LearnX Community Gathering (Session 02-24)

Digital Cafe@Harbourfront
Discussion:Smartphone feature “Accessibility” and Siri
Date: 3rd Feb (Saturday)
Time: 2PM to 4.30PM
Venue: library@harbourfront (Vivo city)
Facilitator: Hewlee Ho
Registration: https://go.gov.sg/toyl (scroll down to date to register. NLB membership is required).
Admission: Free
Interested, please register with link given below …

https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/digital-cafe-harbourfront-time-of-your-life-tickets-784979584067?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Introduction: If you are or have loved ones that are visually impaired or have difficulty using a smartphone or have difficulty reading any printed text, this February LearnX Community Gathering may be useful to you.

During this session, we will demonstrate to you …

a) how to use voice input (to your smartphone) to make a call, to ask for information, to navigate all the Apps you have installed (in your smartphone).
b) how to automatically receive a call (time out method)
c) how to check weather, how to check information, how to connect to any local radio station, how to check WhatsApp messages, and the like.
d) how to make smartphone to read aloud any printed text
e) and more.

LearnX Community Gathering (Session 04-23)

Digital Cafe@Harbourfront
Discussion: Backup and Cloud Storage
Date: 11 Nov 2023 (Saturday)
Time: 2PM to 4.30PM
Venue: library@harbourfront (Vivo City)
Facilitator: Hewlee Ho
Registration via https://go.gov.sg/toyl (scroll down to date to register. NLB membership is required)
Admission: free

You can view a video on similar talk through the YouTube Link (Part 1 ~ Cloud Storage and Sharing)

You can also view a video on similar talk through the YouTube Link (Part 2 ~ Cloud Storage and Sharing)

Introduction:

Murphy’s Law: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. In reality it is true. So what can we do about it?

Scenario 1: Your Apple iPhone has thousands of memorable pictures taken by you through the years, you drop it in water or you loose it or the serviceman says he has to reinstall the “Operating System” of your iPhone and everything in the iPhone will be deleted ~ so you loose all your years of photo taking. Some of the subjects in those pictures maybe no more around.

Scenario 2: You are with your friends having a Coffee Chats, you are discussing a tour you all went together some years back. The discussion focus on a team member some of you can’t recall who this person is. If one of you have a Cloud Account and on the smartphone you can easily retrieve that “Album” through the cloud and confirm who that person is. There are many other advantages if you practise proper storage and sharing (of digital images).

Using your smartphone properly

Common problems with those who do not know how to use their smartphones properly include …

a) memory insufficient
b) cannot download any mobile App
c) cannottake anymore pictures (insufficient phone memory)
d) battery cannot last for a day

This talk will explain the common problems and how to manage and overcome them.

Date: 14 Dec 2019 (Sat)

Time: 3PM to 5PM
Venue: library@harbourfront

Admission is free but registration with National Library Board is required. Course is suitable for both Adults and Seniors.

Normally, NLB’s registration will open around 29/30 of Nov for IT Talk in Dec.

Direction by train: By N-E or Circle Line, at HarbourFront Station – Exit E (VivoCity), up escalators (three levels), turn left to Best Departmental Store (Level 2). Then walk straight to the end to Cinema@Vivo. Up escalator again to Level 3 to Library@Harbourfront.

By buses, these are the numbers available: 10, 30, 57, 61, 65, 80, 97, 100, 123M, 131, 143, 145, 166 and 855.

Housekeeping of your smart devices

Smart devices include smartphones, iPad, iPhone, laptop & desktop computers.

Common problems with those who do not know how to use their smart devices properly include …

a) memory insufficient
b) cannot download any mobile App
c) cannottake anymore pictures (insufficient phone memory)
d) battery cannot last for a day

This talk will explain the common problems and how to manage and overcome them.

Date: 23rd Nov 2019 (Sat)

Time: 3PM to 5PM
Venue: Jurong Regional Library

Admission is free but registration with National Library Board is required. Course is suitable for both Adults and Seniors.

