Our monthly member meetings are held on the 3rd Friday of the month in the Gwen Logan room on the second floor of the Council Chambers Building. This is the room next to our regular computer training room.
All meetings start at 9.30 am until 11.30-12.00 pm, and include a morning tea break, an update on club activities and course plans, and a presentation, either by one of our members or a visiting speaker. After morning tea we have a Q & A session.
Some of the topics presented so far have been:
- Using the resources of the Parramatta Local History Centre (for family research online or for local history)
- Freeware and open source software applications
- Internet etiquette
- Easy Computing Pty Ltd on their "Take the Teacher Home" computer training CDs and DVDs for beginners
- Discussions about our training courses, and
- Useful websites, including the Seniors Portal.
- Games older people play - on the Net or CD
- Parramatta Council's website
- Windows Vista and Microsoft Photo Gallery
- Online banking
- Creative writing
- Effective use of Google
- Using E-bay
- Scrapbooking
- You-Tube
- WebShots
- Skype
- Professor Teaches CD
- Creatacard
- Land maps
- Yahoo lists
- Getting rid of unwanted applications
- Computer parts
- Apple Computers
- Travel tools
Friday 19th February, 2010
In February, Yan Zhang, outreach officer from Parramatta City Library will be our guest speaker. Yan, who also facilitates the Library's book clubs, will talk about Computers and software that are available at the library, as well as the library's Information access online, including general information, the online catalogue, how to check personal details, e resources including databases and community directories, the blog and how to access those sites.
So come along at 9.30 (to 11.30) to the Gwen Logan room on Level 2 of the Council Chambers building (next door to our training rooms).
Friday 19th March, 2010
In March, we will show you different ways to produce a scrapbook on your computer. There are many resources available, and members John Lee, Hazel Labka, Deborah Martin, Jon Bayley and Judy Joyce will explain the different features of some they use.
Friday 16th April, 2010
Sirkka Duncan, ASCCA's training officer will be our guest speaker in April. Her topic will be Social Networking. So if you want to learn more about Facebook or finerday.com/ make sure you don't miss the April meeting.
