Computer Help for Seniors

Notes 1/26/16 - Special Happy New Year Special Class Online Backup - Hassle Free, Better Safe than Sorry www.backblaze.com (PC & Mac) - $5 a month, unlimited backup ***Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, Web Based Email is automatically backed up*** Backup Photos ONLY - Google Photo Backup - Free backup of Photos and Videos ( https://photos.google.com/ ) Search with a Different Tool www.google.com www.bing.com www.duckduckgo.com [no cookies/tracking] www.wolframalpha.com [search data] Learn something new on the Internet www.youtube.com www.edx.com (free online courses) Learn a Language www.youtube.com (Learn, listen to music, watch movies) translate.google.com (test your skills) Listen to Music www.Pandora.com www.Spotify.com www.Tunein.com (radio stations) Play the Piano www.virtualpiano.net Play the Pan Flute www.virtualmusicalinstruments.com/pan-flute   Find Sheet Music Online www.musescore.org   Write your own score www.noteflight.com   Save a Website/Video for future reference as a

iOS Notes 1/12/16 *How to access information on safari Open safari Tap on the top bar with the text Press backspace or the x to erase the current text Type in what you want Press go Choose from the results the best match *Don't like to type on the small keyboard? Use voice recognition! Open safari Tap on the top bar with the text Press backspace or the x to erase the current text Tap the microphone on the bottom left of the keyboard *Share the website information with others via email or text Tap the arrow pointing up and choose how to share Save Google to the home screen Open safari Tap on the top bar with the text Press backspace or the x to erase the current text Type in Google.com and press go Tap the arrow pointing up Choose add to home screen Tap add Use Siri to search Hold the home button down for a few seconds till the device chirps Say what you want, "search the web for....."   Jason Dare Co

Website List continued… sfct.net (Towers Class Notes Archived on the Internet) Contact Someone for Services Around the House taskrabbit.com handy.com fiver.com freelancers.com upwork.com Car Service Uber.com Lyft.com flywheel.com (Taxi) Silverride.com Car Rentals zipcar.com monthly fee enterprisecarsharing.com getaround.com turo.com   wedriveu.com (chauffer) Movies, TV Stream on the Computer netflix.com (fee) hulu.com (free and fee) pbs.org (free) crackle.com (free) "When in doubt, Right Click!"     Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa St. San Francisco, CA 94121 www.sfct.net

How to access a website!!!! Type in the url(website address) in the top bar of the Web Browser (Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome, Firefox). Press Enter/Return on the keyboard to go to the website. —or—  You may also type in what you want into the Google or Search box and choose the best choice from the results. Working with Passwords You must register with websites when ordering from them using your email address. You can make up your own scheme for passwords. I would definitely recommend having a different password for your email, financial institutions and shopping. Remember that passwords should be about 10 characters with an upper case letter and one special character (!@#$&). Shopping Amazon.com (largest online retailer, has 1 hour delivery option) OfficeDepot.com (free delivery over $50) Safeway.com (groceries delivered within the day) USPS.com (post office) Walgreens.com (meds, photos, etc.) eBay.com (global marketplace) etsy.com (handcrafted gifts) Food Trycaviar.co