Author Archives: George Bowden

Part 1, Presentation slides If I have only one email address and one device, what’s to know? Writing better emails A bit of humour Managing your emails Parts of an email address Email service providers from your point of view … Continue reading →

Here is the link to the slides shown Tuesday, May 30, 2023.  You might enjoy the interactive quiz on the last slide.

 Miguel Nacenta gave a very interesting presentation “The Augmented Human: How Computers Can Make Us Smarter (and Dumber)”.  Here is a link to download the PDF. We do not record presentations, but here is a youtube video by Miguel about … Continue reading →

Here is the slide presentation for Tuesday’s May 16th presentation by George on Calendars, Email Security, and Migrating Contacts

Here is a link to the slides of Tuesday, May 2nd presentation: Mixing Devices. We covered the following Underlying company motivations vs User motivations Standards and who they serve Regulatory goals The real situation for at least 1/4 of North … Continue reading →

Rich McCue, gave an excellent presentation to VCC members April 25th, courtesy of the UVIC Speakers Bureau.   Here are the links. Smartphones & Tablets: Educational Distractions or Bicycles for Our Minds? The short answer is YES!  Yes, smartphones and tablets … Continue reading →

It’s Spring! Time to take a look at your computers, laptops, tablets, or cell phones to ensure you all have current updates. Regardless of whether you have Microsoft Windows, Apple, Android or Chrome devices they all need updates. Clear out the clutter, … Continue reading →

The AGM held on Tuesday March 21 confirmed the current membership fee of $25 for 2023 tasked the executive to explore the possibility of paying honorariums to Friday’s volunteer teachers elected Michael Swift to replace Scott Dyer as Membership Director.  … Continue reading →

The AGM held on Tuesday March 21 2023 achieved the following: confirmed the current membership fee of $25 for the coming year tasked the executive to explore the possibility of paying honorariums to Friday’s volunteer teachers elected Michael Swift to replace … Continue reading →

Here is the link to the slide show about sharing your screen to get help from others in the club…