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

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

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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You Can Still Get Windows 10 for Free from Microsoft’s Accessibility Site

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows10upgrade The free Windows 10 upgrade offer may technically be over, but it isn’t 100% gone. Microsoft still provides a free Windows 10 upgrade to anyone who checks a box saying they use assistive technologies on their computer. This offer will … Continue reading

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

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

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Setting up sound and Cortana

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.

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

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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Are you interested in attending the Genealogy SIG?

Genealogy is the study of your family tree, i.e history on a personal scale. It helps satisfy a deep need to understand how we fit into the broader world around us. For those unfamiliar with genealogy, here is a good summary of … Continue reading

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Greater Victoria Public Library Presentation May 24th

Here is the link to eResources A-Z that Kate and Melissa talked about today, May 24th.  You will notice that Yowza is a service still to be developed <grin>. Feedback from the audience: Please, name your branches by their location where possible, … Continue reading

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Retrieving files from a backup

Recently I used Macrium Reflect, free edition, to back-up a member’s whole computer before upgrading it to Windows 10 with a fresh install.  After a couple of weeks, the member could not find his photos on the new Windows.  So … Continue reading

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