Simple tips to help you be less irritated with computers and more productive.

1. Computer Tips
Everyday
making us less irritated & more productive

2. Email

3. Email ~Links
Send clean links.
● Emails
● Blog posts
● Presentations

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5. The Only Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe You'll Need For the Rest of Your Life

6. Highlight the messy link & click the link icon at the bottom of the email

8. Email ~ BCC
BCC - Blind Carbon Copy
● Send a blind copy of an email.
● Privacy of others email addresses. No
more sending long list of others
emails.

9. sister@gmail.com,
mom@gmail.com,
cousin@gmail.com,
friend1@gmail.com,
friend2@gmail.com,
friend3@gmail.com,
sister@gmail.com,
mom@gmail.com,
cousin@gmail.com,
friend1@gmail.com,
friend2@gmail.com,
friend3@gmail.com,
sister@gmail.com
to:
From: holly.akers@gmail.
com

12. ● Email
● Documents
● Photos/Videos
● Chrome
● Calendar
Google Suites

13. Why use Google products?
1. One sign in to rule them all
2. Auto syncs photos/videos/bookmarks
3. Auto updates Chrome
4. Access from anywhere
5. Cloud storage
6. A reputable company

14. Photos and the Future
● When considering the storage place
online for your photos/docs/videos
you should consider the future of
the company
● Big companies are less likely to fail.
So you won’t have to worry about
trying to get your files back

15. Google
Drive
● Spreadsheets
● Presentations
● Documents
● Forms
● Auto save
● Share with
others & work
on projects
together

16. Gmail, How do I love thee?
● Archive emails and search
through old emails
● Put filters on unwanted emails
● Syncs on all devices
● A lot of storage space
● Gives you access to all Google
Suites

17. Filter Unwanted Emails
A filter is a rule placed on incoming email
1. Select the unwanted email
2. Click ‘more’
3. Click ‘filter messages like this’
4. Choose the specifics of the filter
5. Click create filter

19. Calendar
● Syncs with others calendars.
● Set up auto reminders for birthdays,
anniversaries, etc.
● Customize reminders: Change sheets
every other week, change contacts
monthly, pay bill every Friday, etc.

20. The Internet

21. What exactly is the Internet?
Connected computers
sharing information.

22. Connections
How does your computer
connect to a website?

23. Connections
Web servers are computers that store all
webpages and when you type in a URL, it
receives your request and sends the webpage
back to your computer to display it.

24. Browsers
Software on your computer.
Connects to websites to get web
pages and then displays them to
you.

25. Say No to Internet Explorer
● Not as efficient and user
friendly as other web
browsers
● People use it just because it
comes on their computer or
out of habit
● Does not sync your
bookmarks

26. And Yes to Chrome
● Bookmarks Sync
● Toolbar syncs with other
computers
● Automatically updates
● Incognito Mode
● Website to download

27. www.Facebook.com www.LinkedIn.com www.Instagram.com www.Twitter.com www.Youtube.com
Bookmarks

28. Recipes Bills
● You can save bookmark icons without their website
addresses on the toolbar.
● Gives you a lot of space to have more bookmarks.
● You can make folders and store more sites in them too.

29. Chrome Bookmarks
*Leave the
name blank
when
saving the
bookmark.

30. www.target.com
They are extras you add to improve your
browsing experience.
Kinda like adding superpowers to your browser.
Chrome Extensions

31. Ad Blocker Plus
● View web pages
without annoying ads
● Website

32. LastPass
● You will never have to remember a password again!
● Safe and secure
● Passwords saved locally in your personal browser
● Once you start using, be sure your computers have sign-in
passwords.

33. Internet Search
Google Search I’m Feeling Lucky

34. Internet Search Tips
● Use quotes to get a more specific search
"star wars"

35. "star wars" -yoda
*No space after
the minus
● If we want Star Wars without any info
on yoda, use a minus

36. ● Use the +and to have words included
in the search
tall +and short

37. Google Hidden Search Tricks
1. Do a barrel roll
2. Zerg Rush
3. Google in 1998
4. Atari Breakout - Click images
5. Flip a coin
6. Roll a die

38. ● Browsing history isn’t
recorded
● Cookies are deleted
● 2 people can be logged
into the same site - 2
Facebook users on the
same computer w/out
logging off.
● People who are very
concerned for privacy
Incognito Window in Chrome

39. Creating a New Window
Opening up a new
window/tab when clicking
on a link
● Right click on your mouse
● OR Command and click on
the link on MAC
● OR Control button and
click on the link on PC

