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We need digital learning hubs in every community to facilitate digital literacy attainment. Digital hubs that foster basic skills, that nurture cultural awareness, that develop critical thinking, that enable everyone to fully engage with the digital realm
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GRACE Digital Cafe @grace-digital-cafe.bsky.social · Feb 9
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An alternative to Firefox...........

#GRACEDigitalCafe #Waterfox #Firefox #Mozilla #Browser #Chrome #Edge #DigitalPrivacy #AI #DigitalLiteracy #ComputerLiteracy #EastDunbartonshire #DigitalCommunity #DigitalRealm #AnthonyEnzor-DeMeo #DigitalLife #Zeitgeist #Scotland

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Download - Waterfox
Download the latest version of Waterfox for your platform and architecture of choice.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Waterfox: Firefox without the AI bloat. Free, open-source, and refreshingly focused on just being a browser.

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December 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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GRACE EDCTV 2 East Dunbartonshire Community TV

#GRACEDigitalCafe #CommunityTV #CommunityFilm #EDCTV #EDVA #SCVO #EastDunbartonshire #Auchinairn #Kirkintilloch #Glasgow #Scotland #Film #Documentary #CommunityArt #Community #DigitalLiteracy #GRACEAftercare #Holistic

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EDCTV2
This is "EDCTV2" by GRACE on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Sign up to participate EDCTV-3 Jan 20th - 10th March

#GRACEDigitalCafe #CommunityTV #CommunityFilm #EDCTV #EDVA #SCVO #EastDunbartonshire #Auchinairn #Kirkintilloch #Glasgow #Scotland #Film #Documentary #CommunityArt #Community #DigitalLiteracy #GRACEAftercare

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EDC TV3 Project registration
Event Timing: Every Tuesday from January 20th till 10th March (8 weeks) Event Address: Kirkintilloch Scout Hall 14 Regent Street, G66 1JF If you would like further information please Contact rachel@g...
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December 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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When you ask ChatGPT what it is........

#GRACEDigitalCafe #ChatGPT #AI #DigitalLiteracy #ComputerLiteracy #DigitalSkill #MediaDeconstruction #Pronouns #DigitalDangers #DigitalHub #CommunityEducation #Education #EastDunbartonshire #Kirkintilloch #Auchinairn #Scotland #SCVO #HolisticLearning #Art
December 16, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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The continued enshittification of Microsoft Windows

#GRACEDigitalCafe #DigitalLiteracy #ComputerLiteracy #Linux #Apple #Windows #Microsoft #Divergence #CoPilot #AI #ColdFusion #Office365 #OneDrive #Enshittification #Canvas #Agentic #SatyaNadella #DigitalHub

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The Windows 11 Crisis
YouTube video by ColdFusion
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December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Increase battery life

#GRACEDigitalCafe #iPhone #iPad #Apple #Battery #Privacy #LocationServices #SystemServices #DigitalLiteracy #DigitalLife #Tracking #Privacy #Security #ShareMyLocation #DigitalID #EastDunbartonshire #ComputerSkills #DigitalHub #Community #OS

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Turn Off These iPhone SYSTEM SERVICES Now! [Ultimate Guide]
YouTube video by Payette Forward
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December 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Meta and Microsoft are working to fire up new nuclear power plants.

#GRACEDigitalCafe #Environment #ClimateChange #Nuclear #AI #ChastGPT #Meta #Microsoft #Apple #Google #CoPilot #DigitalLiteracy #BigTech #Data #NVIDIA #EshaChoukse #SashaLuccioni #Climate

www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...
We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Brilliant for developing mouse & tracking pad skills

Absolute beginners....

#GRACEDigitalCafe #EastDunbartonshire #Kirkintilloch #Auchinairn #DigitalHub #DigitalLiteracy #DigitalSkills #Community #Glasgow #Scotland #ComputerSkills #CommunityEducation #Education #Laptop

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Mousing Around: Mousercise!
A mousing exercise to help beginning computer users learn how to use a mouse
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December 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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What's on Digital

#GRACEDigitalCafe #SCVO #EDVA #EastDunbartonshire #Kirkintilloch #Auchinairn #DigitalHub #DigitalLiteracy #DigitalSkills #CommunityArt #Community #Glasgow #Scotland #ScottishNews #ComputerSkills #CommunityEducation #GRACEAftercare #LifeSkills #Education #Laptop #iPad #Windows
December 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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✨ CREATIVITY IS GOOD!
Join our 10-week Winter Art & Creative Thinking Workshops to relax, create, and reconnect with your spark.

📅 Thu 8 Jan 2026
⏰ 10am–2pm
📍 Hillhead Community Centre

All welcome! 🌸
December 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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'If you're planning to buy a new USB-C cable, choosing the right USB-C cable comes down to matching specifications to your actual needs'

#GRACEDigitalCafe #USB #USB-C #DigitalLiteracy #EastDunbartonshire #DigitalHub #ChargingCable #DataTransfer #Community #Hub

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This is why your USB-C cable isn't charging your device fast enough
If your device charges slowly, the cable—not the charger—might be the real bottleneck.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Art And Creative Thinking Drop ins
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#CreativityIsGood
#CommunityArts
#GroupRecoveryAftercareEnterprise
#Aftercare
#EastDunbartonshire
#CreativeCommunity
November 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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🎥 EDCTV is launching!
Free 8-week project to share local stories + learn filming and presenting—no experience needed.

