September 2019 Newsletter: YouTube milestone, Google Keep

Published: Thu, 09/05/19

Monthly Issue #144 September, 2019
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Geeks in August

We started our "Back to School" tour in August. Headed up the east coast, visiting friends along the way. See more photos in our August Photo Album and stories in our personal blog.

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

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

We're in Connecticut as I write this.

We'll take a train into the city for a day or two then up to Massachusetts for the Roadtrek Rally. Lots of Computer user groups after that.

Sept 4 1:30pm Senior Planet Exploration Center - New York City, Smartphones Seminar
Sept 9-13 Roadtrek Rally in Foxboro, MA.
Sept 16 7:30pm Canton, OH CAMUG
Sept 18 7pm Columbus, OH Columbus Computer Society Smartphone Photography
Sept 22 7pm Newark, OH Licking County Computer Society What Does This Button Do?
Sept 24 7pm Dayton, OH Dayton Microcomputer Association
Sept 28 9:30am Glendale Heights, IL CAEUG

October will be pretty full, too. 2 big RV events and a couple more User Group presentations on the calendar before heading back home in Florida.

Oct 3 7:30pm West Suburban Computer Club
Oct 9-12 Grand National Rally in Branson, MO.
Oct 21-25 Workamper Rendezvous in Heber Springs, AR

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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.

How to share your Live Location using Google Maps

Using either iPhone or Android device , it's easy to share your live location with someone for a few hours, or indefinitely. It's great for letting friends know when you'll arrive. No need to call, they can see when you're getting close and roll out the welcome mat! This is especially useful if you have a lot of guests, or run a B&B - no need to wait around for hours, tell your guests to watch this video and share their location with you for a few hours.

How to share your location with Google Maps and let people know exactly when you'll arrive.

YouTube Milestone: Geeks on Tour Channel surpasses 5,000 subscribers

10 years ago we uploaded our first tutorial video to YouTube. (Geotagging Photos with Picasa 3.5.) Before that, we were using Techsmith's Screencast.com. Now we've uploaded over 400 videos to YouTube and just surpassed 5,000 subscribers.

When you upload videos to your channel on YouTube, you are considered a "creator" and YouTube gives certain perks to creators as they get more popular. We don't get any perks for 5,000 - we're still tiny in the YouTube universe, but it feels like we're on our way!

If you've never uploaded a video to YouTube and you would like to know how - here's a video for you: 568. YouTube - upload video from computer or Google Photos

Google Keep for Notes on either Android or iPhone

Google Keep was the topic for episode 173 of our Button Show. This article goes over the basics of why we like Google Keep as our #1 way of keeping all kinds of notes.

Instant Notes
Color Coding
Checklists
Unlimited notes for free on any device

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Happy Computing!

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