The bad news is there are very few organizations in SWF offering reasonably priced hands on computing instruction for seniors conducted in a convenient, secure location.
The good news is there’s one I can unequivocally recommend - the SHARE Club Computer Learning Centers.
The SHARE club is a Lee Memorial Health System Older Adult service dedicated to providing information and assistance to those of us who have reached our so called golden years.
One of its most successful services is the Computer Learning Center which caters to the needs of older adult computer novices seeking to master the beast that sits on their desktop.
The Computer Learning Center’s highly qualified instructors supported by equally well qualified coaches (one for every two to four students) to insure no student is left behind provide the instruction necessary to insure each student becomes computer literate.
For those whose computer credentials include only booting to their Windows desktop, there’s a basic computer course designed to free them from their fear of the beast that sits on their desktop. For a bit beyond beleaguered novices there are courses in Word Processing, Windows XP, Print Shop, Photo Editing, Spreadsheet and Database, XP Maintenance, Internet and E-mail.
This Fall and for the first time the Computing Learning Center will offer a hands on Vista course. Their computers at Lee Memorial Hospital and Cape Coral Hospital have been upgraded to provide all the power needed to insure each student will learn how to access all of Vista’s extraordinary features. And should there be enough interest both locations will offer student the option of using either the Learning Center’s desktop computers or their own personal laptop computers.
Why not at least call (239) 772-6765 for additional information. I assure you you’ll not regret it.
By the way, you do not have to be a SHARE Club member to take advantage of this exceptional opportunity to become computer literate.
Apropos of help for the beleaguered novice. Please do not pay any attention to the solicitations you’re probably receiving via e-mail, Internet pop-ups and on many Web sites offering to speed up your Internet access and/or your computer.
Although I suggest it should be used judiciously, XP and Vista have a Disk Cleanup feature sufficiently safe for use by novices.
I recommend novices should "never", I repeat never use third party software to cleanup or tune up their computers. These are tasks only for qualified technicians!
Here’s wishing you a Good Boot.
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