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1. Along with 7 other club members have just finished the Digital Photography Course run by Paul Brenac have had my camera for a number of years and it has only been used to point and shoot have to admit that had never read the manual until started the course with Paul Whilst my camera is a very simple one mainly because it is about 4 years old and things have changed a lot in that time still found that there were a number of things that even could do and couldn t wait to get home to put my photos onto the computer Paul put together a very comprehensive course and presented it extremely well I know there is a waiting list for the next course which cannot be held until next year due to Paul s travelling but take a word of advice from me if you are not on the waiting list get on to it it is really worthwhile Rowena Vol 10 No 6 June 05 Forest News Page 3 Article by Tom Pillans Manly Daily Help at hand for tremors IBM has come up with a device to help people who suffer from hand tremors to control a computer mouse The computer mouse adaptor filters out the shaking movements of the hand making it possible for users to operate a PC or navigate the internet simple functions usually denied to them because of the erratic movements of the cur sor on screen No additional software is needed The adaptor simply plugs in between the computer and the mouse and can be switched on and off or adjusted depend ing on t2. Vol 10 No 6 June 05 Forest News Page 1 Forest News ISSN 1448 2347 Print Version 1448 2355 Online Version Editor Rowena Barnes In this issue Page 1 THIS MONTH S SPEAKER e This Month s Speaker e Certificate of Recognition e Computer Giveaway Our Guest Speaker at the Monthly General Meeting on Thursday 23 J une will be Sarah Theiss from Microsoft presenting a session about Microsoft Office the free resources Microsoft make available on the web and the newsletter you are able to download at no cost Get access to free online training the latest Page 2 downloads how to articles tips product news support articles templates clip e Minutes of May Meeting art and special offers In addition Sarah will run through how to do a mail e Letters to the Editor merge using Microsoft Word and show you how to produce some lovely Birthday e June Raffle cards using Microsoft Publisher Come along and bring a friend to this informative e Digital Photography learning experience Page 500 p CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION Our club has about 250 members It is officially administered by the Committee in accordance with the Associations Incorporation Act and its regulations The basic work of running the club is done by the volunteers some 50 or so including Trainers Newsletter folders Office Assistants the Librarian the Social Secretary the Equipment and Purchasing Officers The Fix it man who fixe
3. ard was received from Cota NSW in 2002 for good practice Jan Van der Hilst Richard Crighton Sandra Brophey Mon am Tue am Don Muir Graham Allan Shirley Palmer Dick Manuell Archie Macnaughton Gay Savage Len Johnson Fay Stewart Richard Smith Bruce Adams Anna Karalus John Ray Kate Holland Shanelle Breusch The club is a founding member of the Australian Seniors Computer Clubs Association ASCCA Forest WEE gt l Members are asked to print News obtained first place in ASCCA s 2004 newsletter online competition The work of the club is voluntary and depends on its members for its resources in man agement and training Enquiries from prospective members are welcome Please call the club office 9975 7762 or the Membership Coordinator Reg Flew 9971 0325 Newsletter Contributions Contributions from members are welcome at anytime Please email them in plain unformatted text to Forest News editor Rowena Barnes on rowenabarnes optusnet com au If sending a word document as an attachment avoid any format ting whatsoever no headers etc as the document will have to be reformatted to fit in the newsletter format If possible do use Verdana 9 font as this is the current default font for the newsletter and which is recommended for web viewing Contributions will be included in a forthcoming newsletter depending on available space be clear Club trainers meet on the fi computer ware at goo
