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Geeks in August
We started our “Back to School” tour in August. Headed up the east coast, visiting friends along the way. See more photos in our August Photo Albumand stories in our personal blog.
We always continue to learn about technology! And, we share it with you on our weekly class, What Does This Button Do?
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How to share your Live Location using Google Maps
Using either iPhone or Android device , it’s easy to share your live location with someone for a few hours, or indefinitely. It’s great for letting friends know when you’ll arrive. No need to call, they can see when you’re getting close and roll out the welcome mat! This is especially useful if you have a lot of guests, or run a B&B – no need to wait around for hours, tell your guests to watch this video and share their location with you for a few hours.
YouTube Milestone: Geeks on Tour Channel surpasses 5,000 subscribers
10 years ago we uploaded our first tutorial video to YouTube. (Geotagging Photos with Picasa 3.5.) Before that, we were using Techsmith’s Screencast.com. Now we’ve uploaded over 400 videos to YouTube and just surpassed 5,000 subscribers.
When you upload videos to your channel on YouTube, you are considered a “creator” and YouTube gives certain perks to creators as they get more popular. We don’t get any perks for 5,000 – we’re still tiny in the YouTube universe, but it feels like we’re on our way!
Google Keep was the topic for episode 173 of our Button Show. This article goes over the basics of why we like Google Keep as our #1 way of keeping all kinds of notes.