40. Google URL Shortener
www.supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.com
http://goo.gl/E8d2s

41. Reputable Sites
● Do your homework
● Search on Google, look for evidence
of good/bad
● Look for mentions of the site on
social media
● Get a feel for what it’s about before
going all in
● Reputable site link/connect with
well know sites
● Google sometimes informs you sites
are malicious

42. Lists

43. A free, cloud-based note taking,
notebook, organizational tool
Virtual Notebook - Evernote
Recipes Coupons
ArticlesSchoolFamily
4 notebooks
Ideas
3 notebooks
Archive
7 notebooks
Evernote ~

44. ● Lists we can share with
others.
● It auto syncs as you add
to list.
● Great for grocery lists,
organizing birthday
parties, planning events,
etc.
To Buy
Target
Publix
Home Depot
Virtual Lists - Wunderlist

45. Apps

46. ● Take a picture of any document or photo with your
phone & it saves it as a PDF
● Very helpful to copy/send important documents in the
right format
● Email right from the app
Genius Scan

47. Podcasts
● iTunes podcast- can
be a hassle
● Use an app like
Overcast

48. Period Tracker
My Days App tracks your
period and gives you an
estimate of the next one.

49. Presentations
My 4 Favorite Tools

53. You can edit the white out in Pixlr easily. Result

54. 1. Open photo on Pixlr
2. Use the magic wand tool & click the
white part and once it’s selected, hit
delete
3. Click Edit, then Deselect All
4. Click File, Save
5. Name the document and save as
PNG file.

55. Google Slides

56. ● Right click any image from website & hit paste in slides.
No saving images to computer.
● Easily move images around. Can even edit images a little.
● Quickly layout presentations
● Auto saves work
● Easily share documents
Google Slide Features

59. Use the
crop tool
to edit

60. Screen Capture
copy what you see on your screen

61. MAC Screenshots
● Press ⌘ + Shift + 4 and select a
specific part on a page.
● Your Mac then saves it as a file on
the desktop. The file name will
look like“Screen shot 2014-08-01
at 08.45.00 AM.png” How to video

62. PC Screenshots
● The shortcut is to Press
Alt+Print Screen then use
Paint to save the picture
in the clipboard.
● OR nowadays PC’s come
with a handy Snipping
Tool.

63. iPhone:
Press the power
and home button
at the same time.
Android:
Volume Down and
Power buttons at
the same time

66. Space

67. Empty Trash
After deleting stuff,
we still need to
empty the trash on
computers & emails
or they still take up
space.

68. Text Messages
● Texts messages have
photos & videos that
take up a lot of space
on our phones.
● Delete old messages
to free up space.

69. Techy
Stuff

70. Viruses/Malware
● Don’t execute or hit ‘run’ if you didn’t
want it. Ex. Pop-up windows from a
link.
● Don’t click on attachments in emails-
most common way you get viruses.
● Can come from people you know but in
an unusual email because they got a
virus themselves.
Windows Defender - free
● Mac - Built in by default

71. Why Computers Run Slow
● Computers will run slower over time
automatically- they age, get clogged up
● They can feel slower because other
computers you use are faster than yours
● Programs are running in the background you
can’t see and the more you accumulate them,
the slower it feels. Ex. Adobe PDF, iTunes
● Suggestion: Get with computer savvy person
and have them help you do a deeper clean.
● Check out these tips

72. Computer Back Up
● BitTorrent Sync - Its a
back-up to another
computer. There is no
cloud part of it. Its free.
Take a look at the video
on the site
● It mirrors files from your
computer on the network

74. Most Photos used in these slides: Unsplash
● Free beautiful stock photos to use however
you want.
● You can search for a specific photo.

75. My Information
Website: hollyakers
Twitter: @akers_holly
Instagram: akersholly
Kids Resources: Enboard.co
Email: holly.akers@gmail.com

78. Steps to Change Gmail Name
You can't change your email name, BUT you can
create a new email address from Gmail and forward
all emails from your current to the new one you
create
● Next - send everyone an email giving
them your new email address
● You can export your contacts and
import them easily too
● 1 Minute Video on how to forward
email
● 2 Minute Video- How to Export
Contacts

79. ● Cloud is really just another
word for the Internet
● Cloud-based applications
live on the Internet rather
than on your local computer.
Can access cloud based
applications from any
computer. Ex email
What is the Cloud?