SeniorNet Eastern Bays Inc., Auckland is a voluntary organisation for people over 55 with active minds and who want to keep up with the computer age. Complete novices through to more advanced users are welcome while new topics are constantly being added. We always like to hear from members as to what they would like to have taught. Experienced users are welcome as tutors and every one is encouraged to help with the running of the club.
Our new premises, including the main teaching and seminar room, are located at 75 Felton Mathew Avenue, midway between Glen Innes and St Johns. Our postal address is P.O. Box 18348, Glen Innes, 1743.
For more details on who we are and what we do, start by clicking here
Enrolment in a course directly through this website was introduced this year and has generally worked well, although a couple of tweaks have been needed. Here’s how it works:
Click on the link to “Contact Us” button from the menu on the left or here. The relevant page appears. Fill in the fields on the right hand side, as described on the page. Click in the boxes of the course(s) in which you wish to enrol. Click the “Send” button which appears in green in the last line of the red wording on the right hand side of the page.
A confirming message will then appear and you are invited to return to the home page.
When you next open your emails, a copy of your enquiry will be received as further confirmation that the enrolment is being processed. If you do not receive this confirmation email, please repeat the routine or leave a message on the SNEB voicemail at (09)578 0994.
Within a day or two you should receive a further email, either notifying you of your place in a specific course or advising that you are on the waiting list for the course and you'll be notified again when it is scheduled.
Ever been tempted to toss out your television set but wonder how much you’d miss what it offers? Well, if you have a computer and, ideally, broadband internet access maybe you need wonder no more.
Most people know they can catch up with tv and radio programmes via their computer’s on/off switch but perhaps fewer know that by subscribing to TelstraClear’s service they can enjoy umetered broadband access to tv programmes as well as a number of other sites.
The free internet tv service was launched and introduced to Telstra Clear customers a wee while ago but we were reminded of what worlds that service opened up when a company representative talked to members at their July meeting.
The features and benefits of broadband underpinned the discussion led by Mathew Bourne from the company, with support from Byron Mclean, Amanda Piper and a PowerPoint presentation which quite early on pointed out few internet subscribers (to any provider’s service) continue to use a dial-up connection. The advantages of broadband are just so much greater.
If the discussion were a Telstra Clear promotion the sales message was very soft indeed but as a major sponsor of SeniorNet the company understandably hopes increasing numbers of SeniorNet members will look closely at what can be offered subscribers seeking a cost-effective phone/internet plan.
Indeed, the July 21 meeting attracted one of the larger audiences of the year, indicating the wide interest people have in the affinity between their phone lines, internet access, connection speeds and the monthly bill.
They also enjoyed a little light entertainment as Mathew and Byron demonstrated what apart from tv programmes could be viewed via broadband without the meter ticking over: contemporary entertainment, clips from a film starring Opo the crazy dolphin and archival documentaries.
Our own website – just scroll to the foot of the home page - takes you straight to a connection with TelstraClear so why not see what’s on offer.
(Also see Ziln - New Zealand's Internet TV Network: www.ziln.co.nz)
All current and prospective members who subscribe to our e-Newsletter should have received a survey link last week. For any who did not, or who haven't got around to it yet, please click HERE and follow the instructions.
One of the main things we want to know is if or when you intend to upgrade to Windows 7. Some of you with XP may not realise that you can leapfrog over Vista and upgrade directly to Windows 7. We'll advise you how to do that.
The last week of July is a bit quiet, with only Janet Shaw's Computer Basics course continuing on Thursday afternoon but August sees in a fresh crop of events (see below)
On Monday morning, Sue LaRoche hosts the August "D & D" meeting (see below).
On Thursday morning, Janet Shaw concludes her current Computer Basics course.
** On Thursday afternoon, we are holding the August Monthly meeting 13 days earlier than originally planned, in order to fit in with Grant Sidaway's visit (see below).
Sue will install a number of programs on an empty computer. Some will have been downloaded from the internet, others from CD Roms. There will be time for Q & A after morning tea, so have your questions ready. Make sure that those error messages have been recorded with the techniques you were shown last month!
This is a free session for SeniorNet members held monthly on the first Monday of the month. The formal discussion will close at 12 noon, but there will be the opportunity for informal discussion with your BYO lunch and a cuppa.
You might want to check the Useful Links and the General Tips pages before you come.
Note that this meeting has been brought forward from the morning the 18th to the afternoon of the 5th. This to fit in with Grant's busy schedule. As many of you know, Grant is the founder of SeniorNet New Zealand and is a very informative and entertaining speaker.
** Janet Shaw's Computer Basics class has been rescheduled to the morning to free up the afternoon for Grant.
Keep monitoring the Calendar and Courses pages, constantly updated by Sue LaRoche, for the latest. Once you see the ones you'd like to take or know more about, click on the Contact Us page and proceed from there. Happy learning and don't forget that you can also be an assistant or a tutor in subjects you are experienced in (and see above). Tutors are the mainstays of SeniorNet!
