Author Archives: George Bowden

Presentation Tues. Oct. 25: Conserving Energy One Home at a Time. Please RSVP

Posted on 2016-10-17 by George Bowden

Do you know how much electricity you use in your personal office or home? Do you know how much energy your desktop computer or laptop uses? Will you save more electricity by turning off your computer at night or shortening … Continue reading →

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Tagging photos and files

Posted on 2016-10-11 by George Bowden

Tagging files is an alternative to, and enhancement to, creating a folder structure for you photos and files. Tags are non-hierarchical Many tags can be assigned to one photo Many photos can be assigned the same tag Tags are meta data … Continue reading →

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Presentation September 27th Desktop vs Online Apps

Posted on 2016-09-20 by George Bowden

Do you need desktop apps, or are online apps sufficient?  And why might you want to use online apps instead?  I am at the corner of Calle de La Portes de Jesus, in the city of Palma, Spain, writing this with … Continue reading →

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Annual Potluck Picnic at Government House, Thursday, August 18, 3pm

Posted on 2016-08-09 by George Bowden

Thursday, August 18th, 2015 from 3pm to 6pm, Photoshoot of Gardens at 2pm. At the Government House Bandshell on the east lawn, 1401 Rockland Avenue.  If you require seating, please bring your own chairs. Click here for  map. Activities: 2pm:  … Continue reading →

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APCUG 2016 Summer Virtual Technology Conference

Posted on 2016-08-09 by George Bowden

Sat. Aug 20 10am.  Attend the FREE APCUG conference at the clubhouse or from the convenience of your own home! All you need is your computer, tablet, etc. and Internet access. Register at: http://bit.ly/APCUG_8-20_VTC The sessions are 50 minutes in length and … Continue reading →

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Minutes from Victoria Computer Club Exec meeting June 6 2016, 7pm

Posted on 2016-06-09 by George Bowden

Minutes from Victoria Computer Club Exec meeting June 6 2016, 7pm Attended by George Bowden (President), Dorothy Cushway (VP)  Martin Web (treasurer secretary) Iain Fletcher, (Membership) and Barkley Cox (clubhouse). Member/instructor  Rick Weatherhead attended. Prepare to move to a larger space: … Continue reading →

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Summer photoshoots June 7, 11, 25th & July 29th

Posted on 2016-06-04 by George Bowden

Summer is here so the club photoshoots are becoming more frequent.

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Setting up sound and Cortana

Posted on 2016-05-19 by George Bowden

First, learn to search for solutions to your sound problems.  Google Dell 530 audio jacks 5 line-in connector Use the blue line-in connector to attach a record/playback device such as a cassette player, CD player, or VCR. On computers with … Continue reading →

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Make Windows Live Mail your default email program.

Posted on 2016-05-17 by George Bowden

At the Seniors SIG May 16th I quickly showed how to make Windows Live Mail the default email client.  This video shows the steps, but makes Thunderbird the default email client. Where the presenter chooses Thunderbird, substitute Windows Live Mail from … Continue reading →

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Learn Photo management with Rick at the Seniors SIG

Posted on 2016-05-13 by George Bowden

Here are the notes from Rick’s photo management workshops in the Seniors SIG: Monday May 9th File management with a focus on Photo management Monday May 2nd : Manipulation and Management, The art of photo domination

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