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WHAT'S UP for the month of March! 

 

Computer Club Hours:

8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. , Monday through Friday

Saturdays  8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

 

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE FOR MARCH, 2010   Hi Everyone! As most of you know, we are still experiencing moving pains. As of last week, we think we have isolated the "on again/off again" internet problems. It seems we have exceeded the port allotments that our configuration is allowed. Mr. Art Lykken of AzQuik.com is coming in next week and, hopefully, we will have the situation resolved. Speaking of the move, the costs for procuring new computers, routers, switches, etc., have come in slightly less than what you approved last year. Some of you may be aware that Ms. Christine Jones had to resign her position as Vice-President due to family commitments. We sure hope that these will lessen later on in the year; and she will, once again, be able to run for the Board and serve you, the members, in some capacity. In the meantime, she will still be teaching classes. In light of this, the Board has appointed Mr. Jim Schulz to the Board, and he has taken over the duties of Education Chairman. The Board has also elected Ms. Cathy Downes as Vice-President. For those who have not seen the flyers and signs, on Saturday, March 27th, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., will be Fun Days at Fairway. We will have a table in the Arizona Room, and we will be open for tours during this period. If any of you wish to help out, please contact a Board member. One final word, don't forget our General Membership Meeting on the 19th of this month in the Arizona Room here at Fairway. The meeting will start at 1:00 p.m., and we will have door prizes. Thank you for making this the best, and probably the largest, computer club in the country...you are the greatest!! Barry Spinka, President Computer Club of Sun City Back to top

New Class Registration Procedure end of long lines for Class Sign-ups. You can walk into the club during normal club hours to sign up for all future classes.  Classes that are available are in Individual Course Notebooks, located in the main lobby. Each Notebook contains Registration Envelopes, Numbered, for the amount of spaces available in each class. Do not take these envelopes home. Envelopes must be completed in the Computer Club, with your check or exact cash enclosed and sealed in the envelope. One envelope and one check or cash per student. Look in the course binder for the course fee. Make Checks payable to "CCSC." Fill out all blanks on the envelope, especially your  Phone Number and E-Mail Address, if you have one. Give the completed envelope to the monitor who will deposit it into the specified file box. students should bring a USB flash drive to classes, or they can purchase a 2 GB USB flash drive at the club for $10 (correct change, please). Sign-up is on a first-come, first-serveD basis For a Printable copy of these procedures Click Below Sign Up Procedure How To understand This Binder Setup Our Instructors look forward to meeting all of you and hope you have as much fun learning as they do teaching  Back to top

New Classes Added Check the Classes page for times and dates of these New Classes   Computing 101  - Beginning Windows 7 Operating System Explorer in XP Digital Photography & CD Burning in Windows 7 PhotoShop Elements 7 - Lecture and Hands-on Word 2007 - Beginning Word 2007 - Intermediate Word 2007 - Advanced Excel 2007 - Beginning Excel 2007 - Intermediate Graphics in Word 2007 PowerPoint 2007 Creating DVDs from Anything Open Office Writer Quicken 2010   NEW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OFFERED Computer Backup & Restore (featuring Acronis True Image software) Meetings will be on the 4th Thursdays Room A, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.   Back to top

The New Fairway Recreation Center Click here to view the plans for the New Fairway Recreation Center Click here to view new construction photos

Paul Francis - Aides Coordinator Class  Aides In the New Fairway Recreation Center , classes are being held in three classrooms. During , February, and March, three class sessions per day are available (8:30-10:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., and 1:30-3:30 p.m.) in each classroom. Because of this increased activity, more aides are needed. Paul Francis has volunteered to be the Aides Coordinator for our club. This involves obtaining aides and computer operators for classes as requested by the class instructors. Any Computer Club of Sun City member can volunteer to be an aide by contacting Paul (623-815-9026) or by e-mail at: suncitycomputerclub@gmail.com Benefits for being an aide: Skill refreshment by helping others (you do not need to be an expert in Windows 7, Vista, or XP). Free class for members serving 16 hours as an aide or as a computer operator. Back to top

General Information From the Board         (1) Members are encouraged to attend the Round Table Discussions taking place on the first Friday of each month. This group is led by Dick Faust, who is very knowledgeable about many facets of computers. Bring your problems and questions to the Round Table Discussion group. You can always learn something here.  (2) Not receiving e-mail messages from the Computer Club of Sun City? It may be because we don't have your correct e-mail address, perhaps your mailbox is full, or our messages are blocked. When a message is returned to us as undeliverable, that person's e-mail address is removed from our address list. If your mailbox is full, you need to go to your inbox to delete unimportant messages. Add the Computer Club of Sun City at ccsc1@quik.com to your address book so the computer club mail is not blocked as spam. Did you get a new e-mail address? Please let us know so that you will receive important information from your club. Send your new address to us at ccsc1@quik.com.  (3) The calendar changes and classes are added, changed, or cancelled throughout the month. Be sure to check the latest information on the web pages. Refer to the Calendar, Classes, News, and SIGs pages.   Back to top

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Computer Club's E-mail Address

The Computer Club's  E-MAIL ADDRESS for our members to CONTACT US is as follows.

