JUNE 1, 2010
Summer has begun at Gleneagles and the computer club is busy planning their fall class schedules. Even without classes being in session, everyone is actively trying to put together a program that will surpass anything we have had in the past. New lesson plans, new teacher training, new software and lots more are part of the daily computer center activities. This past year was our most busy yet.
Committees are hard at work reviewing our on-line membership database and trying to improve it. Meeting programs are being discussed and evaluated, but this past year is going to hard to surpass. Every volunteer has become more and more involved. All our volunteers were invited to a “thank you” luncheon and over 30 attended. The education committee has switched their study materials from CD’s to Flash Drives. Investing $10.00 in a flash drive makes for a useful tool with many functions. Students are encouraged to save their photos etc. on a flash drive and take it with them when they visit family and friends.
The Gleneagles staff just finished constructing and installing a credenza and storage cabinets to complete our classroom furniture. We continue to “give away” rebuilt computers to Gleneagles employees including adding larger hard drives and more memory to these donated used systems. The wireless installation is just about installed in the community and a great many residents have switched over from their DSL or CABLE, and are finding the overall speed is a little slower. Not many of us need lightning speed to download our e-mail and the bulk agreement with the provider allows every resident or guest to log onto the internet anywhere in the community.
The general meeting in April was our last until September as the building we use for meetings is being re-constructed. September 20, 2010 will begin the Gleneagles computer club’s 14th. year and promises to be the “best yet”.