Calendar

Events in April 2025

  • Gmail 102

    Category: Event sponsored by Willow Valley Computer Club Gmail 102


    April 2, 2025

    Location:  Cultural Center Education Room

    Presenter: Jay Shah

    This presentation will demonstrate advanced features available only in web-based Gmail, not in Gmail using email clients like Apple Mail, Thunderbird, or Outlook. As in “Gmail 101,” the emphasis will be on using a computer to access Gmail, rather than a phone or tablet. We will discuss how to use Google’s AI to automatically sort emails under headings to save time and make navigation easier; how to migrate to Gmail from AOL, Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, and other platforms; and how to use many other advanced features. You may bring your device to follow the demonstrations, but there will be no hands-on help during the session.

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    No Charge

  • Bitwarden Password Manager 101

    Category: Event sponsored by Willow Valley Computer Club Bitwarden Password Manager 101


    April 7, 2025

    Location: Cultural Center Education Room

    Presenter:  Jay Shah

    A weak link in protecting ourselves against scams is reusing the same simple passwords—which we do because it’s hard to create, remember, and type a password that is 14–18 characters long. Password managers like Bitwarden, however, make it easy to create strong passwords and log in to websites “automatically” without needing to remember them. Learn how to set up and use a free Bitwarden product. You may bring your device to follow along with the demonstrations, but there will be no hands- on help during the session. However, a series of hands-on follow-up classes will be available for those who need additional assistance.

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    No Charge

  • Project Upskill II - Securing Your Home

    Category: Event sponsored by Willow Valley Computer Club Project Upskill II - Securing Your Home


    April 8, 2025

    Location:  Cultural Center Education Room

    Presenter:  Al Williams

    This topic: Securing Your Home. Setting up your home Wi-Fi router to optimize your privacy and cybersecurity is crucial. In this session, we’ll guide you through the minimum essential steps you must take to ensure your router does not introduce any unnecessary risk.

    No Charge

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  • Bitwarden Password Manager 102

    Category: Event sponsored by Willow Valley Computer Club Bitwarden Password Manager 102


    April 15, 2025

    Location: Cultural Center Education Room

    Presenter:  Jay Shah

    Learn about Bitwarden Password Manager’s advanced settings and how to use two-factor authentication and passkeys for higher security while using it. You may bring your device to experiment as the demonstration proceeds, but there will be no hands-on help during the session. However, a series of hands-on follow-up classes will be available for those who need additional assistance.

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    No Charge

  • Artificial Intelligence: It Is All Around Us!

    Category: Event sponsored by Willow Valley Computer Club Artificial Intelligence: It Is All Around Us!


    April 21, 2025

    Location:  Cultural Center Education Room

    Presenter:  Jay Shah

    Curious about the buzz surrounding AI? Want to know more about ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, AI
    at Meta, Canva, Adobe’s Firefly, and others? This presentation will introduce some of the basics about
    artificial intelligence. Learn how it’s being used today, and see how you can use generative AI yourself. If time permits, we’ll discuss AI’s impact on our lives in the future, as well as its possible limitations and risks. You may bring your device to follow along with the demonstrations, but there will be no hands-on help during the session.  Email your questions to Jay Shah at jayanu@gmail.com.

    No Charge

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  • Project Upskill II - Managing Your Privacy and Security Online

    Category: Event sponsored by Willow Valley Computer Club Project Upskill II - Managing Your Privacy and Security Online


    April 22, 2025

    Location:  Cultural Center Education Room

    Presenter:  Al Williams

    This topic: Managing Your Privacy and Security Online. Some of the most insidious cyber intrusions allow threat actors to see your locations and communications, access your device data, and enable functions like the microphone and camera—all without your knowledge. Often they do this by crafting messages that convince you to click on a link, making them believable by using your personal information that’s publicly available online. Learn how to limit the amount of your information that can be found online and how to protect yourself against threats to your privacy and security.

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  • Introduction to Cloud Storage: Google Drive & Microsoft OneDrive

    Category: Event sponsored by Willow Valley Computer Club Introduction to Cloud Storage: Google Drive & Microsoft OneDrive


    April 24, 2025

    Location:  Cultural Center Education Room

    Presenter:  Jay Shah

    There are many cloud-based storage systems and applications. Most of this session will be devoted to showing you how to use Google Drive storage, as well as Google apps that use the Google Drive. We will also spend some time on how to use Microsoft OneDrive. You may bring your device to follow along with the demonstrations, but there will be no hands-on help during the session. Email your questions to Jay Shah at  jayanu@gmail.com.

    No Charge

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  • Productivity Through Your Web Browser

    Category: Event sponsored by Willow Valley Computer Club Productivity Through Your Web Browser


    April 28, 2025

    Location:  Cultural Center Education Room

    Presenter:  Jay Shah

    You use your web browser every day to read email, use social media, shop, watch YouTube videos, and more. Learn how to add a software extension to your browser to increase your efficiency, privacy, productivity, and
    safety. Thousands of software extensions exist, but we’ll focus on a few key useful ones for the Firefox and Chrome browsers. What you learn can be applied to the Safari browser as well. You may bring your device to follow along with the demonstrations, but there will be no hands-on help during the session. Email your questions to Jay Shah at jayanu@gmail.com.

    No Charge

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