Jere Minich

"My Common Tasks"

MEETING DATE: October 16, 2015

My Common Tasks presentation covers the following:

How to…..

1. Add hardware,

2. Download Software, Install Software,

3. Remove Software,

4. Manage Windows Updates

5. Define & Manage a Firewall

6. Create & Change User Accounts.

Born in Yreka, California.

Jere entered the US Navy in 1960 from Hillsdale, New Jersey, and served in Submarines as a computer operator for Submarine Launch Ballistic Missile (SLBM) Weapons Systems: Polaris, Poseidon and Trident. He was a Navy Instructor for the Trident Missile System for 3 years. After retirement from the Navy, he was employed by the Department of the Navy at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA; as a Computer System Analysts for 17 years.

After final retirement in Dec. 1996, Jere moved to Lady Lake, Florida and worked in a computer shop in ‘The Villages’. He also taught Basic Computers to his friends and neighbors in the community. Then in 2001, he moved to Scottish Highlands, a 55+ 650 home community, established a Computer training facility and started teaching Basic Computers to the local residents.

In 2007, Jere joined the Lake Sumter Computer Society (www.LSCS.US) at the Lake Sumter State College, Leesburg, Florida, and served as Publicity Chairman, and Programs Director. In 2009, Jere started Basic Computers I & II seminars for members of the Lake Sumter Computer Society in a computer classroom at the college.

Currently, Jere teaches free classes in Windows 7, 8, iPad, iPhone, at the college, his community and the Leesburg Library, Leesburg, Florida. Jere is on the Board of Advisors, Region 5 (States of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina) of the Association of Personal Computer User Groups (APCUG) (www.apcug2.org/ ). He is currently a partner in a small business ‘Basic Computing Consultants’ of Leesburg, Fl. They specialize in ‘Individual or Group PC Training’.

Jere has three grown children with families living in Orlando, Florida; Jasper, Tennessee and Gulf Port, Mississippi. He has 4 adult Grandchildren and 2 Great Grand Children.

Jere lives with a soul mate – Joyce Palmer, from Alpena, Michigan.