SeniorNet [Auckland] Inc October 2014 Newsletter Next SeniorNet meeting

SeniorNet [Auckland] Inc
October 2014 Newsletter
SeniorNet Auckland’s General Meeting is held at 10:00 am every 2nd
Tuesday of the month at the RSA, 57 Princes St., Onehunga, Auckland
1061. Phone 634 8341; E-mail: seniornetauckland@xtra.co.nz
Next SeniorNet meeting
Tuesday 14 October 2014
Chairman: Neville Lane 625 4191 Neville.lane@slingshot.co.nz
Secretary: Julia Tu’ineau 634 1846 juliatuineau@gmail.com
Treasurer: Anne Udy 636 6405 anneudy@xtra.co.nz
Courses: Dawn Whiteman 624 1201 dawn052011@hotmail.com
Programmer:George Williams 623 0830 georgecamlann@gmail.com Membership: Anne Udy 636 6405 annudey@xtra.co.nz
Newsletter: Dawn Whiteman 624 1201 dawn052011@hotmail.com
Hospitality: Patricia Dick 624 2151 cdac@xtra.co.nz
Factotum: George Sabine 634 1846 geosa@vodafone.co.nz
Website: Dawn Whiteman 624 1201 dawn052011@hotmail.com
Hall furniture: George Sabine 6341846 geosa@vodafone.co.nz
Committee Member: John Locke 6301522 allanlocke@gmail.com
Speakers: TBA
Chairman’s Report October 2014 —Neville Lane
Greetings
As I type, our winter is (almost)
over and the general election is
now behind us with three years in
which to look forward to the next.
And that prompts me to advise you
of the very good news that our
Rental Agreement with the Onehunga RSA has been renewed with
an extended term of three years
(to 30 September 2017) with rental
payments held at the current per
annum amount for the three-year
term.
My thanks to the people on both
sides of the table who brought this
matter to a very satisfactory conclusion that among other things,
gives us security of tenure unlike
some less-fortunate organisations
facing substantial increases in their
rentals or in extreme instances,
having to find alternative accommodations.
With that security, we shall move
on, largely with business as usual.
Your Tutors have met to continue
the Scheduling of the Calendar for
Speakers for October—Presentations by
Dawn Whiteman—MS Office Publisher
Michael Allen—The History of Disk Drives
George Williams—YouTube Videos of interest
Term 4 and to assess availability
and training of Tutors into next
year.
Further information on courses
and Tutors will be provided by
Course Co-ordinator Dawn
Whiteman.
A reminder to check our website
www.seniornet.co.nz/auckland
regularly for course and other information – and don’t forget to
press the Refresh button on your
browser to see the most-recent
update.
http://www.seniornet.co.nz/auckland
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Chairman’s Report October 2014 —Neville Lane
A new business item advised previously in outline is the planning in
progress for the replacement of
our computers and printers, now
approaching obsolescence, with
new equipment to enhance our
range of services and as funding
permits.
We will continue to run our monthly meetings according to the established format, re-iterating that as
with all our activities, your Committee will listen to suggestions,
criticisms, etc, from members and
act on them as may be practicable.
In particular, we wish to maintain
our reputation for the arrangement of expert and entertaining
speakers for our monthly meetings
but – we are running out of ideas
so here again, suggestions from
members would be most welcome.
Perhaps members themselves will
from time to time offer to stand up
and relate their experiences.
Another gentle reminder; annual
subscription renewals fell due on 1
July but, a significant proportion of
members have not yet paid. We
need your financial support to continue our activities and services so
please contact Membership Secretary Anne Udy by e-mail or visit her
desk at our next meeting – on
Tuesday, 14 October.
To those taking a break during the
school holidays, perhaps to fulfil
grand-parenting duties, hope for
pleasant weather and if you are
travelling – take care.
A note for your diary; Daylight Saving begins at 2am on Sunday, 28
September so put your clocks forward one hour and look forward to
longer hours of sunshine and
warmer temperatures.
Neville Lane Chairman
Email Safety and Etiquette—from the Editor
It is amazing to find that in this day
and age, some people have still not
realized how important their email
communications are. Many people
send email replies late or not at all.
Keep your language gender
neutral.
Answer swiftly.
Use the Bcc…field when emailing
Don’t reply to spam.
Use the Cc… field sparingly.
Make it personal.
Don’t leave out the message
thread.
Do not overuse the high priority
option.
Do not forward chain letters.
Do not request read receipts.
Do not ask to recall a message.
Do not use email to discuss
confidential information.
Without special software it lacks
any kind of security. Nevertheless,
e-mail is still widely used especially
in workplaces where social networking sites are frowned upon.
