Vol 12 No: 1, January President s message. A vulnerability has been found in the computer chips that are used by both PCs and Macs.

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1 Official Newsletter of Parramatta Computer Pals for Seniors Inc. ABN PO Box 3102, Parramatta NSW 2124 (02) Mobile: Website: Vol 12 No: 1, January 2018 President s message Welcome back to ParraPals in 2018, members. We have many good offerings for you this year. I do hope your time off over Christmas and New Year has been a happy and healthy one catching up with family and friends. A vulnerability has been found in the computer chips that are used by both PCs and Macs. Major software programs have provided updates which protect against hackers using those vulnerabilities so make sure your programs are updated, particularly the PC and Apple Mac operating systems but also programs like Adobe Reader. Thank you to Dawne for organising our great Christmas Party at the Rosehill Bowling Club and to Darrell Hoffman for entertaining us. See some photos over the page. As Pete and I are in Queensland for a couple of weeks visiting family, I am leaving you in the capable hands of vice president Deb Neale who will chair the meeting on Thursday. I have prepared a slide show of our entries submitted to the ASCCA digital photos competition last November.. And keep learning, of course! Deborah dmmartin@bigpond.net This will be a good opportunity to book into courses. So bring your cash with you. ParraChatta Vol 12, No 1 January 2018 Page 1

2 January meeting As always, we will be celebrating ParraPals birthday at our members meeting on Thursday 18 th January. Who can believe it is our 11 th anniversary? Here we show a memory of our third birthday in January Joan Cramer from the Epping Club joins John Moxon, our first president and your editor with the birthday cake. Suggestion 3. Can the squeaky door to the office be fixed please. Committee response: Dawne has applied WD40 to the door to fix the squeak. Christmas Party It was fun, and the Committee may well decide to use this function room again. Pictured below, Deborah expressing our thanks to Dawne Zotz who coordinated the Christmas Party this year. Suggestion box Suggestion 1. Darrell Hoffman offered to share the original music video on which his act at the Christmas Party was based with John Hain, to show at a future Club meeting. Committee response: Offer accepted. Suggestion 2: Dawne suggested we invite Jessica Gauds who was the Apple guest speaker at the ASCCA conference to be a guest speaker at our Club meeting. Committee response: Dawne will invite Jessica to speak at our February meeting. Above, some of our members enjoying the Christmas Party. ParraChatta Vol 12, No 1 January 2018 Page 2

3 Left, Deborah with Dawne and Wal. Next is the hat competition won by Vice President Deb, John and Dawne the former showing off his new hat. New Members There were no new members in December. We now have 217 members this financial year. From January 1, the joining fee for new members will be $5 with no waivers (for members of other local seniors organisations). Bookings Open on Thursday Bring your cash on Thursday lots of opportunities for two-hour short courses through to 10-hour courses. Day/ Time Dates Course Term course schedule Weeks 1-5 Mon 9:30-11:45 5 Feb Practice session: Scanning photos, negatives and slides $10 Mon 9:30-11:45 12, 19, 26 Feb Windows 10 Made Easy $30 Mon 1:15-3:30 29 Jan; 5,12,19,26 Feb Apple ipad: Beyond the Basics $45 Tues 9:30-11:45 30 Jan ebay: Buying $10 Tues 9:30-11:45 6 Feb Techtalk: Understanding the NBN $10 Tues 9:30-11:45 13 Feb Techtalk: Understanding the NBN $10 Tues 9:30-11:45 20 Feb Techtalk: Understanding the NBN $10 Tues 9:30-11:45 27 Feb ebay: Selling $10 Wed 9:30-11:45 31 Jan; 7,14,21,28 Feb Android Smartphones: Beginners $45 ParraChatta Vol 12, No 1 January 2018 Page 3

