Agewell Community Computing:
Tuesday 17 January 2012 (2.30 to 5 pm).
About PDF.
PDF means Portable Document Format. PDF documents have been part of Internet everyday life since 1993. They are all over the World Wide Web, and frequently appear in the email inbox – but few of our members know what they are, what to do with them, or how to make them.
Here is an example of a PDF document. Click on this link » Agewell Computer Club January 2012 «. Most links open a web page, but that link opens a document. Unlike a web page, a PDF document should always look exactly the same – whatever kind of computer you are using.
Most people read PDF documents with free software from Adobe. It is often already installed on new computers.
At the workshop, you will learn …
- Different ways to read a PDF document.
- How to save a PDF document attached to your email.
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- How to send a PDF document as an email attachment.
- At least one way to make a PDF document yourself.
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- How to download PDF e-books from Bookboon – including their free textbooks on how to use MS Word, MS Excel and MS Powerpoint.
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Tuesday 4 October 2011 (3 pm).
Too short to be a real workshop, but filling the workshop slot after the beginners’ session, and before the Agewell Computer Club taster – so it will last only 30 to 45 minutes.
We know many Agewellers are interested in the Kindle e-book (we really do read your evaluation forms) – so we thought we should bring one to the Agewell Computer Club so you can see it for yourself.
How we could help Kindle owners.
Right now, this is just an idea. Kindle owners download their books direct from the Amazon website to their own Kindle. It normally happens over a wi-fi router. The connection to Amazon is needed only when the downloads are happening. We know that most Agewellers do not have a reliable Internet connection at home – but it should be possible for them to use our wi-fi router at The Lawns. That should be a great help to anybody who is given a Kindle, but has no way of obtaining the books while at home. We could talk about this at the demo.
Web links.
A message from Hackney Museum …
Be inspired by images for Hackney Museum’s exhibition on Dalston – Capture Hackney. Express your thoughts with Adisa the Verbalizer. Capture your thoughts and feelings in words and use this time to explore what it is like for you living in Hackney today before the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games.
Thursday 9 and 16 September 2010, 6 to 7.30pm, at Hackney Museum.
Booking essential. Contact hmuseum@hackney.gov.uk or call 020 8356 2509.
In October 2010 AgeWell in Hackney will be celebrating Black History Month.
Have you got a story to tell? Join us in celebrating the history, diversity and achievements of black people living in Hackney.
If you do have a story, we would like to know more. Call Carol on 020 7241 5908.
A message from TimeLine …
As the seventieth anniversary of the start of the Blitz approaches, I thought you might be interested to see some of these stories, pictures and memories from people whose memories stretch back to those days. As you can see from the page Stories of the Blitz, we will be pleased to include further materials of the same sort on the TimeLine website.
Please also note and pass the word to anyone who may be interested that we have three Blitz related prize competitions (writing for Juniors, and drawing for both Seniors and Juniors), with a closing date on October 31st 2010 (TimeLine News & Events).
Hope you enjoy the pages.
A message from Joy Francis (Hackney Museum Mapping the Change) …
Budding journalists wanted for historic programme.
If you are 18 and over, live, work, study or have relatives in the London Borough of Hackney, are interested in the 2012 Olympics and would like the opportunity to develop your writing, then Hackney Museum’s Mapping the Change journalism programme is for you.
Developed and delivered in partnership with Words of Colour online, this free programme has 12 places available for budding adult journalists. Over six weeks you will have the chance to develop your own stories, explore how the Olympics impacts on your life and your community as well as the opportunity for your words to reach a wider audience, including the potential for your stories to appear on BBC London’s website.
Deadline: Wednesday 28 July 2010.
Programme start date: Monday 2 August 2010.
A message from Sarah Fairbairn, Geffrye Museum …
Come and unleash your creativity in an eight-week series of creative writing workshops at the Geffrye Museum, with local resident and award-winning writer Donna Daley-Clarke.
This club is for any local resident over the age of 55 who is interested in writing — both beginners and budding authors. Use the Geffrye’s historic almshouse to trigger your thoughts, memories and inspire your writings.
- Dates: Tuesdays 2 February, 9 February, 23 February, 9 March, 16 March, 23 March, 30 March and 20 April, 2010.
- Times: 10.00 – 11.45 am.
The sessions are free, but places are limited and must be booked in advance. Tea, coffee and materials are provided.
Please contact: Sarah Fairbairn, Bookings & Information Officer, Tel: 020 7739 9893, email: bookings@geffrye-museum.org.uk .
A message from Cheryl Bowen, Hackney Museum …
Hackney Routes is a family history project with the aim to support local people to record and document their ancestors and descendants from Africa and the Caribbean by exploring the inter-connection between Hackney and the international dimension which have shaped family history and cultural identity locally.
The project will work with individuals and family members who live or have strong family connections with the borough. Participants must be willing to develop a case study based on interviews and research of an aspect of their family history which can be shared with others in the borough.
We are looking for people who will have an interest in family history, commitment to write or be interviewed as part of the case study and to attend sessions.
There will be sessions on using archives/records, preserving documents and photographs, creative writing, interviewing and the importance of DNA. The end product will be case studies on the Hackney Route blog/website. Future plans could be the development of a family history network, potential future exhibition and publication.
Participants will have a chose of choosing one or more areas to focus on their family history and the connections with Hackney:
Being in Hackney.
- When our family first came to Hackney.
- Spirituality/Places of worship.
- Night clubbing, raving and house parties.
- Our front room.
- Living in Hackney (any period from the 1940s to the 1990s).
Travels.
- The ones who were left behind.
- Travelling for the first time to my parents’/grandparents’ homeland.
- Ancestors from different parts of the world.
- Achievements and success of individuals/family members.
Memories.
- Herbs/medicine and spices.
- Soul Food/Recipes from back in the day.
- We Are Family (three generations that are still connected).
- What my Mama used to say (folk stories/tales from the past).
The course is free of charge and the workshops will take place in Hackney Museum, Hackney Archives and other community venues in the borough. Due to nature of the workshops and activities we can only have a limited number of participants.
Course orientation: Thursday 26 November 2009, 6 pm at Hackney Museum, Reading Lane, E8 1GQ.
The sessions will be facilitated by Every Generation.
To register for the course please contact Cheryl Bowen on 020 8356 3500, or email cheryl.bowen@hackney.gov.uk .
Volunteers needed for an exciting creative writing project.
Mother Tongue is a 10 week creative writing project. The course will focus on the contribution of Black writers to the literary world as well as other world famous writers. Concepts such as poetry and the use of language, irony, wit and pathos, elegies, eulogies and lament, styles of verses and etymology will be discussed.
If you are interested in writing, and want to help the community at the same time, why not volunteer to become an administrator for the course. You can fully participate in the course while also helping out a community project.
Full training provided.
Role description.
- Basic administration of those who are registered for the course.
- Marketing and promotion of the course.
- Organising hand out materials.
- Organising an exhibition at the end of the course.
Personal qualities required.
- Basic computer skills.
- Good time management and organisation skill.
- Enthusiasm for culture and language.
Where & when.
- Date: 15 April – 24 June 2009.
- Time: Wednesdays 9 am – 12 noon.
- Venue: Marcus Garvey Library, Tottenham Green Centre, 1 Phillip Lane, N15 4JA.
Contact.
- Phone: 020 8808 7547 / 07958 671267.
- Email: thinktank_27@yahoo.com .
