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You can now take live-virtual, instructor-led classes
with Mike from the comfort of your own home!
(See current schedule through December 2022 below)
IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19...you can now take basic live
instructor-led classes with Mike practically anytime and
anywhere in the country, from the comfort of your own home!
Mike has partnered with 20 government/state educational
institutions and is scheduled to teach live "stay-at-home"
classes below in January - December 2022.
You may register with any
of the institutions below:
(E-mail Mike at backoncourse@att.net for more information
and to register with community centers or other institutions.)
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CLASSES FROM JAN. - DEC. 2022
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All classes are 20.00, with the exception of the iPhone classes.
There are different dates under the headings below.
For example, the first class: “Computer Help for The Absolute Beginner”.
This heading has two dates: 1/18/22 and 3/21/22. This is one class that is taught
on two different times. So, students need only choose ONE of the dates.
COMPUTER HELP FOR
THE ALMOST ABSOLUTE
BEGINNER
1-18-22 / 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST / 1 hour / 20.00
3-21-22 / 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST / 1 hour / 20.00
Basic requirement: you must know how to use a mouse or touchpad and be able to access your e-mail account. Learn from your home! Simply click the text sent to your e-mail, type your name, click “register” or “join”, and then click the word “ok” and you will be “in class”, watching and listening to your live instructor! Your instructor will start off explaining basic terms that can be foreign to the beginner. We will navigate the desktop and look at some of the benefits of using a computer. Let’s take the mystery out of ‘www’ and the Internet, compose an e-mail, and check out the current news. Other features may be discussed as time allows. (Not for Apple/Mac users.) Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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“The Free Class”
HOW DO I TAKE A LIVE ZOOM
CLASS AS A PARTICIPANT?
1-21-22 / 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
4-10-22 / 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
Most instructors use Zoom for live/virtual classes such as cooking, painting, exercising, computers, music, etc. Author and computer instructor Mike Wilson offers this free & easy session to help you understand the process of “getting to your classroom” and using Zoom. Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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I NEED TO HOST MY
OWN ZOOM MEETING?
1-23-22 / 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
2-12-22 / 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
3-26-22 / 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
4-19-22 / 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
You will see how a host sends an e-mail, invites, and schedules meetings. Even the basic host controls can seem overwhelming, but we will explore those, as well. You’ll learn how to Share Screen, invite, and send links to e-mails. This class is a great place to start before hosting your first Zoom meeting! Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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ENJOY NAVIGATING YOUR
WINDOWS 10 COMPUTER
1-25-22 / 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
3-5-22 / 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
4-9-22 / 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
5-11-22 / 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
Need help with your recently purchased computer? Your instructor will define and demonstrate the Windows 10 operating system and related features. See how to navigate the desktop, use the taskbar, and work with icons. Learn about apps and how they are organized in Windows 10 and use the start menu to explore even more features. (Not for Apple/Mac users.) Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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MICROSOFT WORD:
THE VERY BASICS
1-28-22 / 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
2-27-22 / 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
5-3-22 / 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
Your instructor will break down the unknown Microsoft Word stuff. and present them to you in a clear, sensible, and enjoyable way! We will briefly look at the free and paid version of word processors. Then the instructor will open and show basic functions in Microsoft Word. We will go on to explore saving, alignments, bullets, numbering, and indents.. (Not for Apple/Mac users.) Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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GETTING MORE OUT
OF MICROSOFT WORD
1-31-22 / 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
3-6-22 / 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
5-4-22 / 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
Let’s make your tasks in Microsoft Word a lot easier! You will save time and frustration and see how to properly use tabs. We will go on to explore dictation, easy paragraph functions, the sort feature, and using macros to eliminate laborious repetition. See the beauty of working with soft and hard returns and how to easily create and use tables. Get tips and tricks, as well as use shortcuts to save time. Let’s look at creating headers/footers and using the Format Painter to easily format existing text. (Not for Apple/Mac users.) Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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ALL ABOUT PICTURES - FINDING,
ORGANIZING, EDITING, AND SAVING
ON YOUR COMPUTER!
