Computer Help for Seniors

Discover Google Tools directly accessed from the search bar. Availible on any computer or device connected to the internet. Cloud computing at its best. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/guide-google-tools-tips-tricks-cant-live-without/ Save all your passwords to one place online, using www.lastpass.com. Install the plugins to integrate the password list to websites you frequently access.   Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa St. San Francisco, CA 94121 www.sfct.net

Macintosh Notes for 5/19/15 Internet Basics Web Browsers Safari (default) Firefox Chrome Search Engines Google Bing Yahoo Ask Wolframalpha Duckduckgo Use a content organization tool to discover new content feedly.com login, search and ADD+ new content to your profile to discover new information daily Bookmark an article in Feedly for future reference Email an article to share it Search the internet using google to find/answer a specific question Type in the search box your entire question Review the results by clicking on the blue title Bookmark or favorite any website you like Try changing the search results to display videos related to your question by click video towards the top of the window Share what you find with others to discover new content example d3cast .com/ rowing / was recommended to watch live streaming crew but if you remove the suffix rowing and visit d3cast.com, you'll discover a we

5/5/15 PC Notes Exploring the Internet Find new News Media/Website Channels Go to news.google.com Right click on a link and choose "open in new tab" Save the website in your favorites for future reference. 1.        Click on the title of the website in the top left 2.        Click on the star to save it as a favorite/bookmark Choose news from around the world and let Google Chrome translate the page to English ------ Visit Feedly.com to create your own customized content to read Click on the search on the top right and choose a category and click + or +feedly to add it to your custom content.     Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa St. San Francisco, CA 94121 www.sfct.net

Web Browser - an application/software opened to translate the code retrieved from the internet, examples Apple Safari (default), Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox ISP (Internet Service Provider) - Service providing you with Internet access, example SFTInternet, Comcast, ATT/Verizon/Tmobile What is Google? Advertising Company that is used widely as a search engine (google.com), video content provider (youtube.com) Google creates many online services to organize content. news.google.com maps.google.com shopping.google.com find more -  http://www.google.com/about/products/ Domain/URL/Website - website ex. google.com or yahoo.com Subdomain - is a prefix before the domain separated by a period ex. maps.google.com or maps.yahoo.com Downloading an alternate browser 1) Go to firefox.com or chrome.google.com 2) Click Download Locate the newly downloaded file Go to the Finder Click the Go menu Choose Download Organize the files by date to find the most recently downloaded file Click on the stack of

PC Class Notes for 4/7/15 Software adds functionality to your computer Basic Must Have Software Internet Browser – Internet Explorer (Preinstalled/Default), Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera Install at least one other Internet Browser as a backup to Internet Explorer Avoid Malicious Software from being downloaded from the internet by keeping your browser up to date. Recommend using Google Chrome because – updates automatically, Flash is automatically updated Plugins – Adobe Flash, Java, Acrobat Reader Download Google Chrome 1.        Open Internet Explorer 2.        Click on the top bar where you see http:/… 3.        Delete the text in that bar 4.        Type in "chrome.google.com" (or Firefox.com, Opera.com) 5.        Press Enter 6.        Click the button titled "Download Now" 7.        Follow the prompts that appear on the screen Installing software from the internet is a 2 step process 1.        First download the installation software and cho

3-24-15 Special Class Notes - Social Media Social media is the new method of connecting and developing relationships Facebook - connect with Family, Friends and Organizations Linkedin - connect with business colleagues Twitter - connect with organizations, design your own magazine of content specific to your interests Terminology Like - used by Facebook to connect to a person or organization Follow - used by Twitter to connect to a profile Remove someone from your feed/inbox -Click on the users name to view their profile. -Click "liked" or "following" to remove yourself Add or find someone or something to follow -Look for the search bar on the top (Facebook) top-right (Twitter) -Type in the name -Choose the organization from the list to view their feed and content -Click Like or Follow to add them to your list   Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa St. San Francisco, CA 94121 www.

3/17/15 Macintosh Notes Adjusting your Wifi connection Be sure your device is connected to SFTInternet or your personal connection. If you connect to the wrong connection, like xfinity, you will have to remove the connection from your list of saved connections to avoid future errors. 1) Click the Apple Menu 2) Choose System Preferences 3) Click Network 4) Click WiFi on the left 5) Click Advanced 6) Choose the connection you DO Not want 7) Click the - symbol to remove the connection Turn off Sharing for your computer 1) Click the Apple Menu 2) Choose System Preferences 3) Click Sharing 4) Remove ALL check marks beside the options to share Turn off Printer Sharing 1) Click the Apple Menu 2) Choose System Preferences 3) Click Printers and Scanners 4) Remove the check mark to share the printer Scanning to your computer 1) Click the Apple Menu 2) Choose System Preferences 3) Click Printers and Scanners 4) Choose your scanner 5) Click Scan above 6) Click Open Scanner 7) Click Show Detail