Computer
Lab News
The computer lab now has 10 new computers with "Windows 7" and
Office Programs generously funded by the COA Boosters.... Please
come by and enjoy the new equipment and consider signing up for a computer
class. A great big thanks to John Kelso for countless hours of volunteer
work on the installation of hardware and software. It was a major accomplishment
to get the lab up and running. We would also like to thank Ron Menard
and Bart Riley of the IT department for their assistance and support with
this project.
Thanks to our Boosters!!!
The
computer lab is available for anyone to use - free of charge! You don't
have to be computer savvy; just have a desire to search the web, send/receive
emails, or fix some photos. Come in and see us.
Volunteer
monitors are available in the lab every morning to help you get the results you
want or to solve computer issues. If you have a modest to good computer skills,
we need you to volunteer as a monitor for one morning a week. It's fun to see
folks get excited when they learn. If you are interested please give your name
to Donna Weinberg, Volunteer Coordinator, or contact John Kelso at 781-837-8389.
Help
For Those With Sight Problems:
On two of our Lab
computers, we've temporarily installed an IBM Web Adaptation software program
that helps seniors with vision problems to more easily use the Internet; however,
it does not help those who are blind. In order to serve our blind seniors, we're
hoping to be able to obtain a program called Jaws, which helps those without
the ability to see to use computers, online or off.
If you'd like a
demonstration of how the IBM program works, come into the Lab; we'd be happy to
demonstrate it for you.
Through Ron McGrath's efforts, we expect that
very shortly we will receive a grant from IBM that will allow us to permanently
install the Web Adaptation program. DVD and VHS Copies: If anyone would
like to order a DVD or VHS copy of any of the wonderful concerts -- or programs
-- that have been produced and/or performed at the Center, just call the Lab …
or stop in, to place your order.
To help pay for costs incurred in duplication,
a donation - to COA - of five-dollars per copy would be appreciated.
Thousands
of seniors have used our Lab on a regular basis since the Center opened, and for
that we are all grateful. Don Shields
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COMPUTER CLASSES WITH KATHY MAYO FOR JANUARY 2012
This class is for a beginner. You will learn to use the mouse and some of the basic computer skills along with the terminology that is needed to use your computer. Computer Basics (Part 2)
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