Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we discussed how to use 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 (in all its forms), together with …
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Category:Technology
Laptop Coaching: System Tray Icons
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: 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 with a fondness for the art of writing …
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Laptop Coaching: 1-to-1s and Certification
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: It was the final Class for the Monday group today and so we carried out some 1-to-1s and finished the day presenting their Certificates. Filed under: Certification, 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: Core Apps
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we began to look at some of the Apps common to all Android-based 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 …
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Laptop Coaching: What is Windows 10?
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we began a series of classes discussing the features and benefits 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 …
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Laptop Coaching: The Perfect Password?
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we discussed how to create a virtually uncrackable password! 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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Boys and their Toys (Part 9247)
My new toy! Replacing my rather crappy ‘Linx 1010’ that became totally unreliable – the last straw being it refused to hold a charge, even after being plugged-in overnight. Its the ASUS Transformer Book T100TAM-DK005T 10.1-Inch Convertible Notebook. Already, this device seems to be more solid – and faster too! Steve PalmerI got into blogging …
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Tablet Coaching: Play Store
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we introduced the group to the Google Play Store so they could download their first ‘App’. 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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Laptop Coaching: Keyboard Practice
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we looked at more of the features of a typical PC keyboard and introduced the new Windows 10 virtual keyboard. 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 …
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Laptop Coaching: Google Maps
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we looked at the features of 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 all its forms), …
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Tablet Coaching: Lesson Plans
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we presented the agreed Lesson Plans and continued explaining the screen layout of a typical Android Tablet. Filed under: 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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Laptop Coaching: Grand Tour
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we present the agreed Lesson PLans and continued our ‘tour’ around the outside of a Laptop. Filed under: 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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Laptop Coaching: Mopping-up
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: With only about 10 lessons left, today we continued with the Lesson Plans agreed last week. Filed under: 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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Tablet Coaching: Proposed Lesson Plans
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Based on the feedback from their first lesson, today I presented the draft lesson plans to the group for fine-tuning. The plans will form the basis of the syllabus for the next 25 weeks. Filed under: Delivery, Proposal, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite …
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Laptop Coaching: Lesson Plans Agreed
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, based on feedback from the first lesson, I presented a draft version of the lesson plans to the group. These plans will form the basis of the syllabus for the next 36 weeks. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late …
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Laptop Coaching: Assessing Priorities
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: With the Class completing the syllabus by early march next year, we spent time assessing everyone’s needs. These will form the content of the remaining lessons from here on in. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing …
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Tablet Coaching: New Tuesday Class
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we started the NEW Tuesday Tablet Class. For the next few months, we’ll be covering everything they’ll need to know to get the most from their Android device. Today though, we spent the time determining their learning priorities. Filed under: Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late …
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Laptop Coaching: New Tuesday Class
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Our new Tuesday class started today. We spent the time determining the subject areas the class needs based on their priorities; these will form the basis of the lesson-plans through until August next year. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, TNA, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite …
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Monday Class Restarts
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: After a short break due to the refurbishment to the area I use for training (and also my holiday!), we re-started the Monday Laptop Class today. 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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Tablet Coaching: Essential Routines and Certification
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, in the final lesson, we continued to discuss the regular Routines that help keep Tablets healthy and up-to-date. We also presented delegates with their Certificates of Completion. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first …
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Computer Coaching: File Management (Part 1)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we looked at how storage is named and how to manage files held on the 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 …
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Computer Coaching: Customising your PC (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we continued to look at the different ways of customising the appearance of the 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 …
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Tablet Coaching: 1-to-1s and Daily Routines
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: With this group’s lessons finishing soon, today we carried out some 1-to-1 problem-solving and looked at a range of tasks that if carried out regularly, should ensure a trouble-free ownership experience. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not …
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Computer Coaching: Customising your PC (Part 1)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at how to customise the appearance of the 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 communication …
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Computer Coaching: Getting to Know Windows 10 (Part 3)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we concluded our trilogy of lessons about Windows 10. As a bonus, we also looked ahead at the new features of the forthcoming Windows ‘Anniversary Edition’. 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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Mail Chauvinist
An early start this morning, as it was over to Mags’ to sort out her PC, helping her to switch email providers from Virgin to Microsoft. She was also waving goodbye to the ageing Windows Live Mail and moving to the sparkly new Windows 10 Mail. Luckily, Mags had been able to do quite a …
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Tablet Coaching: Open Discussion and 1-to-1s
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, We took the opportunity to take a break from a formal lesson plan and have an open session instead. 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! …
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Computer Coaching: Getting to Know Windows 10 (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we continued our lesson about the pros and cons 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 …
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Computer Coaching: The Essentials of Online Shopping
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we discussed the pros and cons of shopping online. 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: Google Play (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we continued our look at Google Play including ‘Newsstand’ and the App’s settings menu. 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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