Learn Photo management with Rick at the Seniors SIG

Posted on 2016-05-13 by George Bowden

19-DSCF5078Here 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?

Posted on 2016-05-05 by George Bowden

treeGenealogy 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 its benefits to you.

The Genealogy group at the Victoria Computer Club has been fortunate to have excellent teachers, but attendance has waned recently.  Murray Strome (wmstrome@yahoo.com)  has a few questions for those interested: Continue reading →

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Greater Victoria Public Library Presentation May 24th

Posted on 2016-04-26 by sysop

GVPL-LogoHere 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:

Compare that to http://gvpl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/2014-GVPL-branch-map-lo.pdf

The Greater Victoria Public Library is one of Canada’s most-used and well-loved library systems. Kate Rutherford will talk about all the wonderful resources you have at your fingertips with your library card. Learn about what GVPL lends (books, magazines, DVDs/blu-rays, cd’s — even museum, art gallery and recreation centre passes) and what digital services you get access to (free ebooks, online newspapers/magazines, streaming movies, downloadable audiobooks and more). Continue reading →

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Retrieving files from a backup

Posted on 2016-04-24 by George Bowden

don-t-panic-buttonRecently 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 I used Macrium Reflect to recover the lost files.

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Top Ten Scams of 2016, presented at 2pm Tuesday April 26th

Posted on 2016-04-19 by George Bowden

bbbEach week we hear from members phoned by scammers trying to rip them off.  Instead, come out to April’s monthly presentation, and learn from BBB expert Rosalind Scott how to Protect Yourself from the Top Ten Scams, Frauds and Things to Watch For in 2016, Rosalind is President and CEO of the Vancouver Island Better Business Bureau. The list includes the most reported scams and suspicious activities of 2015, as well as consumer tips on how to protect yourself from becoming a victim of fraud.

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Virtual Technology Conference for PC and Chromebook!! Users

Posted on 2016-04-17 by George Bowden
APCUG_VTC-AVO-may-07FREE 2016 Spring Virtual Technology Conference (VTC)
Saturday, May 7
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern time
Attend the FREE conference from the convenience of your own home! All you need is your computer, tablet, etc. and Internet access. The sessions are 50 minutes in length and offer attendees the opportunity to ask questions via Q&A; the questions are answered by the presenter at the end of the presentation or via e-mail if there isn’t enough time after the presentation.
APCUG uses ZOOM for the VTC webinar presentations (www.zoom.us). If you have not participated in a VTC, go to https://zoom.us/download  to download the app for the device you will be using to ‘attend’ the conference.

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Windows 10 Features Class

Posted on 2016-04-16 by George Bowden

Window10FeaturesHere are the slide contents from the Windows 10 Features Class given April 15th.

Windows 10 is an Operating System for computers, tablets, Xbox game consoles and phones, all running Windows with a similar user interface.
Phones and tablets, being touch sensitive, require icons the size of at least your fingertip. Touch sensitive screens on PCs can take advantage of these changes in Windows. Continue reading →

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Web Do’s and Don’ts, Security, and User tips

Posted on 2016-04-11 by George Bowden

Notes from April 11th Seniors SIG
Surfing the Web

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Email and What Nobody Tells You – Seniors SIG April 4th.

Posted on 2016-04-04 by George Bowden

Rick Weatherhead prepared a very good introduction to different email viewers, including

  • Browsing to webmail.shaw.ca, webmail.telus.net, and gmail,
  • Using a desktop email client such as Windows Live Mail 2012.
  • How does Web Mail and Client Email Really work?
  • Email Etiquette
  • Security
  • Emailing the right people
  • Making backups and keeping records
  • Avoiding fraudulent email, avoiding malware, and keeping hackers at bay

Click here or copy the following link to your browsers address bar:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByyQh_36_5b4WEV6OXlEeDd3Xzg/view?usp=sharing

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A dive into google sheets

Posted on 2016-03-28 by George Bowden

Google sheets are the swiss army knife of computing.

Spreadsheets are still the first step most people will take into real problem programming. I agree with Mike James  on that.   Work in the cloud, add forms entry, a query language, community extensions and an API and you have a very powerful tool for data analysis, graphing, and prediction.  Lets explore, and see how far we get.  

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