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Upcoming Classes

The hot weather is here, so why not spend your time in the "coolness" of an SHF Computer Class?
Here's a summary of the schedule changes and a quick look at some classes you might want to take...

Google - Tuesday, June 30th at 1:00pm
NEW!!! Sure, Google is a great place to go to search for things on the Internet. BUT, did you know that Google also has lots of FREE tools you can use, including Google Documents, Google Calendar, Gmail, Google Maps, Google Earth, and lots more.

Digital Audio & Music - 2-class series starts Monday, July 6th at 10:00am
NEW!!! We use to have LPs and 45s. Then came 8-tracks and cassettes. Then CDs took over. Now we have iPods and MP3 Players. So what IS this all about? This two-part class explains all you need to know about the"digital" music phenomina (music on your computer), including music file types, Internet music downloading, portable music players, and so much more. If you love music, and you have a computer, this class is for you.

Browser Wars - Monday, July 6th at 1:00pmSafari
NEW!!!
Your browser is the program that allows you to access, view, and navigate the Web. Most of us use Internet Explorer, since it comes with Windows, and well, we just don't know any better. But did you know there are LOTS of other FREE browsers out there? This class shows you what's available, and compares and contrasts the most popular browsers, including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Google Chrome, and Opera.

Basic Computer Series - 6-part series starts Tuesday, July 7th at 1:00pm
 Our Computer Basic Series is one of our core classes that is designed to give you background knowledge, basic hands on skills and terminology that will help you to become self sufficient on the computer. This is a series of 7 classes that include. • Basic 1 – Introduction to Hardware • Basic 2 – Introduction to Software • Basic 3A – Introduction to Windows • Basic 3B – Introduction to Files and Folders • Basic 4 – Introduction to Word Processing • Basic 5 – Introduction to Spreadsheets • Basic 6 – Copy & Paste
NOTE: We are starting the series with Basic 2, after moving the entire series back from May.

More Photoshop Elements - 5-part series starts Thursday, July 9th at 1:00pm
NEW and IMPROVED!!! Once you know the basics of Digital Imaging (from Photoshop Elements Basics) you’re ready to dive even farther into the world of fixing and enhancing your pictures. In this 5-class series, you’ll see how to fix just about every picture problem, from images that are too dark or light, to pictures that have creases, dirt, or water damage (or people you want to remove), or are just showing the signs of age. We also cover image compositing (combining two pictures), and how to usePhotoshop Elements selection tools and layers to fix just parts of your image. This is one, FUN series!

[CLICK HERE to see an example of what we teach in class]

Creative Word Processing - 5-part series starts Thursday, July 9th at 10:00am
This series of 5 classes is the perfect for discovering how to creatively use the word processor. You will learn to work with images, clip art and digital pictures, Page Borders, Auto Shapes, Word Art, Watermarks, and much more. We even have a 100+ page Creative Word Processign book available for purchase at class time. This is the most fun you'll ever have with word processing!

Creating Slide Shows with PhotoStory - Tuesday, July 14th at 10:00am
NEW!!! Every now and then, Microsoft gives us something free that turns out to actually be pretty great. That's the case with Microsoft PhotoStory. It's a free program that allows you to build wonderful looking photo slide shows, with just a few clicks of the mouse. The great news is, even though it's super easy to use, if you want to take the time, it can also be a very sophisticated program that produces professional looking shows. This class takes you through every detail of creating a photo slide show with PhotoStory

For more information, and a complete class schedule, visit our web site: www.shf.org, and click on the SCHEDULE button.

How To Register For Classes or Get More Information
To register for any of our classes, or to have an information packet about SHF snail-mailed to your address: We also have lots of information on our web site: www.shf.org

NOTE: If you are interested in attending a class, it's important that you register. In the event that a class must be postponed or cancelled, we can only call and notify those who have registered.

Our New SHF Freeware Disc

If you are like me, you love FREE software, and a great place to find FREE software is on the Internet. But there's just one problem... go to Google and search for "free software" and you'll get SO many hits that you'll be instantly overwhelmed. But what's even more of a problem is knowing WHAT software you can TRUST, and what software you CAN"T TRUST. That's where we come in...

SHF Freeware Disc

If you have ever attended classes at the SHF Computer Lab, you've probably heard us talk about Freeware. Freeware refers to programs you can download from the Internet and use totally for free. In many of our classes, we relate what we think is the best Freeware and only pass along to you programs we have thoroughly researched or actually use ourselves. In other words, we've found the ones you can TRUST and tell you about them.

Now we have gone a step farther, and are making available to you the official SHF Freeware Disc. This $10 disc contains 19 of our favorite freeware programs, including a short video (by this John Lortz guy) that talks about Freeware and gives you instructions on using the disc. Why are we doing this? Well, certainly, you can download all of the programs we include on the disc, yourself, for free. But we know that some of you might not want to deal with the hassle of downloading, or might have a slower Internet connection. So we are offering the disc as an inexpensive alternative to downloading them yourselves.

If you are interested in a disc, you can grab one at class time, or stop by our offices. We would also be happy to mail you one, for an additional $3.00 shipping charge. For more details, just drop me a note: jlortz@shf.org.

The Latest SHF Tech Blog Articles

Every few days we post articles on our Blog site, SHF Tech Notes (www.shf.org/blog). Here's a synopsis of the latest postings:

Free Microsoft Secuirty Essentials Almost Ready - Microsoft just released a "beta" copy of their FREE Anti-Virus / Anti-Spyware software, originally codenamed Morro. Microsoft cut-off the downloading of beta copies, but tells us that the full-blown version will be available for FREE by the end of this year. [READ MORE]

Google Chrome - (Maybe) My Favorite Browser - Chances are you are either an Internet Explorer user, or have migrated over to Firefox for Web browsing. Did you know you have other choices? On July 6th we have a class called "Browser Wars" where we'll take you through some of the choices you have for browser, but in the meantime, I think I've found my new favorite... Google Chrome. [READ MORE]

SHF Refer a Friend and Get a Free Class
How about getting an SHF Class, totally for FREE!!!!! That's right, you can get a certificate for a free class just by referring a friend to our computer class program and having them become an SHF Member. Word-of-Mouth has always been our best form of advertisement, and giving you a free class for getting a friend to join is just our way of showing our appreciation for your help.

To get your FREE class certificate, just have your friend pass along your name to us when they sign-up for a membership. And there's NO LIMIT... so if you bring in 10 new members, you get 10 FREE classes!

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