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Computer Tips
Everyday
making us less irritated & more productive
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Email ~Links
Send clean links.
● Emails ● Blog posts ● Presentations
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http://www.popsugar.com/food/Easy-Chocolate-Chip-Cookie-Recipe-37588663
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The Only Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe You'll Need For the Rest of Your Life
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Highlight the messy link & click the link icon at the bottom of the email
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Email ~ BCC
BCC - Blind Carbon Copy
● Send a blind copy of an email.
● Privacy of others email addresses. No more sending long list of others emails.
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[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected]
to:
From: [email protected]
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● Email● Documents● Photos/Videos● Chrome● Calendar
Google Suites
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Why use Google products?
1. One sign in to rule them all2. Auto syncs photos/videos/bookmarks3. Auto updates Chrome 4. Access from anywhere5. Cloud storage6. A reputable company
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Photos and the Future
● When considering the storage place online for your photos/docs/videos you should consider the future of the company
● Big companies are less likely to fail. So you won’t have to worry about trying to get your files back
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Google Drive
● Spreadsheets● Presentations● Documents● Forms
● Auto save ● Share with
others & work on projects together
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Gmail, How do I love thee?
● Archive emails and search
through old emails
● Put filters on unwanted emails
● Syncs on all devices
● A lot of storage space
● Gives you access to all Google
Suites
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Filter Unwanted Emails
A filter is a rule placed on incoming email
1. Select the unwanted email
2. Click ‘more’
3. Click ‘filter messages like this’
4. Choose the specifics of the filter
5. Click create filter
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Calendar
● Syncs with others calendars.● Set up auto reminders for birthdays,
anniversaries, etc.● Customize reminders: Change sheets
every other week, change contacts monthly, pay bill every Friday, etc.
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The Internet
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What exactly is the Internet?
Connected computers sharing information.
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Connections
How does your computer connect to a website?
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Connections
Web servers are computers that store all
webpages and when you type in a URL, it
receives your request and sends the webpage
back to your computer to display it.
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Browsers
Software on your computer.
Connects to websites to get web pages and then displays them to you.
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Say No to Internet Explorer
● Not as efficient and user friendly as other web browsers
● People use it just because it comes on their computer or out of habit
● Does not sync your bookmarks
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And Yes to Chrome
● Bookmarks Sync● Toolbar syncs with other
computers● Automatically updates● Incognito Mode● Website to download
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www.Facebook.com www.LinkedIn.com www.Instagram.com www.Twitter.com www.Youtube.com
Bookmarks
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Recipes Bills
● You can save bookmark icons without their website
addresses on the toolbar.
● Gives you a lot of space to have more bookmarks.
● You can make folders and store more sites in them too.
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Chrome Bookmarks
*Leave the name blank when saving the bookmark.
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www.target.com
They are extras you add to improve your browsing experience.
Kinda like adding superpowers to your browser.
Chrome Extensions
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Ad Blocker Plus
● View web pages
without annoying ads
● Website
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LastPass
● You will never have to remember a password again! ● Safe and secure● Passwords saved locally in your personal browser● Once you start using, be sure your computers have sign-in
passwords.
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Internet Search
Google Search I’m Feeling Lucky
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Internet Search Tips
● Use quotes to get a more specific search
"star wars"
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"star wars" -yoda*No space after the minus
● If we want Star Wars without any info on yoda, use a minus
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● Use the +and to have words included in the search
tall +and short
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Google Hidden Search Tricks
1. Do a barrel roll2. Zerg Rush3. Google in 19984. Atari Breakout - Click images5. Flip a coin6. Roll a die
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● Browsing history isn’t recorded
● Cookies are deleted● 2 people can be logged
into the same site - 2 Facebook users on the same computer w/out logging off.
