Computer Help for Seniors

Special Class Notes 6/30/15 Voice Commands are the future Amazon Echo $180 device that recognizes voice commands in the home to control lights, musics, respond to questions, etc. http://amzn.com/B00X4WHP5E "Ok Google" Chrome Web Browser voice search www.google.com/chrome  (just download and install) Click the microphone icon in the search bar of google to activate the feature Use tabs to multitask in a web browser. Listen to music while checking emails and reading the news Hold CTRL(pc) or Command(mac) tap t Setup multiple tabs with websites you read daily to open every time you open your web browser Setup all the tabs you want first Click on the three lines, sprocket, gear on the right Choose settings Choose set pages or  home page Choose use current Done Magazine Subscriptions are Old School Visit your magazine online No subscription fees and less paper waste In google type in "genre" magazine online ex. tabloid magazine online or cooking magazine online Here are

iOS Notes 6/9/15 Read about the iOS 9 release http://www.apple.com/ios/ios9-preview/?cid=wwa-us-kwg-features-com http://9to5mac.com/2015/06/08/top-10-ios-9-features-video/ Lock rotation of the device Swipe up from the bottom bezel Click the icon with the lock and rotating arrow Switch between open apps Press the home button twice Copy text Press and hold on text Choose select all Choose copy Paste/place text Go to where you want to put it Press and hold to get paste

Macintosh Class Notes June 16, 2015   Read what's upcoming for your operating system in the Fall of 2015 http://www.apple.com/osx/elcapitan-preview/   What is Mission Control? Use 3 fingers on a touchpad and swipe up to see all the open windows on your Mac.   Gestures Used on the trackpad and some mice you can use a combination of fingers and motions to perform different functions Learn more about gestures – Open "system Preferences" and open trackpad to view and activate/deactivate different gestures   Navigating between open windows -   Hold down Command + press Tab   Opening a new Tab in a browser window to view another website or page within the same window. Command + T or File->New Tab   Spotlight (magnifying glass in the top right) can be used to look up definitions of words or perform math calculations   Private/Safe/Incognito Web Browsing -   Be Anonymous on the Web In your web browser (Safari, Chrome, Firefox, etc) Go to File -> choose New Private/Sa

Ordering food online ·        Delivery from local restaurants ·        Frozen food from 4 star chefs ·        Uncooked food Ordering and Shopping for Necessities, Clothes, Technology ·        Shopping.google.com ·        Amazon.com Streaming Videos/Movies/Music ·        Youtube.com ·        PBS ·        Hulu ·        Pandora ·        Spotify ·        Netflix Games on the Internet Social Media ·        Facebook ·        Twitter ·        Instagram Medical The source of the information Searching Online ·        Google.com ·        Bing.com/Yahoo.com ·        Ask.com ·        Duckduckgo.com Download Google Chrome if you plan to use google frequently to take advantage of the tools like "Google Now" 1.        Go to chrome.google.com 2.        Click Download Now 3.        Follow the instructions to install it Use the Google Now voice search function 1.        Click on the microphone in the far right of the search bar 2.        Activate Google Now and allow i

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