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FROM THE PRESIDENT-- Can you believe another month has whizzed by??? As I send this the sun is shining; the day is warm; blossom everywhere and we are into the warmer longer days! We will even put the clocks ‘on’ soon……. As you know we have the data projector in place in the meeting room, and on 4 September Jim Mackenzie prepared an excellent programme on printing onto a CD….OK there was a glitch or two with the gear, but Jim remained calm and collected, and we were able to see the finished CD ….very impressive-Thank you Jim! At least when we see a glitch we realise that with a PC, glitches can happen to any of us!!! On Thursday 2 October at 1.30pm Robert McTague is planning an intriguing programme for us on Question and Answer Day. It involves using the computer to lift us beyond our hum-drum earthly world, to explore the universe in a way we can manage using free software!   You will have to come to find out more!!!! We are now in the 5th course round for 2008 and there is one to go starting on 27 October…please contact Alma and book yourself in! You will see the details of our SeniorNet Sunday lunch inthis newsletter. Please ring promptly to book in, with a friend/partner, as numbers are limited. It is good to meet and eat together…. I often think how fortunate we are to have been ‘here’ long enough to meet all the new technology; to understand and use what we can, and marvel at the rest! Greetings to all, with a special thought to anyone with health concerns…. Best wishes. Maureen SUBSCRIPTIONS 2008 $15.00 2008 Subs are due from 1 January and are payable from now to the Treasurer: Alastair Swann 36 Seddon Street TIMARU NOTICE BOARD END OF YEAR FUNCTION SUNDAY 7 DECEMBER 2008 GROSVENOR HOTEL DINNER AT NOON BOOKINGS : BEV WEITH 684 7684 LYN MELVILLE 614 7644 See menus below ********************************* TELEPHONE SENIORNET ROOMS As we are with Telecom under their Community Connection Scheme we now pay for out going calls. Call Diversion has been changed to Call Minder and will direct callers to Alma Wilson’s phone 688 4553 ~ Reminders-from Course Convenor ~ IMPORTANT - WHEN INQUIRING OR ENROLLING FOR COURSES IN 2008 For information: ring Alma Wilson Ph: 688 4553 To book in: ring Alma, who will pencil you in. To register fill form on this page and send to Alastair Swann our treasurer, with correct payment as shown on the form. SENIORNET SOUTH CANTERBURY INC - COURSE APPLICATION FORM Full Name... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. . .. . .. . . .. ... ... ... ... . .. Address... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ... Phone No:... ... ... ... e-mail address: ......................... Please circle which of the following systems you use: Windows 95; 98; Me; 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista Please enroll me in the following course Please fill in the NAME of the course X... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... .... ... ... ... ...X; Day,Date:.................................Time: .......................... Course fee is enclosed. Cash or cheque Fill in amount $.......... Add subscription $15......if not yet paid for current year Total $......... SeniorNet South Canterbury Inc will, where possible, place applicants on the course of their choice but places are allocated on a first come, first paid basis. No student can be accepted for a course unless the course fee is paid, (BY DUE DATE!) and your subscription is paid for this calendar year. A course may be withdrawn if too few enroll Signed:....................by applicant Date: ..................... Cheques to be made out to SenlorNet SC Inc. Please post or deliver at the door to: Alastair Swann Treasurer 36 Seddon Street Timaru 7910 If delivering,ring 688 5650 to arrange(please do not just hand drop into his letter box– security) ~ 1 SEPTEMBER TO 8 OCTOBER 2008 COURSES ~ In Association with  Aoraki Polytechnic > COURSES START DATE LENGTH TIME COST Email/Internet Monday 27 October 6 Wks 9.30 - 11.30am $30 Computer Awareness Monday 27 October 6 Wks 7.00-9.00pm $30 Word Processing Monday 27 October 6 Wks 7.00-9.00pm $30 Publishing Monday 27 October 6 Wks 7.00 - 9.00pm $30 Camera Monday 27 October 6 Wks 7.00 - 9.00pm $30 Computer Awareness Tuesday 28 October 6 Wks 9.30-11.30am $30 Word Processing Tuesday 28 October 6 Wks 9.30 - 11.30am $30 CD/DVD Burning Tuesday 28 October 6 Wks 9.30 - 11.30am $30 Spreadsheets Tuesday 28 October 6 Wks 1.30 -3.30pm $30 Data Base/Excel Tuesday 28 October 6 Wks 1.30 - 3.30pm $30 Photo Imaging Tuesday 28 October 6 Wks 1.30 - 3.30pm $30 Photo Imaging Advanced Tuesday 28 October 6 Wks 1.30 - 3.30pm $30 Genealogy Tuesday 28 October 6 Wks 1.30 - 3.30pm $30 Power Point Wednesday 6 Wks 9.30-11.30am $30 Computer Awareness Wednesday 29 October 6 Wks 1.30-3.30pm $30 Word Processing Wednesday 29 October 6 Wks 1.30 - 3.30pm $30 Email/Internet Wednesday 29 October 6 Wks 1.30 - 3.30pm $30 ~ ~ Refer to Newsletter for List of Courses . ~ ~ Pillars Restaurant - $10.00 Menu Chicken Tenderloin:Resting upon jasmine rice bound in a sweet chili & oyster sauce & topped with roasted cashew nuts