Gizmoe December 2012 - Publish

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GizmoeHere is your Christmas edition ofGizmoe!

Gizmoewill also be posted on our website

www.seniornet.co.nz

Welcome on-board to the Lincoln and Districts SeniorNet Learning Centre our newest Learning

Centre to open their doors! The Mayor of Selwyn officially opened the Centre on the 27th November

and despite Christmas being just around the corner the enthusiasm was so high that classes started

the week following. Well done Lincoln and Districtsthats the spirit! Thanks to Canterbury

SeniorNet for the advice given to the budding tutors. Two other new Learning Centres will be

opening their doors early in the New Year, Ill keep you posted.

Special offers for SeniorNet members

This edition of Gizmoe highlights three terrific offers exclusive to SeniorNet members, all three

represent great savings compared with the normal retail prices. Be sure to take advantage of these

offers from our Partners - Noel Leemings, TelstraClear and InkPost.

Send a card and be in to win a Samsung TV

Be sure to read the article about the Freeview then go online and send a Christmas card to a friend

family member youll then go in the draw to win a 50 inch Samsung TV. You can personalise the

card and its easy to use.

Huge thanks

SeniorNet would simply not exist without hundreds of volunteers freely giving their time to help

tutor and run the Centres throughout New Zealand. I sincerely thank everyone for the huge time and

commitment undertaken to make SeniorNet a success. In addition my thanks to a supportive

Federation Committee and in particular Ian Turner for the marvellous work he does as Chairman. Put

your feet up you all deserve a rest over the break!

All the very best for a very Happy Christmas and safe holidays.

Grant Sidaway Executive Officer SeniorNet Federation
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YouTube is it for You!

When YouTube was started, by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, they likely had no

idea their creation would be so popular, well maybe they did as in November the following year

Google Inc. bought them for $1.65 billion. Back in January this year YouTube announced that it has

now reached 4 Billion video views per day and 1 hour of video uploads per second. That is the

equivalent of more than half the world population watching one video every day.

South Korean rapper PSY's "Gangnam Style" has become

YouTube's most viewed video of all time.

YouTube says in a posting on its Trends blog that "Gangnam

Style" had been viewed 805 million times as of Saturday 24th

Nov, surpassing Justin Bieber's "Baby," which has had 803million views.

Heres the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0

Not your style? Hardly surprising if it isnt.

For whats itsworth heres my list of all-time favourites to date:

1. The sneezing baby Panda http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzRH3iTQPrk

2. Granny hits car http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZy105010SI

3. Driving in India http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjrEQaG5jPM

Is this your Christmas present?to yourself maybe

For many of us the camera inside a mobile phone is good enough for general photography it

captures the moment and because its built-in you dont need to carry another piece of apparatus

with you. However, that said, I have been impressed with a new camera entering the market the

Lytro.

The Lytro camera lets you create living pictures that you can endlessly refocus after you take them.

Share your pictures online, and your friends can instantly refocus them just like you do.

This camera is its the first consumer camera that records

the entire light field all the ray

Light traveling in every direction through a scene instead

of a flat 2D image.
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By capturing the light field, you can do amazing things - like refocus pictures after you take them.

Tap the touchscreen on whatever part of the picture you want to bring into focus or, once a

picture is imported into your computer, click to refocus.

I cant find them available in New Zealand yet but in the States they retail for US $399.00.

Heres a link for more informationhttps://www.lytro.com/

A great mobile phone at a great price from TelstraClear

Doro PhoneEasy 410GSM

Special price $115.00 (RRP: $249)

Features include:

Easier to read display (large font and characters)

Easier to understand and use

Better adapted to the user

Easier to hear (HAC Hearing Aid Compatibility)

Easier to handle

Large separated buttons

Simply visitwww.telstraclearshop.co.nzand click on Mobile

Scroll down the page and you will find the Doro phone in the Easy to Use section.

When you add the phone to your basket enter the following voucher code to get the

special price of $115.00: seniornetdoro

Connecting to a Wi-Fi network

Going on holiday or just nipping down the road take the

internet with you!

Whether you are traveling, having lunch at a local coffee shop

or working from your sofa at home, you can access the

Internet by connecting to a Wi-Fi hotspot.
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Wi-Fi hotspots are created by broadcasting a shared Internet connection from a device

called a router. This shared connection can generally be accessed by computers and most

mobile phones located within a radius of about 70 metres from the router (depends on

topographical and weather conditions).