4. ave been agreeably Surprised at how much they have learned since becoming a Trainer e Wed 8th J une Newsletter Folding Club Office 9am e Thurs 23rd June Monthly Meeting Memorial Hall 2 pm Guest Speaker Sarah Theiss Microsoft e Wed 6th J uly Committee Meeting Memorial Hall 1 45 pm Trainers Meeting 4 pm l a Our Trainers constitute the hub of all this activity We re very proud of them Computer Giveaway The club has three more computers to give away They are Pentium 2 s with Windows 98 amp are basic computers suitable for Word processing Spreadsheets amp operating on the Internet Talk to your trainer if you don t have a computer or phone Darrell on 9982 7139 e Wed 13th July Newsletter Folding Club Office 9 am ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Forest Computer Pals for Seniors would like to acknowledge the generous support given by our major Sponsors e Thurs 28th July Monthly Meeting Memorial Hall 2 pm Guest Speaker Lesley Irwin Manly Warringah Community College Warringah Council Page 2 Forest News Vol 10 No 6 June 05 MINUTES OF MAY MONTHLY MEETING President Colin opened the meeting at 2 pm and welcomed members and their guest Minutes of the Ap
5. ay book label on the envelope in which this newsletter was enclosed If i extra time Would members who have booked time amp cannot it shows June 05 your subscription will expire at the end of BOE E E E E N de oon ce ocala ke June 2005 You should pay your subscription before then to PP p p p allow others to occupy the slot Special courses do not count avoid becoming non financial and to avoid the termination of ae hera nonl ed ihe booking heei your membership as dictated by Club rules If you receive y g Page 4 Forest News GENERAL I NFORMATION Club Location Memorial Hall 3 Starkey Street Forestville 2087 PO Box 116 Forestville 2087 Phone 02 9975 7762 Fax 02 9453 4077 ABOUT THE CLUB Through mutual help we assist members to develop or improve their computer skills including ac cessing the Internet We do this in a relaxed atmosphere where we also enjoy fellowship and exchange of ideas We operate on a mini mum budget and are very depend ent on prompt payment of mem bers subscriptions to maintain this objective Entry Fee amp Subscription The entry fee is 25 Subscrip tions can be paid quarterly 25 per quarter or annually 70 per annum and are payable as they become due on the first day of each quarter All members includ ing trainers pay full membership The club was honoured to re ceive the Premier s Award in 1995 and the Frank McAskill Trophy in 1996 A recognition certificate aw
6. d pric hardware services such as items call Fay at the club o Macnaughton assists Fay and in her absence call Archie on Wednesday mornings on the same num them know about it Colin Ward President Archie Macnaughton Secretary Gay Savage Speaker Organiser Dick Manuell Public Officer Reg Flew Membership Coordinator Vol 10 No 6 June 05 Training I nformation 9451 6050 9451 4660 9905 5193 9452 5475 9972 0429 9939 7737 Mon pm Malcolm Fell Bob Brisebois Joan Kohler Wed pm 9451 6548 9451 4336 9451 0158 Special courses see page 2 amp Notice Board 9451 4515 9452 1148 9415 1167 9416 4578 9451 1578 9938 1971 9452 1937 lan Parsons Jack Wilson Susan Howell Paul Brenac 9450 2167 9451 1959 Special courses see page 2 amp Notice Board 9958 3685 9451 5573 9451 9396 9810 2451 9452 5680 9451 3969 Derek Rowland Word groups Colin Ward Computer Maintenance By Appointment 9451 1000 and repairs Frank Burke Genealogy By Appointment 9451 2364 Marie Bailey Wednesday morning Social Coordinator amp 9451 5307 Office Assistant Monday morning Office Assistant 9905 1882 Elaine Mulligan Friday morning Office Assistant 9939 2686 Bruce White Monday afternoon Office Assistant 9451 9779 KLY TRAI NI NG CALENDAR their First and Family Name on the schedule so that if a trainer needs to contact them for any reason their identity will TRAI NERS MEETI NGS r
7. eliminating data miners undesirable cookies etc He warned against allowing a request to make one s computer a server Ad Aware supplemented the antivirus programs and firewalls now considered mandatory for all computers with Internet access He had prepared a floppy disk with Ad Aware and Spybot which could be copied by members trainers would have it available General Business Eva Morrison reported that she had tried out a new printer ink service Kerry Blakeman 0408233710 of Ink on the Run was providing an ink re filling service at the customer s home at favourable prices His website was www inkontherun com and the email address enguiries inkontherun com Our guest speaker Nicholas Jacobson then drew the raffle for the HP printer donated by Up grade yourself Computers Phil Hurst The winner was ticket D30 Marlene Saunders GUEST SPEAKER was Nicholas Jacobson Training Manager for Quicken He gave an overview of the new Quicken program Quicken Personal Plus 2005 This new version operated in a manner more like Microsoft systems than earlier versions making it easier to follow There were also expanded menus and the new system did not cause any registry blips Options to purchase included an annual Supplementary Program which entitled purchasers to upgrades and technical support at no further cost The usual technical all up fee for purchasers of the standard program was 4 95 per minute Nicholas kindly provided his email address for
