SeniorNet (Palmerston North) Inc. Suite 2/105 Princess Street,

Palmerston North 4410 Phone 06 359,4367

Email: seniornet.pnth@inspire.net.nz

Website: seniornet.inspire.net.nz

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Palmerston North

Newsletter

October 2017

Presidents Report October 2017

Hello Everyone

Well what a busy month it has been!! The clocks have sprung on to daylight saving and it’s lovely to see the longer nights and some warmer weather.

BBQ’s and summer salads on their way, there are some lovely recipes online that I am looking forward to trying out, do you have a favourite signature summer dish? Maybe you could send it to us and we can include it in our upcoming summer newsletters.

So, anyway pull up a nice glass of iced something (pretend that the summer is well and truly on its way) and enjoy this edition of the Palmerston North SeniorNet newsletter.

A huge welcome to all of our new recent members, hope you enjoy your time with us at the learning centre, members meetings and the interesting upcoming workshops and courses.

We had a very successful and fun Open Day earlier this month, a special thank you to all the committee and tutors who came along and helped for the day.

We are in the process of looking and updating our sponsors for the newsletter, it’s with their help that we are able to continue to produce the fun items in the newsletter and help with our printing costs for our learning centre. Please support them, tell them you saw their contribution to our newsletter. Do you know of anyone who would be keen to join us with a small Ad in our newsletter publications, please let us know or get them to call me direct (0274347806)

We enjoyed some exciting “Toys” that Mitchell brought with him to our members meeting in September, I for one ended up at Noel Leeming later that week to save some money using the SeniorNet preferential pricing on a couple of items. Pick up a card from us or just mention to the friendly team there that you are part of SeniorNet and you will automatically get the discount. Noel Leeming is a major sponsor and business partner for SeniorNet New Zealand and our preferred outlet for all things technology.

SeniorNet are taking part in the upcoming Super Seniors Expo held in Feilding on Friday 13th October, we will be promoting our centre there so why not come along and see what else may be interesting for you on that day. Stop by our stand and say hello to us and also to my team who will be there promoting Julia Wallace as well!

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1.30 pm Wednesday 11th October at SeniorNet Rooms

Suite 2 /105 Princess Street, Palmerston North

Speaker from “Take it Easy Tours” Remember to bring your $2 for the lucky draw YOU may get to take home a Prize

Please stay and have refreshments with us after the meeting

Photo Interest Group:

Our next meeting on Monday 9th October, is to Cross Hills Gardens Located 5 Km north of Kimbolton. The plan is to leave the

Memorial Park car park at 9.45 AM. Entry fee to the gardens is $10. There is a cafe on site. Gumboots are optional!

New members welcome. Contact: Janet Peek 06 356 8433

Pres. Chrissy continues:

Joining us for our monthly meeting in October is a couple of young, fun and extraordinary guys from Wanganui who go by the name of “Take it Easy Tours” so whether you are planning your next trip with likeminded people or keen to see some of the antics these guys get up to when their passion for travel turns into a way they make their living doing what they love. Wednesday 11th October at our suite on Princess St, starting at 1.30pm. Don’t forget to bring along some money for the door raffle and your en-thusiasm.

See you there, in the meantime just remember “Whoever said technology will replace paper has obvi-ously never tried to wipe their bum with an iPad”!!!

Kind Regards, Chrissy Thompson

Technical Help Clinic

There are times when you have a technical or settings problem with the operation of your

computer, tablet or smart phone. That is where our Help Clinic may be of assistance. Whether your

device is running Windows or Android. Walter Wilkinson runs the Clinic on Wednesday mornings from 10am.

20 minute slots are allocated so please book beforehand with the office.

A Word about Interest groups and Coffee & Questions.

Listed in our Newsletter we have a number of groups that run under the auspices of Seniornet Palmerston North. They are designed to cater for those who have a special interest in particular aspects of computing. In a way they are “self help” groups, places where discussions and learning can take place and people of similar interest can get together to help one another and share experiences which is really the ethos of what Seniornet is all about—senior people helping one another

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Coffee and Questions:

This is an opportunity for members to ask a questions.

for example “How to backup my computer ?” Other topics may include using

You Tube, how to use Gmail or Windows 10 Pictures

Friday 13th October at 1.30pm

Venue: SeniorNet Learning Centre, Suite 2-105 Princess St. Please let the office know if you are coming Phone 359 4367 or by email .

Android Interest Group:

3rd Wednesday of the month at 1.30pm Next Meeting 18th October

Android tablet and phone users are welcome to attend. Note that this is an informal

questions and answers type of meeting, not a training course. We hope you will learn

from others and that others may learn from you. There will be a $2 fee.

Please wear your name badge. Leader: David Illingworth

Workshop: Momento Photobooks

An introduction into how to go about setting up

and arranging the printing of a ‘photo book’ of that

special event a family wedding, family history or that last overseas trip.

Tuesday 31st October at 10am Enrol at the Office or contact the Tutor Norman Taylor 356 8673

The iPad Learning Group Monthly Meeting.

iPad Users Group meeting at 1.30pm on the first Wednesday of each month.