4 Day/ Time Dates Course Wed 1:15-3:30 7 Feb Practice Session: Facebook $10 Wed 1:15-3:30 14,21,28 Feb (Using Gmail) $30 Thurs 9:30-11:45 1,8 Feb Transferring photos from camera/smartphone to PC $20 Thurs 9:30-11:45 22 Feb; 1,8 Mar Introduction to Computers $30 Fri 1:15-3:30 2 Feb Tech talk: What sapp $10 Fri 1:15-3:30 16,23 Feb; 2 Mar Saving & finding your files in Windows $10 Term course schedule Weeks 6-10 Mon 9:30-11: Mar Facebook for Beginners $20 Mon 9:30-11:45 19 Mar Genealogy: Convicts $210 Mon 9:30-11:45 26 Mar Genealogy: Irish $10 Mon 9:30-11:45 9 Mar Practice session: Apple ipad $10 Mon 1:15-3:30 5,12,19,26 Mar; 9 Apr Apple ipad or iphone: Beginners TBC $45 Tues 9:30-11:45 20 Mar Tech Talk: security $10 Tues 9:30-11:45 10 Apr Practice Session: Windows 10 $10 Tues 1:15-3:30 13,20,27 Mar; 3,10 Apr Android tablets: Beginners $45 Wed 9:30-11:45 14,21,28 Mar Windows 10 Made Easy $30 Wed 9:30-11:45 4,11 Apr Facebook: Beyond the Basics $20 Wed 1:15-3:30 14,21,28 Mar; 4,11 Apr Apple Mac: Beginners $45 Thurs 9:30-11:45 5,12 Apr Internet $20 Thurs 1:15-3:30 29 Mar Tech talk: Genealogy and DNA $10 Fri 9:30-11:45 9 Mar Windows 10 Photos App $10 Fri 1:15-3:30 6 Apr Backing up your Windows computer $10 SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS (SIG), OUTINGS and MONTHLY MEETINGS $2 Dates Time Event Thurs 18 Jan; 15 Feb; 15 Mar Thurs 1 Feb, 1 Mar, 5 Apr Fri 2 Feb, 2 Mar, 6 Apr Thurs 8 Feb, 8 Mar, 12 Apr 9:30-11:45am Members meeting at UNE. Note: October meeting is AGM 1:15-3:30pm SIG Android Tablets and Smart Phones 9:30-11:45am SIG Windows 10 1:15-3:30pm SIG Creative writing ParraChatta Vol 12, No 1 January 2018 Page 4

5 Day/ Time Dates Course Fri 9 Feb, 13 Apr 9:30-11:45am SIG ipads and iphones Thurs 15 Feb, 19 1:15-3:30pm SIG: Digital photography Apr Fri 16 Feb, 20 Apr 1:15-3:30pm SIG: Facebook Thurs 22 Feb, 22 9:30-11:45am SIG: Genealogy Mar, 26 Apr Fri 23 Feb, 23 Mar, 9:30-11:45am SIG: Craft and Cards 27 Apr Wed 7 March 1:15-3:30pm Trainers Meeting (Free) Thurs 15 March 1:15-3:30pm SIG: ebooks Fri 16 March 9:30-11:45am SIG: Google Fri 16 March 1:15-3:30pm Trainers Planning Meeting (Free) Thurs 22 March 9:30-11:45am Office Assistants Training Meeting (Free) Here is a course on avoiding scams you can do for yourself. Check it out at urse/view.php?id=82 The course has been based on the latest information about scams from the ACCC's Scamwatch and Little Black Book of Scams. Visit for more information. This website alerts you to the latest scams on its home page. One of the most recent scams is about people pretending to be from the NBN and attempting to seek personal information like bank accounts and credit cards. And of course, all our members with a landline have received telephone calls from IT people suggesting there is a problem with a laptop. You might be savvy, but spread the word to your less computer literate friends. And then there s the supermarket scams promising you are a winner! Don t fall for them. ParraChatta Vol 12, No 1 January 2018 Page 5

6 Off to the city Now don t take us seriously Amazing who you bump into! John and Josie, and Edna, Florence and Cherie meet up at Rydalmere Wharf. All off to the city. A very pleasant way to travel. Just to even up the sexes President: Deborah Martin dmmartin@bigpond.net.au Vice president: Deb Neyle See, it s not all about our women members, even if they do tend to get into more photos. Robert, Wal, John and Keith. Secretary: Silvia Vega parramattacps@gmail.com.au Treasurer: John Lee Johnclee33@gmail.com Training Co-ordinator: Jon Bayley How confusing a Deb and a Deborah! How do we tell the difference between our president and vice president these days. It s easy! Our president Ms Martin is always Deborah. Never Deb or Debbie. Our vice president Ms Neyle prefers Deb. Never Deborah or Debbie. jpbaylee@bigpond.com Newsletter editor and webmaster: Margaret Tucker Moxon webmaster@parramattacps.org.au Photographers: Dawne Zotz, John Lee. ParraChatta Vol 12, No 1 January 2018 Page 6