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SeniorNet Association Inc. February, 2015 “Seniors helping seniors use computers and the internet” SeniorNet Association Inc. PO Box 559 Booval Qld 4304 Tel: (07) 3812 5034 www.seniornet.com.au President’s View GUEST SPEAKER Shayne Neumann MP Federal Member for Blair How changes to health care will affect seniors. FREE PARKING PERMIT Parking regulations for visitors to USQ are still in progress. Members will be advised when final arrangements have been made. As planned the Ipswich campus was transferred to the University of Southern Queensland on 7th January – you may have seen a photo of the flag raising ceremony in the Queensland Times. We then held a Trainers Meeting five days later – the booking system worked well but Security had some trouble finding the key to let us into the Boilerhouse. However, the full set of computers is still there so we expect to be running workshops and a few courses in the first block (February-March). The good news is that there will be no parking fees under the new owners – but you will need a parking permit for inside your windscreen (see photo below) which we plan to issue during the three Orientation sessions on 4th, 8th and 11th February, together with your new Usernames and Passwords. PLEASE MAKE THE EFFORT TO COME TO ONE OF THESE SESSIONS as otherwise you will inconvenience other members at subsequent Workshops and Courses. The trainers expressed concern that although a significant proportion of our membership comes to the General Meetings we are seeing a falloff in attendance at Workshops. We will therefore be circulating a survey at the February meeting to see if you can tell us what would make workshops more useful and relevant to your needs. Ken Curwen Ken Curwen President Next General Meeting will be held at 11:00 am on Monday 13th April, 2015 in the Hall at the Church of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Robertson Rd, Eastern Heights Sponsors:Paper The University Southern Queensland, CityMP, Council, & Printing of kindly donated by ShayneIpswich Neumann Queensland Government and Microsoft. Federal Member for Blair 2 Ipswich SENIORNET 20th BIRTHDAY CRUISE RACQ Travel Supervisor Kellie Banditt will be on hand with a CRUISE INFORMATION BOOTH At the General Meeting, 2nd February Providing cruise brouchres and To answer any questions you may have. Social Flyer for Expression of Interest It is proposed to arrange a group booking in celebration of our 20th Anniversary, in 2015. Anyone who may be interested is asked to register their interest with Barbara Bottenberg. [email protected] Our cruise bookings will be arranged by Kellie Banditt. Travel Supervisor at RACQ Riverlink. A booking fee will apply and Travel Insurance can be arranged. Passport is optional as we cruise within Australian waters. Cruise will be for 7 nights. Departs Brisbane Aug30 and returns Brisbane Sept 6. (This date may be changed to accommodate our birthday party) Ports of call are Airlie Beach, Yorkeys Knob (Cairns), Port Douglas and cruising around Willis Is. Interior cabins from $1,119 pp, ocean views from $1,229 pp, both are twin share prices. Single cabins, balcony and mini-suits are available, Suits for the handicapped also. For more information on inclusions, these are many and varied, check out the website www.princess.com/learn/ships/sp or obtain a Princess Cruises booklet from the travel agents. *Also Cruise information booth will be available at General Meeting Feb. 2. Onshore tours can be arranged with Princess, or you can do your own thing when in port. I appreciate we aren’t over Christmas yet, but for this to be a successful event and to give everyone as much time as possible to pay for the cruise, planning needs to take place now. The balance owing on your cruise will be required by 10th June, 2015. Please feel free to contact Kellie, [email protected] . * Kellie is happy to talk about any queries you may have at our General Meeting Feb 2. Arrangements can be made for those who are single and would like to share a cabin. This cruise group is open to all to join, so if you have friends or family who would like to join you, they are welcome. Sponsors: The University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich City Council, Queensland Government and Microsoft. 