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Program Calendar Archives 2026 | 2025 | 2024
Feb 23, 2026 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus: I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
I always install these apps and change these settings for my older parents’ phones – howtogeek.com
Mar 2, 2026, 1 and 7 PM | Join Online Meeting >What is a Chromebook? – A Chromebook is a laptop or tablet that runs on Google’s Chrome operating system (ChromeOS). Chromebooks are designed to be fast, simple, and secure, and they’re well-suited for web-based tasks
Mar 9, 2026 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus: I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
Mar 16, 2026, 1 and 7 PM | Join Online Meeting >Online Shopping – Everyone loves saving money, and online shopping makes it easy. However, in the pre-Internet age, if you wanted to save a few bucks, you had to visit several stores to compare prices or spend an entire Sunday afternoon cutting coupons.
Mar 23, 2026 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus: I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
Mar 30, 2026, 1 and 7 PM | Join Online Meeting > Low|Cost Wireless Providers |
Project Fi is a wireless service Google offers users, covering 200+ countries.
Mint Mobile’s nationwide 4G LTE data coverage and unlimited talk and text plans start at $15 monthly.
Ting’s slogan is ‘Mobile That Makes Sense.
Apr 6, 2026 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus: I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
Apr 13, 2026, 1 and 7 PM | Join Online Meeting > Backing up data – why you need to do it! – Data loss can happen in many ways. One of the most common causes is a physical failure of the media. In addition, malware can infect your system and corrupt or encrypt files. You probably have everything saved on your PC’s hard drive. That hard drive will not live forever. To quote one of the tech geeks I follow, “There are only two types of hard drives – the ones that have failed and those that will fail.
Apr 20, 2026 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus: I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
Apr 27, 2026, 1 and 7 PM | Join Online Meeting > Navigating Google, Gmail, Calendar, Maps, Wallet, Docs… | Google provides Internet services that let you search the Web, send an email, word processing, and spreadsheets. Type With Your Voice | You can edit a document by speaking in Google Docs. Note: This feature is only available in Chrome browsers.
May 4, 2026 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus: I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
May 11, 2026, 1 and 7 PM | Join Online Meeting > Learn What A Chromebook Can Do | If you own a Chromebook, here is where you start learning how to use it. Are you interested in buying a Chromebook? Learn what to look for.
May 18, 2026 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus: I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
May 25, 2026, 1 and 7 PM | Join Online Meeting > Optimize Your Computer, Email, and WEB Use | Windows 10 has a built-in real-time antivirus named Windows Defender. It automatically runs in the background, protecting all Windows users against viruses and other nasties.
Jun 1, 2026 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus: I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
Jun 8, 2026, 1 and 7 PM | Join Online Meeting > Settings are essential for the best experience when running programs from the Web or directly on your computer. Web services, social networks, webmail, and even your banking service will have settings you should pay attention to. Many of these settings greatly influence how secure and private your online experience will be.
Jun 15, 2026 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus: I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
Jun 22, 2026, 1 and 7 PM | Join Online Meeting > United States Post Office – USPS | Consider creating an account on USPS.com; they offer many services, including printing your package shipping labels with postage, receiving notifications of mail to be delivered, holding mail during vacations, and changing your address.
Jun 29, 2026 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus: I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
Jul 6, 2026, 1 and 7 PM | Join Online Meeting > Use Google Photos to Manage Your Digital Pictures. All photos are organized and easy to find. Pictures on your computer or smartphone are automatically backed up, organized, and labeled. Google Photos is my favorite tool for managing photos to share with friends.
Jul 13, 2026 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus: I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
Jul 20, 2026, 1 and 7 PM | Join Online Meeting > Browser—Search Engines—Research Tools A web browser or Internet browser is software for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. 2026 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus: I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
Jul 27, 2026, 1 and 7 PM | Join Online Meeting > Using Search Tools: How big is the Web? Currently, there are around 1.14 billion websites worldwide. 17% of these websites are active, and 83% are inactive.
Aug 3, 2026 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus: I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
Aug 10, 2026, 1 and 7 PM | Join Online Meeting > Streaming Video Your Best TV Entertainment Value | Streaming video is content sent over the Internet and displayed in real-time. The user needs a player that can be either a browser, a set-top box, or built into a Smart TV.
Aug 17, 2026 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus: I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
Aug 24, 2026, 1 and 7 PM | Join Online Meeting >Privacy.com Virtual Credit Cards | Take control when you purchase online. Protect your card details and money by creating virtual cards for each online destination or for each purchase.
Aug 31, 2026 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus: I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
Sept 7, 2026, 1 and 7 PM | Join Online Meeting > Introduction to Spreadsheets | Spreadsheets have many uses in organizing and maintaining information. We use them extensively to collect and store information for future analysis or research.
