What a clever picture. It grabbed my attention and I just had to read what the article said. Ever said that?
Google to the rescue. Well, first I emailed John Carter to ask where he’d found the photo he posted to the pmug.us website.

So, I followed his directions and now I can show it to you.

Google makes it easy to bring up lots of illustrations, clip art, photos. Here’s a screen shot of the entry I made: (Click to enlarge this; click again to get back to this page)

In the search box I had typed “street sign, confused, lost, unclear” not knowing any more descriptive terms for what I wanted. The first search page allowed me to select “Images.”

A huge selection came up, and I could click Show More Results at the bottom of the page. Click on any illustration and see what the information says. Some will be stock photos with an embedded watermark. That means you’ll need to read about licensing, extended license, additional multi-seat License. Copyright info is on that company’s page. Click to view Photos, Vectors, Footage, Audio, Mobile, Pricing. See the company’s phone number, live help number.

One photo I looked at had a tiny icon in the upper right hand of the page. Here’s a screen shot of the list that came up.

It was fun, clicking to see how the various languages came up in the illustrations.

Try it out on some of your blogging or emails. Your family will be impressed with your knowledge of other languages.

Looking up “shepherd and sheep” I scrolled down and when I’d gotten to the 64^th picture I found a photo of my son Peter, holding his sheep on his shoulder. I had posted it to my blog, www.EncouragingU.blogspot.com months ago and they’ve put it up for anyone to help themselves to the picture. Clicking on it brings up that page in my blog, with the verses I posted with it. And on the Google Image page a person can click, bringing it up as JPG 800x533 pixels.

We hadn’t thought that it would be automatically available to anyone else. Hopefully, if someone wanted a copy they’d write and ask for permission. Maybe that’s wishful thinking, on my part.

Other Recent Discoveries:

Planning on selling that nice, older Mac and upping to something new? You might get some helpful info here: http://www.mactip.net/how-to-securely-wipe-your-mac-hard-drive-before-selling-it/

We did decide to go for a new iMac to replace the G4 laptop that Don’s been using.

What do do with a 10 year-old that’s still running, but is before Intel? We saw the PC column in Courier about recycling or donating. Asked for info from Prez Art Gorski and John Carter. John was first to reply, suggesting we donate it to the DAV (Disabled American Veterans) in Prescott. A very knowledgeable man there was happy to take it, and we’re delighted to be able to help someone that way.

Curious about all those nifty computers from Apple before you took the plunge and bought yours? http://apple-history.com/pg4 lists highlights from 1976 to 2012.

Wondering about the security of your Contact list, alias Address Book? http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/10/how-apples-address-book-app-could-allow-the-nsa-to-harvest-your-contacts/

Keeping up with the latest info posted to our PMUG newsblog? Look into NetNewsWire https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/10350/netnewswire I didn’t see a date on this page.

http://mac.appstorm.net/reviews/internet-reviews/netnewswire-4-beta-a-giant-among-mac-apps-has-returned/ this is dated 6-27-13.

With schools and businesses using iPhones and iPads here’s what’s new with features to help the IT shops lock iOS down and make it easier to manage. http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/02/apples-new-management-features-help-locked-down-ipads-stay-locked-down/

IT’S ALMOST TIME for nominating PMUG officers for the May election. Give it some thought. Your experience could mean some encouraging help for others. You know how much we appreciate your time and your willingness to step up to this challenge. You help make PMUG a success!

Have a chat with Prez Art Gorski, or Vice Prez Dave Rothgery, or Secretary Bobbie Pastor, or Treasurer David Passell. Or talk to one of the appointed Chairs: John Carter, Ward Stanke, or a Past Prez: Jim Hamm or Howard LaPittus. Each of them has survived as they served our friendly organization! * * *

This was today's handout from Elaine Hardt at the PMUG meeting. See you next time!