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Creating Active Retirement Years Senior Guide - Winter Spring 2015

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Creating ACTIVE Retirement Years (919) 469-4081 19 Computer Learning Free Alternative to Windows Systems Support for Windows XP ended in 2014 but your computer can live on. If you install Ubuntu, a free operating system, you can extend the life of your computer. The Ubuntu installation comes with free software that performs most, if not all, of the functions of programs you currently use with Windows. Included are web browsers, email programs, word processing, spread sheets, presentations and many more. Ubuntu is virus and malware free. Instructions on how to obtain and install Ubuntu as well as an introduction to its use will be presented. 82401 Wed Feb 25 1:30-4 p.m. 82775 Wed May 20 1:30-4 p.m. FREE! Never too Old to Learn! Did you know you can take hundreds of free classes on the Internet? In this seminar you will expand your knowledge of almost anything right from your computer! Educational resources available will be covered and visited. The number of topics freely available is beyond counting. Come and join us for the grand tour of things you have always wondered about and wanted to learn. 82402 Fri Jan 23 1:30-4 p.m. 82403 Tue May 12 1:30-4 p.m. FREE! Learn new ways to use your computer! Public Computer There is a public computer located in the library for seniors (age 50+) to use for practicing what they have learned in SeniorNet classes or just to surf the internet! 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 SeniorNet Learning Center. Registration Dates • December 1—Cary Resident (Any EZ Reg Method) • December 15—Non Resident (Any EZ Reg Method) After Dec. 23, 2014, the EZReg IVR Phone registration system will no longer be available.

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