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SeniorNetGlenfield

Phone:444 2231 Email:seniornet_glenfield@xtra.co.nzWebsite: www.seniornet-glenfield.org.nz

Full contact details, office hours and committee details are on page 6

Saint Bathans Photo by Rob Gordon. Saint Bathans is a one time gold miningarea and is now a popular side trip from the Otago Central Rail Trail.

Join Rob for the Digital Camera Level 1 Course. See page 8.

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About a year ago, I bought a Huaweicellphone. A very innocent decisionbased mainly on the fact that for a modestsum I could buy a cellphone with asophisticated camera. I am very satisfiedwith it and have no regrets. Now,presuming that you do at least listen to thenews occasionally, you will have heardlots about Huawei. The key thing, if youalready have one of their cellphones, isthat existing users will be largelyunaffected.

It is possible, in my opinion, that storesmay stop selling Huawei if the presentstandoff continues, because of theproblems that may occur for any newusers.

We have been very pleased with theresponse to our appeal for more helpers.Most of these “new” people will behelping out in the office and are presentlyundergoing training. So, I am confidentthat if you, our readers, need to ring or callinto the office with a query or whatever,

that you will be patient particularly duringthis phase.

The Committee has decided that we willbe ceasing the regular “Meet n’ Greet”Monday morning sessions. The demandfor this way of doing things has largelydisappeared. However, should you needadvice about which particularworkshops/courses suit your needs, thenplease do let us know and we will arrangea one-to-one chat.

Recently there was a national meeting ofSeniorNet groups. Total numbersthroughout the country are in slightdecline, whilst our numbers here atGlenfield are holding steady. We currentlyhave 244 financial members, whilst afurther 33 have yet to decide whether tocontinue. Subjectively, the number of newmembers seem to stem appreciably fromour outreach to the Retirement Villages,with residents who have attended theredeciding to come to the centre foradditional learning. Jim Air

Chairman

Using PicasaReasons for using Picasa for managing and editing photos.

One of the best managers for finding and organising photos.

Edits are simple, correct colours, crop pictures straighten up leaning photosput on borders, captions and much more.

Make collages, little videos with music audio and many other things.

Free, get your copy from SeniorNet if you have not got it.Send photos to the cloud if you want to - easy.

Any questions about this workshop set ring Dick Richards 09 426 7923.

Workshop Set Starts

Tuesday 2nd July 10 am

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Nola Pavitt

Joy Hayson, Shirley Nicholas, Jill Nicolson, Gaylene Oldfield and Averil Young.

They will be undergoing training in the next few weeks and then assisting the oldhands in the office on a regular basis.We are most grateful that they are willing to give their time to keep SNG runningand looking professional.

Situation Vacant – Treasurer: Soon we will be looking for a new Treasurer tostart after the Annual Meeting. We currently use Excel for our accounting, but willbe using Reckon Accounts from the beginning of the new financial year in August.Reckon has been chosen because it is easy and logical to use, and there is supportavailable within SeniorNet. It would be advantageous for an incoming Treasurer toreceive familiarisation/training on Reckon before we start using it. Those interestedin helping as Treasurer should contact Jim Air (418 1378 or jamesair@gmail.com).

Jim Air 418 1378 Peter Ashley 482 0837Christine Bibby 0210637128 Sean Campbell 0279518173 Tony Fowlie 479 6026

Dando Francis 444 3674 Liz Godfrey 480 5773 Rob Gordon 473 2 2 4 6Barbara Heath 419 0026 David Helas 483 7569 Gaylene Hotchkiss 021 876 186

Les Howe 479 9773 Jim O’Hara 444 7102 Linda Pinder 478 5201Dick Richards 09 426 7923 Allan Rouse 486 0477 Doug Turner 418 0700

Tutors

If you are unable to attend a class please advise the office.

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From the Tuition Manager.

A couple of months ago I wrote about the new version of the Snipping Tool. I then foundout that not everyone had the version of Windows with this option. Perhaps by now this haschanged, and if you use the Snipping tool you find a note added to the pop up warning youof the change. You can still use the snipping tool as before, but you might like toexperiment with the new model.Click on Start, and in the column of Apps,check to see if you have Snip and Sketch. Aclick on this opens a part page with a tool barof pens and brushes. On the left of the tool bar, acoloured tab reads New; a click on this shades thescreen, and the mouse pointer becomes a snipping tool.When you have the snip, the tools can be used to decoratethe snip if appropriate.

