Our mission is to assist Seniors - to help them to adapt
to technology - to communicate - to keep in touch - to exchange
ideas -
Are you a senior interested in learning to use the computer? or do you
have older relatives or friends who could benefit from becoming computer
literate?
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Digital TV
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Net Benefits In the space of around
twenty years the internet has gone from being something out of a
science fiction book, to become a defining feature of communication
and interaction in modern society, said Sarah Richards of Welsh
Consumer Council, author of the report
Net
Benefits Older People and the Internet. (Download PDF here)
OK England - Scotland & N Ireland - How about doing your own report?
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www.saynoto0870.com Dont phone
0870 or 0845 etc numbers until you try this. This site lists many
well known companies, and their equivalent geographical numbers.
Search to find an alternative number
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Computer Home page
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Learning about Computers
Some tips
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What is the Internet?
The basics - The Internet is a computer network made up of thousands
of networks worldwide etc
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What is Broadband?
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VoIP or SKYPE - free internet phone calls
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Choosing an ISP -
There are now hundreds of ISPs - Internet Service Providers - in the
UK offering a wide range of Internet services.
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Unmetered ISPs
With these ISPs you pay a fixed amount per month (or per
period) and get all or part of your internet dial up costs free.
NOTE: Prices were correct at time of compilation - There is a
strong element of competition among ISPs - so the costs will keep
changing - always check the cost before signing up!
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Buying a Computer
- Where to Buy? The
choices!
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You got email - When you have incoming
mail your computer usually lets you know with a "beep" or a "you got
email" sound or something! If you are fed up with this and
want a change - just down load one of these sounds.
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Getting on the Net!!
The internet can give you access to an amazing amount of
information.
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Webwise - Beginner's guide to the Internet
from the BBC.
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E-Mail Basics
E-mail is short for 'electronic mail' and is a method of communicating
text messages
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How to Enlarge
Screen Text
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Freebies The internet has
many items which can benefit the home computer user and a lot of this
material is FREE! It can be anything from utilities to help you
organise things better, or anti-virus software to protect your computer.
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OpenOffice
Read about - OpenOffice a FREE fully
fledged office application suite, complete with a word processor,
spreadsheet and presentation graphics program.
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Web Based Free E-Mail
Accounts
There are several good free web based E-mail services available on
the Internet. These are only particularly useful if you do not have
your own computer or if you are always on the move.
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Digital Cameras - So you want to buy a digital Camera?
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Rechargeable Batteries
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Set your PC clock - Use Atomic Clock
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Search the Web - using some of the most popular search
engines
