Month: October 2016

Presented by Jeff Hensel

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photos-from-phone-to-google-photos-a-step-by-step. A single page document showing how to Create a Google Account, Install Google Photos (iPhone or Android) and begin using Google Photos

Attendees: 23

Jeff shared how one can easily and safely  get photos taken via your smartphone and get them to the cloud, and even to your computer, for viewing, sharing and organizing.

One of the worst situations that could possibly happen with your smartphone is to drop or damage it and loose all of the valuable photos taken by it. There are a variety of apps that can help get those photos safely to your computer or to the cloud. We looked at Google Photos which is a FREE app for either iPhone or Android and even offers unlimited and FREE space in their cloud for safe storage.

Jeff recently began using Google Photos to store his photos (approximately 13,000 of them) because or the cool methods Google organizes the photos that make it fun and interesting to view them over and over again. Many of of store the photos and never look at them again. Google Photos  and it’s app for smartphones allows us to view and share our photos. Jeff particularly likes looking at all of his photos via his iPhone even though they are not saved on the phone itself.

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Attendees: 19

We had the pleasure of hearing Louis Sarkis of the Blue Star Company. Blue Star Company has a Brentwood location that recycles electronic equipment like computers. Louis’ company mainly recycles electronics obtained from companies he also services local consumers who need to properly dispose of old computers, smartphones, etc.

Blue Star is located at 2160 Elkins Way, Suite C in Brentwood which is near the Sunset Park baseball and soccer fields. During business hours, you can drive up and drop off old computers absolutely free of charge.

Blue Star dismantles and sorts all parts and commodities and sells them to other computes to glean precious metals or utilize the materials to make them ready for future use again. Louse shared the recycling process and how things are safely and securely taken apart. His staff will even remove hard drives, that contain data, and takes them to be shredded. Click this link to watch a video. https://youtu.be/SueNKBzOguI

Some electronics are not usable or make enough money for recycling and Blue Stare won’t take them for free. Those items are TVs can be dropped off for a fee or he can pick them up for a slightly larger fee.

Louis and his family have lived in Brentwood for 7 years and commuting to facilities in Hayward became difficult so he opened another facility in Brentwood.

Please feel free to drop off your electronics for proper recycling or visit his company’s website to obtain further information. www.brentwoodewast.com.