COMPUTER LAB
POLICIES
  • Current computer club membership sticker required to use the equipment.
  • NO FOOD OR DRINK ALLOWED IN THE LAB.
  • Sign-in upon arrival at Lab
  • Computer time is limited to 1 hour  (when members are waiting)
PRINTER FEES
  • Laser Printer: Each day the first three laser printer pages are free, then additional pages are 10¢ each.
  • HP Inkjet Printer: no freebies on this printer
            Black and white: 10¢ per page.
            Color: 20¢ per page.
  • Label-Maker laminated labels are 20¢ each.

HOURS OF OPERATION

The computer lab is only open when we have a volunteer Lab Monitor.  The rest of the time the room is locked.  Hours may vary depending on the availability of a Lab Monitor.  See the Calendar for current information.

November - mid April.
9:30am - 11:30am Monday - Saturday
1:00pm - 3:00pm Monday - Friday 

Vicky Getz, Martha Carr, Sandy McKenny, Susan Fortino, and Kevin Bandle discuss upcoming events in the club lab.
BOOKS

The computer lab has an assortment of up to date computer books that can be checked out for 1 week.  Subjects include: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Androids, and iPads.

   
Susan Fortino, above image, explains how members can access the Calendar website page to preview upcoming General Meeting topics.

EQUIPMENT

The computer lab has a wired network, independent from the Vista Association's WiFi Hotspot.

The lab has 8 desktop computers for use by our members.  These computers do not retain your information.  They all run DeepFreeze,  a kiosk software that insures that your information is deleted with each restart. All browsers are set to delete your cookies upon exit.

Desk space with Ethernet connections and surge protectors is also available for members with their own laptops.

All of our computers have:

  • Windows 7 (#4-8), Windows 10 (#1-3,9)
  • OpenOffice (a free office suite)
  • Google Earth
  • Picasa (Google's photo software)
  • Roots Magic (genealogy software)
  • Ancestry.com Library Edition
Additionally some of our computers have:
  • iTunes (#8)
  • Microsoft Office Starter (#4,5,8)
  • Windows Movie Maker (#4-8)

Other Equipment:
  • HP Laser Printer
  • HP Color Ink Jet printer
  • Brother Label maker
  • HP Scanner / Copier.
  • SD card readers (for your camera cards).
  • Audio Equipment (for digitizing your LP's or cassette tapes.)
  • Projectors (our old VGA projector is available for loan.)
  • VCR to DVD Transfer Equipment
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Lab offers Printers, Scanner, Copier, Computers