Whatever you want to learn, you'll nearly always find something useful online.
Free Serif software could help you produce a newsletter or create a website.
Or how about satisfying that urge for something more intellectual with the Open University?
Online resources
The digital revolution has provided us with many opportunities one of which is the ability to access software and training online, much of the time for free.
Listed below are links to online training providers and software publishers.
Microsoft
Microsoft Office Free self-paced training.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/default.aspx
Microsoft Office Accounting Express is a free basic accounting package that works with other Office applications you already know.
http://www.ideawins.com/Express.aspx
Serif software
A range of free design, desk top publishing and website applications.
www.freeserifsoftware.com
Image manipulation
GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc. Visit the website for more information and to download the latest version, free. http://www.gimp.org
Photo and video sharing
Flickr - almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Share photographs and video from activities and events with the world free using Flickr. Visit the website for more information. http://www.flickr.com
lynda.com
Online computer application training.
www.lynda.com
OpenLearn
Free learning resources from The Open University.
www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/home.php