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Disclaimer
Some of our Club members who have specialized computer knowledge voluntarily give help to those with computer problems and also give advice about purchasing computers, etc.
It is essential that members of SeniorNet are aware that such help and advice imposes no responsibility or liability either on those members who provide such help and assistance or on SeniorNet Canterbury Inc
105th Issue
WELCOME.
Welcome to another issue of Enews. Where has the year gone? Soon it will all be over and hopefully a better year next year. The weather is getting warmer but that wind is so cool. Not like the good old days when show week was warm with the nor’easters blowing.
With a help session being held on two days, Monday and Tuesday between 12 and 2 pm more members are taking advantage of this service. If you have a problem or require to do some practice for a class under the watchful eye of a tutor this is the place to come. If you have a laptop bring it along and we will try to help you.
SENIORNET CANTERBURY NOTICES.
MONTHLY MEETING
The speaker for the monthly meeting is Grant Sidaway the Executive Officer of the Federation of NZ SeniorNets Societies Inc. and the topic of his talk is “Smart Phones and touch devices”. Should be an interesting meeting. Hope to see you there.
Course and Workshop News:
Visit the Website! Under ‘Course Availability’ and ‘Workshop Availability’ you will find the actual number of vacancies, brought up to date every two or three days. This will save your disappointing phone calls. www.seniornetcanty.co.nz click on the name to bring up the web site.
Course and Workshop News:
November 2011
Greetings to all members! Your last chance to attend a class or workshop this year!
Classes and workshops for 2012 will be advertised in the December Newsletter.
Book early! You can always cancel later if your commitments change.
EXISTING COURSES: Vacancies
(Classes/Workshops that are full are not shown here)
(Dates and Times are also in the November Newsletter, and on the Website)
84 Keyboard Skills 18 Nov – 9 Dec Friday 2.15
88 Introductory (Windows 7) 21 Nov – 12 Dec Monday 9.45
89 Basic Word 2007 / 2010 22 Nov – 13 Dec Tuesday 9.45
90 Introductory (XP and Vista) 23 Nov – 14 Dec Wednesday 9.45
86 Introductory Email (Outlook Express & Windows Mail) 5 Dec – 12 Dec Monday 2.15
WORKSHOP Vacancies: Please note that a phone booking is essential
Skype (Demo) 15 Nov Tues 2.15
Transferring Music: Vinyl or tape to CD: (Demo) 16 Nov Wed 9.45
Downloading Photos from a Digital Camera to your computer (H/O): 30 Nov Wed 12 noon
Trade Me (Demo) 30 Nov Wed 2.15
Using Digital Camera (Demo) 14 Dec Wed 2.15
For all Classes and Workshops please ring to book a place: Malcolm & Ann, 384 7247, 8 am to 8 pm.
Workshops are booked only over the phone, and please don’t send us any money – this is collected by the tutor at the class.
TIPS SECTION
PHOTOS IN EMAILS
When you receive an email with photos or other items included and when you forward the message on, the photos do not sometimes go with the mail but instead come out as an outlined square with a red cross in the corner. If you receive an email with the Red Cross, send this tip to the person who sent you the email.
To correct the problem
Run Outlook Express or Windows Mail (Vista).
Go to TOOLS / OPTIONS.
Click the SEND tab.
Click on the two buttons labelled HTML settings.
Put a check in the box labelled "Send pictures with messages" if not ticked.
Click OK and OK to exit.
Task manager Do not click on anything that you do not understand.
You can use Task Manager to start programs, to start or to end processes, and to view a dynamic display of your computer's performance.
For a full description go to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323527
To start Task Manager, take any of the following actions:
Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, and then click Task Manager.
Press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC.
Right-click an empty area of the taskbar, and then click Task Manager.
You can navigate Task Manager without a mouse. You can use the arrow keys to move up and down, you can use the Home/End keys to move to the first and last tabs. You can use CTRL+TAB to move between tabs, you can terminate a process by using the application key, and the arrow keys + enter. If a program is not responding this is the place to shut it down and regain control.
Be very careful that you do not change any of the settings if you do not understand the consequences. You may render your computer inoperable
TURN ON GAMES in WINDOWS 7
Some Windows games, such as
Chess Titans or Internet
Checkers, are available only
in some editions of Windows.
They are only available in
premium editions of Windows
7. Follow the steps
mentioned below to enable
the games in windows 7.
1. Click
the
Start
button, click
Control Panel,
click
Programs,
click
Programs and Features
and then click Turn
Windows features on or off.
2. If you're prompted for an
administrator password or
confirmation, type the
password or provide
confirmation.
3. Select the
Games check
box and then click
OK.
For further details refer
the article mentioned below.
Where are
my games?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Where-are-my-games
Learn about Windows games
Menu Bar in Windows 7 Internet Explorer 9.
Remember, if you can’t see the menu bar (which is not displayed in the default IE9 installation), just press and release the Alt key. You can display the menu bar all the time in IE9 by displaying the menu bar via the Alt key and then selecting View > Toolbars > Menu bar.
Secret Items on the Windows 7 Send To Menu
Viewing the Secret Items
These are the default items that you should see on the Send To menu when you right-click on a file:
Hold down the Shift key while right-clicking on the icon, and then try the Send To menu… all sorts of extra options!
Check this site out.
JOKES SECTION
Irish Medical Dictionary
The
Irish have the lowest stress
rate
because they do not take medical
terminology seriously ...
|
Medical Term |
Irish Definition |
|
|
Artery |
- |
The study of paintings |
|
Bacteria |
- |
Back door to cafeteria |
|
Barium |
- |
What doctors do when patients die |
|
Benign |
- |
What you be, after you be eight |
|
Caesarean Section |
- |
A neighbourhood in Rome |
|
Cat scan |
- |
Searching for Kitty |
|
Cauterize |
- |
Made eye contact with her |
|
Colic |
- |
A sheep dog |
|
Coma |
- |
A punctuation mark |
|
Dilate |
- |
To live long |
|
Enema |
- |
Not a friend |
|
Fester |
- |
Quicker than someone else |
|
Fibula |
- |
A small lie |
|
Impotent |
- |
Distinguished, well known |
|
Labour Pain |
- |
Getting hurt at work |
|
Medical Staff |
- |
A Doctor's cane |
|
Morbid |
- |
A higher offer |
|
Nitrates |
- |
Rates of Pay for
Working at Night, |
|
Node |
- |
I knew it |
|
Outpatient |
- |
A person who has fainted |
|
Pelvis |
- |
Second cousin to Elvis |
|
Post Operative |
- |
A letter carrier |
|
Recovery Room |
- |
Place to do upholstery |
|
Rectum |
- |
Nearly killed them |
|
Secretion |
- |
Hiding something |
|
Seizure |
- |
Roman Emperor |
|
Tablet |
- |
A small table |
|
Terminal Illness |
- |
Getting sick at the airport |
|
Tumour |
- |
One plus one more |
|
Urine |
- |
Opposite of you're out |
RECIPE SECTION
Rum Balls
These delicious rum balls
are velvet smooth. Also they
make a great gift and the no
baking is a huge bonus!
Prep time:
15 minutes
Servings: 2
dozen balls
Ingredients:
1 packet of crushed Arrowroot
biscuits (girl guide biscuits)
1 cup desiccated coconut
2 tablespoons of cocoa
1 can of sweetened condensed
milk
1/4 cup of rum
Directions:
Crush biscuits finely. Add
coconut and cocoa and mix well.
Splash in the rum and then stir
in the sweetened condensed milk.
Form into balls and roll in
chocolate sprinkles or cocoa.
Place in a container and store
in the fridge for 24 hours. They
actually get tastier as the days
go by!
Recipe substitute ideas...
-Add chopped raisins or toasted
nuts. Pecans, almond and
macadamia nuts are great!
CONCLUSION.
I appreciate that computers are not for everyone. If you do not wish to receive further copies of this newsletter please send me an email and I will remove your name from my listing. I do not wish to send Enews to anyone who does not want it.
As you are more likely to get spam and trojans these days it is important to scan your computer for these items that may have been installed on your computer without your consent and Knowledge. The best program to use today is SUPERSPYWARE which can be downloaded from the internet. Make sure that you download the freeware version of the program.
The editor in the tips in the November magazine also mentioned a good program to run to remove rubbish from your computer. It is called “Advanced system care”. Make sure that you only download the free version and run on a monthly basis. SeniorNet Canterbury runs this program on all the computers in the computer room to keep the computers in top rate condition.
If you have any problems that you would like help on or a tip that you think others in the organisation could use, please send it to me by email and I will put it into the next copy of Enews. I would love to hear from you.
I have reinstalled windows 7 and my email contacts list onto my computer. If you receive two copies of this email or you do not require further copies of this newsletter please advise me. Thanks.
Happy and safe computing
Till next month
104th Issue.
WELCOME.
Do you remember the old rhyme “the spring has sprung’? I think spring has finally arrived. The wind at times is still very cold so one must hope that things will improve shortly.
Classes and workshops and help sessions seem to be picking up a bit now so that is good. We are here to help you in any way that we can to solve problems or to increase your knowledge with your computer. You only have to ask one of our tutors or come along to a help session on a Tuesday.
SENIORNET CANTERBURY NOTICES.
MONTHLY MEETING
The speaker for the OCTOBER meeting is Pamela Dawson from the Electoral Commission and the topic of her talk is to explain the referendum on the voting system that will be taking place with the upcoming General Election. This is a topic that will be of interest to all members and should be an interesting meeting. Hope to see you there.
Course and Workshop News:
Visit the Website! Under ‘Course Availability’ and ‘Workshop Availability’ you will find the actual number of vacancies, brought up to date every two or three days. This will save your disappointing phone calls. www.seniornetcanty.co.nz click on the name to bring up the web site.
Are you interested in crafts and how the computer may help you? Do you know where to go to download free projects? Where are the suppliers in NZ and overseas for those special fabrics and craft items?
Come to a meeting in the computer room at Ferrymead on Monday 17th October at 12 noon so that ideas can be exchanged with the objective of setting up a new Special Interest Group.
Our Learning Centre at Ferrymead will be having Open Days over the Labour Weekend, Sunday 23rd and Monday 24th October, 10am to 4.30pm.
If you haven’t taken a Course or Workshop for a while, please pay a visit and talk with us- we can even offer free tea, coffee and biscuits.
Don’t forget to tell your relatives, friends and neighbours.
Either enter through the Ferrymead Heritage Park and see the special events first (you will have to pay) or drive direct to Gate A and see us for nothing – second building on the right after entering the gate. This entry is for members only as you will be asked for your membership label.
TIPS SECTION
Difference between hibernate and sleep.
Hibernate takes a
snapshot of everything
you got on RAM
(including any windows
and apps running) and
saves it to a special
hard disk file and then
shuts the computer down,
when you resume from
hibernation the computer
boots a bit faster than
a normal power up bootup.
This method does not
consume any power while
the computer is off.
Uses: When you are not
going to use the
computer for a few hours
or more.
Sleep, basically shuts
your computer down
except some components
like RAM, so the next
time you resume, it will
boot almost in an
instant. However, this
method consumes battery
power.
Uses: When you are just
leaving the computer for
a few minutes or hours,
like at lunchtime or
something like that.
CHANGE FONT SIZE ON A WEB PAGE.
If you are visiting a website or reading an e-mail and there is some problem to read text due to colour of page or the font too small. You can change the font and colour as well to solve this problem.
• To increase or decrease your font size and colour of webpage in Internet Explorer, select the Tools option from the top of your Explorer window and go to the Internet options.
• Here go the General option and then click on Accessibility button on right lower of the dialog box.
• Now change the status of checkbox marked "Ignore font sizes specified on Web pages" and next Ignore Colours specified on Web pages", end with Ok.
How to change the style of the default font in Word 2002 or in Word 2003
To change the style of the default font in Word 2002 or in Word 2003, follow these steps:
Do you want to change
the default font to
font name?
This change will affect
all new documents based
on the NORMAL template.
How to change the style of the default font in Word 2007
To change the style of the default font in Word 2007, follow these steps:
Do you want to change
the default font to
font name?
This change will affect
all new documents based
on the NORMAL template.
Many standard mice have two buttons: a left button and a right button. If you are right handed, the left mouse button will be directly under your index finger when you place your hand on the mouse. There are multiple ways to click an item using these two buttons:
Right-clicking will cause a drop-down menu to appear with multiple options. This is called a contextual menu, and the options in the menu will be different depending on the application you are using and where your mouse pointer is positioned on the screen when you click. From the contextual menu, you can do such things as rename the file or folder you right-clicked, save it to a different location, or move it to the Recycle Bin.
This web site is amazingly well thought out it gives full information on all times, locations and who is playing who.
Plus past results and if you are interested in the World Rugby Cup this site is a must.
Check this out, updated regularly.
http://www.nzwomansweekly.co.nz/
Recipes
Please send me your favourite web sites so that I may list them here for others to enjoy.
