1. New Technology Group Meeting
13 August 2013
Mike Hender

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4. What we’ll cover Member Survey Results Photos Revisited Windows 8.1
What you would most like to cover
Photos Revisited
How to share your holiday snaps
Windows 8.1
Is now the time to upgrade?

5. Members Survey

6. The Survey

9. Survey

13. Conclusions
Use survey results to guide what we cover in the next 6 months
Include some basics in every session
Include some more advanced ideas in every session
Cover both iPad/Phone and Android in every session wherever possible

14. September August October October August September

15. Some Basic Tips

16. IOS*/Android Switch between Apps Adjust brightness and volume
Stop an App
Rearrange and Delete Icons
Keyboard tips
* IOS = Apple iPhone and iPad operating system

17. Demo – Some Basic Tips

18. Photos Revisited

19. Sharing your Photos Camera or Phone?
Basic saving and sharing for iPhone/iPad and Android
Arranging and editing your photos on your PC
Sharing your photos
The Cloud

20. Image flow
And share via links to friends and family

21. Saving and Sharing Do you travel with a Tablet or PC?
PC: More cumbersome but easier to ‘Save, Edit and Share’
Tablet: Small and light but a bit more tricky to use

22. Saving Photos to PC from Camera

23. Saving photos to PC from IOS*
For pictures taken on an iPhone:
Automatic with Photo Stream
Download and install iCloud control panel
Automatic transfer to and from iCloud storage
* IOS = iPhone and iPad Operating System

25. Saving photos to PC from Android
Connect with USB cable
Either ‘Drag and Drop’
Or use photo editing software

26. Imported from Nexus 7 using USB cable and standard Windows software

27. Saving photos to PC from Camera
First
Either use camera + cable
Or remove card and insert in PC
Then
Either use ‘Drag and Drop’
Or use photo editing software

28. Arranging and simple Editing
Recommended software:
Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 (£50)
Picasa (Free)
iPhoto (Free from Apple)
Photo Gallery (Free with ‘Windows Essentials’ from Microsoft)
FastStone (Free and used by Digital Imaging Group)

29. Edited photos back to tablet
Android
IOS/iTunes

30. Demo – Picasa album on PC to Tablet

31. Summary And share via links to friends and family
Download using ‘Web Albums’ App

32. Saving Photos directly to Tablet from Camera

33. Image flow
And share via links to friends and family

34. Saving Photos to Tablet from Camera
You need Hardware + App

35. Import to iPad from Card – 1

36. Import to iPad from Card – 2

37. Import to iPad from Card – 3

38. Sharing from Phone or Tablet via email and The Cloud
The easiest for one or two photos
Gets complicated, big and very slow for a whole album
For albums it’s best to send a link to a Cloud Service

39. Using a Cloud service - iCloud

40. Using a Cloud service – Android via Picasa Google Gallery App

41. Suggested Cloud Services for Photos
iCloud (IOS only)
Dropbox
Sky Drive
Google Drive / Picasa

42. Demo

43. Windows 8.1 – Time to upgrade?

44. Windows 8 – Prices XP Security Releases end 8 April 2014
Windows 7 on Amazon £70 to £140
Windows 8 upgrade on Amazon £60
Lenovo IdeaPad S405 - £350 (Tech Radar recommended, Win 8 built in)

45. Issues with Windows 8 Two O/S in One OMG – No Start Button
Modern Touch Screen and Traditional Desktop
Many (most?) traditional admin apps are in new locations
Steep learning curve
New full screen apps not well suited to traditional desktop users

46. Is Windows 8.1 the Answer? Return of the Start Button (sort of)
Full screen apps share screen
Boot to desktop
Better ‘Settings’ (duplicates Control Panel)
Customise start screen
You’ll find a long list of new and changed features in Windows 8.1. Here’s a partial list:
A Start hint that appears on the taskbar, where the Windows 7 Start button is located
More flexible Start screen customization options
The option to go directly to the desktop instead of the Start screen
Much tighter integration with SkyDrive
More options for arranging modern (Metro) apps side by side
New “first party” (Microsoft-authored) Windows 8.1 apps
A redesigned Windows Store
New capabilities for third-party Windows 8.1 apps
A greatly enhanced PC Settings module that duplicates the desktop Control Panel
Support for smaller tablets
Internet Explorer 11, with significant improvements in tab handling and security
Some new capabilities for the on-screen keyboard on touch devices
Integrated search
Some features and apps that will be in the final release of Windows 8.1 are not yet in the preview. This includes a significant update to the Mail client, which Microsoft has shown in demos but did not include in the preview release.

47. Customise Start Screen

48. Windows 8.1 Demo

49. Next Meeting! 14.00 – 2 September – Pottery Room Security!
Apps – Bring your recommendations of the Apps you find most useful (or fun)
General Q&A
Latest Apple release Sept 10th – IOS7 and iPhone 5S

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