Click here to send an e-mail:     cc1981@quik.com

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Do You have a New E-Mail Address or Change of Address?

Please keep your e-mail address up to date so we can notify you of Meetings, Events and Presentations at the club.

 Address Change Notice  - We have three ways to do this -      

1. You may fill out a Change Notice Form at the Club and turn it in to the Monitor.

2. You may e-mail the Club with your new address or e-mail changes.
     Click here cc1981@quik.com to send the Club an e-mail and notify us of your changes.

3. Your may print the Change of Address Form and bring or mail it in to the Club.
     Click here to access a printable copy of this Change Notice Form.

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Adobe Reader      

To obtain the Printable Calendar or Forms via the Internet, you need the Adobe Reader program installed on your computer.

This free program can be downloaded onto your computer using the Internet.
Check our Download page to download this program or to avoid downloading problems,
you can obtain the Adobe Reader  program on a CD for a 50-cent donation.

See the Monitor at the club in Fairway Recreation Center for your copy.

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Free - Online classes - HP learning center - classes available 24/7
    

This will give those of you who cannot make it to the club for lessons an opportunity to take online classes, free of charge.

Classes are available for beginning, intermediate and advanced courses.

Classes available in Word - Excel - PowerPoint - Access - Outlook - Publisher - How to Build your First Web Page - FrontPage -

Digital Photography - Adobe Photoshop  - Adobe Illustrator - Web Animation - Security - Networking  - IT -  Microsoft Visual Basic -

Combating Spam and Spyware and many more. Classes are subject to change.

Sign up and register at:  http://h30187.www3.hp.com/?mcID=em15  

Classes change monthly, so don't forget to refresh your web page every time you visit.

This is a great opportunity to get free classes while they last!

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SIG News

Genealogy SIG         Discover Your Family Tree

The Genealogy SIG, led by Tom Mulgrew, meets at 9:00 a.m. on the second Wednesday of each month.   
Anyone interested in doing their family history can join the Genealogy SIG to discover how family history records can be easily kept using various software programs.
I have used a few of these software programs in the past, and presently I am using Family Tree Maker for keeping up to date with my family history.
Genealogy as a hobby is enjoyed by many here in Sun City.
If you wish to get started searching your roots or if you already have a family history and would like to join us please check out our SIG.

Tom Mulgrew 

SIG NEWS

Digital Photography SIG      

This SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP covers all aspects of DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
It isn’t necessary to own a digital camera to enjoy the wonderful print enhancements available on your computer.
You can digitize your film either by scanning prints or requesting a CD at time of development.
Moving video and stills (slides) can be mixed in your final productions on DVD.
Come on out and join us. Digital Photography is an experience you will enjoy. Your computer is a darkroom with lights and no chemicals. No Digital Photography SIG meetings are held in June, July, August, and the first Tuesday in September.

A FEW WEB SITES ON THE SUBJECT
www.pricescan.com
www.cameraworld.com
www.outpost.com
www.videoguys.com
www.ulead.com
www.pinnaclesys.com
www.roxio.com
www.olympus.com
www.sony.com
www.hp.com
www.hplearningcenter.com/?mcID=em15

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 TIPS -- For Viewing Web Pages -- Shortcuts for Internet Explorer 6 and 7 - Windows XP and Windows Vista

 Increase or Decrease Text Size while viewing a Web Page

TIP: If you would like to Increase the Text Size you are viewing on a web page, Simply, Hold Down the CTRL* Key on your Keyboard,
          while Scrolling Backwards with your Wheel Button on your mouse. This will increase the text size to the largest size.
          To Decrease the Text Size simply Scroll Forward while Holding Down the CTRL* key.
          This should work in any of your Web Browsers such as Internet Explorer.

Use your Spacebar as a Shortcut for Scrolling a Web Page

TIP: Tapping the Spacebar in a web browser will Scroll Down One Page at a Time.
          Try reversing this!  Hold down the Shift Key while  Tapping the Spacebar will Scroll Back Up the Page.
          This is a great shortcut on a long web page.

 
Refreshing a Web Page       

        When you view a Web page, it is stored in a cache on your computer. The next time you access that page,
           it is loaded onto your screen from     the cache.
          Therefore, you may not be seeing the latest version of the page.
TIP: Click on Refresh or Reload button at the top of your browser screen, or press the F5 function key at the top
          of your keyboard to refresh the page and see its latest version.
          Control + F5 refreshes the current web page regardless of any time stamps.

Find box

TIP: There are a couple of different ways to open the Find box to find something on a web page. Control + F or F3 both work the same way.

Search Bar

TIP: Control + E will bring your cursor to the Search Bar; if an old search is typed in,
          it will highlight it so you can type in the new search without leaving your keyboard.

History

TIP: Control + H will show your History.

Stop a new web page from loading.

TIP: If you click the ESC key it will stop a new web page from loading.
          This comes in handy if you see it has content you don't want, if it is in a different language,
           it is loading slowly, or you just change your mind.

Full Screen

TIP: F11 toggles to and from "Full Screen" mode.

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Updated 03/09/2010 by Linda Williamson

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