Resources

• You can (and often should) ask for modifications in the next chat (prompt) box. It's a conversation, a process.

  • Note: This works for most variations of Gemini, but not for "Deep Research".

  • Interface note: To start a new line in the chat box, hold down one of the following keys while pressing "enter": (Shift, Cmd, Ctrl, Alt - it varies with machine type and browser).

• The more you define what you want, the more satisfying your result will be

  • Audience - Who the result is intended for

  • Author - What kind of person is writing the response

  • Format - What format do you want - Table, bullets ....

  • Tone - What is the character of the writing - serious, humorous ...

  • Context - Is this part of a course, or a research study ......

For This Course

• Welcome Video (5:53)

• Using Browser Tabs (3:29)

• Philadelphian Information 2025 NLM - Redbook + Other sources

About Our Tools

• NLM about NotebookLM 11/2025 - How to use NLM

Jim's General Help

• JEMHelp. net - Covers all my nonprofit work -Buildings & Computers

  • Learning Computers and Programs - one page from JEMHelp.net provides advice about how to learn Microsoft, Google programs

• AI Resources List - Longish list by Jim, grouped by category

Google Costs

• Most people use the free account

  • You "pay" for this because they use your data to target advertising

• The plan for individuals who use Google a lot is - AI Pro

  • You pay about $20/month - about the same as the other big players

    • You can make videos

    • Many more "Thinking" submissions - it mostly affects images

    • Lots more Google storage - only matters if use Google Drive

Google Model

We are in a time of very, very fast development of the underlying Large Language Models (LLMs) by all the major players: Google (Gemini); OpenAI (ChatGPT); Anthropic (Claude); Meta; Grok; DeepSeek.

• This means that the model used in their web interface may change regularly, usually for the better.

• Currently (11/24/2025) Google has just shifted to Gemini 3.0 with variations on it depending on how you want to use it, and how much you want to pay.

  • Free is fine for most people

  • AI Pro, at $20/month, is good for people who want to use it a lot.

• FWIW - I pay for:

  • Gemini - For most things

  • Perplexity - For shopping and quick current events

    • It mostly customizes models from the major vendors

  • Copilot - Microsoft's customization of models mostly from OpenAI and Anthropic. It is deeply integrated into all MS products.