Class notes for 2/28/12

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Streaming (downloaded) Video from the Internet

www.hulu.com

www.netflix.com

xfinitytv.comcast.net

www.kqed.org

including (www.espn.com, www.cnn.com, www.foxnews.com, www.bbc.com)

*Create a new email account

Go to gmail and click "Create an Account" on the top right

Follow the steps

*How can I notify everyone of my new email address

Create a new email add your new email address to the to and in the BCC add everyone from your address book, fill out the message and send

*If an email is stuck check your outbox, open the message and confirm the email address is entered correctly

*Sending Attachments – Create a new email message, attach a document by clicking the paper clip/attach file/insert->file, locate the file to attach which should be on the desktop or in My Documents/Documents


 
Jason Dare
Computer Trainer
415/240.4843
learn@sfct.net
1617 Balboa St.
San Francisco, CA 94121
www.sfct.net

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