Computer Session Tuesday December 29th at 10:00AM

December 29th - Tuesday

Merry Christmas

and

Happy New Year

No Session on the 29th!

December 22nd - Tuesday

We are going to Meet for a Christmas Party, No Session this week.

Dress with the Christmas spirit and attire.

Set your Laptop to pickup your Christmas Tree or other festive background.

Have your Coffee or Tea ready and maybe some Juice.

Set up your Donut, Danish or Toast to be ready if that is what you would like.

If you want prepare a Breakfast Egg sandwich beforehand.

Really ambitious, prepare Eggs and Bacon or Sausage on a dish.

Be ready to a heat up in the Microwave at 10AM.

After eating we can Socialize as long as you like and leave at anytime.

Maybe we will sing Christmas Carols. 

December 15th - Tuesday

Agenda

1. We will be checking the Contacts on your phone to be sure you have those

    in attendance included with their Cell Number listed first.

2. We will be testing your skills for sending one photo from your Smartphone

    using Instructions on Vol 41 Sending Pictures from your I-Phone.

3. You will send me two pictures to complete verification of your skill.

4. We will add the Google Duo App to all those in attendance so we can Video

    connect with I-Phones and Android phones. 

    Vol 42 Adding Duo on your Smartphone.  

December 8th - Tuesday

Agenda

1. We will be checking you setup ot th the Backup for your Laptop.

2. Discuss doing Concert Playlists

3. Go back to review of Tips and Tricks.

4. Questions and Answers.

December 1st - Tuesday

Agenda

We will be setting up the Backup for our Laptops to a 64 GB Flash Drive.

1. Click the Settings box on the Taskbar.

2. Click the Update & Security box.

3. Click the Backup line on the left Pane.

4. You may see this if you have done a previous Backup.

 

   If Automatic is Off, Click it to turn it on.

   If you never did a Backup before you may see this.

4. You must now insert the new flash drive in a USB slot on your Laptop.

Click More Options.

If you get this Click the X to remove it.

You get this Screen.

5. If you backed up before, scroll down to Backup to a different drive.

    Click stop using the previous drive. You now Add the new Drive.

Click the Arrow Down in each selection and Change to "Daily" and 1 month.

If this is a First Backup - Click Backup Now and let it Backup.

If you backed up before the new Drive will open to this.

Click the  X  in the upper right corner of the screen.

 

Click More Options.

Click Backup Now and let it Backup to today.

           

          

    Based on our review of your Laptop Data and Storage needs, you can 

    select the right method for you.

November 17th - Tuesday

The Session on November 17 and all future

Sessions at the Center are Suspended due

to the CT increase in the number of COVID-19 

Cases requiring Hospitalization.

Computer Session Tuesday November 10th at 10 AM (Inside and By Meet)

   

   November 10th - Tuesday

   The Session will be Live at the Center. 

     There will be up to 12 seats available at the Center for inside participation.

     

     This has been our normal attendance in the past. Please come if you can.

     Mask wearing and Social Distancing will apply.

    

     Please Email me that you are coming because seats are limited.

     If not interested in coming to the Center, you can join on Google Meet.

    Please Email me that you  want to join in on "Meet"

     

     You will only get an Email at about 9:55 AM to join the Meeting only if you 

     have requested one.

   Agenda: 

    We will do a "Backup System Review" on your Laptop.

  This has been a problem for our Group for a long time and we need to establish 

    the best "Backup System" for each of our members. Our needs are different.

    

    We have used the Flash Drive method and most of us have not routinely done

    a Backup to protect our data.

    

    Microsoft has added One Drive to the Backup choices on Windows 10 and we

    review using it or other Options.

    The following Chart are some Choices:

    

    

    Based on our review of your Laptop Data and Storage needs, you can 

    select the right method for you. On November 17th we will set up your Plan.

  

 November 3rd - Tuesday

   No Session - Voting

     

October 27th - Tuesday

Agenda: 

We will do a "System Maintenance" on your Laptop.

We will then continue Reviewing of Windows 10 Settings.

October 20th - Tuesday

Agenda: 

We will be doing a Review of Windows 10 Settings.

 

October 13th - Tuesday

Agenda: 

1. We will be doing a "Christmas Video Concert Playlist".

Please do some YouTube searching for really good Christmas Video Songs by

the Great Singers.

October 6th - Tuesday

Agenda: 

 

A. How to Deposit a Check with your Smartphone. (At Home Deposit)

    Webster Bank – Video.

    Bank of America - Video.

    Union Savings Bank - No Video but has an App.

 

 

B. 10 Ways you're Using your Computer Wrong.

    1. Not Using Restart.

    2. When installing software not Un-Checking boxes for unwanted extras.

    3. Not Customizing Start Menu.

    4. Not Encrypting Laptop brought to public places.

    5. Never Removing Startup Programs.

    6. Reusing Passwords.

    7. Using Out of Support O/S.

    8. Using only Default O/S Settings.

    9. Not Backing up Laptop.

  10. Not Updating O/S right away.

C. 7 I-Phone Settings you need to Turn Off Now.

    1. Share IPhone Watch Analytics.

    2. I-Cloud Analytics.

    3. Significant Locations.

    4. Unnecessary Sys Services.

    5. Limit Ad Tracking. (Turn On).

    6. Change Push to Fetch.

    7. Background App Refresh.

   

The next Group you may NOT want to do!

 

D. Every Android Phone User Must Know these 4 Settings.

    1. Share Nearby.

    2. Clipboard on Pc to Phone.

    3. Developer Options.

    4. Camera Options.

Session October 6th Videos <Click

September 15th - Tuesday


Agenda: 

1. The 10 AM Computer Session is Cancelled.
     There is a Board Meeting at 10 AM.

2.  There will be a "Bring your own Bag Lunch at 12 PM".
      Eating, Talking, Socializing with lots of Laughs.
















July 28st - Tuesday

If it looks like it may rain please stay home because we will cancel.

Bring your Mask if you come. Wear it when standing or moving around.

Keep 6 Foot distancing when moving around, if you can.

Agenda: 
1. Jelly Donuts will be available and Coffee.

2. Work with anyone looking to sort old pictures and prepare them

    to Scan to a Flash Drive Using Tip and Trick Vol 14.