8. f attending the welcome Doreen Macfarlane Pat McFadyen Alan and clubroom please place your payment of 25 for a quarter s or Francoise McCallum Elizabeth Paton lan Mercer Allan 70 for a year s membership in an envelope showing your Skehan Peter Trist and Mary Bowie who joined in May name and membership number in the cashbox provided Recording Your Attendance and Departure Alternatively post it to The Treasurer Forest Computer Pals f for Seniors PO Box 116 Forestville 2087 or make an EFT Most of us remember to Sign in upon arrival at the clubroom payment direct to Forest Computer Pals for Seniors Bank but sometimes some of us depart without recording our time Account Please send an email to Jack Wilson at out and our signature It is important to record this in the iwilson exemail com au requesting detailed instructions on attendance book If in doubt about this please ask the how to pay your fees via on line banking receptionist or a trainer for advice Subscription Reminder Members Training Calendar If you receive your newsletter by mail your membership Members sae book ahead tor tution ony one hour an uy week However if a member wishes to have extra tuition that subscription to Forest Computer Pals for Seniors ends at the member ney onte day hev wihi atend pionrethe iio end of the month shown on the top right corner of the address ayi ane y as j amp if there is space available then and only then they m
9. he severity of the tremor It can also be set to filter out unintended multiple clicking caused by a shaking finger IBM has licensed the mouse adaptor to a small British electronics company Montrose Secam Ltd which is selling the device for less than US100 www montrosesecam com How to use Email when traveling To use email when traveling you need to set up a web based Email account Hotmail www hotmail com and Yahoo www yahoo com are two popular ones and they are free It s easy to set one up just follow the instructions Before leaving home set up the Address Book which z comes with the account You can set up group accounts for family and friends which allows you to A send one email to a number of people This saves time and keeps costs down 6 O find there is Internet access everywhere when we go caravanning even in small out of the way places You can find access at Tourist Information Centres Public Libraries Cafes and Clubs etc and some Caravan Parks have an Internet Caf If you are on a budget Public Libraries are the cheapest and were even free in South Australia Some Servicemen s Clubs have free Internet for members and guests The most expensive is coin in the slot type of access so only use these if nothing else is available A Hotmail account is also handy when you are without your computer for repairs and upgrades etc Just access your email from a relative or neighbour s computer If you need to access to yo
10. ril meeting were approved moved J ack Wilson seconded Derek Rowland Attendance 32 members were present one guest and 9 apologies Correspondence 1 Australia Post advising that the club had won a Canon IXUS 30 digital camera in a contest In which everyone who renewed their Post Office box contract was automatically entered in draw for one of twenty cameras 2 Russell Wolfe Community Centre Coordinator for Warringah Council advising Fees and charges for the period 2005 6 with the welcome news that the rent for the club s office would be reduced Treasurer s Report J ack Wilson reported that the month s income had been 741 expenses 144 and that assets were 19 478 including some 17 000 in the Cash Management Account Training Coordinator s Report Darrell Hatch reported that the club was supporting the project Connexions in Time by permitting the young people involved to use club computers under club supervision and sought volunteers to assist Warringah Council IT staff would provide the program Photoshop Elements for the project President s Report Colin spoke on Voice over Internet Protocol VOIP as becoming a popular way to communicate with friends and relative anywhere in the world using a program like Skype Headphones purchased at the computer markets by Paul Brenac for less than 20 00 were great value and very good quality He then gave a short tutorial on the use of Ad Aware a useful program for
