If you've ever thought you'd like a website, or a blog, but you didn't think you had the know-how or the money to make it happen, this episode is for you. Using the Free Google services at Blogger.com you can have your own blog to tell your stories. It's as easy as filling out a 3-question form. Then start Blogging! This website right here: TheButtonShow.com is built using Blogger.
Tip of the Week: How to find your Operating System Version #
Beginner's Lesson: How to make a blog
Geeks on Tour Members - Get your show notes here. Then, we encourage you to print them and gather friends to watch together. Make it fun! Like a Book club. Learn more together.
This episode of What Does This Button Do was streamed live on Sep 20, 2015.
Are the icons on your homescreens scattered all over the place? Would you like them to be organized according to how you use them? Or would you like them to be simply alphabetical. Whatever you like, your screens are completely customizeable, this encore episode will show you how. Quick Tip: Google Photos Auto Edit, App: Roadtrippers Geeks on Tour members: get your class notes here. You might want to print them out and then join with some friends to take the class. Just play the parts of interest to you by using the timeline links in the class notes, pause the video and experiment on your own device. Then take the review questions at the end and see how you did.
"I know there's a Fitness app on my phone somewhere but I can't find it!" or "Where is my Settings app?" If those statements sound familiar, this episode is for you. Learn to use the Google Search tool on Android phones and the Spotlight Search feature of iOS devices.
Tip of the Day: Learn Google Photos – Editing
Beginner’s Lesson: How to find stuff on your phone
This episode of What Does This Button Do was streamed live on March 27, 2016.
LongPress on a touch screen is like a Right-Click. LongPress means the same thing as Touch and Hold. It’s not pushing on the screen, just touch the screen then leave your finger touching the screen and see if something happens. In this encore episode, you will learn a lot of tricks on both Android and iOS devices using LongPress. From getting special characters on your keyboard, to copy/paste, to saving places on a map and more. Geeks on Tour members: get your class notes here.
Tip o Week: Airplane Mode to Test whether an App uses Data
Beginner’s Lesson: How to “Right-Click” on your Smartphone
App o week: Drippler
When you touch the screen and hold your finger there, we call that a ______________.
To get the emoji keyboard, do what?
T/F: Everything you can do on a computer with Right-Click can be done on a phone.
To copy text, you must select it first, you do this by _____________________.
Long pressing on a Map will do what? _________________________
Long pressing on an iPhone’s home button will do what? _______________________
This episode was streamed live on July 30, 2017. We webcast from our camper van in Syracuse, NY.Geeks on Tour members can view the Show Notes here.
We are teaching this topic because someone entered Gmail into the suggestion box (see link at right.) They probably wanted a whole class on how to use Gmail :-) We don’t have time to do that here, but we do think everyone should understand these 2 important concepts: Universal Inbox, and Device Independence. If your current system does both of these things then you’re golden! If not, we recommend using Gmail. If you do want to learn all about using Gmail, we recommend theGmail Help Center, andSteve Dotto’s Youtube videos on Gmail.
