Archive | Summer Course 2015

One of the big differences between Android and iOS (iPad) is the ability to manage and move files with you in control.  There are a number of apps to do this, although you don’t necessarily need them!  All you need to do is plug you tablet into your computer and it appears as another device.  […]

You might be able to just share whatever you want to the printers email address (strictly speaking this means using a third party, eg HP, Epson etc address rather than Google Cloud Print).  This is not Google Cloud Print and will not work with older printers. To gain access to your printer, you will need […]

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 different types of printer and how they can be used with […]

Bluetooth is a wireless technology that allows computers, phones and other devices to talk to each other over short distances (up to 100 metres). Bluetooth uses radio waves (in the 2.4 Gigahertz range), and is designed to be a secure and inexpensive way of connecting and exchanging information between devices without wires. You’ll find Bluetooth […]

Wi-Fi Direct is a Wi-Fi standard enabling devices to easily connect with each other without requiring a wireless access point.

Settings have been covered previously.  Today we are going to go through every element of settings in detail. Firstly, let us place the settings icon on the app drawer or bottom bar which stays visible on all home screens. Next, we will look at the standard Android menu systems.  Basically, there are 3 probable locations […]

Google provide free apps to let you work with different types of files.  Similar to Microsoft Office in many ways you can create and edit files on your drive with them. They may need to be installed on your tablet: Google Docs Google Sheets Google PDF Viewer Google Slides are they installed on your tablet? […]

The Cloud is not a thing, it’s an idea or a way to explain computer stuff that doesn’t happen on your computer.  As a general term it covers many different ideas/facilities/functions: What is cloud computing? Although there are many different functions you can use in the cloud, on an android probably the best integrated and […]

Carrying on from week2 we need to make sure all our tablets are up to date and unwanted apps have been uninstalled. And then we can install some new apps.  Today try: Google Goggles Google Sound Search Google Translate Google Text to Speech Google Earth and the main TV channel viewers and… the world factbook […]

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