Below are links to the topics mentioned in the April 2020 Tim's Tech Tips article called

Combat Covid: 19 Tips for your Tech

You can read read the article in your local parish or village magazine for more information.

(If you have come to this website but not read the article, the article is published in an array of village & parish magazines in and around the Taunton, UK area.)

The article refers to various tips on what you can use your tech for, durign this Coronavirus lockdfown season. This website expands on those tips, and gives you links to various web sites and 'apps' for your phone or tablet.

Tips 1 & 2 : Use a Credit Card when shopping online / Set up a Paypal account

The Money Advice Service has listed some sensible guidelines for shopping online - one of them is to use a credit card and another point they make is about Paypal.

Read more on the Money Advice Service website

If you want to, you can open a Paypal Account

Tip 3 : Learn a Language

DuoLingo - a great website / App to use to learn a language or enhance your existing second language skills.

Using a computer? Then Click Here

Using an Apple iPad or Apple iPhone? Then Click Here

Using a Tablet or Android Phone (that is NOT made by Apple)? Then Click Here

Tips 4 & 5 : Listen to Music

Pop, Rock Jazz albums an be played from Spotify. It can be used for free but it is better when you subscribe on a monthly basis. You can choose only to do a month at a time if you wish. Rediscover all the records you used to own on vinyl!

Using a computer? Then Click Here

Using an Apple iPad or Apple iPhone? Then Click Here

Using a Tablet or Android Phone (that is NOT made by Apple)? Then Click Here

Alternatively check out this service for classical recordings, Primephonic.
This may be better than Spotify for classical recordings.

Using a computer? Then Click Here

Using an Apple iPad or Apple iPhone? Then Click Here

Using a Tablet or Android Phone (that is NOT made by Apple)? Then Click Here

Tip 6 thru 12 : Watching TV on your device

To use most of the TV services listed below, you need to create an account.

Some of them are paid-for services, like Netflix, Prime Video or Google Play movie.
BBC, ITV and Channel 4 offerings don't require payment but you still need to have an account and then log in to watch

Netflix

Using a computer? Then Click Here

Using an Apple iPad or Apple iPhone? Then Click Here

Using a Tablet or Android Phone (that is NOT made by Apple)? Then Click Here

Amazon Prime

Using a computer? Then Click Here

Using an Apple iPad or Apple iPhone? Then Click Here

Using a Tablet or Android Phone (that is NOT made by Apple)? Then Click Here

Using a computer? Then Click Here

Using an Apple iPad or Apple iPhone? Then Click Here

Using a Tablet or Android Phone (that is NOT made by Apple)? Then Click Here

BBC iPlayer

Using a computer? Then Click Here

Using an Apple iPad or Apple iPhone? Then Click Here

Using a Tablet or Android Phone (that is NOT made by Apple)? Then Click Here

ITV Hub

Using a computer? Then Click Here

Using an Apple iPad or Apple iPhone? Then Click Here

Using a Tablet or Android Phone (that is NOT made by Apple)? Then Click Here

Channel 4 - All 4

Using a computer? Then Click Here

Using an Apple iPad or Apple iPhone? Then Click Here

Using a Tablet or Android Phone (that is NOT made by Apple)? Then Click Here

Tip 13 : Listen to the Radio

BBC Sounds is a service from the BBC where they upload all radio programmes - national as well as local. You can dial up a programme that was on in the past, plus listen to 'podcasts' - which in effect are specially recorded, extra programmes which weren't actually on the radio in the first.

Using a computer? Then Click Here

Using an Apple iPad or Apple iPhone? Then Click Here

Using a Tablet or Android Phone (that is NOT made by Apple)? Then Click Here

Tip 14-16 : Keep in touch with family and friends

In this strange Coronavirus season, where we cannot meet up, online video chat has never been more useful than right now. Three (of the many) systems that permit video calling are Skype, Facetime and WhatsApp. Skype is the truly ubiquitous one - because every make of tech device can use it, so you don't have to worry what device the other person has. FaceTime is excellent, but it only works on Apple make devices. Whatsapp also is extremely popular, but you have to have a smart phone (Apple or non Apple) ro use it. Whatsapp is not on iPad, Tablet or Computer (well, strictly it isn't - howver there is a faciltiy called Web Whats app - but you still need a Smartphone, and Web Whatsapp doesn't fo video calls which is what these tips are about).

Skype

Using a Windows computer? Then Click Here

Using a Apple Mac computer? Then Click Here

Using an Apple iPad or Apple iPhone? Then Click Here

Using a Tablet or Android Phone (that is NOT made by Apple)? Then Click Here

FaceTime

Using a Apple Mac computer? Facetime is already installed - Click on Finder, then Applications. It will be in the list

Using an Apple iPad or Apple iPhone? Facetime is already installed on your iPhone. Look for the green Facetime icon.

WhatsApp

Using an Apple iPhone? Then Click Here

Using an Android Phone (that is NOT made by Apple)? Then Click Here

Tip 17 : Play multi player games

The links below take you to the games sections on your portable device so you can peruse what games are available. I am focussing only on games for smartphones and tablets and iPads, not computers :

Using an Apple iPad or Apple iPhone? Then Click Here

Using a Tablet or Android Phone (that is NOT made by Apple)? Then Click Here

Tip 18 : Buy shopping online

The big supermarkets all have delivery and/or click and Collect services. However during Coronavirus the delivery services have been maxed out and many are reporing its hard to book a delivery slot.

In the Taunton area, there is a community-led effort called Coronavirus Community Help Taunton - who are voluntarily helping people who are in need - with things like shopping. If you are on Facebook, then if you Click Here you will see the list of all the support groups, by district, across Taunton & Wellington, Somerset, area.

Tesco

Using a computer? Then Click Here

Using an Apple iPad or Apple iPhone? Then Click Here

Using a Tablet or Android Phone (that is NOT made by Apple)? Then Click Here

ASDA

Using a computer? Then Click Here

Using an Apple iPad or Apple iPhone? Then Click Here

Using a Tablet or Android Phone (that is NOT made by Apple)? Then Click Here

Sainsburys

Using a computer? Then Click Here

Using an Apple iPad or Apple iPhone? Then Click Here

Using a Tablet or Android Phone (that is NOT made by Apple)? Then Click Here

Morisons

Using a computer? Then Click Here

Using an Apple iPad or Apple iPhone? Then Click Here

Using a Tablet or Android Phone (that is NOT made by Apple)? Then Click Here

Waitrose

Using a computer? Then Click Here

Using an Apple iPad or Apple iPhone? Then Click Here

Using a Tablet or Android Phone (that is NOT made by Apple)? Then Click Here

Tip 19 : Get Creative - Digital Art & Music

Below are some links to great apps on Apple iPad where you can draw art and make music. There is a wealth of amazing creative apps available. I am giving links only to Apple iPad options below. Let the inner Picasso or Paul McCartney find its way out in you!

Art drawing : Photoshop Sketch : Apple iPad users, Click Here

Music making : GarageBand : Apple iPad users, Click Here