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Technology Tips

(Updated Jan. 5, 2025)

Video calls:

  • It’s okay if you’re wearing pyjamas, have no makeup on, are in a messy room, etc.

  • Only my device and your device can join a PB call. If helpful, I could set up a video call in Google Meet (free app) so that up to 100 devices can join it.

​Different ways to share a file with me:

  • Open it and describe it to me.

  • Open it during a video call and click on “Share screen” so that I can see it and maybe take a screenshot image of it.

  • Open it on a different device (e.g. phone) and then show this device to me in front of your main device’s screen during a video call.

  • Share its link with me (if the file is in a website).

  • Put it in the PB Documents – “My Uploads” section.

  • Send it to me by email (regular or encrypted – e.g. MailHippo), online fax (e.g. SRFax), phone text, or social media message.

  • Share it with me through a file storage website like Google Drive.

Different ways to provide me with information about an item:

  • Describe it to me.

  • Hold it in front of your device’s screen during a video call so that I can see it and maybe take a screenshot image of it.

    • If the item looks unclear to me, you can take a photo of it with a different device (e.g. phone), zoom in, and then hold this device in front of your main device’s screen.

  • Scan or take a photo of it and then share this file with me.

  • Mail it to me and ask me to check my PO box.

  • Fax it to me.

  • Type its information and send it by PB Chat, email, phone text, or social media message.

  • Possibly give it to me at or near Westmount Mall.

Apps:

  • To discuss an app:

    • One/both of us could open it. We could share an account or use separate accounts.

    • You or I could show or “share” a screen during a video call.

    • You or I could export app data as files and share them.

  • Examples of apps:

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Cronometer
Mealime
Paprika Recipe Manager 3
Type of app:

Nutrition tracking

Meal planning

Meal planning

Devices we can use it on:

Mac/PC, Android, or mobile Apple.

Mac*, PC*, Android, or mobile Apple. 

Mac, PC, Android, or mobile Apple. 

Are we allowed to share login details with each other?

No

Yes

No

Am I allowed to send app data files to you?

Yes

No

Yes

* If you want to use certain mobile apps on a computer, you can use it in an emulator app (e.g. the free BlueStacks 10 on a Mac or PC).

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  • Cronometer:  We can export data in certain ways, like as PDF or spreadsheet files.

  • If you use app(s) that produce:

    • CSV, JSON, XML files  – we could convert them into spreadsheet files.

    • Zip files (contains PDF or other files) – we can move the inner files into a regular folder.

  • I have no app-related conflicts of interest to disclose.

Printing:

  • If you want to, you can print a file on a home printer or at print shops (e.g. Staples or London Drugs), UPS stores, some libraries/schools/hotels, or certain workplaces.

  • I do not mail printouts to clients.

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