Google Photos Frequently Asked Questions #83

If you use Google Photos, you need to watch this video ... all 50 minutes of it ok? You should also get the book!

Link to Mrs. Geek's Guide to Google Photos

Don't take our word for it! Here's what Priscilla says about the book. And, Priscilla is a community college professor who teaches seniors about photos. 

#83 Show Notes for Geeks on Tour Members.
#83 Show Notes for non-members $.99
This episode was Live-Streamed on June 5, 2016


Review Questions (answers at 48 minute mark in video)

1. Google Photos gives you unlimited free storage for your photos if you choose the size called ___________________________. 
2. To upload all photos taken by your phone, what do you do? 
3. Once all old photos have auto-uploaded from your computer’s drives to the cloud, we recommend uploading new pictures manually with: 
1. Cloud button on photos.google.com 
2. Desktop Uploader 
3. Drag and Drop 
4. T/F – once you start using Google Photos, you won’t need Picasa for anything anymore 
5. Although Google Photos stores all your photos in one unbroken stream of files by date, you can group photos by creating ____________________

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#104 Google Photos Book Launch

This week is different. It's all about our new Book! Mrs. Geek's Guide to Google Photos.

1. Geeks on Tour Members get your eBook here
2. December Special $49: 1/2 Price. Buy the combo of the printed book PLUS Geeks on Tour Learning Library on USB
3. Sign up for Free download of Chapter 1
4. Show Notes for Everyone

This episode was live on Sunday, December 18. To be notified of live shows, subscribe to our YouTube channel.

Also watch this tutorial video:

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Navigating with Google Maps #74

This episode was live streamed on March 13, 2016

1. Tip o Week: YouTube playback controls
2. Beginner’s Lesson: How to Navigate with Google Maps
3. App o Week: Vivino

Show Notes and Links (for members only) Not a member? Join now.

Check out our December Learning Special: Google Photos Book and our complete learning library on USB drive for $49 - 2 for the price of one - till 12/31/16 only.

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#103 Scanning QR Codes

This episode was live on Sunday, December 4. To be notified of live shows, subscribe to our YouTube channel.

• Opening Tip: Photo editing with Snapseed. The Healing tool will erase blemishes and other unwanted item in a photo
• Beginner’s Lesson:Using QR Codes – scanning them and making them
• Ending Tip/App: RVillage

Show Notes for Members

Show Notes for Non-members $.99

We had some bandwidth issues in this episode. These 2 short, pre-recorded videos will help:

Can you answer these review questions? Please leave comments below.

1. To scan a QR code, you need a mobile device, an app for scanning codes and _____________________________
2. A QR code is a link to a web page, that’s all. True   False
3. In addition to scanning a printed code, some scanning apps can scan from a _______________
4. What app did Chris use to create a QR code for a location map? _____________________________
5. In Geeks on Tour materials, QR codes are used to _________________
6. What app did Chris use to erase an ugly sign out of a photo? ____________________________

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#102 Using Smartphones to Learn Anything! Guest: Roger "Hurricane" Wilson

This episode was live on Sunday, November 27. To be notified of live shows, subscribe to our YouTube channel.

• Opening Tip: Smartphone Camera, Manual Focusing: Learn how to set focus where you want it using the camera on your iPhone or Android device.  Here's our separate video just on focusing your camera:
  
• Beginner’s Lesson: Using Smartphone to Learn, Guest Roger “Hurricane” Wilson: instead of learning to use your smartphone or tablet. This time we're using smartphones to learn! You can learn technology from Geeks on Tour videos and you can learn to play guitar from our guest's videos. We also demonstrate how you can find videos to learn anything at all on Youtube.
• Ending Tip/App: Focus, AppBlock, Pedometer

Show Notes for Members

Show Notes for non-Members $.99

Special treat! Roger "Hurricane" Wilson playing the unofficial RV National Anthem: Home Sweet Home in my RV.

And, here's a version compiled by GoneWithTheWynns:

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#101 Setting up a New Smartphone

Episode 101 was live on Sunday, Nov 20, 2016. Our Beginner's lesson was about setting up a new phone the Geek's way! We think you should use your Google account to store all your contacts and pictures. If you set it up that way in the beginning, then you'll never have to worry about losing your phone, or having to get another one, or even switching from Apple to Android or vice versa!

In addition to the Beginner's Lesson we have a starting tip, and an ending tip. It's like a Learning Sandwich!

• Google Photos new editing features and "Deep Blue"
• Beginner's Lesson: Setting up a New Phone
• Dashcam apps

Show Notes for members are here. If possible, you should print them out so you can mark them up as you watch the show!