Next Meeting 1st November

A woman customer called the Canon help desk with a problem with her printer. Tech support: Are you running it under Windows? Customer: 'No, my desk is next to the door, but that is a good point. The man sitting in the cubicle next to me is under a window, and his printer is working fine.' Tech support: How may I help you? Customer: I'm writing my first email.

Tech support: OK, and what seems to be the problem? Customer: Well, I have the letter 'a' in the email address, but how do I get the little circle around it?

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Fabulous 50’s - Relive the romance and the fun when vocals met harmonies as we celebrate the greatest hits of the 50’s.

Wednesday 18th October 11:00am venue:

Life Church - 590 Featherston Street

Visit of NZ Internet Security Expert, John Parsons to Palmerston North.

Seminars on Internet Safety.

John Parsons will be running a series of FREE workshops and seminars in Palmerston North from

the 24th-27th October 2017.

John has been invited to Palmerston North by the Social Socks Charitable Trust and Mid-Central

Public Health Service, with sponsorship through the Palmerston North Local initiatives Fund, Crest

Hospital, and the Palmerston North Hospital Postgraduate Society.

John Parsons is an Internet Safety and Risk Assessment Consultant to schools, the private sector

and health sector. providing specialist advice and direction on the safe use of digital communication

technology. John works with New Zealand Police, Child Youth and Family, Safeguarding Children Initia-

tive (SCI N.Z.) Government sector agencies. Barnardo’s. New Zealand schools and private sector or-

ganisations. He is also the co-developer of cutting-edge cyber safety Internet Health Safety education

now being delivered in schools and to adult learning groups.

Open seminar for Senior Citizens:

Friday 27th October 11am - 12.30pm at the Globe Theatre.

(tea and coffee available from 10.30am) All sessions are free.

Some Interesting Websites:

Grown Ups: https://www.grownups.co.nz/

The world of cyber security is fast-moving and complex. CERT NZ joins other people and organisations — both locally and internationally — who are already working in this space, to help New Zealand better understand and

stay resilient to cyber security threats. Visit the Website https://www.cert.govt.nz/about/ or ask at the SeniorNet office for a pamphlet

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Need a new NZ email provider? As more and more internet providers start seeing problems with their webmail services (Spark webmail recently changed amid big publicity) or even make the decision to stop offering webmail solutions (Vodafone email to close in November 2017) it is important to understand your options when it comes to a free webmail service. There are still a number of NZ internet providers who do offer email accounts with their broadband services but here at Broadband Compare we think that is a short sighted solution and it restricts you from moving provider and getting the best broadband plan for your particular needs at the best price. At Broadband Compare we always encourage people to go with one of the big three webmail provid-ers. All these options offer a range of different features and they are all popular options. The top three webmail services are Gmail from Google, Yahoo Mail from Yahoo! and Outlook.com from Microsoft. They are all very popular options and all three will provide all you need from a free web based email address that is not tied to any particular internet service provider. The popularity of these three webmail services has grown throughout the last decade and they all offer great features and fan-tastic usability. What is a Webmail email address? Webmail, or web-based email, is an email account service that is accessed through an internet browser like Chrome, Microsoft Edge (formally Internet Explorer) or Mozilla Firefox. Most users will simply refer to their webmail as their email account but there is a slight difference versus an email ac-count that operates through an email server like many people will have at work for example. What Are The Benefits Of a Webmail email address? One of the biggest advantages of a webmail address from one of the big three companies we have named here is that you can access your inbox from any Internet-connected computer (or mobile device with Internet access) anywhere in the world. You’re not restricted to checking your messages only from your own desktop or laptop computer and you can easily check your emails using the web browser on your mobile. Another major benefit of using webmail is that you can also choose to access your emails via a computer-based email ‘client’ – a piece of kit like Microsoft Outlook or Thunderbird. This means that you will still have the same features and all the contents of your mailbox can be displayed in multiple places and on multiple devices. The final, HUGE benefit of Webmail from a third party like Google, Microsoft or Yahoo! is that you are not tied in with any particular internet provider. You can use the same email ad-dress for life on any internet provider so you won’t get burnt if your NZ internet provider stops your email service! The most popular Webmail services and how to sign up. There are now literally hundreds and thousands of webmail services available across the globe but you are probably best served by going with one of the big guys who are very unlikely to stop the service or charge in the future. These offerings are - Gmail, Outlook.com and Yahoo! Mail. They consistently remain the most popular and commonly used internationally and in New Zealand. How to get a free Gmail email account Currently the most popular free webmail service on the planet. Gmail is the webmail service created and managed by Google. The service is free, consistently fast and offers huge amounts of storage so you can keep a lot in your inbox! Sign up for a free Gmail email address here. How to get a free Outlook (Microsoft / Hotmail) email account Widely accepted as providing better privacy features than Gmail, the free webmail address from Outlook.com also offers practically unlimited storage. One big advantage is that Microsoft Office comes fully integrated in Outlook.com allowing you to easily create or view MS Office files. ` Sign up for a free Outlook.com email address here. Article from website ‘Broadband Compare’ https://www.broadbandcompare.co.nz/n/email-providers-nz