Computer Help for Seniors

Special Class Notes 5.28.19 Technology - Connecting you to the Internet (Data) Everything is driven by marketing, advertising, selling. Telephone - Controllable (turn off the ringer) Email - Semi-Controllable (don't open it) Text Messages (Instant Messages) Computer/Device Notifications Connected without knowing (Alexa, Google, Roku, FitBit, Apple Watch…) Getting iOS Text Messages I don't want Block it! 1.Tap the user on the top 2.Click the i (with a circle) titled info 3.Push the Number of the contact 4.Tap Block this Caller  I've been getting Text Messages & Emails with Photos Do One of Two Things! Save the photo into your gallery or photo folder And/Or Delete the message/email so it doesn't take up space on your computer/device Talk to your cellular provider (Att, Verizon, Sprint, Tmobile) about services they offer to reduce spam. Collect Data Notifications Keep showing up on my computer Most likely those notifications are related to Google Chrome 1. Open Google

Macintosh Class Notes 5-21-19 Searching Google Be specific! Use dates (years), locations, names (constrained by "quotes" to keep a string as an entire title) Use the headings below the search to search for News Articles, Images, etc. Try going to YouTube to look for Videos of past shows rather than Google (use Google to find the exact title then search the exact title on YouTube) Asian Cultural Carnival - Live: Celebrate Asian Culture Carnival 亚洲文化嘉年华盛大举办 Live: Celebrate Asian Culture Carnival 亚洲文化嘉年华盛大举办 The Asian Culture Carnival, a celebratory activity for the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations, will f... OGASAWARA: The Guardians of Paradise - OGASAWARA: The Guardians of Paradise OGASAWARA: The Guardians of Paradise This year, Japan celebrates the 50th anniversary of the return of the Ogasawara Islands. This World Natural Heri... https://www.cbsnews.com/news/top-10-highest-paid-youtube-stars-of-2018-forbes/ Watch Live TV Follow user

iOS Class Notes 5-14-19 My emails are disappearing into the trash automatically Check your email account settings under security to be sure your account has not been compromised.  I can't get my emails Delete the account off the device and re-add it Why when I delete emails from my phone they are deleted from my computer but when I delete them from the computer they are not deleted from my phone Be sure both devices are using imap as the email protocol. News+ Get hundreds of magazines to read including the Wall Street journal for $9.99 per month. Cancel anytime. Install google photos from the App Store to save your photos into the google cloud for free as a backup or unified storage place for your photos and videos. Be sure to save photos and videos from emails and text messages into your photo library. Then delete the original message to save space. Lay your finger on the photo or video and save will appear. Tap save  Or  Tap the photo or video to

PC Class Notes 5/7/19 Windows 10 Update May 1, 2019 *Warning* you must have 32GB of free hard drive space available to install the update I suggest waiting to install the new update and follow the saying, If it ain't broke don't fix it. Check your hard drive and how much space is used and available. Right Click on the Start Menu Choose File Explorer Click Computer on the left Your hard drive will appear on the right with the information you need displayed Make space on your hard drive Photos and Videos take up the most storage space Buy an external hard drive or thumb drive to move your photos and videos to -or- install Google Photos Uploader to save your photos and videos to the cloud for free Other benefits of Google Photos in the Cloud is you can access your photos from any Internet connected device Go to photos.google.com Login or sign up for a Google Account (note you can use any existing email address