March 07,2012

Didn"t you all love this morning class,only problem for me is my  brain memory is only 2 GB,wonder if we can get more memory added to our brain ???? Ha Ha.

Sue did an awesome job and with her Blog presentation,showing us how to set up  and manage our own blog .How to put  photos in the blog.
THE ONE THING TO REMEMBER ABOUT YOUR BLOG ."DO NOT PUT ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION ON IT"  It does run on a WEB SITE & IS NOT PRIVATE.
She did explain to us how to block our blog so only your chosen guests will be able to view it. Go into settings and list only the members you want  to view your blog. THANK'S SUE

Mike  gave a most informative presentation on Avery Design Pro.teaching us how to find it on the web via Google and  useing of the search bar.
He will be putting all of this on the computer club blog  for us.He downsized the instruction page from approx.79 to 10 pages for us. Mike we sure appreciate all the extra work you do to make things easier for us .
Mike also showed us how to make Business Cards with double sided cards,how to add text,pictures and even funny art,how to enhance and doll up your card,as Mike says PLAY AROUND IN THERE "
 He also showed us how to make  labels, and  signs,how to centre,stretch your text,dress it up via  using the format prompt.THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN'T DO.
Mike also instructed us in  printing the labels ,signs and cards.
Be sure to read all of the instructions,go to http://www.palmcreek.blogspot.com/ .click on computer club go to todays date.

Next Week,we are going to playing around in Google,learning to do so many things so much easier..

Have a Great Week Everyone,see you all next Wednesday,same time same place.

Feb.29/2012

Today's informative meeting was about the different ways to print from a web page.  We learned how to print the entire page with the printer friendly icons, how to use the snipping tool, how to save ink by using grayscale, how to print from a selection, and how to turn off the header/footer in print preview.  Print preview is our friend when printing from a web page.  You can select the pages to print rather than print the entire site.

We learned how to create mailing labels using Word templates.  Next week we will learn to use the FREE Avery Design Pro software to create business cards, labels, and even greeting cards.  Google "Avery Design Pro" and download the program so you're ready for the next lesson.

February 15, 2012

Congratulations to those members who submitted movies to show the group today.  You did a great job on learning and using your Movie Maker program.  Thank you for your participation.  We will show more samples of your work next week so contact Mike Salter if you need help or bring your movie on a jump drive to the meeting.

Mike presented an excellent introduction to creating a spreadsheet.  He gave examples of entering data, sorting, and using simple formulas.  A copy of his presentation and the instructions is available on his website at:  www.homeiswhereweparkit.net

We have a big treat in store for next Wednesday.  Bring your laptop, keyboard, and mouse to the meeting for a "cleaning session".  We'll have supplies available for cleaning your computer equipment.  Bring a small baggie along so you can take another cleaning wet wipe back to your site with you.

Bring a drink of fresh cup of coffee as muffins will be provided as a breakfast treat.

Mike will also present information on how to burn data to a CD or DVD.

See you there!

February 8, 2012

President, Mike Salter, lead us in another entertaining and informative meeting.  The focus was on Movie Maker and how we can easily turn our photos into a movie with background music, scrolling credits, smooth transitions, etc.  Mike demonstrated how fun a movie can be by creating a presentation which included the photos club members had emailed him during the week.  Now that we know how easy the program can be, we are challenged to create a show for next week's meeting.

Here is the recent message from Mike:

"How about a few movies?

If you make a movie with Windows Live Movie Maker, save it as a computer file (windows media).  Send it to me at msalter@cyg.net or bring the file on a "jump drive".  We can show them off!!!  If you have trouble - send me an email - together we'll solve the problem.  If your Windows Media file (that's the one you make when you're done) is over 10 Meg - it may not successfully go through the email to me, so ..............

When you're done, call 7338 or email msalter@cyg.net and I'll come round and copy it onto a flash drive.  Or bring it to class next week."

After Movie Maker, we learned about all the different kinds of storage devices for our electronic data and how to safely backup our programs and computer data.

