Picasa is an image organizer and image viewer for organizing and editing digital photos, plus an integrated photo-sharing website. It has been owned by Google since 2004. It is not an app for android or iPhone or windows 8 but is is a program which can be downloaded onto your computer (including Windows 8). Because […]
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Using Google Sheets
Google Sheets is Google’s spreadsheet program. It is available online, offline and as an App for Android. If you want to access Google Sheets from your Android device, download the Sheets app in Google Play (it is also available for the iPad). Touch the Google Play icon on your device. Find and install the application […]
Apps for older people
Without being specific about age, what follows is a few apps recommended from the web for older people. None are specifically endorsed here, but others have put the effort into researching them: SENIORS PHONE download Seniors Phone for Android Are you an Android user? Do you find that there’s just too much happening on the screen to make […]
Save Gmail attachments to Google Drive on Android
It is remarkably easy to save attachments to google drive. However, you must be receiving the mail on a gmail account and you must have google drive installed on your tablet. When you receive the email simply go down to the bottom of the email where the attachment will be identified. Click on the menu […]
Samsung Display settings
Display Change the settings for the display. Wallpaper: – –Home screen: Select a background image for the Home screen. – –Lock screen: Select a background image for the locked screen. – –Home and lock screens: Select a background image for the Home screen and the locked screen. Notification panel: Customise the items that appear on […]
Printing with Epson iPrint
Epson iPrint allows you to print from your tablet to an Epson printer. There is an app for the iPad as well as for Android tablets. Downlaod and install it from the Play/Apps store. Set it up Tap the icon Select a printer Tap the printer name for maintenance mode Return to the main screen […]
Setting up a gmail account
A gmail or google mail email account is almost essential when using an android based tablet. Introduction in your browser go to www.gmail.com click on Create an account complete the details After typing in your preferred username move to the next field to check its availability write down your password have a mobile number handy […]
Quiz
A. Acronyms What do the following stand for? RTFM URL POST HTTP GPS www ssd wifi ADSL ESC B. The Internet Name 3 internet browsers Name 3 search engine providers What are POP & IMAP what is the web address (URL) of the BBC Name 3 TLD’s (top level domain extensions) What is the country […]
Printing from your tablet
Printing from a tablet or a phone is quite straightforward, but it’s not the same as printing from a computer. Firstly, there are no wires. Secondly, the idea of printer drivers is totally different – you don’t put them on your tablet.There are a number of ways of sending stuff to a printer: Using Google […]
Maps, mapping and sat nav
Mapping is one of the more powerful tools that a tablet can be used for. However, more often than not the data used for the map needs to come from the internet. This is pretty hopeless if you haven’t got access to the internet when you you want to use the map. Some apps may […]
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