CHT Calendar
Meetings are held in the Scout Hut every second Thursday in the Month, 14.00-16.00
9th May 2024
Workshop - suggested topics - Apps Power Point Sylvia Keynote Hilary
11th April 2024
UBS Memory Sticks - Keith
Accessibility - Hilary
14th March 2024
Using Auction Sites - Bob Cairns
Broadband/Networks/Wi-Fi - Peter
8th February 2024
• Introduction
• Keith Moore – USB Connectors and Standards
• Old Leads “Spring Clean”
- Bring along your old leads, are they current / any use?
- Device connectors (on computers, tablets, TVs, cameras, phones etc.): Take a photo/bring it along. Are they current / what are they for?
- How do you dispose of leads and old electronic devices?
The Old Leads “Spring Clean” is not a talk, but an opportunity to bring along your old leads and photographs with you to discuss the above with the team.
The team will try and help you to determine what your leads and device connectors are used for. This should help you to decide if they meet your specific needs and whether to keep or dispose of them.
11th January 2024
Photographs Workshop
The workshop topics include the conversion of photograph prints, 35mm slides and negatives into digital versions.
In addition, the workshop will cover editing digitized photographs and the storage of photograph prints and related documents.
As the Family History and Photography groups have an interest in the subject, members of these groups are invited to attend the workshop
28th December Social Meeting with Family History and Photography groups 2pm in the Scout Hut
November 9th 2023
Shop Safely Online - Keith Moore
Mail merge - Peter Smith
E-Cards - Hilary Smith
October 12th 2023
Using SMART Apps - Ian Loughborough
Wiser SMART Home - Peter Smith
September 14th 2023
Tour of Ringmer Website - Keith Moore
MS Office basic instructions - Peter
Apple iWorks suite basic instruction - HilarySmith
August 2023 No Meeting
Thursday 13th July 2023
Workshop
Quiz
Thursday 8th June 2023
Peter Smith: Backups
Questions and Answers session
Thursday 11th May 2023
Ken Boot-Handford: Cloud Computing
John: File management
Thursday 13th April 2023
Meeting Introduction
Martin Whitlock: Microsoft Excel
Keith Moore: Amazon Echo Devices – The Virtual Assistant
Thursday 9th March 2023
Meeting Introduction
Peter Smith: Facebook – Privacy and Security Settings
Questions and Answers Session
Thursday 9th February 2023
Ian Loughborough - Solar Energy/Solar Panels: Meeting open to all Ringmer u3a, limited to 50 members
Refreshments Penny and Julia
Thursday 12th January 2023
Basic introduction to PowerPoint - Sylvia Coleman (meeting carried over from November 2022)
Other topics/activities TBA
Refreshments Brenda Edwards
29th December 2022
Combined Christmas Meeting with Family History and Photography Groups
Thursday 10th November 2022
Shop Safely Online - Keith Moore
Photograph capture using an overhead camera - Hilary Smith
Photograph capture using a flatbed scanner - John Saunders
Q&A (Time permitting): Users issues/ problems
Thursday 13th October 2022
Keynotes basic introductory talk) - Hilary Smith
Mini Workshop/Q&A session: Users issues/problems, bring your own laptop
Thursday 8th September 2022
Save energy the SMART way - Keith Moore
The Automated House - Peter Smith
Create your own Poster/flyer: Member Challenge - Hilary Smith
Q&A: Any issues/problems, bring your own laptop
There will be no meeting in August 2022
Thursday 14th July 2022 DUE TO CONVID THE JULY MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Keith Moore: Save Energy the SMART way
Peter Smith: The Automated House
Hilary Smith: Create your own Poster/Flyer: Members Challenge
Q&A: Any issues/problems, bring your own laptop
Thursday 9th June 2022
talk on Affinity Publisher - John Saunders
Help Desk: Windows and Mac OS computer users issues/problems
Thursday 12th May 2022
Proposed short talk by David Matthews: Updating a laptop-Windows 10 to Windows 11
Short talk on a series of MSWord topics/tips - Peter Smith
Short talk on PowerPoint - Sylvia Coleman
Help Desk: Windows and Mac OS computer users issues/problems
Thursday 14th April 2022
Mike Brotherton will give a talk on an introduction to creating a You Tube channel and Video
Keith will give a short talk BT users - Problems transferring from McAfee to Norton anti-virus
John will give a short talk BT users YouView box users: End of service updates
Help Desk: Windows and Mac OS computer users issues/problems
Thursday 10th March 2022
Ian will a talk on producing/publishing his book
Further information to follow for the above.