E-mail is fast, usually taking no
more than a few seconds to be
received.
Do not write in CAPITALS.
Read the email before you send it.
E-mail is the oldest of the social
networking tools available on the
internet today. Pre-dating even the
modern internet, e-mail isn't without its problems.
multiple recipients. (Blind Carbon
Copy)
NZ Postage is expensive, 80c per
envelope.
Sending names and email addresses of multiple recipients to everyone is a breach of confidentiality,
and a breach of the law.
A ringing telephone interrupts the
recipient from whatever he or she
is doing.
Email is easy to access and cheap
to use.
http://www.seniornet.co.nz/auckland
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Free programs and publications for SeniorNet Learning Centres
Steve Green, who until recently
held the position of Northern
Regional Representative for the
SeniorNet Federation, has
written free programs and publications for SeniorNet Learning
Centres.
In his guide to The Benefits of
Computers Steve identifies four
distinct categories, namely Information, Entertainment, Communications, and Commerce.
The modern computer is simply
the most amazing gateway to
commerce the world has ever
known.
We access information using our
computer to question the World
Wide Web, referred to as the
“web”, or the “internet”.
Potentially we can research and
buy any product or service
throughout the world. The “app”
that gives us the capability to
seek information is referred to as
a “web browser”. The major web
browsers are
Firefox,
Internet Explorer,
Opera
petitive prices before purchasing new computers.
Safari
Grocery – Let the supermarket come to you. Buy and pay
for groceries on the computer, and have them delivered
to your home.
and
Google Chrome.
Some of the real
benefits of using computers are:
E-banking - Visit your bank
any hour of the day or night to
manage bank accounts and
funds.
TradeMe – Buy and sell new
and second-hand goods
Tickets – Book flights, tickets
and accommodation. Search
for the best deals.
Property – Buy, sell and rent
to a global audience.
Other Free Guides are
Amazon – Purchase digital
products, including cheap Ebooks
Buying New Computers,
Gaming – Lose money and
occasionally win. Have a
flutter without leaving home.
Communication
Spreadsheet –Play around
with your budgets and expenses and let the computer
do the sums.
Herald News – Read the latest
editions of hundreds of the
best newspapers in the world.
Google – Find any information
immediately. Check out com-
Christmas Luncheon Tickets
will be available for purchase
at the hall door, before the
general meetings held Oct 14
and Nov 11. Our booking
needs to be confirmed
immediately following the
November meeting.
Tablets
Tablets versus Smartphones
Entertainment
Computers in Cuisine
Computers in Gardening
Computers in Photography
Computers in Travel
Technology Trends 2014
Computer Security
Email Steve Green for a free pdf
guide.
stevegreeninnz@gmail.com
Only current financial members
will be subsidised , your price being $25 each. The cost to nonmembers is $32.
See you at the Waipuna Hotel
Restaurant, 58 Waipuna Road,
Mt Wellington, Auckland 1060.
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Marine Corps Exercise for people over 60
Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room on each side.
With a 5-kg potato bag in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides. Hold them there as long as you can.
Try to reach a full minute, and then relax. Each day you'll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer.
After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-kg potato bags. Then try 50-kg potato bags, and then eventually, try to get to
where you can lift a 100-kg potato bag in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute. (I'm at this
level.)
After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each bag.
Welcome to New Members
Ron Goldsmith
Dawn O’Dea
Please contact the Course Coordinator to apply to join a
course—Dawn Whiteman at
the monthly meeting or email
dawn052011@hotmail.com
Colleen Thompson
Mary Thomson
Brenda Dawson
Term 4 2014 SeniorNet Auckland Scheduled Lessons in Calendar
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SeniorNet [Auckland] Annual Subscription Renewal
Dear Members
Our financial year ended on 30th June 2014, and subscriptions became due 1st July 2014 for the
year ending 30th June 2015.
Please continue to support your Learning Centre using one of the following options:
1
Internet Banking
Pay to ASB Bank a/c 123060-0268846 SeniorNet [Auckland} Inc.
Please include Payers Name and Detail, e.g. John Smith subscription.
Then please advise the SeniorNet Membership Secretary and Treasurer Anne Udy, the
amount that you have paid to SeniorNet [Auckland] Inc via Internet Banking
anneudy@xtra.co.nz
2
Standard Post
Please complete the Renewal Form below, then print and post it together with payment to
The Treasurer, SeniorNet [Auckland} Inc., P.O. Box 13366, Onehunga 1643
3
Pay at the Next Meeting, 14 October 2014
Please complete the Renewal Form below, then print and present it together with your
payment at the desk during our next meeting.
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