{"id":4682,"date":"2026-09-22T09:54:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T23:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canberraseniors.org.au\/here\/?p=4682"},"modified":"2026-10-22T13:44:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T02:44:00","slug":"tech-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canberraseniors.org.au\/here\/tech-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new Tech Hub is up and running!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have two Windows computers available &#8211; connected to the internet; hooked up to a scanner and printer and ready to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have acquired an Epson flatbed scanner which can be used to scan all your old photos, negatives and slides.<br>Please bring a USB or external hard drive to save your work.<br>We also have some iPads and phones to borrow in case you&#8217;d like to <em>&#8220;try before you buy&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-8af27a50 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/canberraseniors.org.au\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/tech1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-4897\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" title=\"tech1_600\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Want to learn Trove, Family Tree Maker, Maps, Facebook?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Need to jump online and look something up?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Need to sort out the shoebox of photos under the bed?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Need to organise all your Life Admin and sort all your paperwork?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Need to create a Digital Legacy?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DIY or need some help &#8211; visit the Tech Hub and make an appointment for one-on-one lessons or jump straight in.<br>The sessions can be booked, 30 minutes for $7, on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday depending on the availability of the tutor.<br>Please email your desired time to <a href=\"mailto:seniors.techhub@gmail.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">seniors.techhub@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image alignright uagb-block-49e9ec9c wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-right\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/canberraseniors.org.au\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/tech2_300.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-4908\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" title=\"tech2_300\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sessions are focused on a single topic so our brains don&#8217;t get too overloaded with new information. <br>The aim is to learn one thing and then practice independently.<br>For example: once you have learnt to scan photos, come back in your own time and tackle the rest of the shoebox.<br><br>Your next session would be learning how to take out the scratches and optimise the digital photos. For this we have a Wacom tablet and pen which makes fine detail a breeze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image alignleft uagb-block-97b59e9c wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-left\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/canberraseniors.org.au\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/tech3_300.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-4909\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" title=\"tech3_300\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br>If you then want to use those images to create a photobook, we can help there too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image alignright uagb-block-fdde80f1 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-right\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/canberraseniors.org.au\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/tech4_300.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-4910\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" title=\"tech4_300\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use Family Tree Maker to map out all your family history and create ancestor charts . This can be linked to Ancestry (<em>you&#8217;ll need to be a member of ACT Libraries<\/em>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FindaGrave<\/a>. Explore the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awm.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australian War Memorial<\/a> website and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naa.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Archives<\/a>.<br><br>Learning <a href=\"https:\/\/trove.nla.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trove<\/a> can open so many doors to online research. The National Library has digitised millions of pages of Australian newspapers, letters and magazines. Take it for a spin and see what you can discover.<br><br> So many rabbit holes to explore and we are here to help if you need a hand to get started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new Tech Hub is up and running! We have two Windows computers available &#8211; connected to the internet; hooked up to a scanner and printer and ready to use. We have acquired an Epson flatbed scanner which can be used to scan all your old photos, negatives and slides.Please bring a USB or external [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":4962,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-with-sidebar","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/canberraseniors.org.au\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/JK_600_21.webp",600,450,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/canberraseniors.org.au\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/JK_600_21-150x150.webp",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/canberraseniors.org.au\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/JK_600_21-300x225.webp",300,225,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/canberraseniors.org.au\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/JK_600_21.webp",600,450,false],"large":["https:\/\/canberraseniors.org.au\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/JK_600_21.webp",600,450,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/canberraseniors.org.au\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/JK_600_21.webp",600,450,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/canberraseniors.org.au\/here\/wp-content\/uploads\/JK_600_21.webp",600,450,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Jacqui Kennedy","author_link":"https:\/\/canberraseniors.org.au\/here\/author\/jacquik\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The new Tech Hub is up and running! 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