An old man lived
alone in Idaho. He
wanted to spade his
potato garden, but
it was very hard
work. His only son,
Bubba, who used to
help him, was in
prison.
The old man wrote a
letter to his son
and described his
predicament.
Dear Bubba:
I am feeling pretty
bad because it looks
like I won't be able
to plant my potato
garden this year.
I'm just getting too
old to be digging up
a garden plot. If
you were here, all
my troubles would be
over. I know you
would dig the plot
for me.
Love, Dad
A few days later, he
received a letter
from his son.
Dear Dad:
For heaven's sake,
Dad, don't dig up
that garden. That's
where I buried the
BODIES.
Love, Bubba
At 4 a.m. the next
morning, FBI agents
and local Police
showed up. They dug
up the entire garden
area without finding
any bodies. They
apologized to the
old man and left.
That same day, the
old man received
another letter from
his son.
Dear Dad:
Go ahead and plant
the potatoes now.
It's the best I
could do
under the
circumstances.
Love, Bubba
RECIPE SECTION
Afghan biscuits
200g butter, softened
1/2 cup caster sugar
11/4 cups flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder
11/3 cups cornflakes
Chocolate icing, recipe
follows
1/2 cup walnut halves,
to decorate
1. Heat oven to 180°C and line two baking trays with nonstick baking paper.
2. Place butter and sugar in a bowl and beat until pale and creamy. Sift flour and cocoa powder over creamed mixture and stir to combine. Lastly, stir in cornflakes.
3. Place tablespoonfuls of mixture on prepared baking trays. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until firm and golden brown. Remove to a wire rack to cool.
4. Ice the cold biscuits with chocolate icing and decorate with a walnut half.
CONCLUSION.
Members are still being contacted by unknown overseas persons telling them that their computer has a virus or the latest is that the free antivirus program is not good enough and you should update to a paid version. I have just had a person today that has given out their visa card number to the person on such a phone call. They only need your visa card number to be able to take money out of your account. We can not tell you enough that you must hang up any phone calls that you may receive and contact a member of the technical committee of SeniorNet for advice. These are all malicious calls and must be terminated as soon as possible. Only deal with persons such as tutors at SeniorNet who will give you sound advice.
The year is drawing to a close so the last lot of classes and workshops are now listed. If you do not get in promptly you will miss out this year and will have to wait till next year. Some classes have been cancelled lately due to lack of participants registering.
Lester Reilly
Membership officer
Member of the technical committee
SeniorNet Canterbury Inc.
103 rd. Issue
WELCOME.
Well it looks spring is finally with us at last. The wind has been a bit chilly but it is nice in the sun but sheltered from the wind.
A number of members took advantage of the last help session on Tuesday which was good to see. You are always welcome to come along with any problem or help with your computer on a Tuesday between 12 and 2 pm to the rooms at Ferrymead.
We are losing a number of members lately for a number of reasons and some have moved out of the district. We are always sorry to see these members go.
Also a number of classes and workshops have had to be cancelled recently due to lack of participants. If you know of any persons who need help with their computer suggest they come along and see if we can help them. If you would like to bring them along to a monthly meeting give Kitty Milner a ring and let her know their name.
As an organisation we have a lot of different courses to offer to help you to enjoy your computer experience. If you have any further ideas give a committee member a ring with your suggestions,
SENIORNET CANTERBURY NOTICES.
SEPTEMBER MONTHLY MEETING
The speaker for the monthly meeting is Anthony Butler. The subject of his talk is the Mars Project and the development of the Mars CT Scanner. The scanners are being used by health researchers investigating heart disease diabetes arthritis as well as several other conditions. Should be an interesting presentation. Hope to see you there.
Course and Workshop News:
Visit the Website! Under ‘Course Availability’ and ‘Workshop Availability’ you will find the actual number of vacancies, brought up to date every two or three days. This will save your disappointing phone calls. www.seniornetcanty.co.nz click on the name to bring up the web site.
Course and Workshop News:
September 2011
EXISTING COURSES: Vacancies
(Classes/Workshops that are full are not shown here)
(Dates and Times are also in the September Newsletter, and on the Website)
66 File Management (XP) 26 Sept – 17 Oct Monday 2.15 pm
67 File Management (Windows 7 & Vista) 30 Sept – 27 Oct Fri 12 noon
70 Advanced Word 2007 / 2010 5 Oct – 26 Oct Wed 12 noon
71 Photoshop Elements 5 Oct – 26 Oct Wed 2.15
72 Introductory (XP and Vista) 7 Oct – 28 Oct Fri 9.45
73 Intro Email (Windows Live Mail) 14 Oct – 21 Oct Fri 2.15
74 Word 2003 18 Oct – 8 Nov Tue 2.15
75 Upgrading to Windows 7 19 Oct – 26 Oct Wed 9.45 (This 2-week course is developed from a Workshop that used to be called “Understanding Windows 7”. This turned out to be a misleading title, as the course is designed for members who have already worked on an earlier version of Windows, and who want to make the change to Windows 7.)
WORKSHOP Vacancies: Please note that a phone booking is essential
Using a Laptop with XP (H/O) 13 Sept Tuesday 2.15 pm
Making a Card (H/O) 20 Sept Tuesday 2.15 pm
Using a Laptop with Windows 7 / Vista (H/O) 23 Sept Friday 12.00 noon
Skype (Demo) 26 Sept Monday 12 .00 noon
Downloading Photos from a Digital Camera to your computer (H/O):
7 Nov Mon 12 noon
Advanced Trade Me (H/O) 7 Oct Fri 2.15
Using a Digital Camera (Demo) 10 Oct Mon 12 noon
Scanners (H/O) 28 Oct Fri 2.15
Trade Me (Demo) 31 Oct Mon 2.15
For all Classes
and Workshops please ring to book a
place: Malcolm & Ann,
384 7247, 8
am to 8 pm.
Workshops are booked only over the phone, and please don’t send us any money – this is collected by the tutor at the class.
TIPS SECTION
Quick Tip --
Uninstalling the Uninstallable
Windows All Versions
Almost every Windows user can relate to
this experience: You're going through
Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel
and removing programs you don't want any
longer. Then you come to a program and
when you try to remove one and get an
error message - something like "Uninstall.dat
missing or corrupt"- or similar. So
there you are, stuck with a program you
don't want, but one you can't uninstall.
It's a frustrating experience -- and one
most of us have experienced.
So what can you? If you ever find yourself faced with the situation with uninstalling the uninstallable - here's a tip that works 99% of the time.
Re-download and re-install the program you want to uninstall. That's right. Download and reinstall the program you don't want. We know that sounds silly, but it really does work. Why? Because reinstalling the program sometimes replaces missing or damaged files which are needed to uninstall it. After you've reinstalled the program, immediately go to Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs (on XP) or "Programs and Features" "Uninstall or change a program" (on Vista and Windows 7), locate the program in the Control Panel list and try uninstalling it. More often than not, the program will uninstall without a hitch.
CLEANING FLAT SCREENS AND MONITORS
Flat screen monitors,
whether in LCD, LED, or plasma form, are
a little different than their CRT
cousins when it comes to cleaning. Your
standard CRT monitor has a glass screen
and can be cleaned in pretty much the
same way as you would any other glass in
your home or office.
Flat screen monitors, however, require a
bit of special care when cleaning. Their
displays are much more sensitive and are
easily scratched and damaged. The same
applies to your flat screen television.
Follow the easy steps below to safely clean your flat screen monitor or TV in just a few minutes.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: Cleaning a flat screen (LCD, LED, or plasma) monitor usually takes less than 5 minutes
Here's
How:
1.
Turn off the monitor. If
the screen is dark, it will be easier to
see the areas that are dirty or oily.
2.
Use a dry, soft cloth and
very gently wipe the screen. A
great choice would be the microfiber
type of cloth used to clean eyeglasses.
3.
If the dry cloth did not
completely remove the dirt or oil, do
not press harder in an attempt to
scrub it off.Pushing directly on the
screen can often cause pixels to burn
out.
4.
If necessary, dampen the
cloth with distilled water or with an
equal ratio of distilled water to white
vinegar.
Many companies also
sell small spray bottles of special
cleaner for flat screen monitors but the
vinegar mixture is usually just as
effective.
See Tip #2 below for products to avoid.
5.
The plastic edge that
surrounds the screen can be cleaned with
any multipurpose cleaner but take care
to avoid contact with the screen itself.
1.
Avoid using paper towels,
toilet paper, tissue paper, or something
like your shirt to wipe the screen.
These non-ultrasoft materials can
scratch the display.
2.
Avoid cleaning products
that contain ammonia, ethyl alcohol,
acetone, toluene, ethyl acid, or methyl
chloride. These chemicals can react with
the materials that the flat screen is
made of which could yellow the screen or
cause other kinds of damage
3. Never spray liquid directly on an LED, LCD, or plasma screen. It could run inside the monitor and cause damage.
ReadyBoost can speed up your computer by using storage space on most USB flash drives and flash memory cards. When you plug a ReadyBoost-compatible storage device into your computer, the AutoPlay dialog box gives you the option to use ReadyBoost. If you select this option, you can choose how much memory on the device to use for this purpose.
Microsoft Corporation.
Q: Can you explain the
principal differences between a
Netbook and tablet?
A: A Netbook typically runs
an operating system designed for
computers like Windows or Linux
while the newer tablets run a mobile
OS like Apple's iOS and Android
Honeycomb. Also Netbook have built
in keyboards; most tablets do not.
If you'd like to have the keyboard
option the ASUS Transformer offers a
detachable keyboard dock that turns
their tablet into an Android Netbook.
Q: Can a tablet be used as a
laptop replacement--why and why not?
A: I would have to say for
the most part that a tablet cannot
be used as a laptop replacement.
First the operating system is
different. Second the processing
power of tablets aren't quite as
substantial. I guess it all depends
on what you plan on using the tablet
for. However, due to the difference
in the mobile operating system
versus the operating system found on
a standard laptop (Windows) you
won't be able to run the exact same
programs meant for Windows on a
tablet.
Use
check boxes to select multiple files in
windows 7.
In order to select multiple files for an
operation such as copying, moving or
deleting in Windows Explorer, you
generally use the keyboard and the
mouse, Ctrl-clicking every file you want
to select. But if you're mouse-centric,
there's a way to select multiple files
in Windows 7 using only your mouse, via
check boxes. To do it:
1. In Windows Explorer, click Organize,
and then select "Folder and search
options."
2. Click the View tab.
3. In Advanced Settings, scroll down and
check the box next to "Use check boxes
to select items." Click OK.
4. From now on, when you hover your mouse over a file in Windows Explorer, a check box will appear next to it; click it to select the file. Once a file is selected, the checked box remains next to it; if you uncheck it, the box will disappear when you move your mouse away.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5554056/Street-level-red-zone-video-tours
Thanks Jan
http://www.ghacks.net/2011/08/21/a-guide-to-facebook-security/
Face book security.
Sky ads for rugby match fit.
JOKES SECTION
During a recent password audit, it was found that a computer operator was using the following password: "MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofySacramento". When asked why it was such a long password, the user said they were told that it had to be at least 8 characters long and include at least one capital."
Thought I'd let my doctor check me,
'Cause I didn't feel quite right. .
.
All those aches and pains annoyed me
And I couldn't sleep at night.
He could find no real disorder
But he wouldn't let it rest.
What with Medicare and Blue Cross,
We would do a couple tests.
To the hospital he sent me
Though I didn't feel that bad.
He arranged for them to give me
Every test that could be had.
I was fluoroscoped and cystoscoped,
My aging frame displayed.
Stripped, on an ice cold table,
While my gizzards were x-rayed.
I was checked for worms and
parasites,
For fungus and the crud,
While they pierced me with long
needles
Taking samples of my blood.
Doctors came to check me over,
Probed and pushed and poked around,
And to make sure I was living
They then wired me for sound.
They have finally concluded,
Their results have filled a page.
What I have will someday kill me;
My affliction is old age.
RECIPE SECTION
Home-Made Vegetable Soup
If you would
like soup just like my aunt Eileen used
to make here's the recipe.
Great for a winter's day.
Ingredients
1 cup of soup
mix (This is a bag of dried peas,
lentils & barley especially for soup)
4 Leeks
Bunch of Parsley
2 carrots
1 beef stock cube
1 pound of Boiling Beef with bone if
possible.
What to do
Put meat and
soup mix into a large saucepan add about
3 pints of water & bring to the boil.
Let it simmer
for about an hour. Chop the vegetables
and add to saucepan. Break up the stock
cube and add to the saucepan. If you
think it is too thick at this stage you
can add more water. Let the whole lot
simmer now for a few hours.
Put the soup into big plates keeping the
biggest plate for yourself
:0)
You can also put boiled potatoes into
your soup at this stage if you want.
Add salt to taste but don't add any salt if you are going to freeze it because it makes the soup taste horrible, just add salt when you thaw and re-heat it.
