Low cost IT training in St Albans & Harpenden areas
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Introductory Workshops
More Computer Friendly Workshops
Computer Friendly is running more of our two-hour interactive workshops on a series of topics to help users get more from their tablets and computers. These will be held at the Quaker Meeting House, Harpenden and in Fleetville Community Centre, St Albans.
At present all face-to-face meetings are suspended, so our workshops will be held online via Zoom.
Introductory workshops, described on this page, are where the tutor will take you through the topic, but won’t be expecting you to do anything active online in the workshop.
Click here for Hands-on workshops where you will be using your own tablet/computer get online.
Music
- Finding music on the Internet,
- Using your PC, Smartphone or Tablet to manage music,
- Owning music,
- Streaming music
Encryption
Two two-hour workshops to help you understand how to encrypt your hardware and be secure in the cloud.
Workshop 1) Secure in the office
- Encryption basics
- PC encryption
- Memory stick encryption
- MS Office encryption
- Password choice and length
Workshop 2) Secure in the cloud
- POP3/IMAP/SMTP over ssl if using a local email client
- Email encryption: using 7Zip or similar to encrypt attachments, explaining that metadata isn't encrypted
- How to recognise secure and insecure websites, and what 'secure' actually means.
- Cloud services generally, and in particular, cloud storage and how to avoid problems with offshoring zero knowledge services.
It is recommended but not essential that you attend both of these events: total cost £20.
There will be the opportunity to do some practical encryption. Bring a laptop (Windows 10 Pro if you have one) and USB memory stick.
Office Online and Google Drive
- Explore these free Cloud-based applications
- Find out what are they
- What can you do and store with them for free
- What their features and limitations are
- How can you use them
- Watch Live demonstrations
- … and if you have set up a Microsoft or Google account use them yourself!
Windows 7 - End of Life Workshop
This session will outline the options you have at Windows 7 end-of-life in January 2020. It will include:
- Can I stay on Windows 7? What else can I do?
- What about my favourite programs, my data, and my settings and saved passwords?
- Will my printer/scanner work with Windows 10?
Travel
- Using the Internet for organising and navigating your trips
- Researching where to go and how to get there
- Preparing before you go
- Booking using the Internet and Apps
- Using the Internet when you are there
- Things to watch out for
Finding out about Cloud Storage
What is it, and how can it be of use to me?
Advanced Windows Workshop
This workshop we will cover many topics! Your tutor has a long list of subjects of interest, from ‘Why is my computer slow?’ to ‘How do I know my anti-virus is working?’, or from ‘Changing the mouse to suit your needs’, to ‘How do I know I am secure?’. You will decide what is covered.
Bring your Windows 7 or Windows 10 laptop.
Finding out about Social Media
What is it? What do Facebook, Twitter, etc look like?