Holiday Party

Our Holiday Party on Dec 8th was a real success with wonderful food, great entertainment, and super door prizes!

 

 



And a good time was had by all!

Shop online

Let's talk shopping online....
Do you do it?    Why?  Why not?
What shopping sites do you use?

Two to try even if you do not shop online:
Sciddy.com.........is a site that will tell you what businesses in your area are giving Senior Discounts
Shoplocal.com.....lets you find and compare items for shopping in local stores

Holiday Celebration

The COMPUTER CLUB OF ROSSMOOR

INVITES YOU, ALL MEMBERS AND ALL ROSSMOOR RESIDENTS

  A HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

Thursday, December 8: wine bar at 5:30pm, dinner 6:15pm

in the Sierra Room at Del Valle Clubhouse

 Special Dinner by Simple Elegance

Starting with three kinds of Hors D’oeuvres

Salad of Baby Greens with Walnuts and Cranberries with Raspberry Dressing

 Entrée choice: Prime Rib, Filet of Sole or stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

Dessert is a scrumptious Hot Apple Crisp with Ice Cream

WIN a Kindle Fire Tablet-eReader!!

Special Entertainment by a unique youth orchestra,

 composed of young talented people, who will entertain you

 while strolling amongst the tables!

Reservation: send $28 per person.

Complete the attached form, and mail it with your check to:

Rossmoor Computer Club, P.O. Box 2070, Walnut Creek, CA 94595

You can also sign up at the Computer Center at Gateway Clubhouse.

 If you want to be seated together with friends - you must include all the checks

 in one envelope, and complete the attached form.

Tables of eight or ten are available.

Space is limited, and we suggest that you make your reservation early.

 All reservations must be received by December 3.

If you have any questions, please call 280-3984

Answer your questions

 On November 1 the club started a new service for its members. It is called "Answers to Your computer Questions". 
Every Tuesday from 10 to 12 Bill Hammond a computer expert will be at the Computer Center at Gateway to answer any computer question. This is a free service and is not a class.
Bill will answers your question on a one on one basis.If you need personal attention drop in to the computer Center any Tuesday fro 10 to 12 and Bill will help you.

Rossmoor Wide Wireless Network

It has been suggested from time to time that Rossmoor consider a community wide wireless network.  I would like to hear from some of you who have a opinions and thoughts on this subject.

Let's talk tablets

Let's talk tablet computers. 

If you are already the proud owner of a tablet computer - tell us about it:
  What kind do you have?
  Are you happy with it?

If you attended our presentation on the 12th and are thinking about purchasing a tablet:
  What brand do you have in mind?

I do expect to hear a good amount from all of you happy iPad owners......

why day time meetings?

In a comment someone asked:
Why are all your meetings during working hours? Some of us are still working up to 5 days a week.
I spoke with our club president and is reply was:
The Computer Club had little attendance at meetings in general, and especially evening meetings.  That is why we have only the special open meetings, like the Wednesday session on ebooks and tablets during the day.
               Leonard
Jan Barnes

Let's Talk Ebooks

Are you an ebook reader?  If you are, what brand of ebook do you use? Why did you choose that model?  Do you use it often? What do you like about it - would you recommend it to others?

If you are not currently using an ebook, but think you might like to use one you will want to attend the our FREE meeting on October 12th that will feature a presentation on ebooks and tablets.  It will be held in the Delta room at the Del Valle club house beginning at 2pm.

Do you Skype?

Skype.com is a web site that allow you to call (via computer) to other computers.  It also allows you to video conference during these calls if your computer has a video camera.
Are you a Skype user?  Tell us about it:

There are four different plans for use - FREE - Pay As You Go, 2.3 cents per minute - Subscription, 1.2 cents per minute - Premium, $4.49 per month - which of these do you use?

Has the service been a good experience for you?

Did you find it difficult to join, install, and learn to use?

How do you use this service - friends and family - international calls - business?

If you need help posting your first comment - check the newly posted directions on the right side of the screen.

We are Changing

Starting in September this blog will be posting twice monthly current computer questions, hoping to encourage folks to get more involved (comment).

Seminars for Fall

9/14      10am    Digital Cameras, your introduction

9/21      10am    Food on the Internet: cook, serve, diet

9/28      10am    When you have a computer problem

10/5      10am    Kindle – Help & hints

10/12    10am    Search and Find on the Internet

10/26    10am    How to Instill and Uninstall Software

11/2      10am    Using flash drives, CDs, and DVDs to copy and save

11/9      10am    My Life Story – How to make it interesting

11/15    10am    Troubleshooting your computer

11/15    1pm      Google has lots of goodies for you

11/16    10am    Email and attachments, “how to”

11/17    10am    Backup your computer, protect your data

11/17    1pm      Files and folders, Info you need to know

11/30    10am    Sources of Good Medical Information

12/7      10am    Investments – all the info is on the Internet

Remember is you would like to see a seminar on topics not listed here - just leave us a comment below.

August 4th, Picnic

A great turnout of one hundred and twenty members and guests gathered for our annual B-B-Q at Hillside Sportsman’s Park. The weather was sunny and quite breezy, however that didn’t stop the events of the afternoon from an enjoyable time together. 

Prior to the meal, our hosted bar offering wine and soft drinks was well staffed by Club members Jan Barnes, Jim Bradley, Bill Hammond and Kathleen Doherty. And thanks to Bill Hammond’s wife, Annette for assisting. 