CONCLUSION.
How often do you carry out a scan for spyware on your computer? A scan using either Superantispyware or malwarebytes are rated the best options. I would suggest about once a month would be a good choice. You will be surprised what has been put onto your computer without your consent or knowledge. Another program worth running periodically is “Advanced system care”. This is also a free program that could help to keep your computer running as fast as the day you purchased it. Download the free version from the net and install it on your computer.
Till next month,
Safe and happy computing.
Lester Reilly
Membership officer
Member of the technical committee
SeniorNet Canterbury Inc.
102nd. Issue
WELCOME.
Welcome to you all. I trust that you all kept warm and did not go out in the recent snow storm that we experienced. Hope fully it is the turning point in the winter and the weather is going to get warmer from now on. Have just read that we are in for another week of cold weather. Stay safe and warm.
It is always nice and warm at the SeniorNet’s rooms at Ferrymead. Why not book into a class or workshop now and enjoy the warm room, enjoyable company and learn something new. We have a large number of classes on offer most with vacancies. There are listing below.
SENIORNET CANTERBURY NOTICES.
MONTHLY MEETING is this coming Thursday starting at 2pm in the Ferrymead rooms.
The speaker for the monthly meeting is Mr Grant Sidaway, the Executive Officer of the Federation of SeniorNet Societies and the subject of his talk is about smart phones and Touch Screen computers. He is always an interesting speaker and comes up with new technologies. Hope to see you there.
Course and Workshop News:
Visit the Website! Under ‘Course Availability’ and ‘Workshop Availability’ you will find the actual number of vacancies, brought up to date every two or three days. This will save your disappointing phone calls. www.seniornetcanty.co.nz click on the name to bring up the web site.
Course and Workshop News:
August 2011
It’s good to see
more members coming back to classes!
If you intend to book for a Course or Workshop, please
don’t leave it until the last moment! Several have been
cancelled recently, only to have two or three members ring
to book just before the class starts.
EXISTING COURSES: Vacancies
(Classes/Workshops that are full are not usually shown here)
(Dates and Times are also in the August Newsletter, and on the Website)
44 Intro Email (Outlook Express & Windows Mail) 6 Sept – 13 Sept.
Tues 9.45 am (The dates of this class were changed because of the snow.) and
65
12 Sept – 19 September Mon 12 noon
57 Desktop Publishing 29 Aug –
19 September Monday 9.45am
58 Keyboard Skills 29 Aug – 19
Sept Monday 2.15 pm
59 Intro Email (Live Mail) 30
Aug– 6 Sept Tues 2.15 pm
61 Introductory(Win 7) 7 Sept –
28 Sept Wed 12.00 noon
62 Word 2003 7 Sept – 28 Sept
Wed 2.15 pm (Only 1 place)
64 Basic Word 2007 9 Sept –
16 Sept Fri 2.15 pm
63 Understanding Windows 7 9
Sept – 16 Sept Fri 12.00 noon
66 File Management (XP) 26 Sept
– 17 Oct Monday 2.15 pm
67 File Management (Windows 7 & Vista)
30 Sept – 27 Oct Fri 12 noon
68 Introductory (XP / Vista) 14
Sept – 5 Oct Wed 9.45 am
56 Irfanview Cancelled
WORKSHOP
Vacancies: Please
note that a phone booking is essential
Note: The new Workshop on
Downloading Photos was so popular that we filled 3 classes
immediately and have now scheduled a fourth!
Printing &
Printers (Demo)
15 Aug Monday 9.45 am (Date changed)
Excel
for Spreadsheet and Database
Full
Advanced Trade Me (H/O)
23 Aug Tuesday 2.15 pm
Using a Laptop with Windows 7 / Vista (H/O)
Full (see below)
Using a Laptop with XP (H/O)
13 Sept Tuesday 2.15 pm
Making a Card (H/O) 20
Sept Tuesday 2.15 pm
Using a Laptop with Windows 7 / Vista (H/O)
23 Sept Friday 12.00 noon
Skype
(Demo)
26 Sept Monday 12 .00 noon
Downloading Photos from a Digital Camera to your computer
(H/O):
27 September Full
3 Oct Full
4 Oct Full
11 Oct Tuesday 2.15 pm
For all Classes
and Workshops please ring to book a place: Malcolm &
Ann
384 7247,
8 am to 8 pm. Note changed
phone number.
Workshops are booked only over the phone, and please don’t send us any money – this is collected by the tutor at the class.
TIPS SECTION
Jan wants her Caps Lock key and SHIFT
key to beep beep again.
I was wondering if you or
maybe one of your readers will be able to tell me how to get
the caps lock and shift keys to make a sound when using. I
had it on here before, but somehow I have managed to lose
the sounds.
Our Answer
One of our biggest pet peeves used to be hitting the
CAPS LOCK key by accident and forgetting it was on. While
the Keyboard does have a light to indicate the CAPS LOCK key
is activated, until now there was no audio warning. Now you
can configure Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7 to give you a BEEP
when you hit the CAPS LOCK key. Here's how to set it up,
it's very easy: In XP Go to control panel, Accessibility
Options and place a checkmark next to the "Use Toggle Keys"
option. With Toggle Keys on you'll hear a beep when your
press the CAPS LOCK, NUM LOCK or SCROLL LOCK keys.
You can turn this option on in Vista or Windows 7 by holding down the NUM LOCK key for five seconds - and turn it off by holding down the NUM LOCK key for five seconds again.
As far as we know there isn't anyway to make the SHIFT key beep - unless you want to make all the keys beep which might be annoying.
Keyboard shortcuts you can use to
shutdown your computer
Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
32bit and 64bit systems
You can always shut down your computer from the start
menu, right? But what happens if your start menu becomes
unresponsive? Or what happens if your computer is
frozen, but your keyboard still works. There's a couple
of things you can do to shutdown your system. You can
press Windows Key + R and the following in the command
line:
“shutdown /r” then press Enter. This will restart your
computer.
Or you can enter “shutdown” Then press Enter and your
computer will shut down.
Did you know there are other ways to shutdown your
computer? You can press the power button and hold it in
until your computer shuts down, this could l take up to
10 seconds. You can just yank the plug from the wall
(but this won't work with a laptop with battery power
left). Those are ways you wouldn't normally use except
as a last resort.
There are better ways to shutdown than using the power
button or yanking the cord from the wall. You can use
the following keyboard shortcuts shutdown:
In Windows XP use the keyboard sequence: Windows key, u,
u
Remember to press and release each key before pressing
the next key.
WINDOWS 7 JUMP LISTS
Jump Lists - new in Windows 7 - take you
right to the documents, pictures, songs, or websites you
turn to each day.
To open a
Jump List, just right-click a
program icon on the Windows 7 taskbar.
You'll also find them on the
Start menu.
What you see in a Jump List depends entirely on the program.
The Jump List for Internet Explorer 8
shows frequently-viewed websites. Windows Media Player
12 lists commonly-played tunes.
Jump Lists don't just show
shortcuts to files. Sometimes they also provide quick
access to commands for things like composing new Email
messages or playing music.
Look for the padlock
When you’re shopping, banking or performing any activity online where your privacy or security could be compromised always look for the padlock. This will appear in the address bar (left) or, in older browsers, in the status bar at the bottom of the window. You can click on this to see who owns the security certificate. Phishing sites will regularly look exactly like their real counterparts but will either have no security certificate or will have a fake one.
Don't forget Windows Disk
Cleanup - it's on every Windows computer
Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
Windows Disk Cleanup is on every Windows XP, Windows Vista
and Windows 7 computer. And for those of you who have never
used it, you will find it works very, very well. Much better
than many of the freeware cleaner programs you've probably
tried. If you haven't given Windows Disk Cleanup a try, why
not try it right now?
To start Windows Disk Cleanup, press the Windows Key plus
the "R" key, then type cleanmgr.exe in the command line and
press Enter. Windows Disk Cleanup will begin to scan your
system looking for junk to remove - well that's what it
does!
You'll then be
presented with a dialog that allows you to choose which
files you want to delete. The files in this list can be
deleted - without worry.
If you want more options, for instance cleaning up old
system restore points, click "Clean up System Files".
Another scan dialog will appear and then a dialog - that
looks exactly like the first one but with a More Options
tab at the top. Click on More Options. You'll be able to
delete all the old system restore files but the most
recent one. Do not do this if your computer is running
poorly. You may find you need to go back further than
the most recent restore point, and if you clean up all
the old ones, you won't have the option to go back
further than the most recent restore point. So please
use this option with care.
If you have an Internet connection, Windows can automatically synchronize your clock to keep it accurate. Here's how: 1. Right-click your clock, and then click Adjust Date/Time.
2. Click the Internet Time tab. Click change settings and then Click the Server down arrow, and then click time.nist.gov. Notice that Internet time synchronization is enabled by default.
3. Click Update Now. Windows XP contacts the Internet time server and sets your clock. Click OK.
Now, your PC is connected to the Internet time server.
http://www.jigidi.com/solve.php?id=7OHS4CBW
Try a jigsaw.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4shrCg1b7E
NZ kiwi song.
https://picasaweb.google.com/RossBeckerNZ/2011April27IntoTheChristchurchRedZone
Photos of the RED ZONE.
JOKES SECTION
There was life before the computer
An application was for employment
A program was a TV show
A cursor used profanity
A keyboard was a piano!
Memory was something that you lost with age
A CD was a bank account!
And if you had a broken disk,
It would hurt when you found out!
Compress was something you did to garbage
Not something you did to a file
And if you unzipped anything in public
You'd be in jail for awhile!
Log on was adding wood to a fire
Hard drive was a long trip on the road
A mouse pad was where a mouse lived
And a backup happened to your commode!
Cut--you did with a pocket knife
Paste you did with glue
A web was a spider's home
And a virus was the flu!
I guess I'll stick to my pad and paper
And the memory in my head
I hear nobody's been killed in a computer crash
But when it happens they wish they were dead!
RECIPE SECTION
Method:
CONCLUSION.
Have you been rung by the scammers yet? Most people have had a phone call telling them they have a problem with their computer. If you get a call from someone saying they are from Microsoft or a computer technician and you have not requested help, hang up and do not install anything on your computer. It is a scam and a number of persons have been duped into paying them some money to fix their computer. This is a world wide scam as well as New Zealand.
If you do not wish to receive further copies of this newsletter please send me an email and I will remove you from my listing.
If you have a question why not send it to me and I will try to find an answer.
Happy and safe computing till next month
Lester Reilly
Membership officer
Member of the technical committee
SeniorNet Canterbury Inc.
101 Issue
WELCOME.
Hi and welcome to all my readers If you are in Christchurch I trust you are surviving the earthquakes and getting on with life. Hopefully we are over the worst.
It has been noticed that we are not going about as much as we used to. SeniorNet Canterbury has had to cancel a number of classes and workshops due to lack of members attending. We are also running a number of classes with fewer numbers than we do normally just to help. If you would like to increase your knowledge of using some program on the computer give the Course coordinators a ring and make your request. They will be happy to hear from you.
Attending a class or workshop is a good way to meet new people and enjoy a few hours in a different environment. I find going to Ferrymead is like a trip into the country where you can relax and enjoy the scenery.
SENIORNET CANTERBURY NOTICES.
MONTHLY MEETING
The speaker for the monthly meeting Mr Mike Crean and his talk is about his travels in the south Island and the 150th Anniversary of the press. Mike has been a guest speaker at SeniorNet before and is always well worth a visit to hear him. Hope to see you there.
Course and Workshop News:
Visit our Website! Under ‘Course Availability’ and ‘Workshop Availability’ you will find the actual number of vacancies, brought up to date every two or three days. This will save your disappointing phone calls. www.seniornetcanty.co.nz click on the name to bring up the web site.
Course and Workshop News:
July 2011
Greetings to all SeniorNet Members. We hope to see you again soon at Ferrymead.
If you intend to book for a Course or Workshop, please don’t leave it until the last moment! Several have been cancelled recently, only to have two or three members ring to book just before the class starts.
EXISTING COURSES : Vacancies
(Dates and Times are also in the July Newsletter, and on the Website)
43 Intro Email (Windows Live Mail) 18 July - 25 July Mon 9.45 am
44 Intro Email (Outlook Express & Windows Mail) 26 July – 2 August
Tues 9.45 am
46 Word 2003 18 July – 8 Aug Monday 12 noon
48 Keyboard Skills 29 July – 19 August Friday 9.45 am
49 File Management (Windows 7 & Vista) 3 Aug – 24 Aug
Wednesday 2.15 pm
50 Introductory(Win 7) 5 Aug – 26 Aug Fri 12 noon
51 File Management (XP) 5 Aug – 26 Aug Fri 2.15 pm
54 Picasa 10 Aug – 7 September Wed 9.45 am
55 Introductory (XP / Vista) 15 Aug – 5 September Monday 12 noon
56 Irfanview 17 Aug – 24 Aug Wednesday 12 noon
WORKSHOP Vacancies: Please note that a phone booking is essential
Note:
1, The Excel Workshop is new
2. The Workshop on Using Windows 7 has now became a full 2 week course, and single session workshops will not be run on this subject in future.
