J a n u a r y 2 0 1 1 Issue 3, No. 33

Greetings

Diary Dates 2

Christmas Party 2010 Wrap & Photos

2

Microsoft Security Essentials

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Maximise/Minimise a Window

3

Website Worth Looking At

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CNC Computer Club Website

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LOL 4

2 Ernest Place, Crows Nest, NSW 2065 Ph: (02) 9460 8866

http://home.people.net.au/~cnccc/ CNC Computer Club

G r e e t i n g s M em b e r s …

a n d a v e r y H a p p y N e w Ye a r !

... And what an exciting year

2011 promises to be. Our

New Year’s news is that over

the break, the club has replaced

all its computers with new

Windows 7 computers. They

will be dual boot so that XP

can run for some courses.

Our sincere thanks to John

Cunningham and David Bruce-

Steer for their hard work

(including a lot of back

breaking crawling around on

the floor) and expertise in

installing the new computers

and getting them up and

running.

Many of you already have

Windows 7 computers and we

are so pleased to be able to

offer a range of courses which

will get you confidently using

the operating system

and learning about some of its

wonderful features.

If you’re not sure how to get

E-mail in Windows 7, our new

E-mail course will get you

started in Windows Live Mail

in no time.

Have you been struggling with

the Ribbon in Microsoft Office

2007/2010? The good news

for you is that we have

designed a specific course to

get you confidently whizzing

backwards and forwards along

the ribbon in various Microsoft

Office programs.

For Windows XP users there

are plenty of courses including

Internet, E-mail and Digital

Photography.

Course details are enclosed

with the Term 1 program.

We know many members have

been waiting patiently for the

Club to upgrade to Windows 7,

so please get your enrolments

forms back to us as soon as

possible to ensure your place

in our new courses.

Bits and Bytes is looking for

member contributions to the

newsletter this year.

If you have any items you

would like to share with your

fellow members, eg a stunning

photograph, a brief traveller’s

tale, useful websites, computer

tips, computer jokes, etc,

please email them to Teresa

Wilson at the following

address:

secretary.cnccc@people.net.au

John Cunningham, David Bruce-Steer and Ron Hicks in action installing computers and software.

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D i a r y D a t e s

What When Where

Term 1 Monday, 7 February to Friday, 4 March 2011

Campbell Room, Level 3 Crows Nest Centre

Member’s Meeting 10.00 am Wednesday, 2 March Guest speaker and room to be advised.

Seniors Week 20-27 March 2011

CNCCC Seniors Open Day

23 March 2011 To be confirmed.

Campbell Room, Level 3 Crows Nest Centre

Don‟t forget you

can enjoy a cup of

tea or coffee

before or after

classes in the Pat

Brunton room.

Your gold coin

donation would be

appreciated.

C h r i s t m a s P a r t y 2 0 1 0 W r a p

Held on 1 December 2010 in

the Pat Brunton room, our

Christmas Party was a great

way to celebrate the end of

another year with a good

attendance by members as well

as staff from the Crows Nest

Centre.

Everyone enjoyed the iPad and

Android Phone presentations.

In fact the party was so much

fun that people did not want to

leave!

There were three lucky door

prize winners and we are

pleased to share a letter from

one of them:

Dear Ron,

I want to thank you, Teresa,

Mike and all other tutors and

helpers at the Computer Club

for yesterday's Party and

presentations.

You are all so enthusiastic

and sharing of the information

you have given us and now you

amaze us

with all the new things which

flood the market.

I for one am so pleased I found

the Crows Nest Centre and our

Club as I find it a wonderful

part of the community.

Happy Christmas to all and

I look forward to joining next

year's classes.

Regards, Coralie Crown

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Internet Explorer is an

integral part of your

operating system as it

contains certain

components that help

run and protect

Windows. Even if you

use a different Internet

browser, you should

still keep IE up to

date.

IE8 is the current

version of Internet

Explorer.

Computer security is

essential to safeguard your

computer from viruses,

malware and other intrusions.

Please ensure your antivirus

software is always up to date.

There are many antivirus

software programs available.

