Author Archives: George Bowden

Make a Raspberry Pi case from corrugated plastic for a buck

Posted on 2015-12-15 by George Bowden

You can make a strong, stiff case for your Raspberry Pi or other small computer using Coroplast, a plastic replacement for corrugated cardboard. A cheap retractable utility knife cuts Coroplast to shape, and scores it to make bends. Holes for … Continue reading →

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It’s enough to make you quit computers

Posted on 2015-11-22 by George Bowden

Behind the wheel of her computer, Mary clicks the paperclip icon to attach a photo of her daughter Janet to her email. If this was a car, she would have no trouble. The gas pedal would be under her right foot, … Continue reading →

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Monthly presentation: Movies, music, magazines etc. for FREE!!

Posted on 2015-11-07 by George Bowden

Would you like movies, music, magazines and audio books at no cost? On Thursday, November 19th at 2 pm Scott Munro from the Greater Victoria Public Library will explain how to use Hoopla and Zineo, the library’s new online loan … Continue reading →

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Telephone scams continue in Victoria

Posted on 2015-10-17 by George Bowden

Although the following notice from the CRA was in June, we are experiencing a rash of these calls currently in Victoria. Ottawa, Ontario, June 10, 2015… The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is noting an increase in telephone scams where the … Continue reading →

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Scribus Templates

Posted on 2015-10-16 by George Bowden

Scribus is an open source, free desktop publishing program.  Like many other computer programs, it has templates from which you can make your own documents more easily than from scratch. Scribus has about 40 templates built in, categorized under Brochures, … Continue reading →

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Activating Windows 10: How it works under Microsoft’s new rules

Posted on 2015-10-15 by George Bowden

Microsoft is revamping how it checks if Windows is genuine. Here’s how these changes could make your life easier when setting up Windows 10.

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Is Google Drive Safe?

Posted on 2015-10-05 by George Bowden

In today’s presentation on Google Docs to the Seniors SIG, I was asked “Is it safe to put my stuff up in Google’s cloud? Can’t hackers get at it? Well, if your password is “password”, hackers will get at it. The … Continue reading →

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Creating and managing accounts

Posted on 2015-09-28 by George Bowden

The problem: In this online age, we have typically 26 accounts, but just 5 passwords of just 6 characters on average.  6 characters can be cracked in 3 seconds using computers. Every online subscription needs a “login – password” combination, be it: paid … Continue reading →

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Butchart Gardens – Commodores – George

Posted on 2015-09-08 by George Bowden

Commodore Big Band at Butchart Gardens

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George’s photos from Alberni trip

Posted on 2015-09-08 by George Bowden

Some of these were taken during summers in Port Alberni

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