winter 2012 - Creative Retirement Manitoba Home Page
winter 2012 - Creative Retirement Manitoba Home Page
winter 2012 - Creative Retirement Manitoba Home Page
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
What You Need to Know About<br />
Buying a Computer 2708<br />
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.<br />
March 20 1 Tuesday<br />
Buying a computer can be a sea of jargon and very confusing.<br />
Learn the basic terminology, what you need to know and<br />
what to ignore. Learn how to buy only what you want. Laptop<br />
or desktop and some compromises as well as where to<br />
buy will be discussed.<br />
FEES: Members $17 / non-members $26<br />
LOCATION: CRM Classroom - Richard Denesiuk<br />
Creating & Publishing Your Own Photobook &<br />
Books Using Blurb Booksmart 4816<br />
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.<br />
March 22 – March 29 2 Thursdays<br />
Prerequisite: Intro to Computer Level II or equivalent. Registrants<br />
must also know how to download pictures from a camera<br />
and manage their files. Learn how to create and publish bookstore-quality<br />
books from photos and memories with Blurb, an<br />
online company which provides a print-on-demand, affordable<br />
publishing service for the general public. Commemorate any<br />
special occasion with this free downloadable book layout software<br />
with which you can create your own text and images. See<br />
page 42 for getting started on a Photobook as a preparatory class.<br />
FEES: Members $32 / non-members $40<br />
LOCATION: CRM Computer Room - Glenda Armstrong<br />
Assistant Elaine Delannoy<br />
W W W. C R M . M B . C A<br />
Best Free Genealogy<br />
Program 5164<br />
10:00 – 12:00 noon<br />
January 27 1 Friday<br />
Prerequisite: Introduction to Computers Level II or equivalent.<br />
The free, rock-solid, personal genealogy management<br />
software Personal Ancestral File (PAF) is the most<br />
popular one available and features very easy data input.<br />
Learn how to use PAF to organize family history records<br />
and notes, add pictures, produce charts, records and books<br />
for personal family histories. It has set the standard that<br />
many commercial programs have based themselves. Free,<br />
easy to use and very powerful make it a must-have software<br />
for genealogists!<br />
FEES: Members $17 / non-members $26<br />
LOCATION: CRM Computer Room - Elizabeth Briggs<br />
TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT US AND<br />
THE PROGRAMS WE OFFER, VISIT<br />
WWW.CRM.MB.CA<br />
NEW!<br />
C R E A T I V E R E T I R E M E N T M A N I T O B A<br />
COMPUTERS 29
Change language