Lamb Shank: One lamb shank sitting on a rosemary and garlic mash, finished with a minted red wine jus BLT: Lashings of grilled bacon, fresh lettuce & tomato with creamy mayo and golden fries Steak, Eggs & Chips: Steak served with eggs, salad & chips. What a deal Beef or Chargrilled Chicken Burger: Beef or Chicken patty, cheese, bacon, onion, eggs, lettuce, tomato & BBQ sauce. Served with fries Pizza: A choice between minted lamb & cheese or smoked chicken, cranberry sauce & camembert Calamari Chips: Served with lemon wedges, tartar sauce & green salad Pillars Restaurant -$12.00 Menu Ham Steak: Served with grilled pineapple, salad & fries Beer Battered Fresh Fish: Served with golden chips & salad Roast of the Day: Loads of freshly prepared vegetables, meat gravy with all the trimmings Beef Nachos: Strips of sirloin beef with a tomato, red onion & coriander salsa, topped with sour cream & cheese *Vegetarian option available Venison Burrito: Venison cooked rare with vegetables wrapped in a burrito finished with a tequila dressing & capsicum coulis COMPUTER BUYING GUIDE—LAPTOP VERSUS DESKTOP AUGUST NEWSLETTER — SOME FELT THIS ARTICLE WAS A BIT BIAS—PERHAPS THIS WILL REMEDY THAT You've been cooped up indoors for the past half-decade surfing the Internet. Your hair has grown down to your feet, the pizza delivery guy is your only source of direct human contact, and your mother has been telling her friends that you're on business in Europe. We don't blame you; we blame your awful desktop computer. Your PC-addicted existence is getting more pathetic by the day, but you just can't bear to tear yourself from the beckoning glow of your computer screen. Well, we've got the perfect suggestion for you - buy a laptop! With a laptop, you can actually be out in the sun as you're checking your e-mail on a minute-by-minute basis. And with a laptop, you can reclaim the life you once had. DECIDE IF A LAPTOP IS RIGHT FOR YOU A laptop (a.k.a. "portable") is a travel-sized computer that fits on top of your lap (hence its ingenious name) and makes you look like a cool and efficient person (or a workaholic). Laptops generally have Microsoft Word, Internet access, and all the other stuff that you've come to depend on every day. Smaller than a desktop computer, laptops usually have four distinct components: a monitor, a keyboard, a system unit, and a mouse. So as you can tell, laptops encompass all the components of desktops, yet still somehow manage to look pretty cute. Here are some other advantages to owning a laptop… Advantages Portability. The number one reason why people get laptops is because they can bring it anywhere - the beach, on a trip, to church, to the bathroom (just don't email us from there… that's sick). If you're constantly on the go, a laptop will come in very handy. Size and Weight. You live in an apartment the size of a closet. Are you gonna cram a hard drive, a 15-inch monitor, and a keyboard onto the ironing board you use as a desk? Laptops are lighter and much more compact than any PC or Mac system, so they'll help you save tons of space. And when you're not using it, you can fold it up in a briefcase and stick it under your bed with ease. Image. You can't help but be a little jealous of the woman pulling out a sleek black laptop on the train. She's cool. In Case of Emergency Many of us carry our mobile phones with dozens of names and numbers stored in its memory but yet nobody, other than ourselves, know which of these numbers belong to our near and dear ones? If you were involved in an accident or had a heart attack, the people attending to you may pick up your mobile phone but would not know which number to call to inform family members. Yes, there are dozens of numbers stored but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency? For this reason, it makes sense to have one or more telephone numbers stored under the name ICE (IN CASE of EMERGENCY) in our mobile phones. Recently, the concept of "ICE" has been catching up quickly. It is a simple, but important method of contact during emergency situations. As cell phones are carried by most of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during an emergency as "ICE" (meaning In Case of Emergency ). The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when they went to the scenes of accidents, there were always mobile phones with patients, but they didn't know which number to call. He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognized name for this purpose. In an emergency, Emergency Service personnel and hospital staff would then be able to quickly contact your next of kin, by simply dialling the number stored as "ICE". For more than one contact name simply enter ICE 1, ICE 2 and ICE 3, or to put the number at the top of the 'phonebook' and save search or scrolling use aICE 1, aICE 2, aICE 3 etc. A great idea that should l make a difference. Pass on this idea to all your friends and nearest and dearest. It really could save your life, or put a loved one’s mind at rest.   Terry Sargent SeniorNet Rooms 2nd Floor Tekapo Building 259 Stafford Street, Timaru Phone:- (03) 684 3300 SeniorNet South Canterbury. Inc.