Special Class Notes 6/30/15

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Special Class Notes 6/30/15

Voice Commands are the future
Amazon Echo $180 device that recognizes voice commands in the home to control lights, musics, respond to questions, etc.
"Ok Google" Chrome Web Browser voice search
www.google.com/chrome (just download and install)
Click the microphone icon in the search bar of google to activate the feature

Use tabs to multitask in a web browser. Listen to music while checking emails and reading the news
Hold CTRL(pc) or Command(mac) tap t

Setup multiple tabs with websites you read daily to open every time you open your web browser
Setup all the tabs you want first
Click on the three lines, sprocket, gear on the right
Choose settings
Choose set pages or  home page
Choose use current
Done

Magazine Subscriptions are Old School
Visit your magazine online
No subscription fees and less paper waste
In google type in "genre" magazine online ex. tabloid magazine online or cooking magazine online

Here are a few
 
 
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Science News
Science News online features daily news, blogs, feature stories, reviews and more in all disciplines of science, as well as Science News magazine archives back to 1...
View on www.sciencenews.org
Preview by Yahoo
 


 
 
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The National Enquirer - Enquiring Minds Need To Know!
Celebrity gossip, scandals, and the latest from Hollywood. Enquiring minds want to know!
View on www.nationalenquirer...
Preview by Yahoo
 

 
 
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Food & Wine Magazine | Recipes, Menus, Chefs, Wine, C...
Food & Wine goes way beyond mere eating and drinking. We're on a mission to find the most exciting places, new experiences, emerging trends and sensations.
View on www.foodandwine.com
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Outside Online
Outside covers travel, sports, health, and fitness, as well as the personalities, the environment, and the style and culture of
View on www.outsideonline.com
Preview by Yahoo
 

 
 
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WIRED
Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and culture a...
View on www.wired.com
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ARTnews | The leading source of art coverage since 1902.
ARTnews is the oldest and most widely-circulated art magazine in the world. It is read by collectors, dealers, historians, artists, museum directors, curators,
View on www.artnews.com
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JazzTimes
06/25/15    Albums Jamison Jamison Ross The debut album by the winner of the 2012 Thelonious Monk International...
View on jazztimes.com
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Thanks Charles for sharing with us http://www.askart.com/

Next class, feel free to share a website you've discovered. 

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

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