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New Technology Group

• First Monday of the month• 14.00 in the Pottery Room• Convenor: Susan Jeffery• Mail: [email protected]

Take me into the 21st century!


Our Survey

What people want to learn about

Covered so far

1. iPhone Basics2. iPad Basics3. Broadband, 3G and Wi-Fi Basics4. The Cloud5. email


Catch up at on past sessions at www.hender.net/u3a


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Coming Soon!

• eBooks – which to choose and why?• Music and Podcasts – where from?• More Apps –best Apps?• Android v. Apple – how to choose?• . . . .


iPad Basics

Mike HenderU3A

3 Dec 2012

iPad Basics

Tablets are primarily about

'Lean-back‘ Consumption

iPad Basics

Questions covered 1

Newspapers, Blogs –

Magazines –

Books –

BBC iPlayer –

Watching videos –

iPad Basics

Questions covered 2

Emailing –

Web browsing –

Camera and showing photos –

Listening to music –

Listening to podcasts –

iPad Basics

Questions covered 3Social:• Twitter• Facebook• LinkedIn• YouTube• Etc.

iPad Basics

iPhone Basics

Mike HenderU3A

5 Nov 2012

iPhone Basics

Questions covered 1

• Basics

• Using as a phone

• Sending texts

• Emailing

• Web browsing

iPhone Basics

Questions covered 2

• Camera and photos

• Listening to music and podcasts

• Watching videos

• Voice input – Siri

• Basics 2

iPhone Basics

iPhone 5HomeButton

On/OffButton

Ring/ Silent

VolumeButtons

Apps

iPhone Basics

Broadband, 3G and Wi Fi‐

U3A New Tech7 January 2013Mike Hender

Broadband, 3G and Wi Fi Basics‐

www.hender.net/u3a/new-tech/BB-3G-WiFi.pdf

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Broadband

2Mbps – 40Mbps2Mbps – 100Mbps

TelephoneNetwork

CableNetwork


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Wi-Fi speed802.11ac – 800 Mbps802.11n – 160 Mbps 802.11g – 20 Mbps 802.11b – 3 Mbps

Wi-Fi

Router

ISP speed2 – 40 Mbps


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Questions covered 1

• Help! What exactly are Wi-Fi, Broadband and 3G Mobile Data?

• Which one should I connect with?

• What are the benefits of each for PC, Tablet, Smartphone?



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Questions covered 2

• What are the relative costs - what's best value for money?

• How fast do they work?

• How much data (Emails, Web Pages, Apps, Music, Films) can I download?



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Questions covered 3

• What does my Router do and how do I connect to it?

• How do I get Wi-Fi in my home?

• How do I get Wi-Fi when I'm out and about?



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Questions covered 4

• It's a scary world out there, so how do I keep my stuff secure?

• How do I get help when I'm stuck?


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The Cloud

U3A New Tech4 February 2013

Mike Hender

• Get a better understanding of this major technology shift and how it may affect our lives

• Get a sense of what’s real and what’s hype

• Identify one or two areas of interest that you could explore for yourself to get some immediate value

The Cloud

NB

Smartphones, tablets and eReaders are already deeply embedded in the Cloud so you should immediately see areas that you are already familiar with!

The Cloud

Google’s Cloud Data Centre

The Cloud – so what is it?

100GB500GB16GB

YourB/UpYour

DocsYour

eBooksYour

emails

5GB – 200GB

50GB* 2GB 1GB 10GB 100GB

* Example sizes

1GB

YourDiary

1GB

YourContacts

10GB

YourMusic

YourPhotos

16GB3GB

What use is all this to me?

• Store and share your photos and videos

• Store and stream your music and podcasts

• Send large files to friends• Backup all your valuable stuff• Play multi-user games

The Cloud

What use is all this to me?

• Subscribe to digital newspapers

• Borrow, buy and read digital books on any device

• Have all your photos, music and videos available wherever you are on all your gadgets

• Enjoy cloud services like iPlayer and Facebook

The Cloud

You can now keep in the Cloud

• Anything that you would previously have kept on your own:– PC hard disk– Video recorder– DVD player– CD library– Book shelf

• And this is one of the driving forces boosting Tablet computing

The Cloud

email

U3A New Tech4 March 2013Mike Hender

Questions answered

How do I

• Set up email on a phone or tablet?

• Choose the best email service?

• Control my inbox?• Find my missing mails?• Send to a group?• . . . .

email

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