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Fun with fonts - the art and science of typography

Rosemount

Thursday Oct 24, 2024 at 6:00pm
120 minutes

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Dive into the fascinating world of typography with Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users’ Group. Chris will demystify the terminology of typography and explore its rich history. Learn what makes a typeface readable or distracting, how to effectively combine multiple typefaces, and the emotions different fonts can evoke.

Whether your next project is to make a greeting card, poster, newsletter, business card, or anything else that incorporates text, gain insights on avoiding common typographic pitfalls. Practical tips will be shared, including choosing the right typeface, and techniques for creating visually appealing and readable text. For the design novice or seasoned pro, this presentation will enhance your appreciation and understanding of typography’s powerful impact.

If you plan to attend, please register to ensure the program is presented.
Organizing Your Photos

North Gloucester

Monday Oct 28, 2024 at 2:00pm
120 minutes

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Learn various ways you can organize your photos on your computer or in the cloud. You should be able to find even your oldest photos quickly and easily. Understand how to create backups so your photos are protected against theft, fire, or other disasters. Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users' Group and the Orleans Photo Club. Registration required.
Ireland and Scotland Armchair Travel

Carlingwood

Monday Oct 28, 2024 at 6:00pm
120 minutes

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Enjoy photos and narration of travels to beautiful and scenic Ireland and Scotland. Presented by Lynda Buske from the Orleans Photo Club and the Ottawa PC Users' Group.
How to Buy a PC

Main

Saturday Nov 02, 2024 at 10:30am
120 minutes

Registration opens on Sunday, September 29, 2024 - 12:00pm

When buying a PC, you are faced with a lot of choices, laptop or desktop, how many cores in the processor, Intel or AMD processor, size of storage, how big a monitor, is it better to buy a faster processor or more memory…

Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users' Group will help sort out the choices so you can buy the computer that is right for your needs.
How to Take Better Vacation Photos

Cumberland

Saturday Nov 02, 2024 at 2:10pm
120 minutes

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Learn how to more effectively tell the story of your vacations through pictures. Regardless of what kind of camera you use (cell phone, tablet, DSLR, etc.), Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users' Group and the Orleans Photo Club will show how to use light, foreground, people, framing, and more to create a descriptive picture that needs no captioning.
Armchair Travel - Norway and Iceland

Centennial

Monday Nov 04, 2024 at 6:00pm
60 minutes

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Enjoy photos and narration of a cruise that included excursions to fjords, waterfalls and geysers as well as interesting geological formations.

Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users’ Group and the Orleans Photo Club.

Registration required
Restoring Old Photos

Alta Vista

Thursday Nov 07, 2024 at 6:00pm
120 minutes

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This lecture is a demonstration of how to bring old photos back to life! The lecture will discuss different ways to digitize your photos and then provide a demonstration of how to touch them up using the free photo editing software Photoscape X (available for Windows and MacOS). Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users' Group and the Orleans Photo Club.
Windows Performance Tune-Up

Sunnyside

Tuesday Nov 12, 2024 at 6:00pm
120 minutes

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If your Windows computer is getting sluggish, you don't have to re-install Windows just to gain back lost performance. Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users' Group will demonstrate and explain how to safely use many native and free 3rd party tools that can help speed up Windows.
Basic Photo Editing with Photoscape X

Rockcliffe Park

Thursday Nov 14, 2024 at 5:30pm
120 minutes

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Learn easy, stunning photo editing techniques!

Lynda Buske will demo on how to enhance your photos by adjusting light, colour, and composition using free photo editing software (Photoscape X) available for both Windows and MacOS. Although it is not necessary, if you wish to bring your laptop with Photoscape X downloaded, here are the instructions below.

Download Photoscape X instructions:

To download Photoscape X you must have Windows 10 or a recent Mac OS 10.10 or higher.

To install PhotoScape X
- Use a web browser to go to http://photoscape.org/ps/main/download.php
- Click on the BLUE PhotoScape X for Windows 10 button. Your web browser will take you to the PhotoScape X page at the Microsoft Store. Click on the blue Get button.
- During the download process, your computer may also update other windows 10 apps. Please note, this may take some time before it downloads Photoscape X.
Lynda is from the Ottawa PC Users' Group and the Orleans Photo Club.
Armchair Travel - The Baltics

Nepean Centrepointe

Saturday Nov 16, 2024 at 2:00pm
60 minutes

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Enjoy photos and narration from a cruise that included Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Poland, Estonia, and Norway. Highlights include where Nobel prizes are awarded, a rock church, and palaces of Peter the Great and Catherine.

Presented by Lynda Buske from the Ottawa PC Users’ Group and the Orleans Photo Club.