TECHNOLOGY CLASSES
Cut the Cable (or Ditch the Dish) and Save $$$
Tired of paying more each year, month after month, for cable or satellite television? Do you get hundreds of channels but have nothing to watch? Take this class to learn how to get digital television, even HD for free. Yes, it is completely legal. In our area you can receive over 50 channels of over-the-air television. Learn about "stealth antennas" and how to make one for under $10. You will also learn about some great channels you are missing on cable (or a dish) like Create and World along with what channels you will lose if you cut the cord. We will also cover options to replace pay-per-view and the "triple-play" with better and more cost-effective choices. You could save enough to buy a new HDTV in just a few months. Running evenings 6:30-9 PM as follows:
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Emergency Preparedness
In recent times we've seen Puerto Rico, Florida, and Texas significantly affected by severe weather emergencies. Natural disasters, severe weather events, and industrial accidents can happen anywhere, anytime, and seem to be more likely than ever. Do you have an emergency plan for your family? Is your emergency kit packed and ready? Do you know how and when to shelter-in-place and where the local shelters are when you can't? Advance planning and preparation may be crucial to your family's ultimate survival. Learn about water and food requirements, emergency lighting and heating options, medical and personal hygiene needs, when and how to evacuate, and how to develop plans for communication and family rendezvous during and after a crisis. Be smart. Be ready.
• Thursday - April 5 @ Conard High School
Contact Farmington Continuing Ed at 860-404-0290 OR West Hartford LifeLearn at 860-561-6900 to get on their catalog mailing list for future classes and events.
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Managing your Music Collection & Digital HiFi
This class is for people who take their music seriously and/or have an extensive music collection. Learn how to digitally preserve LPs and CDs in case the original gets scratched. You will also be able to play a specific album in seconds flat, both at home and in your car. Learn about FLACs, AIFFs, MP3s, and what a DAC is and why you should care. Learn about "Hi-Res" gear that plays digital music directly, bypassing inferior audio circuitry in portable devices. We'll also cover setting up a simple music server, replacing your CD player with an iPad, and streaming free internet radio from around the world.
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Get Published, The Easy Way
Getting your own book published used to take forever and cost a small fortune. This has completely changed! With what's called "Indie Publishing" you can now self-publish your own books for free in very little time. Take this class to learn how to publish your manuscript, cookbook, novel, or family history on Amazon in less than a week with absolutely no up-front cost. In the first class, you will learn how to publish a paperback book. In the second class you will learn how to publish an eBook for Kindle and other eReaders. The instructor will use his own 5 published works as examples. Visit his "Author Page" to see some of these.
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