Some Wi-Fi hotspots are free such as at most Public Libraries, McDonalds Restaurants, and

many cafes and bars.

I imagine you will not be carting your clunky desktop computer with your, but instead your

portable laptop, notebook, or netbook!

Heres how to connect on a Windows Operating System.

1. Click the Network icon located in your computers notification area, is generally found

at the bottom right had corner of the screen. The Network icon resembles a series of

vertical bars. This area is often called the System Tray.

2. Click the name of the Wi-Fi connection to which you want to connect.

Network Icon

Click on the name of the network

then click connect


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3. Click the Connect" button.

4. Enter your network password or access point name in the provided field. This step is only

necessary if you are attempting to access a Wi-Fi signal that is password-protected.

Depending on the type of security the Wi-Fi hotspot uses, you may also be prompted to

enter a username and password.

5. Click the type of network with which you are connecting. Options include "Home,"

"Work" and "Public Location."

6. Click your preferred automatic connection setting. Available options include:

Never connect automatically

Always connect automatically

Connect automatically except when roaming

If you expect to access this Wi-Fi connection regularly, and if the signal is broadcasted by a

trusted source, click "Always connect automatically" to avoid having to enter a password

every time you access the connection.

7. Click Continue to complete the configuration of your Wi-Fi connection. And then youre

done!

If youre on a plane or in a hospital, you should disable your wireless receiver. Or ifyoure

riding in a train or car and you know theres no wireless signal, youll increase your battery

performance if you disable the wireless receiver.

Hit Fn+F2 and itll toggle wireless on and off. (Practice it a few times so you can recognize

how the icons in the system tray appear, so youll know to switch it back on if you ever

disable it by accident.)

Not every laptop with Windows uses this keystroke, but most seem to.

Connecting to a Wi-Fi with a Mac Operating System.

Remarkably similar to the above instructions for a windows system except for the first stepin which you should:

Click on the Wi-Fi symbol on the toolbar at the top of the screen. The Wi-Fi symbol looks like

a radar icon and is located to the left of the date and time on the top of the screen. Then

select the Wi-Fi network you would like to connect too.

You will see it is here you can turn on or off Wi-Fi on your Mac as per the reasons outlined

above.


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If you have other portable devices such as an iPad, an Android device or a smartphone these

too can be connected to Wi-Fi networks each have their own unique ways to connect but

the fundamental process is the same:

Ensure Wi-Fi is enabled on the device

Select the Wi-Fi network you wish to connect with

Turn off Wi-Fi on the device when not in use to conserve battery

A few words on safety when using Wi-Fi

1. Be aware that you're never secure. Mostly Wi-Fi hot spots are always unsecured

connections, so you and potential hackers are operating in the same network

bubble. It's not hard for someone to tap into your activity and grab your personal

information. Even if a hot spot requires a password or guides you through a log-in

screen, you could still be still at risk.

2. Use the built-in security tools. Mac OS X and Windows have built-in security features

that you should take advantage of. Turn on your firewall (through security settings)

and check off "Block all incoming traffic." This setting will keep most of the villainsout. Disabling file sharing is also an essential security measure.

3. Protect your passwords. Hackers can recover saved passwords from your Registry or

install keyloggers, which make your keyboard activity available to them (including

passwords you type in). Install a program like LastPass, a browser add-on that stores

your passwords in the cloud - you'll never have to type a thing and passwords won't

be saved on your computer.

4. Look for the padlock. Web sites that use HTTPS encrypt all your activity, so anything

you do on that site is private. Look for a padlock in the address bar, or simply check

the URL for "https://..." Not all Web sites do this, but you can download HTTPS

Everywhere, a useful add-on that will force an encrypted connection on many popularsites.

5. Check the network name. In an attempt to trap you, hackers could set up false

networks like "FREE Public Wi-Fi", or "open to all FREE." Check with the venue's

employees to confirm the name of their network.

6. Use common sense. You should treat all open networks as a security risk. Don't do

any banking, online shopping, or other activities that would expose your private

information.

Click on the Wi-Fi Symbol


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The Meaning of Wi-Fi

Sowhat does Wi-Fi stand for?

This from Phil Belanger, a founding member of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

Wi-Fi doesn't stand for anything. It is not an acronym. There is no meaning.