Non-Members can Purchase the Show Notes for #101 for $.99

Review Questions

1.If you set up a phone to use all Google account stuff, that will work the same on iPhone, Android, and computer. We call that ________________________
2.T/F: If you store contacts in your Google account you can view them on a computer as well as your phone and tablet.
3.If you set up Google photos, every picture you take will be stored where?
4.T/F: It is a requirement that you have a password to unlock your phone.
5. On an iPhone, you must have an Apple ID. On an Android phone you must have _____________________.

Bonus Video!

During the show (above) we showed how to set up "Speed Dial" on an Android phone.
Here is a short video on how to set up "Speed Dials" on an iPhone.

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#100 Using OneDrive on Mobile

Episode 100 was live on Sunday, Nov 13, 2016. We had a bit of a sound problem in the middle and had to bail out of one live stream and start another :-( But, we did it, and the two pieces were edited back together in order to post here. In this episode you will learn:

• How to Force Quit an App
• What is OneDrive and how does it work on an iPhone or Android device?
  OneDrive is Microsoft's cloud storage service to give you access to all your computer files on any device. You can also use Word, Excel, and Powerpoint for free by going to OneDrive.com or installing the Apps on your mobile devices.
• What is Wink Home Automation

Show Notes for Members are here.

Non-Members can Purchase the Show Notes for #100 for $.99.

Review Questions;

1. How much free storage do you get with OneDrive?
2. What account do you need to work with OneDrive?
3. What App do you need in order to edit a spreadsheet on your phone?
4. If you create a document on your computer, how do you see it on your iPhone?
5. What setting will upload your phone’s photos to OneDrive?

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#99 Touchscreen Essentials

This week's show gets back to basics. When you first get a smartphone, it's using the touchscreen that you need to learn! Our Tip of the Week is about iPhone 7 Plus new features, and our App of the Week is CCleaner.
Show Notes for members are here
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How to Backup your Smartphone

We did not do a live show this week - taking the Halloween weekend off!  This encore episode was live on May 1, 2016.

1. Tip o Week: How to hold your Phone  when using the Camera
2. Beginner’s Lesson: How to Backup your Phone
3. App o week: How to Tie Knots

Show Notes for Members Only

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No Show 10/30/16: Happy Halloween

We will now be posting shows every Wednesday at 4pm Eastern time. This will allow us to do a little editing, and to write the show notes after the Live Streams which will still be on Sundays. Just not this week!

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#98 Editing Photos with Google Photos

Google Photos give you effortless management of your lifetime of photos. 

It is also a very capable photo editor. Learn all about it during our show this week. See how easy it is to turn a poor picture into one you can be proud to share. Like this photo of Mt. Rushmore:

We will also have special guests this week! Greg Gambone and Russ Buchmann are both part of the Google Top Contributors program, as is your host, Chris Guld. They will discuss some of the pros and cons of using Google Photos and demonstrate several before and after photos. All of this editing, crop, straighten, brighten, pop!, and more can be done right on your phone. It's not only easy, it's fun! For more sophisticated editing, we will demonstrate Snapseed.

For Geeks on Tour Members: View the Show Notes and Links here.
Not a member? You can purchase Episode 98 show notes for $.99 OR become a member!

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#97 RV Rally - Living the RV Dream

10/16/16: This week will be a little different. We're at an RV rally called "Living the RV Dream." or LTRVD Gathering. We're going to interview a couple of other RVers here. We'll talk about RVing as well as the technology we use along the way. We'll probably have few smartphone tips and apps.

Eric and Tami from TechnoRV.com will join us as well as John and Kathy Huggins from LivingTheRVDream.com.
The founders of TechnoRV, Phil and Tracey May, were our partners in running our own "TechnoGeek Learning Rally" years ago. Now, with Eric and Tami this is feeling like our rally again!

We had a few technical difficulties, so this video is actually an edited version of the live show.

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#96 How Do I Keep My Battery Charged?

The best phone isn't going to do you any good if you have a dead battery! What is more important for keeping your battery charged?

• Use it less
• Charge it more

If you are a GeeksOnTour.com member, you can access the show notes for Episode 96.
If not, you can buy the notes for Episode 96 for $0.99

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#95 How to get Help on Google Products

Live show this week 10/2/16 - Postponed to Tuesday 10/4/16 at 4pm Eastern

You probably use several Google Apps on your Android phone, and even on your iPhone or iPad. What do you do when you have a question? We'll show you the different ways you can find answers, starting right from the App. We'll also take you behind the scenes at Google's Top Contributor program. These are the people who answer your questions! Who knows, you could even become a Google Top Contributor if you have desire to become a product expert - we'll show you how.