Direction: Nearest MRT: Jurong East Station. (about 5 minutes to the library)

Smartphone Clinic

Once in a while, we do organise a smartphone gathering among the 50+ seniors who believe in Life Long Learning. The objective is for seniors helping seniors in any Apple iPhone or any brand of android smartphone issues.
You can term it as a Smartphone Clinic with an operation hours of just around 3 hours with details as follows:

Date: 3rd August 2016 (Wednesday)
Time: 5.30PM to 8.30PM
Venue: Marina Square (The Gallerie Food Court – Level 4)

Do come and share your smartphone skills with seniors.

Talk on Core Skills in Using Smartphones

Title: Talk on Core Skills in Using Smartphones
Date: 23 Jan 2016 (Saturday)
Time: 2PM to 5PM
Venue: Woodlands Community Club (1 Woodlands Street 81, Postal Code 738526)
Walk-in registration is welcome.

Course Contents:
1st hour – Core smartphone skills (iPhones & android phones)
2nd hour – Learning the “Toggle” App (from Mediacorp)
3rd hour – Any other smartphone questions.

Basic Digital Photography & Composition

Basic Digital Photography & Composition
Course Title: As above.
Course Description: This course will cover some photography basics including the aspects on composition and how to do photo editing will be briefly mentioned.
Date: 9th Jan 2016 (Saturday)
Time: 3.00PM to 5.00PM
Venue: Bukit Merah Library
Course fee: No Charge

We Can Do IT Too

Four final year NTU Mass Comm undergrads have taken on a project on “A campaign to help seniors learn how to use their smartphones better” – code name “#wecandoittoo”.

They are focusing on four Apps, via Facebook, Toggle, SG Buses & Google Maps using Apple or Android smartphones.

They with assistance from iDA, PA and volunteers like us, have worked out the training sessions in Woodlands & Fengshan Community Clubs. Actual lessons will be held from 9 Jan 2016 to 28 Feb 2016.

My involvement is as follows (all using Apple iPhones):

Date       Day        Time               Place                Topic
10 Jan    Sun    9AM – 12nn  Woodlands CC  Facebook
17 Jan    Sun    9AM – 12nn   Woodlands CC  SG Buses & Google Map
23 Jan   Sat      2PM – 5PM   Woodlands CC  Toggle
24 Jan   Sun    9AM – 12nn   Woodlands CC  Toggle

Parallel classes will also be run for Android users. Those interested can find out more from these two CCs.

All About Mobile Phone APPs

Date: 14th Nov (Saturday)
Time: 3PM to 5PM
Place: Bukit Merah Library
Attendance: No charge
In addition to the NLB’s mobile App, other useful APPs will also be discussed.
Related mobile phone issues can also be discussed if time permits.

For those interested, you can register for a seat through NLB’s web site, via

http://nlb.gov.sg/golibrary/
Registration normally commences sometime on the last week of October.

For those who has the time, please come to support the event.

Those confirmed coming:
1) Linda Chan
2)

Smartphones Gathering

Date: 9^th Nov 2015 (Monday)
Time: 6.30PM to 8.30PM
Venue: Marina Square Food Court (The Gallerie)
Attendance: No charge
In attendance: Hewlee (iPhone) & Bobby (Android)

The purpose of this gathering is for those who have some problems with their smartphones to come forward to have their problems solved (hopefully). Sometimes it can be the Operating System, installed in the smartphone, is outdated and cannot download the newer APPs. Sometimes it can be a propriety APP.

NB: For those who can help out, please come along. (seniors helping seniors)

Those confirmed coming:
1) Bobby (Trainer)
2) Mei Lin
3) Grace Lim
4) Jennifer Wu
5) Esther Lim
6) Joe  Chin
7) May Lin
8) Linda Chan
9) Joyce Tan
10) Myra Chia
11) Phyllis Tan
12) Roland Tong
13) Raymond Looi
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