We discuss how to effectively and safely use digital technology (smartphones, digital cameras, tablets and computers) with those 55 and older who join our club.
Refer to our calendar for details of events. To attend Computer Club events you must be a member of the Victoria Computer Club.
Memberships are $25 per person per year. Memberships last 365 days from the anniversary of joining,
Here are the slides from September 24h’s presentation on purchasing a mobile phone and plan.
Here are the slides for the presentation by George and Dorothy on July 22, 2024
Key to managing your emails is to use an email service with excellent automatic filtering and categorization, such as Gmail.com, Outlook.com, or iCloud.com . Forward any other emails to that address. George’s approach (see his slides) is to deal with cleaning up emails once a year, and to buy space to allow that to wait. Dorothy’s approach (see her slides) is to clean up emails as they arrive.
We covered migration to a better email service, backing up all your emails, marking those for, and not for, deletion, and deleting them.
I didn’t get to explain that though an email begins with “Hello Janice, Computer Club Member” or similar, be assured that if it contains a link to “unsubscribe”, it is just one of several hudred similar emails sent to our members. Deleting it is not unsubscribing. Unsubcribing will prevent any more newsletters from reaching you, and we don’t want that to happen while you are a member of the club.
Please come to the Computer Club Picnic Wed., July 3rd from noon to 2:00pm
Please RSVP to events@VictoriaComputerClub.
Watch this space for updates on what people (sorted by first name) are bringing:
Alison J (library): Potato Salad, Anna V: Tortilla chips & salsa, Barry S: Mini quiche, Berhanu H: Fruit, Catherine & Wayne: Watermelon feta salad, Christine C: Veg Platter and dip, Christine S: , Dave/Lori: Brownies, Dorothy C: Green Salad, Ed P: Pasta salad, Elizabeth M: Pie/buns, George B: Chicken, Gerry B: , Janet B: Garbanzo Bean salad, Joan G: Salad, John O: Fruit or salad tray, Judith F: fruit salad, Kathy B: , Linda C: mint and mango guacamole with pita chips, Linnette: chips, Marcia S: veg and dip, Marilyn V: fruit, Michael S: Choc chip cookies, Murray S: coleslaw, Pat Wilson +1: , Scott M: Smoked salmon, Vern O: Cheese platter,
Meet at Gorge Waterway Nature House , inside the Esquimalt Gorge Park and Pavilion Grounds. Enter off Tillicum Road. Here is a map. https://maps.app.goo.gl/BAT1YgUgYkJSoHm99
Please bring a sunhat, your chairs and a potluck entree for about 6 people. The club will supply buns, soda, cake, plates and cutlery.
No alcohol or smoking allowed.
Here is the slide show given June 17 2024 on AI
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DOGX1CMB89IqPm8xjl2FfIMBn7n64vXpmyGdvo-YJhY/edit?usp=sharing
The Victoria Computer Club Annual General Meeting was held April 15, 2024 at 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Silver Threads, 286 Hampton Rd., Saanich, BC V8Z 1H1
The following Directors were re-elected to the Executive:President: Dorothy Cushway, Vice-president: George Bowden, Treasurer: Ed Prior, Secretary: Anita Fownes, Membership Director: Michael Swift , Member-at-large: Murray Strome
A vote to continue annual dues of $25 was passed
A vote on honorariums for volunteers was passed
Presentation after AGM business:
Preserving Digital Photos. Digital photos ought to last forever. Digital photos don’t fade with time and can protect against natural disasters like fire and floods. That’s the theory, anyway. And yet, if you’re one of the millions of people with a digital camera, the chances of your great-grandchildren ever seeing your digital photos are very slim. Find out why the odds are stacked against you and what you can do to increase the chances that your family historian 200 years from now will be able to enjoy the photos you’re taking now.
Mark Schulman, Central Florida Computer Society
Here is the presentation on using Zoom, from April 22 and
here is the presentation on Dont Get Scammed in May from April 29th and for May 5th.
The first sentence on the signup page for one-on-one help says
“To reserve a time for one-on-one help, before 6pm Thursday, choose one empty timeslot Friday (only one per month).
We have had good compliance with the ease of self-booking and self-restraint. “Once per month” is not a new rule. It was put in place to ensure one person does not monopolize a teaching resource. We have allowed an additonal signing up late on a Thursday afternoon if there is a teacher available next day, rather than let an empty timeslot go unused. But booking more than one session weeks ahead is not allowed without an explanation visible in the description. Allowable excuses are preparing for an extensive trip, or a security breach reported to the police.
Anyone clicking on the signup page to book time can see the names of those ignoring the once-per-month rule. Would drivers speed if their car displayed their name as they sped by?
The club reserves the right to remove bookings of more than once a month.
Overwriting other member’s bookings is shown in past database backups.
Here are the slides for Dorothy & George’s class, “Beginning Your Digital World
In 2024 we will cover Beginning Computers and Phones, covering more than just Windows.
Here are the slides on putting Zoom on your Android device, though George recommends using a computer instead:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-csET0KMMtVLhqIPsKx5MC2Y2K0lYlj-1iYFB7kdV-M/edit?usp=sharing
And here are the slides for the rest of course, starting with Windows 11 (with lots of tips for Windows 10 too):
Fireworks Wikipedia
HAPPY NEW YEAR. 2024.. or 2^10+10^3, for any math nerds out there. Don’t put that date on your cheques!!. Any wanna-be instructors lurking out there are welcome to put a short lesson together for Monday’s classes. Or maybe reply with a list of typical problems that others might also have with devices or apps. Otherwise we will be showing some tech tip videos, and pausing frequently for questions and answers.
SOLD OUT – No further tickets for sale. Contact George for any information.
If you missed the ticket sales, you can join a wait list by phoning the front desk, 250-382-3151 .
Lunch: Served December 4th, 1:30 pm.
Menu: Buffet Style
Turkey, Cranberry Sauce, Mash Potatoes, Homemade Stuffing, Carrots, Pan Gravy, Organic Baby Greens, Salad, House dressing, Dessert, Coffee or Tea
Cost / person: $20 cash or cheque only, tax included.
Due to the limited number of dinners, non-members cannot be accommodated.
