1) General Interest
Doc had a
heart attack last week.
$50 Laptop Fiasco!
3) SIG Stuff
Lots of
changes this month. Look carefully!
Doc had a heart attack last week.
Last Tuesday, I ended up back in the hospital, and
received a couple of new stents in my ticker. I'm home and doing
great - although sleeping a lot. As soon as I finish this bulletin
I'm headed back to work this morning.
I want to thank all of you who sent good wishes my way.
I started out to respond to every email that people sent, but it's just
not possible. I came home to several hundred email messages, and
after answering many, I still have hundreds of messages in my Inbox.
I have some things I want to accomplish before the end of the year so I'm
going to concentrate on getting them done instead of sending out "bread
and butter" messages. I also don't have the time to watch all of the
videos and PowerPoint slideshows that people have sent. It's just
information overload at the moment.
SO, please forgive me for giving excuses and a
collective "Thank You", but I really do thank you all for your many
kindnesses and good wishes.
Doc
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$50 Laptop Fiasco!
Did this effort ever go awry. Last week I
advertised that June Hollister had a bunch of used laptop computers
available. She was selling them "as is" for $50 each. Well,
the response was very large - she could have sold dozens of them.
However, some people misinterpreted what "as is" means. It quickly
became clear that some people were planning on buying them, and then
bringing them into our repair clinic to let Frank and his crew overhaul
them.
So, let me be a little clearer on this deal: These
laptops are NOT eligible for repair from our clinic. They are
Windows 98 (NOT Second Edition) computers. It would require better
than 6 hours per machine to bring them up to our standards, and that we
cannot do. The laptops have a very distinctive look, so please don't
even think of trying to pull a fast one on our crew.
These laptops are suitable for basic computing.
The batteries for ALL of them should be long dead. Many have network
cards, but you will need to be savvy enough to download the drivers and
configure the cards on your own.
If you have understood all of the above, and you are
still interested, send an email to to the
Club Secretary and we'll put you in touch with
June.
Doc
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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, December 17, 7-9pm
eBay
SIG. Led by Jim Boynton
Tuesday,
December 18, 1-3pm
Novice SIG. Led by
Bill De Lucia
Bring Bill your computer questions.
Wednesday,
December 19, 7-9pm
Photoshop Elements SIG. Led by Stan Ashbrook
Thursday, December 20, 1-3pm
Beginning Embird
SIG. Led by Florence Osier
Thursday, December 20, 7-9pm
Genealogy SIG.
Led by Howard T. Smith
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