Monthly Meeting
This Week!
Tuesday, 6:45 PM
at the
Largo Cultural Center!
(map)
Dave Gussow:
formerly the Personal Tech Editor
of the St. Pete Times
&
John Torro: writer of the
popular "Solutions" column
of the St. Pete Times
Plus:
"Fun Stuff from the Internet"
Plus:
Q&A
Session starts at 5:30!
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Everyone's
invited to join us at
Denny's after the meeting!
Note: Dutch treat - TBCS is not picking up the tab.
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We are recycling ink
& toner cartridges once again!
Vern Goheen has resurrected our recycling program. Please bring
your cartridges to the Cultural Center the night of the monthly
meeting or to the Resource Center.
We also recycle your
cell phones & chargers!
We give them to a group that
puts them back in circulation as 911 help for seniors (through
county services). If you donate a cell phone, please remember to
bring the accompanying charger.
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1) General Interest
Open House - What a Day!!!
Dave Gussow & John Torro - THIS TUESDAY!
Random
Acts of Kindness at the Palm Harbor Library on Feb. 15th
The
Digital Video SIG is coming! (next week)
2)
TBCS Classes
eBay
Classes by Jim Boynton - STARTS THIS WEDNESDAY!
RSS Feeds:
What Are They & How Do You Use Them? - THIS FRIDAY!
Photo Story 3 (hands-on) classes with Jan McNulty
June Hollister's
Free Online Business Introduction
Internet Online Business by June Hollister
4) Educational Opportunities
The Palm Harbor Computer Users Group - DARK THIS WEEK
FREE Seminar: Using Windows - THIS
SATURDAY
Open House - What a Day!!!
We had 170 visitors on Saturday, we fixed about 20
computers, we ate 120 hot dogs, and we had a LOT of laughs along the way.
"Thank You!" To all of the people who volunteered to help us out.
I heard that there were 17 of you. You all deserve to see your name
in print here, but I just don't have the time this morning. Same
thing goes for the Random Acts of Kindness crew who fixed all the
computers that day (and will be fixing more in February at the Palm Harbor
Library). Thanks to one and all for a great day.
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Dave Gussow & John Torro
- THIS TUESDAY!
Join us Tuesday night
at the Largo Cultural Center for our first meeting of the new
year. Dave Gussow & John Torro will join us that night.
They are easily the most popular guest speakers that we have. This will
be the most well-attended meeting that we host all year. Come on out and
join us and see why Dave & John are so popular with our members.
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Random Acts of Kindness at the Palm
Harbor Library on Feb. 15th
Historically,
Random Acts of Kindness week has been celebrated during the same
week as Valentine's Day (makes it easier to remember). We're going
to celebrate it for the first time in 2007 the day after Valentine's Day.
Our RAK computer repair crew will be at the Palm Harbor Library on
Thursday, February 15th fixing computers for the public at one of
our FREE clinics.
You do not need to be
a TBCS member to take advantage of this service. We invite the general
public to join us in our unique way of celebrating the concept of
performing random acts of kindness. So please let your friends and
neighbors know that they are welcome. They MUST, however,
pre-register for this event. Please go to:
www.synergypublishing.com
and click on the "Register" link at the top of the page
Doc
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The Digital Video SIG is coming!
(next week)
Wednesday,
January 24th, 10-noon
We finally have a SIG leader for a Digital Video SIG.
His name is Tom Lembke, and he's a glutton for punishment because
he's going to lead the SIG twice a month: the second and the fourth
Wednesday of each month.
Digital Video is something of a misnomer because Tom
plans on dealing with digital audio also. Many of our members want
to digitize their record albums, cassette tapes, and VHS tapes and burn
them to CDs or DVDs. This is the SIG you've been looking for.
Doc
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eBay
Classes by Jim Boynton - STARTS THIS WEDNESDAY!
3 consecutive Wednesday afternoons 1 - 3pm
$30
January 17, 24, & 31
This is a hands-on course in our Computer Lab.
You MUST register for this class.
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RSS
Feeds: What Are They & How Do You Use Them? - THIS FRIDAY!
