Mouse Mobil advises free of charge
What do you do if a new smartphone or tablet was under the Christmas tree or on the birthday table for grandma or grandpa, but they don't understand the new technology? If you recognise this problem, the Bocholt-based Mouse Mobil group can help. The volunteers provide tutoring for tablets and the like.
Making a video call to your grandchild who lives away from home, quickly sending a picture from your holiday, checking the weather forecast for the next few days - the possibilities offered by mobile phones and tablets have long been known and are used on a daily basis. But as the possibilities grow, so do the uncertainties:
- What do I need to look out for?
- Which programmes are reputable and which should I avoid?
- And where do I even get new "Apps"?
Since 2007, the helpers from the Bocholt-based group "Mouse Mobile" have been helping with these and many other technology-related questions. They are supported by the city of Bocholt, Stadtsparkasse Bocholt and the association "Leben im Alter". "In the first few years, it was just home visits", recalls Ewald Betting. He is part of the group that meets twice a week for open consultation hours. Anyone who has questions can come along.
"We all have our specialisms, one person is more familiar with the iPhone, the next with Android", says Franz Klein-Vorholt. We then train each other and bring each other up to date.
Weekly consultation hours of "Mouse Mobil"
Tuesdays from 10 - 11.30 a.m. - Apollonia-Diepenbrock-Haus (Moltkestraße 4)
Thursdays from 3.30 - 5 pm - in the main branch of Bocholter Stadtsparkasse (Neutorplatz 1)
Contact us
Marie-Therese Brand
Rente, Senioren, Betreuungen und Ehrenamt
Soziales
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+49 2871 953-2234
Young talent wanted
Would you like to join the "Mouse Mobile" group?
"We are always looking for people to join".
If you are interested, simply attend one of the group's consultation hours.