Changes in the New Year for the Thursday Beyond Basics class
The Beyond Basics class will end January 19th and a new Thursday class will be offered on Windows 10. It will occur only on the 4th Thursday of each month beginning January 26th
The Beyond Basics class will end January 19th and a new Thursday class will be offered on Windows 10. It will occur only on the 4th Thursday of each month beginning January 26th
Classes by Instructor Jane Quinn Start January 10th Tuesday at 12:30pm . It's a new class ; Computing for Seniors. It will be held on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Tuesday of every month at 12:30pm.
The class material will cover usage and the basics for Smartphones, Tablets, iPads , iPhones , as well as Laptops . The first lesson will be on terminology and resources for self-help. The 2nd week we will cover how to setup a smartphone for the first time. The 3rd week we will Connect the phone to a computer, Change the USB settings to photo transfer, Use Import command from a Photo App
And any questions brought by students. Tablets, and smartphones have similar if not identical solutions. So bring your new device and learn in class with others.
On the 4th Tuesday at 3pm - 5pm we will meet at the Redding Library in the Community Room 1100 Park Ave .
This meeting is Open to the Public to join us , the Computer User's Group of Redding. ( facebook Group as CUGRmembers and FB Computer User's Group of Redding )
Tuesday dates at the Redding Library ; Jan 24th 3pm, Feb 28 3pm, Mar 28 th 3pm , Apr 25 3pm
And any questions brought by students. Tablets, and smartphones have similar if not identical solutions. So bring your new device and learn in class with others.
On the 4th Tuesday at 3pm - 5pm we will meet at the Redding Library in the Community Room 1100 Park Ave .
This meeting is Open to the Public to join us , the Computer User's Group of Redding. ( facebook Group as CUGRmembers and FB Computer User's Group of Redding )
Tuesday dates at the Redding Library ; Jan 24th 3pm, Feb 28 3pm, Mar 28 th 3pm , Apr 25 3pm
Send an email to one4cugr@gmail.com if you have questions about the class or
something you’d like solved
Below is an example of what you
can learn in the Tuesday class. This is a part of the Contact App that exists on all smartphones.
How to make Speed dial work for a smartphone.
Make a speeddial shortcut for someone you call frequently.
This could be very important
to set up for someone who is using a smartphone for the first time. It makes it super easy
to call that one most important person!
You should mark as “Favorites” all frequently used contacts. To do that, just open your
contacts, tap “Favorites” at the top of the screen, then the + to add contacts to this
Favorites screen.
Even better, you can make a “widget” to make a onetap shortcut to call someone. On this
Samsung, the way to get to Widgets is to LongPress on a blank area of the home screen.
You should see an option button for Widgets, tap that and you get to a long list of possible
widgets. Find the widget for Contacts and tap it, long press the button for “Direct Dial” then
you will be presented with your list of contacts, select the one to be dialed. You should
now see a button on your home screen for phonecalling that one person.
The
Windows 10 class we will address everything you’d want to know
about Windows 10.
4th Thursday beginning Jan 26th 1pm
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Find the Control Settings
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How to Use the Start tiles , the taskbar, and change the
appearance of your desktop
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How to use File Explorer
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How to setup Accounts
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How to Use the Photo App
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How windows 10 works with your Smartphone or other devices.
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Add Apps or remove them
Here are some other tidbits from other sources;
How Does a Dashcam Work?
If the dashcam is running all the time, how does it store all that
video? Does it use the Internet? No – you do not need an Internet connection,
everything is handled directly by the phone or tablet. The video is stored on a
loop. It’s recording all the time, but when it reaches the specified time
limit, it starts deleting the beginning of the recording. Any time you want to
keep a portion, just tap the screen to save and a specified amount of video, or
still frames, will be stored in a separate file. If you’re in an accident, the
accelerometer in the device alerts the app and it automatically saves that
segment.
Some dashcams are now calling themselves “Black Boxes” because
they can record not only the video out your windshield, but also audio, and
diagnostic information from an OBD – On Board Diagnostic – device.
CaroO is another one that makes this claim.
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Platforms: Android
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Cost: Free
Phishing – Not Hacking – Caused Leak
The recent release of so
many hacked emails was a result of “spear-phishing,” a target phishing mail
sent to marked individuals, 2 of whom were John Podesta, head of Hillary
Clinton’s campaign & Colin Powell. Spear-phishing is an e-mail spoofing
fraud attempt that targets a specific organization or person, seeking
unauthorized access to confidential data.
The target gets a
“security alert” from what looks like Google. “Someone has your password,” it
says at the top, in a do-not-ignore-this red banner warning that someone has
just tried to sign into your Google account.
The message provides
realistic-looking details: the date the password was used, the IP address of
the supposed culprit and a source location from which the account was accessed.
“Google stopped this
sign-in attempt,” it reassures you, “but you should change your password.” Of
course, there’s a button to do just that. “Change password,” the text reads,
over a reassuring safety-blue background.
Most of us would click
the button. That is what the 2 targets, Podesta & Powell did. It was that
simple. That is why you need to be very careful on what you click within an
email, even from those who you trust. Always try to look where the link takes
you if you know how. Otherwise, go you the account in question directly,
instead of through a link in your email. The bad guys in this situation used a
shortened link (bit.ly) and forgot to make it private. Investigators could see
that the Podesta link only had 2 clicks, both Podesta. It was definitely
targeted.
To protect yourself from
spear-phishing or phishing, try these tips. 1. Pick a strong password for your
accounts and use different passwords for each account. 2. Use 2-factor
authentication whenever you can. 3. Consider using security software that
blocks malware in addition to blocking viruses.
