Computer Help for Seniors

Creating a gmail account for email and access to google’s other online functions Sign up for a Gmail Account 1. Open Safari or Firefox 2. in the address bar, click and type in "gmail.com" 3. Click "sign up for gmail" 4. A form will appear, fill out the needed information, First Name, Last Name...type in the desired prefix you want for an email address, ex. mynameandzip@gmail.com TIP: press tab to skip to the next field 4a. click check availability...if it is not available, add a zip code, area code, or birthday to the login name you want 5. type in a desired password you want 8 characters in length, WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU ENTER, use a combination or letters and numbers to strengthen the password 6. fill out the remaining questions, write down the answer you use for the security question 7. Type in the displayed security word 8. click submit information to activate your account 9. Upon successful completion you will see a congratulations screen 10. Click take me to my a

Tips for Surfing the Internet 1.Going to another www.internetaddress.com 2.With Safari or Firefox open 3.In the address bar on the top of the screen with http://www.... 4.Click on the little dot/picture to the left of http:// 5.This Selects/highlights in blue, the current address 6.Press Delete to clear the address bar 7.Now you can type in the website address you want...press "RETURN" to go to the page

Sign up for a Gmail Account 1. Open Safari or Firefox 2. in the address bar, click and type in "gmail.com" 3. Click "sign up for gmail" 4. A form will appear, fill out the needed information, First Name, Last Name...type in the desired prefix you want for an email address, ex. mynameandzip@gmail.com TIP: press tab to skip to the next field 4a. click check availability...if it is not available, add a zip code, area code, or birthday to the login name you want 5. type in a desired password you want 8 characters in length, WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU ENTER, use a combination or letters and numbers to strengthen the password 6. fill out the remaining questions, write down the answer you use for the security question 7. Type in the displayed security word 8. click submit information to activate your account 9. Upon successful completion you will see a congratulations screen 10. Click take me to my account to view email using gmail How can I access my gmail account? 1. open safar

Sending e-greetings cards via the internet and an email address. Benefits: Saves time and paper You can send to multiple addresses at once Cards have music and animation, Fun! www.jacqielawson.com www.egreetings.com www.hallmark.com Tip: If you have a yahoo email address you can go to greetings.yahoo.com and send greeting cards from your email address book. Why is Firefox so slow or it freezes? Firefox takes up a large amount of computer memory. In class we compared Firefox to Internet Explorer opening 3 of the same website tabs at the same time, and Firefox allocated 95mb while Internet Explorer used only 56mb. What happened? I believe that over time…popularity of Firefox has demanded more bells and whistles thus increasing the need for more memory to run the program What does this mean…do I need to switch? No, but if you do have problems you can try using one or the other. Tip: There is a new browser that seems to work better and faster (for now). Safari, Apple computers web brow

iWeb, a program available on the Mac iLife disc is a very capable program for creating one's own web site.  I have used it for more than a year for a personal site I use for personal essays, opinion, photo galleries, keynote type presentations, and a number of issues I am interested in. It is totally constructed with iWeb.   You might like to take a look at what is possible with this ingenious program. As an avid user, I would be happy to help you learn to use it, if you were so moved to create a site for others to enjoy. Click on this link to view it:  Pyrrhonist Perspectives Since it is graphic intensive, a cable modem would provide most enjoyment, particularly for the galleries and movies.  Click on any blue text to expand the information. Let me know how you fare navigating the site.  I always enjoy suggestions. Dennis Alvernaz

If anyone at the Towers with a Mac gets stuck with a problem, I can usually diagnose and often fix the problem.  If anyone wants to make better use of their Mac programs,    just let me know . Just call me at 5478. Dennis  Alvernaz

I have come across a free ticket to the exhibitions at Mac world.  If anyone would like it let me know. Dennis Alvernaz