Author Archives: George Bowden

Introduction to Used.ca

Posted on 2016-02-24 by George Bowden

About 40 people made it out to Used.ca’s presentation, on how to find the best deals, sign up for an account and post ads while staying safe and avoiding online scams. Here are the slides of the presentation. And here is a link … Continue reading →

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Password Managers

Posted on 2016-02-15 by George Bowden

Today we are going to handle dynamite — Passwords and  duplicate file removers. LastPass is a common password manager. Why show LastPass instead of, for instance, DashLane?  Because LastPass is what I use.  I haven’t much time to do comparative research on your … Continue reading →

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Minutes of Exec Meeting Feb 8 2016

Posted on 2016-02-08 by George Bowden

Exec meeting Minutes Feb 8th Call to Order 7:05 pm Present: George Bowden, president; Dorothy Cushway, Vice President; Barkley Cox, Clubhouse Absent: Martin Brooks, treasurer-secretary; Iain Fletcher Membership

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Block Windows Upgrade nag

Posted on 2016-01-14 by George Bowden

Microsoft details how to block Windows 10 upgrade Not for beginners. The club intends to upgrade their lab machines to windows 10 around March.

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Security Overview, and Malware Bytes install

Posted on 2016-01-13 by George Bowden

Here is the presentation George gave at the Seniors SIG Monday January 11th. PC Magazine has a new review of anti virus programs.  Besides Malwarebytes free, you should run a purchased antivirus suite. Copy this url, then click on download … Continue reading →

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Exec meeting Minutes Jan 11, 2016

Posted on 2016-01-11 by George Bowden

Exec meeting Minutes Nov 16 Call to Order 7:05 pm Present: George Bowden, president; Martin Brooks, treasurer-secretary; Dorothy Cushway, clubhouse; Barkley Cox, Vice President,  Iain Fletcher Membership

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Ken’s Christmas Light Show

Posted on 2015-12-19 by George Bowden

Member Ken Beattie invites members to drive by his Christmas Light Show at 861 Ferrie Rd, off Glanford Ave. in Royal Oak, 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm . Please leave comments below.

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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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