Classes

A wide variety of classes for all skill levels, taught in understandable, plain English.

Nobody is born knowing this stuff, and nobody should be made to feel stupid for asking.

Most computer instruction fails for the same reason: it's written by people who forgot what it was like not to know. We start from what you actually want to do, use words that mean things, and answer the question you asked rather than the one that was easier to answer.

Basic, but Important

The topics that quietly matter most, and that almost nobody gets taught properly.

• Password management. How to stop reusing one password everywhere without having to remember forty of them. Everyone with an account here gets a free Vaultwarden password manager, so you can leave with one already set up.
• Online security. Recognizing the scam before it costs you. What's real, what isn't, and what to do when you're not sure.
• "Office" applications. Documents, spreadsheets, and presentations: enough to do the job without fighting the software.
• General computer use. Files, folders, backups, updates, and all the everyday things that were never explained to you.

Take Back Control of Your Computer

We're HUGE fans of the totally free Linux operating system, and we have classes to show you how you can escape from Microsoft's and Apple's ecosystems and take back control of your computer.

It costs nothing, it runs happily on hardware Windows has declared too old, and it doesn't nag you to sign into an account to use your own machine. It is also, for most people's daily work, far less exotic than its reputation suggests. There are no ads in the start menu, and it doesn't restart itself in the middle of your work.

• What Linux is, in plain terms, and what it isn't
• Whether it suits how you actually use your computer
• Getting it running, often on the machine you already have

How Classes Work

Classes run by appointment, one-to-one or in small groups. Tell us what you'd like to learn and we'll sort out a time.

[TBD: confirm the format (by appointment, one-to-one or in small groups), and add the length, where they're held, and the price.]

When a class is scheduled, it goes on the events calendar. [TBD: confirm classes will be listed on the calendar.]

If you want to learn something that isn't listed here, ask. If enough people ask for the same thing, it becomes a class.

Bring the Question You're Embarrassed to Ask

Call 618-228-2235, email scott@duensing.digital, or use the contact form.