A 1-hr session in which VCC Problem Solvers answer questions submitted by club members. In keeping with the VCC’s mission to help members to help themselves, these sessions allow members to ask questions about computer hardware and software problems they may be encountering.
Keep in mind that the Problem Solvers will offer advice and answer questions but will not repair any computer at the meeting nor perform extensive troubleshooting. Where practical, it may be helpful to have your computer with you to aid in explaining your problem.
Questions may be submitted prior to the meeting using the VCC Problem-Solving Form (available on the VCC website) or may be submitted verbally from the floor during the Problem-Solving session.
How to Use the Problem-Solving Form
After downloading and saving the form (a pdf file) to a convenient location, there are 3 ways to fill it out: (1) By hand: Download the form, save it, print it out and fill it manually.
(2) Electronically: Download the form, save it, fill it out electronically and then print it. -open the form with a pdf reader (this form is a special fillable pdf) -fill it out using a pdf reader (e.g. Foxit Reader (from Ninite.com), Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, etc.) -then print it
(3) Come to the meeting between 12:30 & 1:00pm and meet with a VCC Problem Solver who will review the problem with you and fill out the form for you.
Sign up for our Mailing List Please sign up for our mailing list to receive emails notifying you of the next meeting by clicking HERE. It will take you to a Google Groups sign-up page where you enter your email address. To un-subscribe from the e-mail announcement group click UN-SUBSCRIBE to make the request.
Join the Club The cost of membership in The Villages Computer club is $5.00 per calendar year. You will receive a Membership Sticker placed on the back of your Village ID Card. Your membership allows you to enjoy high quality presentations on many relevant computer subjects, ask technical question related to personal computer issues, participate in our weekly door prize drawing, socialize and have refreshments with some of the greatest people in The Villages (our other members) and look forward to an occasional special speaker. We have a membership table at each meeting so you are encouraged to become a member.
Join us on Facebook Begin by signing up for Facebook at www.facebook.com , if you haven’t already done so. After doing this, join the VCC Group . Make sure to mention if you are a member of the VCC and if you reside in The Villages.
Finding a Home for your Old Computer While the VCC is not in the business of refurbishing computers, we do encourage and facilitate the donation of computer equipment to a sub-group of VCC club members, the Villages Computer Refurbishment Group.
The Refurbishment Group only accepts computers running Windows Vista, 7, 8 or 10. They also accept flat-panel monitors. They do NOT accept printers.
You may drop off the computers at any of the club’s Friday meetings where they will be collected and given to the refurbishing group. This equipment is then repaired and restored for use by needy residents of our area. Please bring your computer donations to one of our regular meetings (between 12:30 and 1 PM). But, DO NOT bring the equipment inside. Please come into the meeting room and seek out one of the refurbishing staff members who will take it out of your car and put it in one of ours.
The VCC does not provide a receipt for tax deduction purposes for any donated equipment. To contact the Villages Computer Refurbishment Group please email them at this address: TVCRGroup@gmail.com