October 2024 News: NotebookLM A.I., Google Photos Map View, Add website icon to phone, and more ...

Published: Fri, 10/04/24

Updated: Fri, 10/04/24

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Newsletter: October 2024 - Issue 206 - Archives

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What's up with Jim and Chris - the Geeks?

In September it was another dive trip on a special liveaboard boat at Gardens of the Queen in Cuba. We had no Internet for the entire week, so we couldn't tell you about it until we got back. These dive sites are remote and they are protected. The reefs were healthier and the sea life more abundant than either of our other Carribbean trips this summer. It was nice to see.

Tutorials: We recorded a few more videos this past month, see #880-884 on our All Videos Page. We also did one "7Tip Sunday" on Google Calendar, and 2 episodes of Fun with Photos.

Community: As always, we enjoyed our Members-only Zoom meetings. We're working diligently on more "Top Tips" for members only. The new ones are listed at the bottom of this newsletter.

What's New?

Keep scrolling down and you'll see articles about , and a video about . Also lists of all our new tutorials.

Calendar of Upcoming Events

October is another travel-filled month but we should have good connectivity on a Viking Panama Canal Cruise for our shows and meetings.

Chris is getting a new knee for her birthday in November.

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!

Tune in to our YouTube channel every Sunday at 2pm Eastern for your weekly tech lessons. We alternate between our hour-long live show and our 10-15 minute "Fun with Photos."

October 2024

“What Does This Button Do?” 2 pm ET Sunday Live on YouTube and Facebook
- October 13th (at sea) Episode 286 (we hope)
- Members Only Backstage Zoom after the shows
Wed Oct 2 at 3 pm Eastern: Do More with Google Photos: a workshop held over Zoom for members only. Review here.
October 6th and 20th (at sea) Fun With Photos Podcast at 2 pm ET
Tech For Senior’s Selected Mondays at Noon ET “Fun With Photos”
October 8 at 7pm PT Geek Presentation to Laguna Woods

November 2024

“What Does This Button Do?” 2 pm ET Sunday Live on YouTube and Facebook
- November 3rd and 17th Episode 287 and 288
- Members Only Backstage Zoom after the shows
November 10th and 24th Fun With Photos Podcast at 2 pm ET.
Tech For Senior’s Selected Mondays at Noon ET “Fun With Photos”

Ask the Geeks Q&A Forum

Anyone can read the forum, only members can ask questions. This is a valuable benefit of
membership. Join Today! Here are some recent discussions:

Notebook LM – OMG, this is SO cool

A.I. tools are popping up all over. The one called NotebookLM is a bit different. It's like a personal librarian. There's one feature you must see to believe. It can create a podcast.

Google Photos – Swipe up to see map

Let's say I meet a friend for lunch and she is planning a trip to Wyoming. I want to show her some photos of times when I was in Wyoming. Google Photos makes that so easy with it's Map View.

How to put a Website Icon on your phone.

Update: one thing has changed since this video was made. On the iPhone it says you must use Safari for this to work - you can now use Google Chrome on the iPhone as well as on Android.

How to Add a Website Icon to a Phone's Home Page Tutorial Video 766

Links to Recent Content added to our Website

Tutorial Videos:

Top Tips (for members only)

YouTube Shows:

What Does This Button Do?

Sep 29 2024 Show285. Traveling Off-Grid – 7 Practical Tips
Sep 8 2024 Show284. Google Calendar – 7 Practical Tips

Fun with Photos

Sep 22, 2024: Photos27. Map your Memories
Sep 1, 2024: Photos26. Create YouTube Thumbnails with Canva

Classes (members only)
No new classes in September, check out this series on Google Photos:

Apr 30, 2024: Google Photos Workshop #4 – a members only Zoom meeting
April 2, 2024: Google Photos Workshop #3 – a members only Zoom meeting
Mar 5 2024 Google Photos Hands-on Workshop #2 – a members only Zoom meeting
Feb 6 2024 Google Photos Hands-on Workshop #1 – a members only Zoom meeting

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