Author: Christine Betterton-Jones
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Mobile phone Location Services – Pros and cons and how to manage them.
On Thursday December 15th we looked at Location Services on smartphones, which Apps use them and why, and how they can be really useful. Firstly, Chris had a look at the pros and cons of location tracking: https://www.springwise.com/pros-cons/location-tracking/ Among … Read more
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Christmas is coming! – Cava, Christmas treats and favourite online videos.
This Thursday, December 22nd we’ll be celebrating the arrival of Christmas with a get-together in which we will share our favourite YouTube videos (please send links to your favourite video clips to me – Chris Jones via WhatsApp – See … Read more
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Why does my phone want to know where I am all the time?
Loads of apps on my smartphone insist on knowing my location – why? what’s in it for me, the owner? Do they really need to know where I am all the time? Why does it get it wrong sometimes? Is … Read more
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To pay or not to pay — with your phone
On Thursday, December 8th we discussed the ins and outs and various methods of using your phone like a contactless bank card when making purchases. Chris ran through the basics, introducing the big company apps: Apple Pay, Google Pay… Read more
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Making payments with your phone
All JCC members have smartphones (or they should have!), but how many of us use our phones for contactless payments instead of credit or debit cards? Is this method safe? How do you set it up? What is the difference … Read more
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e-cards for Christmas – get online templates or get creative!
On Thursday 1st December we looked at several options for creating digital Christmas cards, thus saving on postage! Chris ran through a selection of digital card sites, some of which offer free templates. This Nov 2022 Lifewire article summarised what … Read more
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Christmas card time again. Why not send an e-card? (..something different from a Jacquie Lawson!)
This Thursday, December 1st we look at some of the many online and offline options for making your own, customised and postage-free Christmas cards. Perhaps you’d like to use a favourite photo … or even a video clip? Come along … Read more
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Revealing and sharing your WiFi passwords
The JCC held a session on this subject as our first presentation in the new premises on Thursday 24th November. In Windows, you are supposed to be able to see the WiFi password of the network you are connected to, … Read more
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Struggling to connect to Wi-Fi? – don’t know the password??
Maybe your laptop is connected but your phone is not, or you need to share your network with a friend but can’t remember the password. This Thursday, November 24th (at our new premises with a new WiFi password!) we’ll take … Read more
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We are moving!
Next Thursday, November 17th, the club will be moving to our new premises, so we won’t be having a presentation. Instead, the Committee will be lugging boxes of our stuff to a removal van for transport to Cafe Dance, Toscamar … Read more