Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: With the group now having received their Windows 10 upgrade, we spent time looking at the new features and differences compared to their previous OS Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 …
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Tablet Coaching: Overview and App Store
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: With two new additions to the Class, we gave a general overview of Tablets together with how to use the App Store. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into …
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Computer Coaching: Managing your eMails
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: After last week’s introduction to email, today, we looked managing emails using the ‘drafts’, ‘sent’, ‘outbox’ and personal folders. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My …
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Computer Coaching: Internet (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: After last week’s introduction to ‘the net’, today, we spent time looking at browsers and how to manage favourites/bookmarks. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My …
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Computer Coaching: ‘All things eMail’
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: With only six weeks left before I say goodbye to this class, today, we concentrated on eMail. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love …
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Computer Coaching: Introduction to Browsing the Web
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we took the class on their first journey on the Internet. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in …
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Tablet Coaching: General Recap
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: As it’s been quite a while since we last delivered a lesson, we used today to recap on what’s been covered in previous lessons to date. Filed under: Delivery, Evaluation, Feedback, observation, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my …
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Computer Coaching: More Word Processing Skills
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we devoted the lesson to building on the learners’ word-processing skills. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer, Writing Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication …
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Computer Coaching: Word Processing Recap
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: It’s been a few weeks since we ran a Tuesday Class, so we used the time to recap ‘word processing’. Filed under: Delivery, observation, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my …
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Computer Coaching: Recap
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: After the long break between classes (that restarted today) we spent the morning recapping the ‘essentials’. Filed under: Delivery, observation, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love …
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Computer Coaching: Colourful Words
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we looked at how to add a splash of colour to word-processed documents. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer, Writing Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology …
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Computer Coaching:
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at how to copy a selection of files from a USB stick to your Laptop. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong …
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Computer Coaching: Managing and Filing your Data (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we continued to look at understanding how to ‘file’ data according to your personal requirements. This included looking at disk labelling. Filed under: Delivery, Design, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Staff Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 …
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Computer Coaching: FAQs
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we had an open session for the class, dealing with their individual queries and questions. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of …
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Computer Coaching: Managing and Filing your Data
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at how to manage data on your PC. This included copying, moving and renaming files; creating and renaming folders. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into …
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Computer Coaching: From Camera to PC
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at how to transfer photos from a digital camera to a PC. Smile please! Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love …
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Computer Coaching: Recap – Word Processing (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we covered different ways to embellish a word-processed document using bullets and numbering. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer, Writing Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology …
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Computer Coaching: Personalising your Desktop
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we looked at different ways to customise the look of your PC’s Desktop. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and …
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Tablets: A Tour around ‘Settings’
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we began a detailed discussion explaining the various functions within the ‘Settings’ menu on an Android tablet. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong …
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Computer Coaching: Browser Essentials
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, in the second of our ‘Tuesday Classes’, we looked at the essentials of using an Internet Browser. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong …
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Computer Coaching: A Tour Round your Laptop!
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today was the second in my series of ‘Tuesday Classes’. I gave the group a tour around the outside of their laptop, explaining the various sockets, lights and buttons. We also discussed how to keep the exterior in good condition. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve …
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Tablets: App Stores
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today was the second, in my occasional Monday afternoon classes for Tablet users. We looked at the App Stores and how to download and use apps. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until …
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Computer Coaching: Music on your PC (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we concentrated on the theory of sampling music to your PC. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in …
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Computer Coaching: Tuesdays are Go!
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Yay! The Monday class in Rothwell became so popular that now, here we are on Tuesdays too …and that was just through word of mouth! I have a fresh set of Learners all wanting to improve their PC skills. Today is the initial TNA and in the weeks that …
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Computer Coaching: Music on your PC (Part 1)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we began looking at how to listen to music on your PC. This introductory lesson looked at the difference between ‘streaming’ and ‘storing’ and we also discussed various music sources such ‘sampling’, ‘using iTunes’, ‘Amazon Music’ and ‘Google Music’. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve …
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Computer Coaching: Maintaining a Healthy PC (Part 3)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at the vast choice of AV programs for the PC. We also discussed the pros and cons of ‘free’ vs ‘paid for’ AV programs. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post …
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Computer Coaching: Maintaining a Healthy PC (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we looked at virus and malware attacks in more detail – and how to avoid them. We also discussed the pros and cons of free AV products as well as the best the worst AV/Malware programs available for a PCs. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer …
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Computer Coaching: 1-to-1
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Another ‘1-to-1′ today working with a new Pupil who has recently left the Army and treated himself to a shiny new laptop. Filed under: 1-to-1 coaching, Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – …
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Computer Coaching: Keep Taking the Tablets
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: This afternoon, I ran a pilot session covering ‘getting the most from your Tablet’. If we can get enough pupils, I’ll consider making this a semi-regular class. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post …
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Computer Coaching: Maintaining a Healthy PC
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, I began a comprehensive session covering ‘PC Health’. There is so much to cover, I plan to spread the topic over a number of weeks. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until …
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