📅 Tuesdays, 10am–2pm (20 Jan–10 Mar 2026)
📍 Kirkintilloch Scout Hall

Register via QR code or email [email protected]

#EDCTV #CommunityTV #GetInvolved
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Mother 32 Patch Recall Book Online

#GRACEDigitalCafe #Moog #Mother-32 #Patch #SemiModular #Sequencer #Bass #PatchRecall #Synthesizer #Analogue #SoundDesign #Community #SteveOpenshaw #Glasgow #Noise #Studio #PatchCable #Browser #Online #MusicMaking #Audio

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Moog Mother-32 Patch Recall
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November 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Auchinairn in You

#GRACEDigitalCafe #Auchinairn #EastDunbartonshire #CommunityArt #RoyalConservatoireofScotland #GRACEAftercare #MakeItHappenFund #SpokenWord #VisualArt #Community #Film #PerformanceArt #MentalWellBeing #Holistic #CommunityEngagement #CommunityVoices

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Auchinairn in You
This is "Auchinairn in You" by GRACE on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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The holidays can be tough. You are not alone. Support is available right now.

Here are vital helplines:

Samaritans: 116 123

SHOUT: Text 85258

CALM: 0800585858

Mind: 03001233393

Stay safe and look after yourself this Christmas.

#Support #MentalHealth #GraceAftercare
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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#GRACEDigitalCafe #DigitalLiteracy #Scam #DigitalFootprint #DigitalID #Malwarebytes #PersonalData #DigitalPrivacy #AI #Facebook #TikTok #LinkedIn #DigitalSkills #Laptop #DigitalHub #Community #EastDunbartonshire #Scotland #DigitalFootprint #Hacker #BeAware

www.malwarebytes.com/blog/inside-...
How scammers use your data to create personalized tricks that work
Attackers don’t need to hack you to find you. They just piece together what’s already public.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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Perhaps offer options that are clearer and easier to access and use 🧐

#GRACEDigitalCafe #AI #Gemini #GMail #Google #Malwarebytes #DigitalPrivacy #Obfuscation #DigitalLiteracy #DigitalScotland #Community #Computer #Laptop #SmartSettings #DigitalHub #Kirkintilloch

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Google Says Gmail Doesn't Use Your Emails to Train Its AI, After All
Viral claims over the weekend said that Google uses Gmail messages to train its AI, but the site that broke the news has since retracted it.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Something to switch off.........

#GRACEDigitalCafe #DigitalPrivacy #Gemini #Google #GMail #DigitalSkills #DigitalLiteracy #Scotland #Computer #Browser #DigitalHub #DigitalCommunity #DigitalSpy #Permission #eMail #Malwarebytes #OptOut #OptIn #DefaultSetting

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Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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For those who produce music on Windows computers

#GRACEDigitalCafe #Windows #Microsoft #Asio #Midi #USB #Class2 #CoreAudio #Ableton #Arm64 #Intel/AMDx64Architecture #Music #DAW #BitWig #FLStudio #U-Sync #Reliq #Scotland #SoundArtist #DigitalAudio #SoundDesign #Synthesizer #AudioInterface #VST
November 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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🎨 Creative drop-ins this Nov & Dec! Relaxed sessions with festive + mindful makes.

📍 Auchinairn (Weds): 26 Nov, 3 & 10 Dec
📍 Hillhead (Thurs): 27 Nov, 4 & 11 Dec
🕥 10am–12:30pm

All materials provided! ✨

#GraceArtWorkshops #GetCreative
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Experts argue it shows there should be greater diversity in supply of internet services
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#GRACEDigitalCafe #Scotland #Kirkintilloch #DigitalLiteracy #DigitalHub #Computer #Cloudfare #CyberSecurity #DigitalDiversity #CentralizedServices #InternalServiceDegradation
What is Cloudflare – and why did its outage take down so many websites?
Bet365, League of Legends, Sage, YouTube and Google were among those taken offline as provider tried to fix problem
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Enshittification explained

#GRACEDigitalCafe #Scotland #Enshittification #CoryDoctorow #TechnoFeudalism #Community #Amazon #Prime #Bezos #DigitalBuyer #DRM #AntitrustLaw #Thatcher #Reagan #Flywheel #RoryVanLoo #AI #NikitaAggarwal #Kirkintilloch #Socialism

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Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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Dealing with those super skinny Windows 11 scroll bars

#GRACEDigitalCafe #RegEdit #Accessibility #VisualEffects #ScrollBars #ComputerSkills #DigitalLiteracy #Community #DigitalHub #GroovyPost #Windows11 #Microsoft #DigitalSkills #EastDunbartonshire #Scotland

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How to Make Scroll Bars Wider in Windows 11
You may need to make the scroll bars wider If you're finding it hard navigating through apps and web pages in Windows 11. This guide explains how.
www.groovypost.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM