Join us for a series of classes meant to help demystify technology. Whether you need a refresher on the basics or are looking to pick up some new tips or skills, these classes are meant to help you achieve your goals. Currently schedule classes and their dates can be found below:

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Feb. 6th - Smartphone Basics

Everyone has one nowadays, whether they realize it or not, and their heavily integrated into many aspects of our lives. Knowing how to navigate around your phone, how to adjust its settings, and how to make it work exactly as you want is very important. This class will walk you through the basics, teach you how to quickly navigate your phone, and alter the settings to make sure that you can find everything you need, regardless of what sort of phone you have.

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Feb. 20th - Computer Basics

Computer literacy has been dwindling in the past decade, but it is still important to know how to use, navigate, and set up a desktop or laptop computer. This class will walk you through basic navigation and altering the settings of your machine for privacy and security, and making sure everything that you're looking for is available to you.

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Mar. 6th - Internet Safety and Literacy

The internet has become an essential part of many people's lives. It is a tool used for entertainment, communication, and work, but many people still do not fully understand how to navigate it safely. This class is meant to take you through the basics of internet safety, how best to arm yourself against bad actors, and how to alter the settings of your browser of choice to keep your browsing secure and private, and what sort of third party tools that you can use to keep your defenses high.

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Mar. 20th - Cloud Basics

What exactly is the cloud? What is it used for? How do I use it? This class is meant to help you understand exactly what the cloud is, where it is, and what it is capable of. Learn how to use cloud storage for your files, how to access them remotely, and most importantly how to remove your data from the cloud if you no longer want your files or information stored on there.

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Apr. 3rd - Big Tech Alternatives

Large tech companies have been slowly constricting your ability to choose and modify your hardware and software for years, but there are alternatives. Join us for a discussion about alternatives to some of the largest and most prolific tech companies that exist today, and how Free and Open Source Software (or FOSS) might hold the answer to help you stay independent from a company that only wants you to use their product the way THEY want you to.

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Apr. 17th - A.I. Discussion

Artificial Intelligence has become a major buzzword over the last couple of years, and it can feel overwhelming hearing it applied to everything. But there are very little explanations about what it is and what it does. This frank discussion goes over exactly what AI is being used for, the issues that it poses, the problems that it causes, and how to avoid those problems yourself.

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While all of these classes are aimed at beginners, anyone is welcome to join us for these classes. Refreshments will be offered. Please carpool if you can!