Carlsbad Senior Center Classes for 2025
Organizing Apple iPhone Photos NEW
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 2:00 – 3:15 pm Classroom #111 & Online Class via Zoom
Good news for Apple iPhone and iPad users. The built-in Photos App has features for Organizing your photos that will amaze you. Our instructor, Mike McMahon, will explain how to take advantage of those features, many of which were changed in the iOS 18 update. He will demonstrate how to customize the Photos App – including how to make it resemble the older Photos App that many of us preferred. You'll learn how to quickly mark and later find your Favorite photos in the vast library of photos on your device. Creating Albums (e.g. Best Vacation Photos) will also be covered. The last 15 minutes will be devoted to your questions.
Artificial Intelligence – An Update NEW
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 2:00 - 3:15 pm Classroom #111 & Online Class via Zoom
The field of Artificial Intelligence continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Our instructor, Mike McMahon, first covered the topic in April of 2023 with his class on ChatGPT. It's time for an update on it and the many other versions of Ai that are part of our world today. Ai continues to amaze us with its staggering capabilities. It also continues to worry us about its impact on personal privacy, copyright infringement, job replacement, social media discourse, and disinformation campaigns. The last 15 minutes will be devoted to your questions.
Editing Your iPhone Photos NEW
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 2:00 – 3:15 pm Classroom #111 & Online Class via Zoom
Good news for Apple iPhone and iPad users. The built-in Photos App has photo editing capabilities that will amaze you. In this class, our instructor, Mike McMahon, will focus on easy one-touch photo edits and will also explain some of the more extensive editing features that rival the edits done by sophisticated software like Photoshop. Ranging from simple cropping to sophisticated adjustments of exposure, contrast, and saturation, you’ll be amazed at how you can dramatically improve your photos. You can even add text and speech bubbles to your photos. The last 15 minutes will be devoted to your questions.
All About Podcasts NEW
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 2 – 3:15 p.m., Classroom #111 and Online via Zoom
Would you like to enjoy hearing your favorite radio programs on your schedule instead of having to remember the program’s broadcast date/time? Many radio programs (e.g. NPR’s This American Life) are available as free downloadable audio files...just like an audio book. Copy them to your portable device (e.g. smartphone, iPod) and listen at your convenience. Our instructor, Mike McMahon, is a big fan of podcasts and will give you a practical guide to what it’s all about. The variety of podcast topics is wide-ranging – from celebrity interviews to political commentary to comedians. And many music streaming services (e.g. Spotify, Amazon Music) now feature podcasts. The last 15 minutes will be devoted to your questions.
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