Computer Help for Seniors

Backup your data Online vs Offline Backup Online Backup - ( mozy.com , carbonite.com , cubby.com , icloud.com ) - free with a limited capacity (5GB), then a monthly fee - Automatic - no hassle Offline Backup (using an external device, flash drive, external hard drive, memory card, CD/DVD) - no monthly fee - must setup automation (Mac Time Machine/Automatic) **TIP** Buy a USB extension cord for easy access to a USB port, add a (powered) USB Hub for more port) Backup your Contacts (then sync that address book with your computer and devices) Use web-based email (yahoo, gmail, outlook, me, aol) and import/build your address book in your web-based account Setup your address book on the computer or portable device to sync with your web-based email address book Backup your files into a cloud based filing system Google Drive, Microsoft Sky Drive, iCloud !Google Chromebook is a laptop that stores most of the files automatically on the web which is why the device

"Special" Computer Class New Years Resolutions for Technology Users (topic I will introduce over the year in our "Special Class" and then explain in more detail at the platform specific classes) Backup your data 1/28/14 Go green, reduce paper waste Relax while exploring technology Get organized Discover new technology Reconnect with friends online Make the Internet work for you Train your brain Get the technology support and instruction you need   Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa St. San Francisco, CA 94121 www.sfct.net

Macintosh Notes for 1/21/14 Find a document or file lost in your computer 1) Click on the Magnifying Glass/Spotlight (top right corner) 2) Type in the PARTIAL name of what you want to find (be unique but general) 3) A list of files found matching your criteria will be displayed 4) Click to open the item **Tip** Create a "new" page/document depending on the application you are using —— Hold Command + Tap N Locate a document that was recently created 1) Click on the Apple Menu (top left) 2) Choose "Recent Items" 3) Find your file/document in the list of the last 10 documents opened ****REMEMBER**** Create your own system for naming files and where to save files. ex. letter to Jon Smith, 2014 Estate Financials Save files/documents to the DESKTOP so you can see exactly where it is. Once you've finished editing or using the file/document move it from the desktop to the documents folder. (Drag and drop the file into the "Documents" folder) **Tip** From the

  PC Class Notes for 1/7/2014 ESC - Cancel messages or strange windows that appear on the screen. Using Excel to create a contact list 1) Create headings in the first row (1) of each column (A,B,C,D,etc) i.e. A1=Full Name, B1=Street Address, C1=City, D1=State, E1=Zip 2) Fill in each contact's information below Start using your email address book for saving mailing addresses and phone numbers. As our devices, smartphones and tablets, are being unified with our email accounts having that information in one place makes things easier. Downloading your email address book contact list into excel 1)Open your address book from the web 2)Look for export 3)Choose as CSV (comma separated values) 4)a new file downloads 5)open the file and the information will appear in Excel Creating labels with a contact list in an excel or csv format in Word 1) Open Word 2)Click Mailings/Mail Merge 3)Click Start Mail Merge 4)Choose the type of label 5)Choose Select Recipients 6)Find a

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 St. 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