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Pickwick
Village Club for residents of Pickwick Village & Lighthouse
Pointe & friends.
The Senior
Moment Computer Club, hosted by yours truly, Char Wood the
Computer Granny as a public service meets on the
1st Friday of
the month, from 2PM to 4PM at the clubhouse. Looking forward
to meeting my new neighbors!
Now in it's
ninth year, the Senior Moment's club was started in order
to help seniors keep up with the rapidly growing world of
technology in terms they understand as well as for them to
get answers to those pesky questions that always arise when
no one is around to ask!
Come one, come
all and bring your friends, a smile, something to write on
and a writing implement. I bring my laptop computer
and a projector so you can "see" the answers to your
questions right before your own eyes!
You're also very
likely to see that others have the same problems you do, so
in all likelihood you'll go home feeling very relieved that
computers are NOT infallible and often the problem is not
you...and there is a simple solution!
The way the club
works is...
Before the
meeting starts club members bring me their written questions
to be answered later in the meeting. You may be amazed at
how answering your questions can help the others at the
meeting too!
So AS things
happen on your computer during the month, or should a
question arise, WRITE IT DOWN in as much detail as possible
and I'll explain why things happen and maybe even how to
resolve the problem without needing an appointment for a
tutoring session or repairs!
Then, during the
first hour I usually have a topic of interest that is pertinent
to the ever changing computer industry that you should be
aware of so that you know how to make intelligent, informed decisions.
Whether it is
teaching members how to avoid scams or spam, or something
more serious, like the absolutely diabolical things that
have been happening since the beginning of 2009 that are
costing seniors a lot of money due to their lack of
awareness. The information is always up to date, interesting
and worthwhile.
We always have a
great time with lots of laughter! It's FUN to laugh at
computers and have someone explain why they are so stupid!
Then, the second
hour after a short break I answer the questions brought to
me by members, all of whom are your peers. Is everyone there
a newbie? No...some of my members have been with me since
the very beginning eight years ago BUT...they are all of our generation and
remember exactly what it was like to be a newbie.
Their
attitude?...Repetition is the mother of skill! So no matter
how many times the same subject may be discussed in
meetings, there is always something to learn. Especially
when changes in the industry makes it mandatory to change
the way WE do things which happens more often than you might
think!
So come to the
meetings and bring all your friends! The more the merrier.
Granny is
in the process of trying to find new locations for Senior
Moments Clubs in Ormond Beach, Port Orange and New Smyrna.
However, due to popular demand for the meetings
preregistration may be required at future meetings.
If you would
like a shortcut on your desktop to come directly back to
this page for future reference do the following.
Using the RIGHT
mouse button...RIGHT CLICK HERE then select CREATE SHORTCUT
from the menu that will appear. When the box comes up CLICK
ON YES. Then the next time you'd like to come directly here
just DOUBLE CLICK on the icon that is created on your
desktop.
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Granny is uniquely qualified to help you with your computer needs.
