New Technology Group Meeting 13 August 2013 Mike Hender

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

Members Survey

The Survey

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

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

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

Some Basic Tips

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

Demo – Some Basic Tips

Photos Revisited

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

Image flow And share via links to friends and family

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

Saving Photos to PC from Camera

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

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

Imported from Nexus 7 using USB cable and standard Windows software

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

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)

Edited photos back to tablet Android IOS/iTunes

Demo – Picasa album on PC to Tablet

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

Saving Photos directly to Tablet from Camera

Image flow And share via links to friends and family

Saving Photos to Tablet from Camera You need Hardware + App

Import to iPad from Card – 1

Import to iPad from Card – 2

Import to iPad from Card – 3

Sharing from Phone or Tablet via email and The Cloud 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

Using a Cloud service - iCloud

Using a Cloud service – Android via Picasa Google Gallery App

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

Demo

Windows 8.1 – Time to upgrade?

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)

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

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 You’ll find a long list of new and changed features in Windows 8.1. Here’s a partial list: A Start hint that appears on the taskbar, where the Windows 7 Start button is located More flexible Start screen customization options The option to go directly to the desktop instead of the Start screen Much tighter integration with SkyDrive More options for arranging modern (Metro) apps side by side New “first party” (Microsoft-authored) Windows 8.1 apps A redesigned Windows Store New capabilities for third-party Windows 8.1 apps A greatly enhanced PC Settings module that duplicates the desktop Control Panel Support for smaller tablets Internet Explorer 11, with significant improvements in tab handling and security Some new capabilities for the on-screen keyboard on touch devices Integrated search Some features and apps that will be in the final release of Windows 8.1 are not yet in the preview. This includes a significant update to the Mail client, which Microsoft has shown in demos but did not include in the preview release.

Customise Start Screen

Windows 8.1 Demo

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

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