Using a Digital Camera 27 July Wed 2.15 pm
Printing and Printers 1 Aug Mon 9.45 am
Trade Me (demo) 2 Aug Tuesday 2.15
Removing Objects from a Photo 10 Aug Wed 12 noon
Excel for Spreadsheet and Database 22 August Mon 2.15 pm
Advanced Trade Me (H/O) 23 Aug Tuesday 2.15 pm
Using a Laptop with Windows 7 / Vista 26 Aug Fri 9.45am
For all Classes and Workshops please ring to book a place: Malcolm & Ann,
384 7247, 8 am to 8 pm. Note changed phone number.
Workshops are booked only over the phone, and please don’t send us any money – this is collected by the tutor at the class.
Have you received a telephone call from someone saying they were from Microsoft because of PC error reports. We received one two days ago.
It's classic scam-avoidance 101: never completely trust someone who you don't know who calls you.
Listen to them, if you like. Ask questions, if you feel so motivated, but never ever give them access to your PC and never ever give them your payment information.
Let them know that you'll have your local tech look into it (even if you don't have one). Else ring a tutor at SeniorNet Canterbury.
Once it's clear that you're not going to fall for the trap, it's very likely that you'll get hung up on or that the caller may even become abusive; at that point, you can hang up on them.
If you're concerned that there is a real problem, do the research yourself, or contact the technical resources that you trust and ask them about it.
Chances are there's nothing to worry about as you will not have been infected.
By Gregg Keizer
July 5, 2011 11:25 AM ET
Computerworld - Microsoft will retire 2001's Office XP and the first service pack for Windows Vista next week, according to the company's published schedule.
Both Office XP and Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) will exit all support July 12, this month's Patch Tuesday. That date will be the last time Microsoft issues security updates for the aging suite and Vista SP1.
Microsoft supports its business products for 10 years, the first five in what it calls "mainstream support," and the second five in "extended support." The biggest difference between the two phases is that in the latter, non-security fixes are provided only to companies that have paid for special support contracts.
Microsoft generally patches security vulnerabilities in its products throughout the entire 10-year stretch.
Although Office XP's support expires next week, Vista users can continue to receive security updates by upgrading to SP2, the service pack Microsoft launched in May 2009.
Users can install Vista SP2 through Windows Update, or by manually downloading the 32-bit or 64-bit version of the service pack.
The consumer editions of Vista SP2 -- Vista Home Basic, Home Premium and Ultimate -- exit support in April 2012, while the corporate versions of Vista Business and Vista Enterprise will be supported with security patches through mid-April 2017.
Microsoft supports Windows' consumer versions for only five years, but maintains the enterprise editions for 10 years.
Users can continue to run out-of-support software: There is no "kill switch" that gets thrown to disable or cripple the programs. Without security fixes, however, such software will be increasingly vulnerable to attacks.
Office 2003, the follow-up to Office XP, will receive security updates until April 2014. Office 2007 and Office 2010 will get patches until April 2017 and October 2020, respectively.
Office XP and Vista SP1 were last patched three weeks ago when Microsoft issued 16 security updates that fixed 34 flaws.
Please do not panic if you have XP. Your computer will still run as normal but there will be no support from Microsoft or any updates to the operating system.
TIPS SECTION
TO READ A DOCX FILE IF YOU DO NOT HAVE WORD 2007 OR WORD 2010.
To open Microsoft Office Word 2007 .docx or .docm files with Microsoft Office Word 2003, Word 2002, or Word 2000, you need to install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats and any necessary Office updates. By using the Compatibility Pack for the 2007 Office system, you can open, edit some items, and save Office Word 2007 documents in previous versions of Word.
You can download the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for 2007 Office system from Microsoft Office Online.
Mouse buttons. (Back to basics)
While the left button of your mouse may prove more useful in terms of selecting and dragging items around the screen and choosing options, the right mouse button can be used to display a list of commands and actions for a selected item. The shortcut menu that appears when you right click an item allows you to perform such useful tasks as Open, Delete, Cut and Paste quickly and easily. Almost every object you come across in Windows will produce a shortcut (or context) menu, but the commands listed in the menu may differ slightly according to the programme and the software utilities you have installed. For example, if you have a virus scan programme on your computer a 'Scan for Viruses' option will appear in the menu whenever you right click on a file, folder, or drive. In the same way, you can access the Print command by right clicking on a text file.
Each shortcut menu has a default action, which is usually at the top and displayed in bold. This is the action that will be performed automatically whenever you double click an item.
SeniorNet Whangarei Inc
Sleep is a power-saving state that allows a computer to quickly resume full-power operation (typically within several seconds) when you want to start working again. Putting your computer into the sleep state is like pausing a DVD player—the computer immediately stops what it’s doing and is ready to start again when you want to resume working.
Hibernation is a power-saving state designed primarily for laptops. While sleep puts your work and settings in memory and draws a small amount of power, hibernation puts your open documents and programs on your hard disk, and then turns off your computer. Of all the power-saving states in Windows, hibernation uses the least amount of power. On a laptop, use hibernation when you know that you won't use your laptop for an extended period and won't have an opportunity to charge the battery during that time.
Hybrid sleep is designed primarily for desktop computers. Hybrid sleep is a combination of sleep and hibernate—it puts any open documents and programs in memory and on your hard disk, and then puts your computer into a low-power state so that you can quickly resume your work. That way, if a power failure occurs, Windows can restore your work from your hard disk. When hybrid sleep is turned on, putting your computer into sleep automatically puts your computer into hybrid sleep. Hybrid sleep is typically turned on by default on desktop computers.
Note: Do not use sleep if you are storing your laptop in a bag or case. The hard drive is still being used and the fans to keep the laptop cool are still on. Air must be circulated to keep the computer cool at all times why the computer is turned on.
From Microsoft.
Using the mouse, you can drag-”˜n-dock windows to either side of the screen, or drag it to the top to maximize it. These keyboard shortcuts are even faster:
http://sites.asiasociety.org/beijingair/
thanks Gordon.
Check out the Federation and the sites that give discounts to SeniorNet members.
http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tts/tts_example.php?sitepal
Try it.
Please send me your favourite web site for other to enjoy.
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JOKES SECTION
Cleaning Poem
I asked the Lord to tell me
Why my house is such a mess
He asked if I'd been 'computering',
And I had to answer 'yes.'
He told me to get off my butt,
And tidy up the house..
And so I started cleaning up...
The smudges off my mouse.
I wiped and shined the topside.
That really did the trick...
I was just admiring my good work.
I didn't mean to 'click.'
But click, I did, and oops - I found
A real absorbing site
That I got SO way into it -
I was into it all night.
So nothing's changed except my
mouse.
It's as shiny as the sun.
I guess my house will stay a
mess.....
While I sit here on my bum.
RECIPE SECTION
Cook Time: 35 - 40 minutes
Prep Time: 8 - 10 minutes
Serves 4-6
8 Eggs
½ cup bacon, chopped
1 spring onion, chopped
1 egg yolk beaten with a tablespoon
of water
Salt and pepper to taste
400g block (or sheets) of store
bought puff pastry
Bacon & Egg Pie is an easy to make, real kiwi classic. Great for lunches, brunches, dinner or a picnic.
A 20.5 x 20.5cm cake pan, or a round 23cm metal pie dish is ideal.
Preheat oven to 200°C. Roll out two thirds of the pastry on a floury bench to line a shallow greased 23cm pie tin. Scatter over spring onion and half of the bacon, break in the eggs and season, then scatter on the remaining bacon.
Roll out the remaining pastry to make a lid. Crimp the pastry edges together with your fingers and trim off any excess. Use the trimmings to decorate the pie if you wish (attach these with a dab of egg wash).
Cut four small vents in the pastry lid with a sharp knife. Brush with beaten egg mix and bake 35 - 40 minutes until rich golden brown and crispy. Serve warm - or cold.
Recipe Credit: Sophie Gray
CONCLUSION.
Another Enews sent. I hope that you find something of interest and something new to know.
One last thought. Watch out for scammers. They can approach you on the phone, by emails or knock on your front door. If it sound too good to be true it probably is too good to be true. All they want is your money and they do not care how they get it. It is too precious today to give it away so be careful
Yours till next time
Stay safe and enjoy your computer.
Lester Reilly
Membership officer
Member of the technical committee
SeniorNet Canterbury Inc.
Disclaimer
Some of our Club members who have specialized computer knowledge voluntarily give help to those with computer problems and also give advice about purchasing computers, etc.
It is essential that members of SeniorNet are aware that such help and advice imposes no responsibility or liability either on those members who provide such help and assistance or on SeniorNet Canterbury Inc.
A number of members have requested a list of the present committee.
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Chairman/Tutor Co-ordinator |
Paul Hopewell |
980-3687 |
paul.hopewell@paradise.net.nz |
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Deputy Chairman/Publicity Convenor |
Alan Hardy |
352-2245 |
alndil@googlemail.com |
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Secretary/Social Convenor |
Kitty Milner |
980-2985 |
enquiries@seniornetcanty.co.nz |
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Treasurer |
Jack Goldsmith |
326-6980 |
jack.goldsmith@xtra.co.nz |
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Training Convenour /Deputy Tutor Co-ordinator |
Jill Abrey |
352-9324 |
jill.don.abrey@clear.net.nz |
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Speaker Organizer |
Carol Johannis |
322-6206 |
carol_garry@clear.net.nz |
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Privacy and Safety Officer/Newsletter Editor/Web Master |
Gale Fursdon |
343-5465 |
gale@seniornetcanty.co.nz |
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Assistant Course Boxes/Course Notes Supervisor |
Dilys Hardy |
352-2245 |
alndil@googlemail.com |
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Office Organizer |
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Newsletter Mailing Organizer |
Maureen McCully |
359-5194 |
m.mccully@clear.net.nz |
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Course Boxes Supervisor/Federation Co-ordinator |
Ken Poole |
323-4444 |
kpvp@xtra.co.nz |
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Membership Secretary |
Lester Reilly |
358-3298 |
lester@seniornetcanty.co.nz |
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Course Notes Supervisor |
David Rowe |
942-4353 |
davro@paradise.net.nz |
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Assistant Treasurer |
June McMillan |
352-2461 |
june.mcmillan@xtra.co.nz |
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Minutes Secretary |
Jackie Ainger |
358-3465 |
wjainger@xtra.co.nz |
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Course Co-ordinators |
Ann and Malcolm Shearer |
384-7247 |
am.shearer@clear.net.nz |
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Photographer |
Colin Clark |
981-3709 |
clarkie38@clear.net.nz |
WELCOME.
Hi to you all again for another
month. The weather has turned for
the worse. I suppose we cannot
expect anything else as it is
winter. It is always nice and warm
at the rooms at Ferrymead so enroll
in a class or workshop and come
along and join in with some nice
company and learn something new
along the way.
If you have a question or a tip why
not send me an email and I will put
it in the next newsletter. I can
always do with new material or new
ideas.
ENIORNET CANTERBURY NOTICES.
The next MONTHLY MEETING is to be held at the Ferrymead Lions Club rooms on the 16th. June starting at 2.00pm.
The speaker for the meeting is Vivien Levy and the topic of her talk is “Forensic Dentistry and she will have examples of cases. Should be an interesting meeting. Hope to see you there.
Help Session
The help sessions are now being held at Ferrymead on every Tuesday between 12 noon and 2 pm. If you have a problem or need some help with your class notes this is the place to come.
HAVE YOU LOST A SET OF KEYS
There is a set of keys at SeniorNet with a Sanctuary Cove Tag and a HONDA key tag attached. If these are yours please contact Lester on 358-3298.
Course and Workshop News:
Visit the Website! Under ‘Course Availability’ and ‘Workshop Availability’ you will find the actual number of vacancies, brought up to date every two or three days. This will save your disappointing phone calls. www.seniornetcanty.co.nz click on the name to bring up the web site.
Course and Workshop News:
June 2011
Greetings to all SeniorNet Members. We hope to see you again soon at our new location at Ferrymead. Ferrymead classes are marked Fe, and Garden City classes GC, but from July all new classes and workshops will be at Ferrymead.
Unfortunately the Picasa Course advertised in the Newsletter has had to be cancelled. We should like to schedule it again soon. It would help if you let us know whether you will be interested. Another course that we would like to get requests for is Using Microsoft Excel. There is no point in advertising some of the advanced courses unless we know that members will attend.
