“Tech Topics for Seniors: Deconstructing Computers” at Canton Public Library

If you’re a senior who is determined not to be left behind by the technology advances of the last decade or so, you’re in luck.  Canton Public Library has  launched  a monthly series of workshops titled “Tech Topics for Seniors.”  The series, which began in September, continues on Wednesday, May 16 at 1:00 PM, with “Deconstructing Computers.”

Sarah McCusker, head of Technology Services at Canton Public Library will take some of the mystery out of the technical vocabulary swirling around computers.  As Sarah says,  “You know how you go to buy a computer and you read the description, and it all might as well be written in Lithuanian?” 

She will talk about computer-related vocabulary such as, “What's RAM? What's a hard drive?  What's a gigabyte?”   She will also address the “PC vs. Mac” debate.  She will  “deconstruct” a couple of computers ahead of time so that when she is talking about a “hard drive” or “memory,” she can actually hold up the item itself.

Following the lecture/demonstration, seniors may have a chance to try their hand using the new mobile computer lab.  The lab was purchased and set up using a technology grant from The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.

            REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, and space is limited. Canton Public Library is at 40 Dyer Avenue, Canton.  For information:  (860) 693-5800 or www.cantonpubliclibrary.org