1) General Interest
Computer Conference for Older Adults
2)
TBCS Classes
Microsoft Movie Maker by Jan McNulty - Starts THIS MONDAY!
CD Burning by Jim Boynton - THIS
WEDNESDAY!
Both Doc and Chuck Vroman will be featured speakers at
the fifth annual "Computer Conference for Older Adults" sponsored
by the City of St. Petersburg, Office on Aging. The event will take
place at the Sunshine Senior Center, 330 5th Street N., St.
Petersburg on Saturday, March 24th from 9am 'til 3pm. Details
will be found under Educational Opportunities
below.
TBCS is going to sponsor a membership recruitment table for part of the
day, but I only have a couple of volunteers so far. All that's
required is to brag about our
wonderful club to strangers. If you are interested, please send an email to
the Club Secretary.
Doc
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Microsoft Movie Maker by Jan McNulty - Starts THIS MONDAY
6 hours (3 two-hour sessions) 10am - noon $30
3 consecutive Mondays in March: 3/12, 3/19, & 3/26
This is NOT a hands on class.
You MUST register for this class.
Windows Movie Maker is a free download (for WinXP users) from
Microsoft. It's an excellent tool for editing your home movie clips
together and adding in narration and music.
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Classes by Jim Boynton.
Both classes are 2 hours long, and each class costs $10. Neither of them
are "Hands-On". You must register for them:
Mar 14 1-3pm CD Burning - THIS WEDNESDAY!
Mar 21 1-3pm Backup (using Acronis
- Gene Barlow sold this at our meeting) NEW
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Internet Marketing by June Hollister
4 consecutive Friday
nights: March 30, April 6, 13, & 20
7-9pm $40
This is NOT a hands on class.
You MUST register for this class.
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eBay
Classes by Jim Boynton
3 consecutive Wednesday afternoons 1 - 3pm
$30
April 11, 18, & 25
This is a hands-on course in our Computer Lab.
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,
March 12, 1-3pm NEW!
Internet SIG.
Led by Roger Leer
We'll start off with a brief catch-up of some old items from last month,
then I would like to move into a new direction. As you know, I am
interested in using computers for entertainment and education. We
will spend a portion of the first hour on some fascinating Internet sites
and then we will start looking at various media portals for entertainment.
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Roger
Monday, March 12, 7-9pm
Photoshop SIG. Led by Stan Ashbrook
Tuesday,
March 13, 1-3pm
Novice SIG. Led by
Bill De Lucia
EVERY Tuesday afternoon.
Tuesday, March 13, 7-9pm
Internet
Development SIG. Led by
Dave Dockery
Come and help us redesign the TBCS webpage.
Wednesday,
March 14, 10am-noon
Digital Video
SIG. Led by Tom Lembke
Wednesday, March 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, March 15, 7-9pm
Genealogy SIG.
Led by Howard T. Smith
Friday, March 16, 10am-noon
Basic Windows Classes. Instructor: Phil Sullivan
Phil teaches a very basic Windows curriculum in an 8-week structured course.
Friday, March 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, March 17, 2-4pm
Microsoft Office
SIG. Led by Ray Danen
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Saturday, March 17th, 10am - noon
Free Seminar: Word Processing Basics
Doc teaches both basic word processing coupled with advanced tips. Learn
the fundamental practices required to become proficient with ANY word
processing program.
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.
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Saturday,
March 24, 9am - 3pm
"Computer Conference for Older Adults"
Sponsored by: The City of St. Petersburg, Office on Aging
Sunshine
Senior Center, 330 5th Street N.,
St. Petersburg
This event will feature Keynote Speaker: Dave Dockery,
President of the Tampa Bay Computer Society speaking on "Technology,
How It’s Changing Our World" and Luncheon Speaker: Karen Williams,
Elder Consumer Protection Fellow, Stetson University College of Law
speaking on “Security Issues, Identity Theft & Internet Fraud”.
This conference will be of
interest to older adults who are interested in computing on any level.
Workshops include: Travel on the Internet, Laptops vs. Desktops,
Introduction to Computers, Banking On-Line, Techniques for Searching the
Internet, Genealogy and the Internet, Email: Basics & Beyond, and
more.
Space is limited and reservations are required.
Mail a check for $15 to:
City of St. Petersburg, Office on Aging
330 5th Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Lunch will be provided
Reservation deadline is Monday, March 19.
Call Carol Radin at 727-893-7102 for more
information.
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