Tag: Computer Club

Traveling with technology – taking your gadgets on the road

On March 18 the Computer Club monthly program was presented by Paul Jaffe, a Quail Creek resident and world traveler. Paul and his wife Georgia have traveled to many overseas locations and have cruised numerous times. Paul’s travel experience and his interest in technology make him a great resource for sharing with other Quail Creek…

Computer Club monthly program has packed house, again!

Joyce M. Shumate On Thursday, February 20, the Computer Club’s monthly program, Cutting the Cable was very well attended with over 200 people eager to learn how to cut the cable. Dave Andersen’s PowerPoint presentation, with details on current technology, is now available at http://www.qcreek.net/ CuttingTheCable.pdf. On March 18 at 7:00 p.m. in the ballroom,…

Computer Club programs proving popular

Dianne Thomson The time and date for the February Computer Club program Cutting the Cable is changing to Thursday, February 20, at 10:00 a.m. in the Ballroom. Once upon a time, Computer Club programs, open to the entire community, were held in the Fine Arts Room of the A&T building. When attendance outgrew that venue, the…

Ten easy ways to mess up a computer and how to avoid it

Joe Busboom, a very knowledgeable and popular speaker at Computer Club monthly meetings, is returning for the Tuesday, January 21 program in the ballroom at 7:00 p.m. Joe has years of teaching classes and fixing computers, including many Quail Creek residents’ devices. Joe’s presentation will cover the ten most frequent mistakes made by computer users…

Computer Club news

John Hockemeier On December 10 the Quail Creek Computer Club held its annual Open House at the Computer Lab. Visitors were introduced to some of the new equipment and software acquired throughout 2013 including iMacs, Windows 8 touchscreen, color laser printer and router. Three Open House door prizes, a Paperwhite Kindle Reader featuring a display…

News you can use: researching technology

Dianne Thomson and John Hockemeier You’ve probably seen it everywhere, advertising for new, high tech gadgets splashed across TV screens, magazines, mailers and catalogs. The gifting season has begun. If you’d like to give or receive one or more of these modern wonders, where do you begin to learn about them and choose the best?…