Drop-in Classes this week:
Friday, January 27, 2012
10 am: Skydrive and MS Web Apps (North Room)
Tired of resizing photos you want to email - especially when there are so many to send? Do friends and relatives want copies in their original resolutions so they can print them? Want a backup copy to store of favorite photos? Have a Windows phone and want pics you can access from it, as well as from your PC? The answer to all these questions is one word - SKYDRIVE. Skydrive is a free online storage service from Microsoft where you can store up to 25GB of information - photos, documents, music, etc. Individual files can be no larger than 100 MB. You have options to make your Skydrive account as public or private as you wish.
Want to add pics to your Facebook page? Pictures can be embedded to Facebook pages (and also Twitter and several other social networking pages) from Skydrive.
Also a part of Skydrive are the web app versions of MS Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. Create documents online. Documents can be part of a collaboration project and you can give those who need it access to the document whether just to view it, or carry out editing.
When the new Windows 8 operating system is released about a year from now, Skydrive is going to be a big player in the use of that operating system, but you don't have to wait until then. Skydrive and the MS Web Apps are available for your use right now!!!
1 pm: Introduction to Computers with Windows 7 (4 of 8) (North Room)
(New ½ n ½ Class, Watch, Listen and Learn, then do it yourself)
See how you can customize your desktop. Enjoy the aero features: Snap, Peek, Shake, and flip. Explore Internet Explorer features to access the Internet. Instructor: Ron Purkhiser
Monday, January 30, 2012
10 am: Memcom Meeting
Membership Committee (MemCom) meetings are held on the Last Monday of the Month, usually in the Lecture Room. Members who are interested in joining together to discuss the Clubs business and social activities are encouraged to participate. All members are welcome. We offer many enjoyable, informative and entertaining events through out the year. This takes lots of planning and MemCom meetings are where this happens. Please come to the meetings and share your talents, thoughts and ideas. Your participation is appreciated.
1 pm: Gadget Workshop (North Room)
This workshop will deal with all the modern gadgets being sold today. I-Pads, SmartPhones, Digital cameras just to name a few. Everyone attending is encouraged to being one of their gadgets you may need help with. Between all that are present we hope to be able to share ideas and explanations that will benefit everybody attending. Join us with your favorite gadget ! Facilitator: Pat Turek
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
10 am: PC Maintenance and Security (North Room)
PCs are complicated machines and they need weekly and monthly clean ups to keep them running at full speed. The available Windows maintenance tools, and security settings for Internet Explorer and e-mail will be discussed and demonstrated. Firewalls, antivirus and antispyware software will be discussed; they are important components of a package of tools that help keep a computer healthy and running well. Instructor: Gray Alexander
7 pm: Get Started with your computer (2 of 2) (North Room)
This second session expands on the basics for new computer users. Learn about web browsers. What is a search engine, and how is it used? What is a download? How do I get those free programs I'm hearing about at the Club? Get that expired trial software off your computer. Instructor: Dave Fetter
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
1 pm: How to use a DSLR camers (North Room)
Find out how the speed and versatility of a DSLR camera can improve your creative photography skills with a variety if lenses from fish eye wide angle to telephoto and attachments from filters to external flash equipment. Learn how to break away from automatic settings to do things like high speed photography, blur backgrounds, sports action, night shots, and time lapse photography. Instructor: Fred Wise
7 pm: Learn Google Chrome (North Room)
Chrome is a web browser developed by Google which uses a layout especially for people who use the web frequently to search for information, check email, catch up on the news, shopping or just staying in touch with friends. As of November 2011, Chrome is the second most widely used browser in the US! Instructor: Charleen Scime
7 pm: Linux Workshop (South Room)
The Linux workshop is a working session for users to bring their questions and experiences to the group. Attendees are encouraged to bring their computers with them for use in the workshop. We are working with different subjects each week and expect to cover areas such as installation and administration, file systems, setting up servers (print, file, web, etc), using WINE and virtual machines, and other topics that the group is interested in. Just drop in if you have an interest. Facilitator: Bill Scott
Thursday, February 2, 2012
10 am: Windows Movie Maker 2.6 (North Room)
Windows Movie Maker 2.6 has nearly all the functions of Vista Movie Maker, and is a free download from Microsoft. It can be installed, and works well on Windows 7, and is much better than Windows Live Movie Maker which Microsoft has made available for Windows 7. Learn how to use this program to make a professional looking movie of your digital photos, or of digital clips from a camcorder, and burn it to a DVD that can be played in a standard CD/DVD player to a TV. Easily add a beginning title page and a scrolling credits page at the end of your show. Add title pages before any photo or video clip, and also add titles on a photo or video. Place transitions between photos or clips for that professional look. Edit video clips by trimming ends or cutting out segments. Add audio clips for background music; learn to trim the length and fade the music in and out for a professional sound. A program that is easy to learn and fun to use. Instructor: Gray Alexander
1 pm: Picasa, Import, Organize, Improve your Photos (North Room)
Do you have a camera full of pictures? In this class you will see how they can be loaded into your PC, how Google's free Picasa will organize your images, and what amazing tools the latest version of the program offers to improve your images. Instructor: Fred Wise
7 pm: Discover the Secrets of Windows 7 (1 of 4) (North Room)
This will be a fun learning by doing workshop in 4 times two hour sessions. You bring your well charged laptop and I will show you a lot of “hidden” features of Windows 7 that can be very useful for your daily operation.
This is not a half and half, but you will immediately repeat on your system what I show you on the screen. And there will be enough time for everybody to follow and try out what is shown.
The subjects will cover functions of the Desktop, the Devices, the Explorer and Libraries and a lot more. I will also acquaint you with a few very useful free programs. There will be plenty of time for you to ask questions and hopefully I will know the answers.
Come and join me for some fun exploring Windows 7. Instructor: Wolfgang Schroeder
Friday, February 3, 2012
10 am: Email Choices for Windows 7 (North Room)
Just got your new Windows 7 computer and discovered there is no email software? Don't panic! Choices are available - some are absolutely free! In this how to send email lecture, instead of using the old reliables that came with earlier Windows operating systems, we will be looking at Mozilla's Thunderbird (from the same folks who brought you the Firefox web browser) & Windows Live Mail (part of the Windows Live Essentials package). We will also look at Outlook which comes with the MS Office suite (standard edition or higher). Instructor: Joann Frucchione
1 pm: Introduction to Computers with Windows 7 (5 of 8) (North Room)
(One of our ½ n ½ Class, Watch, Listen and Learn, then do it yourself)
Discover Sticky Notes and the Snipping Tool. See basic email functions in Windows Live Mail. Send and receive photos. Instructor: Brigitte Haag
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