Talking About Tech

Illustration AI-generated with Google Gemini.  Can you spot the signs?

Bring your tech questions and answers to a new monthly series for technology help. Fourth Saturdays from 10:30 to noon at Brooks Memorial Library.

This month’s spotlight topic: Spotting online scams

Is that email or text really from whom it claims?  Did an Amazon order for $500 just get charged to me?  Do I believe the message I just got saying there’s a problem with my bank or credit card account?  Should I call Microsoft immediately because of a problem with my computer?  Should I click that link?

Our guided discussion this month will be online scams and how to spot them.  This is a big topic and we’ll only scratch the surface in the spotlight time, but we’ll hit the highlights (lowlights?).  Of course, if the group wants, we can continue talking about scams after the opening half-hour.

Spoiler: the answer to those questions is often NO!

What is Talking About Tech?

Our vision is an interactive gathering a bit like a book club crossed with a crafting group, with a touch of a drop-in bike repair clinic.  Each session will begin with a 30-minute guided discussion of a tech topic of interest.  One month we might talk about managing passwords, or organizing email and files; how the internet works, what those computer specs mean, or vibe coding with AI.

Then we’ll have a about an hour for mutual tech support, on the focus topic or other areas of need and interest. Maybe you have the answer someone else is looking for! The library’s Electronic Services Specialist, Matt Wojcik, will be there to provide expert help. Bring your phone, tablet, or laptop.

Do you have a request for a future spotlight topic?

Suggestions are welcome!  We want Talking About Tech to be shaped through participation, so bring ideas for a future topic to any session.  You can also contact the library with your request.  Maybe you’d be the perfect person to lead discussion on some spotlight topic!