
COMPUTER AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES
INSTRUCTOR: DWAYNE ALTON
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.
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.