This week we will continue prepping for Pack to School for K-12 as well as University. We will talk with Rob Ponto Senior Manager, Public Relations with Comcast on the Internet offer to teachers and administrators as well as university faculty and staff. Mike Brennan with MI Tech news. Also a trip to the IA mailbag for your questions.

Here are the 11 great tips by Jill Duffy of PCMag that Gary found and we discussed on the show.

https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/practical-tips-for-successful-schooling-at-home?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=whatsnewnow&utm_medium=title

Also the links to get more information on Comcast/ Xfinity’s offer to Educators that are new subscribers to their services.

https://www.xfinity.com/teacher

In addition the link for “Internet Essentials” offer as well.

https://corporate.comcast.com/values/internet-essentials…

We will continue to give you tech tips to help you to continue to navigate through these COVID times. May it be for College or K-12 at home or for making work at home more comfortable and productive. As always, updates from around the State of Michigan with Mike Brennan from MITechNews as well.

Ring Ding Dong – It the ole school bell ringing except the bus is not needed in a lot of instances. Home Schooling or Schooling at Home… either way you need to get set for it and we can help you from a technology standpoint. Join Gary, Ed, and Cal for tips for getting that learning from home working smoothly while you are working from home. We will take your calls, and have Mike Brennan from MI Tech News on the show as well!

Check out Ed’s discovery of the the Microsoft DUO product as reported by Computerworld – https://www.computerworld.com/article/3570157/microsoft-surface-duo.html

Or this article that Gary found from PC Mag –

The Best Back-to-School Tech for 2020 (Wherever School May Be)

https://www.pcmag.com/news/best-tech-for-school…

This week we like to assist with your summer time tech.Got sometime that needs attention that you use during the summer in technology? We will be taking your calls and answering the I.A. Mailbag. Join Gary, Ed and Cal along with Mike Brennan with MI Tech News.

Want to capture a YouTube video for your own private use? Check out this link that Gary talked about from PC Mag here:

https://www.pcmag.com/news/how-to-download-youtube-videos

How about storing your iPhone photos with unlimited space for free or Public Domain Audiobooks that Cal talked about. Check these links from OS X Daily here:

How to Backup iPhone Photos to Google Photos, for Free

Use icloud for a price or Google Photos unlimited space for free.

How to Get Free Audiobooks on iPhone & iPad

Public Domain Books from LibriVox – https://librivox.org/

Process detailed by OSX Daily here.

Join us this time as we talk about streaming TV services. This week in particular we will discuss a rather colorful steaming service “PEACOCK” with our good friend Michelle Gilbert, Vice President Public Relations, Comcast Cable Heartland Region. Of course we will also have Mike Brennan with MI Tech news and your phone calls.

Comcast wants to enable everyone to have internet access. See if you qualify for Internet Essentials at https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/comcast-broadband-opportunity-program…