Sept 14, 2026 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus: I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
Sept 21, 2026, 1 and 7 PM | Join Online Meeting >Individual User Accounts & Individual Email Addresses | You may want to work with multiple Windows user accounts on your computer for many reasons. Couples who share an email address or even use a single email address for the whole family may face issues in the modern online world.
Sept 28, 2026 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus: I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
Oct 5, 2026, 1 and 7 PM | Join Online Meeting > Some Basic Computer Tips. | This collection of beginner tips is appropriate for all Chromebook and Windows users.
Oct 12, 2026 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus: I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
Oct 19, 2026, 1 and 7 PM | Join Online Meeting > Services Mostly Free | A collection of services I use. You might find a hidden gem or one that will prove helpful.
Oct 26, 2026 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus: I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
Nov 2, 2026, 1 and 7 PM | Join Online Meeting > This & That, a random collection of fun and engaging online resources.
Nov 9, 2026 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus: I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
Nov 16, 2026, 1 and 7 PM | Join Online Meeting > GotFreeFax.com | A fax cover page plus three free pages, and you can send two complimentary fax messages per day, maximum.
Nov 23, 2026 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus: I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
Nov 30, 2026, 1 and 7 PM | Join Online Meeting > Do You Think Your PC Has a Virus | A computer virus is a malicious code; viruses may also be called malware. Browser hijacking is the installation of unwanted software that modifies a web browser’s settings. A browser hijacker may replace the existing home page, error page, or search engine with its own.
Dec 7, 2026 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus: I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
Dec 14, 2026, 1 and 7 PM | Join Online Meeting > What’s a Podcast? Podcasts are the new on-demand radio and video service. They can be videos or audio only. I personally mostly listen to audio podcasts. I use the Pocket Casts app.
Dec 21, 2026 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus: I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
Dec 28, 2026, 1 and 7 PM | Join Online Meeting > Two Factor Authentication | Two-factor authentication means using two authentication methods. It is one of the best ways to ensure your accounts aren’t hacked.
Jan 4, 2027 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus: I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
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Senior Tech Group Members: If you attended at least once, you are a member; please let us know what you would like us to cover in the future.
The Senior Tech Group brings technology users together to share knowledge and experience. Everyone welcome!
We do not have any prerequisites. You’re welcome to come, ask questions, bring your tech issues, and enjoy.
The Senior Tech Group operates on the principle of “members helping members.” We are particularly interested in helping those with limited or no experience with computers so they can participate in the rapid transition from traditional means of communication and commerce to the Internet. So, please invite your “non-connected” neighbors to a meeting or clinic and see how easily we can help them learn what they need to know. Please note that although a listed presentation topic may not be of particular interest, the discussion often branches into other issues that are of interest to those attending. There is no meeting where you don’t learn something new.
An Important Note: Along with much praise for the STG and what we do at our presentations, some attendees say, “Their eyes get glazed over” due to the rapid pace at which we move through the different screens and options. WE HEAR YOU! We have discussed this and are committed to making no demonstration clicks or entries on the computer image on the screen without ensuring everyone knows what we are doing and why we are doing it.
We cover the following topics during group meetings, clinics, and more.
- Getting started with a computer
- What computer, printer, or backup drive should you buy
- Securing your computer
- Using your computer and its software
- Help with your email.
- Speed up a sluggish computer.
- We are using the Internet more effectively.
- Connecting to the Internet and WiFi arrangements
- How to search the Internet
- Backup your photos to the cloud
- Cell Phones
- Finding an economic plan
- Choosing a phone
- Programming your cell phone
- Using Apps
- Backup your photos to the cloud
- Shopping online
- Cable TV or Fios issues, cutting the cord (get rid of cable TV)
- Talking online using video chat, webcam, and Skype
- Digital camera and photo problems: what camera to buy
- Sharing photos on the Internet
- Learning Morse Code To Improve Cognitive Health:
Learning Morse code is a fascinating historical pursuit and a powerful tool for enhancing cognitive health. Engaging in the mental gymnastics required to encode and decode messages can improve memory retention and enhance problem-solving skills. Taking on Morse code as a form of cognitive exercise can be a unique and enjoyable way to invest in one’s mental well-being. - Help setting up your web address and personalized email address.
- Building web pages
Notice for Website Visitors: This website is open and accessible to all Internet users. The Senior Tech Group uses this site as a resource for the communities we support. When requested, we often make virtual “house calls “to assist with installing or restoring technology-based services and systems. All of our services are pro bono.
We welcome visitors to explore the resources available on our website. While we attempt to maintain all the information and links the best we can, we disclaim responsibility for any use or misuse of any information or links to other sites or information contained here.
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