Victoria Seniors Tech Tutor

Tulips in the spring dusk

Just a friendly reminder to reset all your devices tonight. Meaning shut them down completely (not put to sleep or close the cover) and then restart.

This helps resolve a lot of conflicts and keeps your gadgets healthy. Happy Wednesday!

Just a heads up for anyone in Victoria - I recently helped a client whose email was hacked, and messages were sent out to her friends asking for gift cards.

A few people actually thought it was real.

It was a stressful situation, but it’s more common than most people think.

I wrote a simple breakdown of how these scams work and what to look out for:

https://victoriatechtutor.ca/blog/email-scams-targeting-seniors-in-victoria-bc-and-how-to-stay-safe

Feel free to share this with anyone who might find it helpful. Stay safe out there.

Tech Help For Seniors in Victoria A Victoria client’s email was hacked and used to scam friends. Learn how email scams work and how seniors can protect themselves.

Hi Folks, next Saturday the 20th, I'll be offering free 20 min sessions to answer any of your mobile tech questions (cell phone and tablets).

This is in collaboration with Peninsula Gallery - Canada I will be there from 12pm-3pm.

You are welcome to walk in on a first come first serve basis, or you can call the gallery if you want to reserve a definite time spot 250-655-1722.

Please bring your tech questions and come check out the latest in fine art at Sidney's finest.

Looking forward to seeing you!

https://www.pengal.com/contact (location)

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Shoal Centre today for the "Seniors & Tech" workshop. Also great thanks to CARP, Brenda Harfield & Doug Jones for organizing it!

Just a friendly reminder to restart all your devices before bed tonight. This will help solve a lot of your tech issues and clear a ton of conflicts.

If you are also on Apple devices, please make sure to update to the latest OS (operating system) version, as a new one was just released.

Hi folks, just a friendly reminder to turn off and restart all your gadgets - laptop, tablet and cellphone. This will clear the cache, reset the system and clear a lot of digital conflicts. Your devices will thank you. Happy Friday!

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A stunning night of Aurora Borealis!

The amazing sky in Sidney last night!

One of the things I love teaching seniors and adults is how to create video to share or show up online. Here is my latest video production.

How Youtube changed my life at 50 (with less than 1.8k subscribers) | Major life pivot Find out how starting a YouTube channel completely shifted my life at 50 years old, with less than 1.8k subscribers. This major life pivot has taught me valu...