Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today was the final class for this ‘Tuesday’ group. We recapped ‘Web Browsing’ and presented everyone with their certificates. 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: Music on your PC
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we started to look at the various ways to add music 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 love of technology …
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Tablet Coaching: Google Maps
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we looked at another core app for Android Tablets: Google Maps. 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: Windows 10 Overview
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we began to look at the features of Windows 10. 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 all …
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Computer Coaching: Open Session
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: With only three classes left before this Group finishes the Programme, we’re using these final weeks to cover anything computer-related as directed by the Class. 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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Computer Coaching: No Class
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: No Class today as it’s a Bank Holiday! Filed under: 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 all its forms), together with …
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Computer Coaching: Burning DVDs
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we discussed how to burn files to a DVD. 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 all its …
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Tablet Coaching: Core Apps – email (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at some of the more advanced features of email including: cc and bcc sending to more than one person adding attachments adding a signature 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: Web Browsing (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked in more detail at the features of a modern 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 love of technology and …
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Computer Coaching: Managing External Storage
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at how manage external storage such as USB Sticks and Recordable DVDs. 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 …
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Computer Coaching: Staying Safe Online
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked in more detail at how to spot fake emails and fake websites. We concluded with a quiz that presented a mix of real and fake sites with the group determining which-was-which. Filed under: Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in …
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Tablet Coaching: Core Apps – email
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: We continued the theme of exploring core apps installed on most Tablets. Today we looked at how to manage the email app. Filed under: 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: Word Processing (Practical)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we consolidated everything learned so far about Word-Processing and designed an advert to include – Various fonts– A picture– Aligned text– Various text effects such as bold and italic– A range of font sizes Filed under: Design, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer, Writing Steve PalmerI got into blogging …
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Computer Coaching: Gone Phishing
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: In our second lesson covering ‘Staying Safe Online’ we looked at methods for identifying suspicious emails. 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: Word Processing (Part 3)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: In our third of three lessons, today we looked at additional ways to embellish a document including inserting photos & clip-art and colour-highlighting text. Filed under: Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer, Writing Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – …
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Computer Coaching: Keeping your PC Healthy
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we spent time looking at how to look after your laptop and stay safe online. Filed under: 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 …
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Computer Coaching: Using Skype (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we continued to learn more about the features and benefits of Skype. 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 …
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Computer Coaching: Word Processing (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: We continued our look at the features of word-processing. Today we covered how to embellish text. 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 …
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Computer Coaching: Using Skype
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: With only a few more lessons left with this group, today we began to look at some of the advanced software available for laptops. We began by explaining the features and benefits of Skype and gave the group the opportunity to make their first call. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation …
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Tablet Coaching: Core Apps (Part 2) – Managing eMail
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we continued our look at common apps across ALL Tablets. We specifically took a closer look at managing eMails. 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 …
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Computer Coaching: Word Processing (Part 1)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we began a series of lessons covering the essentials of word-processing. 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: The Perfect Pa55wOrd!
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we covered how to create a memorable password that’s different for every website – and is virtually uncrackable! 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: Keyboard Essentials
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we concentrated on the PC’s keyboard and practised using shortcut keys. 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: Google Maps
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we looked at using Google Maps on a 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 love of technology and communication (in all its …
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Tablet Coaching: Core Apps
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we re-visited the apps that feature on most Android-powered Tablets. 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 all …
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Computer Coaching: TNA Results
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: I spent most of today’s lesson presenting back the proposed Lesson Plans to the Group. Filed under: Delivery, Design, Feedback, Salvation Army, Skills Development, TNA, 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: Search Me!
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we looked at Cortana, Bing and Google. 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 all its forms), together …
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Computer Coaching: Assessing Needs
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: With the new class starting only last Monday, today, we continued to assess individual learning needs. Next week we’ll present their personal lesson plans. Filed under: Delivery, Design, Salvation Army, Skills Development, TNA, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until …
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Tuesday Class Restarts
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: The Tuesday Class returned today, and it was good to see them all again. It was soon ‘business as usual’ after a short recap with everyone realising they remembered more than they thought after the Classes closed for Christmas. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, venue, Volunteer Steve …
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The Tablets Return…
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: ..and luckily, with their owners too! Today, the fortnightly Tablet Class resumed. We initially spent some time recapping on the key functions of most tablets before reminding everyone how to download an App. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, venue, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late …
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