What Did You Learn At The Computer Help Session?

Each Tuesday at 2:00, a Computer Help Session is held at the clubhouse. Come to share, help, learn, and possibly even have problems solved. Bring your laptop if you wish.

Here are some of the results of this week's class:

• Buddy unpacked his brand new jump drive and learned how to use it.
  

• Betty learned how to send photos via email.
  
  
• Dianne got her Skype program fixed, thanks to a suggestion by JW.
  
  
• Roger got his new (to him) computer connected to the internet as an "after school" activity.
  
  
• As a result of Dianne bringing up the subject of Skype, Keith got interested in the program and installed it. His second Skype conversation was with a gentleman in China!
  
  
• Another gentlman may or may not have gotten enough info so that he could disable the built-in mousepad on his laptop.

As you can see, there were a variety of problems solved. In addition, a fair amount of information was shared so, hopefully, everyone learned something new.

In case you're interested, Skype is a program which allows you to "make telephone calls without a telephone." (My words, not theirs.) All it takes is a microphone and the free downloaded program. Then you can contact and talk to any other person similarly equipped anywhere in the world at no cost! For a modest fee (a few bucks/month) you can talk to anyone in the US/Canada form your computer to their telephone.

You can also make video calls if you are camera equipped.

If you have kids, grandkids, or friends scattered around the country or the world, this would seem to be a great way to communicate. If you have an internet connection, you have "phone service!"

Check it out here: http://skype.com

See you next Tuesday at 2:00!