3/22 Special Class Notes

By

3/22 Special Class Notes
Budget Friendly Devices

Tablet under $125
Lenovo A7 $125
Amazon Fire $50

Chromebook - Laptop with full size keyboard
Asus Chromebook $199

Streaming TV
Amazon Fire Stick $50

Projector with Speakers and HDMI for hook up for Streaming
ViewSonic PJD5133 $275

Smart Lighting controlled by your Smart Device
Philips Hue 3 bulbs for $199



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

Popular posts from this blog

Technology Class 8-22-04

By
Image
 Visit the Amazon AI Popup in San Francisco https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/robots-on-market-street-lure-visitors-to-amazon-ai-pop-up-space/ar-AA1p96y0?ocid=BingNewsSerp#image=3 https://aws.amazon.com/startups/lp/aws-gen-ai-loft-san-francisco Watch Drone Light Shows with over 1500 drones on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNcMDoBmhGA When searching be cautious and check the http... website address and look at the article to be sure it's what you want. When going to a website, use the address bar on the top of the window, type in the name with .com, and save the website to your bookmarks for a reference to the trusted site in the future by clicking the star. On Macintosh Photos how can I find duplicates? Open the multicolored flower Click the categories on the left and find Duplicate Click Duplicate to reveal the duplicate photos How can I test my foreign language skills. Use the dictation on Google Translate https://translate.google.com/?sl=auto&tl=zh-CN&op=tr...
Read more

Macintosh Tips and Tricks 2024

By
Image
 First! Know which OS (Operating System you are using) 1. Go to the Apple Menu 2. Go to About this Mac 3. Look for your OS 12 Monterey, 13 Ventura, 14 Sonoma, 15 Sequoia (newest) Look at the list of all the Macintosh OS systems in order -  https://setapp.com/how-to/full-list-of-all-macos-versions  (click your version and look at the features your system has that you might want to explore) Dive into your OS and learn more about what you can do. Choose the User Guide for you OS 15 Sequoia -  https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/welcome/mac 14 Sonoma -  https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/welcome/14.0/mac/14.0 13 Ventura -  https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/welcome/13.0/mac/13.0 12 Monterey -  https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/welcome/12.0/mac/12.0 Exploring some of the features and functions of Sonoma OS 14 More choices for changing the Login Screen, Screensaver and background picture. 1. Click the Apple Menu 2. Choose System Prefe...
Read more

Q & A Session from 2/27/2025 - Hacked: Warn contacts, change password, tech help. Podcast: on-demand radio app. Shazam: identify music via iPhone control panel.

By
Image
My emails have been hacked! What do I do? Notify all your contacts, friends and family to ignore the recent email and NOT send you money or respond to the email. This includes someone to send the message on your behalf.  Or create/use a secondary email to send a notification email to your friends/family group or distribution list NOT to send you money or respond to the email. (Be sure to put all the contacts in the BCC and send to groups of no mare than 50 contacts at a time) 1. Contact a Computer Tech to help cleanup and verify your email settings are properly configured, change your password and setup 2 factor authentication 2. Determine the extent of the Hack and if your original email can be secured you can continue to use it OR you might need to create a new email address What's a podcast? On-Demand Streaming Radio Shows Apple has a podcast app on their Computers and iOS devices ~Open the app to search for a show by name or host. ~Choose follow to add the show and newly added ...
Read more