posted Mar 19, 2012, 9:45 PM by Jason Lim
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updated Mar 19, 2012, 10:06 PM
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We had a very productive meet last week. As usual, we had the projector going on the wall, as everyone followed along with their laptops - or on the spare laptops I provided for those who didn't have one. =)
Meet Date: Thursday, March 15th 2012 - 10am - 12 noonLocation: Gina Johnson's home in Gilbert
A special Thank You to Gina for letting us use her beautiful big home! Attendees were able to use the wireless connection there to access the internet. Gina Johnson is a long-time client of mine and the founder of Sharing Down Syndrome AZ. She is a miracle worker, and as you can see loves helping others.
Topics Covered during Meeting #2: - Working with the Windows "task bar" and how program windows are represented there
- Understanding "minimizing, maximizing, and restoring" program windows
- The top three web browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome
- Ensured everyone had the Chrome browser installed on their laptops
- Instructed basic concepts centered upon Chrome browser
- Working with Chrome browser tabs
- Adding, deleting, and moving tabs
- Opening links in current tab vs new tabs vs new window
- Pulling tabs out of current browser window into its own window
- Moving tabs between two separate browser windows
- Working with Chrome bookmarks and the Bookmarks Bar
- Revealing the Bookmarks Bar
- Saving a webpage as a bookmark
- Adding, deleting and moving bookmarks within the Bookmarks Bar
- Creating folders within Bookmarks Bar to manage collection of bookmark
- More efficient ways to browse the internet
- Opening links in its own tabs via right-click or via middle scroll wheel button
- Quickly browsing through lists of results/articles/ads links via separate tabs
- General discussion over iPad, Apple computers, cheap laptops, and Chrome syncing
COME JOIN US AT OUR NEXT MEETING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR COMPUTER! |
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