TBCS Bulletin | Week of September 23rd

T B C S	Tampa Bay Computer Society Bulletin 9/23/2007 This document is available online. Note: Most hyperlinks will only appear on the web page.	T B C S
	Contents 1) General Interest Volunteers 2) TBCS Classes CD Burning class by Jim Boynton - This Wednesday 3) SIG Stuff Maps to our Resource Center & General Meeting: http://tampa-bay.org/maps.htm 1) General Interest Volunteers Once again, I need a few volunteers for a couple of upcoming events: Thursday, October 4th, 9am-2pm: TBCS is sponsoring a booth at the Palm Harbor Community Activity Center for their Senior Health Fair. Carol King and I will be there, but I'd like to invite a few others to come and hang out with us for a couple of hours or more. All that is required is that you be personable, and tell others the value of a membership in our club. The center is anticipating over 800 attendees for this event. Here's a chance for you to sponsor a few members and get your next year's TBCS membership for free. Saturday, October 27th, 9am-2pm: Open House & RAK Clinic at our Resource Center. We're going to show off our new A/V Lab (we should be able to do a few demos). Meanwhile, our crew of techs will be fixing computers at our Random Acts of Kindness Computer Clinic. We'll also be showing videos throughout the day, and we'll have some instructors capable of giving hands-on instructions in our Computer Lab. You would think all of that would be more than enough, wouldn't you? BUT, we're going to FEED you also. What a deal! While several volunteer jobs are already filled, we can always use a few more for this event. We generally have over 150 members and guests attend these events - it's a fun day. Yes, you may bring your neighbors and friends. Another good opportunity for you to extend your membership by sponsoring members. In order to volunteer for either of the above events (or if you have questions), please send an email to the Club Secretary. I would also like to mention the efforts of some of our current volunteers: George David handles all sorts of handyman tasks at our center. It was George who fixed up our windows in the SIG room so that we could keep the room darker while displaying photos, embroidery, etc. Kay Bazler handled running much of the wiring for the new A/V Lab. John & Marcia Woulfe took over a fair amount of the sweeping and cleaning responsibilities at the center. It looks a whole lot better since they've been paying attention to it. Thanks to all of you. Also thanks to all of you who help empty waste cans and take out the trash on an ad hoc basis. It really helps when several pitch in and help out. Doc Top of Page 2) TBCS Classes CD Burning class by Jim Boynton - THIS WEEK! Wed, Sep 26 1-3pm CD Burning $10. Not a hands-on class. You must register. ----- 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. ----- Microsoft Movie Maker by Jan McNulty Monday, October 15th, 10am - 1pm $15 (3 hours with 2 breaks) 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. Jan will show how to create a movie from the very beginning. We have Microsoft Movie Maker on one of our A/V Lab computers so you can start learning how to use that software here. ----- Scrapbooking by Jan McNulty Thursday, October 25th, 10-noon $10 This is not a hands-on class. Please register in advance. I will show you in detail how you can make your photos tell a story plus look great... how you can create a great intro to your story using Windows Movie Maker or Windows Photo Story. Lots of fun... plus those that attended the first Scrapbook SIG will learn more details of what you can do with your photos. Jan Please do not confuse Jan's Scrapbooking CLASS which costs $10 with her Scrapbooking SIG which is FREE. ----- Photo Story 3 (Hands-On) by Jan McNulty Monday, October 29th, 10am-1pm $15 This is a hands-on class. You MUST register in advance. Photo Story 3 is the FREE software that comes from Microsoft that helps you to build movies from your photos. Jan will show you how to put YOUR photos together with narration and/or music to amaze and amuse your friends. Not only can you get very professional looking results, but the software is really very easy to use. ----- 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. Top of Page 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 24, 7-9pm Publishing Software SIG. Led by Stacy Lloyd No SIG this month. Stacy will return in October. Tuesday, September 25, 1-3pm Novice SIG. Led by Bill De Lucia EVERY Tuesday afternoon. Doc will be filling in for Bill. Tuesday, September 25, 7-9pm Microsoft Access SIG. Led by Howard Gray Thursday, September 27, 1-3pm Spreadsheet SIG. Led by Bob East Thursday, September 27, 7-9pm Windows SIG. Led by Chris Walters Friday, September 24, 1-3pm Intermediate Computer SIG. Led by Carol King Bring Carol your questions. Top of Page
T B C S	See you at the Resource Center! Doc (Dave Dockery) President, Tampa Bay Computer Society www.tampa-bay.org	T B C S

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