Beware of Email Scams

The internet presents opportunities for cyber-thieves to trick unsuspecting web users into giving them personal information (credit card numbers, bank account information, passwords, or other sensitive information). Train yourself to recognize these scams and protect your private information.

Seniors Jump Online

By Janet Nicol

When dinner is over at Audrey Jones home, she turns on the TV. But she also tunes in to her laptop - all evening long. Audrey is president of the seniors computer club at the Kent Street Activity Centre in White Rock, a large and dynamic group.

What to Do With Your Old Computer Equipment

Want to recycle your computer but don't know where or how? Here are some suggestions for recycling your computer equipment in British Columbia.

Customizing Your Computer Desktop Your Way

You can control the way icons are arranged on your desktop, and you can even delete some that are only creating clutter.

Making the Web Work Better (and More Easily) for You

Some simple shortcuts to enlarge text, scroll, enter web addresses, and fill in information boxes.

Cut (or Copy) and Paste Keyboard Shortcuts

Cut and Paste are used to move text from one place to another. Most programs allow you to use Cut and Paste keyboard shortcuts, which are simpler and faster than using the tool bar or pull-down menus.

Computer Don't Do's

Don't turn your computer off without going through the correct steps. Don't give your computer too many commands at one time. And don't forget to save your work often!

Computer Tips: How to Eliminate Email Clutter

Everyone seems to get more emails than they want. To make your life easier, you can take advantage of various e-mail management features to help organize and sort your e-mail. Although this is specific to Microsoft Office, most email programs function very similar so you can probably find the same function on the program you use regularly.

Tips for an Online Discussion Moderator

By Barbara Risto

Websites that offer discussion forums often are looking for people to act as moderators. Here's some information about what a moderator does and some helpful tips to help you get started if you have been invited to be a moderator.

Are You a Good Conversationist - Senior Living seeks volunteer online discussion moderators

By Barbara Risto

Senior Living is looking for seniors willing to volunteer their time to moderate discussions on our website. See www.seniorlivingmag.com/discussion

Computor Tips - All About Passwords

These days, to guard our information securely, we need strong passwords that are not easy to decrypt. Here's some tricks of the trade that should help.

Twitter for Businesses

Twitter is easy to join, it's free, and it's easy to use. But not so easy to use effectively when it comes to using it to benefit your business. Yet some businesses are finding a lot of success through Twitter. Here's 10 tips that can help you achieve that success.

Managing Your Email

Managing the flood of e-mail messages that most of us need to interact with on a daily basis is a growing challenge. Here are some basic procedures that can help you manage your emails more effectively and efficiently.

Computer Tips - Speed Start Up Time; REduce Recycle Bin Size

By Senior Living

Computer Tips (Part 1) - Speed start-up time, reduce recycle bin size to recover some disk space