3 Ipswich Social Lunch Karri Browne Seniors & Disabilities Community Development Officer T| 07 3810 6646 M| 0437 024 264 Subject: Key Boxes • Keep all your spare keys safe and secure with this key storage • You can safely leave keys for children to get in after school • For an elderly family member you need to visit on a regular basis, or for just storing keys safely just in case you lose them on your travels. • Enables the safe storage of house keys or even cash. Meet at 12.30 the club is at 26 Wildey Street Raceview. Meals around $12 Redbank Plains Tavern 20th March. All you can eat buffet. Features • • • • • • • Brothers Leagues Club 20th February 10-digit combination lock to ensure security. Enables access for the selected few. Stores up to 5 keys for house,car or padlock Easy and convenient to fit with the supplied fixings Strong zinc alloy body resists hammering and sawing. Rust free,suitable for outdoor use Ideal for storing keys securely 339 Redbank Plains Road, Redbank Plains QLD 4301 Seniors $15.20 Bring Seniors card Social Coordinator Graham Parsons phone 38182256 Specifications • Heavy duty metal construction • Rubber-coated finish • Net weight: 600g Buy Details • 1x Outdoor Key Safe Box • Estimated arrival period 1-3 weeks http://directonsale.com.au/ Sponsors: The University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich City Council, Queensland Government and Microsoft. 4 Ipswich Computer Repairers Committee Members Contact List President Ken Curwen 33892950 [email protected] Vice- President/Fire Warden Gordon Timbs Treasurer Jenny Greaves 32813751 [email protected] 32820143 [email protected] Secretary Erroll Elliott 32815646 [email protected] Membership Officer John Cawcutt 0417 647833 SeniorNet now have a listing of computer repairers which have been found satisfactory to members. see http://ww.seniornet.com.au/FAQ/ ComputerRepairers.html. SeniorNet cannot vouch for the work that they may do for you. Phil Buchanan mobile: 0431 527 266 Email: [email protected] Ipswich Computer Fix Phone: 0409 276114 (Brad Dinte) [email protected] Liaison Officer Vi Jorgensen 32815872 [email protected] Training Coordinator Winston White 3288 2856 [email protected] BFS Kiosk Coordinator Colleen Freeman 3281 4414 ITEMS OF INTEREST Send in your favourite quotes, jokes or any other items of interest. Email : barbzee@bigpond .com [email protected] Newsletter Editor Barbara Bottenberg 32943941 [email protected] Social Co-ordinator Graham Parsons 38182256 [email protected] Webmaster Ken Curwen 33892950 [email protected] Equipment Officer Barry Gartside 32889272 [email protected] Broadband for Seniors is a Federal government funded program sponsored by SeniorNet and offers Four free lessons to beginners. Tuesday to Friday 9.30am to 11am. The Kiosk is situated in the SeniorNet Office Humanities Building 56 South St. Ipswich Contact Colleen Ph.32814414 Bookings are essential Sponsors: The University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich City Council, Queensland Government and Microsoft. 5 Ipswich SeniorNet Workshop Programme: February-March 2015 Boilerhouse Training Room, University of Southern Queensland Ipswich 9am-12noon Monday Wednesday 2nd February – General Meeting Robertson Road Catholic Church Hall 4th February - Orientation No Charge 9th February - Orientation No Charge 11th February - Orientation No Charge 16th February – iPad Photos on the iPad 18th February – Android – Utility Apps Trainer: Joan McKenzie Trainer: Graham Parsons 23rd February – Genealogy 25th February – The KeyboardAll the Keys & Useful Shortcuts’ Trainer: Barbara Bottenberg Trainer: Phil Buchanan 2nd March – Computer parts & specs. 4th March – Back Up Trainer: Phil Buchanan Trainer: Phil Buchanan 9th March – Trainers Meeting 11th March – References in Word No Workshop th 16 March – iPad Brain Games Trainer: Joan McKenzie Trainer: Ken Curwen 18th March – Android Brain Games Trainer: Ken Curwen, 23rd March – Genealogy 25th March – PC Brain Games Trainer: Doreen Hayward Trainer: Phil Buchanan 30th March – Firewalls & Viruses 1st April – General Q&A Trainer: Phil Buchanan Trainer: Ken Curwen NOTE: All Workshops are subject to change if Trainers are unavailable due to illness or other commitments. If possible changes will be listed on the SeniorNet Web Site or you can contact Winston White –Training Coordinator – ph 3288 2856 – email [email protected] to confirm workshops are as listed. It is not necessary to make bookings for Workshops. Cost of Workshop $5.00 Sponsors: The University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich City Council, Queensland Government and Microsoft. 