How to Organize iPhone or Android Home Screens #52

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.

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How do you Right-Click on a Touch Screen? #75

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. 

• 1. Tip o Week: Airplane Mode to Test whether an App uses Data
  2. Beginner’s Lesson: How to “Right-Click” on your Smartphone
  3. App o week: Drippler

1. When you touch the screen and hold your finger there, we call that a ______________.
2. To get the emoji keyboard, do what?
3. T/F: Everything you can do on a computer with Right-Click can be done on a phone.
4. To copy text, you must select it first, you do this by _____________________.
5. Long pressing on a Map will do what? _________________________
6. Long pressing on an iPhone’s home button will do what? _______________________

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#121 Gmail: Two top reasons why we recommend it

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 the Gmail Help Center, and Steve Dotto’s Youtube videos on Gmail.

1. Tip of the Day: Data Roaming setting
2. Beginner’s Lesson: Top Two Reasons to use Gmail
3. App of the day: Prisma

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#116 Google Photos, My Favorite Things

This episode was streamed live on April 30, 2017. We webcast from the conference center at River Plantation RV park in Sevierville, TN. We were there for a SKP ACRE rally, so we presented in front of a live studio audience! Geeks on Tour members can view the Show Notes here.
Why do we think Google Photos is so great? This episode demonstrates the 7 features that are Chris' favorites. We also give a tip and an App of the week, and we're in front of a Live Studio Audience!

1. Lifetime of Photos on Any Connected Device
2. Search AND Find!
3. Albums to Share
4. Simple Editing
5. WOW Editing with Snapseed
6. Movies, Animations
7. Navigate to Photo

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#114 Forgot Your Password? How to Recover Your Account

This episode was streamed live on April 9, 2017. To be notified when we are live, subscribe to our YouTube channel and click the little bell for notifications.

We've seen several people recently struggling with the fact that they can't use their phone properly because they've forgotten the password to their primary account. This episode demonstrates why the account and password are so important and the steps you can take to ensure that you can recover your account when (not IF!) you forget your password.

We also have the normal beginning Tip and ending App:

• Quick Tips: Viewing Websites on Smartphones
• Beginner’s Lesson: Forgot your Password? How to Recover your Account.
• App of the Week: NPR One

For Geeks on Tour Members only: Here's your Show Notes We recommend printing them out, then watch the show with friends and LEARN!

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#106 Internet Connections as you Travel

This episode was live on Sunday, January 15, 2017. To be notified of live shows, subscribe to our YouTube channel and be sure to click the bell for notifications.

• Opening Tip: Viewing Pictures - Year at a Glance - with Google Photos
• Beginner’s Lesson: Internet Connections as you Travel
• Ending Tip/App: Signal Check / Open Signal

Show Notes

A little pre-show video. Here is how we set up our studio outside the RV.

And, here is the show:

For more in depth information on this topic, please check our friends at  RVMobileInternet.com (and become a member!)

Review Questions

1. A smartphone can connect to the internet via either:
   ________________  OR ________________________
2. Generally, Computers and Tablets can only connect via:
   __________________________   (with a few exceptions)
3. Cellular data almost always costs, Wi-Fi is often free
   True____ False ____
4. To improve your phone’s signal reception from a cell tower you need:
   a. Wi-Fi Booster    b. Cellular booster   c. Router   d. none of these
5. To improve your computer’s signal reception from a campground Wi-Fi, you need a:
   a. Wi-Fi Booster    b. Cellular booster   c. Router   d. none of these
6. The WiFiRanger is a
   ___ Wi-Fi Booster   ___Cellular booster     ___Router

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#105 Teaching your Friends and Family, Guest: Abby Stokes

This episode was live on Sunday, January 8, 2017. To be notified of live shows, subscribe to our YouTube channel.

• Opening Tip: Deleting apps is very different in Android vs iPhone
• Beginner’s Lesson: Teaching Tips for helping your new-to-smartphones friends and family
• Ending Tip/App: RVDumpSites

Show Notes for Members

Show Notes for Non-members $.99

Review Questions. Leave comments with your questions.

1. Where can you find the best button shows for Beginners?
   _____________________________________
2. A family member is always the best teacher
   True    False
3. When teaching, whose hands should be on the device?
   __Teacher    __Learner
4. What is the best length of time for a lesson?
   _______________________________________
5. What are the 3 steps for teaching something important?
   1. ________________  2._____________  3._______________
6. To learn more from our guest, Abby Stokes, go to her website
   ____________________________________________
   AskAbbyStokes.com

Web Browsing on Mobile Devices #28

We didn't do a live show this week, so we searched thru our archives for something useful and came up with Episode 28 which originally streamed live on January 25, 2015. There are some really useful tips and the Beginner's Lesson is just as valid today as it was then. In fact, by watching it I learned some things I had forgotten! After watching it, how did you do with the review questions? Leave us comments ok? The show starts with some talk and videos of where we were at the time in Quartzsite AZ. To see the original videos, click here. To skip the opening, go to the 6min 40 second point.

1. Quick Tips: Icon Glossary, Emailing your Lat/Lon location. 
2. Beginner’s Lesson: Web Browsing 
3. App o Week: TuneIn Radio 

For the best viewing, be sure to click the FullScreen button in the lower right corner
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Review Questions:
1.To Browse to a website, you need a browser: Name 2
2.You can have several websites open at one time in different _________.
3.How can you go directly to a website rather than getting search results?
4.How can you save a website as an icon on your home screen – like an app?
5.Bookmarks are most useful for websites that you use All the time? Or Occasionally?

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