SeniorNet Dargaville Inc
Member of The Federation of SeniorNet Societies Inc.
7-9 Liverpool Street Dargaville
Registered with Charities Commission No. CC25250
Chair Person
Dorothy Gorrie
Ph: 439 1711
Email:
[email protected]
Vice Chair Person
Heather Somers
Secretary
Heather Cashin
Ph: 439-4452
email:
[email protected]
Treasurer:
Faye Bakulich
Ph: 439-7975
Course Coordinator:
Heather Cashin
Ph: 439-4452
Email
[email protected]
Committee:
Stan Wordsworth
Bev Lardner
Francie Beagley
Margaret Taylor
Bronwyn Bernard
Judith Herbert
Chris Smith
Siny Haverkamp
Joyce Martin
Web Page Designer:
Margaret Taylor
Ph: 439-8994
email:
[email protected]
NewsLetter
No.155
November 2014
From the Chair
Hi All,
At last month’s Q & A it seemed that some members had problems with a web
browser hijacker which was hard to get rid of, this also happened when I had a fake
security system pop up, sometimes you just have to take the computer to the Dr to get
rid of it.
With the hopefully changing warm and dry weather
coming up and the fire ban coming into place, just a
reminder as to what the smoke alarm can do for us.
Following the Dargaville Fire Brigade on Facebook it
seems that they have had call outs for these going off
as well as attending a rubbish fire.
This is the last Open day for the year as next month
we have our Christmas lunch. This year it will be at
the Central Hotel, check out the ad further in this
newsletter.
There has been talk that we may be moving into our new rooms early next year (don’t
hold your breath) as the move was to have been 2 Christmases ago. Waiting for the
finishing touches and the carpet installed.
Cheers
Dot
From the editor:
This will be the last newsletter for this year as I will be away early December, gosh hard to
believe that I need to say “Happy Christmas” to you all and it is only a few days into November!
But hopefully I will see lots of you at our Christmas Luncheon, come join us for fun and food.
Christmas cheer to all Heather and the team.
Newsletter Editor:
Heather Cashin
email:
[email protected]
Centre Contact
Information:
Phone 439 4154
Web Page
http://homepages.paradise.
net.nz/seniornet
Welcome to new Members
Chris Greatrex, Pauline Hilliam, and Sheryl Jensen
We hope you enjoy your time with SeniorNet
Disclaimer
From time to time some of our members voluntarily give help and advice to other members on matters relating to computers, associated equipment and
software. This includes information contained in this newsletter. This help or advice is taken solely at the recipient’s risk and imposes no responsibility
or liability of any kind, either on those providing such help or advice, the newsletter editor, or on SeniorNet Dargaville Inc.
Course Co-ordinator’s Report November 2014
Members,
If you know the course you want then please phone the Tutor direct. Choose
a Tutor who is working on the day you are available.
Give me a call if you have queries we can chat and sort something, 439 4452.
The year is winding down now with just a few courses in progress. If you have something you would like to
master before the Christmas holidays please be in touch with me asap.
Some of you will be buying new smartphones before heading off for the Christmas break, come along and get set
up and use it before leaving home. The teenagers love to show us stuff especially when they can see that you
understand the Apps and just need pointing in the right direction, so be prepared to enjoy their knowledge. Two
or three lessons are all you need, phone me to book a tutor.
Don’t forget to be thinking of your Christmas messages, you can type a letter and insert pictures making a pretty
message, then save it and open an email to all your email friends, attach your saved letter and wait for all the replies. For those who are not on email then you can print your letter and send it off in a card saving a lot of
writing and sharing your year with your friends instead of the usual To…. And From…. Written in a card.
I love getting my Christmas letters each year.
Look forward to doing those last minute “help” sessions with those who contact us.
Cheers for now
Heather
Phone 439 4452 or email [email protected]
Microsoft tempts buyers with slim, cheap smartphone model
Microsoft’s affordable flagship Lumia 830 is coming to New Zealand.
The device is the first Windows phone to use Spark’s new 700MHz spectrum, which
Microsoft says delivers ‘blistering’ fast 4G speeds in more places.
Steve Lewis, General Manager of Microsoft Devices in Australia and New Zealand said:
“With PureView imaging, wireless charging and a wealth of other great features, the Lumia 830 delivers the best innovations and experiences from our flagship smartphones at a more affordable price,
cementing Microsoft’s commitment to offer a competitive Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone for everyone.”
Spark says 4G is changing the way people use their phones, allowing them to do more online, in more
places, and at faster speeds. “It really is allowing them to unleash the potential of their phones and of
themselves.”
The Lumia 830 is the thinnest and lightest Lumia in the flagship range. The handset comes pre-loaded
with Windows Phone 8.1 including the new Lumia Denim update, and is packing a range of Lumia innovations including wireless charging, Optimised Image Stabilisation and SensorCore.
The Lumia 830 is expected to be available in New Zealand with Spark from 13 November.
Pure View Technology summarised:
It's a new camera technology that has been under development for over 5 years…
You have to at least double the resolution of a photo to actually see any convincing difference. Not to mention
that 5MP images are enough for any consumer; it's just the way you create them that needs revolutionising.
