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Online learning for adults offers users a wide range of choices and options. From academic degree programs to enrichment, the choices are so broad that I'll try to help you narrow your focus to find something you want. For this article, I'll focus on not-for-credit adult education offerings rather than academic credit programs or K through 12th-grade programs....
Safari is the Web browser developed by Apple and installed on all iOS devices and Mac OS computers. Browsing the Web is one of the primary activities you'll be doing with your iPhone and iPad. I'll go over some of the mobile version of Safari features for the iPhone and iPad to improve your browsing experience. So let's see how you can make the most of your Web browsing using Safari on an iPhone or iPad....
If you're like most people, your use of technology has increased. While that technology offers some handy capabilities, when something goes wrong, it can be aggravating and annoying to find help. In this article, I'll share some of my personal experience in finding answers to technical questions on the web, along with some useful tips for how you can start making choices that will give you access to better technical support....
If you've got an iPhone, you're probably using it as your go-to- camera because it's always with you, convenient, and takes excellent quality photos. Finding those photos as they start to fill up your phone can be a challenge, so in this article, I'll try to help you learn how to organize them using the Photos app on your iPhone....
The term "Web Browser" is used to describe a software application used for the purpose of viewing webpages from the World Wide Web. A web browser retrieves information such as text, photos, music, and videos and is the software that requests the information using the Internet. Once it has retrieved the information, a web browser will display it in a...
Spam is an unwanted, undesired, or irrelevant message received from any source and sent to many recipients. Email spam is what most people think of when they think of spam, but there are other types. Spam can be in the form of a comment on a blog, a post in a discussion group, and text spam. Think of spam as the electronic equivalent of telephone solicitations or junk mail....
Cross-platform software is any software application that works on multiple operating systems or devices, often referred to as platforms. A platform means an operating system such as Windows, Mac OS, Android, or iOS. When a software application works on more than one platform, the user can utilize it in a broader choice of devices and computers....
Binge watching is the practice of viewing multiple episodes of a television series or a series of movies consecutively, either in one sitting or a short period. Viewers often binge using online streaming services such as Netflix or Hulu Plus that allow users to watch multiple seasons of a...
A WiFi range extender is a device used to extend the range of an existing WiFi network. WiFi is, of course, the name used for wireless internet connections in most offices and homes. One limitation of WiFi is that it's radio signal has a limited range because of the power limitations the of WiFi devices. You may notice that your WiFi...
Otherwise known as Quick Response codes, a QR code is a graphic image that contains information in the form of black and white squares. QR codes are images shaped like a square with a black and white digital pattern....
An algorithm is, in the most basic sense, a procedure for performing a specific task. Computers use algorithms as step-by-step sets of instructions for achieving a goal. However, algorithms are not only used by computers....
The Apple calendar app allows you to use an electronic calendar on your iOS device for setting appointments. The app comes standard with your iPhone and will enable you to create meetings or events on your iPhone. Besides using it to track events locally, the app can synchronize with most...
Polls are questions that a meeting or webinar host can ask participants to answer. Zoom includes polling in all of the licensed (paid) Zoom plans. Hosts can prepare polls and start them at any time during a meeting. Using Polls during a meeting gives the host a chance to insert breaks during a presentation, break the ice when a session starts, and obtain feedback from people....
Copyright protects "original works of authorship" under the laws of the United States. The term means "right to copy" and the term has come to mean the rights granted to an author for an original creation. The law is based the principle that the author of a work may reap the fruits of his or her intellectual creativity for a limited period....
There are two ways to start meetings in Zoom, Meet Now (also called Instant Meeting) or Scheduled Meetings. Each has its purpose, but most individual users use the Scheduled Meetings way, so I'll focus on that one more. Once scheduled, Zoom creates an invitation that contains a link that a participant clicks on to join the meeting. The Host has to get the meeting invitation to everyone, just like a party invitation....
Zoom is a popular video meeting app, and its ease of use has made it popular as more and more people move to a virtual lifestyle for work, home, and school. While many people have attended a Zoom meeting, some features make the applications much more than you may realize....