Welcome to Our Blacksburg BEV-Seniors
Information Page
"It is the people we touch, and how they remember us,
that define our lives on this earth...
any good therefore, that we can do, let us do it now...
for we shall not pass this way again."
Winter - Spring 2008 MEETING TIMES
(Meeting Dates and Times May Be Subject to Change)
PROGRAM PRESENTATIONS (sponsored by BEV-Seniors)
PLACE: Senior Center Meeting Room
TIME: 10:00 AM
PROGRAMS: ***OPEN TO ALL!***
DATE: Monday, January 21, 2008: Morton Nadler
Searching for data on the Internet, using
Google.com as your search engine. Morton Nadler will show us his methods for squeezing
information out of the mass of data available on any topic.
DATE: Monday, February 18, 2008: Ken Robertson
Tips, tricks, and shortcuts for Windows XP and Microsoft
Office, Part I
Want to know more about the computer clipboard; keyboard shortcuts and the F keys; filename extensions and related programs;
slideshow software and photo printing; desktop icons; Windows Explorer and cut, copy and paste, to name a few? Ken Robertson will lead us.
DATE: Monday, March 17, 2008: Irene Peterson
Irene Peterson of the Voice of the Blue Ridge will demonstrate how “computer geezers” can still enjoy
that pastime, even as vision fails.
She will show off a 20” monitor, special help keyboard, and the voice assist software used to make it possible. Let’s face
it, it could be in our future.
DATE: Monday, April 21, 2008: Connie Anderson
Tips, tricks, and shortcuts for Windows XP and Microsoft Office Part II
Today, Connie Anderson will conduct a Q & A of any leftovers of Part I, and then continue the topic.
Yes, there are that many to explore! Find some that work for you from this two-part package.
DATE: Monday, May 21, 2008: Frank Lau
Where do BEV-Senior Presentations go from here?
What ideas do you have to explore? What guest speakers should we solicit? Let’s build the Fall/
Winter agenda from September to May 2009.
LOCAL LINKS OF INTEREST
Blacksburg Seniors Association Newsletter (pdf file): Good Times News : most recent issue now online
Blacksburg Parks and Recreation Brochure: Click on The Recreator Catalog
Local Newspapers:
The Roanoke Times
The New River Current
The News Messenger
Your Hometown Home Page: EverythingNRV.com
New River Valley InfoCenter: NRVNews.com
Senior Magazine Computer Corner Website: Computer Corner Articles
SeniorNavigator: Virginia's Resource for Health and Aging: Senior Navigator
AARP (Formerly known as American Association of Retired Persons):
AARP Home Page
AARP in Virginia
AARP Connections in Virginia
Blacksburg AARP Chapter #2613 Home Page
Blacksburg Electronic Village - Seniors Organization
Contact Connie Anderson for information about our BEV-Seniors Organization.
Helpful Websites
Local Programs and Information for Seniors
Senior Related Sites on the Web
Government Resources for Seniors
Other Internet Resources for Seniors
Financial Resources
News from CNN
- CNN Interactive |
U.S. News | World News | Business | Sports | Showbiz
Politics |
Weather | Technology | Food & Health | Style
Time, Weather and Temperature
The Bottom Line Connection
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Connie Anderson, Webmaster
http://civic.bev.net/seniors