…that shoves 41 actual megapixels in a phone camera…
customers wanted a 3x zoom, but the problem was that optical zooms on a camera phone are near impossible
due to size, and they reduce the amount of light you can get onto the relatively small sensor anyway. So the answer was a zoom that you could do purely digitally.
…and uses "oversampling" to give you all the advantage of much larger pixels…
The PureView technology takes 41-megapixels' worth of information and condenses it down to 5MP. In essence,
7 individual pixels are collated together and combined into one "superpixel". This process means you benefit
from the same amount of light that would hit the much larger pixels of a 5MP sensor, if it fitted into the same
physical footprint. You benefit from solid low-light performance and at the same time you can remove noise and
digital artifacts from individual pixels through the oversampling process. It's all done at the raw sensor information level too, but its lightning quick utilising a dedicated processor to get the job done. The result is a super
crisp 5MP image that's much sharper, with greater detail than an ordinary 5MP sensor can achieve.
Any PureView-packing phone will supposedly be the "best possible camera phone" in its class. At any rate you
should be excited to see what PureView technology is going to bring to the Phone Camera market.
Christmas Luncheon for members:
This year we have booked the
Central Hotel
Monday, December 1st at midday
OPEN DAY - OPEN DAY - OPEN DAY
At our Learning Centre
Monday 17th November at 1.00pm
This is our last Open Day until
February next year
Menu is a full Christmas meal
Alex
$25.00 each
From Noelleeming
Will speak about the latest gadgets
and the most popular
There will be a Christmas Hamper Raffle
And
Between courses a quiz just for fun
There will be time to:
Speak to a tutor to book a last minute lesson
Bring a friend
Book and pay your Christmas Luncheon
With Faye
and
Have a cuppa and chat
All bookings must be paid for by
November 24th
Pay at Open Day on 17th or phone Faye 4397975
and make arrangements by the next week.
Bring your partners for some Christmas
Cheer.
We would love for you to be able to
join with us at our Christmas
Luncheon at the Central Hotel
Martin Jamieson our Tech Man
Martin has been around helping us with technical problems
for over 12 years, he has been an invaluable help to us at
SeniorNet, setting up networks and keeping our machines
running when problems occur.
Technology is changing and Mr Google seems to put us on
the right track most times unless there is a serious problem.
So Martin will be available by phone 439 0348 for you to ring
him at any time but will not come to our Open Days from
now on.
On behalf of all those Martin has helped we say
”
“Thanky
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Special Interest Group
Facebook Security
This Group will meet bi-monthly on the Odd months,
1.00pm last Friday in November.
$2.00 to cover costs.
Our age group has embraced this social media but we don’t
always know the hidden tools to keep ourselves private
If you are new to Facebook ask for a lesson first to get
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Thank you to our Sponsors, Vodafone, NZ Lotteries, COGs
ASB Trust , Pub Charities, Lion Foundation, Nestle
Timetable for Courses Term 4
All courses must be booked first with Tutor. Be early so classes can be filled.
COURSE
DAY
COST
Sessions
TUTORS
Open Day and
Computer problem
Solving.
3rd Monday
in month
1.00pm
Nil
1
Social mingling, Guest Speaker.
Tutors available to answer questions.
Come for a cuppa and chat.
Technology Interest
Group
1st Monday
In February
1.00pm
$2.00
1
Sharing time to learn new apps etc. and
gain more confidence with digital devices.
Ring Margaret 4398994 if coming
Introduction to
Windows 7
Tuesday
9.30am
$25.00
4
Heather Somers
Introduction to
Windows 8
Tuesday
1.00pm
$25.00
4
Heather Cashin
Introducing Android
Tablets
Tuesday
11.00am
$25.00
4
Heather Cashin
Introducing iPad
Wednesday am
$25.00
4
Bronwyn Bernard/Dot Gorrie
Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheets
Thursday pm
$45.00
8
Heather Cashin
$2.00
1
Facebook Security
Interest Group
Last Friday
in November
A sharing time to learn more about
security with social media
Other Courses are available on request, ask about these at Social Days
or Phone Heather 439 4452
Windows 8, Ipad and Android Tablets, Smart Phones, WordProcessing Microsoft Office, Publisher, PowerPoint, Excel Spreadsheets, Open Office (Libre) CD and DVD Burning, Skype, TradeMe etc.
All Fees to be paid on the first day of the Lesson.
Course Bookings
The procedure for booking into classes is as follows:

Please phone the tutor direct for the course you wish to do. A list of phone numbers appears below. The name of the tutor
taking the class is highlighted in Bold letters in the Timetable.

This is essential as classes cannot accommodate others joining in after the first lesson has begun.
Tutors and Buddies Phone Numbers
Francie Beagley
439 5484
Bronwyn Bernard 439 6009
Heather Cashin
439 4452
Dot Gorrie
439 1711
Siny Haverkamp
439 4573
Bev Lardner
439 7125
Margaret Taylor
439 8994
Heather Somers
439 8185
Chris Smith
439 0559
Check out www.seniornet.co.nz for specials
offered to SeniorNet members
Westpak Bank are now a supporter of
SeniorNet and encourage us to teach their
Internet Banking. All Banks have similar
systems, so come along to our Learning Centre
and become Internet savvy with your banking
requirements
Remember to book your
Christmas Luncheon with
Faye. $25.00, Central Hotel,
1.00pm on 1st December.