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Our courses focus on teaching fundamentals and attending to individual needs. Classes are therefore kept very small - no more than 4 students to a class.

With this personal attention and a good grounding in understanding the "why's" and the "how to find solutions" (as oposed to simply how to do this or that), students master the topics very rapidly indeed. Students find our unique approach exciting as they discover they are able to absord so much in a mere few hours. We also insist that students have access to a computer outside of the class as assignments are given between sessions.

Learning can be very enjoyable too!

Word Processing I

Gives you a well rounded grounding in word processing techniques that apply across all major word processors thereby enabling you to handle all of them without difficulty. Often, a person trained in, say, Word will not even apply for a job if the advertisement specifies a different word processor. We give you the confidence to tackle any one of them.

Although based on the very powerful OpenOffice Writer the course concentrates on building a strong foundation in word processing generally.

You will learn to be a truly universal Word Processor (as in a person). You will gain the knowledge and confidence to take on any other word processor with aplomb, and be able to produce professional documents with little effort and at speed.

The course brings even a beginner to a very high level of proficiency in just 5 hours! By the end of the course, you will know more about producing text documents than most secretaries and graphic designers do. We know because we run a graphics company.

The course is spread over two 2½-hour sessions

  • Stepping through Menus, Function Bar, Object Bar and Tool bar.

  • Quick view of OpenOffice.org Options.

  • Using Help.

  • Setting up the page.

  • Setting Autocorrect.

  • Introduction to Paragraph Styles – and working with a text document.

  • Understanding Non-Printing Characters.

  • Using tabs (never spaces) for lining up text and figures.

  • Modifying and creating Paragraph Styles.

  • Inserting date.

  • Inserting page breaks.

  • Saving the file, copying and moving files.

  • Cut/Copy and paste.

  • Putting together a letter.

  • Importing graphics and tables into documents.

  • Anchors, wrapping and captions.

  • Drawing lines, arrows, boxes and other elements.

  • Adding dialogue boxes to your images.

  • Using colours.

  • Making use of bullets and lists.

  • Using spell checker and thesaurus.

  • Headers, footers and page numbering.

  • Columns and sections.

  • Creating and modifying templates.

  • Setting up templates for your memo and fax.

  • Putting together a resume.

  • Saving file to other file formats.

  • Producing a PDF file.

  • Export file as a web page.

  • Emailing file as an attachment.

Cost: AUD$180

Beginners Course

Helps overcome the trepidations most people have when faced with a new challenge, just as you would feel when taking your first lesson in scuba diving. This is less threatening but just as exciting.

We work through from keyboard and mouse exercises to a working proficiency in spreadsheets and word processing and working with emails.

The course is spread over two 2½-hour sessions:

  • Developing keyboard and mouse skills. Learning shortcuts

  • File system structure.

  • Copying, moving and saving files.

  • Searching for files.

  • Creating a text document.

  • Learning about menus and the tool bar.

  • Printing documents.

  • Saving and recalling the file.

  • Getting on the Net – learning to surf.

  • How to send and receive mail. Set up an email account if you do not yet have one.

  • Sending attachments.

  • Learning basic photo touch-up techniques. Learn to crop and adjust brightness and colours.

  • Using spreadsheets.

  • How to produce PDF files from your text document and spreadsheet for sending with email.

  • Burning CD and making backup duplicates of your CD's

Cost: AUD$180

Learning Linux

Experience why Linux is the fastest growing operating system and discover the world of the free software community.

Across the globe, governments, universities, schools and businesses large and small are switching over to Linux. More and more employers are now Linux-aware, and three of our major banks have begun adopting this system.

We are now at the beginning of a new computing era. It is wise to be among the first off the block.

This course will suit both the beginner and intermediate computer user. We point out the fundamental differences between Linux and Windows operating systems so that you will appreciate why each has certain features the other lacks.

Learn to make better use of the Internet, work with emails and handle attachments.

The course is spread over two 2½-hour sessions:

  • Choice of working environment – Gnome or KDE.

  • Making good use of Virtual Desktops.

