Computer Help for Seniors

Backup your computer TimeMachine - Macintosh Computers running OS 10.6 or newer Comes preinstalled with the operating system. 1)Purchase an external Hard Drive and Connect it to the computer (about $70 - $100 from an office store, 2.5" or 3.5") 2)Plug in the hard drive to your USB port 3)Open Time Machine -> go to the apple (top left) -> choose "system preferences" 4)Open Time Machine 5)Click Choose/Select Disk 6)Backups will perform automatically, daily OR.... Online Backup, using paid services like Carbonite.com (must have OS 10.6 or newer) $60 per year Free Macintosh Antivirus Sophos Mac Antivirus 1) go to Google 2) search for Sophos Mac Antivirus 3) click on the appropriate link 4) click "download now" 5) choose the version of os 10 you have 6) follow the installation steps 7) done sophos will appear on the top bar as a shield and s http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-antivirus-for-mac-home-edition.aspx Web Cameras Watch baby

iPad notes 6-11-13 iBooks Read books on your iPad Tap store to buy or download a free book 1)tap store on the top left 2)tap the search bar on the top right 3)type in the name of the book you are searching for 4)press search on the keyboard 5) your results will appear 6) tap the book you want 7) tap the price and then download to start the process 8) enter your password if prompted Your book will appear in your collection bookcase Tap to read the book Swipe to turn the page Bookmark the page, top right Change font size and paper color, aA on the top right Make a note or highlight text on the page 1) press and hold 2) tap yellow lined paper to make a note Review table of contents, bookmarks, and notes 1) tap the lines on the top left ----------- Remember! Search =top right Back, to library, list, collection = top left *tap the screen to see these options --  Jason Dare SF Computer Training 415/240-4843 sftowershelp@gm

When printing from webmail, gmail, yahoo, aol, hotmail use the PRINT ICON on the screen to remove the ads and navigation links. Selecting files Continous files in a group = Click the first file -> hold shift -> click the last file (everything in between will be selected) Multiple files scattered = Click the file -> hold CTRL -> click the next file -> repeat Backup files to a flash drive 1) Select the files/folders to backup 2) right click on any one of the selected files/folders 3) go to "send to" 4) choose the flash drive from the list that appears (note: your files will be COPIED to the flash drive, if there are existing files of the same name, you may be prompted to overwrite the files) Close windows that won't close 1st - ESC 2nd - ALT + F4 Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa St. San Francisco, CA 94121 www.sfct.net

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