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Play Music through the Cloud using iTunes Match (~$25/year) Record Music to your Mac Ion Turntable to USB Cassette to USB/mp3(digital music format) Speakers (use bluetooth or WiFi) Sonos Bose Libratone Jawbone Apple uses Airplay to send music/video to other apple compatible devices (small rectangle with a triangle on the bottom) visible in iTunes Video Streaming devices - Stream Netflix, Movies, TV shows via the internet to your Television Apple TV ~$100 (best choice if you have other apple products because you can extend your display to the TV using Airplay) Roku ~$40 Chromecast ~$35 Use Spotlight (magnifying glass in the top right corner) to find the definition of a word or calculate a math problem click spotlight type in the word choose look up from the list the dictionary with the definition will open or Type in your math problem and the solution will appear beside the calculator   Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa S...

Thursday Dec 5th - Internet SelfDefense class at Aquatic Park Senior Center at 1pm http://www.sfsenior.com/?p=2755   Turn off active desktop 1) Right Click on the desktop 2) choose properties in the menu that opens 3) Choose the Web Tab 4) Remove the Active Desktop check mark When in doubt, "Right Click" and look for what you want in the menu. Downloading files, attachments Run/Open vs. Save/Download to Computer Run/Open=one time use Save=keep for the future **Both will download the file to your computer** Run/Open->downloads->saves the file to a temporary location (that you can't easily access)-> will open the file once the download completes. Save->downloads the file->saves the file to your desktop/downloads/documents folder(you have to locate the file and double click on it to open it)       Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa St. San Francisco, CA 94121 www.sfct.net

10.8.2 system 10 version 8 (new Maverick v9) update 2 Must have system 10.6.8, 10.7, 10.8 Must have an apple ID - setup at appleid.apple.com 1.Go to your apple menu 2.Click on the App Store 3.A new window will appear and Maverick will appear in the middle of the screen 4.Click the logo 5.Click free 6.Click install 7.Enter your apple id and password 8.The software is downloaded and you will be prompted to install the software ***note: you must have your computer's password 9.The installation will continue and the computer will automatically restart and the installation will continue **note: the upgrade may take up to an hour to install Cloud Storage 2gb-5gb free online storage anything above that usually costs more Benefit: Sync files between computer/ipad/iphone Share multiple and large files with others Remote backup of your files Dropbox, SugarSync, Cubby, Microsoft SkyDrive, Google Drive, Apple iCloud   Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa St. Sa...

To Create A new icon to a program/application on the desktop... 1) find the program/application in the start menu 2) right click on the icon 3) choose "send to" 4) choose "desktop" 5) your new icon/shorcut will appear on the desktop Hide/Display the icons on your desktop 1) right click on the desktop 2) go to the view menu 3) choose hide desktop icons to make them appear/disappear Magnifier Accessories, ease of access, magnifier Choose view to change how to magnify the page **Hold ALT + F4 to close it   Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa St. San Francisco, CA 94121 www.sfct.net

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Spotlight (top right) - find files in your computer Wifi/Radio Waves - Click to turn off WiFi/Airport or choose a connection from the list Bluetooth - wireless used to connect keyboard, mouse, speakers, printer, etc. (if your keyboard or mouse aren't working, try changing the batteries first before fussing with bluetooth settings) Menu (Top Left) - Changes based on the application you are using Finder - the default Operating System name. Files and folders Apple Menu (Top Left) - Access functions like About this Mac - gives you more information about the make and model of your computer System Preferences - Access the computer's settings Shutdown/Sleep - Turn off your computer Magnification - System Preferences, Universal Access. Turn on Zoom function to change the zooming hold "apple" and "option" and tap = (zoom in) or - (zoom out) Change the permanent size of text - System preferences, Monitor, change the resolution. Bigger the number the smaller the text...

iPad notes 9.11.13 Remove an app 1. Tap and hold onto the app icon till the apps wiggle 2. Tap the x to remove 3. Tap delete to confirm removal of app 4. Push the home button to have the apps stop wiggling Apps Google earth Sky map Pandora Tune in radio Flow Dots TV guide Ink flow Pen and ink Google translate Piano Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa St. San Francisco, CA 94121 www.sfct.net

Turn off the iPad if the device is acting strangely 1. Hold down the power button ( on the top right of the iPad) until you see a slide to power off screen 2. Slide and the device will turn off 3. Press the power button again to turn it on 4. The apple symbol appears, and the screen will return to normal after a few minutes Installing an app on the iPad 1. Open the App Store 2. Tap top charts on the bottom to see a list of suggested apps 3. Choose a category by tapping on all categories on the top left 4. Tap the app you are interested in installing to view more details 5. Notice the rating by the number of stars and the number of reviews it received. 6. Tap free or the $price to download the app 7. Enter your password 8. Wait for the app to download. 9. Tap open to open and use the new app Apps we tried in class Luminosity - brain games Tuneinradio - worldwide radio directory Next class, bring your password Remove apps Share apps you use...

