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Special Class Notes 7.24.18 Artificial Intelligence Google's Duplex - sets up appointments via the phone for you What is Google Duplex? — features, release date, and more What is Google Duplex? — features, release date, and more Google Duplex is awesome and scary at the same time. Here's everything you need to know about it. Google's experiments with AI AI Experiments | Experiments with Google AI Experiments | Experiments with Google Celebrating Creativity and AI App for Low Sight Users that interpret their surroundings Seeing AI | Talking camera app for those with a visual impairment Seeing AI | Talking camera app for those with a visual impairment Instantly translate written text to another language Download & use Google Translate - Android - Google Translate Help Download & use Google Translate - Android - Google Translate Help You can translate text, handwriting, photos, and speech in over 100 languages with the Google Translate app. Or ... Jason Dare Computer T...

BEWARE OF PHONE AND EMAIL SCAMS If ANYONE contacts you about your computer and offering assistance, tell them "I DON'T USE A COMPUTER!" Lookup the owner of a phone number, Reverse phone lookup Go to Google Type in Reverse Phone Lookup Skip the "Ads" Choose a match like, 411.com or reversephonelookup.com Type in the phone number to lookup If you get an email, DO NOT CLICK ANYWHERE on the EMAIL Verify the sender of the email is from the company from where they say they are from. If you use Macintosh Mail: Hover your mouse arrow over the sender's name Click on the v to show more information about the sender Webmail like Yahoo or Gmail now show you the full email address of the sender. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Customize your Safari Favorites for Easy, Quick Access Safari favorites are found when you click on the address bar on the top of a web page, a list of square icons appear which are the  bookmarks in ...

PC Notes 7/3/18 Make the screen the full size of the window. Double click the top part of the window you are trying to change the size of. Drag the window, from the top bar, to the right or left sides of the screen to have 2 windows side by side. Passwords and Security Do you bank or access financial institutions online? Setup 2 step authentication for extra security. Activate your alerts in your profile. Don't forget to right click. Old ideas to invest repackaged in a new format. Better rates than CDs - https://www.bankrate.com/cd.aspx Crowd-funded loans – www.peerstreet.com Rental Properties – www.roofstock.com Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 3145 Geary Blvd, Suite 457 San Francisco, CA 94118 www.sfct.net

Try Siri on the Macintosh Computer Access it by clicking the top right icon near the clock or the icon on the dock. Setup a shortcut key in the Siri settings. Apple->System Preferences->Siri Access the list of commands in the link below to have Siri compose and send emails, find files in the computer, open websites, read your emails, and more. Use Siri on the Mac! A List of Mac Siri Commands Use Siri on the Mac! A List of Mac Siri Commands Now that macOS Sierra has Siri built directly into the Mac operating system, you're probably wondering what exac... Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 3145 Geary Blvd, Suite 457 San Francisco, CA 94118 www.sfct.net

Watch Streaming Video Go to the source of the video, ex. www.pbs.org PBS: Public Broadcasting Service Watch full episodes of your favorite PBS shows, explore music and the arts, find in-depth news analysis, and mor... Search for the content or title you want. ex. Acorn Choose the show to watch from the results that appear Volume on a video can be controlled in TWO places 1. on the computer/device, PC volume is on the bottom right, MAC volume is on the top right 2. Volume icon on the video Need a manual, reference for an electronic device? Look it up on Google Search for "Manual" the manufacturer and model of your device **Be sure to look at the source of the content in green to be sure it is coming from the manufacturer and not a website trying to infect you with malware** Look for a PDF format (digitized version) and save it to the computer for future reference by going to the bottom middle and clicking the arrow pointing down. Or Bookmark the p...

Macintosh Notes May 15, 2018 Zooming in and out to make seeing fonts/type easier Default Font size 10pt to 12pt Default Towers Font size 14pt to 16pt To increase the size of the text on the screen and NOT printed, Zoom. Pages Zoom is on Top left Word Zoom is on the Bottom Right Mail or Internet Zoom using      Zoom In - Command (CMD) & +      Zoom Out Command (CDM) & - Does zooming change the size of the text when it prints? NO If you get an email that is too small or large, Select, Copy, Paste and Change the size of the Font in Pages or Word. Open the email Click the Edit Menu Choose Select All Click the Edit Menu Choose Copy Open Word, Pages, Notes, or any other word processing program Click the Edit Menu Choose Paste Change the size of the Font as needed or zoom in to make it bigger Personalizing the Toolbars to fit the functions you use the most. 1.Open the program you want to customize. ...