2-4-22 / 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
2-26-22 / 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
3-6-22 / 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
4-23-22 / 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
5-6-22 / 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
During this class you will learn how to manage pictures on your computer. Also, find out how to name, rename, and move pictures into folders to get organized. We will take a look at using the Photo Gallery and minor editing of pictures, such as cropping and making enhancements. We will use pictures for desktop backgrounds and insert a picture into Microsoft Word to manipulate for flyers, invitations, and other printed materials. (Not for Apple/Mac users.) Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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WORKING WITH AND ORGANIZING
YOUR DOCUMENTS ON A
WINDOWS 10 COMPUTER
2-7-22 / 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
3-20-22 / 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
5-20-22 / 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
The instructor will show you how to save files with Microsoft Word and your free installed Windows 10 word processor. We will also cover how to create a PDF file and why we would use them. You will see how to view, organize, and find your documents, as well as place them on flash drives, external drives, and the cloud. We’ll explore features to preview documents without opening them and attach documents to your e-mail for sending. (Not for Apple/Mac users.) Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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SEARCH FOR PRACTICALLY
ANYTHING THROUGH GOOGLE
2-11-22 / 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
3-3-22 / 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
4-25-22 / 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
5-1-22 / 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
Understand how to use and get the best out of a search engine such as Google for looking up information and doing research. Find out how to search for practically anything online and limit your searching for more accuracy. Great class to open the power of Google search! Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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EXCEL FOR THE
ABSOLUTE BEGINNER
2-14-22 / 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
2-19-22 / 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
3-13-22 / 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
3-24-22 / 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
4-4-22 / 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
Instructor will demonstrate how to navigate and interface with Excel’s basic features. See how to create a simple contact list. You will view how to use calculations such as autosum and see how to generate simple formulas. Also, learn to use the fill handle, sort existing data, merge and center, move cells and ranges, and wrap text. Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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LET’S LEARN ALL ABOUT E-MAILING
2-18-22 / 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
3-27-22 / 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
4-24-22 / 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
Learn how to e-mail, forward, reply, and send attachments. You will see how e-mails are organized and deleted. Work with other features, such as starred, drafts and sent. Become acquainted with the writing tools, e-mail folders, and creating links to direct others to your area of interest and websites you have visited. In addition, we will look at contacts and how to use them. Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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COMPUTER SCAMS, AND
WHAT NOT TO CLICK ON!
1-30-22 / 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
2-16-22 / 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
2-21-22 / 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
3-9-22 / 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
3-27-22 / 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
4-6-22 / 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
4-24-22 / 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
5-17-22 / 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
Don’t let your computer control you! Find out what you should and should NOT click on. Instructor will discuss scams to know about; frustrating and suspicious popups; advertisements; your haywire computer, e-mail ads, and links. (Not for Apple/Mac users, or tablets.) Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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LEARN TO USE POWERPOINT FOR
ZOOM AND OTHER PRESENTATIONS
2-25-22 / 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
4-12-22 / 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
5-8-22 / 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
You can create eye-catching presentations with PowerPoint! Explore the PowerPoint interface and see presentations from simple stock designs. Learn to easily apply themes, animate text, and insert images. See how to create text boxes and manipulate slides for printing. We will enhance a presentation by adding animations and transitions. Finally, view the actual presentation as seen by your audience and get a few tips and tricks to design presentations for maximum impact. (We do not show how to share PowerPoint in Zoom during this class. Not for Apple/Mac users.) Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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SAVE TIME AND MONEY WITH
AN EASY COMPUTER TUNE-UP
1-29-22 / 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
2-9-22 / 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
2-13-22 / 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
3-12-22 / 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
4-22-22 / 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
5-15-22 / 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
Save money and fix your computer yourself! No great skills needed. Use three proven free online software to fix most software related issues like malware and viruses with a few clicks of a button! Speed up your computer in no time! (Not for Apple/Mac users.) Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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FALL CLASSES
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COMPUTER HELP FOR
THE ALMOST ABSOLUTE
BEGINNER
9-13-22 / 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST / 1 hour / 20.00
10-23-22 / 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST / 1 hour / 20.00
Basic requirement: you must know how to use a mouse or touchpad and be able to access your e-mail account. Learn from your home! Simply click the text sent to your e-mail, type your name, click “register” or “join”, and then click the word “ok” and you will be “in class”, watching and listening to your live instructor! Your instructor will start off explaining basic terms that can be foreign to the beginner. We will navigate the desktop and look at some of the benefits of using a computer. Let’s take the mystery out of ‘www’ and the Internet, compose an e-mail, and check out the current news. Other features may be discussed as time allows. (Not for Apple/Mac users.) Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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“The Free Class”
HOW DO I TAKE A LIVE ZOOM
CLASS AS A PARTICIPANT?
