Dave Tiefenbach
SaddleBrooke Computer Club has partnered with a nationwide Verizon retailer to teach mobile phone classes right here in SaddleBrooke. There will be separate classes dedicated to Apple iPhone and Android phones. Watch the club website calendar at saddlebrookecc.org/ for dates the classes will be offered.
The only computer class starting in April is Microsoft Word. This will be 75-minute sessions over four weeks. This course is designed to expose the student to basic principles of word processing using Microsoft Word 2016 or Office 365 program.
You can sign up for the class on the Computer Club website. If during the signup process it is shown that the class is full, contact instructor Richard Spitzer at 520-825-3116 and inquire if there is space available.
The February Users Group meeting featured Sam Brisson (Android phones) and Alex Bruno (iPhones), owners of the Verizon store located at 4755 E. Grant Road. Their presentation provided a brief talk on a few of the features of both an Android and iPhone. Their talk was followed by a lengthy and informative question and answer session. Sam and Alex are willing to help SaddleBrooke cell phone users with questions regarding their devices. Their phone number is 520-207-8651. When you speak to one of them, tell them you are a SaddleBrooke resident.
The April User Group meeting will be held on Monday, April 23 at 1:00 p.m. The speaker will be Shirley Condit from the Pinal County Library, and her topic will be “Searching Online.”
Did you know you’ve got an emoji keyboard at your fingertips right now with Windows 10? It’s a keyboard shortcut – and it’s got smiley faces, people, and celebration emojis, just to name a few. Open a document and place your mouse pointer where you want the emoji, press the Windows key and the period key together, then single left click on the desired emoji.
Windows generates a unique advertising ID for each user on a device, which app developers and advertising networks can use to provide more relevant advertising in apps. When the advertising ID is enabled, apps can access and use it in much the same way that websites can access and use a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Thus, app developers (and the advertising networks they work with) can use your advertising ID to provide more relevant advertising and other personalized experiences across their apps.
To turn off your advertising ID, go to Start, select Settings>Privacy>General. Choose your preferred settings. Turning the advertising ID off will not reduce the number of ads you see. But it may mean that ads are less interesting and relevant to you.
Apple has recently added refurbished iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus models to its online store. They are also selling refurbished Apple TV 4K models. Apple TV 4K was released last September. The 32GB and 64GB models are available for $149 and $169 respectively, reflecting modest savings of $30.