SAN FRANCISCO and CARPINTERIA, CA -- (Marketwired) -- Dec 31, 2014 -- GoPro cameras, tablets, smart phones and wearables like watches and Fitbits topped the list this year as popular holiday gifts. Now that the boxes are opened, people are looking to get the most out of their new tech gifts and online learning leader and lynda.com is here to help. From December 29th to January 7th, lynda.com is offering free access to courses related to popular tech gifts such as:

• Learn to shoot like a pro with GoPro Fundamentals, edit your footage with Preparing GoPro Footage for Editing and get really creative with GoPro techniques
• Get the most out of your new iPhone 6 or iPad Air 2 with iOS 8: iPhone and iPad Essential Training and iPhone and iPad Photography with iOS 8
• Get a jump on your New Year's fitness goals with this lesson using your FitBit
• Get more productive on your Samsung Galaxy with Samsung Galaxy Tips and Tricks
• Learn all things Android with Android Fundamentals

About lynda.com
lynda.com is a leading online learning company that helps anyone learn business, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Through individual, corporate, academic and government subscriptions, members have access to the lynda.com video library of engaging, top-quality courses taught by recognized industry experts. The company also provides German, French and Spanish-language content under the video2brain brand name.

lynda.com was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Carpinteria, California with offices in San Francisco, London, Sydney and Graz and is funded in part by Accel Partners, Spectrum Equity and Meritech Capital Partners.

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