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New Technology Group

New Technology Group. First Monday of the month 14.00 in the Pottery Room Convenor: Susan Jeffery Mail: u3ant@chiltern-u3a.org.uk. New Technology Group. Take me into the 21st century!. Our Survey. What people want to learn about. New Technology Group. Covered so far. iPhone Basics

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New Technology Group

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  1. New Technology Group • First Monday of the month • 14.00 in the Pottery Room • Convenor: Susan Jeffery • Mail: u3ant@chiltern-u3a.org.uk

  2. New Technology Group Take me into the 21st century!

  3. Our Survey What people want to learn about

  4. New Technology Group Covered so far • iPhone Basics • iPad Basics • Broadband, 3G and Wi-Fi Basics • The Cloud • email

  5. New Technology Group Catch up at on past sessions at www.hender.net/u3a

  6. New Technology Group Coming Soon! • eBooks – which to choose and why? • MusicandPodcasts – where from? • MoreApps –best Apps? • Androidv. Apple – how to choose? • . . . .

  7. iPad Basics iPad Basics Mike Hender U3A 3 Dec 2012

  8. iPad Basics Tablets are primarily about'Lean-back‘ Consumption

  9. iPad Basics Questions covered 1 Newspapers, Blogs – Magazines – Books – BBC iPlayer – Watching videos –

  10. iPad Basics Questions covered 2 Emailing – Web browsing – Camera and showing photos – Listening to music – Listening to podcasts –

  11. iPad Basics Questions covered 3 Social: • Twitter • Facebook • LinkedIn • YouTube • Etc.

  12. iPhone Basics iPhone Basics Mike Hender U3A 5 Nov 2012

  13. iPhone Basics Questions covered 1 • Basics • Using as a phone • Sending texts • Emailing • Web browsing

  14. iPhone Basics Questions covered 2 • Camera and photos • Listening to music and podcasts • Watching videos • Voice input – Siri • Basics 2

  15. iPhone Basics On/Off Button Ring/ Silent Apps Volume Buttons iPhone 5 Home Button

  16. Broadband, 3G and Wi‐Fi Basics Broadband, 3G and Wi‐Fi U3A New Tech 7 January 2013 Mike Hender

  17. Broadband 2Mbps – 100Mbps 2Mbps – 40Mbps Cable Network Telephone Network www.hender.net/u3a/new-tech/BB-3G-WiFi.pdf

  18. Wi-Fi Wi-Fi speed 802.11ac – 800 Mbps 802.11n – 160 Mbps 802.11g – 20 Mbps 802.11b – 3 Mbps Router ISP speed 2 – 40 Mbps www.hender.net/u3a/new-tech/BB-3G-WiFi.pdf

  19. Broadband, 3G and Wi‐Fi Basics Questions covered 1 • Help! Whatexactly are Wi-Fi, Broadband and 3G Mobile Data? • Which one should I connect with?  • What are the benefits of each for PC, Tablet, Smartphone? www.hender.net/u3a/new-tech/BB-3G-WiFi.pdf

  20. Broadband, 3G and Wi‐Fi Basics Questions covered 2 • What are the relative costs - what's best value for money? • How fast do they work? • How much data (Emails, Web Pages, Apps, Music, Films) can I download? www.hender.net/u3a/new-tech/BB-3G-WiFi.pdf

  21. Broadband, 3G and Wi‐Fi Basics Questions covered 3 • What does my Router do and how do I connect to it? • How do I get Wi-Fi in my home? • How do I get Wi-Fi when I'm out and about? www.hender.net/u3a/new-tech/BB-3G-WiFi.pdf

  22. Broadband, 3G and Wi‐Fi Basics Questions covered 4 • It's a scary world out there, so how do I keep my stuff secure? • How do I get help when I'm stuck? www.hender.net/u3a www.hender.net/u3a/new-tech/BB-3G-WiFi.pdf

  23. The Cloud U3A New Tech 4 February 2013 Mike Hender

  24. The Cloud • Get a better understanding of this major technology shift and how it may affect our lives • Get a sense of what’s real and what’s hype • Identify one or two areas of interest that you could explore for yourself to get some immediate value

  25. The Cloud NB Smartphones, tablets and eReaders are already deeply embedded in the Cloud so you should immediately see areas that you are already familiar with!

  26. Google’s Cloud Data Centre

  27. The Cloud – so what is it? * Example sizes 100GB 10GB 1GB 2GB 1GB YourB/Up 1GB 50GB* 10GB YourDocs YoureBooks Youremails YourDiary YourContacts YourPhotos YourMusic 5GB – 200GB 16GB 3GB 500GB 100GB 16GB

  28. The Cloud What use is all this to me? • Store and share your photos and videos • Store and stream your music and podcasts • Send large files to friends • Backup all your valuable stuff • Play multi-user games

  29. The Cloud What use is all this to me? • Subscribe to digital newspapers • Borrow, buy and read digital books on any device • Have all your photos, music and videos available wherever you are on all your gadgets • Enjoy cloud services like iPlayer and Facebook

  30. The Cloud You can now keep in the Cloud • Anything that you would previously have kept on your own: • PC hard disk • Video recorder • DVD player • CD library • Book shelf • And this is one of the driving forces boosting Tablet computing

  31. email U3A New Tech 4 March 2013 Mike Hender

  32. email Questions answered How do I • Set up email on a phone or tablet? • Choose the best email service? • Control my inbox? • Find my missing mails? • Send to a group? • . . . .

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