NEW LISTING OF VCC HELP SITES FOR ONLINE INFO HERE
NEXT MEETING ON MARCH 18
HOW TO TIGHTEN YOUR FACEBOOK SECURITY -CLICK
Mesa Crime Map HERE
Members present were: Nancy Curtis, Myrna Dirk, Darlene Femright, Arlene Frolick, Marian Grider, Ed Heimiller, Bill Joynt, Bill Kautt, Clare Manz, Maggie Miller, Norm Pearson, Dorothy Pickering, Jack Prasloski, Pat Prasloski, RaeJean Warren, Chic Wray, Trix Wray, Peter and Stanton Rickey.
Stanton Rickey announced that an E-Mail from SMART COMPUTING magazine announced that our club qualified for 3 Free subscriptions. He proposed that we award one to Peter, our Program Director, and another to our Treasurer Marian Grider. The 3rd could be awarded to a present member by drawing. It was so moved and seconded, All were in favor, and Myrna Dirk won the drawing prize.
WI-FI CONNECTIONS require that a WIRELESS SLIDER SWITCH should be in the ON position. Often they are difficult to locate, but usually are found somewhere on the EDGE of a laptop, and have an amber light for ON.
On the lower right taskbar mouse onto the Icon resembling a monitor with radio waves. Right click to see available signals, and their intensity. A PADLOCK indicates NO ACCESS WITHOUT A PASSWORD. Left click to connect on any one available. In our clubhouse, CHINACOM2 is an OPEN SIGNAL.
CELL PHONES and CORDLESS PHONES interfere with WI-FI signals. Separate them physically.
Iternet Explorer's REFRESH button has two green arrows to right of address line on Browser top toolbar. Helpful if the address does not produce results.
FIREFOX BROWSER is an alternative to INTERNET EXPLORER. It has fewer virus troubles but is somewhat quirky. If you hate Int Explorer, consider also GOOGLE CHROME
COX is the preferred ISP over QWEST in Mesa area. COX offers 3 speed levels.
BEWARE OF SCAM POPUPs that say “”You have 78 infections, click for a free scan, etc” If you see that, SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY by holding down POWER switch for at least 6 seconds. Even the normal upper right X button will not save you from the scam which will require you paying a ransom fee for clearance.
Peter demonstrated procedure for changing a posted item in the Village Blog site. He went to http://www.vawevents.blogspot.com/ and signed in with User Name and Password. The resultant DASHBOARD screen showed several subpages like GOLFERS, HIKERS, etc. He selected MOVIE SYNOPSIS and showed how easy it was to EDIT TEXT or post a NEW BLOG. A PHOTO or other image can also be imported.
http://www.mesasos.com/ is the website for SAVING ON-LINE SENIORS, a computer repair shop located at 7435 Main St #106, Tel: 480-218-4960. Their site has links to many useful downloads like Free AVG, etc also their FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions Tab) has much of interest.
If you encounter difficulty installing AVG 9.0, then UNINSTALL SPYBOT first to resolve conflict.
WINDOWS DEFENDER IS a program by Microsoft that can replace SPYBOT.HERE
Peter demonstrated some important basic computer maneuvers:
CREATE NEW FOLDER by Right click on an empty space on desktop. It is now ready to type in a NAME replacing the blue title NEW FOLDER. You can RENAME by a Right click and type new name then verify by a Left click.
PLACE FILES IN A FOLDER by holding down Right Mouse Button and DRAG & DROP on top of an existing folder. You can select either MOVE HERE or COPY HERE with a Left click.
CLICK ON VIEW in top toolbar to change presentation of Folder items to go from large, medium or small icons to LIST by title.
RECYCLE BIN (Garbage Can on DESKTOP). Right Click offers options. ALL CAN BE DELETED by clicking on EMPTY RECYCLE BIN or OPEN displays contents. Then you can DELETE or RESTORE individual files.
We will be meeting on the 1st and 3rd THURSDAYS of each month at 1:30 PM in the clubhouse. Our next meeting will be held on 18 March 2010.