6 Ipswich Workshop Topics Described Orientation: Our training team members will be at the Boilerhouse to help you get your new USQ login and show you how the USQ systems work. Free Parking stickers for the USQ Campus for 2015 will be available. Brain Games: From an idea developed by the Ipswich Library we have collected a set of apps which will stimulate and test your grey matter (and hopefully ward off dementia, at the expense of frustration) The Keyboard: All the Keys and Useful Shortcuts: What are all those keys for? Why is the insert key a trap for the unwary? What are useful key combinations that can save you time and effort? Come and find out. Genealogy: You can get a feel for the value of ancestry.com in this workshop. Computer Parts and Specifications: An explanation of computer parts to help your understanding. Back Up: This workshop will explain how to backup files before disaster occurs, and how to them afterwards. restore General Q&A: Members of the training team will answer any queries you have about computers and computing. To get the best from this session, please email the Training Coordinator with your query, but we will do our best to answer questions without notice. iPad workshop- Photos on the iPad: This will explain how to take photos, put photos into albums, how to remove photos you no longer need, transfer photos etc. If we have time, we will try to enhance our photos. You need to bring your own iPad and cable with you. Please make sure your iPad is charged. Make sure you know any passwords you need for your device. Firewalls and Viruses: An explanation of Firewalls and Viruses that can affect your Computer. PLEASE MAKE THE EFFORT TO COME TO ONE OF THE ORIENTATION SESSIONS as you may inconvenience other members at subsequent Workshops and Courses. Sponsors: The University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich City Council, Queensland Government and Microsoft. 7 Ipswich Computer Courses Course Programme Presenter iPad Setting up, Basic Tuesday 3rd March, 2 weeks Joan McKenzie Android Setting up, Basic Tuesday 17th March, 2 weeks Graham Parsons Windows Tablet Setting up, Tuesday 31st March, 2 weeks Basic Chris Weston Our full list of courses. (There is not a major difference between Office 2013 and Office 2010) Operating Platform /Software Course Introductory Course iPad Setting up, Basic iPad Skills Android Setting up, Basic Android Skills Windows Setting up, Basic Windows tablet Skills Basic Computing Skills Introduction to Windows Email Word Processing I Word Processing II Spreadsheets I Spreadsheets II Digital Photography Techniques PhotoShop Refresher Presentation Techniques Desktop Publishing I Desktop Publishing II Slideshows Photo Editing Video Editing Train the Trainer (training staff only) Windows Vista, Internet Explorer Apple iPad tablet Apple iPad tablet Any Android-based tablet Any Android-based tablet Windows 8 tablet Windows 8 tablet Windows 7/8 Windows 7/8 Microsoft Windows Live Mail Microsoft Word 2013 Microsoft Word 2013 Microsoft Excel 2013 Microsoft Excel 2013 Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Microsoft Publisher 2013 Microsoft Publisher 2013 Microsoft Photo Story 3 Google Picasa 3 Microsoft Movie Maker Duration weeks x hours/week 4x1.5 2x3 3x3 2x3 3x3 2x3 3x3 4x3 4x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 6x3 4x3 4x3 3x3 3x3 3x3 2x3 4x3 2x3 Cost per Member FREE $10.00 $20.00 $10.00 $20.00 $10.00 $20.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $50.00 $30.00 $30.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $12.00 $25.00 FREE To all the iPad tablet members Remember everyone is welcome to the iPad social group every 3rd Monday of the month Disclaimer: While we have made every effort to give accurate information and tips in this Newsletter, we cannot guarantee that their use will provide the desired results in all circumstances. In no event will the Editor or SeniorNet be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of URLs and tips given in this newsletter. We recommend members verify details before acting on information or suggestions Sponsors: The University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich City Council, Queensland Government and Microsoft.
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