● People who are very concerned for privacy
Incognito Window in Chrome
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Creating a New Window
Opening up a new window/tab when clicking
on a link● Right click on your mouse● OR Command and click on
the link on MAC● OR Control button and
click on the link on PC
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Google URL Shortener
www.supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.com
http://goo.gl/E8d2s
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Reputable Sites● Do your homework● Search on Google, look for evidence
of good/bad● Look for mentions of the site on
social media ● Get a feel for what it’s about before
going all in● Reputable site link/connect with
well know sites● Google sometimes informs you sites
are malicious
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Lists
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A free, cloud-based note taking, notebook, organizational tool
Virtual Notebook - Evernote
Recipes Coupons
ArticlesSchoolFamily4 notebooks
Ideas3 notebooks
Archive7 notebooks
Evernote ~
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● Lists we can share with
others.
● It auto syncs as you add
to list.
● Great for grocery lists,
organizing birthday
parties, planning events,
etc.
To Buy
Target
Publix
Home Depot
Virtual Lists - Wunderlist
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Apps
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● Take a picture of any document or photo with your phone & it saves it as a PDF
● Very helpful to copy/send important documents in the right format
● Email right from the app
Genius Scan
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Podcasts
● iTunes podcast- can
be a hassle
● Use an app like
Overcast
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Period Tracker
My Days App tracks your period and gives you an estimate of the next one.
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Presentations
My 4 Favorite Tools
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You can edit the white out in Pixlr easily. Result
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1. Open photo on Pixlr
2. Use the magic wand tool & click the
white part and once it’s selected, hit
delete
3. Click Edit, then Deselect All
4. Click File, Save
5. Name the document and save as
PNG file.
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Google Slides
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● Right click any image from website & hit paste in slides.
No saving images to computer.
● Easily move images around. Can even edit images a little.
● Quickly layout presentations
● Auto saves work
● Easily share documents
Google Slide Features
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Use the crop tool to edit
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Screen Capturecopy what you see on your screen
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MAC Screenshots
● Press ⌘ + Shift + 4 and select a specific part on a page.
● Your Mac then saves it as a file on the desktop. The file name will look like“Screen shot 2014-08-01 at 08.45.00 AM.png” How to video
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PC Screenshots
● The shortcut is to Press Alt+Print Screen then use Paint to save the picture in the clipboard.
● OR nowadays PC’s come with a handy Snipping Tool.
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iPhone:
Press the power and home button at the same time.
Android:
Volume Down and Power buttons at
the same time
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Space
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Empty Trash
After deleting stuff, we still need to empty the trash on computers & emails or they still take up space.
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Text Messages
● Texts messages have photos & videos that take up a lot of space on our phones.
● Delete old messages to free up space.
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Techy Stuff
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Viruses/Malware● Don’t execute or hit ‘run’ if you didn’t
want it. Ex. Pop-up windows from a link.
● Don’t click on attachments in emails- most common way you get viruses.
● Can come from people you know but in an unusual email because they got a virus themselves.Windows Defender - free
● Mac - Built in by default
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Why Computers Run Slow
● Computers will run slower over time automatically- they age, get clogged up
● They can feel slower because other computers you use are faster than yours
● Programs are running in the background you can’t see and the more you accumulate them, the slower it feels. Ex. Adobe PDF, iTunes
● Suggestion: Get with computer savvy person and have them help you do a deeper clean.
● Check out these tips
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Computer Back Up
● BitTorrent Sync - Its a back-up to another computer. There is no cloud part of it. Its free. Take a look at the video on the site
● It mirrors files from your computer on the network
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Most Photos used in these slides: Unsplash
● Free beautiful stock photos to use however
you want.
● You can search for a specific photo.
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My Information
Website: hollyakersTwitter: @akers_hollyInstagram: akershollyKids Resources: Enboard.coEmail: [email protected]
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Steps to Change Gmail Name You can't change your email name, BUT you can create a new email address from Gmail and forward all emails from your current to the new one you create
● Next - send everyone an email giving them your new email address
● You can export your contacts and import them easily too
● 1 Minute Video on how to forward email
● 2 Minute Video- How to Export Contacts
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● Cloud is really just another
word for the Internet
● Cloud-based applications
live on the Internet rather
than on your local computer.
Can access cloud based
applications from any
computer. Ex email
What is the Cloud?