Computer Help for Seniors

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. 2.Hold CONTROL and click on

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