Welcome to SeniorNet Manawatū
Summer Break - 11th December to 3rd February
From all of us at SeniorNet Manawatu, we want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
We are so grateful for your support this year. Thanks to you, we've been able to continue providing our valuable tech help sessions and workshops to our community. We look forward to seeing you again in the new year!
Don't forget to check out our new NEWS page
We are so grateful for your support this year. Thanks to you, we've been able to continue providing our valuable tech help sessions and workshops to our community. We look forward to seeing you again in the new year!
Don't forget to check out our new NEWS page
If you have any issues or questions - just drop us an email. - [email protected]
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Help Wanted.
We are looking for a volunteer to take control of our SeniorNet Manawatū Facebook Page. It would be good to see some activity on our page, and to spread the word about what we do. If you have some experience using Facebook and would like to help, please contact us - [email protected]. We can help with any of the technical aspects of Facebook Pages.
We are also looking for more tutors, and for people who would like to join our committee. If you or someone you know is interested please contact us.
We are still looking for volunteers who would like help with greeting and assisting our members on Wednesday morning as they arrive for Tech Help sessions. This would be from just before 10 AM until about 11:45 AM. The tasks are not onerous, they include:
Contact us for more details.- [email protected]
We are looking for a volunteer to take control of our SeniorNet Manawatū Facebook Page. It would be good to see some activity on our page, and to spread the word about what we do. If you have some experience using Facebook and would like to help, please contact us - [email protected]. We can help with any of the technical aspects of Facebook Pages.
We are also looking for more tutors, and for people who would like to join our committee. If you or someone you know is interested please contact us.
We are still looking for volunteers who would like help with greeting and assisting our members on Wednesday morning as they arrive for Tech Help sessions. This would be from just before 10 AM until about 11:45 AM. The tasks are not onerous, they include:
- Welcoming people as they arrive.
- Signing people in (we have a very simple system to do this).
- Taking the cash for the session, and writing a receipt.
- Making sure that people know what’s going on.
- Talking with anyone who want to know more about what we do.
Contact us for more details.- [email protected]
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SeniorNet Manawatū News
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New Zealand is saying goodbye to 3G: Are you ready for the change?
New Zealand’s 3G mobile networks will shutdown from the end of 2025 and
now is the time for consumers to get ready... learn more
or
Simply text ‘3G’ to 550 from any mobile phone to instantly find out if your device is ready for the change, or to receive clear instructions on what to do next.
Find out more here: Understanding The 3G Shutdown | NZ Telecommunications Forum
New Zealand’s 3G mobile networks will shutdown from the end of 2025 and
now is the time for consumers to get ready... learn more
or
Simply text ‘3G’ to 550 from any mobile phone to instantly find out if your device is ready for the change, or to receive clear instructions on what to do next.
Find out more here: Understanding The 3G Shutdown | NZ Telecommunications Forum
New to 2025
There will be two new morning sessions to replace our photos and Documents Groups (which may return later).
This Wednesday will see the first of these are sessions on ‘Your Digital Toolbox’ which will cover useful and interesting simple applications and websites that are available on computers and phones. We will also be running a set of sessions entitled ‘Tips and Tricks’ which will cover useful tips (and tricks) to get the most out of your devices and make them easier to use. This will cover computers and smartphones.
We will have more information on these topics available on our website in the near future.
All of these morning sessions are stand alone - so please feel free to attend any (or all) of them. Free to our members.
There will be two new morning sessions to replace our photos and Documents Groups (which may return later).
This Wednesday will see the first of these are sessions on ‘Your Digital Toolbox’ which will cover useful and interesting simple applications and websites that are available on computers and phones. We will also be running a set of sessions entitled ‘Tips and Tricks’ which will cover useful tips (and tricks) to get the most out of your devices and make them easier to use. This will cover computers and smartphones.
We will have more information on these topics available on our website in the near future.
All of these morning sessions are stand alone - so please feel free to attend any (or all) of them. Free to our members.
We have some new ideas for 2025. We have a new document with ideas for topics for help sessions and workshops. You can take a look at it on our website - Learning Opportunities.
Events to remember:
Genealogy Monday 7pm
Weekly on SeniorHangouts
Q&A on Apple Tuesday, 2pm
Friday at Ron's place, anything from Jeff beck to Alan Turing 1:30pm
See the SeniorHangouts Calendar for more information Seniorhangouts.nz
Want to join in with Seniorhangouts click here
Events to remember:
Genealogy Monday 7pm
Weekly on SeniorHangouts
Q&A on Apple Tuesday, 2pm
Friday at Ron's place, anything from Jeff beck to Alan Turing 1:30pm
See the SeniorHangouts Calendar for more information Seniorhangouts.nz
Want to join in with Seniorhangouts click here
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SeniorHangouts
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Using SeniorHangouts.
To Join SeniorHangouts you must be a member of a local SeniorNet Learning Centre. You need to let us know if you want to join up, as we have to indicate to SeniorHangouts that you are a financial member of our SeniorNet Learning Centre.
There are two ways to do this:
Sign in to SeniorHangouts and look at the Calendar entry for the link to sessions, and for more information.
Sign into SeniorHangouts and look at the Calendar entry for the link to this session,
for more information. (Click Here)
To Join SeniorHangouts you must be a member of a local SeniorNet Learning Centre. You need to let us know if you want to join up, as we have to indicate to SeniorHangouts that you are a financial member of our SeniorNet Learning Centre.
There are two ways to do this:
- Drop us an email with your name, email address and phone number or fill in this Form. Once we have done our bit you will get an email from SeniorHangouts with a link to Register. There you enter your details and a password that you will later use to enter the site.
- Book a Tech Help session and come along with your device. We will then go through the sign-up process with you, and show you the basics of using SeniorHangouts.
Sign in to SeniorHangouts and look at the Calendar entry for the link to sessions, and for more information.
Sign into SeniorHangouts and look at the Calendar entry for the link to this session,
for more information. (Click Here)
Tech Help every Tuesday 11am to 1:30pm Feilding SeniorHub Make a booking 323 2410
Advisory.
How to protect yourself
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Use strong passwords on your accounts
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Get help Come and see us at
SeniorNet Manawatu
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We have several Workshops and Groups coming up over the next few weeks. Please email us if you are interested in attending any of these, or want to know more about them. We need to know the approximate numbers. The sessions include
Wednesday morning project groups (Restarting this month)
Wednesday morning project groups (Restarting this month)
- The memoirs group is running along as it has been
- Our new ‘Photo Fun’ group will be working on creating a 2024 Calendar, or a Photo Book
- Our new Documents group will be creating documents of their choosing (Christmas Newsletter, memoir or story, journal or diary, family recipes, etc.).
- Where did Google put my stuff (Drive)
- Document overview (Docs)
- Building personal presentations using Slides or Powerpoint
- Another look at Google Photos
- Scams - what to look out for
- Google Search tips and tricks
- Windows tips and tricks
- Using SeniorHangouts
- Streaming - from TVNZ+ through Netflix