  • Power of free software explained.

  • Finding new software and installing it.

  • Automatic updating of software and security patches.

  • Using OpenOffice.org Writer and Calc.

  • Introduction to powerful graphic design software

  • Easy production of PDF files

  • Surfing the Net and working with emails

  • Security. Be aware of some basic security issues. How to generate good passwords, protecting Root and setting up user accounts.

  • Setting up printers

  • Getting drivers for various devices.

  • Using the command line

Cost: AUD$180

Web Design and Set Up

It will generally cost in the region of $2,000 to have someone set up a web presence for you plus an on-going fee for maintaining it.

At substantially less than half the cost, this course will guide you every step of the way from registering a name through to having a full blown web-site you will be proud of. On the way you will also get a bit of HTML thrown in. And you will achieve it all before the end of this exciting 8-hour course.

The course is spread over two 4-hour sessions

  • Select a host. How to find excellent low-cost hosts that will save you hundreds each year.

  • How to make your site a fast one. If you want visitors to come back to your site, do not test their patience. It is surprising how slow some of the major sites are.

  • Create high quality images well suited for the Web.

  • A brief look at creating your Web logo.

  • Learn to update and upload files to your site.

  • Create links to other sections of your site or to other sites.

  • How to produce files of your brochure or price list for visitors to download.

  • How to update articles

  • Understanding the difference in writing style that should be used for the a Web-site.

  • Creating forms for customer/visitor feedback.

  • How to check your site statistics.

  • Create email accounts like info@yourcompany.com

Cost: AUD$700

Linux System Administration

This is a unique 5-day course that is designed to turn an average computer user into a true System Administrator with a greater level of competency than some Certified Engineers from other organisations.

We stress the importance of hands-on training that deal with real world situations. Our course programme instils confidence in the student and highlights the fact that the subject is so wide that one should not be intimidated but only needs to know where to get help. This is a practical and absorbing course and the student has to continue working at it on an on-going basis after the course, for experience is a major factor in the quality of a System Administrator – as in any other profession.

Introduction:

  • Explain the architecture of Linux

  • The major differences between Linux and Windows

System installation (Debian)

  • How to partition

  • How to configure network settings

  • How to use CLI(command line interface)

  • Set up desktop environment (KDE, GNOME)

  • System configuration files

  • Trouble shooting on installation

Open source application introduction

  • How to install, uninstall Debian Linux using APT over the LAN/Internet

  • Get familiar with Linux applications that a typical office environment may need:

  • OpenOffice: the office suite

  • NTP: Network Time Protocol

  • Gimp: powerful image manipulation program

  • Mozilla/Firefox: web browser

  • Common Linux commands for administrating

  • Man help page system and documentation

  • Get familiar with other Linux distributions

User management and system maintenance

  • Concept of how Linux system manages Users and Groups.

  • Permission Assignment

  • Understand Linux log system

  • How to back up and restore important files

Firewall and Security

  • Install firewall (shorewall)

  • How to protect local network with shorewall

  • How to share Internet connection by using masquerading

  • Understand port directing

  • Use Tripwire to recover

File/Print server and Multimedia devices set up

  • How to set up a file server that can be accessed from any PC in the local network.

  • How to set up a print server that can be shared by anybody in the office

  • NFS (Network File System), Samba, CUPS (Common Unix Printing System)

  • CD burning using alternative software.

  • Setting up the Scanner

  • Access USB devices (USB flash disk, digital camera, external hard disk, etc)

  • Reconfigure X windows system and fine-tuning video card and sound card

  • Configuring to receive streaming audio and video

Kernel upgrading and installing applications from source/executable

  • How to customize the kernel configuration and (re)compile kernel to suit various situations

  • Compile, install, upgrade applications from source code

  • Install plug-ins for web browser

  • Install Java Run-time Environment

  • Install spell checker for OpenOffice

Assembling a computer

The class will assemble a new computer. Learn how to handle and put together the various pieces of hardware, initialise the system and hooking it to the network.

Cost: AUD$2800


Please note that course details are subject to change without notice.

 

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