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(Continued from page 11) model, and price of the items we are interested in.
breaker game is available for easy ac- Sometimes we take a quick photo of the item on
cess on Google. Just search “Atari the shelf with the price tag. Then we look up the
Breakout” (without quotes) on Google same item on Amazon.com. Almost always the
Images and enjoy. price is the same or in many cases cheaper. Once
we know what we want, we can save selected
· Search images using images. Ever items in our “shopping cart” on-line and continue to
come across a photo that looks compare multiple items before purchase. For our
strangely familiar? Or if you want to extended family, which is literally in all parts of the
know where it came from? If you save country, the benefit is definitely the “free shipping”
– being able to send any Amazon purchase any-
the image, and then search it on where in the country with NO shipping costs. If it is
Google Images (with the camera but- a gift, they will even gift-wrap it for you and send a
ton), you’ll be able to see similar imag- message for a small fee. So, if you do any shipping
es on the web. of gifts Amazon Prime could be a big help to you.
Just your savings on gas for going to the stores
· Press the mic icon on Google’s search and then to the post office or shipper could make
bar, and say “flip a coin” Google will flip up the $100 annual fee.
a coin for you when you don’t have one
on hand. There are other benefits to Amazon Prime which
may be of interest to you. Amazon keeps adding
enhancements and options to get your business,
and many could be fun or helpful for you as well.
Here are just a few of them:
Back to Basics • Movies on-line or downloaded to your de-

Is Amazon “Prime” vice. Many are free with your “prime” mem-
bership.
Worth It? • Music on-line with fun playlists of different
styles or by artist or album.
• Free photo storage.
• Groceries and pet supplies delivered to your
door for a flat $5 fee.
Jim Cerny, Forum Leader, Sarasota Technology
User’s Group, FL Please go to Amazon.com or use Google to search
December 2016 issue, Sarasota Monitor for “How to use Amazon.com” and watch a video to
www.thestug.org learn all the possibilities. Many of these added ser-
jimcerny123 (at) gmail.com vices may be available only within a limited area or
zip code.
Gradually as technology progresses faster than
our minds can catch up to it, on-line shopping is
becoming more and more the trend. If you check
the contents of Santa’s sleigh this year you will find Online Safety
many items are in Amazon shipping boxes! Even
Walmart and other stores are allowing ordering on-
line and then picking up your completed order at February Meeting Recap
their store – all for free. But Amazon is taking a big By John Weigle, Editor, Channel Islands
piece of the Walmart customer pie, and the big PCUG, CA
plus with Amazon “Prime” is FREE delivery any- March 2017 issue, The TOE
where! www.cipcug.org
jweigle (at) vcnet.com
Amazon has great prices too. And although the
cost to become an Amazon “Prime” member is
$100 a year, (ouch, you say!?) even if you pur- Online safety was the primary topic of the Feb-
chase a modest number of products it can easily ruary program, with member Michael Shalkey
be worth the price. discussing the amount of personal information
that's on the internet and many of the dangers
Shopping for things to buy comes often in our that creates. He used chayn.co/safety, which
house, not just at the Holidays, and we make note was designed for women but has tips for eve-
of prospective purchases at the stores. We write ryone in its online security guide as a general
down (or make a note in our iPhone) the make,
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