The keyboard short cut Start + Shift + S – shades the screen and offers the various snippingtools at the top of the screen. When the snip is complete a small pop-up appears on the rightof the screen, and if you are quick, and I mean quick, and click on this pop-up the snip willopen in the tools window – which includes the sharing tool.

If you are using an email client app. such as MS Mail or Outlook, the Sharing tool willlink to that app. If you are using Gmail on line, this cannot work.And we have a course that explains the “complexities” of webmail versus email.July Schedule. The July schedule includes three courses that are extensions to theintroductions in Save Holiday Memories programme running in June – Picasa, Cameras andSpreadsheets. Along similar lines, a desk top publisher programme is offered. This is theway to go for newsletters, brochures, cards, business cards… where the balancing of textand images is important. We can supply the application.

There is a course dealing with Android Tablet computers (i.e. not the iPad). If you are happywith your tablet, how about joining the class to share your tricks? A separate workshop canalso be organised for an informal sharing time as we do on occasions with iPad users.

Genealogy starts again with level 1, but starts a week into the month. The level 1programme is in two parts, over two months, and then the application we use, Legacy, iscovered in the third month.

To give you some mental exercise, the Fun Brain Activities Group meet Friday Morning.

I hope to see you at the Mayfield CentreDoug Turner

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Michael McMahon joined SeniorNet Glenfield in 2007 and for the next 10 years hewas a tutor who made a significant impact on the Centre. His classes were wellattended and in my time he covered perhaps the most important topic within ourschedule – keeping computers organised.

Frances and I attended the Vigil held for Michael McMahon two weeks ago.• Wetook along a copy of the International Weekly Guardian; when Michael had a class,he would inevitably turn up a least 30 minutes before time, and “meditate” over theGuardian. The copy was put on his casket in the chapel and the celebrant explainedits appearance to the congregation.

I was aware that Michael had been in Masterton close to the time I was there, buthad no idea that he was the Principal of two schools there, one involving the settingup of a new co-ed school.• We learned of his time in Tonga and there were 4 menfrom the Tongan community at the Vigil, in their Sunday best. There is a collectionof his Tongan shells in the Auckland Museum. He spent time in Afghanistan and thetale was told of his visiting a college in Southland causing a stir by wearing hisAfghan rig.

A man well met, and highly regarded. Farewell.Doug Turner

Vigil For Michael

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Speaker: Jenny Cutting, Manager, Glenfield Library,

Jenny will be showing you all the ways in which your local library can help. She willcover such things as booking a librarian (One-on-one assistance), use of the library'scomputers and internet access, accessing the catalogues, researching a project orfamily history, making a submission to council, ebooks and digital readers, eventssuch as Book Chat and Authors' talks etc. You may have been a library customer foryears but you might be surprised at some of the resources they offer.

Monthly meetingsThese are held on 3rd Monday of the month at 2 pm. Depending on the numberattending the meeting will be held in the Group Room at the Mayfield Centre or inthe Glenfield Senior Citizens' Hall next door. You are welcome to bring a friend.The cost is a donation of $2 and afternoon tea is served.

15th July 2 pm Why choose a Retirement Village?John Collyns is the Executive Director or the Retirement VillagesAssociation of NZ. RVA• represents the entire spectrum ofretirement villages in NZ, so the Association doesn’t promote anyvillage over another, other than describing the benefits ofchoosing an RVA member village. As a result, the presentation is“brand neutral” but will provide you with good reasons toconsider this option of lifestyle.We would like you to invite others to this presentation as Johnis travelling up from Wellington and we wish to make the most of his time.

--Christine Bibby | Communication Manager |•SeniorNet GlenfieldMayfield Centre, 5 Mayfield Rd, Glenfield | Phone 021 063 7128Email bibbychristine@gmail.com•| www.seniornet-glenfield.org.nz

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We try to ensure that information you are given in our newsletter and/or our classesis correct. However, no responsibility will be taken by any club member if anyproblem ensues.Likewise, tutors and/or assistants give information to you in good faith and will notbe held responsible should you encounter a problem.

Disclaimer

SeniorNet Glenfield IncP O Box 40056 Glenfield Auckland 0747

Telephone 444-2231Email: seniornet_glenfield@xtra.co.nz

Website: www.seniornet-glenfield.org.nz

Clubrooms 5 Mayfield RoadOffice Hours 10am to Noon Monday to Friday

Member of the Federation of NZ SeniorNet SocietiesInc.

