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Editor: Annette Stuckey westlake@bigpond.net.au                                   No. 855	14 January 2018
Hi Silver Surfers, I hope you all got the chance to watch Australia's latest Male Tennis player, Alex De Minaur.  Only eighteen years of age and a very promising future. I heard a commentator on Saturday say "What a lad and he is very nice as well." DO DROP IN DAY (Wangi RSL) EVERY WEDNESDAY "One on One" 1 hour Session            1pm –2pm - 3pm Help available with anything- Computer –Tablet – Phone You can bring your own equipment if you wish Internet available   Phone:4975 3360  : Email: westlake@bigpond.net.au to make a booking $5.00 per session TROUBLE HIGHLIGHTING TEXT WITH MOUSE The best way I know of is to lay off the mouse a little (they can get kinda wild, ya know). First, put your cursor at the point where you want to start highlighting (selecting) the text. OK, now (keep your hands off that mouse) hold down your SHIFT key and use your up / down arrows . You'll find when you hold down an arrow that the text scrolls (and highlights) by at a much more manageable rate. Oh, if the section is really big, tap your Page Up and Page Down keys till you get close to where you need to stop. Who knew it could be so easy? ~Annette REFURBISHED COMPUTERS & LAPTOPS With more and more seniors being forced on to "On line" everything, this, maybe, could help a senior that you know who thinks they may like to try computing, There is a Not for-profit organisation like ours called "Work Ventures" You can get a quality refurbished basic P.C from around $200  which includes Windows 10 and Office 2010. It is a great cheap way to start off. For more information you can visit the site by clicking the following link:  WORK VENTURES Or you can ring them on 1800 112 205 All that is  need is the persons  CentreLink Card Number Also I think they can visit CentreLink and make arrangements there. ~Annette Can Static Discharge Damage My Computer?   Static electricity builds up quickly when you rub up against something or walk on carpeting, but regular daily activities over time can also build up a static charge. After the charge has built up and you touch something conductive the energy discharges and you feel a little shock. Lightning is another form of static energy, which builds up in clouds until it finally discharges into the ground…and sometimes into an unlucky person. So if lightning is static electricity and so is rubbing your feet up on the carpet quickly, then why does one kill people and the other just annoy them? The simple answer is it's a matter of energy released. The human body can feel shocks of a few thousand volts – there are examples of 15k volt shocks being recorded, but they are extremely low amperage (think 1 microampere.) So what kind of wattage is that? Get ready to be amazed: A 10,000 volt shock at 1 microampere is 0.01 watts. Not so impressive huh? So why do you see the recommendation that people make sure to avoid static discharge when working with electronics? Because electronics are much more sensitive to shocks than we are, so the risk of damage is much higher. What can you do to prevent static damage to electronics when your working on them? Memory, Hard Drives, Internal Components and Power Supplies: Ground yourself by touching something metallic before touching the piece of electronics. A good example would be a metal cabinet or a door knob. Use an ESD strap. An ESD (electromagnetic discharge) strap will safely channel the energy to the ground preventing static discharge. Use anti-static bags for electronics when needed. Most hard drives or memory will ship in one of these bags or be insulated in a plastic container to avoid accidental damage before you take it out of the package. Monitors/Keyboards/Mice/Cases: Ground yourself by touching something metallic before touching the electronic. Once again, a good example would be a metal cabinet or a door lock. The following  tips are from Cyn's Tech Tips and are used by permission Below is just for Cyns Tip for W7. W10 is little larger. If you would like me a copy please email me and I will send it to you as a Word doc.  ~Annette) The trick that hacker-proofs your W 7 PC  There's a simple step you can take that can make it almost impossible for a hacker to get control of your computer or install malicious software. It's also great if you have multiple users on your computer. This prevents someone from installing a program you don't want or making changes you don't like to your settings. It's called a restricted user account and it can protect your data and your settings. When you first set up a computer, the main account is always an administrator account. This means that the account can install and run anything without restriction. However, if you have kids using the same computer or if you find you want to limit what can be done on the computer, you may want to look into this option. Windows allows for three account types: Administrator, Standard, and Guest. To create a new account open control panel. To create a new account in Windows 7 go the Control Panel and then User Accounts. Click on Add or Remove User Accounts. Select New account. Choose a name for the account and the type of account. For our purposes, we're going to want to create a Standard account.  Here's why.   Administrator has full control and can install and change anything on the computer. A standard account can make changes to the settings on the computer and these will not affect any other users. If a standard user wants to install software or make changes other than the basic changes, they must have the administrator's password. Your PC also has a pre-existing Guest Account. A guest account is similar to the standard account but users are unable to make any changes to settings or hardware. A guest account must be turned on before it can be used.  