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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 r...

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 Trycavia...

Apps Kickstarter Google translate YouTube Keeping multiple credit cards in one device Coin Connect the device to a tv Purchase a hdmi adapter and wire Or Use AirPlay on an Apple TV iBooks vs Kindle Personal preference Download free apple manuals from iBooks   Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa St. San Francisco, CA 94121 www.sfct.net

Finding older books, films, music digitized available online Archive.org http://loc.gov/library/libarch-digital.html https://www.gutenberg.org   Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa St. San Francisco, CA 94121 www.sfct.net

How can I clean up my computer of unwanted software? Download and install the Free version of MalwareBytes Paid version is scanning all the time $25/year Free version has to manually be run   I ran Malware software and I still get pop ups. Go to Add/Remove programs in the control panel Sort the installed software by date Uninstall any recent installations that you don't need   How can I display two windows side by side Click hold on the top part of the 1 st window Drag the window to the far side of the screen Click hold on the top part of the 2nd window Drag the window to the other far side of the screen   Searching for information Google is a great place to search for information but youtube also has visual explanations When searching for videos on youtube look at how many views a video has had and when the video was made   The video is difficult to understand Turn on Closed Captioning CC by clicking it on the bottom right of the screen Click on ...

 Mac Notes 9.15.15 Streaming Audio news - NPR -  http://www.npr.org/ music - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com (search for an artist and add "full album" Video USE YouTube to find Institutional Channels, i.e. Stanford, Smithsonian, California Academy of Sciences, Metropolitan Museum of Art **Use the search on the top** Save the page as a bookmark/favorite PBS  http://video.pbs.org/ NBC  http://www.nbc.com/video/full-episodes CBS  http://www.cbs.com/watch/ Collection of TV Shows/Movies  http://www.hulu.com Wall Street Journal  http://www.wsj.com/video Market Watch  http://www.marketwatch.com/livevideo Interesting Lectures - TED - http://www.ted.com Paid Movies or TV or Audio iTunes -> iTunes Store Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa St. San Francisco, CA 94121 www.sfct.net

PC Notes for 9/1/15 Window 10 do I upgrade? "If it's not broken, don't fix it." read opinions http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/windows-10-vs-windows-7 How to upgrade https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-upgrade The consensus of the class is that the upgrade process is easy to do but there is a mixed opinion on if the idea to upgrade was a good or bad idea. The PC will be a mixed environment of windows 7 and windows 10 to support both users and introduce the new system to the residents. 8 users of course are also included! Shortcut Keys can be a lifesaver https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/126449 Windows program key combinations     CTRL+C: Copy     CTRL+X: Cut     CTRL+V: Paste     CTRL+Z: Undo     CTRL+B: Bold     CTRL+U: Underline     CTRL+I: Italic I've deleted an item from the desktop and I want it back. What do I do? Immediately UNDO! ctrl + z Undo can al...

Using Grab to take create an image of what's seen on the screen 1. Have what you want to take an image of open on the screen 2.  Search for Grab using spotlight (top right) 3. Choose under the Capture menu the option that suits your needs, screenshot, window or selection. 4. Follow the prompts to complete process 5. Your image will appear on the screen 6. Save the image where you want it Changing the saved location of a document/file in iOS 1. Open the document/file 2. On the top bar where the title of the file is, click 3. Choose the new location to save the file from the list or choose other at the bottom to specify another location How can I backup files from one external hard drive to another so I have 2 copies of my files? One solution is to search the web for different solutions -or- Search for the software that will help automate the task in the App Store on the Mac. Search for Backup TimeMachine - if you are not using it, you should be! Ho...