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New Technology Group Meeting

New Technology Group Meeting. 13 August 2013 Mike Hender. Download this information from:. http:// www.hender.net/u3a NB: 16MB. What we’ll cover. Member Survey Results What you would most like to cover Photos Revisited How to share your holiday snaps Windows 8.1

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New Technology Group Meeting

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  1. New Technology Group Meeting 13 August 2013 Mike Hender

  2. Download this information from: http://www.hender.net/u3a NB: 16MB

  3. What we’ll cover • Member Survey Results • What you would most like to cover • Photos Revisited • How to share your holiday snaps • Windows 8.1 • Is now the time to upgrade?

  4. Members Survey

  5. The Survey

  6. Survey www.hender.net/u3a/new-tech/BB-3G-WiFi.pdf

  7. Conclusions • Use survey results to guide what we cover in the next 6 months • Include some basics in every session • Include some more advanced ideas in every session • Cover both iPad/Phone and Android in every session wherever possible

  8. September August October October August September www.hender.net/u3a/new-tech/BB-3G-WiFi.pdf

  9. Some Basic Tips

  10. IOS*/Android • Switch between Apps • Adjust brightness and volume • Stop an App • Rearrange and Delete Icons • Keyboard tips * IOS = Apple iPhone and iPad operating system

  11. Demo – Some Basic Tips

  12. Photos Revisited

  13. Sharing your Photos • Camera or Phone? • Basic saving and sharing for iPhone/iPad and Android • Arranging and editing your photos on your PC • Sharing your photos • Email • The Cloud

  14. Image flow And share via links to friends and family

  15. Saving and Sharing • Do you travel with a Tablet or PC? • PC: More cumbersome but easier to ‘Save, Edit and Share’ • Tablet: Small and light but a bit more tricky to use

  16. Saving Photos to PC from Camera

  17. Saving photos to PC from IOS* For pictures taken on an iPhone: • Automatic with Photo Stream • Download and install iCloud control panel • Automatic transfer to and from iCloud storage http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1455 * IOS = iPhone and iPad Operating System

  18. Saving photos to PC from Android • Connect with USB cable • Either ‘Drag and Drop’ • Or use photo editing software

  19. Imported from Nexus 7 using USB cable and standard Windows software

  20. Saving photos to PC from Camera First • Either use camera + cable • Or remove card and insert in PC Then • Either use ‘Drag and Drop’ • Or use photo editing software

  21. Arranging and simple Editing Recommended software: • Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 (£50) • Picasa (Free) • iPhoto (Free from Apple) • Photo Gallery (Free with ‘Windows Essentials’ from Microsoft) • FastStone (Free and used by Digital Imaging Group)

  22. Edited photos back to tablet IOS/iTunes Android

  23. Demo – Picasa album on PC to Tablet

  24. Summary And share via links to friends and family Download using ‘Web Albums’ App

  25. Saving Photos directly to Tablet from Camera

  26. Image flow And share via links to friends and family

  27. Saving Photos to Tablet from Camera You need Hardware + App

  28. Import to iPad from Card – 1

  29. Import to iPad from Card – 2

  30. Import to iPad from Card – 3

  31. Sharing from Phone or Tablet via email and The Cloud Email • The easiest for one or two photos • Gets complicated, big and very slow for a whole album • For albums it’s best to send a link to a Cloud Service

  32. Using a Cloud service - iCloud

  33. Using a Cloud service – Android via PicasaGoogle Gallery App

  34. Suggested Cloud Services for Photos • iCloud (IOS only) • Dropbox • Sky Drive • Google Drive /Picasa

  35. Demo

  36. Windows 8.1 – Time to upgrade?

  37. Windows 8 – Prices • XP Security Releases end 8 April 2014 • Windows 7 on Amazon £70 to £140 • Windows 8 upgrade on Amazon £60 • Lenovo IdeaPad S405 - £350 (Tech Radar recommended, Win 8 built in)

  38. Issues with Windows 8 • Two O/S in One • OMG – No Start Button • Modern Touch Screen and Traditional Desktop • Many (most?) traditional admin apps are in new locations • Steep learning curve • New full screen apps not well suited to traditional desktop users

  39. Is Windows 8.1 the Answer? • Return of the Start Button (sort of) • Full screen apps share screen • Boot to desktop • Better ‘Settings’ (duplicates Control Panel) • Customise start screen

  40. Customise Start Screen

  41. Windows 8.1 Demo

  42. Next Meeting! 14.00 – 2 September – Pottery Room • Security! • Apps – Bring your recommendations of the Apps you find most useful (or fun) • General Q&A • Latest Apple release Sept 10th– IOS7 and iPhone 5S

  43. End

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