9-15-22 / 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST / 1 hour / FREE
Many instructors use Zoom for live/virtual classes such as cooking classes, painting, exercising, computers, music, and others. The students or participants should have a working knowledge of how to use Zoom controls. Author and computer instructor Mike Wilson will help participants understand the process of receiving Zoom invites, “getting to your classroom,” and navigating the features used in Zoom. Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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I NEED TO HOST MY
OWN ZOOM MEETING?
9-22-22 / 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST / 1 hour / 20.00
11-8-22 / 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST / 1 hour / 20.00
You will see how a host sends an e-mail, invites, and schedules meetings. Even the basic host controls can seem overwhelming, but we will explore those, as well. You’ll learn how to Share Screen, invite, and send links to e-mails. This class is a great place to start before hosting your first Zoom meeting! Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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ENJOY NAVIGATING YOUR
WINDOWS 10 COMPUTER
10-4-22 / 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
11-12-22 / 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
Need help with your recently purchased computer? Your instructor will define and demonstrate the Windows 10 operating system and related features. See how to navigate the desktop, use the taskbar, and work with icons. Learn about apps and how they are organized in Windows 10 and use the start menu to explore even more features. (Not for Apple/Mac users.) Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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MICROSOFT WORD:
THE VERY BASICS
10-2-22 / 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
11-14-22 / 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
12-4-22 / 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
Your instructor will break down the unknown Microsoft Word stuff. and present them to you in a clear, sensible, and enjoyable way! We will briefly look at the free and paid version of word processors. Then the instructor will open and show basic functions in Microsoft Word. We will go on to explore saving, alignments, bullets, numbering, and indents.. (Not for Apple/Mac users.) Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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GETTING MORE OUT
OF MICROSOFT WORD
10-9-22 / 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
11-16-22 / 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
12-11-22 / 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
Let’s make your tasks in Microsoft Word a lot easier! You will save time and frustration and see how to properly use tabs. We will go on to explore dictation, easy paragraph functions, the sort feature, and using macros to eliminate laborious repetition. See the beauty of working with soft and hard returns and how to easily create and use tables. Get tips and tricks, as well as use shortcuts to save time. Let’s look at creating headers/footers and using the Format Painter to easily format existing text. (Not for Apple/Mac users.) Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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ALL ABOUT PICTURES - FINDING,
ORGANIZING, EDITING, AND SAVING
ON YOUR COMPUTER!
