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1) General Interest
FREE Annual Senior Fun Fest Health Fair: This Thursday, October 4th,
9am-2pm
Open House & RAK Clinic
Do you have an iPhone? If you do, would you
be willing to be interviewed?
Proposed Field Trip for a Computer Build Seminar
2)
TBCS Classes
Phil Sullivan's New Hands-On Beginners Classes
- Starts This Tuesday
4) Links
A variety of links (including a fun one).
FREE Annual Senior Fun Fest Health Fair: This Thursday, October 4th,
9am-2pm
Palm Harbor Community Activity Center: 1500 16th St. in Palm Harbor
Flu shots, health screenings, exhibits, senior services, arts & crafts,
bingo, coffee, cake, pizza, popcorn, speakers all day, and over 40 Venders
to provide valuable information to you!! TBCS has sponsored a table
at this event so you may see some familiar faces if you drop by and join
in the festivities. Here's a map:
http://tinyurl.com/2qgtbd
and here's a link to their website:
http://www.phrec.org/
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Saturday, October 27th, 9am-2pm: Open House & RAK Clinic
We're going to show off our new
A/V Studio. Meanwhile, our
crew of techs will be fixing computers at our Random Acts of Kindness
Computer Clinic. We will also be showing videos throughout the
day, our SIG leaders and classroom instructors will be showcasing their
contributions, and we'll have some instructors willing to give hands-on
training 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.
If you want to bring a computer to our clinic, you MUST register.
I'm not quite ready to accept registrations yet. Later this week,
I'll send another email with the address of the webpage required to
register.
If you would like to volunteer (or if you have questions), please send an email to the Club Secretary.
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Do you have an iPhone? If you do, would
you be willing to be interviewed?
Please send an email to the Club Secretary.
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Proposed Field Trip for a Computer Build
Seminar
Roger Leer has had several requests for info on building your own PCs
from TBCS members. He is willing to arrange for a 2-hour weekday
field trip to a local PC parts supplier. This interesting and
worthwhile project is too long to describe here, but if you are
interested, please send an email to the Club Secretary,
and we'll put you in touch with Roger.
Doc
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Phil Sullivan's New Hands-On Beginners Classes - Starts This Tuesday
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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,
October 1, 6:30-8pm
Computer Q&A SIG.
Led by Cathy Benedict
Doc will be filling in for Cathy. Novices through intermediate are
invited to bring your computer questions. We'll answer your
questions, play with Windows and the Internet, and have some fun with Web
2.0 applications.
Tuesday, October 2, 1-3pm
Novice SIG. Led by
Bill De Lucia
Doc is going to do Windows
Explorer: The Heart and Soul of Windows one last time for this summer.
If you are having a hard time using Windows, it is almost ALWAYS because
you don't clearly understand how Explorer works. This is the most
important Windows skill to have in your arsenal of computer tools.
We will start it this week, but we may have to finish it next week.
Tuesday, October 2, 7-9pm
Visual Basic SIG.
Led by Tom Kiehl
Tom will be continuing with C# lessons.
Wednesday,
October 3, 10am-noon
Digital Video
SIG. Led by Tom Lembke
Jan McNulty will be filling in for Tom this week. She will be
demonstrating how to convert a VHS tape to a DVD. She also invites
attendees to bring their questions.
Wednesday,
October 3, 2-4pm
Genealogy SIG.
Led by Howard T. Smith
Wednesday,
October 3, 7-9pm
Investment SIG.
Led by Motaz Ben Saoud
New New
New New New
New New New
Thursday,
October 4, 10am-noon
Scrapbooking SIG.
Led by Jan McNulty
Note: SIGs are free. Jan's Scrapbooking CLASS costs $10 (Oct. 25th)
Thursday,
October 4, 1-3pm
Hands-On Embird SIG. Led by Florence Osier
Thursday,
October 4, 7-9pm
Novice Visual Basic SIG. Led by Sam Richardson
Sam returns!
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TBCS Members' Links:
Vas Gardiakos – Art and much more:
http://www.artmusicdance.com
Lynda Logan:
http://www.florida-golf-retirement-communities.net
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Let's Say Thanks To Our Troops:
http://www.letssaythanks.com
"The mission of
Let's Say Thanks is to provide a way for individuals across the
country to recognize U.S. troops stationed overseas. By submitting a
message through this site you have the opportunity to send a free
personalized postcard greeting to deployed servicemen and women."
Does Vista Suck?
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/08/22/34OPenterwin_1.html
A balanced??? view of the latest version
of Windows from InfoWorld.
Mom's Overture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzZJO3ZRNCo
Just for fun: everything a mother says in 24 hours
condensed into a 2.5 minute hilarious song.
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