HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING UP WITH YOUR INTERNET PASSWORDS?
DURING THIS YEAR'S WINTER AND SUMMER TERMS, I taught the Home Computer Security module of OLLI’s Identity Theft course (an expanded version of the course is being offered this fall as course 203, "Avoid Being Targeted for Identity Theft"). A major concern that OLLI students expressed was creating secure passwords for use with their financial Websites and keeping track of all the user IDs and passwords that electronic commerce requires. To help address these concerns, I've arranged a 20 percent discount for OLLI members interested in buying RoboForm, a password manager and form-filler program that vastly simplifies the Internet life of computer users.
     A product of Fairfax County firm Siber Systems, RoboForm keeps your personal data encrypted on your computer. It makes signing on to most Websites or filling out an electronic commerce order form a matter of a single mouse click. Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers are supported; a RoboForm toolbar is added to your browser. Sorry, RoboForm doesn't work on Macs or with the Opera browser for Windows.
      A free version is available and will work indefinitely but users should note that after 30 days, automatic log ons are restricted to a maximum of 10 Websites (the paid version has no restrictions). Learn more about RoboForm from its Website. I demonstrated RoboForm at a recent meeting of the OLLI Investment Forum, where it received considerable interest, and I discovered at least one other Forum member using the program with great success.
     To order and receive the 20 percent discount for OLLI members, click this link.

Editor's note. I've tried RoboForm, and I am impressed ... especially with how it automatically logs me onto almost all of my financial sites, even when previously I had to not only enter a user ID and password but also select, e.g., "banking," from a menu (see image above). I also like the fact that you can print a plain-text list of all your login information as a hard-copy backup. -- Rod Zumbro, OLLI E-News editor

Disclaimer. Neither the author nor the editor (nor the Publications Committee chair) has any connection with or financial interest in Siber Systems.

PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB
THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED OLLI PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB had an initial meeting at Tallwood last Friday with 16 people attending. The group laid out a general approach on how the club would function. Monthly club meetings will be at Tallwood on the last Friday of the month at 9:30 (thus, the next meetings will be on Sep 28, Oct 26, and Nov 30).
     There will also be monthly field trips with the date and location decided by the group each month. The first of these will be Fri, Sep 7, to take pictures of the OLLIwood gardens and anything else that looks interesting at Tallwood.
     There were three elements to the presentation part of the meeting--

> The instructor from the summer photography course showed a book of photographs taken by those participating in that course. He also briefly discussed some online sources for developing such books.         > There was a digital projection of images from several members who had responded to a challenge to take some pictures focusing on lines.         > There was a 35mm slide show depicting ordinary things taken from unordinary perspectives.

     After the meeting, some folks had time to chat awhile and share things they were doing. All in all, the meeting was a great start for this new OLLI initiative. If you are interested in joining the group, send an email to dfeigher@gmu.edu with OLLI Photography Club in the subject line, and you will be put on the distribution list for club activities.

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COME SEE THE LOUDOUN CAMPUS
EARLIER EDITIONS OF OLLI E-NEWS HAVE NOTED that an Open House will be held for prospective members and guests at the OLLI campus in Loudoun on Mon, Sep 10, at 10:30. Loudoun newspapers have advertised the event, and flyers are being distributed in libraries and other public buildings.
     We invite all OLLI members to join us at the Open House to view the Mason facility, enjoy coffee and sweets, and to help us spread the good word about all OLLI has to offer. A short program is being planned to describe OLLI’s programs, including the courses being offered in the Loudoun pilot program this fall.
     A map and directions to the Mason Loudoun campus can be accessed at this Google maps page.

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THE CONVERSATION PROGRAM

By Joan Crawford, George Mason University
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTE AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY will again sponsor "The Conversation Program," an extracurricular program for international students who would like to improve their oral English skills by participating in small-group discussions. This is an excellent volunteer opportunity for retired teachers and other OLLI members who enjoy meeting internationals.
     This semester the conversation program will begin Tue, Sep 18, and run for eight weeks, until Nov 6. There will be an orientation meeting Tue, Sep 11, for those who are interested in volunteering to lead a small group of international students which will meet one hour a week to practice their English and learn about American culture.
     If you are interested in volunteering or in learning more about the program, please email me (or phone 703-993-3660) and provide your phone number and the best time to reach you. Thanks much.

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RELATED LINK
     > Mason English Language Institute's Website

TFA PLAY READING
ON LABOR DAY, THE THEATER OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT will offer a staged reading of Kindred Spirits, by Mason student Lara Marie Harmon, in the Theater Lab at the Kennedy Center as part of the Center's annual Page-to-Stage Festival. That's Mon, Sep 3, at 2:00. This is a free event (although parking is not). The play runs approximately one hour -- directed by Kimberley Cetron, featuring Mary Lechter and Frank Robinson, Jr.
     Synopsis: In an urban fantasy set on a crowded Metro platform, the Green Woman, now human, meets the Gray Man, who has never been human. Simply by meeting, they change each other, they bring one another awareness.
     More information on the Page-to-Stage Festival is on this Website page.