CHT Support
Welcome to our CHT Support page.
We shall be providing information as appropriate in support of our meetings talks, presentations and workshops, or other relevant information that we feel would be of interest to group members.
Of course this information may also be of interest to other Ringmer U3A members and visitors to this website.
Online Support: Your Q&As
This service will enable you to ask your questions of the CHT Support Team on computing & home tech and related topics. So if you have any questions, experiencing problems or issues just contact us using the “click to send a message” link.
PUBLISHED TALKS & PRESENTATION SLIDES/NOTES
What's in the Box
11 November 2021: A talk by Peter Smith on what's inside your laptop or PC. Click Whats in the Box to view the slides.
Computer Storage Devices
14 October 2021: A talk by Peter Smith on Storage Devices and Fault Tolerant Storage "How to survive a PC Disaster". Click Computer Storage Devices to view the slides.
Creating a Photograph Based Family Tree
At our combined meeting with the Family History group on 11 February 2021 we had demonstrations by Hilary Smith and John Saunders using Apple Mac's Keynote and Serif Affinity respectively. A copy of John's notes are now available to view / download by clicking the Serif Affinity link.
Creating Christmas Cards
During a festive season meeting in 2020 there were demonstrations on how to create Christmas cards. John Saunders demonstrated this using Microsoft Publisher. A copy of John's notes are now available to view / download by clicking the Designing a Christmas card link.
Mac and MacBook Update: November 2020
An important update is to be released in November 2020, this is the Big Sur update. For more details click Big Sur Update.
Windows 10 Update: October 2020
An important Microsoft Windows 10 update has been released, release date October 2020. For more details click Windows 10 Update October 2020.
ZOOM Meetings: Tutorials
Below are links to a few short video tutorials and guides on how to use Zoom that we feel members may find useful:
How to use Zoom Sign-up and create a Zoom account and host a meeting
Joining a Zoom Meeting (Zoom App provider video)
Joining & Configuring Audio & Video (Zoom App provider video)
Joining a Zoom Meeting the First Time (User friendly USA video)
Zoom Desktop User Guide (National U3A)
View our own Zoom Instruction leaflet click Join a Zoom Meeting to open.
The Cloud
At our meeting on 5 March 2020 we had a very interesting and informative talk by Ken Boot-Handford on “The Cloud”. A copy of the slides from this talk are now available to view / download by clicking the Clouds link.
Internet Security: Staying Safe Online
On 1 March 2018 the computer group held an event on internet security presented by a Police Cyber Security Adviser. In support of this event Ringmer U3A in consultation with the adviser, produced a very informative leaflet with advice on cyber security.
The leaflet also gives several links to external websites with much more information on this highly important subject.
It is a useful refresher for CG members who attended the original presentation and for those who did not benefit from attending this very good presentation.
This leaflet called Staying Safe On-line is now available to view and download.
Many thanks for visiting, come back soon to check on the latest updates.
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