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Facebook Security Notes

Posted on 2015-12-03 by Dorothy Cushway

Here are some notes Dorothy sent along: Facebook Security What does Security mean to you?

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How to Remotely Track Any Lost Smartphone, Tablet, or PC

Posted on 2015-12-02 by sysop

Backing up your computer/phone/tablet will allow you to get access to its data if it is stolen, but it doesn’t help recover the PC.  How-to-Geek has a good article about what you can and cannot do to track your equipment.   This was … 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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Christmas Clubhouse Gathering Thursday afternoon December 17th

Posted on 2015-11-19 by sysop

Our Christmas party will be the Clubhouse Gathering on Thursday afternoon December 17th, 1:30pm to 5pm. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED, for a change!! Please bring an appetizer or a desert to share. See you there

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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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Seniors SIG is cancelled on Monday, October 12th

Posted on 2015-10-10 by Faith Shannon

Seniors SIG is cancelled Thanksgiving Monday, October 12th only, and it will resume Monday, October 19th, 10am-12pm.

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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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APCUG photo and website contest deadline Aug 26

Posted on 2015-08-09 by sysop

This is your friendly reminder that the clock is ticking on submitting your entries. They are due no later than August 26. 1 – Presidents – have you forwarded the Digital Photo Contest guidelines to your members so they can … Continue reading →

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