9-18-22 / 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
10-14-22 / 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
11-27-22 / 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
During this class you will learn how to manage pictures on your computer. Also, find out how to name, rename, and move pictures into folders to get organized. We will take a look at using the Photo Gallery and minor editing of pictures, such as cropping and making enhancements. We will use pictures for desktop backgrounds and insert a picture into Microsoft Word to manipulate for flyers, invitations, and other printed materials. (Not for Apple/Mac users.) Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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WORKING WITH AND ORGANIZING
YOUR DOCUMENTS ON A
WINDOWS 10 COMPUTER
9-25-22 / 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
10-21-22 / 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
The instructor will show you how to save files with Microsoft Word and your free installed Windows 10 word processor. We will also cover how to create a PDF file and why we would use them. You will see how to view, organize, and find your documents, as well as place them on flash drives, external drives, and the cloud. We’ll explore features to preview documents without opening them and attach documents to your e-mail for sending. (Not for Apple/Mac users.) Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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SEARCH FOR PRACTICALLY
ANYTHING THROUGH GOOGLE
10-6-22 / 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
11-3-22 / 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
Understand how to use and get the best out of a search engine such as Google for looking up information and doing research. Find out how to search for practically anything online and limit your searching for more accuracy. Great class to open the power of Google search! Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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EXCEL FOR THE
ABSOLUTE BEGINNER
9-24-22 / 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
10-8-22 / 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
10-16-22 / 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
11-18-22 / 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
11-21-22 / 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
Instructor will demonstrate how to navigate and interface with Excel’s basic features. See how to create a simple contact list. You will view how to use calculations such as Autosum and see how to generate simple formulas. Also, learn to use the fill handle, sort existing data, merge and center, move cells and ranges, and wrap text. Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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LET’S LEARN ALL ABOUT E-MAILING
9-20-22 / 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
11-6-22 / 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
Learn how to e-mail, forward, reply, and send attachments. You will see how e-mails are organized and deleted. Work with other features, such as starred, drafts and sent. Become acquainted with the writing tools, e-mail folders, and creating links to direct others to your area of interest and websites you have visited. In addition, we will look at contacts and how to use them. Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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COMPUTER SCAMS, AND
WHAT NOT TO CLICK ON!
10-18-22 / 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
Don’t let your computer control you! Find out what you should and should NOT click on. Instructor will discuss scams to know about; frustrating and suspicious popups; advertisements; your haywire computer, e-mail ads, and links. (Not for Apple/Mac users, or tablets.) Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR I-PHONE
Author and instructor Mike Wilson will demonstrate how to use your smart phone. This class is designed for mature and recent I-phone users! Mike will cover cell phone topics, such as: the photo app, texting, navigating, apps, contacts, e-mail, camera, App store, settings, and the Internet. Not for Android users.
Oct. 12, 13, 14 / 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. / 55.00
Nov. 28, 29, 30 / 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. / 55.00
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LEARN TO USE POWERPOINT FOR
ZOOM AND OTHER PRESENTATIONS
10-29-22 / 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
11-30-22 / 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
You can create eye-catching presentations with PowerPoint! Explore the PowerPoint interface and see presentations from simple stock designs. Learn to easily apply themes, animate text, and insert images. See how to create text boxes and manipulate slides for printing. We will enhance a presentation by adding animations and transitions. Finally, view the actual presentation as seen by your audience and get a few tips and tricks to design presentations for maximum impact. (We do not show how to share PowerPoint in Zoom during this class. Not for Apple/Mac users.) Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
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SAVE TIME AND MONEY WITH
AN EASY COMPUTER TUNE-UP
10-27-22 / 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
11-27-22 / 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. / 1 hour / 20.00
Save money and fix your computer yourself! No great skills needed. Use three proven free online software to fix most software related issues like malware and viruses with a few clicks of a button! Speed up your computer in no time! (Not for Apple/Mac users.) Enter your instructor-led classroom with 3 simple clicks from your e-mail!
To take a class with Mike, simply click on
the text that will be sent to your e-mail, and
follow the few steps to enter "your classroom".
Mike will be speaking with you and you will see
(on your screen) everything he is doing.
CLICK ON THE "HOME" TAB ABOVE TO VIEW
ABOUT 100 OF MIKE'S STUDENTS AND OTHER
INFORMATION. YOU MAY EXPLORE OTHER
TABS ABOVE, AS WELL.
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One of Mike's in-class sessions. Great comments from students!
It's Easy
to Take a Live Instructor-Led ZOOM Class
with Mike!
How Do I Take One of Mike's
Live Classes By Zoom?
Step 1 - Just prior to class...click on the text sent to your e-mail.
Step 2 - Click on either "Open Zoom Meetings" (located at the top of your page) or "Join from Your Browser (located at the bottom of the page)."
Step 3 - You may be prompted to click and join with video and audio functions
This will put you in the classroom and you will be viewing Mike's screen and hearing him.
NOTE: You may also be asked to type in your name.
Watch Mike's
video where he explains about
the upcoming
$20 classes.