Digital Workshop
Welcome to the Homepage of the Milford U3A Digital Workshop Group, all are welcome here, we aim to teach and to learn, but above all to make technology Fun! Computer Novice? Hardware Nut? Programming Guru? This is a group for everyone, Novice to Expert…
Why Milford and District U3A?
This question has been asked a couple of times recently and the standard answer is that, when the group was first mooted, Guildford U3A piped up and said it couldn’t be Godalming U3A as that was too close to Guildford – doesn’t make any…
Cycling Group inaugural ride
On Wednesday 14th April we had the group’s first ride, just a short one to start with, Milford Station to Hambledon Village and back via Witley and Enton. We had a successful and enjoyable inaugural ride with a small but perfectly formed group. Nobody…
Baby Boomer Radio
How many of our U3A members would be considered to be Baby Boomers (born 1946-63)? How many of those have, like a number of media writers, become disenchanted with the program content of BBC Radio 2? I have read several articles recently, all complaining…
Murphy’s Law
We’ve all heard of ‘Murphy’s Law’ which, in it’s most basic form, is: “If a thing can got wrong, it will”. A slightly more specific version runs “If a thing can go wrong, it will – during the demonstration”. I’ve know the first version…
Charging your phone
Most smartphones these days are charged via the ubiquitous Micro USB connector, but did you know there is another way?My wife and I both have Samsung Galaxy phones and we’ve had some trouble getting the phones to charge reliably and the reason is not…
Digital Technology Support
A few of the members of Mike Blewett’s former ‘Linux’ and ‘GIMP’ groups (that are no more due to Mike’s retirement) thought we ought to have group that appealed not only to Milford’s computer Nerds but also to any and all members that had…
Mon & Wed Cycling Groups
We are pleased to announce the formation of a new Cycling Group for Milford & District U3A. Seven of the nine interested members met on 21st Jan using Zoom to consider the idea and it’s implications. then, at least Initially, we just found a…
Zoom
Zoom is a computer & Internet tool that allows people to communicate using voice and video wherever they are in the world. We use it to have Committee and other meetings whilst we are all in Lockdown. How does it work? A member of…
Our Bloggers
Here are a list of people who have written one or more blog posts.