Generally the paid versions

offer more protection than

free versions.

However, as mentioned

previously, Microsoft

brought out its own Security

Essentials last year which is

free and can be downloaded

from its website.

MSE is excellent and is

highly recommended by

many software reviewers.

We have installed it on our

new club computers.

Version 2.0 of Security

Essentials was released in

December 2010 and has been

improved to include new

malware detection and

network inspection features.

MSE 2.0 will run on 32 and

64-bit versions of Vista or

Windows 7 and on 32-bit XP.

If you are upgrading from

MSE 1.0 to MSE 2.0

download and run MSE 2.0

setup and it will uninstall

MSE 1.0.

To get MSE 2.0 type:

Microsoft Security Essentials

into the search box of Google

or Bing or go to:

www.microsoft.com.au

then click on Downloads &

Trials.

Be aware that there are some

sites the offer MSE as a free

download and then ask for a

subscription fee.

The following screen is the

genuine Microsoft Security

Essentials download window.

M i c r o s o f t S e c u r i t y E s s e n t i a l s 2 . 0

Note: All software

takes up space on

your computer and

some components

when downloaded

can affect the way

y o u r c o m p u t e r

operates.

Often when a program opens

the Window is not

maximised, ie it does not

cover the entire screen.

Rather than work in the

reduced size window, it is

quite easy to maximise the

window so that it covers the

entire screen giving you more

working space and less

distraction of seeing any open

windows behind it.

Conversely, sometimes you

may want to reduce the size

of the window so that you

can see another window at

the same time, eg a Help

window.

To Maximise or Minimise a

Window, double click in an

empty space on the Title Bar.

or

Click the middle Maximise/

Restore Down button at the

end of the Title Bar.

This is how the button looks

if the window is maximised:

This is how the button looks

if the window is not

maximised:

M a x i m i s e / M i n i m i s e a W i n d o w

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Please remember to update your contact details including your email address.

Email items of interest to The Editor at: secretary.cnccc@people.net.au.

Disclaimer: Bits and Bytes, The Crows Nest Centre Computer Club Newsletter, is provided without a warranty of

any kind and each reader accepts any and all risk in respect of the accuracy and use of its contents.

The Crows Nest Centre Computer Club exists to assist Seniors (55+) to learn how to use computer

technology in a secure, stress-free and social environment. If you know of anyone who is interested in learning

about computers, please refer them to us, as we are always pleased to welcome new members.

Editor: Teresa Wilson

Crows Nest Centre Computer Club

2 Ernest Place

Crows Nest NSW 2065

Email: secretary.cnccc@people.net.au

web: http://home.people.net.au/~cnccc

Phone: (02) 9460 8866

http://ascca.org.au/

ASCCA is the recognised

peak body for seniors and

technology. Financial

members of the Crows Nest

Centre Computer Club have

automatic membership to

ASCCA which offers

information and support to

senior computer clubs and

individuals.

http://www.worldstart.com/

WorldStart is a US based

computer tip website which

also sells software.

http://www.australian-

shopping-directory.com/

The Australian Shopping

Directory is a listing of

Australian retail and

shopping websites that offer

online purchasing. All lists

have been checked for a valid

ABN and Australian

ownership.

Be careful about sharing your private information on the

Internet.

A reminder that the login for the Members Only section on the ASCCA website is as follows: Username: secretary.cnccc@people.net.au Password: okkh79wl

Tech Support: “I need you to right-click on the Open Desktop.”

Customer: “Ok.”

Tech Support: “Did you get a pop-up menu?”

Customer: “No.”

Tech Support: “Ok. Right click again. Do you see a pop-up menu?”

Customer “No.”

Tech Support: “Ok, sir. Can you tell me what you have done up until

this point?”

Customer: “Sure, you told me to write „click‟ and I wrote „click‟.”

It’s surprising how many

members have said they have

never accessed our club

website. It’s where you will

go to find course details, past

newsletters, forms and much

more. The website is

managed by Mike Atkins

who keeps it up to date and

user friendly.

To get to the website click on

this link or type: http://

home.people.net.au/~cnccc

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