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TALKING TECH ON TUESDAYS

First and third Tuesday of each month, 2 April-20 August, 10am - 12 pm at Parksyde.  
Everybody is welcome, and admission is free thanks to support from Age Concern.


"MAKNG FRIENDS WITH TECHNOLOGY"
A must for users or budding users of smartphones, tablets, laptops and PCs


2 April: "GETTING STARTED"
Choosing a device, initial setup, accounts, passwords, plans, WIFI, etc.


16 April: "GETTING CONNECTED"
Email, texting, contacts, video calls, Zoom, Skype, WhatsApp, Facebook, etc.


7 May: "SCAMS AND SECURITY"
How to identify and avoid telephone and online scams and frauds, how to use passwords etc.


21 May: "PERSONAL SERVICES ONLINE"
Online services to help with your daily life, such as banking, medical centre apps, Google Calendar, making appointments, (e.g. dentist), fitness apps, online forms, digital wallet, parking app, etc.


4 June:  "THE INTERNET AS YOUR NEW REFERENCE TOOL"
Browsers, search engines, Al, Google Maps, Google Earth, dictionaries, navigation, medical information, weather, TV guides etc.


18 June: "ENTERTAINMENT ONLINE"
Online e-books and audio books, YouTube, music apps, news, etc.


2 July: "SHOPPING ONLINE"
Trademe, Temu, Facebook Marketplace, supermarket delivery services, clothing, technology, etc.


16 July: "PHOTOGRAPHY"
Taking phone photos and videos, initial editing, transfer and sharing, managing and editing on PC, photobooks, etc.


6 August: "STREAMING-THE NEW WAY TO WATCH"
How to access a huge range of films, TV programmes and documentaries using Smart TVs, Chromecast, streaming from devices, streaming services etc.

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20 August: "TIME TO REVIEW AND RECAP"
A chance to review and ask questions about what we have covered before.

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