July
Starting in August we have travel plans to the Bahamas – assuming we are able to get our renewed Passports back by then. We sent them in in May and it’s not looking good. 😒
Classes
You can see all classes from past months on our Classes page. We did not present any classes in July, but we did start a regular segment on the Tech for Senior show – Mondays at noon Eastern.
In this newsletter:
- Deleting photos with Google Photos
- Google Maps Walking directions with Augmented Reality
- Multiple uses for the Volume buttons on your phone
- Dark
Photos
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Recently added “Pick-a-Tip” for members only
The Geeks are supposed to be attending a conference in the Bahamas in August. Here’s hoping our passports arrive in time.
We have online classes, though.
Chris is starting a new Podcast, Fun With Photos!
The videos will premier on Tech For Senior’s Mondays at Noon ET
August
- “What Does This Button Do?” 2pm ET
Sunday Live on YouTube August 6 Episode 262- Members Only Backstage Zoom after the shows
- August 13 and 27 – Fun With Photos Podcast at 2pm ET
- August 5 Pikes Peak Computer User Group: Zoom presentation on Google Maps
- August 25 7am Club Awesome Toastmasters in Coral Springs – Google Photos and the Business side of Geeks on Tour.
- August 28 Hilton Head Island Computer Club: Zoom presentation on Tech Tips for International Travel
- Tech For Senior’s Selected Mondays at Noon ET “Fun With Photos”
September
- “What Does This Button Do?” 2pm ET Sunday Live on YouTube
- Sept 3 Episode 263
- Sept 24 Episode 264
- Members Only Backstage Zoom after the shows
- September 10 and 17 Fun With Photos Podcast at 2pm ET
- Tech For Senior’s Selected Mondays at Noon ET “Fun With Photos”
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Ask the Geeks Q&A forum.
When you press the volume up or volume down button what’s happening? Is it changing the volume of your phone ringer? Is it changing the volume of who you’re listening to on a phone call. Is it changing the volume of your notifications? Or is it
changing the volume of music or videos?
In general, the volume buttons are context sensitive. That means, if a video is playing and you press a volume button, you’re adjusting the volume of videos. If you’re talking on a phone call, pressing a volume button adjusts how you hear the person
on the call. But, what if nothing is going on? What does the volume button do?
Using Live View on Google Maps:If you ask Google Maps for walking directions, there is a really cool feature called “Live View” which will show you the real scene in front of your eyes and overlay pointers telling you where to go.
Check it out.
Google Photos – when you delete photos does it delete from cloud, device, or both?
It’s important to be clear what exactly you’re deleting when you delete your photos.
Fun with Photos 1: Dark Photos
On Sunday July 30, we posted episode 1 of Fun with Photos. Our plan is to post a new episode on Sunday afternoons whenever we are not live-streaming our “Button Show.” Episode 1 was about managing those dark photos.
Join us on a Hawaii Cruise – January 2024
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details
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