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Editor: Annette Stuckey westlake@bigpond.net.au No. 846

12 November 2017

Hi Silver Surfers,

Can you believe it is 99 years yesterday, since the end of WW 1. My Uncle Jim Quinn served in WW 1 and he died in 1982 aged 89.

"Lest We Forget"

CLUB NEWS

Following the talk on Friday by Ann Crump,(Lake Macquarie Community Historian at LMCC Library), she has asked me to give you the link to "Lake Macquarie History Online".

https://history.lakemac.com.au

It is a great site, full of history and photos. Also if you click on your suburb you can get a full description of it.

I know was very surprised to find out there are about 97 suburbs in Lake Macquarie.

Also Ann would love residences to write their own page in Lake Macquarie history. You can submit 750 or less words, details and conditions are on the web site.

Ann said she is would like to come back next year and hopes that there will be some members memories to talk about.

(if you did not attend then you missed a wonderful talk)

DO DROP IN DAY

(Wangi RSL)

EVERY WEDNESDAY

"One on One" 1 hour Session 1pm –2pm - 3pm

Help available with anything- Computer –Tablet – Phone

You can bring your own equipment if you wish

Internet available

Phone:4975 3360 : Email: westlake@bigpond.net.au

to make a booking

$5.00 per session

MAKE YOUR DESKTOP PERSONAL

Did you know that you can personalise the desktop on your computer.

Suppose you would like a photo of your grandchildren or maybe a picture form your holiday.

Open 'Pictures' and right click on the photo of your choice.
Choose 'Set as Desktop Background'

When you return to the desktop you will have your choice of background.

Hint.: Try to pick a picture that is landscape as it will be displayed full view.

If you choose a portrait style it will be automatically 'tiled'. You can right click on the desktop and select 'Properties' then choose 'Desktop'. Midway down on the right hand side you can elect to have the portrait picture, centred, Tiled or stretched. The choice is yours, however I think you will be happier with a landscape photo.

When you tire of that particular picture you can repeat the exercise and change it

~Annette

Take An iPad Screenshot

Okay, big day – you've finally beaten Angry Birds, with three stars on all the levels, and you want to show off. So, what're you going to do? Carry your iPad around with you everywhere and never play the game again?

No! You take a screenshot so you can post it and e-mail it to everyone!

Here's how:

First, make sure your iPad is on the screen you want to capture. Now click and hold the Home button and press the top button on your iPad. You have to be pretty nimble, otherwise you might get sent back to the home screen or put your iPad to sleep.

If done correctly, however, you'll hear a camera noise and the screen will flash.

Now simply go into your Photos. You should see your screenshot, and from there you can share or e-mail it.

Clean Your LCD Screen

I've gotten a couple of questions recently concerning the upkeep of LCD screens. Those flat-panel beauties are a joy to look at, for sure, but once the power is turned off all sorts of streaks, smudges and other detritus appear. How is one to keep their super-cool, modern monitor looking its best without permanently damaging it with harsh chemicals?

Well, let me tell you.

There are cleaning kits, which will run you about $12, and apart from setting you back a few bucks, they don't offer cleaning power any more substantial than a four dollar rag and some good ol' H2o. What you'll need to buy is a microfiber cloth, which can be found at your local mega-mart or drugstore. Run it under some luke-warm water and wring that puppy out, and when I say wring it out I mean make sure that it's just barely moist. This is important, because if you're dripping water all over the screen the consequences could cost you another monitor, so be careful!

Make sure the monitor is turned off (obviously!) and wipe it down, making sure to be as gentle as a lamb. In no time you'll have a nice, spotless screen and peace of mind in knowing that you saved some money, too!

The following tips are from Cyn's Tech Tips and are used by permission

Chrome: browse in private.

Here's an easy way to make your browsing more secure. Google Chrome offers a private browsing option that allows you to browse without cookies or other tracking information. It's especially useful if you happen to be using someone else's PC or a PC at a library or work. First, it won't store any of your info, but if you happen to be using a friend's PC and head to Outlook.com to check your email, it won't automatically log into your friend's inbox. Let's check out how to open private browsing in the most popular browsers.