Full contact details.

Computer Technician - AnthonyHi, my name is Anthony, I’m a qualified computer technician with many years ofexperience helping home users and small businesses. I’m honest, trustworthy and

patient, happy to help out with any computer problems big or small.

Feel free to call me anytime; advice is free! I charge $60 per hour – Free QuotesAnthony Phone 021-0520854 or

anthony@anthonyscomputerservices.co.nz

My services include:* New PC’s * PC upgrades * Virus &

adware/malware removal* Laptop repair specialist * Backup setup and plans * Printers

* Email setup * Diagnosing slow PC problems Etc...

Committee:

Chairperson: Jim Air Deputy Chair: Bob Oldnall

Secretary/Office Mgr: Anne Simpson

Tuition Mgr: Doug Turner Membership Manager: Tony Fowlie Newsletter:

Richard Palmer Communication Mgr. Christine Bibby Committee:

Dando Francis Barbara Heath

Outside committee; Property: Manager John Watts

Schedule for July-2019

Course name Day Time No. ofdays

Startdate

Finishdate

Room Tutor CommentCodeWelcome. The Office is open for booking courses and workshops - Monday to Friday - 10 to noon.

Using PicasaW

Tue 10am 4 2-Jul 23-Jul 14 Dick Manage, enhance and sharephotographs.

PCW

Digital Camera L1 Tue 10am 4 2-Jul 23-Jul 15 Robert Work through the settings andabilities of your camera.

DG1

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Introduction toTablet Computers

Tue 1.30pm 4 2-Jul 23-Jul 15 Allan Hands on with Android TabletsTBW

Spreadsheets withExcel

Wed 10am 4 3-Jul 24-Jul 15 Dando The first steps into spread sheetsusing MS Excel

XL1

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AndroidSmartphones L1

Wed 10am 4 3-Jul 24-Jul 14 Tony An introduction to your smartphoneP1W

Desktop Publishing Wed 1.30pm 4 3-Jul 24-Jul 14 Peter Use Page Plus to make brochuresand flyers.

DPP

Affinity Photo level 2 Thu 1.30pm 4 4-Jul 25-Jul 14 David Move up to the professional levelwith Affinity

AF2

Getting StartedWindows 10

Thu 1.30pm 4 4-Jul 25-Jul 15 Jim The course for members new toWindows 10.

GTX

iPads level 2 Fri 10am 4 5-Jul 26-Jul 14 Barbara The next step with iPadsIP2

Fun Brain ActivitiesW

Fri 10am 4 5-Jul 26-Jul 15 Gaylene Exercise your Brain and have fun.FBW

Enhance Images withAffinity Photo

Fri 1.30pm 4 5-Jul 26-Jul 14 David Try the New Professional ImageEnhancer

AF1

Genealogy L1 Thu 10am 4 11-Jul 1-Aug 15 Linda Start research and docmentation ofyour family history.

GN1

The shaded lines above indicate Workshop Sets. These workshops have developed out ofcourses, and cover several topics in one session. Members can book any or all of the four

If you wish to join us for a course and/or workshop, please book in beforehand. We cannot alwayscater for members who just turn up. A booking can be made by phone - 444 2231 between 10amand noon or by using the booking form in the Courses and Workshops section of our website -password snetg.

Membership renewals can be posted or dropped into the office or made by internet banking toSeniorNet Glenfield Inc Account 12-3072-0486111-000. Please include the word "sub".

Please Note: Only Financial members are eligible to attend our courses and workshops. Pleasebring your membership card with you when you attend; if you have mislaid your card, contact theoffice for a replacement. If you have booked a session but are not able to attend please informthe office or the tutor.

The workshops are on our website - seniornet-glenfield.org.nz - under Courses and Workshops.

Course and Workshop Sets Schedule for July 2019

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Two Hour Workshop Selection for July 2019

You may choose one or more workshops that would be useful for you. The workshops that arerequested the most will be scheduled for the next month, others will be scheduled in followingmonths.Email or phone your requests to the office (444 2231 between 10 and 12 weekdays.)Indicate the workshop code and title and let us know if you have any preferences for theday and time for the workshop to be timetabled. If there are other subjects that youwould like covered, please also record these with the office.

25 Explore Windows10 photos App Work with and share photos and videos