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Past Programme of Meetings 2011-12

Month

Subject

Speakers / Lead by

September

Introductory Meeting

John Hale

October

Presentation software and methods - Prezi exercise

John Dubery & John Hale

November

Prezi exercise - Labels from databases -  PowerPoint images

JH; Clive Bacon; Peter Orchard

2012

[No meeting in December 2011]


January

Video Editing - Basic in Windows & Advanced (overview)

Nigel Tennant & John Hale

February

Browser add-ons - PowerPoint images for TV

John Dubery; Peter Orchard

March

Audio editing using Audacity; Computer housekeeping

John Hale; Ian Mackenzie

April

Family History (revisited)

John Patrick (Swanage Museum)

May

Computer Security - malware, viruses, phishing, spyware, etc

Ian & Angela from Happy Lappy

June

Computer Hardware including Help & Self-help

David Langdon & John Hale

Past Programme of Meetings 2012-13

Month

Subject

Speakers / Lead by

26 September

Introductory Meeting - Introductions & IC website use

John Hale

24 October

Self help in groups - please bring your laptops

John Hale & Nigel Tennant

28 November

Computer & Other Scams / PhotoShop & PSP image processing

Geoff Lonsdale / Alan Bagley

2013

[No meeting in December 2012]


23 January

Building a website using Drupal

Peter Orchard

27 February

All about the iPad

Ian & Angela from Happy Lappy

27 March

Family History revisited - Update plus help session

John Patrick

24 April

The Linux Operating System / Raspberry Pi

John Dubery / Ian Mackenzie

22 May

Help session - please bring your laptops / Photo recovery software

Nigel Tennant & John Hale

26 June

Help session - please bring your laptops + Questions & Answers

John Hale

Month

Subject

Speakers / Lead by

25 September

Introductory Meeting - Introductions plus to new HXVH venue

John Hale

23 October

Computer housekeeping / Startup / Task manager / Help session

Ian Mackenzie / John Hale

27 November

Back-ups & Malware prevention / Emails / Printing Labels

John Dubery / Nigel Tennant

2014

[No meeting in December 2013]


22 January

Browser Add-ons / Your useful websites to note / Help session

John Dubery / John Hale

26 February

Photos: Organisation / Libraries / Tablets / Help session

Nigel Tennant

26 March

Family History revisited - Update plus FH help session

John Patrick

23 April

Desk Top Publishing

John Hale

28 May

Communications using Skype / Help session

John Hale /  Group

25 June

Apple v  Windows / Raspberry Pi

Tony Smith / Ian Mackenzie

Past Programme of Meetings 2013-14

Month

Subject

Speakers / Lead by

24 September

Introductory Meeting - Introductions & future meeting subjects

John Hale

22 October

Group help and guidance - Laptops and Tablets

John Hale + Group

26 November

Group help and guidance + Photos: processing and storage

John Hale + Group

2015

[No meeting in December 2014]


28 January

Tablets - Comparison of different types and apps

John Hale, May Gee & Nigel Tennant

25 February

Family History Update

John Patrick

25 March

Tablets - Self help session  + App suggestions

Nigel Tennant & John Hale

22 April

Tracks & Mapping software for navigation

Ian Mackenzie

27 May

Desk top publishing - follow-up from April last year

John Hale

24 June

Group help and guidance - Laptops and Tablets

Nigel Tennant & John Hale

Past Programme of Meetings 2014-15