Monthly Issue # 81 July 31, 2014 www.geeksontour.com
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Record-Breaking July
Where we’ve been: We were in travel mode for the month of July. From Denver to Utah, thru Idaho to Washington and the Olympic National Park. No rallies on the schedule, so we did other things. You can usually tell how much fun we’ve had by how many pictures we take. The collage above is just a little piece of the pictures we’ve uploaded to our Google Plus photo albums. Our master library of pictures for July is on my computer and managed by Picasa. It reports a total of 1,342 pictures taken in July! Usually we take 3-800/month.. See our July photo album for lots of pictures (don’t worry, it’s under 300!), and our blog for July for all the details!
Where we’re going: During August we have a couple of RV rallies in Oregon, then we’ll be headed to California. See our Calendar/Map page for more details.
By the way, our pictures, Blogs, Web Albums, maps, and videos are all examples of what we teach. If you’re a traveler, we teach you how to plan, preserve, and share your travels. It makes the experience that much more enjoyable to get creative on the computer and share your travelswith friends and family.
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Calendar: Coming up in August/September
- August- What Does This Button Do? Sundays 2pm EDT on Google+ Page
- Aug 4-8: Country Coach Rally, Albany, OR
- Aug 13-16: FMCA Convention, Redmond, OR
- Aug 25 7:15pm: Golden Gate Computer Society, San Rafael, CA
- Sep 7: 5:30 SLOBytes Computer User Group, San Luis Obispo, CA
- Sep 9: 1pm Paso Robles Computer User Group
- Sep 15-19 Roadtrek Rally Pismo Beach
For more details, see our website Calendar.
Q&A Forum
Here are some of the topics that have been discussed this month. Anyone can read the forum, only members can ask questions.
- RV Trip Wizard discussion
- Downloading Google+ Photo to an SD card
- Transfer Favorites, Quicken data from Windows 7 to Galaxy
- Google Plus and Disappearing Albums
- Printing Pictures from Tablet
Ten Years of Teaching Technology to Travelers
IWhat is Google Plus?
Google Plus (Google+) is a whole lot bigger than we can talk about in one small article, but we’ve had so many people ask us about Google+ this month that we thought we’d give you our take on it. Reading this should give you a better idea of what it is and whether or not you want to use it. And, if so, we include a link to a complete user guide on how to use all the various aspects of Google+.
Smartphone Photography
We broke records with the number of photos we took this month, and most of them were taken with our Samsung smartphones. This article will show you examples and discuss the features that keep us reaching for our phones rather than real cameras!
Weekly Show on Learning Smartphones and Tablets
Have you recently acquired a Smartphone or Tablet? Do you wish you knew more about it? Or, have you had one for a while and know they can do more? Just thinking you might get one?
Every Sunday at 2pm Eastern time, we are producing a live half hour video broadcast on the web teaching about Smartphones and Tablets. This week is Episode Six!…
New Videos from Geeks on Tour
If you are a Geeks on Tour member, be sure to take advantage of the tutorial videos! Some of them are free, but most require a Geeks on Tour membership. Here are the most recent videos:
- What Does This Button Do? All Shows Archived
- iPad/iPhone – Alphabetize your icons
- Import Photos from camera to Samsung Tablet
- Upload Pictures from Picasa to Google+, then use in Blogger
- Printing from Android Smartphone or Tablet
RV Travel Newsletter by Chuck Woodbury
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Sincerely,
Geeks on Tour
From 2003-2017 she traveled the country in an RV with her husband, Jim offering technology seminars at RV rallies, computer clubs, and senior centers. Now they travel the world and continue teaching on their website, GeeksOnTour.com, over Zoom, and on their YouTube channel. Specializing in the use of Google Photos, Chris teaches people how to get control of the thousands of photos and videos taken with both phones and cameras these days. She is designated by Google as a Diamond leve Product Expert for Google Photos.
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