Mid Murray and Riverland Photos

Sunrise on the river in Berri Another beautiful sunset in the Riverland Sunset at Kingston-on-Murray Lake Albert, Meningie Our meeting place in Lameroo Canola crop - Mid Murray

Broadband for Seniors Site

Have a look at this link to some great tutorials on the broadband for seniors website...

Tutorials include:

• The world wide web in Plain English
• History of the Internet
• Basics about the Internet and Computers....and many more!

http://www.broadbandforseniors.com.au/e107_plugins/links_page/links.php?cat.137

Let us know what you think and if your found any of these tutorials informative!

Phone and Internet Providers

Below are two website links for internet/phone providers. These providers offer deals that bundle home phone, mobile phone and internet plans together, which may be of interest to those of you who are starting to think about what internet provider you will use after the Telstra internet provided through the project finishes.

The first group, Southern Phone, are a company focused on providing better phone and internet services in regional Australia.... http://www.southernphone.com.au/

The second group, ONEseniors, are specifically aimed at providing appropriate telecommunication services for the over 55's... http://www.oneseniors.com.au/about/

Footy Tipping Round 4 Results

Congratulations to John from Renmark who came in first place for this round of footy tipping with 6 correct tips! It was a close round this week with several tippers selecting 6 correct results but John came in first with the closest margin for Friday nights game. It is a tight race for the overall leader of our competition with Merv from Lameroo still in the top spot, ahead of John by only 1 tip! Good luck to everyone next week.

Invisible Cities Forum

This is a link to ABC coverage of a really interesting forum that was recently held in NSW discussing invisible cities in the digital age...the impact that technology is having on our communities!

"Invisible Cities: Community in a Digital Age 01 Mar 2011, 11:00 How has community changed with the rise of social networking and online connections which may be stronger than those in the 'real world'? One community in Woollahra, Sydney, convened a diverse town hall-style panel to examine these 'invisible cities' that are now emerging, and how it is changing the way we connect to people. " (ABC, 2011)

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/bigideas/stories/2011/03/01/3150719.htm

You just need to click on the 'watch full clip' option to view it...the video goes for around 60 mins.

Footy Tipping Competition

To all of you who are taking part in the Linking Rural Older People footy tipping competition, the results from round 3 are in...congratulations to Raelene from our Lameroo group who had the best score for this round with 7 correct tips!! The overall leader for all rounds is Merv, also from Lameroo, with a total score of 20. I think we all better keep an eye on these good tippers from Lameroo! If anyone else is interested in joining our footy tipping competition it is not too late - just let us know and we will help you sign up. Good luck to all tippers this week!

Video tutorials for iPad users...

Here is a website with links to some helpful video tutorials for iPad users. The site isn't the easiest to navigate but unfortunately the best I could find. The videos include instructions on how to set up various types of email accounts on the iPad and how to use the photos application. There are links to to some video podcasts in itunes through this site which may be worth downloading if...let us know if they are helpful! http://www.ipadtraininglessons.com/category/apple-ipad/ipad-how-to/

Link to video tutorials for using Windows 7

This link takes you to a page with a list of really useful tutorials in Windows 7, starting with the basics about using the desktop and then moving through different sujects that may be of interest to you.... Just click on the link to be directed to the site and then click on any of the tutorials that interest you (there are 17 all together). You may need to wait a little while for the videos to load... http://www.top-windows-tutorials.com/windows-7.html

Some images from the first group meeting in Murray Bridge!

Here are some images of group members getting familiar with the new technology!

Laptop user....getting used to the functions of the mouse.

iPad user...learning to zoom in and out on the touchscreen.

Pictures of the Riverland

Berri sunset

Barmera jetty under water

On the road again

Purnong Ferry

Blanchetown