felton Mathew Avenue
Hosted by Graham Wright
All members are welcome to this monthly seminar - no need to enrol!
Graham will present a demonstration on:
Computer First Aid - Task Manager and Defender
- and this will be followed by a general discussion, questions and answers.
A gold coin Koha to cover morning tea would be appreciated
Note: this was formerly the Question and Answer Discussion group and is traditionally held on the first Monday of the month (February - November). This year, both Anniversary Day and Easter Monday have forced a week's delay on the February and April meetings (see the Calendar).
Next Week (15th - 19th)
File Management -2 (level 2)
(for Windows XP, Vista and Windows7)
Three 2-hour classes for $15
Tuesdays, Feb 16, 23, Mar 2 at 2-4 pm
Graham Wright will tutor this Level-2 course, which uses Windows Explorer to organise files by creating, naming, and moving folders and files; dragging and dropping; searching for lost files; backing up with CDs and flash drives, etc.
February Monthly Meeting and Lecture
Wednesday, February 17th
Seminar Room, 10am - noon
The first monthly lecture from an invited guest at our new premises will be given by Stefan from Dick Smith Electronics. His main topic is Windows 7 but he'll also be happy to talk about any and all of the wide variety of hardware, software and related devices that DSE stock at their many stores around Auckland and further afield.
So, make a note in your diary and start thinking up some interesting questions for Stefan!
Coming Soon
Computer Security (Level 2)
(for Windows XP, Vista and Windows7)
Three 2-hour classes for $15
Tuesdays, Mar 09, 16, 23 at 2-4 pm
Graham Wright will tutor this Level-2 course which covers updating programs, anti-virus, firewalls, internet security, Windows Defender, security centre, and safe computing practices.
From the Chair
February 2010
Greetings everyone
The committee and I wish you all a very happy and healthy New Year.
We look forward to seeing you taking part in our exciting programme of courses and activities.
Much hard work has been going on during the last couple of months to get our website working the way we want it to. Our profound appreciation goes to the webmaster, Wayne Power. New course notes have been prepared to be used in our reformatted introductory courses – Sue LaRoche has spent countless hours in her “holidays” to do this. Grateful thanks, Sue.
Other people are getting to grips with new and/or revised tasks which will lead to greater efficiency in the running of our club and education programme.
Our open meetings (monthly and discussion groups) will all be scheduled in a morning, to alleviate a parking problem. Our first monthly meeting will be held on Wednesday 17 February at 75 Felton Mathew Ave, St Johns at 10 am. The speaker will be Stefan from Dick Smith’s Electronics, telling us about Windows 7.
Graham Wright will lead the first discussion session of the year on Monday 8 February at 10 am. – “Computer First Aid – task manager and defender”. Note it in your diary.
Please remember to bring and wear your membership label when attending SeniorNet activities.
Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student can be purchased from the Seniornet Federation at a special price of $130 (normal retail price $260), via www.seniornet.co.nz. This offer closes on 28 February 2010.
This year will mark the tenth anniversary of the formation of SeniorNet Eastern Bays. We need to celebrate this, probably some time towards the middle of the year. If you have any ideas for a suitable occasion I should be pleased to hear of it.
Take care
Jay
(Ed's note: Microsoft Office 2010 currently has a June release date)
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