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COMPUTER AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES

INSTRUCTOR:  DWAYNE ALTON
CLASSES BEGIN WED JAN 14TH AT THE LINKSIDE CAFÉ



COMPUTING SERIES

JANUARY 14th; STAYING SAFE ON THE INTERNET – PC security is an intimidating topic for many computer users.  This seminar busts the myths, identifies the real threats and provides a commonsense approach to staying secure.

FEBRUARY 25; CREATING YOUR OWN BLOG:  Blogs are great for creating a family website, online family newsletter and much more.  You will learn to create your own website with no website design experience and it’s easy and free.

APRIL 29TH; TUNING UP YOUR PC – Your PC is probably slower than it used to be.  Over time it slows down due to several causes.  This seminar will discuss common causes and how to address them.

MAY 6TH; GREAT INTERNET FREEBIES -  The Internet is full of free software and services.  But a lot of it comes with spyware, spam, or worse.  At this seminar we’ll feature a lot of great freebies and all of them are safe to use.



DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES

FEB 11TH; INTRODUCTION TO PICASA – Picasa is a great free photo program that has tons of great features.

MARCH 11TH; ORGANIZING AND PROTECTING YOUR PHOTOS – You probably have hundreds or thousands of digital photos on your computer.  At this seminar, we help you to organize your pictures into categories, avoid having duplicate pictures, and provide advice on how to back up your pictures.

APRIL 8TH; SHARING YOUR PHOTOS – This seminar will discuss how to avoid common problems sending photos over email.  You will also learn how to share photos on the internet, print them in standard album or frame sized and create slideshows you can share on the internet or watch on the TV.

APRIL 22ND; PHOTO EDITING – Learn to fix common photo problems, touch up and restore old photos, and combine elements of multiple photos (ex:  Put a person from one picture into another picture), and perform creative colorization.