Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
2
Session 4
smartphones and tablets
iPhone/iPad
Android
Windows 10
3
Introduction
tell you “Click X to do Y“
teach you step-by-step how to send an email/Skype your son/etc
advise you on the best computer
etc…
4
Why Not?Because nobody can remember that stuff
It will be different next week
Everyone’s needs are different
“I can’t be bothered with all this medical stuff, show me how to do brain surgery”
These Sessions Will Not:
IntroductionShow you HOW to be comfortable with new technologies
Show you WHY the new ways may be advantageous for you
Help overcome the fear
Accept change
By Explaining the jargon
Introducing the concepts
Getting you to think “Oh, this is like…”
Showing you can’t “break” a computer… usually
These Sessions Will Try to:
5
What’s Different between a Smartphone or Tablet and a LaptopThey are all computers
Laptops
• have persistent large Storage (hard drives) and small transient Memory (RAM)
• run the App in a window
• have a Desktop
• have a real keyboard
• can have viruses and malware
Tablets/Smartphones
• only have large persistent Memory
• run the App full screen
• have a Home screen … and Button!
• and an on-screen keyboard - although can use an external keyboard too.
• virtually free of any nasty stuff like viruses and malware
Why is persistent Memory important?
Laptops
• Start by loading all the apps and data they need from (persistent) Storage to (transient) Memory before they can be used (“booting”)
Tablets
• All Apps are installed in persistent Memory
• All Apps are ready to run all the time - after initial “boot”
You can run multiple Apps• To run an App just tap its icon
• To run another App press the Home key then tap the App for the next App
• Press the home key and tap the first icon and you are back in the first App
App Store• One of the issues with PC/Laptops are viruses and malware
• Since the iPhone, all tablet and phone manufacturers control what apps are installed by providing App Stores
• Apps that have to go through an inspection process before App is available
• App Store - Apple
• Google Play Store - Android
• Amazon App Store - Android
SmartPhones
iPhone
Android Phone
Android Phones
Android variants
• Amazon Fire
• Nook
• Argos
Blackberry PhonesOperating System
• QNX - obsolete
• BB10 - runs Android Apps from Amazon App Store
Windows Phones• Windows 8 style -
Tablets
iPads
Android Tablets
iPhone Operating System (IOS)
• Operating System is IOS
• It is standard across all Apple Phones and Tablets
• Is only available on Apple products
• Is tightly tied to the product
Android operating system• Owned by Google
• Open Source
• Is used on nearly all non-Apple devices, phones and tablets
• Can be (and IS) changed by the hardware manufacturer
• Is MUCH less consistent across all devices
Tablets have a Home Screen• When lost always return to
Home screen
• iPhone/iPad - click twice slowly on Home button
• Android - Touch Home icon
• To move Icons,
• press and hold the icon
• drag it to new position or even screen
Printing• If you have a AirPrint compatible printer no
problems
• If you don’t have an AirPrint printer then, if you have a computer and a printer at home you can use Google Cloud Print
• Google Cloud Print is more flexible as you can print to your printer wherever you are. iPhone/iPad needs an extra App, PrinterPro Central
The Rule!1. Click on App icon to run it
2. Press/Click/Touch Home button to choose another or to return to running App.
3. When all else fails REBOOT
• usually hold the power off button for 10 seconds
The InternetPart 1
Millions of computers interconnected with a common “language”
Questions?About today
Still unanswered
Anything else
26
