Thursday, December 24, 2015

By Evelyn Walls


The Internet has become a valuable resource for learning how to do just about anything. It is no surprise that you can use iPhone online courses to become an iPhone expert, or maybe you just want to know how to use the GPS. Apple does have some information on their website, but there are better resources. The older phone models had buttons to push and were easier to use. But they did not have one tenth the functionality of any smart phone. With so many functions it is impossible to have a button for everything. Learning how to use an iPhone, or some other smart phone, has become a fundamental part of every day life. No one should feel any shame about needing some extra help. Smart phones are not self explanatory.

Several websites offer free online tutorials. One site has nineteen tutorials to learn specific functions on your iPhone. A quiz at the end lets you measure what you learned. You can retake tutorials as often as needed. The lessons are clear and easy to understand. You can take a tutorial anytime, anywhere on your iPod or iPad, or your phone.

The iTunes site also has several free tutorials. They are all free and often provide you with links or access to more tutorials. The videos are fairly short, and you can learn what you need to know in seven to fifteen minutes blocks of time.

The online Apple store has some free support organized by categories. Transferring data from an old phone to a new one, settings and backup are some of the topics covered. This is a good place to make sure that you are backing up to the iCloud. If you lose or damage your iPhone this is a lifesaver.

There are paid courses online where you can usually get a ten day free trial, but after that the fee is about thirty five dollars a month. These course may be more robust and cover more topics. They offer an annual fee which is slightly less per month but you will pay one lump sum in excess of three hundred dollars. If you want to try these courses it seems reasonable to buy the service for a month before you commit that much money to something you may not use or need.

It seems like there is always YouTube to learn just about anything. Searching the YouTube site will provide numerous video tutorials for very specific topics, and there are always new ones being posted. Just choose the ones that interest you.

Never far behind and usually ahead of the curve, Google Chrome offers many similar tutorials. Users can compare and contrast to decide which they prefer. There is a lot to know about what these phones can do, and most of the information is available for free.

You may not want to devote excessive time to learning how to use all the features of your iPhone. Still, it is a good idea to devote sufficient time so that you are in the loop and up to speed when the next version is introduced. Be patient with yourself. It really is not all that difficult, just a matter of learning a new skill.




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