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SENIORNET COMPUTER LEARNING CENTER NEWS
Sept. 1, 2000; Issue #9; Mail Address:PMB 309 4038 Factoria Blvd. SE,
Bellevue, WA 98006-5236

Voice Mail: 206-232-5892; Classroom: Phantom Lake Elementary School,
Bellevue

For Detailed Information, Class Schedules: www.seniornetps.org

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By Phil Scheier

STILL SOME CLASS OPENINGS- With Fall computer classes starting to roll,
Registrar Louise Flora reports there are still some openings in a number of
classes, listed below. Some 80 percent of classes are now filled. Those
wishing to register should immediately call 206-232-5892: The still
available class openings are:

Computer Basics CB-2 9/11 - 9/13

Introduction to Windows 95/98 - WIN-5 and WIN-6

Word Processing (MS Works) - WP-1 and WP-2

Intermediate Word Processing (MS Works) - WPI-1 and WPI-2

Quicken Plus - QP-1

Basic Internet - NET-3, Net-4 and NET-5

Web Design - WEB-1

File Management - FILE-3

NEW COMPUTERS ARE ALL UP AND RUNNING--The 13 new PC computers, each with 128
Megs of memory, each with a big 10-Gig hard drive, each with a screaming
666 Mhz speed, each with a big 17-inch monitor, are all up and running in
time for Fall classes. Let’s have a huge round of applause for Ken Crandall
and all the volunteers who assisted in making this project a success, from
those who procured the fund grant, to those who helped in processing the new
computers from unpacking them, to setting them up, installing software and
checking them out.

Pres. Helen Hesketh reports the 17 retired and "tired" computers were
disposed of as follows:

Two Sony's reserved for internal use, Fourteen were auctioned off at a
silent auction to the members at the August leadership meeting. Twelve were
bid on and the two "lonely little petunias" left will be donated after Board
approval, with one sold to a church.

UPCOMING LEADERSHIP MEETING—The monthly Leadership Group meeting is
scheduled, as usual, the third Tuesday of the month, Sept. 19th, at 10 a.m.,
at the school, with Pres. Helen Hesketh presiding.

YUP! IT’S KAFFEE KLATCH TIME TUESDAY, SEPT. 5- --Make a note to attend our
monthly no-host Kaffee Klatch on Tuesday, Sept. 5th, at 11 a.m., at the
Crossroads Mall Food Circus, under the direction of its creator, our own
Harry Sully. A great way to meet our colleagues, whether staff or students,
over a cup of cawfee and……

OH WHAT A WONDERFUL BROWN BAG BASH !--The fourth annual Brown Bag social
held at the Phantom Lake Elementary School in Bellevue, where our learning
center is located, on Thursday, August 24, was a huge success. Heading this
project was Coordinator Delores Davis. The energy and excitement for
SeniorNet was contagious. The theme for the day was "Celebrate Our
Beginnings". For the first time in the history of SeniorNet all the Learning
Center coordinators and presidents were in the same place at the same
time. Jiggs Clark (the founder), Gene Raucher, Lyle Hernandez, Clif
Wuesthoff and Helen Hesketh. Also present to honor Dr. David McIntyre were
Irv Vernon, Ray Hansen, Molly Brackett who was second in command during the
lengthy regime of Gene Raucher, Bob Swenson, Joe Pontecorvo and Bill Urich,
former long-time curriculum coordinator, who drove Jiggs to the luncheon..
All of the "old timers" were beaming as they greeted each other and chatted
about old times and their great pride in the continuing growth of the
all-volunteer SeniorNet Computer Learning Center of Puget Sound.

Coordinator Davis, opened the program by welcoming those present and
introduced Helen Hesketh, president, who also welcomed about seventy of the
old and new members and students. Jill Mcleod, Principal of the school, once
again praised the SeniorNet computer-learning project along with our
Granpals program to help tutor youngsters at the school in various skills.
Helen then reported on where we have come from over the past year or so.
Lyle introduced Dr. McIntyre whom we were honoring for his participation in
the beginnings of SeniorNet. He was presented a plaque that read "In
Appreciation of Dr. David J. McIntyre for making possible the creation of
SeniorNet of Puget Sound Computer Learning Center and for the opportunity of
thousands of senior citizens to join the computer world. From the students
and volunteers of SeniorNet of Puget Sound." A plaque from SeniorNet
national was also presented to Dr. McIntyre. It read as follows: "With
gratitude SeniorNet is pleased to honor Dr. David McIntyre for his generous
support and sponsorship of SeniorNet of Puget Sound Learning Center." Signed
by Ann Wixon and Joe Walton.

THANKS FOR A GREAT EVENT go to Coordinator Delores Davis, coordinator; Molly
Brackett and Marilyn Emerson for the history and decorations; Louise Flora
who donated the flowers for the tables; Jim and Pat Braun for caring for the
dessert table; Clif Wuesthoff, Joe Pontecorvo, John and Laura Wise for
presenting educational programs; Bill Flick for keeping the cool drinks
cool; Betty Block, Bert Block and Carmena Affek for greeting people as they
arrived; Marge Langley who made greeting cards and stickers and sold them
for the school food program; Clif Wuesthoff for signs; and Virginia
Fusselman for caring for the history. And to top it off, King 5-TV was
present and videoed the entire program for a later broadcast.