Wi-Fi and the ying yang style logo were invented by Interbrand. We (the founding members

of the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance, now called the Wi-Fi Alliance) hired

Interbrand to come up with the name and logo that we could use for our interoperability seal

and marketing efforts. We needed something that was a little catchier than "IEEE 802.11b

Direct Sequence". Interbrand created "Prozac", "Compaq" "Oneworld" and many other

brand names that you have heard of.

The only reason that you hear anything about "Wireless Fidelity" is some of my colleagues in

the group were afraid. They didn't understand branding or marketing. They could not

imagine using the name "Wi-Fi" without having some sort of literal explanation. So we

compromised and agreed to include the tag line "The Standard for Wireless Fidelity" along

with the name. This was a mistake and only served to confuse people and dilute the brand.

For the first year or so (circa 2000) , this would appear in all of our communications. Later,

when Wi-Fi was becoming more successful and we got some marketing and business people

from larger companies on the board, the alliance dropped the tag-line.

This tag line was invented after the fact. After we chose the name Wi-Fi from a list of 10

names that Interbrand proposed. So "Wireless Fidelity" - what does that mean? Nothing. It

was a clumsy attempt to come up with two words that matched Wi and Fi. That's it.

So we were smart to hire Interbrand to come up with the name and logo. We were dumb to confuse

and water down their efforts by adding the meaningless tag line.

Create a Christmas cards to send on the Freeview website.

Our partners Freeview have made a great site where you can create your own

Christmas cards plus have a chance to win one of ten 50 inch Samsung TVs.

Off you go, heres the linkhttp://www.sharesomelove.co.nz/

Dont forget if purchasing a Freeview box from our other

partner Noel Leeming will mean significant discounts on both

the purchase and installation of the box
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Make Christmas wish list using Pinterest.

Pinterest is a virtual pin board. It allows you to organise and share

all the beautiful things you find on the web. You can browse

boards created by other people to discover new things and get

inspiration from people who share your interests and then RePin

onto your own board. Simply click on an image to find out more.

Images from websites other than Pinterest can also be added to

your personal board.

People use boards to plan their weddings, design or decorate their homes and gardens, share their

favourite recipes or perhaps be inspired to travel to new destinations. Pinterests uses and

categories are continuing to expand and it is now even being used as a recruitment platform.

Your Pin Boards can be viewed by anyone who chooses to Follow you on Pinterest, just as you can

view the likes and interests of others. What a great way to get (and give) inspiration for thosespecial gifts a Christmas. Just browsing through the hundreds of beautiful photos is a delight.

Take a look atwww.pinterest.com

Go to the About drop down menu, click on help and follow the Get Started instructions.

Give it a go its free but be warned it could be addictive!

Pinterest background

Development of Pinterest began in December 2009, and the site launched in March 2010.

On 16 August 2011, Time magazine listed Pinterest in its "50 Best Websites of 2011" article.

By December 2011, the site became one of the top 10 largest social network services, according to

Hitwise data, with 11 million total visits per week.

In January 2012, comScore reported the site had 11.7 million unique users, making it the fastest site

in history to break through the 10 million unique visitor mark.

Most of the site's users are female.

Noel Leeming Super Deal

Here is a super deal available to all SeniorNet members.

The popular FUJIFILM Z700EXR COMPACT

digital camera has been drastically reduced in

price to just $113.85 (including GST). This is a

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To take advantage of this offer you will need to take the flyer attached to this newsletter into your

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Learn to play the Guitar using Skype

Are you living out of town or in a rural area, even overseas and cant get to a good Guitar

Teacher?

Its time to pick up that guitar and start having some fun!

Reg Keyworth, is a Pro Guitar player. Reg can teach you live, online, in real-time via Skype

from his studio in Auckland.

Hes got over 35 years playing experience and has worked with

many prominent international artists.

Take a look at his website. www.guitarlessons1-0-1.com

You will need an internet connection- preferably broadband, a

webcam and speakers, plus of course a Skype connection. You

can pay as you go or book a few in advance.

Its a fun way to learn the guitar and an innovative use of Skype. Well done Reg!

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Gizmoe schedule for 2013

There will be six editions of Gizmoe in 2013.

The proposed delivery dates are:

1. 15th

February2. 18

thApril

3. 7th

June

4. 15th

August

5. 10th

October

6. 6th

December

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