Victoria Computer Club

Here are the slides from Hewie Boplock’s presentation to the Victoria Computer Club January 28th 2025:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/180FcETw9ADgBFnGSYHzI19h8wJA4GX32/view?usp=sharing

Link to Device Basics presentation slated for December 17th.  Last time we covered terminology, so I have added the first slide about that.

And here is a list of books available at GVPL on the topic of Cyber Security https://librarian.syndetics.com/syndeticsunbound/lp/750.1113/list/2102

• Video on passwords and passphrases https://www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/en/resources/video-creating-strong-password
• Printable offline password manager https://www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/sites/default/files/2021-06/infog-printablepasswordorg-e.pdf
• Canadian Government website about cyber security with a lot of information, videos, and resources https://www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/en
• Canada’s bilingual centre for digital media literacy website, a registered charity, MediaSmarts has been conducting research, developing resources and advancing digital media literacy since 1996. https://mediasmarts.ca/digital-media-literacy/digital-issues/cyber-security

Flip phone model W340D

Tired of trying to figure out your smartphone? There is an option we can provide, a flip phone for seniors. It features a large dial pad and works off your current Sim card.  $80

To purchase, please book an appointment with Gord on a Friday morning at Silver Threads

SORRY, ALL TICKETS ARE NOW SOLD.  Cost / person: Members: $20 cash or cheque only, tax included. Non-members: (limited number) $30.  Tickets go on sale Nov 5th at the Silver Threads Saanich front desk.

Menu:
Buffet menu of turkey, pan gravy, cranberry sauce, homemade stuffing, mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, mixed greens with dijon dressing, seasonal desserts, and coffee / tee.  Everything except the stuffing and the desserts is gluten free.

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.org by Monday July 1st, identifying your potluck,  to enable the organizers to estimate the required provisions.

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