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Creating ACTIVE Retirement Years (919) 469-4081 21 ROAD TRIPPING? LET TECHNOLOGY HELP! NEW! Take the stress out of your next road trip by using a smartphone and perhaps a computer, both before and during your trip. This class will look at Applications for planning all aspects of your drive including routes, traffic conditions, highway exit facilities. It will also look at booking accommodation and restaurants, planning your sightseeing and arranging local public transportation. You should be comfortable using any web-browser and your smartphone to benefit from this class. Fees: $5(R) $6(N) (1 class) 119961 Thu Feb 14 1:30–4 p.m. PUBLISH YOURSELF ON AMAZON KINDLE NEW! Whether you have written (or would like to write) a memoir, children's book, or a novel, it's free and simple to publish it in Kindle format on Amazon. This seminar shows you Amazon's free e-publishing tools and gives you the resources you need to start the journey toward being a published author! Both Microsoft Windows and Apple operating systems will be covered. Fees: $5(R) $6(N) (1 class) 119960 Thu Feb 21 9:30 a.m.-noon SAFE COMPUTING We will discuss protecting your computer and your data from: 1) hardware threats, like electrical problems, 2) software threats, such as viruses and malicious programs, as well as 3) user threats, that is, bad choices to avoid. We will discuss data backup methods, firewalls and antiviruses. Fees: $5(R) $6(N) (2 classes) 119962 Wed/Fri Feb 6–8 1:30–4 p.m. OVERVIEW OF SOCIAL MEDIA This seminar will give an overview of the three most popular Social Media websites that are used by seniors. Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter are free online sites that allow you to share info—photos, text, videos—with other people. You can tell the whole world what you want to say, or just communicate with one person. All three have easy help and support files. Fees: $5(R) $6(N) (1 class) 119958 Thu Feb 7 1:30–4 p.m. DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY 2 Photo Enhancement and Printing: Make the best of the pictures you have taken; learn how to enhance your photos using free software (Photo Scape), and then print them. Understand some of the online photo services and how to use them. Digital Photography 1 is a prerequisite for this class. A Flash Drive is required for this class. Location: Media Room Fees: $15(R) $20(N) (3 classes) 119949 Mon/Wed/Fri Feb 11–15 1:30–4 p.m. Computer Learning c Public Computer CSC offers a public computer in the library for seniors (age 50+) to use. Sign-in is required. All information must be stored on your own flash drive as the computer will not save your information (no printer available). Wireless access is also a service of the Senior Tech Ed Learning Center. What exactly does this thing do? Find out through our computer classes!