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July 21 Thu 10:30 am - Noon

The World Wide Web - Practical Knowledge for Today and Is It All Still Good?


Held at The Lafayette Community Center
500 St Mary's Rd
Lafayette, CA 94549-5431
(925) 284-2232
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$3
Dec 13 Tue 10:30 am - Noon

Computer Safety-Protect Yourself From Internet Threats and Data Loss


Held at The Lafayette Community Center
500 St Mary's Rd
Lafayette, CA 94549-5431
(925) 284-2232
Get directions

 

$3
         

Class Descriptions

The World Wide Web - Practical Knowledge for Today and Is It All Still Good?
The explosion of the internet and the World Wide Web has deeply impacted our every day lives with even the most reclusive unable to avoid its influence. Edward Zeidan from Nerd4Rent in Lafayette will help us to understand their basic underpinnings and to most expeditiously use these tools to feed our curiosity, plan anything, tease our fancies, and stay in touch. He will bring us up to date on features non-existent only a few years ago which could, with wisdom, enhance the quality of our lives. This class will be held at The Lafayette Community Center 500 St. Mary's Rd, Lafayette.

Computer Safety-Protect Yourself From Internet Threats and Data Loss
You love your computer for the freedom it provides and the instant access to shopping, banking, investing, genealogy, research and more. Along with all that good, there are some risks: Identity theft, Internet scams, Online predators, Computer viruses and Lost data. Edward Zeidan of Nerd4Rent will provide valuable tips on how to protect yourself. Some of the topics covered will be: How to choose a strong password, Protecting your wireless network, Protecting your identity, backing up your data, and much more.
 

What is Facebook?? Twitter? And a Galaxy of Other Social Networking, Real Time Communication “Toys” of Today’s World – And Should You Care?
Members, known as “friends” in the Facebook world wide community currently number over 500 million. Twitter, another social network with added “microblogging” service, is another rocket paced enterprise which boasts over 175 million users. Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, said recently in a PBS interview, that he considers email a rather archaic form of communication. Learn more even if you are a current “Friend” or “Tweeter” and, if not, what all this is about and the potential benefit to you of these new, simple to use communication tools. This class will be held at The Lafayette Community Center 500 St. Mary's Rd, Lafayette.

Digital Photos: Your Memories Captured
Birthdays, holidays, weddings, family reunions, these are just some of the wonderful memories we have saved in our photo albums. Now see how you can record these events, save them on your computer and share them with others all over the world.
This class will show you how to copy digital pictures from your camera to your computer, how to edit the pictures for lighting, brightness, and contrast, remove red-eye. We’ll also learn how to crop your pictures, how to email them friends and family, and much more. Please join Ed Zeidan of Nerd4Rent in Lafayette, as he shares with you the resources available for creating a photo album in the age of computers.

PC Computer Maintenance 101
This popular and informative class will cover the basics of computer ownership. We will discuss the steps to take to keep your computer running well, when to replace vs. repair, and give recommendations on what features to look for in your next computer. Mystified by the administrative elements in your Control Panel? How do you change your settings? Should you defrag?

Introduction to e-mail
This class will show you how to send and receive email; how to add attachments to your email, how to work with attachments in email you receive; how to forward and reply to email; how to setup and use an address book for storing information about friends, family and contacts. We'll also learn about the different types of email programs, and options for your email formats.

Introduction to Skype
Today for a tiny initial cost, if you already have a personal computer, you can see and talk face to face with your grandson in Seattle or your best friend in Boston without leaving your living room in Lafayette.  Watch your grandson giggle, point to his nose, or blow bubbles.  And no one even has to count minutes – that is free if at the other end there is another Skype user.  If your old friend from high school in Boston doesn’t have Skype, that phone call cost is still very low. Let Ed Zeidan from Nerd4Rent show you how easy it is! You will need internet connectivity and a small dollar ticket item called a Webcam.

 


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