Weekly Meeting March 26 2014

TOPIC: Gumtree buying and selling

SPEAKER: Andy Turner

MAIN POINTS:

Communication is between you and the seller, there is no middle man to keep you safe from scam calls.

So! Beware of calls saying "an agent will visit you".

• Sign in (can also be done after you create the ad) - see below
• Post ad
• Select a group e.g. Antiques
• Fill out details, e.g. Price, condition etc
• Can be marked Urgent for $3.99 to show you want to sell quickly
• Write a good description to entice the buyer.
• Add a photo

• Contact details
• Email address
• Name
• Mobile number (not home number)
• Suburb (not full address)

• Options to help sell your item quicker

• Register for an account

Remember, a good salesman can sell his mother-in-law, but then she'll charge you for Christmas dinner!

Weekly Meeting March 19 2014

TOPIC: FACEBOOK PRIVACY

SPEAKER: John Tuffs

It doesn't take a genius to fix your Facebook privacy, 

any Senior can do it!

Weekly Meeting March 12 2014

TOPIC: HSCC website and forum

SPEAKER: Andy Turner 

MAIN POINTS:

• How do I get to the Forum? First click on Forum on the HSCC website main page menu (above):
• You will need to sign in with your Username and Password to access the forum

• How do I use the forum to ask questions?
• Browse the Categories - check if there is already an answer to your question by clicking on the category that best fits your question, e.g. Office Questions (ie Word or Excel)

• Look through the subjects to see if your question has already been asked, if not:
• Click NEW TOPIC to ask your question
• Make Subject meaningful, ie summary of question

• Then describe your question in as much detail as possible

• Reply to other users questions, or quote their question by clicking on the REPLY or Quote buttons on the right hand side of the screen

And remember, "if you stop asking questions, you stop learning" (Tuffsy 2014).