June 2019 Newsletter: Google Photos: 7 Features, Read eBooks on Smartphones, Member Meetup

Published: Thu, 06/06/19

Monthly Issue #141 June, 2019
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Geeks in May

We started May at the Escapees' Eastern Area Rally in Georgia, then back home for a couple weeks before heading to Little Cayman Island and a week long scuba trip with our dive club - USA Dive Club. The photo above is of 2 squid we saw on one of our dives. Are we accomplished underwater photographers? No. Do we have dedicated underwater cameras? No. Jim takes video on every dive using his tiny GoPro underwater video camera. As he edits the video, he clicks a button to grab a frame and make it a still photo. That's how he got the photo above - pretty impressive I'd say. We'll tell you all about it, live, on our next YouTube show - Sunday June 9 at 2pm Eastern time. You can see the complete 5 minute video of our dive trip. Check out our photo album photo album for May. And our personal travel Blog for the rest of the story.

We always continue to learn about technology! And, we share it with you on our weekly class, What Does This Button Do?

By the way, our pictures, Blogs, Photo Albums, maps, and videos are all examples of what we teach. You can learn how to plan, navigate, and remember your life’s events. It makes the experience that much more enjoyable to get creative and share pictures, maps, stories, and movies with friends and family. Check out our Learning Library of Tutorial Videos, just go to GeeksOnTour.com and click the menu for Tutorials. There are plenty of free videos in addition to our members-only content to whet your appetite for learning.

Calendar

Every Wednesday Check your inbox for our “Geek's Weekly Tech Lesson” We send out a link to a technology lesson, usually an episode of our Button Show which is recorded in a live stream.

Upcoming Appearances

Here’s our speaking request form if you’d like to have us speak to your group.

June 9 2pm ET: Episode 167 of "What Does This Button Do?" Recording live on YouTube.
Topic will be Video Editing.
June 11 7pm ET: Member Meetup with Premium Geeks On Tour members. It's a Zoom video meeting where you can connect with us.
June 16 - Happy Father's Day!
June 20 - Chris will be a guest on Dottotech, giving a webinar on Google Photos.
June 29 - 5th Anniversary of the 1st Button Show

No work travel is planned for these months. We're concentrating on the website and local events.

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Ask the Geeks Q&A Forum

Here are some of the topics that have been discussed recently. Anyone can read the forum, only members can ask questions. This is a valuable benefit of membership. Join Today!

If you are a member, ask a question! Go to GeeksOnTour.com then click the Q&A menu. Make sure you are logged in (there’s a form on the Q&A page), select a category (Photos, Maps, Blogs, Other) then click Add Topic. When finished scroll down to Submit Topic.

Google Photos: 7 Favorite Features

These 7 features are demonstrated in detail with a 50 minute webinar recorded for the APCUG. The article includes timeline links to view just the parts of interest.

Editing - right on your phone, or tablet, or computer
Search by the content of the photos
Shared Library
Shared albums with collaboration for group photo albums
Make Movies
Google Lens to read business cards
Navigate to a photo

Yes you can read books on your smartphone.

The magic of using your smartphone for reading books is that you can carry around an entire library in your pocket. If you think that the screen is too small, or that it's not a comfortable experience, please read the article and watch the video included to see if we can change your mind.

Member Meetup

We had our first online member meetup last month. We use the Zoom video conference software that makes it so easy for a group to get together, see, and hear each other. You don't need to have a Zoom account to join in, just click the link we send and you're there.

We talked and got to know each other. We shared some tips about how to use our website and get the most out of their membership. We also took questions. One question: "How do I take an album from Google Photos and make a slideshow using PowerPoint?" prompted us to make one of our tutorial videos to fully explain the answer. Check out video #565.

We've scheduled another member meetup for Tuesday 6/11 at 7pm Eastern time. If you are a premium member, you will get an email with the link a couple days before the meeting.

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Happy Computing!

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