Connections - Seniors Bridging the Digital Divide

08/29/2024

Laptops For Sale!

The Squamish Welcome Centre & Community Bookstore currently has FOUR refurbished laptops for sale.

1. “Acer Basic” - an entry-level laptop that needs to be plugged in. For sale for $40.00
2. “Acer Notebook” - a great notebook suitable for regular use. This could be used for sending emails, watching videos, ect. no problem!
3. “Asus Gaming” - a great condition gaming laptop with an Nvidia GTX 1050 graphics card.
4. “Acer Gaming” - a high-end gaming laptop with an Nvidia GTS 1650 graphics card.

How to buy: Laptops can be purchased on the first and third Wednesday of each month, with other times available by appointment. Please email [email protected] if you’re interested!

07/06/2022

Free Computer Classes!

Do you struggle with technology? Do computers confuse you?

The Hotspot and Squamish Welcome Centre are offering free computer classes for beginners this summer. No computer necessary. Completing the program --> get your own (refurbished) laptop to keep.

Register ASAP by stopping by the Hotspot Bookstore and Squamish Welcome Centre at 38027 Cleveland Ave.

Classes are once a week on Tuesdays from 3pm to 5pm.

Drop-in help sessions on Thursdays (10am to 2pm) and Fridays (2pm to 5pm).

06/15/2022

Free beginners computer classes this upcoming July & August!
Spaces limited. Reserve your spot!

Register:
• Phone 604-815-4142
• Email [email protected]
• In person at the Hotspot front desk in Downtown Squamish:
38027 Cleveland Ave, Squamish, BC V8B 0B8

Help us to spread the word!

Thanks!

Squamish Welcome Centre team

04/12/2013

Share Your Knowledge with Others! It Makes a difference!
http://www.whatsonseatosky.com/node/9315

Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 6:30 pm Timezone: Etc/GMT-7 Squamish Public Library – 6:30pm. Dr. Jonathan Warner – Economists Telling Tales: can stories really change how the economy functions? 37907 2 Avenue Squamish BC,

04/05/2013

Looking for ways to connect with your community?! The Hotspot is looking for volunteers for Connections - a program which aims to connect seniors with technology. Currently we are looking for a 2-3 hour commitment from 2:00-5:00 on Friday afternoons! Please message the Hotspot if you are interested!!

03/12/2013

Poem for Computer Users

A computer was something on TV
From a science-fiction show of note.
A window was something you hated to clean
And ram was the father of a goat.

Meg was the name of my girlfriend
And a gig was a job for the night.
Now they all mean quite different things
And that really megabytes.

An application was for employment,
A program was a TV show,
A cursor used profanity,
And a keyboard was a piano.

Memory was something you lost with age,
A CD was a bank account
And if you had a 3 inch floppy
You hoped nobody found out.

Compress was something you did to garbage,
Not something you did to a file.
And if you unzipped anything in public
You'd be in jail for a while.

Log on was adding wood to the fire,
Hard drive was a long Edsel trip of road.
A mouse pad was where a mouse lived
And a backup happened to your commode.

Cut you did with a pocketknife,
Paste you did with glue.
A web was what the spiders spun
And a virus, well that was the flu.

I guess I'll stick to my pad and paper
And the memory in my head
For I hear nobody's been killed in a computer crash
But when it happens, they wish they were dead!

03/06/2013

Please Come Join Us! We Hope To See You There!

02/28/2013

Thursday readings:

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/08/e-health-opportunities-for-seniors/

Connecting more older Americans to the Internet is expected to improve opportunities to protect their well-being and reduce national costs for care.

01/08/2013

Hotspot Service Coordinator Monica, Youth Intern Michelle and Board of Directors member Jasprit accepting a giant cheque from Telus. The Hotspot was awarded the Telus grant in order to bring community awareness to online safety issues surrounding all age groups and demographics! Stay tuned for more info!!

12/18/2012

12/06/2012