EXISTING COURSES : Vacancies
30 Fe File
Management (Windows 7 & Vista)
13 June
– 4 July Mon 9.45 am (Only 1
vacancy)
36 Fe File Management (XP)
15 June - 13 July Wed 2.15
(Only 1 vacancy)
(Dates and Times are also in the June Newsletter, and on the Website)
NEW CLASSES (Advertised in June Newsletter and on the Website)
40 Fe Word
2003 28
June – 19 July Tues 9.45 am
41 Fe Photoshop Elements
13 July – 3 Aug Wed 9.45 am
42 Fe Word 2007
13 July – 3
Aug Wed 12 noon
43 Fe Intro Email (Windows Live
Mail)
18 July - 25 July Mon 9.45 am
44 Fe Intro Email (Outlook Express &
Windows Mail)
26 July – 2
August Tues 9.45 am
WORKSHOP Vacancies: Please note that a phone booking is essential
All these workshops will be held at Ferrymead
Removing
Objects from Photos
15 June Wed 12 noon
Transferring Music from Vinyl to CD
21 June
Tues 9.45 am
Printing Photos
6 July Wed
9.45 am
Installing and Uninstalling Programs
6 July
Wed 12 noon
Trade Me (Hands-On, New)
11 July Mon 12
noon
Using a Laptop with Windows 7 &
Vista
18 July Mon 2.15 pm
Using a Digital Camera
20 July
Wed
2.15 pm
Understanding Windows 7.
26 July Tues
2.15 pm
For all Classes and Workshops please ring to book a place: Malcolm & Ann, 384 7247, 8 am to 8 pm. Note changed phone number.
Workshops are booked only over the phone, and please don’t send us any money – this is collected by the tutor at the class.
TIPS SECTION
Fixing Internet connection problems
– Get back on LINE
Here are some tips you can try if you experience problems with your cable or DSL connection. Connection TCP/IP problems can be really hard to troubleshoot. And sometimes your connection may quit for no apparent reason. This can be frustrating, especially if you’re not sure what to do when it happens.
First, make sure your ISP is not having problems. Cable and DSL modems have a connection light that is on and not flashing when a connection is available. If you don’t see a steady connection light, call your ISP to make sure that the problem isn’t with them. If your modem indicates a connection is available but you cannot get on the Internet, here are some safe and easy tips that we’ve used many times that should help you get back on the Internet fast.
1.Try automated repair. Just right-click on the problem connection in the Network Connections folder and choose Repair.
2. Re-set your router: If you have a home network, the problem may lie with the router or in the connection between the router and your broadband provider. Follow the directions for resetting the router. Most always you can reset your router by unplugging the power cord, leaving the router off for at least one minute, then turning it back on. Routers vary though, so be sure to check your manual.
3. Re-set your cable DSL modem: If you have a broadband connection, the problem may be with the IP address assignment by your ISP. Turn off your cable or DSL modem by unplugging the power cord and leave it powered off for at least three minutes. Plug in the power cord and wait until the modem has cycled though its test cycle. Hopefully, you’ll find that you’re back on the Internet.
4. Power Cycling: First shut down your computer, then unplug the power to your cable modem, and then unplug the power cord from your router. Wait at least three minutes, then plug the power cord back into your modem and wait for the test cycle to complete. Now power-up the router and wait for its test cycle to complete. Finally, boot up your computer. You should be back on the ‘Net now.
Drivers are the interpreters for all this and more. Every device in your computer has its own very specialized driver that’s created, provided, and maintained by that device's manufacturer. Most of the hundreds of device drivers on your computer today were installed along with Windows when your computer was originally manufactured, while others you may have actually added yourself without realizing it... by inserting a CD provided with a monitor, printer, digital camera or other peripheral you may have purchased separately.
Have you installed Internet explorer as an upgrade and now you find the menu bar is missing and cannot find how to bring it back. It's not gone, just ... hidden. Press the ALT key. And there it is.
Another way is to click the gear icon near the upper-right corner in IE:
The resulting menu has many, though not all, of the items that you'd also see on the normal menu taskbar.
To bring it back permanently, right-click the empty space next to the tabs, Click Menu bar in that pop-up list the menu bar returns.
If you do not like the new version
of Internet Explorer you can
uninstall version 9 and revert back
to version 8.
First, be aware that Internet
Explorer cannot be completely
uninstalled. Various components of
IE are used and required by other
applications as well as Windows
itself.
Click on START then
Control
Panel,
Programs,
Uninstall a program.
In the resulting dialog, Click the
View installed updates
The resulting list
may take several seconds to fill up;
make sure to wait until it's loaded.
Scroll down in the list and locate
the "Windows Internet Explorer 9"
entry. If that entry does not exist,
you cannot uninstall IE9.
If it does, right-click the entry
and click
Uninstall.
Follow the screens until Internet
Explorer
8
displays its first-time welcome
screen.
My operating system is Windows 7 Professional. I heard that there are hidden games within the operating system. What can I do so that those games are not hidden?
Windows 7 comes with a bunch of cool default games. Games like chess, mahjong titans are in 3D. These games are missing in Windows 7 Professional and they are not installed by default. To enable these games:
Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Programs.
Click Turn windows features on or off.
Check the Games folder. You may also selectively choose the games you want. Click ok.
It might take a while to install these new services and then you should be able to view the games under start menu from Windows 7.
To uninstall, just go back and uncheck the games folder and click ok.
http://www.computerfreetips.com/window_xp/main_xp.html
Computer tips.
Do you have a good web site that you would like to share with other members? Please send me the link and I will publish it in the next newsletter.
JOKES SECTION
A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier.
Because
of hectic schedules, it was
difficult to coordinate their travel
schedules. So, the husband left
Minnesota and flew to Florida on
Thursday, with his wife flying down
the following day.
The
husband checked into the hotel...
There was a computer in his room, so
he decided to send an email to his
wife. However, he accidentally left
out one letter in her email address,
and without realizing his error,
sent the e-mail.
Meanwhile, somewhere in Houston, a widow had just returned home from her husband’s funeral. He was a minister who was called home to glory following a heart attack.
The widow decided to check her e-mail expecting messages from relatives and friends. After reading the first message, she screamed and fainted.
The
widow’s son rushed into the room,
found his mother on the floor, and
saw the computer screen which read:
To: My
Loving Wife
Subject: I’ve Arrived
Date: December 16, 2010
I know you’re surprised to hear from me. They have computers here now and you are allowed to send emails to your loved ones. I’ve just arrived and have been checked in.
I’ve seen that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then! Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was.
P. S. Sure is freaking hot down here!!!!
RECIPE SECTION
Farm Macaroons
Original Recipe Yield 4 dozen
Ingredients
Directions
CONCLUSION.
When I started to publish these electronic newsletters I never thought that I would be doing them for so long. I would appreciate some ideas or questions to put into the newsletters as I do not know if you enjoy reading them and learn something along the way.
Have you been rung by that scammer yet? A number of members have and I am sorry to say at least one member has been not so lucky. They realised shortly afterwards that they may have done the wrong thing but managed to sort it successfully in the end. Remember that Microsoft or your bank will NEVER ring you or email you and ask for details that they already have.
If in doubt hang up and ask a committee member of SeniorNet if you have any doubts or a good friend.
Happy and safe computing till next month
Lester Reilly
Membership officer
Member of the technical committee
SeniorNet Canterbury Inc.
99th Issue
WELCOME.
Welcome to all readers where ever you are. The new rooms at Ferrymead are getting organised slowly and more members are getting used to travelling to the new destination. How you been to the rooms yet?
A number of members have moved to locations as far away as Invercargill and Auckland. I trust they are settled into their new residents and are once again enjoying life. If you have moved please advise me of your new address and telephone number if still in Christchurch or Rangiora so that I can keep my records up to date and allow us to send any correspondence to you at your new address.
SENIORNET CANTERBURY NOTICES.
Help sessions are presently held in the garden city Rooms at Brake Street on a Thursday between 12 and 2 pm. These will finish with the last session being held on Thursday 2nd of June.
The help sessions will recommence at the Ferrymead rooms on Tuesday the 7th of June starting at 12 noon and continuing till 2pm. They will be held every Tuesday between 12 noon and 2 pm in the Ferrymead club rooms until further notice. If you have a problem or like some help or just a chat come along and see the team and have a cup of coffee. You will be most welcome.
MONTHLY MEETING
The next monthly meeting is to be held on Friday 27th of May starting at 2 pm in the rooms at 80 Ferrymead Park Drive. The meeting will start with the Annual General meeting for SeniorNet Canterbury Inc. This meeting will be a short meeting as there will not be an election of officers as there are not enough members standing to fill the vacancies’ on the committee.
Following this meeting Captain David Morgan General Manager airline Operations and safety Air new Zealand will give a talk on “Flight operations 101” a behind the scenes look at the activity needed to operate a flight at Air New Zealand “. Should be an interesting meeting also an opportunity to see the new rooms if you have not seen them before.
An Afternoon tea will follow the talk. Hope to see you there.
Course and Workshop News:
Visit the Website! Under ‘Course Availability’ and ‘Workshop Availability’ you will find the actual number of vacancies, brought up to date every two or three days. This will save your disappointing phone calls. www.seniornetcanty.co.nz click on the name to bring up the web site.
Course and Workshop News:
May 2011
Greetings to all SeniorNet Members. We hope to see you again soon at our two new locations: Ferrymead classes are marked Fe, and Garden City classes GC
As we settle down into a more normal routine, we are glad to be able to schedule two popular advanced courses as well as the regular courses that are offered every month. Photoshop Elements and Picasa will be advertised in the June Newsletter, so watch out for these. A maximum of six students can be accommodated, so don’t leave your booking too late!
A new Workshop is also to be held, a Hands-On version of Trade Me, which has hitherto been a demonstration Workshop. Again, only six can attend.
EXISTING COURSES : Vacancies
35 Fe Introductory – Windows 7 25 May – 15 June Wed 9.45 am
30 Fe File Management (Windows 7 & Vista) 13 June – 4 July Mon 9.45 am
(Dates and Times are also in the May Newsletter, and on the Website)
NEW CLASSES: Vacancies to be advertised in the June Newsletter
These will include 2 introductory classes, Word 2003, Word 2007, File Management, 2 Intro Email classes, Photoshop Elements and Picasa
WORKSHOP Vacancies: Please note that a phone booking is essential
All these workshops will be held at Ferrymead
Skype 7 June Tuesday 9.45 am
Removing Objects from Photos 15 June Wed 12 noon
Understanding Windows 7 22 June Wed 9.45 am
NEW WORKSHOPS to be advertised in June will include:
Transferring Music from Vinyl to CD, Printing Photos, Installing and Uninstalling Programs, the new Hands-On Trade Me, Using a Laptop with Windows 7, Using a Digital Camera, Understanding Windows 7.
For all Classes and Workshops please ring to book a place: Malcolm & Ann,
384 7247, 8 am to 8 pm. Note changed phone number.
Workshops are booked only over the phone, and please don’t send us any money – this is collected by the tutor at the class.
TIPS SECTION
How do I find out what software I am using?
If you ring the Course Coordinator to book in for a course or workshop, or ring a tutor for help, one of the first things you will be asked is 'What is your operating system?' or what version of Word or email client you are using. Without this information you could be booked into the wrong course, or be at cross purposes with your tutor.
So how do you find out what version you are using? That is easy in most cases. Here is a list which you can keep for later reference.
Operating systems.
Windows XP
a. Using the left start mouse button click on Start
b. Using the right mouse button click on My Computer.
C. Using the left mouse button click on Properties from the drop
down box. The resulting screen will tell you which version of Windows you are using.
Windows Vista and Windows 7
d. Using the left mouse button click on the Start icon
e. Using the right mouse button click on Computer
f. Using the left mouse button click on Properties. The resulting screen will tell you which version of Windows you are using.
Word Processing software
Microsoft Office Word
• Click on Start as above and choose All programs
• Using the left mouse button click on the Microsoft Office folder It will open to list the -programmes inside the folder, with the version (e.g. Word 2010)•
The version number can also be found in Word 2010 by clicking on File/Help, and in Word 2007 by clicking on the office logo at the top left, then Word
Options/Resources/About
• in Word 2002/2003 click on Help/About
Email programmes
Outlook express (in Windows XP)
• The version number is displayed as Outlook Express opens• Once it has opened click on Help/About. The version number will be displayed
Windows Mail
(usually downloaded Windows Vista)
• Click on Help in the toolbar
• Click on About and a screen will open showing the version number Windows
Windows Live Mail
(Downloaded for Windows Vista or Windows 7)
• Click on the ' File' icon at the top left
• Click on About and a screen will open showing the version number
Mozilla
Thunderbird
• Click on Help Click on About Thunderbird and a screen will open showing the version number In Thunderbird
Most of us have learned how handy the “Send to” menu is in Windows. It’s been a feature of Windows since Windows 98. It’s gotten better over the years, and it’s one of our favourite right-click features. We use it all the time to send files by email. It’s easier than attaching a file and/or messing around dragging the file to an email. We just right-click a file, choose “Send to” and then “Mail recipient”. An email compose window appears with the file attached. All we have to do then is just add the recipient’s address, type in a few lines of text (or not) and send. You can also write files to CD or DVD using the “Send to” – as well as many other things.
