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Tampa Bay Computer
Society Bulletin

9/9/2007
 

This document is available online.
Note:  Most hyperlinks will only
appear on the web page.

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Contents

1) General Interest
      Our New Audio/Video Lab
      Online Business Roundtable - THIS TUESDAY NIGHT 7-9pm
      June Hollister's Online Marketing - STARTS THIS FRIDAY NIGHT 7-9pm

2) TBCS Classes

3) SIG Stuff

4) Educational Opportunities
      Free Seminar: Word Processing Basics

Maps to our Resource Center & General Meeting:
 http://tampa-bay.org/maps.htm

1) General Interest

Potpourri...

Whew...  I've been on vacation this past week, and I'm just catching up.  I tried to stay away from email all week - which meant that I had 780 messages waiting for my return on Saturday.  Fortunately (?!) almost exactly half were spam.  So I'm caught up as of Sunday night.  My apologies to those who needed an immediate response.  You should have it by now.  If you don't, it was probably tossed out because it looked like spam.  If your mail is not configured to display your first and last name, that increases the possibility that it will get tossed.

Here's a fun job for which I need a volunteer: I could use a few cd reviewers.  Dale Atchison has put together 2 CDs for us to sell as a fund-raiser.  Each CD is a collection of the "Fun Stuff From the Internet" that I've been showing at our monthly meetings over the last few years.  Dale included a bunch of other goodies that people have sent to him and to me over the years: PowerPoint slide shows, contest entries from our PhotoStory contest a couple of years ago, and also pictures that I've taken at our parties, Resource Center, and meetings.  Why 2 CDs you might ask?... because one is PG rated and the other is R rated.  If you're interested in being a reviewer, please send an email to the Club Secretary specifying which version of Windows you are running, whether or not you have PowerPoint installed, and whether you want to review the PG or the R version.

Note: "Review" in this sense is to make sure that everything works okay, you will NOT be tasked with writing a review.

Finally, we have a couple of spots open to attend a publicity seminar and luncheon at the downtown Clearwater Library on Thursday, September 27, from 11:30 to 1:30.  The seminar is sponsored by North Pinellas Woman's Club, Clearwater Community Woman's Club, Countryside High School, Clearwater Public Library System, & BW Cafe.  It's called "PR Strategies Seminar for Non-Profits".  You can find out more about the agenda at:
http://northpinellaswc.org/pr_strategies_2007.html
TBCS has already picked up the $75 tab to send 5 members.  If you are interested, please send an email to the Club Secretary.

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Our New Audio/Video Lab

Our new A/V Lab is in place.  Now we have to decide how we're going to use it.  A LOT of people are interested in using it.  Plus, we've already had people that want to add  their hardware and/or their software to our equipment.  While I already know how we're going to handle SOME items, we will be discussing it in more detail at the Board of Director's meeting that will take place at the Resource Center this Wednesday night at 6:30pm.--*

Normally, I limit discussion on any single item to 10 minutes.  However, I'm willing to devote up to a half-hour so that we can explore our options to a greater degree.  All TBCS members are welcome to join us if you would like to participate.  This is your resource too.  If you feel strongly about how it's to be used, here's you chance to express it.

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Online Business Roundtable - THIS Tuesday, 7-9pm
While all are invited, this roundtable will be of special interest for those who have been taking June Hollister's Online Business Classes.  The objectives are:

bulletTo share what is and isn't working for each participant
bulletTo critique each other's sites (if so desired)
bulletTo elicit ideas on improvements
bulletOther brainstorming topics

This is a Roundtable, not a class or course.  We will view sites live online of those who want to participate so that the group can discuss.  Participants are welcome to bring their laptops to take notes, and in case your site isn't published to the web yet.  Please feel free to bring anything: handouts, notes, questions, etc. that may be of benefit to the group.

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June Hollister's Online Marketing - STARTS THIS FRIDAY NIGHT 7-9pm
 This is probably the last time that this course will be offered FREE of charge.  Doc will take a more active role as instructor this time.  We are also not going to require pre-registration this time around.  June and I will both see you on Friday night at the Resource Center.

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2) TBCS Classes

Classes by Jim Boynton.
Each class is 2 hours long and costs $10.  None of them are hands-on.
You must register for any of them:

Mon, Sep 17  1-3pm  Basic Digital Camera
Wed, Sep 19  1-3pm  Picasa
Wed, Sep 26  1-3pm  CD Burning

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Jan McNulty's Scrapbooking Class
Thursday, September 20th  10-noon  $10
This is not a hands-on class.  Please register in advance.

Jan would like to thank those who attended her first Scrapbooking SIG last week.  Her SIG will continue to meet on the 1st Thursday of each month (Oct 4, Nov 1, & Dec 6) from 10am 'til noon.  Please do not confuse her Scrapbooking CLASS which costs $10 with her Scrapbooking SIG which is free.

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Phil Sullivan's New Hands-On Beginners Classes
 Four 2-hour classes on Tuesdays 10am-noon   $40 (NO make-up)
 Since these are hands-on classes, they will be limited to only 12 people.
You MUST register for these (see below).

The next session will take place on: October 2, 9, 16, & 23.

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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.

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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3) SIG Stuff

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, September 10, 1-3pm
Internet SIG. Led by Roger Leer
Agenda for this session: Building your own Ultimate Boot CD/DVD and/or Thumb drive for PC Repair, Drive Cleaning, Defragging, and Tuning.  We will also look at Devices and device drivers beginning with video adapters, monitors, and display settings.  We'll cover different devices in each future session.  We will also discuss conversion between various file formats: Video (still & rolling picture), Graphic (molecular % vector) Audio (multiple).  This is a very ambitious schedule.  We will not cover everything in any topic, but we will start scratching the surface.

Monday, September 10, 7-9pm
Photoshop SIG. Led by Stan Ashbrook
No meeting this month.

Tuesday, September 11, 1-3pm
 Novice SIG. Led by Bill De Lucia
Doc will be filling in.  Bring your questions this week.

Tuesday, September 11, 7-9pm
Internet Development SIG. Led by Dave Dockery
The Online Business Roundtable Discussion.  Would you like some feedback on your website?  Would you like to help provide feedback for other sites?  Would you simply like to listen and learn about good website design for profit-oriented sites?  Join us for what promises to be an interesting discussion.  We will critique websites for those who are willing to let us display your site live to the audience.  We'll offer suggestions and help brainstorm some improvements.  Join us for what promises to be an interesting, informative, and lively discussion.

Wednesday, September 12, 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, September 13, 7-9pm
Web Design SIG. Led by Jim Cook

Friday, September 14, 1-3pm
Intermediate Computer SIG.  Led by Carol King
Bring Carol your questions.

Saturday, September 15, 2-4pm
Microsoft Office SIG. Led by Ray Danen
The SIG will be dark thru September.  Ray will return in October

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4) Educational Opportunities

Saturday, September 15th, 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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See you at the Resource Center!

Doc (Dave Dockery)
President, Tampa Bay Computer Society
www.tampa-bay.org

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