11. s the many problems our computers suffer and the nice lady who cleans the place every Monday Then there is our lively group of Trainees who regularly book in for training sessions and occasionally dazzle our Trainers with their brilliant ideas All these people are greatly appreciated for without their help our club would soon collapse e Help for Tremors e Email when Traveling e Special Courses e Important Notices Page 4 e General Information e Training Information What s on in 2005 e Wed 1lstJune Committee Meeting Memorial Hall 1 45 pm Trainers Meeting 4 pm The Committee has decided it s about time we recognised their contribution to the club s progress and service to seniors so it is introducing a long service award certificate for those who have given 5 years service as a Trainer These certificates will be presented at the next AGM We will also change Trainers nametags to indicate their long service and experience Watch out for them after the AGM It may also be a time for you to think about your input to club operation Additional Trainers are always needed If you think you d like to try it out have a chat with Darrell Hatch our Training Coordinator We have an In house Training program for new Trainers It s short 4 by one hour sessions and if after finishing it you decide training is not for you there s no pressure to continue Many present Trainers were shy about starting but h
12. st Wednesday of each month in the club s room at 4 00 pm except January Trainers co ordinator Darrell Hatch MEMBERS PURCHASI NG Fay Stewart the club s Purchasing Officer can often help members to buy es If you are seeking a new item software re filling printer cartridges or other relevant n Thursday mornings 9975 7762 Archie ber Also if you hear of a good deal please let Committee for the Year Oct 2004 to Oct 2005 9451 1000 Paul Brenac 9416 4578 Vice President 9938 1971 Jack Wilson Treasurer 9452 1148 9452 1937 Darrell Hatch 9982 7139 Training Coordinator 9451 1578 Fay Stewart 9451 1959 Purchasing Officer
13. those wishing to make further enquiries or to request a copy of the user manual for study nicholas jacobson quicken com au Meeting closed at 4 20 pm Letters to the Editor It has been suggested that we have a segment in the Newsletter for Letters to the Editor This month we have another tip for Selecting Text from Clem Salem who says I prefer to use the following method which is very good for beginners because the selecting is very positive and doesn t waver around as it can do when drag and drop is done too quickly and carelessly left click the mouse to put the cursor at the beginning of the text to be selected then go to the end of the text and hold the Shift key down while mouse clicking left click This works in my email program as well as Windows Word To keep this going need some feedback from members so please let me have some we can all learn from one another Send your Tips or Comments to rowenabarnes optusnet com au June Raffle At the JUNE monthly meeting the club will draw two lucky winners in our raffle First prize will be Microsoft Office XP standard amp second prize will be Microsoft Front Page 2000 The tickets will be on sale in the club s room at 2 each or three for 5 A Happy Winner Marlene Saunders was the happy winner of the brand new Hewlett Packard Desk jet printer raffle drawn at the last meeting The Printer was donated by Up Grade Yourself Computers Digital Photography Course
14. ur ISP Internet account just go to one of these websites www mail2web com or www mailstart com All you need to do Is enter your user name and password Extract from ASCCA Newsletter written by Ruth Bingham SPECIAL COURSES WORD PROCESSING GROUP TUITION Microsoft Word Basic to Intermediate levels Derek Rowland has advised that due to lack of interest the Course scheduled for the J une has been postponed If you are interested in doing this course at a later date you will learn how to enter select and edit text work with fonts formatting folders files templates arrange margins alignments print settings headers and footers indents and tabulations insert columns and tables WordArt graphics soreadsheet and drawing features will also be introduced A working knowledge and understanding of MS Word will provide members with a good insight into most word processing programs Notes will be provided at each of the 6 weekly sessions Please add your name and telephone number to the list displayed in the club room or ring Derek on 9451 3969 INTERNET John Ray s internet group sessions are held over three weeks on Tuesdays from 1 to 2 pm for a maximum of 12 persons The dates for the next internet group session are 16th 23rd and 30th August IMPORTANT NOTICES Welcome to New Members your newsletter by email reminders will be emailed about a The President Colin Ward and the Committee would like to month before your subscription expires I
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