Windows 7 has even more great “Send to” features, including allowing you to display an expanded “Send to” menu that includes all the folders in your user profile along with other items not normally included in the “Send to” dialog. You can access an expanded “Send to” menu in Windows 7 simply by holding down the Shift key and when you choose the “Send to” option from the right-click menu.
ICONS WITHOUT TEXT.
A number of folks who’ve been using Windows for years don’t need the text beneath the icons to tell them what program the icon represents. If anyone does, then they won’t want to remove the text from beneath the icons. If you’re tired of the text under the icons cluttering up the desktop, you’ll be happy to know that it’s easy to remove the text.
Here’s how you do it:
Note this only works with icons, it does not work with folders. So before you go off right-clicking everything, stick with only icons and this method will work for you:
1.
Right-click on the icon from which
you want to remove the text
2. Click “Rename”
3. Hold down the ALT key and use the numeric
keyboard and type 255
4. Release the ALT key and press the Enter Key.
You can adjust the blink rate of your cursor and its width on screen. These options can help make the cursor easier to see on screen or less distracting for people who have vision or seizure disorder accessibility needs. This procedure tells you how to set the cursor width and blink rate through Accessibility Options in Control Panel.
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Customers have recently been targeted with a hoax email leading to a false bank website.
The email asks ANZ customers to confirm their account information by clicking on the link provided in the e-mail. When the link in the email is clicked on, a false ANZ Internet Banking log on page appears and account information may be captured if details are entered.
Under no circumstances should you click on the link, reply to the email or provide any of the requested details. Always ensure that you only log on to ANZ Internet Banking by typing www.anz.co.nz into the address bar, rather than following links to the ANZ website. Disregard any emails that advise otherwise.
Customers who have received the email and are concerned should contact ANZ's Internet Banking Help Desk.
This note applies to all emails that come supposedly from a bank and should be deleted immediately.
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/
the name says it all
videos from the car cam.
Pictures of the earthquake damaged buildings.
JOKES SECTION
Two young children are perched on top of a house during
a flood. As they sit watching articles float by in the
water, they noticed a large old hat go past.
Suddenly, the hat turns and comes back upstream. Then it
turns around again and heads downstream. After it had
gone some distance, again it turned and came back.
The children watched as it did this a number of times.
"Do you see that hat? First it goes downstream, then
turns around and comes back, then it goes back down-
stream and then it comes back again."
"Oh, it's only my Dad. This morning my Mom said, "You
have to mow the lawn today come hell or high water."
RECIPE SECTION
Ingredients
To each pound of meat allow 2
pounds of potato half pound of onions and
enough water to cover . The Ingredients are for 4 to 6
people
2 lbs. of lamb or Beef
4 lbs. of potatoes
1 lbs. of onions
2 bay leaves
What to Do
Add seasoning to 1 pint of
water.
Cut the meat into cubes (no fat)
Cut the potatoes in half
Slice the onions thickly
Put the lot into a large saucepan and cover with lid.
Simmer for two hours stirring now and then. Watch that
it doesn't get to thick (Add more water if necessary)
CONCLUSION.
Next month being June we are moving the Special Interest Groups and monthly meetings back to a Thursday in line with the same day as we had at Shirley. Classes will be held on a Friday at Garden City’s rooms in Upper Riccarton.
Help sessions will only be held at Ferrymead on a Tuesday between 12 and 2 pm.
If you do not wish to receive further copies of this newsletter please send me an email and I will remove you from my mailing listing. I did not wish to send it to persons who do not wish to receive it.
To you all
Happy and safe computing
98th issue
WELCOME.
Welcome to another issue of Enews. After a lot of work by our chairman Gale Fursdon, SeniorNet Canterbury is now operating at new premises at the Ferrymead Park and at Garden City SeniorNet.
Please keep checking the web page for the latest details of classes and meeting etc. The web page is updated will the latest all the time.
Note from the Chairman.
This is a special Enews, as a hard copy Newsletter was not produced this month and the next one is not due until the beginning of May.
Classes have started again and the details of courses scheduled for May have not been advertised. Details are included in this letter. Once again I would like to give you the web site on which the information is kept up to date regularly. It is
http://www.seniornetcanty.co.nz
The Ferrymead rooms are proving very popular, being ideally suited to our needs.
All Interest Groups have been shifted to Fridays at the Ferrymead rooms and it is hoped that we can soon revert to Thursdays for these meetings.
Our Annual meeting is to be held on the 27th of May at 2.00pm in the Ferrymead rooms. Nominations for the Committee must be in by the 25th of April. We need 40 members to be present for a quorum. It will be a very short meeting after which we have an interesting speaker, Captain David Morgan, General Manager, Airline Operations and Safety, Air New Zealand.
Now that the tunnel end of the road is open, some members will find that it is quicker and easier to access the Park through this route. Directions are on the web page. Entrance is through Gate A, Ferrymead Park Drive. The building has a big 80 on the outside.
Let us hope that things get back to normal sooner rather than later.
Regards
Gale Fursdon
Chairman
The phone numbers and broadband are now working at Ferrymead
The new numbers are
Office and Computer room with answer phone 384-7249
Course co-ordinators Ann and Malcolm Shearer 384-7247
Please change your list of phone numbers now.
Course and Workshop News:
Visit the Website! Under ‘Course Availability’ and ‘Workshop Availability’ you will find the actual number of vacancies, brought up to date every two or three days. This will save your disappointing phone calls. www.seniornetcanty.co.nz click on the name to bring up the web site.
Course and Workshop News:
April - June 2011
Greetings to all SeniorNet Members. We hope to see you again soon at our two new locations: Ferrymead classes are marked Fe, and Garden City classes GC
EXISTING COURSES : Vacancies
19 Fe Irfanview 11 - 18 April Mon 9.45 am
23 Fe Introductory – XP/Vista 10 – 31 May Tues 9.45 am
25 Fe Genealogy 31 May – 19 July (8 weeks) Tues 2.15 pm
(Dates and Times are also in the April Special Newsletter, and on the Website) Please note: Other advertised classes that don’t appear in this list have not been cancelled, they are full.
NEW CLASSES: Vacancies to be advertised in the May Newsletter
26 Fe Introductory – Windows 7 9 – 30 May Mon 9.45 am
27 Fe File Management – XP 9 – 30 May Mon 2.15 pm
28 Fe Intro Email – Outlook Express & Mail 11 – 18 May Wed 9.45 am
29 Fe Keyboard Skills 11 May – 1 June Wed 2.15 pm
30 Fe File Management – Windows 7 & Vista 17 May – 7 June Tues 12 noon
31 Fe Word 2007 18 May – 8 June Wed 12 noon
32 GC Word 2003 19 May – 16 June (exc. 2 June) Thurs 9.45 am
33 GC Introductory – XP/Vista 19 May – 9 June Thurs 2.15 pm
34 Fe Intro Email – Live Mail 23 – 30 May Mon 12 noon
35 Fe Introductory – Windows 7 25 May – 15 June Wed 9.45 am
WORKSHOP Vacancies: Please note that a phone booking is essential
All these workshops will be held at Ferrymead
Using a Laptop with XP 2 May Mon 9.45 am
Scanners * 2 May Mon 12 noon
Understanding Windows 7 2 May Mon 2.15 pm (Not for beginners)
Buying/Selling on Trade Me 10 May Tuesday 2.15 pm
Using a Digital Camera 17 May Tuesday 2.15 pm
Understanding Windows 7 24 May Tues 2.15 pm (Not for beginners)
Skype 7 June Tuesday 9.45 am
Using a Laptop with Windows 7 8 June Wed 2.15 pm
Removing Objects from Photos 15 June Wed 12 noon
For all Classes and Workshops please ring to book a place: Malcolm & Ann,
352-7627, or 384-7247 8 am to 8 pm. Note changed phone number.
Workshops are booked only over the phone, and please don’t send us any money – this is collected by the tutor at the class.
TIPS SECTION
Does your computer have a problem?
About 95% of the time when I am called on regarding Internet connectivity problems, a simple reboot of the modem and/or router is all that is needed. An additional 3% of the time I might also have to reboot my computer and maybe 1% of the time I might actually have to do a cold boot. i.e. turning off the computer for two to three minutes before rebooting. So, 99% of the time you will not need to make any repairs or call in the experts. But, as always, and this applies to any computer problem you can not immediately resolve, the first thing you should try is to reboot your computer. It is amazing how many times this solves problems.
http://www.mailwasher.net/download-mailwasher-free
Want to keep spam out of your Inbox? Mailwasher evaluates emails while they're still on your ISP's mail server, shows you what it thinks is good and bad, gives you a chance to correct it and to delete the junk mail before it ever arrives on your computer. There is a free version that will action one email address. Click on the link above to download the free program.
Mailwasher Pro 2011 can handle email multiple accounts, automatically updates, has a real-time spam filter service, 7-day/week tech support, and a lot more. This is the paid version.
http://karpolan.com/software/touchpad-blocker/
Touch pad blocker for lap tops (I have not tried this)
To test the upload and download speeds of your internet connection.
https://picasaweb.google.com/nperzylo/ChristchurchEarthquake#
More earthquake photos.
JOKES SECTION
You know if you are in Christchurch.
*You put dirty clothes on the line to wash them
in the rain.
*When you have to fight the cat or dog for a place to crap in the garden.
*When a group of students turn up at your place and leave it in a better
condition than when they arrived.
*Half the children come from broken homes.
*Your friends and family want you to move back to Invercargill and it sounds
like a good idea.
*When your 3 year old can say "liquefaction" clear as a bell but can't tell
you their home address.
*When you drive on the right side of the road and no one thinks it's wrong.
*You are happy two Policemen came for a visit.
*When your bike becomes your best friend.
*It is normal for a soldier to be stationed at the end of your street.
*You see armoured vehicles driving down the road.
*You smell.
*Every house is a crack house.
*If you are looking for it - it's on the floor.
*The earth moves and you are not having sex.
*You take a plastic bag when you go for a walk even if you don't have a dog.
* Geonet /
Christchurch QuakeMap is your homepage
* The rest of the country offers you a place to stay
* "Munted" and "buggered" are official technical terms
* You go 'pfffff' when Wellington has a 4.5 earthquake that's 40km deep
* You see a nice park in another city and think it would make a good
evacuation point
* You sleep in one suburb, shower in another and collect water from yet
another
* When you drive on the right side of the road and no one thinks * When
your bike becomes your best friend
* You think it's fine for a soldier to be stationed at the end of your
street
* You see armoured vehicles driving down the road
* It's normal to greet people with "do you need a shower?"
* A bucket of shit is no longer that old car you drive
* Every house is a crack house
* Instead of rushing to the clothes line to get clothes in when it
rains, you put dirty washing on the line in the hope that it will rain
enough to clean them
* Going to Wellington to escape earthquakes makes sense
* Your doctor recommends having a few stiff drinks before bed to help you
sleep
* You know how to start and refuel a generator
* You have tied the pantry, liquor cabinet and all the cupboard doors
closed and it's not to keep kids out
* You prefer to sit under the table instead of at it
* You think electronics that have "shock proof" should say to
which earthquake magnitude
* You know and actually understand the terms and conditions of
your House and Contents insurance policies
* You can see irony in claims about houses made of "permanent materials"
* Your en-suite has a vege garden, dog kennel and grass
* Your teenagers are only too happy to sleep in the same room as their
parents
* You stop using the term "built like a brick shit house"
* Dressing up to "head into town" means putting on a hi-viz vest,
hard hat and boots
* Discussing toilet habits with total strangers is an everyday norm
* Wee boys don't get excited when they see (another) digger or a
dozer - but all the adults in the street cheer wildly
* Voluntarily staying in Timaru for five days seems like a good idea
* You know what that extra gear lever on your 4X4 is for
* Metservice includes a graph for dust
* You have dust mask tan lines
* When a massive group of students appears in your street, you
feel overwhelmed with gratitude instead calling the Police.
What's more,
the students leave the street in better condition than when they
arrived
* The answer to where anything is ..... it's on the floor
* You smile at strangers and greet people like you're one big family
THAT'S WHAT LIVING IN CHRISTCHURCH NZ IS LIKE !!
RECIPE SECTION
BRAISED SAUSAGES WITH RED ONIONS, PRUNES AND APPLES
Serves 4
1 Tbs olive oil
2-3 sausages per
person depending on the size
1 carrot, diced
1 celery stalk, diced
2 red onions, sliced 1 bay leaf
3 sprigs of fresh thyme 8 prunes
1 green apple, cored and sliced
1 1/2 cups vegetable stock
1/2 cup red wine
Freshly ground black pepper
1 In a casserole dish, heat the oil. Add the whole sausages and brown for 5 minutes while turning occasionally. Preheat the oven to 170C.
