Cycle Group, enjoyed Papamoa

U3A Tauranga has an active group of cyclists using the rides organised to keep up fitness for greater cycling adventures. They enjoyed the Papamoa cycle trail.
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Acoustic Music Performers now meet each week

Report on Acoustic Music Performers Group
Our membership is steadily increasing in size with 17 members now but there is still room for more, 18 more to be exact!
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Introducing Photo Enhancing 2

This group will take your photo editing skills to the next level. If you have been editing photos for awhile and need to stretch your skills and imagination – then this is the group for you.
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Hikers 1, Wairongomai
A fine Wednesday and 8 members of Hikers 1 group enjoyed a hike along the High Level Pack Track. The highlight was seeing a Kaka in the bush.
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Weekend Walkers Martha Rim Pit Walkway

On 22nd April, a sunny day, 19 Weekend Walkers drove to Waihi. After morning tea we set off to walk around the Rim of the Martha Goldmine where there are many information boards describing the functions of the Goldmine.
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Cycle Group, Matapihi

April 7th, 16 or so members enjoyed a sunny day riding from Russley Road Park to the Waterfront with a return detour through Matapihi suburbs.
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Travel Group, March

The U3A Tauranga Travel Group meet the 4th Thursday of each month in the lounge at the Wesley Methodist Centre, 13th Avenue. 23 March 2017 had two speakers, morning tea and lots of discussion.
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Mini Hikers, Otanewainuku

A good day was had by 11 walkers from the Mini Hikers group who ventured up the Otanewainuku Lookout Track.
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New Virus on computers

A malicious Chrome extension is spreading, and it's capable of stealing everything typed inside a browser window. Here's what to look out for before it spreads.
Catch-All spreads by telling the recipient that someone has sent them photos through WhatsApp. When the victim clicks on a link to the photos they're instead prompted to download WhatsApp.exe, which is actually an installer for the Catch-All extension.
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Safe Computer Use
The Web Site Development Group wants you to know about the Netsafe web site.
Netsafe is an independent not for profit New Zealand organisation focused on online safety.
We provide online safety help, support, expertise and education to people in New Zealand. We’ve been around for almost 20 years, and there’s a bit of history behind how we got to where we are today.
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Computer Security & Ransomware Protection

U3A Tauranga Web Development Group heard a very interesting talk giving practical advice about on-line protection. Terry Hawker has made the text available so we can all be better informed. Read or download the PDF file HERE.
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Old Friends are Precious
Old Friends are Precious.
By Angela Dold
Like me, I suppose many of you have had family visiting over the holidays but like me do you breathe a sigh of relief when they’ve gone? You can control your life again. You get control of the TV remote.
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