Bing - Search tool by Microsoft Bing Desktop - Changing background picture 1. Search online for Bing Desktop 2. Click the related search that is from Microsoft 3. On the microsoft page, click Download 4. Click Run, or Open the downloaded file and install it Bing Desktop can be used as a search tool, looking up the weather and news Change your desktop background to another picture 1. Click the start menu, bottom left icon 2. Type in background 3. Choose the option to change the background 4. Click Browse and choose your picture Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 3145 Geary Blvd, Suite 457 San Francisco, CA 94118 www.sfct.net

 Today I'm going to try to type out my entire notes with out using the keyboard and only my voice. The topic today is related to how iPads and iPhones can replace computers. And example would be getting a keyboard built into the case and attaching it to the iPad to make it have all the functionality of a computer. If you have an iPhone a stylus is the best way to import text or don't forget the very important speech to text accessed by pushing the microphone on the keyboard. Calendar App Tips. Press and hold on the time and date to create the event.  Hold down on the created event to get the dots to change the times.  https://www.cnet.com/how-to/the-complete-list-of-siri-commands/ Use voice activated calling, "hey Siri, call towers security" Go to settings and Siri to activate "Hey Siri" Setup a contact named Towers Security with the related phone number. Done, you now have voice activated calling Jason Dare Computer Trainer 4...

Macintosh Notes 4-17-18 Create a New Document, Open a New Web Window, etc. Click the File Menu Choose New Understand your menus, contain the functions you can do with your program/software File Menu: New Open previously saved Save Save As, save another version, name, etc Print Export (change the format of the document, like PDF) Recent Items (find a lost document, keeps the last 5 documents opened) Edit Menu: UNDO Cut Copy Paste I am getting notifications that i don't want on the top right of my screen how can I turn them off? Click the Apple Menu Choose System Preferences Choose Notifications Find the application you don't want notifications from and remove the check marks Printing, Show and Hide Details Hide Details, Displays a simplified view of the options available for your printer Show Details, Displays more options available for your printer Need to download Pages? Click the Apple menu Go to the Ap...

PC Notes for 4-3-18 Turn off ad blockers Click the ad blocker icon, usually red top right Choose disable The icon should turn gray Learn about Cryptocurrency or Blockchain technology https://youtu.be/hYip_Vuv8J0 Download Apps, Software from the Microsoft Store *Search for the app in the search bar on the top right Microsoft To Do Adobe Photoshop Express Spotify – Streaming Music Service Listen to music on YouTube Search for the artist or performer you want Save the songs you want as a favorite Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 3145 Geary Blvd, Suite 457 San Francisco, CA 94118 www.sfct.net

PC Class Notes 3-6-18 Adobe Flash, What is it? Adobe Flash is a Plugin that is used on the Internet via your Web Browser to show animation or video. Hackers use the term "Adobe Flash" as a way to install malicious software in your computer. Be careful activating and updating Adobe Flash. I get a notice to activate adobe flash, do I do it? Yes if you know the website you are on is legitimate. To update Adobe Flash… Go to Adobe.com Scroll to the bottom of the page Click Adobe Flash and follow the instructions (remove the check marks to install other software options before clicking install now) REMEMBER TO SURF/BROWSE THE INTERNET PRIVATELY/INCOGNITO 1. Click the 3 dots or lines on the top right of the web browser 2. Choose to open a new private/incognito tab 3. Now surf the Internet without the worry of being tracked or installing temporary files in the computer If you end up on a website you should not have o...

Special Class 2.27.18 Explore and Discover New Websites Surf the Web Privately or Incognito! -Click the 3 dots or bars on the right and choose new private/incognito window -iOS - tap the cascading squares on the top right of safari, tap private on the bottom right, tap the + Search in Google Best websites of 2018 best websites for seniors 2018 best websites for shopping 2018 best websites for … Use the lists we discovered https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/surf-internet-websites https://www.seniorliving.org/leisure/top-senior-websites/ BBC Episode - Japan: New Ways to Grow Old - Part One http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cswhtp Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 3145 Geary Blvd, Suite 457 San Francisco, CA 94118 www.sfct.net

Sync Your Bookmarks, Form Data, Passwords via your Web browser, i.e. Safari, Chrome, Firefox Safari automatically syncs the information via iCloud Login to Chrome or Firefox and then download the app on your iOS device to sync your data ———- I'm trying to shut down my computer but I get a message that an unresponsive app cannot quit. What do I do? Use Force Quit! Apple menu, choose Force Quit, Choose the Application that is not responding and click Force Quit. Try to shut down the computer again. If the computer still doesn't shutdown, hold the power button down for 30 seconds, then push the button again to turn it on and WAIT. —————- Choosing when to retrieve emails on iOS device Go to Accounts, then Fetch New Data, turn off Push, and change the Fetch settings at the bottom of the page to the frequency you prefer. Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 3145 Geary Blvd, Suite 457 San Francisco, CA 94118 www.sfct.net