For Google Chrome click the little 3-dot icon on the upper right and choose New Incognito window from the drop-down menu.

A new window with a grey background will open.

The incognito symbol will appear on the top left.

Chrome won't save the following information:

Your browsing history, Cookies and site data, Information entered in forms,

Your activity might still be visible to:

Websites you visit, Your employer or school, Your internet service provider

Here's how to do it using Chrome mobile on your phone or tablet. Open the app and tap the 3-button icon at the top-right.

Choose New incognito window from the drop-down menu.

Just as with the desktop version of the browser, you'll see a gray background.

You'll see the incognito icon at the top-left of the browser.

When you close the browser, you'll leave incognito mode.

Tech Terms: Ghosting vs. Cloning vs. Imaging

A reader has a question about different methods of backing up a computer hard drive.

"My IT knowledge is really poor so I am hoping you could clarify the technical difference between the following:
· Ghosting a H/D
· Cloning a H/D
· Imaging a H/D
I always thought these were simply synonyms for the same process."

All of these terms refer to the same end goal, making a copy of your hard drive. Unlike just running a backup, which might copy files and settings, these processes make a complete copy of your drive.

A disk clone creates a completely functional copy of your drive. It copies everything on your hard drive to another hard drive. If your PC's driver were to crash, you could swap it out with the cloned drive. But you must do the clone directly to another hard drive.

A disk image copies that information to a file. That file can be on a PC or large flash drive or stored in the cloud. Disk images are used for restoring the previous contents of a hard drive or transferring to a new hard drive. You could create a clone using an image file.

The term ghost - actually comes from a Norton backup program, Norton Ghost, a popular disk cloning software. Sort of how the term Xerox came to mean copy. Ghost first came into use in 1996. In 1998, it was purchased by Symantec, the company behind Norton. I've seen the term ghost used to refer to both cloning and imaging.

Email client vs. email provider

You don't necessarily have to tie your email program to an address associated with your ISP. You could use an Outlook.com, Yahoo address, Gmail, or any other mail service. I'm going to go over the basic terms again and provide some examples.

ISP - Internet Service Provider. This is the company that provides your connection to the Internet. Some of them also offer email service with an email address. You don't have to use that service if you don't want to. In fact, I'd suggest not, because you might have to end up changing your email address if you switch services.

Email client: This is a program that downloads copies of your email messages from your email service. You need to set it up and tell it where to download the messages from by entering your email provider, email address, and password. It cannot create a new email address for you. Most often, these programs need to be downloaded and installed on your PC. Some examples of an email client are:

Windows 10 Mail app (it comes pre-installed in Windows 10)

Windows Live Mail

Outlook

Thunderbird

Outlook Express

OE Classic (replacement for Outlook Express and Windows Live Mail)

Email service: There are a number of services you can use for email. The big names all offer free accounts and free email address that are simple to sign up for. Popular email services include:

Outlook.com - (your email address ends in outlook.com, hotmail.com, msn.com, or livemail.com.)

Yahoo - (your email ends in yahoo.com.)

AOL.com (your email address ends in aol.com)

Gmail.com (your email address ends in gmail.com

Any of the above services can be used with any Internet Service Provider. Your ISP may offer an email address. It would end in something like comcast.net, frontiernet.com, sbcglobal.net. I prefer using a service like Outlook or Yahoo because you can keep that address even if you change ISPs. If you switch from Comcast to ATT, you'll lose that Comcast email address.

You don't need an email client to access your messages. Your messages are almost always available by going to a website where you can log in and view your inbox. If you open a web browser and go to AOL.com, Outlook.com, Gmail.com etc... , you can read, send, and receive mail. But no copies of the messages are downloaded to your device, so you couldn't view offline. If you use an email service provided by your ISP, they will give you the address of the website.

ISP - Internet Service Provider - the company that connects you to the Internet.

Email Service - The company that provides your email address. (outlook.com, gmail etc...)

Email Client - A program installed on your PC or phone that downloads copies of your messages.

Well folks that's it for another week.

Until next time this is your Secretary signing off

Annette

Australian Seniors Computer Club Assoc :

http://www.ascca.org.au/

"ASCCA is the national peak body for seniors and technology".

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