Following are Tips of the Month from the Canmore Seniors Association “IT Doctors”, published in the CSA Paper Trail newsletter:
- Alberta Wallet 2025/10/04 - The Alberta Wallet app is now available from the iOS App Store and from Google Play Store. Currently, the only… ...
- Mobile App vs Web Browser 2025/09/14 - Should I use the mobile app or the web browser release? I play bridge by invoking https://www.bridgebase.com/ in the browser… ...
- Smartphone Connection to Satellites 2025/08/20 - Globalstar on iPhones Starting with iPhone 14, Apple has added a radio and associated iOS software to allow a direct… ...
- Dangerous Notifications 2025/03/28 - Most of us get lots of “push” notifications on our devices. Push notifications can arrive at any time, often unrelated… ...
- Why Aren’t You Using AI? 2025/03/10 - Presentation by Pat Parno, one of three presentations by the "IT Doctors" to Canmore Seniors Lifelong Learning on March 10,… ...
- Passwords-2FA-Passkeys 2025/03/10 - Presentation by George Saly, one of three presentations by the "IT Doctors" to Canmore Seniors Lifelong Learning on March 10,… ...
- Cloud Storage for Photos 2025/03/10 - Presentation by Dave Weiler, one of three presentations by the "IT Doctors" to Canmore Seniors Lifelong Learning on March 10,… ...
- Restrictions when Traveling to Mexico 2024/11/29 - A short tip to underline some issues you need to know if you plan to visit Mexico. There are restrictions… ...
- Pickleball Signup 2024/06/14 - NOTE: To be eligible to sign up, your name/email needs to be added to the CSA pickleball group. It is… ...
- Emergency Functionality Android Phones 2024/05/10 - You can easily add emergency contacts and medical information to your Android phone. If you are unconscious another person can… ...
- FaceTime with Windows 2024/04/05 - It turns out that Windows-Android users can do FaceTime with Apple users. The Apple FaceTime host has to start the… ...
- Emergency Functionality – iPhones 2024/03/08 - Whether or not you are signed into your iPhone 8 or later, simultaneously pressing and holding the side button and… ...
- How To Deal with your Phone when Travelling 2024/02/16 - "Roaming" means connecting to a network which is outside of your service provider's (example: Rogers, Telus) local coverage area. What… ...
- Online Scams! 2024/01/09 - Below is the Jan 8, 2024 presentation to Canmore Seniors Lifelong Learning. ...
- Backups 2023/11/10 - How necessary is it to back up your devices? That is a personal question - ask yourself whether you would… ...
- When Should You Click on a Link? 2023/10/13 - When should you click on a link in web documents? To be ultrasafe, you should never click on a link… ...
- Looking to Buy a New Computer? 2023/09/08 - A) What type of computer to buy? Think about what you use your computer for, and also what devices (phone,… ...
- Passwords! 2023/08/04 - Among the most common issues we are asked to help with, passwords are a necessary evil in using the internet.… ...
- How We Solve Your Issues (usually) 2023/07/14 - We are going to reveal a big secret, but first - some definitions. 1. Browser: this is the window you… ...
- Don’t give out private information on incoming calls! 2023/06/09 - Most calls asking for private information are scams. CRA, for one, will never call you. So generally, it is a… ...