Next meeting Thursday 10th February 2022 14.00 - 16.00 in the Scout Hut
Programme: Auction Sites: A talk by Bob Cairns:
Family History: Online & Local family trees - using GEDOM files - Peter & John, Hilary Hilary (Mac OS alternative local desktop software)
No Meeting in January 2022
28th December 2021 combined meeting with Family History & Photography
Next meeting Thursday 11th November 2021 in the Scout Hut 14.00-16.00
Programme: Making personalised Christmas Label using Keynote (Apple) Hilary Smith; So, What's in the box: Components of a computer & what they do Peter Smith: Group discussion on future topics
First meeting since the lockdown will take place on Thursday 14th October 2021 in the Scout Hut
Due to restrictions placed on U3A groups by COVID-19 Computer Group meetings have been unable to meet in the usual way
During the lockdown all meetings will be via Zoom until further notice
Thursday 11th March 2021 14:00
Hilary Smith to organise a music quiz
Thursday 25th February 2021 CG Planning Group Meeting 10:30
Thursday 11th February 2021
Hilary Smith to give a talk on how to develop a family tree in Keynotes, John Saunders to do the same using infinity. Family History Group invited
Thursday21st January 2021
Combined meeting with the Family History Group at 14:00
Ian to give a talk on DNA
Thursday 3rd December 2020
Group Meeting via Zoom at 14.00
How to use and set up a PowerPoint presentation Sylvia Coleman.
Making Christmas Cards - mini presentation/talk Hilary Smith
Making Card using 365 Publisher John Saunders
Quiz Jill Collins
26th November2020 Planning Group Meeting via Zoom 10.30
19th November 2020 Planning Group Meeting via Zoom 10.30
5th November 2020
Group meeting via zoom Lockdown PowerPoint Presentation by Sylvia Coleman and updates from Phil Smith & John Saunders
30th October 2020 10.30 Planning Group Meeting
22nd October 2020 10.00 Planning group meeting
Thursday 1st October 2020 15.30 Planning group meeting
Thursday 1st October 2020 14.00 - 15.30 A link will be sent prior to the meeting
This is a Zoom meeting, therefore, the format will differ from the usual meetings
Hilary Smith will give a short presentation on photos during the lockdown
Keith Moore will launch the questionnaire shortly to be available on Ringmer U3A website
The meeting will conclude with a Q & A session
Thursday 24th September 2020 10.30
Planning Group Meeting via Zoom
Friday 4th September 10.30
Zoom Planning Group Meeting
Other computer group calendar dates and details are coming soon.
Thursday 4th June 2020 Meeting Cancelled
Thursday 7th May 2020 Meeting Cancelled
Auction Sites
Using PayPpal
Thursday 2nd April 2020 Meeting Cancelled
Workshop base on members problems/questions
Thursday 5th March 2020
Presentation on The Cloud
Thursday 6th February 2020
File Management PC & MAC
Monday 20th January 2020
Planning Group Meeting 10.00 Scout Hut
Thursday 2nd January 2020 No Meeting this month
Tuesday 31st December 2019 Combined social meeting Family History, Photography and Computer Group
Thursday 5th December 2019
Workshop based on member input/questions/requirements
Thursday 7th November 2019
Photographs Enhancing/cropping/scanning & uses. Practical example for use e.g. greeting cards & scan Members photos, Microsoft and Apple MAC
Tuesday 22nd October 2019
Planning Group Meeting 14.00 Scout Hut
Thursday 3rd October 2019
Video transfer VHS to Digital Format Demonstration
Thursday 5th September 2019
Welcome/Introduction to the Computer Group and Ringmer U3A website
Question from members
Wednesday 17th July 2019
Planning Group Meeting 14.00
Thursday 4th July 2019
Workshop
Thursday 6th June 2019
Camera, computer and sewing machine to create textile art - Heather Osmer
Thursday 2nd May 2019
Excel - James Patmore
Thursday 4th April 2019
Workshop - members questions/problems
Wednesday 27th March 2019
Planning Group Meeting 14.00
Thursday 7th March
Presentation on Word PC using word version 2013 - Martin Whitlock
Thursday 7th February
Presentation Desktop Publishing - Ian Loughborough
Short Presentation on Sound Recording - John Saunders
Friday 11th January 2019
Planning Group Meeting 14.00
Thursday 10th January 2019
Password Workshop at 14.00
Thursday 3rd January 2019 No meeting this month
Thursday 27th December 2018 Combined social meeting Family History, Photography and Computer Group
Thursday 6th December 2018
Power Point, Key Notes MAC equivalent to power point. Table in place for general questions. Tea/Coffee/Money Jilly Mercer, Kathryn Millbank and Rita Akehurst
Monday 12th November 2018 Planning Group Meeting
Thursday 1st November 2018
Cloud Storage MAC/PC/Phone, with invited questions. Table in place for general questions. Tea/Coffee/Money Sue Pedley, Jilly Mercer and Pauline Lloyd
Thursday 4th October 2018
Refer to: Computer Group Newsletter Sept-Oct 2018
Thursday 6th September 2018
Refer to: Computer Group Newsletter Sept-Oct 2018
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