We'll also have a tip and an app of the week. You can leave comments below. If we receive them before or during the live show, we'll try to answer on air.
Click here to add to your calendar: 

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Google Photos FAQs

No Live Show this Week 9/25/16 - We are traveling to California for Chris to attend a Google Top Contributor Conference! We will also be presenting a Geeks on Tour seminar on Google Photos at the Golden Gate Computer Society. See GGCS.org for details. It's on Monday evening 7:15 at Drakes Landing Community room.

It seems logical then, to suggest a rerun that focuses on Google Photos 

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#94 Does your Mobile Device need Anti-Virus?

We get lots of questions about security apps for smartphones. What do you think? Do you use an Anti-Virus app? Find out what we think about it and why. We'll also have a quick tip and an app of the week.
Date: Sunday 9/18
Time: 2pm Eastern time

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Email Account Setup

No Live Show this week 9/11/16

Here is our recommended "rerun" about email setup
Episode #30 first aired on Feb 15, 2015. ... feel free to skip the introduction :-)
The Quick Tip on  starts at 7:07, The Beginner's Lesson starts at 9:28
#30 Members' Show Notes

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#93 How to use Voice Dictation

• Webcast Live   • Sunday, September 4, 2016  • 2pm Eastern time USA
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Did you know you can type just using your voice? Dictate commands or requests, or create emails, texts, or full documents. Our tip of the day will be adding text to photos, and the App is Hurricane Tracker.
Join the Geeks On Tour as we explore smartphones and tablets in our live button show.

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#92 How to use Google Calendar on your Phone

• Webcast Live   • Sunday, August 28, 2016  • 2pm Eastern time USA
Having one calendar on all your devices really helps you organize your life.

1. Tip o Week: Factory Reset to rejuvenate an old phone
2. Beginner’s Lesson: Google Calendar
3. App o week: No app – Drone video of Long Beach Island
4. Show Notes - usually reserved for members - are included here after the video. We had more than normal bandwidth issues and there are several screens that were not broadcast during the show - seeing the show notes might help!

Show Notes:

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#91 Facebook Tips on Mobile Devices

• Webcast Live   • Sunday, August 21, 2016  • 2pm Eastern time USA
Whether you use Facebook every day, or hardly at all, you will pick up a tip in today's show. The whole show is 45 minutes. The starting time of each section is listed below.
--2:20 Quick Tip on Editing photos with Google Photos
--6:40 The Beginner's Lesson in this episode will show you some tips about how to view just what you want to see on Facebook, how to protect your account from getting 'hacked', and how to use some of the more recent features, like "save for later."
--37:28: App of the Week is Duo, the new video calling app from Google
Leave questions in the comments below.

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Photos for your Contacts

We won't be doing a live show today - 8/14/16 - because it is a travel day. We will be traveling thru the Bronx and over the George Washington bridge in New York City at just about the time we normally do the show. Maybe we'll live stream a bit of that on our Facebook page :-)

Meanwhile, our suggested rerun is about adding photos to your contacts. OR, you can peruse all episodes in the Youtube Playlist for the What Does This Button Do? show. If you are a Geeks on Tour member, you can find show notes for all episodes on the Weekly Show page.

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#90 How do I Sync my Contacts?

1. Tip o Week: Slow Motion video
2. Beginner’s Lesson: How do I sync my contacts?
3. App o week: Llama
4. Show Notes (for members only)

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#89 Is it Time for a New Smartphone?

Live Show here!
Sunday, July 31
2pm Eastern Time
This week our beginner's lesson explores the questions of when the right time is to get a new Smartphone. What are your choices? Why do you want/need a new device?

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88. Organizing Smartphone Icons: What Does This Button Do?

We are currently in a campground in the Hudson river area of New York, with insufficient Internet for streaming our show. We will drive down to the river and hopefully be able to webcast for 5-10 minutes, but it won't be our regular show. To learn about organizing icons, please view our past show, Episode #53: Organizing Home Screens or if you are a Geeks on Tour member, here are the show notes. with links to the video.

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87. Navigating with Google Maps: What Does This Button Do?

Google Maps is a reason to have a smartphone! You may think you're lost, but Google knows exactly where you are, and can get you where you want to go! It's all about the destinations, and we'll show you multiple ways to get, set, and retrieve your destinations.

We'll also have a quick tip and an app of the week.

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86 How Do I Free Up Space on my Smartphone?

Episode #86 of What Does This Button Do?
Live Broadcast on 6/26/16 2pm EDT 

What?! No more space available to take a picture with your phone? No room to install the latest app? How did this happen? What do you do? Join the Geeks On Tour as we explore smartphones and tablets in our 45 minute show.

• We start with a Quick Tip for everyone: Straighten Photo Horizons
• Beginner's Lesson: Freeing up Space
• App of the Week: Pay by Phone