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June 2019
Connecting with Tech
Over the past few months, we have seen a number of articles on loneliness and technology. While many people think that technology is making us more robotic, we can also use technology to bring people together. As a charity that is focussed around bringing people together to learn how to use technology, we wouldn't exist without tech, and we wouldn't have made any of the amazing friendships we have since we started Tech and Tea in 2016. So we want…
Find out more »July 2019
Back to Basics: Smartphones
At the next event in our back to basics series, we’ll be looking at how to use smartphones, such as Apple or Android smartphones. We’ll cover the following topics: Making calls and sending texts What are apps and how do I download them? Settings What else can I use my smartphone for? If you bring your smartphone along with you, you can sit down with one of our volunteers following the Tech Talk to ask any specific questions you have…
Find out more »City Travel
Getting around London can be stressful at the best of times, so we think it's really important to make sure everyone know how technology can be used to make our lives easier. We've found that buses never run on time, and it's sometimes impossible to figure out the best way to travel when there's so many different options. So at this session, we'll be focusing on using Google Maps and City Mapper to find our way around. These apps can be…
Find out more »August 2019
Video Calling
Mobile phones are no longer just for making phone calls and sending texts. We can not use our smartphones to make video calls, so we can see our friends and family even if they are halfway across to globe. At this session, we'll share some of the different service providers you can use to make video calls, using either your smartphone, tablet or computer. We'll show you how to make calls and look at the pros and cons of different…
Find out more »Online Banking
It can be easy to feel overwhelmed when it feels like everything is moving online! It can seem scary to begin with, but we're here to help you feel more confident! At this session, we'll be looking at online banking. Almost all of us have a bank account to manage our money, and we can now do everything online or on our smartphones. At this session, we'll give an overview of what 'online banking' actually means, and look at the…
Find out more »September 2019
Back to Basics: How Computers Work
The topic of the session will be How Computers Work! If you want to learn about computers, please come along and we’ll do our best to help you. We'll try to explain how computers work in simple terms, and go over all the confusing computer jargon that you may have heard about in the past. If you're new to using computers, or just want to understand how yours works a bit better, this is the session for you!
Find out more »Cloud Storage
Want to keep your files safe without the hassle of an external storage device, like a USB stick? With a massive shift towards being fully connected, you can now store your photos and files in the cloud, meaning you can access them from any of your devices. During this session, we'll try to give you a bit more detail about how the cloud works. We'll cover a number of different ways to use it, and share some of the different…
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