Volunteers greeting guests, passing out name badges and raffle tickets were Jo Jones, Charlene Bradley, Helene Hall and Sandra Hjorth.  The Club also wants to thank, Joan Semonsen, Betty Beaudet, and Miriam Schwartz who arrived early in the afternoon to help Board members set up the tables with decorations and nibbles and assist in cleaning up.  Transportation of supplies and transporting guests to the Park, with their golf carts, were Betty Beaudet and Joan Semonsen.  Lynn Letteris was our photographer for the event. 

Every volunteer was recognizable to our guests by wearing a beautiful rose boutonnière, a thoughtful and unique gift from Monte Hall (our VP) and his wife Helene.  

Catering by Simple Elegance was well orchestrated offering a choice of marinated tri-tip with a delicious BBQ sauce, smoked chicken, Greek pasta salad, baked beans, ice cream, lemon bars and cookies.  Rounding out the meal with coffee. 

As members and guests greeted one another our entertainer for the event John Convery was strumming up some background music on his banjo. When most of us had finished the meal Jack played of some of our favorite songs to sing-a-long with or, as several of us decided, shake a booty or tap a toe.

We are moving up

The Club classrooms and office we have on the lower level at the Acalanes Adult School will be moving up to the higher level during the summer. That is so the school buildings can be upgraded to meet State safety and access standards. 

When the all the work is completed in about a year, we will return to classrooms that are earthquake-safe, with fire sprinklers, better wiring, and more importantly, there will be new restrooms nearby, on the lower level.  We will even have a small elevator to go from the lower level to the school’s upper level.

During that time the Computer Club offices and classes will be in temporary space in Room D-7.

 

To get to Room D-7 on the upper level, you can drive out of Rossmoor and then up to the school parking lot. Building D is the first school building near the parking lot. An easier way may be to take a Rossmoor bus right up to the school.

(The lower-level gate and doorbell will not be usable after July.)

 Meanwhile, your other Club services, at the Gateway Computer Center and elsewhere, will continue.

Fall Classes

COMPUTER  CLASSES : 

September  2011  Thru   March  2012

NOTE:  ALL  CLASSES  ARE  HELD  IN  ROOM   D-7    ON  THE  UPPER  LEVEL

901      Beginner-1                 10-12   Tue&Thur        Sept 13-29                  Olsen

902                                          10-12   Tue&Thur        Oct 25-Nov 10            Makinen

903                                          10-12   Tue&Thur        Jan 3-19                      Olsen

904                                          10-12   Tue&Thur        Feb 14-Mar 1              Makinen

905      Beginner-2                 10-12   Tue&Thur        Oct 4-20                      Olsen

906                                          9:30-12:30 T&Th         Nov 29-Dec 8              Makinen

907                                          10-12   Tue&Thur        Jan 24-Feb 9              Olsen

909      Internet & Email        1-3       Tue&Thur        Sept 13-29                  Doherty

910                                          1-4       Tue&Thur        Nov 29-Dec 8              Makinen

911                                          1-3       Tue&Thur        Jan 24-Feb 9              Olsen

914      Word                          1-3       Tue&Thur        Oct 4-20                      Barnes

915                                          1-3       Tue&Thur        Jan 3-19                      Olsen

916                                          1-3       Tue&Thur        Feb 14-Mar 1              Makinen

 

917      Excel -1                      1-3       Tue&Thur        Oct 25-Nov 10            Makinen

918      Digital Photo-1          1-3       Mon&Weds     Sept 12-28                  Olsen

922                                          1-3       Mon&Weds     Jan 9-30                     Olsen

919      Digital Photo-2          1-3       Mon&Weds     Oct 3-24                      Olsen

923                                          1-3       Mon&Weds     Feb 1-22                     Olsen

920      Photo Elem-1 1-3       Mon&Weds     Oct 26-Nov 14 Olsen

924                                          1-3       Mon&Weds     Feb 27-Mar 19            Olsen

 

921      Photo Elem-2 1-3:30  Mon&Weds     Nov 16-Dec 7                          Olsen

Remember - If there is a class you would like to see that is not on the list above - leave us a comment please.....

Welcome to our blog

Welcome

Welcome to the Computer Club “blog.”

This blog is by, and for, seniors computer users who are members of the Computer Club of Rossmoor. Jan Barnes, a Board member and a Club teacher, has created this blog so that members can easily give the Computer Club new ideas, and suggestions, for Club activities. Jan requests your participation.

When this Club started in 1993, the world was quite different. Personal computers were new and few seniors were users or even interested in computers. Club classes and seminars taught thousands to “use and enjoy computers.” Now, almost twenty years later, most of our seniors have and use computers. Those who do not are missing out on many opportunities as they stand on the sidelines while the world continues to move on.

Computers keep getting better, and it is hard to keep up with all the changes. That is the main reasons for this blog – to help members, and the Computer Club, to keep up with those changes.
Read, participate and benefit from this blog. It is a great way for you to help your Computer Club stay on the right track into the future.

Leonard Krauss, President

We need your....

We need to hear from you concerning the classes and seminars we are now teaching and those you might like to see us teach in the future.

The following is a list of possible topics. Please look them over and then comment. Some we have done before – do you think they are worth repeating? And, some are entirely new – do you think they are worth a try? Please feel free to offer your own suggestions.

Windows 7 – what is new and different

Using the Windows Media Player – making videos

Introduction to digital cameras

Understanding Files and folders

How to write your life's story

Games – already on your computer

Games – on and from the Internet

Free online typing tutors

Discount sites – Groupon – Living Social

Using Skype

Web sites for your hobby – sewing – knitting – crochet – fishing – golf – wood working – painting/drawing – cooking – gardening – stamping/scrapbooking

Web sites for information – travel – medical information – investing – genealogy – news - weather

Buying and selling on Craig’s List – Ebay – Amazon