June 2015 LCCU Meeting We’ll answers members’ questions: –What are the best free and paid antivirus products? – How do you use Picasa and Picasa Web (Google+) to manage, edit, print and share your photos? We'll explore how they work in detail and demo their features. We’ll also look at using the new Google Photos for online storage.

June 2015 LCCU Meeting Best Free & Paid Antivirus Which Antivirus Is Best? Tough Test Separates Winners and Losers from PC MagWhich Antivirus Is Best? Tough Test Separates Winners and Losers –Rated AAA by Dennis Technology Labs: Kaspersky, Norton, ESET, Avast Free, and Trend Micro. Of all the products tested, only Microsoft didn't earn at least a C.Microsoft The Best Free Antivirus for 2015 from PC MagThe Best Free Antivirus for 2015 –Editors' Choice: Panda Free Antivirus Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition (2014) is good, too, Security Software Ratings from Consumer Reports - Recommends Avira free software.Security Software Ratings

June 2015 LCCU Meeting Best Free & Paid Antivirus Best Antivirus Software and Apps 2015, 5. Best Free Antivirus Software from Tom’s GuideBest Antivirus Software and Apps 2015, 5. Best Free Antivirus Software –Rates Avira best overall according to AV-Test labs and their own tests, rates Avast! as best interface.

June 2015 LCCU Meeting Best Free & Paid Antivirus

June 2015 LCCU Meeting Best Free & Paid Antivirus – C.R.

June 2015 LCCU Meeting Best Free Antivirus – Toms Guide

June 2015 LCCU Meeting Best Free & Paid Antivirus – C.R.

June 2015 LCCU Meeting Best Paid Antivirus The Best Antivirus for 2015 from PC MagThe Best Antivirus for 2015 –3 Editors' Choices: Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2015, Kaspersky Anti-Virus (2015), and Webroot SecureAnywhere Antivirus (2015). The Best Security Suites for 2015 from PC MagThe Best Security Suites for 2015 –Bitdefender Internet Security 2015 and Kaspersky Internet Security (2015) are Editors' Choice basic suites. –For the mega-suite range: Bitdefender Total Security 2015 (more features than you can imagine) and Symantec Norton Security (covers all your devices).

June 2015 LCCU Meeting Best Multi-device Antivirus 4 security suites that protect all your devices from PC World4 security suites that protect all your devices –McAfee All Access, Norton One, Trend Micro Titanium maximun Security & WebRoot SecureAnywhere Complete Internet Security Software Reviews from Consumersearch.comInternet Security Software Reviews –free mobile internet security: Avira, Avast!

June 2015 LCCU Meeting Best Antivirus Think Windows's Built-In Antivirus Will Keep You Safe? You're Wrong from PC MagThink Windows's Built-In Antivirus Will Keep You Safe? You're Wrong Antivirus 2015 Lab Tests Chart from PC MagAntivirus 2015 Lab Tests Chart

June 2015 LCCU Meeting Organize, Edit & Share Photos References –The Best Free Photo Editing Software from PC MagThe Best Free Photo Editing Software –Best Free Digital Image Editor by techsupportalertBest Free Digital Image Editor –Digital Photography Super Guide: How to Correct Your Photos from PC MagDigital Photography Super Guide: How to Correct Your Photos –Digital Photography Super Guide: Advanced Photo Enhancements from PC MagDigital Photography Super Guide: Advanced Photo Enhancements –Digital Photography Super Guide: How to Keep Your Photos Safe from PC MagDigital Photography Super Guide: How to Keep Your Photos Safe

June 2015 LCCU Meeting Organize, Edit & Share Photos Free photo software: For the desktop: –Picasa from GooglePicasa –Photo Gallery from MicrosoftPhoto Gallery –Paint.net from U. of WashingtonPaint.net –GIMP from SourceforgeGIMP Online photo editors: Flickr’s Aviary Pixlr Express

June 2015 LCCU Meeting Organize, Edit & Share Photos Picasa installation & settings –Runs on Windows XP thru Win 8, OS X, Linux. –Instructions for installing on Windows 8/8.1 to allow Picasa Photo Viewer to replace Photos app as default.Instructions for installing on Windows 8/8.1 –Change settings for , file types, slideshow, printing, network, Google+ Photos and Name tags & facial recognition. Go to Tools, Options.

June 2015 LCCU Meeting Organize, Edit & Share Photos Picasa – organizing photos –Folder Manager indexes Desktop, Documents & Pictures by default, can add other folders & drives. –Imports from camera, scanner, media or webcam. –Sequence by date or folder. –Create albums by selecting from one or more folders. –Creates people tags, geotags; can add text tags. –Filters photos with faces, geotags, star, uploaded, … –Search in filename, caption, tag, folder/album, date, or camera manufacturer; puts results in temp album.

June 2015 LCCU Meeting Organize, Edit & Share Photos Picasa edits –Includes basic photo fixes, tuning and effects edits. –Edits have unlimited undo’s. –Can edit RAW files & save them as jpg. –Edits are stored in picasa.ini file until you click File, Save or click disk icon under folder name, then original is stored in hidden subfolder.picasaoriginals. –To store people tags with photo, check Tools, Options, Name tags tab, “Store name tags in photo”. –Batch edit multiple photos in album.

June 2015 LCCU Meeting Organize, Edit & Share Photos Picasa creations –To resize photo, Export it. –Play full-screen slideshow of folder. –Create collage, movie, face movie, poster, gift CD, screensaver from photos in photo tray. –Saves screen captures (PrtScr) while Picasa is open. –Print at home with selected paper size & type, add text & borders, multiple photos/page. –Order prints, etc.: File, Order prints or Shop button.

June 2015 LCCU Meeting Organize, Edit & Share Photos Picasa, share & manage access –Share via – put photos in tray, click . –Share on Google+. Click Share button above folder, click Enable Sync. Visibility: Only you, Limited, Anyone with link, or public. –Share a link to your photos on Google+/PicasaWeb Click Overflow icon, Sharing options, Share via link, copy link to web page, , etc.. –Upload to Blogger. –Create HTML page of photos.

June 2015 LCCU Meeting Organize, Edit & Share Photos Picasa, backup –Google backup – Tools, Back up pictures – lets you select folders to back up, creates a backup set tracking what’s backed up & whether to CD/DVD or an alternative drive. –Backup to Web Albums – for.jpg files only, with no unsaved edits, no larger than 20 MB, 50 MP, uploaded at original size –Google+ Auto Backup – backs up selected folders, organized by date only.

January 2015 LCCU Meeting Organize, Edit & Share Photos Picasa References from picasageeks.com –Picasa Folder Manager videoPicasa Folder Manager video –Google+ Auto-BackupGoogle+ Auto-Backup –Should you Use Picasa’s Albums or Tags to Organize your Photos?Should you Use Picasa’s Albums or Tags to Organize your Photos? –Picasa Tip: Brighten a Selected Area of a PicturePicasa Tip: Brighten a Selected Area of a Picture