BC Digital Divide -

We Need Keyboards & Mice

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:29:36 -0700

BC Digital Divide is very much in need of keyboards & mice. If you have more than 5 of either (or both) then please visit this page: http://www.bcdigitaldivide.org/?q=node/2

A Nice Thank You Letter

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:27:55 -0700

I received a computer the other day. Sorry for the tardiness of saying Thank You. The look on the faces of my children was priceless. I have waited for a computer for a long time, with no luck, until your organization came along. With the computer my children were able to play games, listen to music, and have a whole new learning experience. The name you have for your organization is more than perfect for I was "divided" for the longest time from everyone else. Until you came along. It is nice to experience the world through a computer. So much has changed. The last time I used a computer was about five years ago.

Karen Refugees

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:55:49 -0700

BC Digital Divide is very proud to have recently helped out a group of special refugees from Burma. Known as the Karen People, their story is a tragic one. But Canada is helping out by accepting them as refugees and many are resettling to BC. Two of our techs, Stan & Trevor, worked with The Karen's contact person, Sharon, to get each refugee family a perfectly functioning refurbished computer!

If you would like to find out more about our new neighbours and how you can help out, please click here.

Special Offer for Past BCDD Recipients

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:43:51 -0700

BC Digital Divide's long standing policy has been that our mission ends once we've provided a perfectly working computer to a recipient. Put another way, if there is something clearly wrong with it right from the get go then we will resolve the problem. Beyond that though we are simply not in a position to resolve ongoing problems. But problems always arise with everyone's computer!

To help people out, long ago we identified a number of techs who are willing to work at reduced hourly rates to resolve computer issues. But there's something new . . .

Another Day, Another Dozen Computers

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:59:23 -0700

Here's a photo of Bruce, our most prolific tech, providing over a dozen refurbished computers to be given out to families around Metro Vancouver. He takes great pride in every computer he works on, striving to ensure that every last bit of performance is achieved.

Bruce has been an integral part of BC Digital Divide from the very beginning and over 500 families have directly benefited from his efforts.

Generous New Donation from Pivotal!

Wed, 20 May 2009 11:32:25 -0700

As regular visitors to our website have known, for the past two months we've been without any computers to donate. But thanks to a very generous donation by Pivotal Software yesterday, we now have a new injection of desktop computers. They'll soon be refurbished and ready to go. So if you're unable to purchase a computer on your own then please do apply for one from us, preferably by doing so directly on our site!

Lotus Symphony Available for Free from IBM

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:10:38 -0800

Back in the old days of personal computing there was a product called "Lotus Symphony" that competed head to head with Microsoft Office as the business suite of choice. Some of us actually used it for a few years and thought it was absolutely superb! Fast forward to 2009 and Lotus Symphony is now available for FREE from IBM.

Though all BCDD computers come equipped with Open Office, which is a fine application too, users might want to try downloading a copy of Symphony and giving it a try too!

Frequently Asked Questions

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:50:17 -0700

Danny Durand is a 19 year old Computer Science student in Aguascalientes, Mexico. He frequently visits Vancouver and is a big supporter of BC Digital Divide. He has agreed to answer questions posed by BCDD Recipients, in the same spirit as is done at Yahoo Answers. Whenever necessary he will seek advice from the BCDD techs.

If you have a question about your BC Digital Divide computer or the software on it then please send your question to AskDanny@BCDigitalDivide.org. Please be as precise as possible, providing as many facts as are necessary to resolve the problem. He will do his best to answer your question in a timely manner. The most useful questions & answers will be published below.

Password Reminder

Tue, 27 May 2008 15:21:47 -0700

If a computer you receive from us ever requests a password then try entering "bcdd" (without the quotation marks). If that doesn't work then try "BCDD". Once you've logged in then go into the Users section of the Control Panel and reset the password to something else of your choosing.

AVG Free 8.0

Mon, 26 May 2008 16:47:53 -0700

All BC Digital Divide computers have had AVG Free Anti-Virus software installed on them. Version 7.5 of this software expires on May 31, 2008. To get Version 8.0 of the software, simply go here. All you need to do is download the update, run it, and it will automatically replace the older version.

A Video of Nitin Gandhi's First Journey for BCDD

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:48:10 -0700

A Message from a Happy Recipient

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:51:09 -0800

Dear BC Digital Divide:

I am doing my homework on the new computer you provided me. My eyes are almost swollen shut from crying. I was so worried that it would become necessary to suspend my education that I have waited so long to achieve. I was becoming really scared. Then my friend found out about your generous service and gave me the information to contact you. I cannot thank all of you enough. I intend to catch up in school and succeed!

Mary Helen

Donor Profile: Daniel Deyette

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 21:14:15 -0800

Daniel is a tech entrepreneur in Aldergrove. In his spare time he has been assembling computers and donating them to seniors. But his main business has really taken off and he has little time to do such refurbishing anymore. So when he saw the recent segment about BC Digital Divide on Global News, he immediately contacted us and offered us a variety of equipment. In making the donation, he said, "It was a no brainer! It's awesome seeing these go to the right people."

While we appreciate all donations, Daniel's was quite spectacular. It included: 3 large monitors, 20 sticks of RAM & 8 hard drives (which we're always short of), 6 computers, 3 printers, 3 mice, and 3 keyboards. It was a very timely donation that has tremendously helped out our Fraser Valley techs, Trevor & Stan.

BC Digital Divide Featured on Global TV

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:21:02 -0800

BCDD in the News

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:26:33 -0800

APEGBC is the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. They just published a great article about BC Digital Divide in their bi-monthly newsletter. You can read it here or by going to Page 38 of the newsletter itself.