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1) General Interest
Goings on this week at the TBCS Hacienda...
Thanks to sooo many volunteers!
2)
TBCS Classes
Photo Story 3 (hands-on) classes with Jan McNulty - new class added!
Four NEW
classes by Jim Boynton: Backup, Digital Camera, Picasa, & CD Burning
A NEW
Photoshop Elements by Stan Ashbrook
4) Educational Opportunities
Searching the Internet & Power Email - This Saturday
Goings on this week at the TBCS
Hacienda...
Tuesday night:
We are in the midst of a re-design of
our website. Several of our HTML gurus will be at the Internet
Development SIG this week to help us out. If you are interested
in web design, you're bound to hear some useful info.
Wednesday night:
Our Board of Director's meetings
are always open to our members. Won't you join us and see if we have
a task that you might want to volunteer for. We have some nifty
ideas to implement if we get the people-power to make 'em happen.
Thursday:
Our Random Acts of Kindness crew
will be at the Palm Harbor Library fixing computers for the general
public. Drop by, and say, "Hi". Sorry, but we are
oversubscribed and unable to take any more registrations.
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Thanks to sooo many volunteers!
Last week I
thanked the volunteers who offered to drive to Tampa and pick up some
computers for us. This week I would also like to thank those who so
generously donate coffee, napkins, paper towels, and snacks.
There's no
question that the affections of our clinic crew can be purchased with food
and beverage. Sometimes I toss raw meat into the clinic, slam and
lock the door, and then listen to the growling and snarling that follows.
<grin> Our crew especially appreciates the snacks.
Thanks, once
again, to all the donors -- and that includes the donors who contribute
cold, hard cash to our efforts. We try to use your hard-earned
dollars carefully.
Doc
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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). The "Basic" session is partially
over already, but the other two 4-week sessions will each cost $40.
Advanced: March 2, 9, 16, & 23
Marketing: March 30, April 6, 13, & 20
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Photo Story 3
(Hands-On) by Jan McNulty
4
hours (2
two-hour sessions) 10am - noon $20
2nd class
added 2/19 & 2/26 10-noon.
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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Announcing 4 NEW classes by Jim Boynton.
All 4 will take place on Wednesday afternoons. Each class is 2 hours
long, and each class costs $10. None of them are "Hands-On"
(exception: part of the Picasa class WILL include some hands-on
instruction). You must register for any of them:
Feb 14 1-3pm Backup
Feb 21 1-3pm Digital Camera
Feb 28 1-3pm Picasa
Mar 14 1-3pm CD Burning
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Photoshop Elements by Stan Ashbrook
12 hours (3 four-hour sessions) 8:30am - 12:30pm
$60
3 Saturdays starting in March: 3/3, 3/10, & 3/17
This is NOT a hands on class.
You MUST register for this class.
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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,
February 12, 1-3pm NEW!
Internet SIG.
Led by Roger Leer
This month we'll try some of your favorite searches using a few different
search engines listed in Reference Desk:
www.refdesk.com. I would also like to try a few searches in at
least one of the subscription data bases provided FREE to Pinellas County
Library members. Please bring your library card and a favorite
search or two. I particularly like Reference USA, a high-quality
subscription data base. If you have any questions, bring them.
Also, I've been experimenting with Vista Ultimate, the final release which
is substantially different from the Beta that we were using before.
Roger
Monday, February 12, 7-9pm
Photoshop SIG. Led by Stan Ashbrook
We'll look at several ways to sharpen your images using Photoshop CS3.
Stan
Tuesday,
February 13, 1-3pm
Novice SIG. Led by
Bill De Lucia
EVERY Tuesday afternoon.
Tuesday, February 13, 7-9pm
Internet
Development SIG. Led by
Dave Dockery
Come and help us redesign the TBCS webpage.
Wednesday,
February 14, 10am-noon
Digital Video
SIG. Led by Tom Lembke
Wednesday, February 14, 6:30pm
Board of Directors
meeting.
Board meetings are open to all our members.
They take place at the Resource Center.
Come on and join us to see what's going on at TBCS.
Thursday, February 15, 7-9pm
Genealogy SIG.
Led by Howard T. Smith
Friday, February 16, 10am-noon
Basic Windows Classes. Instructor: Phil Sullivan
Phil teaches a very basic Windows curriculum in an 8-week structured course.
Friday, February 16, 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, February 17, 2-4pm
Microsoft Office
SIG. Led by Ray Danen
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Saturday, February 17th, 10am - noon
Searching the Internet & Power Email
Finding "stuff" on the Internet. Followed by Beginner/Advanced email.
Doc will be teaching this seminar at the Palm Harbor
Library. It is free & open to the public; no registration required. You
will find a map at:
http://www.palmharborlibrary.org/AboutUs/library.htm
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