Dell is Returning Windows XP!
Dell announced last week that they are returning Windows
XP to their consumer and home-office PC lines. You will have your
choice between WinXP and Vista when you order a Dell computer. They
are responding to the message that some people as well as some business do
not want to upgrade to the new operating system at this time.
My only concern in this change is that you don't
purchase a machine running Windows Vista Home Basic. I would
definitely advise using one of the more robust versions. See Vista -
Choose an Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/choose.mspx
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Motaz is going to start back at the
beginning...
Motaz is the leader of our Investment SIG. He's
going to get back to basics starting at his next meeting (May 2nd).
He's also going to aim for spending half his time on investing and half on
spreadsheet skills. Join this popular SIG that meets on the first
Wednesday of each month at 7 to 9 pm.
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Photo
Story 3 (Hands-On) by Jan McNulty
4
hours (2
two-hour sessions) 10am - noon $20
2 Mondays: 4/30 & 5/7 - 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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Online Business Q&A on Friday, May 11th
from 7-9pm FREE
June
Hollister is adding an extra night to her current class for a question &
answer session, a wrap-up, and for those who might be interested in taking
her next course that will be starting a couple of weeks later. This
is open to ANYONE who wants to drop in for the evening (that includes
non-TBCS members as well). Registration is NOT required for this
session.
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Internet Online Business Basics by June
Hollister
8 hours (4 two-hour sessions) 7 - 9pm $40
4 Fridays: 5/25, 6/1, 6/8, & 6/15 - You MUST register for this class.
We are planning on offering June's full Internet course once again.
So far we are only scheduling the first 4-week session.
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Classroom Registration
All of our classes meet at our Resource Center in Clearwater.
The full class fee is due at the first session (cash or check please).
All classes come 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, April 23, 7-9pm
Publishing Software SIG. Led by Stacy Lloyd
Adobe Creative Suite 3 is out and available. I
attended an intro program at the Adobe InDesign SIG in Tampa recently.
Unfortunately, I do not have CS3 to show, but I can give a short report on
what I witnessed about the InDesign portion of CS3. I did get a
little info on the PhotoShop portion as well as the seven various CS3
groups of Adobe programs. After our Q & A portion of the meeting, we
will continue with the excellent instructional video for InDesign.
Tuesday, April 24, 1-3pm
Novice SIG. Led by
Bill De Lucia
EVERY Tuesday afternoon.
Tuesday,
April 24, 7-9pm
Microsoft Access SIG. Led by Howard Gray
Wednesday,
April 25, 10am-noon
Digital Video
SIG. Led by Tom Lembke
Thursday, April 26, 1-3pm
Spreadsheet SIG. Led by Bob East
Thursday, April 26, 7-9pm
Windows SIG. Led by Chris Walters
Friday, April 27, 10am-noon
Basic Windows Classes. Instructor: Phil Sullivan
Phil teaches a very basic Windows curriculum in an 8-week structured course.
Friday, April 27, 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).
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