Friday, Jan 19,
7-9pm Instructor: Howard Gray
FREE - no registration required.
RSS feeds are a
very practical to help keep you abreast of the latest information from
your favorite websites or blogs. It's safe to say that RSS will get
very big now that the new version of Internet Explorer is capable of using
it. RSS is also a powerful tool for you to use if you are marketing
a product from your website or blog. This is a novice & intermediate
level course.
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Photo Story 3
(Hands-On) by Jan McNulty
4
hours (2
two-hour sessions) 10am - noon $20
2 Mondays: 2/5 & 2/12 - You MUST register for this class.
Photo
Story 3 is the FREE software that comes from Microsoft that helps you to
build movies from your photos. We had a Photo Story 3 contest
several months ago. Many of you asked afterwards if we would have
classes again. Photo Story software helps you to build photo albums
with transitions, movement, narration, and music. Not only can you
get very professional looking results, but the software is really very
easy to use.
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June Hollister's Free Online Business Introduction
Friday,
Jan. 26th 7-9pm
This will be a free seminar introducing an Internet Online Business on any
imaginable topic, with no product, (and here's the good part) no financial
investment, with no technical skills. The seminar will touch on all the
topics to be covered in her next class. Registration is not required
for this seminar.
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Internet Online Business by June Hollister
June's online business course will be taught as three 4-week
sessions (a total of 12 weeks). Each 4-week session will cost $40,
and will take place on consecutive Friday evenings from 7 - 9pm. You
may register for all three sessions (Basic,
Advanced, & Marketing) for $120, or you may register for an
individual session for $40:
Basic: February 2, 9, 16, & 23
Advanced: March 2, 9, 16, & 23
Marketing: March 30, April 6, 13, & 20
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Classroom Registration
All of our classes meet at our Resource Center in Clearwater. We charge a flat fee of $5 per classroom hour which comes with a money-back guarantee if you're not happy with the instruction for any reason. You will find more info about our classes at:
http://tampa-bay.org/classroom.htm. In order to register for any of the classes (or if you have questions), please send an email to the Club Secretary.
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Our SIGs (Special
Interest Groups)
all meet at our Resource Center
(map:
http://www.tampa-bay.org/maps.htm).
All of our SIGs are free to our members.
SIGs are a great place to get more personalized attention, and get your
questions answered. The following SIGs will meet this week:
Monday, January 15, 1-3pm
Beginning Embird
SIG. Led by Florence Osier
Monday, January 15, 7-9pm
eBay
SIG. Led by Jim Boynton
Tuesday, January 16, 1-3pm
Novice SIG. Led by
Bill De Lucia
Tuesday, January 16, 5:30-6:30pm
Chuck's Q&A Session.
Led by Chuck Vroman
Bill De Lucia will be substituting for Chuck this meeting.
Tuesday, January 16, 6:45pm
Monthly Meeting at
Largo Cultural Center (map)
Wednesday,
January 17, 7-9pm
Photoshop Elements SIG. Led by Stan Ashbrook
Thursday, January 18, 7-9pm
Genealogy SIG.
Led by Howard T. Smith
Friday, January 19, 10am-noon
Basic Windows Classes. Instructor: Phil Sullivan
Phil teaches a very basic Windows curriculum in an 8-week structured course.
Friday, January 19, 1-3pm
Intermediate Computer SIG. Led by Carol King
After Carol presents some of her favorite tips she'll hold a Q&A session (questions on any computer subject are fair game).
Saturday, January 20, 2-4pm
Microsoft Office
SIG. Led by Ray Danen
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The Palm Harbor Computer Users
Group - THIS WEEK
Monday, January 15th
The Palm Harbor Library will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King
Day. Please DON'T come out for the meeting. We're also dark in
February, but will return in March.
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FREE Seminar: Using Windows -
THIS SATURDAY
Saturday, January 20th, 10am - noon
Doc teaches the fundamentals of Windows.
It doesn't matter which version of Windows you're using, this popular
seminar will be helpful. It takes place at the Palm Harbor Library, and
is free & open to the public; no registration required. You will find a
map at:
www.palmharborlibrary.org/AboutUs/library.htm.