Turn off the iPad if the device is acting strangely 1. Hold down the power button ( on the top right of the iPad) until you see a slide to power off screen 2. Slide and the device will turn off 3. Press the power button again to turn it on 4. The apple symbol appears, and the screen will return to normal after a few minutes Installing an app on the iPad 1. Open the App Store 2. Tap top charts on the bottom to see a list of suggested apps 3. Choose a category by tapping on all categories on the top left 4. Tap the app you are interested in installing to view more details 5. Notice the rating by the number of stars and the number of reviews it received. 6. Tap free or the $price to download the app 7. Enter your password 8. Wait for the app to download. 9. Tap open to open and use the new app Apps we tried in class Luminosity - brain games Tuneinradio - worldwide radio directory Next class, bring your password Remove apps Share apps you use...

------internet at the Towers------- Wifi at the towers is much more reliable. The speed does vary based on the usage at one-time. If the speed is a problem, enrolling for your own Comcast connection will alleviate the slow connection speed. As more residents with Internet related devices move in the speeds will get slower. Especially when they have Internet Televisions. i.e. Google TV, Roku, or Apple TV. (uses large amounts of bandwidth) Bandwidth - Internet speed (www.speedtest.net) traditional telephone modem  56kb/sec 1st generation DSL 1.5mb/sec = 1500kb/sec towers internet  18mb/sec = 18000kb/sec -----My Wifi keeps dropping the signal/internet------- If your WiFi has problems connecting, make sure you are connected to the proper connection. Computers are setup to automatically jump to other signals if your default signal is not found or is strong. Turn off the Wifi by clicking the radio signal icon on the top right. Choose "turn airport off". The radio signals will bec...

DropBox – File Storage on the Cloud (internet) – 5gb of free storage   1. Visit dropbox.com 2. Click "Sign Up" 3. Enter your information 4. Click "Sign Up" again 5. An installation file will be downloaded, open the installation file and start the installation of Dropbox, Install->Next->etc. 6. Once installation completes, follow the steps and you will be directed to your new dropbox folder in Documents or on the left of an open file window 7. Move documents you want to store on the cloud into that folder 8. They will automatically be uploaded into the cloud for safe keeping     Dropbox also allows you to share files you uploaded into your dropbox 1. Go to dropbox.com 2. Log in 3. Go to the folder you want to share 4. Click the folder with the rainbow on the top right 5. Enter the email address with whom to share the folder and its contents with 6. Share   Other sharing tools Cubby (also 5gb of free storage) http:...

7/9/13 iPad Notes - open forum Moving apps around on the home screen 1) tap and hold till the apps wiggle 2) tap hold and drag the app to where you want to put it, if in another screen, move the icon to the edge for the next screen Stop the wiggling 1) press the home button Beware! Pressing the x on the wiggling icon will remove the app from the iPad. Folders/groups for apps 1)  tap and hold on the app to move 2) drag the app on top of another app to create a group 3) the new group will appear with the title above ( tap to edit the title as needed) Safari - your tool, browser to navigate through he Internet Go to a specific website address, I.e. SFGate.com 1) open safari 2)tap the top white bar 3) tap the x on the right to remove the current address 4) type in the address to go to i.e. SFGate.com( without spaces) 5) press go on the keyboard 6) page will appear Save the page to the desktop or as a bookmark 1) open the page to save 2) tap the arrow and squa...

Dock Remove an Icon 1) Quickly click hold and drag the icon to the desktop Change the position of an Icon on the Dock 1) Quickly click hold and drag the icon to another place on the dock Add an icon to the Dock 1) Click on the "Go" menu 2) Click "applications" 3) find the application you want to add to the dock 4) click hold and drag the icon onto the dock Change the dock settings, position, etc 1) Go to the apple menu (top left) 2) Click "system preferences" 3) Click "dock" 4) Make the needed adjustments Towers Class Instruction Blog sfct.net Instructions/Manual for the Macintosh OS http://www.apple.com/support/osx/ Check the version of the OS 1) Click the apple menu 2) go to "about this mac" 3) your version will be displayed View your serial/build number 1) click on the OS version and the build number, then the serial number will be displayed When doing Google Searches BE SURE to look at the source of the abstract displayed in green...

Online Translators translate.google.com babelfish.com bing.com/translator   1.     Copy and paste the text you want to translate into the original language window. 2.     Choose the language to translate the original language text to. 3.     The translation will appear. **click the speaker to hear the translation**   Use a language learning system online for free Search on google "free Spanish lessons online" Try the different results until you find one easy to use and one that you prefer. Ex. http://www.spanishprograms.com/   Search on youtube.com for language lessons   Or look for networks of people interested in learning languages via the internet, some for free and some paid. You can practice Spanish, they can practice English. http://italki.com/ http://www.palabea.com/ http://livemocha.com/   Search youtube.com for how to videos, language lessons, music, old movies, e...