Lookunder User Accounts in Control Panel. Just click on the Guest account to turn it on if it is off. Really, most of us do not need to have an administrative account for our daily computer use, as it is only needed for downloading and installing programs or changing a system setting. And on a limited account, then, all you need to know is the username and password of an Administrative account to install or make the changes. Alternately, on a limited account, any program can typically be run as an Administrator by right-clicking the program, then choosing Run as Administrator. Again, you would need to enter the username and password of an administrative account, but then you have full access. A WARNING: When setting up and changing user accounts, be certain you do NOT set your only account or all accounts to a standard or limited account. This will not allow you to do anything on your computer that requires administrator privileges. So, just log on to that Standard account you've created for most of your activities. Especially for surfing the Internet. If you use that Standard account to surf the Internet and read your e-mails, even if a malicious piece of code manages to get through, it can't make any important changes to our computer. It can't install and begin to steal your data. If you do need to install a program or make changes to the settings, you can always switch over the administrator account. Just make sure you remember the username and password for all of your accounts. The following  tips is from Cloudeight Info and is used by permission Pin Tabs in Chrome (and Firefox) to Save Space Chrome & Firefox If you're like us, you visit a lot of web sites in a browsing session – and sometimes you like to go back and forth between the sites you've visited, but after a while, you have so many tabs open at the top of your browser you can't tell which page is which. Did you know you can pin tabs in Chrome and save space? When you pin a tab it reduces the size of the tab, yet makes it easy to tell what each tab is, so you can open more tabs in the same amount of space and switch back and forth between them before your into the situation where you have so many tabs open you can't tell what they are. Anyway, if you find yourself surfing with a lot of browser tabs open, then this tip will save you some space and, maybe even some time. To pin a tab, just right-click on it and click "Pin tab". See? When you pin a tab the tab will become about 1/4 of the normal size, yet you can still see what each tab is because each tab has the Web site's fav icon displayed. See?       As you can see above, the pinned tab (highlighted in yellow) are much smaller than the unpinned (normal-sized) tabs to the right, yet you can still what tab is. If you want to unpin a tab, just right-click on it and choose "Unpin tab": Also, you can close a pinned tab just like you close any other tab. Now you know how to pin tabs in Chrome. If you're a Firefox user, you'll be glad to know it has the same feature  – so you can pin tabs too How to Write on Photos With Windows 10 Photos App Windows 10 (all versions) Some of you are really good with graphics programs - we've some of the great work you do. But there are many people who don't have fancy graphics editing programs, who might want to draw something on pictures and photos. And if you're one of those folks, and you're using Windows 10, then you'll be happy to learn, that Windows Photos App (available by clicking Photos on your start menu) lets you easily draw on any picture or photo. Just open Windows Photos, then open any photo or picture you want. Click on Edit & Create on the top right hand corner of the screen Just click on "Draw" at the top and select the style of "pen" you want to use. Then go ahead and draw (or write) on your picture.   After you save it, you'll be able to play "a living image" (see an animation of your drawing being applied to the picture)   Just click the animation button > or press Ctrl + Space bar. Oh, go ahead and play around with it, you'll be learning and playing at the same time. Doggone it! Well folks that's it for another week.  Until next time this is your Secretary signing off Annette Australian Seniors Computer Club Assoc :   http://www.ascca.org.au/  "ASCCA is the national peak body for seniors and technology".	In This Issue ·        Trouble Highlighting Text  with a mouse ·        Refurbish computers and Laptops ·        Can Static discharge damage my computer. ·        Trick that Hacker proofs your Windows 7 ·        Pin tabs in Chrome and Firefox to save space ·        How to write on photos with  W10 Photo app   DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY INTEREST GROUP   1st Friday of the month   10.30 am-12.30 pm   Wangi R.S.L   For further information contact coordinator: Alan Hadley alanhadley@bigpond.com   Lake Macquarie Public Library "What's on" In your area.   Click link below: LIBRARY CLUB BUDDIES   Wangi Wangi Arcadia Vale   Annette Stuckey      4975 3360   Rathmines & Toronto Eric Maronese        4975 1725        All other areas ring either buddy   Justice of Peace Available to club members     WANGI  WANGI Annette Stuckey 4975 3360 CORRANBONG George Drinkall 02 4977 2950     Most of the Justice of Peace are usually available on most Information Days.   USEFUL INTERNET SITES Family History http://library.lakemac.com.au/family-history www.coraweb.com.au www.ww2roll.gov.au   Australian Cemetery Index http://austcemindex.com/   Lake Macquarie Family History Group http://www.lmfhg.org.au/   Newcastle Family History Society http://www.nfhs.org.au/   Wyong Family History Group Inc http://www.wyongfamilyhistory.com.au/   Fun things Jigsaws http://www.jigzone.com Sudoku http://www.websudoku.com/   Seniors Site (Puzzles etc) www.yourlifechoices.com.au   Hobbies http://www.about.com/hobbies/   Photography Ideas www.carlwarner.com   Lake Macquarie Council http://www.lakemac.com.au/     Fight the Scammers www.scamwatch.gov.au   The Streets of Sydney www.walksydneystreets.net   Australian Public Toilets www.toiletmap.gov.au   National Continence www.bladderbowel.gov.au   Australian Weather www.weather.com.au   Yellow pages. www.yellowpages.com.au   White pages www.whitepages.com.au   Get Directions www.whereis.com