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Computer/PhotographyComputer/PhotographyInterest Group (Tenth Season)Interest Group (Tenth Season)

Technology Review,Technology Review,Exporting Photos from Exporting Photos from

SmartphonesSmartphonesAnthony Somers, September 9, 2016Anthony Somers, September 9, 2016


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Part 1 – Technology Review(Various Topics)Part 2 – Exporting Photos from Smartphones (or Digital Cameras)This presentation may be found by searching for “Anthony Somers COMCAM” on http://slideshare.net

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Part 1 – Technology Review


Technology ReviewWindows 10 no longer a free upgrade (from Windows 7/8)– Windows 7 “Mainstream” support ended 1/13/2015– Windows 7 Security updates until 1/14/2020

Apple announced iPhone 7 on 9/7/2016Android “M” (Marshmallow) available on most all new (non-Apple) smartphonesAndroid “N” (Nougat) released 8/22/2016


Technology ReviewPC Purchases:– Virtually all new PCs Windows 10– Lots of Windows 7 refurbished PCs available– Don’t want/need full-blown PC, consider

Chromebook laptop– Web browser-based– 10”-17” screen size– $150 - $250– Depending on model, will run Android apps


Technology ReviewTablets instead of PCsLast year’s 9/11/2015 presentation review

Cable modem rent vs. buyVirus and Hijack/Randsomware

All PCs (not necessarily Macs) should have antivirus software installedNorton Security Suite commercial version free to all Comcast customersInstall Malwarebytes, and manually run once a month


Part 2 – Exporting Exporting Photos from Photos from

Smartphones and Smartphones and Digital CamerasDigital Cameras


Exporting Photos from SmartphonesExporting Photos from Smartphones

Photo printing kiosks:Wal-MartCVSWalgreens

Provide smartphone attachment cablesEasy-to-use selection of smartphone and digital camera photosUse in-store kiosk or upload photos to merchant’s photo website



Remove SD (or micro-SD card) from camera or cell phone; take to merchant’s kiosk for photo printingOr, use SD Card to USB adapter to import directly to PC folderOr, connect Camera or Smartphone to Mac/PC with cable; import directly to PC folder



Numerous second party (Apple/Google) software or third party software solutions to photo organizing/printingUpload smartphone pictures to directly to social media apps:

InstagramFacebook/MessengerTwitter



Third party iPhone and Android apps allow direct access printing of photosWalgreen’s “Photo Print”, “PhotoBook” iPhone and Android appPhoto Affections’s “FreePrints” iPhone and Android app



Many solutions for automatic upload of photos to service/websiteGoogle Photos provides:

iPhone and Android phone supportUnlimited free photo storageGreat for two or more smartphone families – all photos can go to one account



Google Photos continued:Configure to automatically upload only when connected to WIFI (save on cell phone data plan)Photos accessible via PC websitehttps://photos.google.com

https://photos.google.com/



Google Photos continued:Photos accessible on iPhone via Google Photos appPhotos accessible on Android phone via Google Photos appCheap/easy photo display on modern (HDMI) TVs via Chromecast dongle“Cast” photos or videos with Google Photos app to Chromecast


Google Chromecast Connects to Google Chromecast Connects to HDMI input on Modern TVsHDMI input on Modern TVs


Example Screenshots from Example Screenshots from Website & SmartphoneWebsite & Smartphone


Example Screenshots from Example Screenshots from Websites & SmartphoneWebsites & Smartphone


Summary

Technology Review Technology Review

Exporting Photos from Smartphones Exporting Photos from Smartphones and Digital Camerasand Digital Cameras