2 Remove the sausages and set aside. Add the carrot, celery, onion, bay and thyme to the casserole and stir for 3 minutes.
3 Remove the casserole from the heat then return the sausages to the pan with the prunes, apple, stock and wine. Add a grind of pepper then braise for 1 hour before serving with a kumara or potato mash.
CONCLUSION.
It is encouraging to have a large number of our members renewing their subscriptions to the society. This demonstrates to the committee that we are doing the right thing. The committee would welcome your thoughts and suggestions as to how we can help you in these trying times. We are all under different stresses and the more we can talk about them and help others we will get through it.
I trust that you are watching out for scammers via the telephone and the computer and anything that looks not right just hang up or disconnect from the internet. If you do have a problem and would like to talk to someone about it, ring a committee member and ask their advice. They will be pleased to help in any way they can.
If you know of any members who do not have an internet connection could you please send a copy to them as they will not have seen this newsletter. I only have an email address for three quarters of our members. If you know of members who do not receive this newsletter and they have an internet connection, ask them to send me their email address so I can keep them informed of any changes and future classes.
Till next month
Happy and safe computing
Lester Reilly
Membership officer
Member of the technical committee
SeniorNet Canterbury Inc.
97 ISSUE.
WELCOME.
Hi to you all. I trust that you are all looking after yourselves and trying to stay safe.
I see that power is being restored to almost all houses now but I realise that a very large number of you are no longer living at home. If you are going to be away from your home for a long time could you please email Lester with your new address so that any newsletters that we post you will get.
This also applies to your email address. We want to keep you informed of progress to keep SeniorNet Canterbury running to help you all with your computer learning and any problems that we can fix for you. These days the computer is a great way to keep in touch with family members etc.
SENIORNET CANTERBURY NOTICES.
A printed two-page Newsletter, informing members about the current position of SeniorNet Canterbury following the earthquake and some future plans, will be posted to members next week
In the meantime, please note we plan to continue with our Help Sessions. SeniorNet Garden City, whose rooms are in the Methodist Church at the corner of Yaldhurst Road and Brake Street, has offered us the use of their rooms for this purpose. The first session will be held on Thursday, 10 March. There will be Tutors available from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm. If you have a problem in relocating your computer or getting it to work again, please come along and, if we cannot fix the problem then, we will make arrangements to call to try to get it working for you again.
Bring along your laptops and the tower unit if you are having a problem and let us sort it out.
TIPS SECTION
Save your work often. If you are working on a document, click the save button every so often. Say every 5 minutes. This is a quick fix in the event your computer freezes.
An easy way to determine if your computer is locked
is by
pressing the
Num Lock button
on the keyboard and watching the Num Lock
led
(light) to see if it turns off and on.
If you're able to get the light to turn off and on and are running Microsoft Windows, press CTRL + ALT + DEL and click “Start Task Manager”. Click on the applications tab and under tasks, a list of the programs running on your computer will show. If any programs show “Not responding”, highlight the program and click “End Task. This will shut down the offending program.
Although the above Num Lock trick is a good indication on whether or not the computer is really frozen, it's still always a good recommendation to give the computer at least a minute before turning it off. It may fix itself.
If not, you will have to reboot the computer
If you still cannot get Windows to respond, then simply touch Control-Alt-Delete again and it should shut the computer down. If that does not work, press and hold in the ON button on the front of the computer, or on the laptop until the computer totally shuts down. This could take up to 10 seconds. Do not try to restart the computer for at least 5 minutes. When you do restart the computer you will have to select “Start the computer normally”. The mouse will not be working at this stage of the reboot and you will have to use the up and down arrow keys to select this option.
If it's completely locked and will not recover, you will have to seek professional help. Keep in mind that all work being worked on is going to be lost and cannot be recovered if the information has not been saved or automatically saved.
Did you know you have your own personal Spam folder on Your email server, and do you know how to check it?
As you're probably aware, every e-mail that passes through the Xtra or clear or paradise Actrix mail servers is assessed by the spam filters for its likelihood of 'spammishness'. Each email is assigned a points value according to how many 'spammish' characteristics it has. This will put it into one of three categories. If it receives very few points, it is likely to be a legitimate e-mail and it is allowed through to your mailbox. If it receives enough points to make us think it is highly likely to be spam, it will get filtered off into each individual customer's Spam folder where it will remain for one week before being completely obliterated. If it receives enough points to make it definitely spam, it is simply killed on the spot by the filters.
We've put a lot of work into the spam filters and they almost always get it right. However, it is remotely possible that they might occasionally filter off a legitimate email to your Spam folder. So it does pay to check this once per week, especially if something you've been expecting hasn't arrived.
Checking your personal, individual Spam folder is easy. Go to the homepage of your internet service provider and login to your account with your user name and password. Once inside, click on WebMail and Spam Folder. Once inside WebMail, you can click the link to your Spam folder over on the left-hand side. Use the WebMail Move tool to move it to your inbox, and it should download to your computer the next time you check your email.
Currently, one of the most common techniques spammers use to evade spam filters is to send you an image of some text rather than text itself. A filter can look for certain patterns in written words and catch spam more easily that way, but it doesn’t have a human brain, and can’t actually read a picture. Lots of legitimate e-mails also have pictures in them, so the spam filter errs on the side of caution and lets the picture through, and that's one reason you will probably still be receiving some spam. The spammers also change the size and name of the pictures they send very frequently so that filters can't learn to recognise them that way either.
Spammers also include random words of text in their e-mails. This reduces the ratio of known spam words in an e-mail making it harder for the filter to be sure. Because machines can't read and make sense of writing the way humans can, they can't tell sense from gibberish.
Every time you browse the internet, your computer picks up and stores a number of files that you probably don't think much about. Every page you visit is actually downloaded to your machine, and when you move on to another page, not everything is deleted. Your browser also stores a lot of images and things from web pages you visit, mainly so that when you return those pages it can serve up the images etc, without having to download them again.
Another type of file your browser continually gathers is a cookie, which is a piece of text information that lets certain websites know you’ve visited them before. Cookies can hold information about your online preferences, authenticating your online identity, or storing the contents of an online shopping cart. All these files are stored in a temporary storage area on your computer called your browser cache.
There are a few ways you can delete your cookies and other files your web browser has stored on your computer, and modern browsers make it pretty easy.
In Firefox, for example, click Tools, and then click "Clear private history". This will let you tick boxes to clear your cache, remove all cookies, delete your history etc. You can even set what time period you want, from the last hour to "Everything". You can do something similar in Internet Explorer by clicking Tools/Delete browsing history, and in Opera by clicking Tools/Delete private data.
There are other ways to remove cookies and other temporary internet files, if your browser doesn't yet have these features. About Cookies is a site that shows you how to delete all cookies etc, no matter which browser or operating system you use. It also gives you a detailed run-down of what cookies really are, what they do, and the recent laws and legal debates about them. It even gives you a recipe for baking chocolate walnut cookies (the biscuit kind, not the computer kind).
Another way to remove cookies and other temporary internet files is by downloading a program to do it for you. Often these programs come with features to do all sorts of cool and interesting things to make your computer a little faster. One such program is Ccleaner (originally short from crap-cleaner), which is available for free from http://www.piriform.com/. Ccleaner not only removes cookies, but can also delete your browser history and empty your recycle bin and system caches.
We believe these programs are safe to use but, of course, you download and install anything off the Internet at your own risk.
Tech Tip
What's a clean install? It's when you install windows into an
empty/blank hard drive partition. For most people, this means backing up
their data, deleting the old Windows installation (and programs and
data) from the drive, and installing Windows, and then their programs,
and copying their data from their backup to the new installation.
Cold-calling scammers.
It really is quite amazing
a) How much this is going on at the moment and
b) How bold these people are in trying to
bully their way into your computer. The bottom line, of course, is that
these people cannot do anything without you allowing them to, no matter
what they say, so just hang up or, if you want to have fun with them,
play along and waste as much of their time and energy as possible -
hopefully they'll think twice before calling someone else.
What these people are doing is
apparently not legal but in fact breaches several civil codes such as
the Consumer Guarantees act and the Fair Trading Act, along with
violating various other acts and laws. You can read more about such
things on the government's consumer information website at
http://www.consumeraffairs.govt.nz/for-consumers
and about scams in particular at
http://www.consumeraffairs.govt.nz/scams/scam-types.
JOKES SECTION
Forgetter Be Forgotten?
My
forgetter's getting better,
But my rememberer is broke
To you that may seem funny
But, to me, that is no joke
For when
I'm 'here' I'm wondering
If I really should be 'there'
And, when I try to think it through,
I haven't got a prayer!
Oft
times I walk into a room,
Say 'what am I here for?'
I wrack my brain, but all in vain!
A zero, is my score.
At times
I put something away
Where it is safe, but, Gee!
The person it is safest from
Is, generally, me!
When
shopping I may see someone,
Say 'Hi' and have a chat,
Then, when the person walks away
I ask myself, 'who the hell was that?
Yes, my forgetter's getting better
While my rememberer is broke,
And it's driving me plumb crazy
And that isn't any joke.
CAN YOU
RELATE???
Please send
this to everyone you know
because
I DON'T
REMEMBERWHO
I SENTTHIS
TO!
CONCLUSION.
If the committee of SeniorNet Canterbury can do anything to help you only have to ask either Gale on 343-5465 or Lester on 3583298 if either of us cannot help you we will try to point you in the right direction The web page has a number of photos taken after the quake that make very interesting viewing. Any news we will put on the web page so it will be a good idea to keep checking it on a regular basis.
If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter please send me an email and I will remove you from the mailing listing.
Till next time
Keep safe and look
after yourselves.
Lester Reilly
Membership officer
Member of the technical committee
SeniorNet Canterbury Inc.
96th Issue
WELCOME.
Welcome to another Enews especially the new members who are receiving this newsletter for the first time I hope that you enjoy it and learn something new.
Another year has past and we are now well into a new year. I hope that you all survived the Christmas holidays and are rearing to get cracking into a new year. Now is the time to do that course or workshop that you put off from last year. Classes and workshops were not very well supported during the later 4 months of last year. If there is something that you would like some help on please ring Ann and Malcolm Shearer on 385-0902 and give them your request.
Apology
The joke in the last Enews upset a member enough to write to me. It was never my intention to offend or upset anyone. I apologise if you were offended by the joke. The joke was sent to me by a member so I put it into the newsletter. I would prefer that more members send me material to add to the News letter but that does not happen very often. If you have something that you think would be of interest to other members please send it to me. I never know if what I put into the newsletter is interesting of not. I try to put in a variety of items so that everyone gets something out of each newsletter. My apologies to those who were offended.
Correction
The technical SIG is listed in the February magazine as February 24 at 9.45am The start time is as usual at 2pm on Thursday the 24th. February.
A member who lives in Aorangi Road is no longer able to drive her car. She would like to attend the monthly meeting of SeniorNet on the third Thursday of each month. Is there a kind person who drives down Wairakei Road who would be able to pick up this lady and give her a ride to the meeting? If you can help please ring Lester Reilly on 358-3298 or the lady on 351-1697. Your help would be most appreciated.
SENIORNET CANTERBURY NOTICES.
MONTHLY MEETING
The speaker for the February Monthly meeting is Jenny May an Architectural historian and heritage planner. The subject of her talk is “Positive recovery: our heritage shaken but not stirred.” Should be interesting. Hope to see you there.
Course and Workshop News:
Visit the Website! Under ‘Course Availability’ and ‘Workshop Availability’ you will find the actual number of vacancies, brought up to date every two or three days. This will save your disappointing phone calls. www.seniornetcanty.co.nz click on the name to bring up the web site.
Course and Workshop News:
February 2011
Greetings to all SeniorNet Members.
We have already had to cancel some classes and workshops, only to have would-be members ring at the last moment! If you are interested in any course, please ring as soon as possible. We can’t hold classes open indefinitely if they don’t have a viable number of members.
COURSES : Vacancies
(15) Intro (XP / Vista) 1 Mar to 22 Mar Tues 9.45
(12) Intro (Win 7) 1 Mar to 22 Mar Tues 2.15
(17) Intro (Win 7) 4 Mar to 25 Mar Fri 2.15
(13) Intro Email (Outlook Express / Mail) 28 Feb to 7 Mar Mon 12 noon
(DH 1 at Diamond Harbour) 14 Mar to 21 Mar Mon 10.00 am
(22) Intro Email (Live Mail) 11 Mar to 18 Mar Fri 12 noon
(14) Word 2007 28 Feb to 21 Mar Mon 2.15
(20) Word 2003 9 Mar to 30 Mar Wed 12 noon
(16) Keyboard Skills 2 Mar to 23 Mar Wed 2.15
(18) File Management (XP) 7 Mar to 28 Mar Mon 9.45
(21) File Management (Vista) 11 Mar to 1 Apr Fri 9.45
(19) Photoshop Elements* 9 Mar to 30 Mar Wed 9.45
(23) Computer Maintenance* 14 Mar to 21 Mar Mon 12 noon
(24) Irfanview 28 Mar to 4 Apr Mon 12 noon
(Dates and Times are also in the November Newsletter, pages 4 and 5, and on the Website) Please note: Other advertised classes that don’t appear in this list have not been cancelled, they are full.
