Getting Comfortable With The Basics

Senior Tech Group Mission Statement

The primary missions of The Senior Tech Group are:

  1. First, to help folks with little or no computer knowledge enter the information age. So they aren’t “shut out as our society transitions from traditional ways of communicating and doing business.
  2. To form a Group where we bring together technology users to share knowledge and experiences.
  3. To encourage those members with technical skills to help others within our communities implement and maintain all types of computer-based, digital systems at our meetings or in their homes.
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While the primary focus is computers, applications, and the Internet, our programs extend to online security, mobile phones, streaming TV, and more.

​​We particularly welcome those with little computer experience or who may not even own a computer. Please join our group and learn the basics. Many of our members began with the same foundation and are now comfortable using computers and the Internet. When we cover the “basics, we simplify the material so all can understand. Moreover, we hold “clinic sessions where our members provide “one-on-one training and coaching.

The Senior Tech Group embodies the spirit of the frontier, a community coming together to accomplish tasks that no individual should have to undertake alone. With the help of all who join us, the Senior Tech Group will try to answer your questions and share helpful tips.

We cover a range of topics, including the following, during our group meetings and clinics.

  • Getting started with a computer
    • What computer, printer, or backup drive should you buy
    • Connecting to the Internet and WiFi arrangements
    • Securing your computer
    • Using your equipment and its software
    • Help with your email
    • How to search the Internet
    • Backup your photos to the cloud
    • Speed up a sluggish computer
  • Using the Internet more effectively
  • 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 Zoom
  • Digital camera and photo problems: what camera to buy
    • Sharing photos on the Internet
  • Setting up your web address and personalized email address
  • Building web pages

When requested, we often make virtual “house calls to assist with the installation or restoration of technology-based services and systems.

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