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The Committee would like to invite all members to:
Club Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.users.on.net/~pvscc/pc_index.htm
Penrith Valley
Seniors Computing
Club Inc.
86 Station St
Penrith
December 2016 Summer
Committee:
President:
Bryan Blake 47218878
Vice President:
Greg Corner 98342272
Secretary:
Lorraine Brown 47365541
Treasurer:
Doreen Leydecker 47333032
Members:
David Byrne 47326358
Robert Collins
John Craft
Bruce Soane
Anne Elliott
Webmaster:
Tom Lehane 47215375
Weekly Course Sched-
ule:
Monday 0930-1100
Basic Computing
Tutors: Lorraine Brown,
Alan Lees & Bryan Blake.
Tuesday 0930-1100
Basic Computing
Tutors: Ruth Cox, David
Byrne, & Bryan Blake
Tuesday 1115-1245
Movie maker
Tutor: Bryan Blake
Wednesday 0930-1100
Basic Computing
Tutor: Lorraine Brown
Thursday 0930-1100
Card making
Tutor: Violet Roffe
Friday 0930-1100
Basic Computing Paint
Shop Pro
Tutors: Bob Collins
Editor: Bryan Blake 47218878 Email: [email protected]
All articles and comments in this newsletter are not associated with the Penrith Valley
Seniors Computing Club Inc and are intended as opinions and items of debate only.
Information gained over the Internet from many Web sites.
The President and
Committee Members..
Wish all
Club Members and
their Families a
Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year
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All About Your Computer There are a ton of system information programs out there that will tell you all about your computer. But did you know, there is a good one built into Windows. While it may not be as pretty or as thorough as some of the others, it’s fast and it’s already on your computer. One of things we like about it is that it makes it easy to find the date on which you last installed Windows and time of your last reboot. It takes about 10 seconds to open and gather up all kinds of information about your computer. Here’s how to access it:
1. Open a Command prompt a. Windows 7 users: Type CMD in the Start menu search and click it when CMD appears at the top. b. Windows 8x users: Press the Windows key + S and type CMD in the Search box and click CMD when it appears in the search results list. c. Windows 10 users: Right-click the start button and click “Command Prompt”.
2. Type SYSTEMINFO at the prompt in the Command Prompt window and press Enter:
3. Wait a few second while Windows gathers the information about your computer.
4. You see all kinds of information about your Windows comput-er including the operating system, version, the date on which Windows was last installed, the last time you last rebooted, your processor info, and much more.
See?
So now you know how to quickly find out a lot of information about your system without downloading or installing any third-party software.
Summer Penrith Valley Seniors Computing Club
Sue Blair
Norm Cobban
Ray Cook
Helen Delaney
Ray Hooper
Alan Lees
Kath McCann
Patricia Springett
Henry Wake
Christmas Break
The Computer Club will be closed from Monday, 12th December 2016 and re-open on Monday 30th January2017. On 02 February 2017 the Club will hold a Open Day, where we will be presenting to all, what our Club offers Seniors. There will be a morning session 0930 - 1200 and a afternoon session 1300- 1500, each session will be identical.
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How Are Your Hard Drives?
This tip will work in Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10
Almost all hard drives these days have a feature called SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Re-porting Technology) which monitors your hard drive(s) for errors. Periodically checking your SMART data is kind of like looking into a hard drive crystal ball. You can find out if your hard drive(s) are at increased risk for imminent failure. Never fear, SMART Is here.
There are dozens of programs you can download to check your hard drive(s) SMART DATA. But why bother downloading a 3rd-party app when Windows has a built in feature that lets you check your drive’s SMART data almost instantly.
All you need to do is open a Command Prompt with Admin privileges.
In Windows 7 open the start menu, type CMD into the start menu search. When CMD appears at the top of the menu, right-click and choose “Run as Administrator”.
In Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, right-click the start button and chose “Command Prompt (Admin)”.
In the Admin Command Prompt enter the following command:
WMIC DISKDRIVE GET MODEL,STATUS
And press Enter.
Make sure you type the command exactly as it’s shown above. You will see a screen something like the one below.
My drives are OK –
Hope yours are too.
If you get error messages or codes, be sure to look them up online. If your drive or drives are not
OK, make sure your data is backed up on a drive (external) that is OK.
Penrith Valley Seniors Computing Club Summer
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Penrith Valley Seniors Computing Club Summer
Learn Basic Computer Skills
1.00PM to 3.00PM on Tuesdays and Wednesdays During February and March 2017 Starting on 7th February 2017
Learn how to operate a computer. Learn how to surf the internet
Learn how to use Word, Excel and PowerPoint Learn how to send and receive emails.
Learn how to use Skype. Learn how to transfer your photos from a
camera to your computer Cost: $ 3.00 per Lesson
Inquiries Contact John Craft Ph: 0413267993
