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Laptops

This session will give you the opportunity to see a number of different types of laptop, to bring your own, and to ask any questions you like.  Part of the session will include a surgery where individual problems can be discussed. Buy cheap laptops from the laptop and…  – laptopsdirect.co.uk – Laptop buying guide – CNET Reviews  – cnet.com – Laptops […]

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Picassa and Flickr

Picasa is an image organizer and image viewer for organizing and editing digital photos, plus an integrated photo-sharing website.  “Picasa” is a blend of the name of Spanish painter Pablo Picasso, the phrase mi casa (Spanish for “my house”) and “pic” for pictures (personalized art). In July 2004, Google acquired Picasa from its original author and began […]

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Pictures

The tablets come with two specific apps for pictures and of course one for the camera. You can manage your Google+ photos, albums and videos with the  Photos app on your Android device. Before you start making changes, make sure that you’re signed in to the right Google+ account. Open the  Photos app. Open the […]

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Digital Images

There are two basic image types: Vector image. Raster image (pixelmap, bitmap). Vector image “Take a 100×100 mm sheet of paper. With a 3 mm wide green pencil draw a line from point [10,10] (a point 10 mm from left edge and 10 mm from bottom edge) to point [90,90]. Draw another line from [10,90] […]

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Bookmarks in Google Chrome

A bookmark is a collection of direct links to predefined web pages which is stored in your web browser. Bookmarks can be created and managed by the user themselves. Most browsers come packaged with several existing bookmarks. The term bookmark is used in browsers such as Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome and Safari. In Google Chrome […]

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Android antivirus

Again, there is an element of choice here.  Below are some of the recommended items.  Remember that antivirus programs on their own will not guarantee protection of your device.  Backup your data to the cloud or to external memory. Avast Mobile Security & Anti-Virus  Avast Mobile Security & Anti-Virus is a suit of security and […]

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Security and anti-virus – general

Everyone will have their own personal choice.  Stick to known brand names and always research before installing/purchasing. there are a number of useful websites that review security regularly such as: http://www.av-comparatives.org/ http://www.av-test.org/en/home/ http://www.dennistechnologylabs.com/ There are now over 7000 apps which have been identified as dangerous in third party Android Stores. Use a search engine to […]

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Yorkshire pub helps silver surfers with web training

Yorkshire pub helps silver surfers with web training By Mike Berry, 25-Feb-2014 A Yorkshire pub is helping novice silver surfers connect with the community by holding popular tablet and internet training coffee mornings. Read the full story by clicking the link below. http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/General-News/Yorkshire-pub-helps-silver-surfers-with-web-training

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Temporary email addresses

If you give web sites and new contacts a disposable email address instead of your real one, you can selectively disable a disposable address as soon as you get spam through it, but continue using all other aliases. All disposable email address services provide this basic functionality, but some have other neat features that make […]

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