PENARTH COMPUTER CLUB

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What’s it all about ?

THE FRIENDLY CLUB

Note: the show should run continuously… BUT..

if it does stop, a click will move it along. (Nobody is perfect!)

The show is ‘fussier’ than it should be because it was designed to illustrate the large variety of features that are available!

PENARTH COMPUTER CLUB – the friendly clubPENARTH COMPUTER CLUB – the friendly club

What? – A sociable learning place to go at one’s own speed.

When? - SECOND and FOURTH Tuesdays of the month, Sept >June

Where? – All Saints Church Hall, Victoria Square, Penarth

7.30 for 8.00pm start. Finish by 10.00 pm (usually!)

Who? - Your Committee, Experienced members and Guest Speakers

Why? – Learn “how to”. / Do more / do it better/ and have FUN

We like to help you to help yourselvesWe like to help you to help yourselves

The club concentrates on helping members to feel comfortable The club concentrates on helping members to feel comfortable with their computerswith their computers

We show how to handle the most popular tasks and give a taste of We show how to handle the most popular tasks and give a taste of how to do morehow to do more

We try to cater for the differing skill levels of our membersWe try to cater for the differing skill levels of our members

In our first few meetings (starting in September) we aim to get In our first few meetings (starting in September) we aim to get beginners started and improvers progressingbeginners started and improvers progressing

((Sshh!....These meetings also provide a bit of revision for Sshh!....These meetings also provide a bit of revision for everybody else!)everybody else!)



TREASURER

(& REPORTER)

(& SPEAKER)

(Yes …. And dogsbody……)

Who are we?

HOWARD


The rest of your

CommitteeSecretary Treasurer

Rhona Boudier

Steve VineyMike Jakob

ChairmanMike FinlaySecretary

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The FRIENDLY ClubThe FRIENDLY Club

to this

The Club could help

you get from this……

Penarth Computer ClubPenarth Computer Club

You don’t need You don’t need to be a scientistto be a scientist

- But it helps if you are not alone!


…….to learn about your computer.to learn about your computer

Desktop

or

•and how to do what YOU want to do

Laptop


The Club started in 1992The Club started in 1992 by today’s standards computers were by today’s standards computers were

still quite primitive, difficult to operate still quite primitive, difficult to operate & slow& slow

Now they are cheaper but vastly more Now they are cheaper but vastly more powerfulpowerful

they are smaller but do bigger tasksthey are smaller but do bigger tasks they are much, much fasterthey are much, much faster and they can do a wider range of tasksand they can do a wider range of tasks


Some people (not a lot) want to know Some people (not a lot) want to know what goes on inside the magic boxwhat goes on inside the magic box

We help where we can


Many beginners are afraid the Many beginners are afraid the machine will blow up -machine will blow up -

It won’t!


So what could we do for you?So what could we do for you? Most new members start in September, a Most new members start in September, a

most suitable time to startmost suitable time to start We introduce you to the workings of the ClubWe introduce you to the workings of the Club We give guidance on setting up your We give guidance on setting up your

machine to machine to LOOKLOOK good and good and BEHAVEBEHAVE well - well - for for YOUYOU

We set out some golden rules, hints and tips We set out some golden rules, hints and tips to help you off to a flying startto help you off to a flying start

Demonstrations are often by senior membersDemonstrations are often by senior members


Members show how they use their computers for:Members show how they use their computers for: writing documents, sending e-mailswriting documents, sending e-mails creating cards and invitationscreating cards and invitations address lists, including merging them with address lists, including merging them with

lettersletters constructing spreadsheets to make constructing spreadsheets to make

calculations easy and accurate & drawing calculations easy and accurate & drawing chartscharts

improving digital photographs & using improving digital photographs & using effectseffects

slideshows of pictures (or slides like these!)slideshows of pictures (or slides like these!) drawingsdrawings …and much

more


We invite Guest Speakers to talk on a We invite Guest Speakers to talk on a variety of topics of general interest variety of topics of general interest includingincluding

Family tree researchFamily tree research Computer crimeComputer crime Defences against hacking and spyingDefences against hacking and spying The future of communicationsThe future of communications Anti-virus protection measuresAnti-virus protection measures ... and we try to respond ... and we try to respond to requests ....to requests ....


If you have particular areas of interest If you have particular areas of interest we hope that you will meet someone in we hope that you will meet someone in the club with whom you can share that the club with whom you can share that interest and develop it together interest and develop it together


We try to reduce your worries if you We try to reduce your worries if you have a problemhave a problem

For example…………

Take pictures to remind you how cables fit

It can be a great help…!


PENARTH COMPUTER CLUBPENARTH COMPUTER CLUB

Howard

….and at the end of each meeting

a chance to have a chat over a sociable beverage.

Thank you for your time

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That’s What’s it all about !

THE FRIENDLY CLUB

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