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Lions Clubs International New Members Day. Presenters Lion Dave Large IT and Your Lions Club. D. Agenda. Using The Internet To Help Your Club Software, what packages are available District Directory’s Protecting Your PC. D. Using The Internet To Help Your Club.
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Lions Clubs InternationalNew Members Day Presenters Lion Dave Large IT and Your Lions Club D
Agenda • Using The Internet To Help Your Club • Software, what packages are available • District Directory’s • Protecting Your PC D
Using The Internet To Help Your Club • What Can Be Found On The District Website? • What Can Be Found On The Multiple District And International Sites? • Club Websites, • District Hosted Sites D
District Website www.lions105ea.com D
Multiple District Website www.lionsmd105.org D
International Website www.lionsclubs.org D
Club Website • Having a Club Website increases your exposure and helps promote your club and its work to a wider audience. • There are a number of options for setting up a site. S
District Hosted Site • We offer a standard template, that is then configured to suit your club. • Cost is approximately £8 every two years. For this you get your own URL (website address) and email addresses. • Will be updated when you send us updates. Sorry we do not have time to trawl though weekly news, directory and Lions Roar to find content for you. Woodbridge send a press release to the media each month and this is dropped straight into their site. S
Software What packages are available? S
Office Software Office software is a must for most people. However there are choices. • Microsoft Office – The standard that most people know. The Home and Student version gives you 3 licences for approximately £100. • Open Office – A freeware version. Similar in style to Office 2003. Output compatible with Microsoft products. S
Charity Software It is possible to purchase software as a registered charity. The costs and usage restrictions differ depending on the software type and supplier. • For further details: • Search the internet for ‘Charity Software’ • Visit www.itforcharities.co.uk • Or www.charityexpressware.co.uk • Or www.ctxchange.org D/S
District Directory's Email and District Directory's? D
District Email Directory The District Email Directory list all Lions that wish to be included. To be added you just need to ask (it@lions105ea.com). The Directory is used for: • A District news email (eNews) once a week. • Notices of Lions who have passed to higher service, including funeral details as and when known/advised etc. • The Directory is never released by me to 3rd parties D
District Directory The District Directory lists all Lions Family clubs All Cabinet and District officers The Directory is updated frequently and released via the weekly news email Note it only covers EA! D
PC Security Have you got a virus! D
PC Security - Anti-Virus Anti-virus software is critical. • AVG– Freeware basic anti-virus protection. • Avast! – Freeware basic anti-virus protection. • Microsoft Security Essentials – Freeware anti-virus and malware protection. • McAfee – Paid for anti-virus and malware protection. D
PC Security What is Malware? D
PC Security - Malware • Malware, short for malicious software. • It consists of programming (code, scripts, active content, and other software) that is designed to disrupt or deny operation, gather information that leads to loss of privacy or exploitation, or gain unauthorized access to system resources, or that otherwise exhibits abusive behaviour. D