How to Backup your Smartphone

This episode streamed live on May 1, 2016. We are currently in our motorhome traveling from Florida to Arizona.
What do people mean when they say, “The Cloud”? What is the difference between upload, download, and synchronize. Do you need to backup your phone to your computer when you’re using all cloud-based services? These questions and more are discussed in this episode of “What Does This Button Do?”
Show Notes available for Geeks on tour Members.

#110 Smartphone Photography Essentials

This episode was recorded live on Sunday, February 12, 2017. To be notified of live shows, subscribe to our YouTube channel and be sure to click the bell for notifications.

1. Opening Tip: Finding Apps on your Phone. Stop hunting and just use Search. Both iOS and Android have a feature to search for apps on your phone or tablet.
2. Beginner’s Lesson: Photography Essentials. We start with how to take a photo, take a selfie, take a video. Then we show how to set focus and exposure, turn flash on/off, take a panorama. An advanced tip on iOS is about Live Photos and how to capture one frame. On Android we show Photospheres.
3. Closing Tip: Valentines Day Photo Frames
4. Show Notes for Members #110

Additional Material

• Video: How to take a Panorama on an iPhone
• Video: How to take a Panorama on an Android
• Video: How to take a PhotoSphere on Google Camera
• Article: How to Capture a Frame of an iPhone Live Photo

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#109 Apple vs Android with Guest: Mike Wendland

This episode was recorded live on Sunday, February 5, 2017. To be notified of live shows, subscribe to our YouTube channel and be sure to click the bell for notifications.

• Opening Tip: How to Prevent your Facebook Profile from Being Cloned
  All you have to do is change a setting to make your friend list private and the bad guys can't clone your account and try to contact your friends.
• Beginner’s Lesson: Apple vs Android, which is Better?
  Mike Wendland is our guest for this show. Mike is a veteran journalist whose video “PC Mike” reports have been distributed weekly to all 215 NBC-TV stations since 1994, making him one of the most experienced tech reporters in the country. He has owned just about every Apple device ever made. You're going to be surprised by what he has to say on our topic today!
• Closing App: Smart Receipts
  No need to hold on to those important receipts, just snap a photo, enter an amount and category all the work will be done for you.
• Show Notes for Members

Review Questions

1. Google’s mobile device operating system is called Android, Apple’s is called ____________.
2. Which operating system comes on inexpensive phones? __________________
3. Which type of phone works differently depending on the manufacturer of the phone?
   A. Apple      B. Android
4. Which type of phone offers better support?
   A. Apple       B. Android
5. Which type of phone has an always-available Back Button?  How about a Flashlight?
6. If you like Google Apps, you can use them on both Android and Apple
   ____True     _____False
7. To learn more from Mike Wendland, visit his websites at: ______________

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#108 Chromecast for Viewing Phone Screen on TV

This episode was live on Sunday, January 29, 2017. To be notified of live shows, subscribe to our YouTube channel and be sure to click the bell for notifications.

• Opening Tip: How to Find a Lost Phone
  Both iPhone and Android have a feature to Find your lost phone. It must be turned on!
• Beginner’s Lesson: Chromecast
  Why settle for watching photos and movies on that little, bitty screen when you can watch it on the Big screen TV? The Chromecast device is only $35 - lots cheaper than digital photo frames! It's easy, we'll show you how.
• Closing App: Google Trusted Contacts
  Personal safety app to send your current location to Trusted Contacts.
• Show Notes for Members

Review Questions:

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