Author Archives: George Bowden

Monday class on Pinterest

Posted on 2019-03-25 by George Bowden

Dorothy’s presentation on Pinterest from Monday March 25th 2019  can be found at https://tinyurl.com/y46yhuvo

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John Carruthers, long time teacher, passes away.

Posted on 2019-03-22 by George Bowden

Most of our members will remember John Carruthers for his teaching the Monday morning classes at our previous clubhouses.  John joined Big Blue and Cousins in 1994, and taught genealogy and Windows.  He gave his opinion on all topics and … Continue reading →

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Executive Meeting Minutes – Feb 25th 2019

Posted on 2019-02-27 by George Bowden

A meeting of the executive was held monday, Feb 25th 12:30 pm Attended by Dorothy, George, Barkley, Rosa, Ed, Dawn, Anne.

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Basic Computing class presentation links

Posted on 2019-02-04 by George Bowden

Here is Paul’s presentation on Google tips from Feb. 4th.

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Data Privacy Day is January 28th 2019

Posted on 2019-01-23 by George Bowden

Three Internet Scams Targeting Seniors and How to Avoid Them Privacy Tips for Older Adults Test Your Cyber IQ

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Google through the looking glass – Jan 14, 2019 – George

Posted on 2019-01-13 by George Bowden

To watch DottoTech’s YouTube channel, you should be logged in and subscribe… Here is how to do it… Slide show is at https://tinyurl.com/ybtgog8p

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Annual General Meeting Tuesday January 22th, 1:30pm at Silver Threads

Posted on 2019-01-09 by George Bowden

The Annual General Meeting of the club will be held Tuesday January 22th, 1:30pm at Silver Threads, 286 Hampton Rd, Saanich, BC V8Z 1H1. Here is a map:  https://goo.gl/maps/zdXPxpss6Q72 Agenda includes (this post will be updated as available): Sign in, distribution … Continue reading →

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Security Basics for Monday class – Jan 7, 2019 – Charles & Paul

Posted on 2019-01-07 by George Bowden

Here is a link to  Monday’s Computer Basics class, Security Basics on November 19th’ 2018: https://tinyurl.com/yd9qtdwh and about VPN’s, on January  7th 2019: https://tinyurl.com/ycxadmdr

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Creative LED photography

Posted on 2018-12-28 by George Bowden

LED Christmas tree lights offer creative opportunities to photographers.  Sweeping over a string of lights with a camera set to long shutter speeds and low ISO settings results in interesting effects.  LEDs on house power strobe at 60 pulses per … Continue reading →

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Timely Apps for Android phones and tablets

Posted on 2018-12-20 by George Bowden

Here are some of the links used on Dec 20th’s presentation on Timely Apps. Click the underlined text below to view them. We began with DottoTech’s Google Calendar Tips. Tom’s Guide had several clocks reviewed HowToGeek dealt with apps asking … Continue reading →

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