See meeting notes at Mike's website:  www.homeiswhereweparkit.net 
and click on "Computer Club". 

Hope to see you next Wednesday!  Bring your laptop, keyboard and mouse.  We're having a "cleaning" session.

February 1, 2012

This star reporter was not present at today's meeting so can't give a very detailed account of the presentation.  Michael Salter was scheduled to show how to write and format a letter using several programs available to PC users such as Microsoft Word, Word Pad, Microsoft Works, and Open Office.  He also demonstrated printing to a wireless printer.

For next week's presentation on Movie Maker, Mike needs your help with photos.  Email some photos that he can use.  See if you can find pictures that fit in with the music theme he'll be using:

From Mike:

For next week - Movie Maker
I need some photos to fit the song below
Please send 1 or 2 or 3 to me
Just click on msalter@cyg.net

Attach the photos - as files
Don't worry about the size - I'll fix
Thanks
Mike

I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.

I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.

The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do
They're really saying I love you.

I hear babies crying, I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll never know
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world

How the Web Originated

Thank you, Marge Ouimet, for sending this cute story.
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How the Internet Got Started

In ancient Israel , it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dot. And Dot Com was a comely woman, broad of shoulder and long of leg. Indeed, she was often called Amazon Dot Com.
And she said unto Abraham, her husband, "Why dost thou travel so far from town to town with thy goods when thou canst trade without ever leaving thy tent?
And Abraham did look at her as though she were several saddle bags short of a camel load, but simply said, "How, dear?"
And Dot replied, "I will place drums in all the towns and drums in between to send messages saying what you have for sale, and they will reply telling you who hath the best price. And the sale can be made on the drums and delivery made by Uriah's Pony Stable (UPS)."
Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with the drums. And the drums rang out and were an immediate success. Abraham sold all the goods he had at the top price, without ever having to move from his tent. To prevent neighboring countries from overhearing what the drums were saying, Dot devised a system that only she and the drummers knew. It was known as Must Send Drum Over Sound (MSDOS), and she also developed a language to transmit ideas and pictures - Hebrew To The People (HTTP).
And the young men did take to Dot Com's trading as doth the greedy horsefly take to camel dung. They were called Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican Sybarites, or NERDS.
And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the deafening sound of drums that no one noticed that the real riches were going to that enterprising drum dealer, Brother William of Gates, who bought off every drum maker in the land. And indeed did insist on drums to be made that would work only with Brother Gates' drumheads and drumsticks.
And Dot did say, "Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over by others." And Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel , or eBay as it came to be known. He said, "We need a name that reflects what we are."
And Dot replied, "Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators." "YAHOO," said Abraham. And because it was Dot's idea, they named it YAHOO Dot Com.
Abraham's cousin, Joshua, being the young Gregarious Energetic Educated Kid (GEEK) that he was, soon started using Dot's drums to locate things around the countryside. It soon became known as God's Own Official Guide to Locating Everything (GOOGLE).
That is how it all began. And that's the truth.

January 25, 2012

We send a big thank you to Best Buy for sending our guest speaker to us today.  Charles was a wealth of information about technology in general.  He mainly talked about notebooks, iPads, tablets, etc. but he also gave us some great tips and tricks to help with our computers.  Mike Salter will be posting notes from the event on his website.  Be sure to check it out at:

  Mike's Website

Charles loves to talk about technology and said we could come to see him at the store for help with any problems or questions we encounter.

Next week Mike will bring his printer and give us some tips for printing wirelessly.  We’ll also type and format a letter in Word, Word Pad, or other programs.

Sign up sheets for upcoming computer classes are posted in the Activities Office on a clipboard called “Computer Classes”.  The sign up sheet for “Beginners” is limited to 10 participants who are using Windows 7 only. 

Picasa classes will be split into Level 1 and a Level 2.  The session called “Beginners PLUS” is for those users who know how to access their email, view their photos, but want to learn more.