STANTON RICKEY, Club President
Mesa Crime Map HERE
Members present were: Nancy Curtis, Myrna Dirk, Darlene Femright, Arlene Frolick, Marian Grider, Ed Heimiller, Bill Joynt, Bill Kautt, Clare Manz, Maggie Miller, Norm Pearson, Dorothy Pickering, Jack Prasloski, Pat Prasloski, RaeJean Warren, Chic Wray, Trix Wray, Peter and Stanton Rickey.
Stanton Rickey announced that an E-Mail from SMART COMPUTING magazine announced that our club qualified for 3 Free subscriptions. He proposed that we award one to Peter, our Program Director, and another to our Treasurer Marian Grider. The 3rd could be awarded to a present member by drawing. It was so moved and seconded, All were in favor, and Myrna Dirk won the drawing prize.
WI-FI CONNECTIONS require that a WIRELESS SLIDER SWITCH should be in the ON position. Often they are difficult to locate, but usually are found somewhere on the EDGE of a laptop, and have an amber light for ON.
On the lower right taskbar mouse onto the Icon resembling a monitor with radio waves. Right click to see available signals, and their intensity. A PADLOCK indicates NO ACCESS WITHOUT A PASSWORD. Left click to connect on any one available. In our clubhouse, CHINACOM2 is an OPEN SIGNAL.
CELL PHONES and CORDLESS PHONES interfere with WI-FI signals. Separate them physically.
Iternet Explorer's REFRESH button has two green arrows to right of address line on Browser top toolbar. Helpful if the address does not produce results.
FIREFOX BROWSER is an alternative to INTERNET EXPLORER. It has fewer virus troubles but is somewhat quirky. If you hate Int Explorer, consider also GOOGLE CHROME
COX is the preferred ISP over QWEST in Mesa area. COX offers 3 speed levels.
BEWARE OF SCAM POPUPs that say “”You have 78 infections, click for a free scan, etc” If you see that, SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY by holding down POWER switch for at least 6 seconds. Even the normal upper right X button will not save you from the scam which will require you paying a ransom fee for clearance.
Peter demonstrated procedure for changing a posted item in the Village Blog site. He went to http://www.vawevents.blogspot.com/ and signed in with User Name and Password. The resultant DASHBOARD screen showed several subpages like GOLFERS, HIKERS, etc. He selected MOVIE SYNOPSIS and showed how easy it was to EDIT TEXT or post a NEW BLOG. A PHOTO or other image can also be imported.
http://www.mesasos.com/ is the website for SAVING ON-LINE SENIORS, a computer repair shop located at 7435 Main St #106, Tel: 480-218-4960. Their site has links to many useful downloads like Free AVG, etc also their FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions Tab) has much of interest.
If you encounter difficulty installing AVG 9.0, then UNINSTALL SPYBOT first to resolve conflict.
WINDOWS DEFENDER IS a program by Microsoft that can replace SPYBOT.HERE
Peter demonstrated some important basic computer maneuvers:
CREATE NEW FOLDER by Right click on an empty space on desktop. It is now ready to type in a NAME replacing the blue title NEW FOLDER. You can RENAME by a Right click and type new name then verify by a Left click.
PLACE FILES IN A FOLDER by holding down Right Mouse Button and DRAG & DROP on top of an existing folder. You can select either MOVE HERE or COPY HERE with a Left click.
CLICK ON VIEW in top toolbar to change presentation of Folder items to go from large, medium or small icons to LIST by title.
RECYCLE BIN (Garbage Can on DESKTOP). Right Click offers options. ALL CAN BE DELETED by clicking on EMPTY RECYCLE BIN or OPEN displays contents. Then you can DELETE or RESTORE individual files.
We will be meeting on the 1st and 3rd THURSDAYS of each month at 1:30 PM in the clubhouse. Our next meeting will be held on 18 March 2010.
STANTON RICKEY, Club President
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