1. Thornbury U3A Computer Group November 2007 Mike Farquhar

2. “Picasa”… means Security update ISP update Picasa Questions

3. Computer Security Threats –Via email - mainly phishing –When surfing - trojans Tools –AVG and Windows Defender –Ad-Aware and Spybot – I rarely use now What to do before things go wrong What to do when things go wrong

4. What to do before things go wrong Use a Firewall. Use Microsoft Update to keep your PC up to date with security alerts. Use the anti-phishing and pop-up- blocker facilities of Internet Explorer 7 Install, keep up to date, and regularly use: – anti-virus software, –anti-spyware software Let your AV and AS software scan weekly

5. What to do when things go wrong Update and Run your Anti-Spyware program Update and Run your Anti-Virus program Update and Run Ad-Aware Update and run Spybot If this has not sorted the problem, call for help.

6. “What do I use?” I hear you ask A hardware Firewall Automatic Windows Update prompting Grisoft AVG WinPatrol Blueyonder, my ISP, takes care of all SPAM

7. ISP Update Free Broadband ? Amongst others, Carphone Warehouse (TalkTalk) and Sky are offering free broadband. In both cases the quality of the Broadband service appears to be satisfactory (or even better than BT) However, 1.TalkTalk are still charging some of their customers £10 per month if Local Loop Unbundling has not taken place at their exchange. 2.Sky is a similar story – where LLU has taken place it is “free”, otherwise it’s £10 for 2MB.

8. What is Picasa?..it is a computer application for organizing and editing digital photos Where do I get it from?..by download from Google How much does it cost?..it’s FREE !!! Why should I use it?..because it is simple to use. It is intuitive and lets you do most things that the amateur photographer needs to do simply and efficiently.

11. To install Picasa Use your WebBrowser to go to google.co.uk Click the “more >>” button

13. Live Demo 1.Install Picasa 2.Let it scan for pictures 3.Browse around to see how it works 4.Finding pictures 5.Simple photo retouching 6.Importing more pictures 7.Emailing pictures 8.Printing pictures 9.Ordering prints 10.Exporting pictures (eg to CD)

16. I posed the question previously – Why should I use it?..because it is simple to use. It is intuitive and lets you do most things that the amateur photographer needs to do simply and efficiently. I think it is !

17. Any Questions ?