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APCUG is pleased to announce that we
Getting to Know Windows from An Insiders Point of View
The second Wednesday of the month at:
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
May 13, 2020
June 10, 2020
July 8, 2020
August 12, 2020
Moderator: Bill James, APCUG Advisor, Region 8
The four 2-hour workshops will be on how to get the
best out of Windows 10. There will be how-tos,
hands-on demos, and discussion with ample time
for Q&A.
Week 1
What’s new with Windows 10, the 2004 Spring fea-
ture update.
Have you customized your Start menu, Taskbar,
and Notifications? What are those Hidden Icons?
How can I immediately get back to my Desktop?
Can you easily see your mouse pointer? How about
the Display text size? We’ll also take a look at the
powerful Search options.
Week 2
Settings
We’ll explore the many options you can change to
make your computer more secure. Do you know
how much Ram you have? What version of Win-
dows? What about the Security & Update area, do
you take a look at every once in a while?
Do you check your custom settings after the spring
and fall Feature update?
Week 3
File Explorer
Back-in-the-day, Bill Gates told us to think of our
hard drive as a file cabinet and to organize our files.
File Explorer is our handy file cabinet. We’ll dig into
File Explorer to see how it can help us with our daily
life with our computer. Have you added the helpful
checkbox?
Week 4
Edge
It’s now a Chromium-based browser. It brings a lot
of new features to the table. We will explore all of
June 2020 4
will be having online workshops during
the summer and fall.
them and find out if it is the best browser. We’ll also
learn how to earn $$ by using Bing.
We will use the same Zoom password encrypt-
ed meeting URL for each workshop. You will
receive the URL after you have registered
by completing this form.
Judy will be the contact point for these workshops
and will be available to assist you in connecting to
the Zoom sessions.
The registration list will be used to identify everyone
in the Waiting Room before being admitted to the
session.
The next series of workshops will be on Home
Automation for Seniors – same time, same
place on:
September 9, 2020
October 14, 2020
November 11, 2020
December 9, 2020
Week 1 - Why do I need it?
Week 2 - Where do I start?
Week 3 - Lights, doorbells, locks, and cameras
Week 4 - Doing It Myself vs Having It Done
We will begin by explaining why home automation
is important to Seniors. What products are on the
market, costs, security, and some real-world testi-
monials. In the second week, we will talk about how
to go about planning your home automation project
and best practices. In the third week, we will talk
about applications using lights, doorbells, locks,
and cameras. Lastly, we will talk about the benefits
of making it a DIY project or having a professional
install.