for one year only.
diving for Chris’ 70th birthday. Life is good! We also took a Carribbean cruise with family over the Thanksgiving week. It was a full month of travel.
Classes
past months on our Classes page. We presented 2 classes during November (and yesterday – why we’re late with this newsletter!):
- Dec 5 2022 Noon ET: Tech for Seniors – “Tips for taking pictures with your Smartphone”
- Nov 28 2022 10pmET Golden Gate Computer Society – Zoom presentation: Photo skills for iPhone and Androids with Q&A
We did 1 of our Sunday YouTube shows:
- Nov 13, 2022 Episode 246: HodgePodge of Tech Tips for Travelers
In this newsletter:
tips for you.
- Roadtrippers – a cool trip-planning tip
- Controlling auto-rotate on your phone
- Changing the frame of a Live Photo
- Cruise ship Internet connections
- Blast from the past 2004: Get the right Wi-Fi adapter
- Thank you to our premium members for supporting us and making this newsletter possible! If you learn something from us, and you’re not a member, consider joining us now.
December Happy Holidays!
- What Does This Button Do? Episodes on chosen Sundays at 2pm Eastern
- Backstage Pass after every live Button Show for Premium Members only
- Dec 5, Noon ET –Tech for Seniors – Chris will be a guest on the show
- Dec 8, 2pm ET – Get More from Google Photos Webinar (Register)
- Dec 21, 7pm ET – Snapseed Presentation on Zoom for PC-Tech Users Group @ CPHL
Happy New Year! January 2023
- What Does This Button Do? Episodes on chosen Sundays at 2pm ET
- Backstage
Pass after every live Button Show for Premium Members only - Jan 16 7pm ET Valencia Reserve Photo/Computer Club Presentation
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We’re on a cruise ship, here’s what the Internet is like
The last time we cruised was in 2010 – using the Internet was expensive and slow. What is the Internet connection like now? It’s still expensive and slow,
but we did learn a few tricks.
How to change the frame of an iPhone Live Photo
Question from Mary:
Sometimes when I take a photograph with my iPhone 7, the snapshot moves briefly when I view it. Why?Sometimes this exceedingly brief “video”
has an image I would like to save and print at the beginning and not at the end of the movement. Specifically dolphins leaping from the water. Is there anyway I can stop the motion where I need to?
Yes! You can get the photo you want from a frame on the Live photo. And lots more!
How to control the auto-rotate on your phone
Isn’t it cool that your phone or tablet automatically rotates the contents when you change the way you’re holding it to see a picture take up more of the screen? That is unless it doesn’t! Or it does and you don’t want it to. This article explains where the setting is to control this feature on both iPhone and Android.
When we were brand new fulltime RVers, Jim helped our RV park get set up with Wi-Fi. We also helped a lot of other RVers get connected via Wi-Fi. Things haven’t changed much have they? Read the old article here.
The biggest change is that we don’t have to teach that anymore! First of all,
cellular connectivity has gotten so good that most people have all they need with their smartphone. Secondly, for people like fulltime RVers who do need to know more, our friends at the Mobile Internet Resource Center do such a good jub that we refer to them anytime someone asks us.
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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.
- Show266: SmartWatches and your Health with Dr. Ron Brown - December 2, 2023
- Show265: HodgePodge of Tech Tips for Travelers - November 22, 2023
- Nov 16, 2023: PCBUG.org presentation: Tips for Travelers using Google Maps and Google Photos - November 15, 2023