The major goals of the Brown Bag Luncheon were achieved with the
intermingling of staff, students and others interested in learning how to
operate a PC computer. They chatted, asked questions about classes and
programs, met other students and instructors, saw demonstrations and enjoyed
refreshments. Several signed up for classes. In addition to some free
materials, many software prizes and games were awarded, including a gift
certificate for a free class. The all-volunteer SeniorNet charges a nominal
fee for classes to help maintain and buy new equipment as needed.

CRANDALL ANNOUNCES ‘STANDARD LOOK’ FOR NEW STUDENT COMPUTERS – A
long-sought ability to provide what is described as a “standard look” for
the 13 new classroom computers has been achieved by Ken Crandall, SeniorNet
Facilities Coordinator, a fancy name for the guy responsible for keeping the
computers up and running, and his great volunteer crew. He writes:

“The classroom is ready for the new session. We have a "standard" look for
all of the students’ computers. I believe that we should preserve a
"standard" look (even if it is not the present "standard"). This will
eliminate the constant student comment ‘my computer doesn’t look like that.’
I have also arranged the icons on the instructor's computer so that the
icons that appear on the left side match those that appear on the students’
computers. Icons used only by instructors have been moved to the right hand
side of the instructor's computer desktop.

“Have a great training session this fall. We have great new computers and
monitors for the students.”

FREE DIRECTORY SERVICES---You want to get back in touch with someone whose
address and phone you just can’t find. You even forgot the name of the town,
but you do recall—you hope—the state he/she lived in. If you’re online,
there is a service, oh yeah, a free service, which may help. Try Infospace’
s White Pages at www.infospace.com, and fill in as many blanks as you can
and follow directions. This writer tried his own name, left out the city,
but included the state. Bingo! It worked. And double-check your spelling of
the name and the city or town. You select the state with a drop-down menu.
Sometimes it helps to use the first letter of the first name, if the first
try fails.

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS--We frequently receive requests for a list of commonly
used keyboard shortcuts (to replace mouse functions). Back by popular demand, here's
a list to make computer use easier:

Shift-F10-----------------Right-click selected item

Ctrl-Esc------------------Display Start menu

Alt-[underlined letter]---Select menu command

Alt-Esc-------------------Switch to Taskbar's "next" open window

Alt-Tab-------------------Switch among open windows (hold Alt and

continue to press Tab)

Alt-F4--------------------Close active window

Alt-Spacebar-N------------Minimize active window

Alt-Spacebar-X------------Maximize active window

Alt-Spacebar-R------------Restore close active window

Alt-Spacebar-C------------Close active window

Ctrl-F10------------------Switch focus to menu commands (in any

Explorer window)

Ctrl-Tab------------------Rotate through dialog box tabs

Ctrl-Shift-Tab------------Rotate through dialog box tabs in reverse

Ctrl-Alt-Del--------------Display Close Program dialog box.

NEXT BIG REGISTRATION DEC. 7—Here we’ve just finished one very successful
registration for Fall classes, now getting underway with some 80 percent of
the classes already filled, with additional registrations drifting in, and
it’s time to plan ahead for the next big registration at the Crossroads
Mall. Just make a note to set aside the date to volunteer again. Details to
follow in later editions.

CORRECTION: THE NEWS GETS BETTER-- Hal Mozer, one of the major players in
working up the specs for the 13 new and very powerful computers for our
hands-on computer training this Fall, stresses each new PC has 128 Megs of
memory, an actual doubling of the earlier-reported 64 Megs, which means
greater speed and operating ease. And speaking of loading in the
power-generating memory, one of our members was visited this past month by
his son, a computer writer from the Boston area with a special gift for dad:
An additional 64 Megs of memory for his new computer which originally came
with 128 Megs of memory, for a grand jet-speed total of 192 Megs. Our
fellow Seniornetter now complains his computer is so fast it literally tears
and sends out his messages even before he finishes writing them. Some guys
are never happy.

AGAIN, IN CASE you are receiving more than one copy of our Online Newsletter
on your computer, please notify the editor at b26flyer2@juno.com and he will
(try) to handle it. And also, if you have friends who are online, and may be
interested in taking more classes to expand their skills, you can forward
this newsletter to them by clicking Forward when this message is displayed.
Then enter their address in the To box, and click Send. Help spread the
word.
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Pres.> Helen Hesketh; Past Pres.> Clif Wuesthoff; Vice Pres.>Bill Bumpas;
Secy>Dave Lewis; Treas.>Bob Swenson; Registrar<Louise Flora; Curriculum.
Coordinator> John Wise; Facilities Coordinator> Ken Crandall;

Member-at-Large>Delores Davis; Volunteers Coordinator> Delores Davis;

Online News Editor> Phil Scheier; Publicity>Jo Hugh; Public Relations>Bill
Flick

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