WORKSHOP Vacancies: Please note that a phone booking is essential
Vacancies remain in these Workshops: (See also Newsletter or Website for details)`
Using a Laptop with XP Wed 16 Feb 12 noon
Printing and Printers Tues 22 Feb 2.15
Skype Wed 23 Feb 12 noon (only 1 vacancy)
Understanding Windows 7 Mon 28 Feb 9.45 (Not for beginners)
Scanners * Wed 2 Mar 12 noon
Making a Card Fri 4 Mar 9.45
Using a Laptop with XP Fri 25 Mar 12 noon
For all Classes and Workshops please ring to book a place,
385 0902, 8 am to 8 pm.
Workshops are booked only over the phone, and please don’t send us any money – this is collected by the tutor at the class.
Scam doing the rounds.
You receive a phone call from someone with a foreign accent. She or he will probably call you by name because they have picked your phone number out of White Pages. They identify themselves as calling from, for example, Computer Maintenance Company. They tell you there is a major computer infection on the Internet and your computer may be affected. They offer to help check if your computer has been infected and, if so, may be able to cure it for you.
By this time you should have hung up but if you are gullible they will ask you to go to your computer and carry out instructions they give you. After you have done that they convince you that your computer is indeed seriously infected. It probably isn’t.
There are two scenarios after this:
1. They will persuade you to go to a particular website, pay for and download software which will supposedly fix your alleged problem or, more seriously -
2. They will ask you to follow instructions to setup Microsoft Windows so they can control your computer remotely. This is a legitimate feature of Windows and requires you to give the other person a password. Once they have control of your computer, they can search it and retrieve bank account numbers, card numbers, passwords and other personal information.
If you want some fun you can take these people for a ride. When I was told my computer may be infected, I acted as though I believed what I was being told and I was seriously concerned about it. He asked me to follow his instructions. After a while I told him I couldn’t do what he asked because I didn’t have, for example, a Windows key on my keyboard. He kept repeating his instructions and I kept saying I couldn’t do what he asked and nothing was happening on the screen. It took him a full five minutes to realise I was sitting at an Apple Mac computer. He said he didn’t know anything about those and would get another technician to phone me. “Yes please” I said. They never have.
From Palmerton North News Letter
(Editor I know of at least four persons who have been rung in Christchurch- so beware)
Whatever happens, don't give
a stranger with unverifiable credentials full access to
your computer. I see reports of people who were talked
into setting up a Remote Desktop connection, allowing
the ersatz expert unfettered permission to
download and install any program that suited his
criminal fancy. If that has happened to you, my best
advice is to restore a complete backup of your PC made
before the call or completely reinstall Windows.
If you believe you're being conned, get all the
information you possibly can. Then, immediately after
you end the conversation, call the police. Be sure you
keep records (or use your browser's Back button) to keep
track of the websites you've visited, and offer that
information to the authorities.
If you've already been conned — you've given out
personal information or a credit-card number — start by
contacting your bank or the credit-card issuing company
and follow the identity-theft reporting procedures and
cancel your credit card.
Now you know. Warn your friends.
TIPS SECTION
Beware of this fake disk defragger program.
(Credit: GFI Labs)
We've all heard about fake antivirus programs, also known as scareware. These programs falsely claim that your computer is infected with malware and prompt you to buy a product that will do nothing for you, except put your credit card number into the hands of criminals.
Well now there are fake disk defraggers that masquerade as applications that fix disk errors on a computer. In a post today the GFI Labs (formerly Sunbelt Software) blog Dubbed the programs FakeAV-Defrag rogues and said they had names like HDDDiagnostic, HDDRepair, HDDRescue, and HDDPlus.
It would appear that the scammers are trying out the new programs to see which might best confuse potential victims and evade detection by legitimate antivirus software. The defragger clones emerged last month with names like UltraDefragger, ScanDisk and WinHDD and which pretended to find "HDD read/write errors. Earlier this month, there was PCoptimizer, PCprotection Center, and Privacy Corrector that were more generic security products rather than specifically antivirus, the post says.
Computer users should be suspicious of applications that are advertised via email, pop up warnings about problems (especially immediately after you click on a Web page video), demand that you make a purchase before it will fix the problems, and prompt you to update your browser, GFI Labs said.
If you aren't sure if a program is legitimate, you can search by the name on a search engine or on GFI Labs' site.
Read more:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20025692-245.html#ixzz18axuXxw6
ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE.
At SeniorNet Canterbury we are now recommending if you are on a broadband internet connection that you use Microsoft Security Essentials as your preferred Antivirus software. If you are on a dialup connection we are recommending ThreatFire as the preferred software. There is a free version and a paid version of ThreatFire but we are recommending using the free version. We are finding AVG too large a download and the running of this program is slowing down the operation of the older computers. The old version of your antivirus software must be uninstalled before a new version is installed.
If you have recently purchased a new computer you may find that you have a paid version of antivirus software installed such as Norton’s or MacAfee. Some of these installs run for one or two months before it asks for some money to continue. We recommend that this software be uninstalled and replaced with a free version of one of the options listed above. If you have a problem or a query come to a help session on a Tuesday between 12 and 2 pm.
MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS.
If you have recently had Microsoft Security Essentials installed on your computer the install may not have had the SETTINGS completed. This is a task that can be carried out by any computer user. I will now list what needs to be changed.
Right click on the Icon in the notification area by the clock and select OPEN.
Select SETTINGS.
Under SCHEDULED SCAN select a suitable time and day when your computer will be on and preferably not being used. (It will complete the scan faster if not being used.) Tick all boxes.
Under DEFAULT ACTIONS and SEVERE ALERT LEVEL, HIGH ALERT LEVEL and MEDIUM ALERT LEVELS select REMOVE. Under LOW ALERT LEVELS select QUARANTINE.
Under ADVANCED, tick the box alongside CREATE A SYSTEM RESTORE POINT. The other boxes can be ticked if you so desire.
Click SAVE CHANGES to save the new options.
All done. Make sure that the updates are being carried out on a regular basis and you are now fully protected against viruses.
http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/support.aspx?mkt=en-us
See this site for videos.
THREATFIRE
http://www.threatfire.com/download/
The above link is the web site to download the free version of the program.
ThreatFire 3's ability to block installation of malware strictly by identifying bad behavior is phenomenal. It did a better (and faster) job than Norton AntiBot and even beat out Spy Sweeper, our current Editors' Choice for signature-based anti-spyware. This free tool is an excellent addition to your security arsenal."
Note from their web site.
There is a 9 page tutorial on their web site which is worth a visit.
Should you wish to uninstall ThreatFire go to their web site and download the free removal tool.
BACK TO BASICS.
The abbreviation KB or kb can refer to:
There are 8 bits in a byte.
TO UPDATE OR NOT TO UPDATE
Periodically a notice will appear on your screen suggesting that you update software that you have installed on your computer. One such program is ASC or Advanced system care. This is a good programme that does a number of tasks and cleans up certain files on your computer There are two versions one free and one paid for. The free version only does a small fraction of what the paid version does but is good for the home user. It is always best to do any updates before running the software. This means that the latest data is available to the program when it does a search and will find any files on your computer that should be deleted.
This should apply to all your spyware or antivirus programs. Update all the programs before doing a complete scan. I suggest doing a complete scan say one a month and if you regularly do not find any problems then carry out a scan say every two months.
TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT FONT IN WORD 2007.
Word 2007’s Normal template uses a new default font, Calibri 11. If you have been using Times New Roman or Arial 12 as your default font, you still can — simply change the default. For example, to change the default font for the document you are working on to Arial 12, follow these steps:
Under the Home tab, click the Styles group button to open the Styles window.
Click the Manage Styles button, which is third from the left at the bottom of the Styles window.
Select the Set Defaults tab.
Scroll to and select Arial under Font.
Under Size, click 12.
Select the Only In This Document check box.
Click OK.
Now you no longer have to reformat your Word 2007 document to work in Arial 12.
If you are working on your own machine, you can set the default font for all new documents by clicking the New Documents Based On This Template check box in step 6.
What about “About” In Office 2007.
In previous versions of Office programs, you could click Help and select About to display version information, licensing information, and the product ID for Office programs. Now it takes a bit of digging to find that screen. Here’ how to get there:
1. Click the Microsoft Office button (the big round button with the Office2007 logo in the upper-left corner of the program window).
2. Click the Options button (Word Options, Excel Options, PowerPoint Options, etc., depending on the program you’re in).
3. Click Resources in the left pane.
4. Select About in the right pane. You’ll see the program information shown.
JOKES SECTION
Computer lingo guide
Log on - Adding a log to your wood stove
Log off - Don't add a log to your wood stove
Monitor - Keep an eye on the wood stove
Megahertz - When a big log drops on your bare
foot in the morning
Floppy disk - What you get from piling too much
wood into your wood stove
Ram - The hydraulic machine that makes the wood
splitter work
Drive - Getting home during most of the winter to
your wood stove
Hard drive - Trying to get home during a heavy
snow storm
Prompt - What you wish the mail was during the
snow season
Enter - Come on in
Windows - What you must shut when the temperature
hits 10 below
Screen - What is a must during black fly season
Chip - What you munch during a football games
Microchip - What's left in the bag when the
normal chips are gone
Modem - What you did to your fields last July
Laptop - Where the grandkids sit
Keyboard - Where you're supposed to put the keys
so the wife can find them
Software - Plastic picnic utensils
Mouse - What leaves those little turds in the
cupboard
Mainframe - The part of the house that holds up
the roof
Port - Where the commercial fishing boats dock
Random Access Memory - When you can't remember
how much you spent on the new deer rifle when wife asks
about it
WEB SITES
http://www.liveleak.com/e/07b_1284580365
Good video of climbing a tower.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7DwLascd9o&feature=player_detailpage
SeniorNet promotion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=mfh9uDiktHA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=jrJ-qJ2PqNc
How to use your computer with SeniorNet
http://lovedbdb.com/nudemenClock/index2.html
Click on the clock to change from analogue to digital and gives the exact time.
Easy Peasy Chicken in Mushroom Sauce
Serves 4
This is the most versatile and easiest recipe you could imagine. You can use any combination of vegetables or none at all. Chicken breasts, with or without skin and/or bones will work as well as thighs, as will drumsticks only. Leave on the skin or remove it before cooking, your choice. Make it as spicy or as mild as you like. In fact, if you really want to be lazy, open a can of mushroom soup, empty it over some chicken pieces, and stick it in the oven until the chicken is cooked through!
8 chicken thighs, bone in, skin on
2 cans Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup
½ can Campbell’s low sodium chicken stock (using
mushroom soup can to measure)
1 yellow onion, sliced
1 – 2 cups white mushrooms, sliced
1 carrot, sliced
2 tbsp fresh Thyme or 1 tsp dried
Fresh ground Black Pepper
Garlic powder
Paprika, optional
Cayenne, optional
Heat oven to 175c. Layer chicken pieces evenly into a baking pan. Empty cans of mushroom soup and chicken broth into a large bowl, and mix through. Add sliced onion, mushrooms, carrots, thyme, pepper, garlic powder and any other spices, and mix well. Pour mushroom soup mixture over chicken to cover completely, pushing vegetables down into the sauce (its okay if chicken pieces are above the sauce). Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and continuing baking until chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes more.
Best served over rice, but will also work over noodles, pasta or boiled potatoes. Or have it on its own with lots of crusty french bread to sop up all the yummy sauce!
Serves 3-4, can be refrigerated and reheated in a microwave.
Note: You can add any other vegetables you like to the mushroom soup mixture as long as they will bake well. Carrots are also optional, but onions and mushrooms should be used for best flavour.
CONCLUSION.
A rather full Enews. I hope that you found something new to learn or enjoy. If you would like to see something in this newsletter send me an email with a request and I will see what I can do. The Committee is always looking for new things to help our members so let us know all about something that you would like more information on.
The help session on a Tuesday between 12 and 2 pm are busy at the start of the two hours but taper off towards the end. If you have a problem on some aspect of your computing experience or want to do some revision on a course, come along and talk to one of the tutors present. If they are busy have a cup of coffee and they will see you as soon as they can. You would be surprised at the variety of problems that members bring along to these sessions. Hopefully we can always find an answer to help you.
If you would rather not receive further copies of this newsletter please send me an email and I will remove your name from my database. I do not wish to send the newsletter to members who would rather not receive it.
Till Next month,
Happy and safe computing.
Lester Reilly
Lester Reilly
Membership Officer
Member of the Technical Committee
SeniorNet Canterbury Inc.